# Tritto 2012: Code Dead: Do the encrypted writings of Ricky McCormick hold the key to his mysterious death?

> Christopher Tritto, 2012. 8 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The family's account, which contradicts the FBI's 2011 report.

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# Code Dead: Do the encrypted writings of Ricky McCormick hold the key to his mysterious death?

Christopher Tritto, 2012. _Riverfront Times, 14 June 2012_.

Interviews McCormick's family, who say he could barely write and that they learned of the notes from the 2011 news.

**Ricky McCormick's notes** Article0

## What it's used for here

The family's account, which contradicts the FBI's 2011 report.

## Cited by on this site 8 records

[Someone else wrote one or both notes.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/answers/ANS0D07YDW86QQ7/someone-else-wrote-one-or-both-notes)

Answer

ANS

[The marks imitate writing and carry no recoverable message.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/answers/ANS0D07YCDC5DQT/the-marks-imitate-writing-and-carry-no-recoverable-message)

Answer

ANS

[His family says he could barely write and never wrote in code.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/evidence/EVD0D07YE425FWN/his-family-says-he-could-barely-write-and-never-wrote-in)

Evidence

EVD

[His mother said 'the only thing he could write was his name'; a cousin said he 'couldn't spell anything, just…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/evidence/EVD0D07YCN66N4C/his-mother-said-the-only-thing-he-could-write-was-his-name-a)

Evidence

EVD

[The Riverfront Times reports the family's view that he could not write in code](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/events/EVT0D07Y9Z85VC5/the-riverfront-times-reports-the-familys-view-that-he-could)

EVT

[Ricky McCormick's notes](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes)

The mystery article

MYS

[Are the notes a cipher, a private shorthand, or not a message at all?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/questions/QST0D07YA7265BG/are-the-notes-a-cipher-a-private-shorthand-or-not-a-message)

Question

QST

[Did McCormick write the notes?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/questions/QST0D07YAEW2B60/did-mccormick-write-the-notes)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Tritto, C. (2012). Code Dead: Do the encrypted writings of Ricky McCormick hold the key to his mysterious death?. Riverfront Times, 14 June 2012. https://www.riverfronttimes.com/code-dead-do-the-encrypted-writings-of-ricky-mccormick-hold-the-key-to-his-mysterious-death-2/
```

[Read it free at riverfronttimes.com](https://www.riverfronttimes.com/code-dead-do-the-encrypted-writings-of-ricky-mccormick-hold-the-key-to-his-mysterious-death-2/)

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