# Johnson 2020: FBI: Private citizens solve cipher attributed to Zodiac killer

> Avery Johnson, 2020. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Contemporary news confirmation of the FBI statement.

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# FBI: Private citizens solve cipher attributed to Zodiac killer

Avery Johnson, 2020. _KION News Channel 5/46, 11 December 2020_.

Reports the FBI San Francisco statement that the cipher was solved by private citizens and names the three solvers.

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Contemporary news confirmation of the FBI statement.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Solution released on video; FBI San Francisco and FBI headquarters confirm it](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/events/EVT0D71PDF05E16/solution-released-on-video-fbi-san-francisco-and-fbi)

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[Sam Blake](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/people/FIG0D71PB0W0M22/sam-blake)

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[The Zodiac ciphers](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers)

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## Cite it

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Johnson, A. (2020). FBI: Private citizens solve cipher attributed to Zodiac killer. KION News Channel 5/46, 11 December 2020. https://kioncentralcoast.com/news/2020/12/11/fbi-private-citizens-solve-cipher-attributed-to-zodiac-killer/
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