# Markoff 1999: C.I.A.'s Artistic Enigma Reveals All but Final Clues

> John Markoff, 1999. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Dates the first public solution.

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# C.I.A.'s Artistic Enigma Reveals All but Final Clues

John Markoff, 1999. _The New York Times, 16 June 1999_.

Reports Jim Gillogly's announcement of computer solutions to K1 to K3 and the remaining unsolved K4.

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Dates the first public solution.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Jim Gillogly announces computer solutions of K1 to K3](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/events/EVT0D7HT5C07RBK/jim-gillogly-announces-computer-solutions-of-k1-to-k3)

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[Jim Gillogly](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/people/FIG0D7HT35P5P85/jim-gillogly)

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## Cite it

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Markoff, J. (1999). C.I.A.'s Artistic Enigma Reveals All but Final Clues. The New York Times, 16 June 1999. https://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/06/biztech/articles/16code.html
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[Read it free at nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/06/biztech/articles/16code.html)

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