The Zodiac Killer's most uncrackable cipher has, at last, been solved

Re:The Zodiac Killer's most uncrackable cipher has, at last,... by Talanes on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:38PM (#25394376)

Bank robberies rarely ever happened like Point Break to begin with. The average bank robbery is a quiet affair conducted with a slipped note and the implication of a gun.

I interviewed a family friend who had then recently retired from chasing bank robbers in the FBI for a school project a decade and change ago. The biggest take-a-way was his assertion that, at least at that time, anyone could get away with robbing a bank once. It's not getting away with the crime itself that's hard: it's not leaving a pattern on the next one.

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Re:The Zodiac Killer's most uncrackable cipher has, at last,... by kevinmchugh on Friday December 11, 2020 @10:11PM (#25395039)

Have also heard this from someone in law enforcement. He said it's the easiest crime to get away with, as long as you only do it once and don't particularly care about the money. The dye packs make it hard to spend.

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Re:The Zodiac Killer's most uncrackable cipher has, at last,... by bigbubba on Saturday December 12, 2020 @02:13AM (#25396362)

I've heard it claimed that bank tellers won't risk giving a bank robber dye packs if the robber specifically demands no dye packs. But I'm pretty skeptical of this..

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