The Kids' Code Podcast
The Kids' Code Podcast
Barnabas
44. The Beale Cipher Mystery
26 minutes Posted Oct 28, 2024 at 7:00 am.
Intro
The Story of Thomas J. Beale
Background & Inconsistencies
Reading of the Plaintext of the 2nd Page
The Codebreakers Still on the Case
Story
Motives: Why Would it be a Hoax?
Appearances in Media
My Opinion
Outro
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In this episode, we talk about the Beale Cipher Mystery with Dan. The Beale Papers was a pamphlet published in 1885, detailing a story that took place in the 1820s and 1840s about a man named Thomas J. Beale. After disappearing, the contents of a strongbox he left at a hotel were opened in 1845, revealing three pages of ciphertext and a letter explaining the ciphertext pages. It sparked a 175+ year long treasure hunt. This is one of Barnabas' favorite mysteries in Cryptography, and we already...