Let's Crack Zodiac #18 - The Unabomber's Codes

Thousands of pages of mysterious encrypted journals were found when domestic terrorist Theodore Kaczynski was arrested in 1996. What was he hiding in those journals? How did his cryptographic system work?
In this video, I’ll show you all the details about how the notorious Unabomber painstakingly disguised his inner thoughts on paper.

#zodiackiller #unabomber #cryptography #ciphers #codes #truecrime

0:00 Intro
0:39 Zodiac comparisons
2:13 Cabin raid
3:15 Decryption instructions
3:37 Code I decryption
13:14 Code I encryption
20:49 Code I security
22:59 Code I patterns
28:09 Code II decryption
31:15 Code II encryption
32:16 Code II security
32:47 Reporting on FBI decryption efforts
34:39 Conclusions

SPECIAL THANKS:

AK Wilks for his help and extensive knowledge of the Unabomber case.
Jelberg for his Fibonacci observations. https://zodiackiller.net/community/ted-kaczynski/period-19-fibonacci-game-theory-nash-equilibrium/
Doug Oswell for his theories about Unabomber as Zodiac.
Jeanne Anderson for her paper, without which this video wouldn’t have been possible. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01611194.2014.988368?journalCode=ucry20

CREDITS:

Additional voices: Michael Goodman

Newsweek cover https://www.etsy.com/listing/1142716076/newsweek-unabomber-sketch-ted-kaczynski

One time pad:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCeWtQERizA
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130210112037/https://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/onetimepad.htm

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

- Tatami - Friday Mood https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/friday-mood
- Tatami - Falcon https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/falcon
- Torus - Hourglass https://uppbeat.io/t/torus/hourglass
- Torus - Spectral https://uppbeat.io/t/torus/spectral
- Torus - Darkroom https://uppbeat.io/t/torus/darkroom
- Torus - Places https://uppbeat.io/t/torus/places
- Torus - Delve https://uppbeat.io/t/torus/delve
- Aavirall - Blur https://uppbeat.io/t/aavirall/blur
- Tatami - Frisbee https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/frisbee
- Ill Kitchen - Food For Thought https://uppbeat.io/t/ill-kitchen/food-for-thought
- Struktura - Work Force https://uppbeat.io/t/struktura/work-force

Sounds:

- newspaper pages https://freesound.org/people/Jacksaw/sounds/528580/
- ripping paper https://freesound.org/people/keweldog/sounds/181773/
- phone static https://freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/550328/
- switch https://freesound.org/people/IanStarGem/sounds/278204/
- cymbal https://freesound.org/people/CBeeching/sounds/117005/
- marker https://freesound.org/people/Moulaythami/sounds/617468/
- vcr sound https://freesound.org/people/StefanoPTesta/sounds/447885/
- ratchet https://freesound.org/people/atomota/sounds/26828/
- text printing https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/615430/
- padlock https://freesound.org/people/ani_music/sounds/632487/
- family feud correct answer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmV0OHxDyBo
- footsteps https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/328166/
- skiing (sliding sound) https://freesound.org/people/cribbler/sounds/592379/
- wheezing https://freesound.org/people/calmingcrunch/sounds/514794/
- breaking lock https://freesound.org/people/MAJ061785/sounds/85533/
- old tv https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7146007/sounds/383845/
- pop https://freesound.org/people/greenvwbeetle/sounds/244657/
- cave sound https://freesound.org/people/szegvari/sounds/540837/
- metal hit https://freesound.org/people/Vendarro/sounds/399539/
- highlight sound https://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/657946/
- typing https://freesound.org/people/Eelke/sounds/158058/
- matrix https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/614723/
- clock winding https://freesound.org/people/jacobsteel/sounds/243610/
- whoosh https://freesound.org/people/junggle/sounds/73263/
- sliding paper https://freesound.org/people/123jorre456/sounds/46631/
- book drop https://freesound.org/people/JasonElrod/sounds/85432/
- engine https://freesound.org/people/henrique85n/sounds/160443/
- courtroom https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/438385/
- stretch https://freesound.org/people/mikkelcayce/sounds/645710/

Effects:

- vcr ffwd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGF0nw8zggI
- tv static https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-nbvAnq65I
- lock animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeO4_rx8ylA
- family feud buzzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8sTil-MbMY
- sisyphus https://medium.com/publishous/revisiting-the-myth-of-sisyphus-41c6c7743359
- brick wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2UdRCahQPE
- mathematicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhNUjg9X4g8
- thanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoGt58J-_JY
- like/subscribe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WhUT0OM98
- old tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bVafBvVXoY

Видео Let's Crack Zodiac #18 - The Unabomber's Codes канала David Oranchak