| Property | Value |
| Date Sent | June 26, 1970 |
| Length | 32 characters |
| Accompanying Message | "The Map coupled with this code will tell you where the bomb is set" |
| Decoded Message | I AM THE ZODIAC KILLER |
Z32 — ENCRYPTED (17 columns × 2 rows)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 1. | C | △ | J | I | ■ | O | ꞰK | ⚓ | Ⅎ | A | M | ▲ | Ω | O | R | T | G | 1. |
| 2. | X | ⊙ | F | D | V | Jᴿ | ◪ | H | C | E | L | ⊕ | P | W | △ | | | 2. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Z32 — DECODED: I AM THE ZODIAC KILLER
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 1. | c | I | j | I | L | O | K | C | f | A | M | A | Z | o | R | T | g | 1. |
| 2. | x | E | f | D | v | j | L | H | c | E | l | d | p | w | I | | | 2. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Bold = "I AM THE ZODIAC KILLER" (18 letters)
Lowercase = Filler (14 letters)
"I AM THE ZODIAC KILLER" — Complete Mapping
| Letter | Position | Row | Col | Symbol | Source |
| I | 4 | 1 | 4 | I | Plain |
| A | 10 | 1 | 10 | A | Plain |
| M | 11 | 1 | 11 | M | Plain |
| T | 16 | 1 | 16 | T | Plain |
| H | 25 | 2 | 8 | H | Plain |
| E | 19 | 2 | 2 | ⊙ | Z408: 56% = E |
| Z | 13 | 1 | 13 | Ω | Omega = Z (last Greek letter) |
| O | 6 | 1 | 6 | O | Plain |
| D | 21 | 2 | 4 | D | Plain |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | △ | Z408: 78% = I |
| A | 12 | 1 | 12 | ▲ | Z408: A/S/I |
| C | 8 | 1 | 8 | ⚓ | Cross-cipher verified |
| K | 7 | 1 | 7 | ꞰK | Mirrored K |
| I | 32 | 2 | 15 | △ | Z408: 78% = I |
| L | 5 | 1 | 5 | ■ | Z408: 100% = L |
| L | 24 | 2 | 7 | ◪ | Z408: 100% = L |
| E | 27 | 2 | 10 | E | Plain |
| R | 15 | 1 | 15 | R | Plain |
Symbol Verifications from Z408
■ (Filled Square) = L — 100% VERIFIED
| Row | Col | Encrypted | Decrypted |
| 4 | 5 | ■ | L |
| 7 | 16 | ■ | L |
| 8 | 5 | ■ | L |
| 9 | 17 | ■ | L |
| 15 | 7 | ■ | L |
| 17 | 15 | ■ | L |
| 18 | 9 | ■ | L |
| 20 | 14 | ■ | L |
| 22 | 4 | ■ | L |
| 22 | 5 | ■ | L |
10/10 = 100%
◪ (Half-filled Square) = L — 100% VERIFIED
| Row | Col | Encrypted | Decrypted |
| 1 | 2 | ◪ | L |
| 1 | 9 | ◪ | L |
| 4 | 12 | ◪ | L |
| 13 | 8 | ◪ | L |
| 16 | 14 | ◪ | L |
| 16 | 15 | ◪ | L |
| 17 | 9 | ◪ | L |
| 17 | 10 | ◪ | L |
| 19 | 1 | ◪ | L |
| 20 | 13 | ◪ | L |
| 22 | 15 | ◪ | L |
11/11 = 100%
⚓ (Anchor) = C — CROSS-CIPHER VERIFIED
| Cipher | Position | Decodes To |
| Z340 | Row 3, Col 3 | C |
| Z32 | Position 8 | C |
| Z13 | Position 10 | C |
The anchor = C = The PARADICE letter.
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