Craig Bauer’s solution to Z340

The finale of “The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer” features code team member Craig Bauer’s solution to Z340 which made quite a splash in Zodiac and crypto communities.

Much has been written about it on other sites already so I’ll direct you to them:

Yesterday, Craig released a PowerPoint presentation with more details about his solution:

Click here to download (PowerPoint format)
Click here to download (PDF format)

Or, view the slides directly below:

Craig’s conclusion about his solution:

I believe the solution presented here is fundamentally correct. By this, I mean that in correcting errors made by Zodiac, I may have ended up with a couple of incorrect words, but I don’t believe I am off by more than that.

So, what do you think? Is Craig on the right track?