Famous Zodiac 340 cipher finally solved after 51 years

Solution clear text:<p>I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING LOTS OF FUN IN TRYING TO CATCH ME THAT WASNT ME ON THE TV SHOW WHICH BRINGS UP A POINT ABOUT ME I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE GAS CHAMBER BECAUSE IT WILL SEND ME TO PARADICE ALL THE SOONER BECAUSE I NOW HAVE ENOUGH SLAVES TO WORK FOR ME WHERE EVERYONE ELSE HAS NOTHING WHEN THEY REACH PARADICE SO THEY ARE AFRAID OF DEATH I AM NOT AFRAID BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY NEW LIFE IS LIFE WILL BE AN EASY ONE IN PARADICE DEATH

This is such an awesome accomplishment for the team and a great demo for the AZdecrypt program used to help decipher the message.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zodiackillersite.com&#x2F;viewtopic.php?f=81&amp;t=3198" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zodiackillersite.com&#x2F;viewtopic.php?f=81&amp;t=3198</a>

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This puts to rest the Ted Cruz Zodiac Killer meme:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ted_Cruz–Zodiac_Killer_meme" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ted_Cruz–Zodiac_Killer_meme</a>

Amazing work, and really shows how amateur cryptographers can contribute to detective work.<p>I especially like the software tools involved.

I wonder if this will get us any closer to the famous short cipher that was mentioned in the video