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'''From:''' Sleuth Kings <info@sleuthkings.com>
 
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'''From:''' Sullivan@sleuthkings.com
 
'''From:''' Sullivan@sleuthkings.com

Revision as of 20:44, 30 October 2018

Secret Postcard Case

What's in the box

Postcard

Note: Color is important, but has not been replicated below.

DKTRFDAPONKYLPAKFZCKN
TRPOHTWXKCMUNKTOPKALT
KAYQVHXKZREJRMVYLTKYM
OBYCEPRKOULIOSAFIGERU
A F T E R H
H T E D A _
_ Y I _ T S
E H _ E Y K
3 0 1 1 7 3
HOXW GVR LTDBJ

Unravel a FREE Mystery.
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Start At: SleuthKings.com/Missing

The investigation

  1. After signing up for the free sample case, you'll receive the signup success email.

Signup success email

From: Sleuth Kings <info@sleuthkings.com>
Subject: 📭Thanks! Fun While You Wait

Hey Morbus,

Thanks for requesting the postcard case from our website. I’m really looking forward to working with you on it. I’m not sure what to make of the postcard itself yet, but hopefully we can figure it out together.

I’ll be running to the post office in the next few days, so I’ll be sure to get your case sent out then. Keep an eye out in the mail for a sealed, brown envelope. When you receive it, follow the link on the postcard (www.SleuthKings.com/Missing) to send me an email so we can get started with our investigation.

In the meantime, you should check out our Facebook page. We post things like puzzles, information on cases, and – my personal favorite – shout-outs to people who have helped me solve cases.

Click Here to Visit Our Facebook Page

I'll talk to you soon,

Sullivan King

  1. Visit http://SleuthKings.com/Missing and fill in the Postcard Case: Missing contact form. Sullivan King will respond via email shortly.

Postcard Case: Missing contact form

Postcard Case: Missing

Thanks for helping with this case. Whenever you're ready to get started, use the form below to send me an email.

Here's a few tips to make sure the investigation goes smoothly:

  1. Once I email you back, please just reply to my emails – there’s no need to keep using the website.
  2. Please do not change the subject line in emails.
  3. If you’re ever stuck during an investigation, reply to my email with “Help” and I’ll send you my thoughts.

Your Email (required):

Your Message:

File:Sleuth Kings-Secret Postcard Case-Missing Form.png
Postcard Case: Missing contact form.

Sullivan King Email #1

From: Sullivan@sleuthkings.com
Subject: Strange Postcard Case: A Hidden Message

You got the postcard. Good.

Someone sent it to me the other day, but I haven’t been able to figure out how to read whatever message is hidden on it. Hopefully, with your heIp, we can.

There’s something you should know: The Sleuth Kings logo and URL address were both included on the postcard when I received it. Somehow, someone got onto the website and added the page without me knowing. As far as I can tell, there’s nothing special about the page – it’s just a contact form for my email – but it’s still concerning.

How they did that isn’t important right now, though. What we need to focus on is figuring out what the postcard’s message is. After studying it for a while, all I can say is that it seems like the easiest place to start is with the box of letters on the back whose first row reads “A F T E R H.”

Try taking a look at that cluster of letters and see if you can figure out what it’s trying to say. Reply to this email and let me know what the message is once you’ve figured it out.

Since “A F T E R H” is red and the rest of the letters are white, I’m guessing they’ve got something to do with how to unscramble this. Maybe “A F T E R H” is an anagram? If I'm right, each column will move as a whole, so every letter (or space) beneath "A F T E R H" will follow the red letter it's under. Once you've unscrambled the anagram and shifted the white letters (or spaces), you should be able to read the message.

Thanks,

Sullivan

P.S. If you need additional heIp, feel free to reply to this email with “HeIp” and I’ll send you my thoughts.

  1. Solve the first puzzle and reply with the solution to Sullivan. He'll respond shortly.
    1. View
      the first part of the solution: "A F T E R H" anagrams to "F A T H E R".
    2. View
      the second part of the solution: By rearranging the columns to match "F A T H E R", you get:
      A F T E R H                F A T H E R
      H T E D A _                T H E _ D A
      _ Y I _ T S      ===>      Y _ I S _ T
      E H _ E Y K                H E _ K E Y
      3 0 1 1 7 3                0 3 1 3 1 7
      
      or FATHER THE DAY IS THE KEY 031317. Reply with this to Sullivan.