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2016 NoVAGO Murder Mystery #4 - The Crime Scene Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/6/2016
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

There Is Nothing Hidden At The Posted Coordinates This is a 2-stage cache in Fountainhead Regional Park that involves a 3-mile round trip hike.


 


Calling all Northern Virginia detectives: as you have discovered there has been a murder: NoVABob, may he find peace (well, given his life we're pretty sure he's not going to DNF it). In order to continue the inquiry your presence is required at the scene of the crime, deep in the woods of Fountainhead.

When the body removal unit was in action, they found a suspicious subject wandering the area, mumbling almost incoherently. He would only be identified by his initials: JJS. He reported, via grunts and clicks and pointing at a map we produced, that he spotted a suspicious object near some falls along a creek. Your task: find this object and record what it is. The red star on the map you receive is an approximation. Then, move along to the last known spot from which the assailant was seen...further instructions await you.


To receive the directions on how to complete the next cache in the series include the key words from this cache in the subject line of an email to 2016.novago.mystery@gmail.com. An automated reply will provide you detailed information.

 

No night caching


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Congratulations to VAPirate for making his 600th cache find here!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

F1: Hccre snyyf ner jurer benatr genvy zrrgf perrx. Ybjre snyyf ner 150-200' qbjafgernz. Fcbvyre cubgb va tnyyrel. Jrqtrq va; va cynva fvtug. J sbe svany vf 18.406 F2: Nybat n ybt pybfr gb n fxvaal orrpu, qbjauvyy sebz n snggre orrpu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)