I found this article online about a man who was found murdered, the only evidence in the case being two handwritten ciphers in his pocket. 12 years after the murder, the FBI has published the ciphers to the public in hopes that someone out there is able to solve them. This is not the first time the police have relied on public help with ciphers. It was a school teacher who was able to break a cipher from the Zodiac killer. Does breaking these codes make the person who broke them a suspect in the case? If trained experts can't break these codes, but a school teacher can, why wouldn't this be suspicious? However, if they were automatically suspects, what would be the incentive the help the police in these cases?
http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-seeks-publics-cryptology-help-baffling-murder-20110330-112600-451.html
I don't think it makes them a suspect. They could just have an interest and cryptology and be good at it. Anyone involved in the case would stay far away from it!
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