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Schuylkill notes are cryptic messages printed on little pieces of paper appearing in many locations in Pennsylvania. Authorship of the notes is unknown. They are found inside food packaging, hanging from trees along hiking trails and state parks. They have been discovered primarily in northeastern and central Pennsylvania.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Amateur investigation made by Reddit users dubbed the messages Schuylkill notes because of their locations seemingly focused around Schuylkill County. Reddit has a subforum dedicated to investigating the mystery with over 22.000 members (as of March 2024).
After a report on 28/22 News in December 2023, over 100 emails and phone calls have been made to law enforcement with reports of mysterious notes. Some of the notes were found in sealed food packages and beauty products. Local, state, and federal authorities initiated investigations, including the Food and Drug Administration (tampering with food products is a federal crime). Congressmen Dan Meuser and Matt Cartwright expressed their concern about the notes worrying the public.[3][8] Crowd sourced Google Map suggests that at least 139 individual notes have been discovered as of February 2024.[9]
Earliest social media report of a found note comes from 2019, whereas media reported them in 2020.[4] Red Web podcast investigating the notes mentions first notes found as early as 2015.[10]
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- ^ a b "Secret Societies Messages Keep Appearing in Food Packages in Eastern PA". Coal Region Canary. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Mysterious notes reported in food items, state parks, trails across Pennsylvania". TribLive. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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- ^ "Schuylkill County Residents Keep Finding Bizarre Printed Message in Grocery Items". Coal Region Canary. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Reports of cryptic notes pouring in from around PA". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Schuylkill Notes". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Cryptic Notes in Groceries Go Viral Online - Schuylkill Notes". Red Web podcast.