Video Summary
Bill Jackson discovered Templar-era parchments and a brass device marked 'Antiora' after a 1968 dive.
Jackson sold the Cremona document to the Vatican but secretly kept the first page containing the cipher key.
Jackson distributed fragments to colleagues with instructions to send them to Don Rue after their deaths; a dead-man's switch later assembled pieces.
Photographs and a finally-delivered first page allowed decoding; the cipher phrase was 'The Poor Knights of Christ.'
A field recovery in 2024 produced a prune-jar cache of coins, Templar crosses and a scroll with reinterpretations of Genesis and claims by 'Yeshua.'
The Cremona document is described as an encrypted master record of a 12th-century Templar mission to North America. Jackson sold it to the Vatican in 1994 but lied that the first page was missing—he actually kept the page because it contained the cipher key needed to decode the entire collection.
Jackson distributed vital fragments to trusted colleagues with instructions that, upon their deaths, the materials be sent to Don Rue. Over years, executors followed those instructions and the pieces accumulated at Don's address, activating a planned dead-man's switch.
Scott Walter unearthed a green glass jar containing small coins, Templar crosses and a scroll. The artifacts corroborated the alleged cache of Templar relics; the scroll contained encoded text that, when decoded, offered alternative biblical narratives and autobiographical claims attributed to 'Yeshua.'
The cipher key phrase was 'The Poor Knights of Christ.' Don identified the key by noting patterns—such as the first occurrence of 'the' in each line—that pointed to that phrase. Once applied, it permitted decoding of the modified alphabet used in the documents.
Yes. One decoded passage contains a dated prophetic line predicting a return on June 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM, and the scroll ends with theological declarations that reframe certain biblical narratives.
"In the summer of 2024, a forensic geologist named Scott Walter received a call from a colleague about the death of another associate, Mcaster."
Scott Walter, a forensic geologist, receives a phone call from Don Rue, indicating that Mcaster had died. This news is significant to Scott, as it suggests that more mysterious materials related to their past work could be on the way.
Don Rue and his colleagues had previously worked together in a government-related agency, and this pattern of deaths leading to the emergence of unusual documents has been occurring for years.
The executor of Mcaster's estate informs Don that two intriguing items will be sent: a hand-drawn map and an unreadable document written in a strange alphabet.
"To understand the significance of these items, one must go back about 60 years to a crumbling island in the Hudson River."
The narrative takes a forensic dive into the past, specifically to a time when Bill Jackson and Don Rue were young men from the Bronx. Bill, a medical doctor, was introduced to a mysterious government-linked agency.
Their adventures included scuba diving on Bannerman Island, where they unearthed decorative stone ornaments. One ornament, opened by Bill's young son, revealed a sealed clay tube containing parchments written in an unreadable alphabet and a brass navigation device with the word "Antiora," the ancient name for North America.
"Bill spent the next 26 years chasing down what he had found, leading him to significant discoveries about the Knights Templar."
Bill Jackson devoted the next decades to exploring the contents of the ancient documents he discovered. His investigations led him to Rome, where he purchased the Cremona document, an encrypted record of the Templar mission to North America.
Bill and Don's scuba diving trips eventually led them to a documented shipwreck off Newfoundland, confirming the existence of a 12th-century Templar ship. This discovery supported the claim that the Templars had been transporting sacred treasures to North America, suggesting a hidden fortune throughout the wilderness.
"Faced with a terminal diagnosis, Bill sold the Cremona document to the Vatican but withheld the cipher key that would unlock its secrets."
In 1994, upon being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Bill made a controversial decision to sell crucial documents to the Vatican, claiming that the first page was missing. This page contained the cipher key necessary to decode the encrypted material he had gathered.
Before his death in 2000, he ensured the essential materials were redistributed among his colleagues, instructing them that upon their passing, all items should be sent to Don Rue, creating a plan for the eventual assembly of the full truth.
"Thirteen years passed in silence until one day in 2013, when a colleague triggered the dead man's switch."
For 13 years, Scott and Don continued with their lives without any sign of the promised materials. Then, in 2013, a former colleague contacted Don, revealing he had undeveloped rolls of film tied to their late friend Bill.
Upon developing the film, Don discovered photographs of every page of the document Bill had sold to the Vatican, effectively keeping a backup of the information that would still require the cipher for interpretation.
"Don began sharing pieces of Bill's story with Scott Wolter, an established forensic geologist."
Don and Scott Wolter, a forensic materials expert, began to collaborate on Bill's discoveries. Scott had a reputation for solving cases using geological evidence, which made him a valuable partner in unraveling the mysteries of the Templar documents.
Scott's past investigations, especially regarding the Kensington Runestone, unveiled connections to sacred Templar numbers, emphasizing the importance of historical patterns within their findings.
"In 2017, Don received a packet from Bill's daughter that revealed more about the hidden legacy."
During a visit, Don handed Scott a letter from Bill Jackson's daughter, Melissa, explaining that Bill had given her a packet of materials with the instruction to keep them from her mother and deliver them to Don if anything happened to him.
Melissa had completely forgotten about this packet for 17 years, and upon rediscovery, it contributed significantly to the unfolding mystery surrounding Bill’s research and the hidden truths he sought to unveil.
"Scott looked at it and understood what he was holding. It was page one of the Cremona document."
After a long wait, Scott finally received an important document hidden in a manila envelope, which was identified as the first page of the Cremona document. This document contained the cipher key Bill believed could unlock all his encrypted messages.
Along with the document was a letter from Bill to Don, explaining their long-standing friendship and urging that Don was the only reliable person to take his research seriously. Bill had made careful preparations for passing this information on after his passing, emphasizing Don's importance as he had outlived others associated with the agency.
"These journals described in detail what the Templars had actually done with their treasure once it reached North America."
The documents Scott and Don discovered included references to the Sinclair-Weems Journals, which provided astonishing details regarding Templar treasure after arriving in North America.
A specific entry from 1770 recounted a secret meeting of prominent Freemasons, including Benjamin Franklin, who discussed plans to recover Templar treasure to fund the Revolutionary War. The journals listed numerous treasures, including coins, gold crucifixes, menorahs, and ancient artifacts, suggesting a significant treasure hidden in American soil.
"The later messages went somewhere else entirely. One described something called The Book of the Wars of the Lord."
As Scott and Don worked on decoding additional cryptic messages, they ventured into references beyond physical treasures. They discovered mentions of the "Book of the Wars of the Lord," a biblical text believed to be lost, which described a goddess engaged in battle and invoking supernatural elements.
Scott, initially uncomfortable with these supernatural claims, continued to push through the increasingly bizarre messages, which included descriptions of an angel communicating telepathically. This marked a turning point in their research, challenging their understanding of the treasure's context.
"Due to increasing storms, the order thinks the scroll is not safe now. We move to the mainland."
Following Bill's death, Don received two significant items that pointed toward the treasure's location. One was a document in Theban script indicating a need for relocation in response to metaphorical 'storms'—a hint towards rising threats like WWII.
Additionally, a hand-drawn map detailed specific locations tied to their treasure quest, raising concerns over its lost location, which nearly discouraged Scott from proceeding. However, they ultimately concluded that the note indicating the scroll's loss was intended to mislead others.
"Scott stands in front of the right-most boulder, pulls out his compass, and starts pacing."
In August 2024, Scott traveled to the stated treasure location using a floatplane, and he began searching as outlined in the hand-drawn map. He found precise landmarks that corresponded to descriptions from decades earlier.
Utilizing a metal detector, Scott unearthed various items that seemed insignificant at first, but he soon came across a well-placed aluminum nail which raised his suspicion about the area being marked deliberately.
"It's a glass jar. Green glass, familiar shape, a prune juice jar mass-produced from the 1940s."
Scott eventually discovered the treasure buried beneath a moss-covered stump. The contents of the jar were dwindled down to small coins and objects, including Templar crosses, which confirmed their cache's authenticity.
Within the jar, Scott also found a scroll that revealed a profound statement regarding the compilation of biblical writings and the nature of the Roman Catholic Church's doctrinal construction. This succinct encapsulation provided the most straightforward explanation of the Council of Nicaea ever documented, highlighting the underlying significance of their decades-long search.
"The Poor Knights of Christ is the original name of the Knights Templar."
"That phrase, 'The Poor Knights of Christ,' was itself the cipher key for the rest of the document."
"It opens with a reinterpretation of Genesis."
"The author identifies himself as Yeshua, claiming to be the autobiography of Jesus Christ."
"My spirit will return at the end of the sixth day, June 6th by the new counting."
