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Q&A with director John Dower

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DNA results.. 9 loci... more than one individual...

I get that as well.. I assume it is the new forum moderation, new member posts are screened.

Lots of problems with the DNA.. It is partial, exclude only, it isn't confirmed to be Cooper and there were multiple profiles. Due to this, that partial DNA is useless to both include or exclude a suspect. However, Sheridan Peterson was DNA tested in 2004. Here, in 2008, The Deputy Assistant Director stated.. "To date, only a few of the original suspect pool have been included in the DNA Project for comparison with negatives." Essentially, in 2008, all suspect DNA testing was negative.

The FBI admitted in the mid 70's that there wasn't enough evidence to convict anyone unless Cooper co-operated. Given the age, Cooper is certainly dead. But, that was pre-DNA. Today, the only way to solve this is with new DNA which is virtually impossible to get.. Finding any chutes now is useless. The FBI didn't have the serial numbers and Cossey can't ID them now. Conclusion, this can't be solved to a "legal" threshold, the best we can do is a "public" standard.

It is common theme/claim that Cooper wanted to jump in the PNW. Mexico was a ruse. Nobody has any evidence for that.. none. He asked to fly to anywhere in Mexico for fuel, don't land in US for any reason. He INITIALLY asked for airstairs to be lowered in flight. He changed the demand when Reno was in play. The pilots said "American" currency and Tina said he told her "US" currency, that suggests an international influence. Cooper was described as Latin in appearance and characteristics. The FBI considered a Mexican connection. He was not dressed for the PNW climate or weather that night. He gave no flight path. The chute was virtually un-steerable. Cooper really had no way to target an LZ. Those factors indicate that Cooper initially planned to jump much further south... he adapted and decided to jump sooner when Reno was in play. Being on the plane landing in Reno with the money and no passengers and authorities waiting would have made the decision to jump earlier than planned an easy one. That is why he changed his demand to airstairs down on takeoff. He changed his plan. He wanted out ASAP.. If Reno wasn't in play,, once the plane was further South closer to his initial LZ, Cooper would have given precise flight path instructions. That never happened because his plan changed.

Oxford shoes has been mentioned before in media reports and by the FBI.. Technically, oxfords are the type of lacing, but may be a generic term for street shoes. The shoes were also described as "non-lace type shoes of ankle length", so that doesn't jive. Doubtful, the witnesses used the term oxford in the technical sense. But, they were not LOAFERS...

FBI file #57 is up.. very short only 47 pages, 7 plus 204 pages "deleted". https://vault.fbi.gov/D-B-Cooper /d.b.-cooper-part-57-of-57/view

It was the "bing" sketch not the revised "B" sketch

I think your perspective adjustment is too skinny.. Alice picked out the head shape.. for the first sketch which was not good.

The FBI facial identification catalog was for law enforcement only so hard to find.. I did find this image on a page with KA3-9.. bottom left... triangular head page.

DNA can only exclude.. (if it was Cooper's DNA) This is an unconfirmed report of a parachute in a pond... the pond would be near Pearson Airport along the flightpath next to the Columbia R..

Shutter noted that these bits are likely from Reed island,, that makes more sense.

Who did this... won't embed properly,, watch on youtube.. https://youtu.be/T04cg1PX6nQ

Cooper described as having cigarette stains on right hand... That indicates a long term smoker and likely right handed. Sheridan was a left handed non smoker.

There was a plastic bag and a piece of fabric found on TBAR and taken as evidence. The fabric was consistent with bedding, twin sized 40 x 96. Is that quilted mattress material or bed covering fabric like a quilt?? The 2001 date was a re-evaluation of prior evidence,, obviously, we don't know if it is related to the money but the FBI did collect it.

It is a very dark brown,, appears black. point is Cooper's eyes were described as DARK... not possibly blue..

The FBI files describe Cooper's eyes as : "dark eyes, possibly brown" That doesn't mean possibly Sheridan blue.... IT MEANS DARK, DARK BROWN or BLACK.... Ulis keeps pushing the "possibly brown" as "possibly blue" Cooper's eyes were DARK.

McNally lost the money in the jump and said he thought he'd just do another hijacking. (before he was caught of course)

Speaking of airplane incidents.. A relative of mine was killed on the most famous unsolved plane bombings in Canada. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/bomb-on-board-canadian-airlines-flight-21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_21 Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 was a scheduled domestic flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, via Prince George, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson and Watson Lake on July 8, 1965. The Douglas DC-6B plane crashed near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, taking the lives of all 52 aboard. An inquest determined that the explosion was the result of a bomb, but as of 2021 the crime remains unsolved. I researched this and believe that a passenger was likely transporting explosives and the plane was hit by lightning igniting the explosives in a bag next to the outer skin of the plane... IMO but many suspect an insurance scheme.. This incident may have inspired the 1970 movie "Airport"... which may have inspired Cooper...

or Ol' Bill lost the money and pulled another job..

I agree with this.. the use of the term oscillations implies precision but is actually vague. The gauge reads pressure fluctuations, these are pressure bumps.. needle oscillates. Oscillations were observed for some time,, some were "smoother".. not all the same magnitude. Oscillations were "minor" and "major". We have a variation within the oscillations. Anderson suggests multiple bumps. The biggest one as the "so-called" pressure bump... bumps are oscillations on the gauge. Multiple bumps means more than the big one.. The large pressure bump right after Cooper left is an oscillation, it differs in magnitude. The term "pressure bump" was applied after the fact to distinguish magnitude of the large oscillation caused right after Cooper jumped. From Gray's book.. Times... same thing, they imply a precision which isn't there. None of the times are synchronized to any baseline, they are rounded or concatenated to the minute and processed differently using different timing and comms systems. Like herding cats, you can line them up with any prescision. IMO, using those times Cooper most likely jumped about 8:11 +/- 1 minute. Then, where exactly was the plane? We get compounding error rates.. There is a +/- minute error on the flightpath map.. So, on the physical map.. Using a Cooper jump time of 8:11 +/- 1 minute = 8:10 - 8:12 PLUS map error of +/- minute = anywhere along the flightpath map from 8:09 - 8:13.. that is a lot of real estate. We are back to where we started almost 50 years ago.. IMO, the key is figuring out the 8:09 FDR trim adjust,,, ask Rat about it.. why no other FDR "bobs"... why a "bob" at about 8:09 and not when Cooper jumped later,, unless that was Cooper jumping? if so, that could translate up to 8:11 on the physical map.. IDK

I won't hold that against you. There was a tragic plane crash in Canada,, the tower told the snowplow driver to "clear the runway" so he drove out to remove the snow.. The plane crashed into the snowplow. But, I just don't accept your argument as likely. The timestamps were just not accurate enough... the words used at the time were just not that accurate during a time when the crew was trying to understand the situation... This is the Cooper case in a nutshell.. deciphering the unknown while you don't know what you don't know..

I am a professional semantics interpreter.. I have a degree in it. Oscillations on the gauge are pressure bumps,, the confusion is the degree or size.. The crew differentiated later.. after they sorted out what happened. This is frantic,, FACT,, they had been watching oscillations for while already...