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Bourbon was the top hard liquor drink in the early 70's... it wasn't rare or exclusive. The Dan Cooper comics were published in 16 languages... It wasn't just published in Spanish for Europe.. it was also published in Spanish in Mexico for Latin America. Cooper demanded to fly to Mexico, he was described as swarthy Latin/Mexican in features and characteristics... any potential connection to the Dan Cooper comic would lead to the Mexican Spanish version not the French version of the comic.

Cossey sketchy on his packing records... Cossey claimed he supplied them, the FBI claims they don't have them.. and Cossey did not supply them.. Red flag...

Break the seal?? IMO, it seems unlikely the alternate SN/Date is from the pilot chute, I thought maybe some tag on the outside of the container somewhere. It wasn't the harness, that has a different date.

Norjak passenger Richard Simmons passed away Dec 2020.. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bellinghamherald/obituary.aspx?n=richard-simmons&pid=197449112 He used the restroom and got a look at Cooper.. at 4:20

Here, Cossey told agent Carr that he had modified the chute... Does this make any sense,,, that Cossey would modify one of two chutes sent to him to pack for somebody he doesn't know. Carr also posted... Ckret #2512 June 12, 2008 Sluggo, The NB6 and the Pioneer were Cossey's chutes, he had them at his house, they weren't at Seattle Skysports. I asked Cossey why he packed a 28 foot canopy in the NB6 and he just shrugged. Kind of like, "it was my chute, I did it because I can." I like that guy, I could have talked to him all day but he grew tired of me in about an hour.

Hayden donated it around 2012-13... The two repacks had nothing to do with the museum.

early 70’s Bourbon nation's top hard liquor https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/254107297/ "MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1974 Vodka replaces bourbon as nation's favorite booze; lightness, mixability with flavors credited By RICHARD HUGHES NEW YORK (UPI) - Belly up to the bar, boys, and have a belt of vodka and orange juice. Vodka and orange juice? 'Fraid so. Vodka has just replaced bourbon as the nation's favorite hard alcoholic drink."

Cossey described the descent rate for both chutes the same... 17 to 18 ft per second.

If they broke the seal and opened it up,, would it need to be repacked by an authorized rigger? Hayden got it back in 1975, repacked in 1982,,, Cossey packed it in 1971 applied his seal. What were the packing regs??

Yes, I know that document, it isn't clear. It is still possible, but other documents say the numbers/date were from the packing card. That could be an error. The other problem is the chute was found unopened intact. They were given to the FBI sealed. They would have had to break the seal, open it and record the number from the pilot chute. Would they even do that? Hayden got the chute back in 1975 and it wasn't repacked until 1982,, if they opened it, broke the seal to look at the pilot chute wouldn't it have been repacked earlier. The chute numbers are only one mystery, there are still conflicts that don't add up. If Cooper did take Hayden's other chute why did Cossey and the FBI describe it so differently from Hayden? Wouldn't they be looking for the wrong chute. There may be several errors at play here..

More context,,, Hayden claimed both his chutes packed by Cossey May 21/71 were "identical". The FBI describes them as very different and cites Hayden as the source,,, Hayden claimed he never talked to the FBI and didn't agree with the descriptions. Hayden has no knowledge of the chutes after they were sent by cab. Cossey and Hayden both claim they didn't know each other. Hayden probably just ordered two back emergency rigs. So, Cossey on Nov 26 is recalling two chutes he made for "somebody unknown" 6 months earlier. Cossey is using recall. He was informed of the chute left behind and assumed he knew the rig Cooper took. He assumed that chute's identity by elimination. One possibility is Cossey recalling the wrong rig... or Cossey did supply his own rig for the hijacking. It doesn't make sense that Cossey would sell two emergency chutes with one having a modified ripcord. If Cossey has the wrong chute in his mind then all the chutes he rejected are back in play. It doesn't help that Cossey was a joker and embellisher. That is why it is important to figure out which chute Cooper actually used. The chute left on the plane was unopened and we have those conflicting serial numbers/dates...

DUDEMAN,, Cossey claimed he modified the ripcord on the rig Cooper took.. not the one returned to Hayden. The ripcord for the Hayden chute we see is not modified. It doesn't really make sense.. If both rigs were actually Hayden's why would Cossey modify one. Remember, Cossey also claimed it was his chute. He said somewhere that the ripcord was a pull out and up or something like that, a double pull. I don't have that handy, might be in a video. Also.. https://themountainnewswa.net/2013/05/04/update-on-the-murder-of-earl-cossey-an-analysis-of-his-role-in-the-db-cooper-case/ "Along those lines, Cossey has never explained why he modified a pilot’s emergency rig to make it more difficult to use. Cossey had told me and many others that he had re-located the rip cord on the chute and had tucked the handle into a pouch under the right arm-pit, thus making the chute a “double-pull.” This meant that Cooper would need two tugs on the rip cord to successfully deploy the rig – one out of the pouch and a second up and away to free the canopy."

The guy at Elsinore was the smoker of Raleighs, he didn't see the suspect smoking Raleigh's, he claims he only saw the coupons in the "suspect's" possession. He assumed the "suspect" smoked Raleigh's because he saw coupons only. He recalled this after studying the Gov report on Cooper's description, four months after the actual incident. BS

Clearly, it is my opinion, we can't prove the Elsinore claims are true or false. IMO, the coupon stuff sounds like an embellishment. Here is the Raleigh coupon book for 1968, there were slight changes each year. I have seen other years. Start at beginning and use next to go through... https://www.grayflannelsuit.net/ephemera/raleigh_catalog/cigarette-catalog-index.html Hahneman made a rare stop at his home and gave his son fishing gear for Christmas 71, fishing gear is in the Raleigh coupon book and delivery is 2-4 weeks.. no way to determine if the fishing gear was from the coupon book.

I think it is BS.. he notices the "suspect" has Raleigh cig coupons, not cigs and recalls that he wants to use them to get a PC,, Para Commander which isn't in the coupon redemption book. Now, it may be an embellishment and the rest of his story has some legitimacy.. but that part sounds sketchy.

Hours after Hahneman's hijacking he was seen with a military "knapsack"... witness

The Elsinore witness mentioned the "suspect" was there mid-late August not July and he remembers Raleigh coupons. I find this a stretch.... perhaps made up or an embellishment. He remembered the "suspect" had cigarette coupons... weird. The fact that Cooper had Raleigh cigarettes was widely publicized at the time. Stories that become more detailed over time are often a sign of deception..

New FBI Cooper file #55 ,, https://vault.fbi.gov/D-B-Cooper%20/d.b.-cooper-part-55-of-55/view

Hilarious... Cooper researcher Ulis is running for Congress.. His Cooper research has always been rife with poor logic, factual inaccuracies and crazy self serving theories.. perfect foundation for a grifter or a politician. He managed to get an entire show produced based on his made up Cooper theory, that takes some audacity... Here, he continues with the same pattern of juvenile and irrational nonsense to launch a run for Congress. (Don't want to get into the politics or specifics here) Politics is all about perceptions, not reality.. the natural draw for Ulis.

A midwestern accent is a term for the linguistic definition "General American Accent"... A slight misnomer since a general American accent is the average. It is not specific but excludes unique accents. It is average American.. It doesn't define midwest regionally. General American can vary and is not a specific accent or dialect but is the standard way of speaking without specific and unique regional influences. For Cooper, they are saying that he has no particular, discernible or specific regional accent.

It was described as no "particular" accent.... Not no accent at all, or no discernible accent. and no particular accent alone does not indicate Midwest. So, Cooper's language or knowledge must be the reason the FBI said possibly Midwest. Beyond "Minneapolis,, was vey nice country" we don't have all of Cooper's interactions.. The Minneapolis comment isn't enough on its own to claim he was from the Midwest, there must be more that the FBI hasn't released.

Cossey has claimed it was his chute and he modified the rip cord making it more difficult to open... for anyone that didn't know. Point is,,, many contradictions beyond the chute numbers..

I always assumed Cooper "possibly from the midwest" claim came from the "no discernible accent" but it may be from his language... not the lack of accent.

Cossey was contacted by AP reporter Clossy.. late Nov 25th,, FBI tried all day to 3:30 without success.

Cossey claimed he made the chutes.. https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Unlikely-FBI-has-found-Cooper-s-chute-says-man-1268323.php "I would recognize the stitching on the parachute," said Cossey, who believes he got the parachute in the 1960s and still has the serial number in old log books. https://newspaperarchive.com/walla-walla-union-bulletin-nov-23-1988-p-5/ "The Raineys plan to show their find to Cossey on Friday. Cossey said the pilot chute used by Cooper was white, 18 inches long, between 8 and 12 inches in diameter and had a spring attached to it — similar to the pilot chute found by the Raineys. Cossey said he would recognize Cooper’s pilot chute immediately because it had some stitching that Cossey did himself." four cones and four grommets? FBI does not have records and Cossey did not provide them. Cossey claims, chute left on plane returned to him,,, Cossey made the backpack chutes..