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According to the flight path the FBI and others DICTATE - no way he was over the WASHOUGAL, but so much of the story I was tolded seemingly involved the Washougal area. Yet, I am told it is impossible per the projected route and YET another well know Cooper searcher maintained until recently that Cooper hit in the Washougal area. Per the flight track being projected by the FBI and the "facts" there was NO way Washougal was involved. I argued till I was blue in the face. When I was out there in 2010 I realized time and space was not part of my memory of the places Weber took me. BET your subject worked on the pipelines &/or powerlines. The GUYS knew that area real well.... Duane claimed to have known 3 guys who he had worked with who went to Mt Hood after the left an area in the 40's. One of the guys played a guitar and wore boots and everywhere he went that guitar went with him. He also rode horses at fairs. NO ONE ever found this old friend of Webers, but surely there was more than one guy who fit that description in the mid 40's. Well, I know we found him but the dead do not talk....and I could never find any of his family to see if they had some old pictures. Good Luck Kiddo! You are starting where I started 18 yrs ago and now I am 73 yrs old and the FBI will not do any investigation beyond what they have which was no more than prints. The prints they have are particials and they do NOT even know if they belonged to Cooper. At least that is what I was told. Evidently the prints they obtained were very smugged. I never meant to imply that the flight was over Washougal.. Speculation,, He landed West of Washougal, then likely crossed it heading East.. he may have fled the area heading East, crossing the Washougal on foot, possibly slipping on rocks and dropping some cash. The image I have of my suspect is older, It is what it is, I am only comparing what I have to the sketch, the shape of the face and position of eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips ears, hair, forehead is bang on. This alone is not conclusive, of course. My suspect is not American and there is evidence that he may have been at the Bridge of the Gods. the only takeaway is that it may place him, a non American in the area at some time,, There are maybe hundreds or a thousand suspects that would fit the "circumstantial" evidence, none is proof until you can put him on the plane. On some of the circumstantial, I was vague on some points, but there are some very strong circumstantial ties to this case. How many suspects have you run across that match all the particles on the tie,,, match the sketch,,, are proven to be connected to the name "Dan Cooper",,, are associated to aviation and were in WW2 Europe,, multilingual,, including french,,, are the right age,,, non American (might explain the lack of cash turning up),, always wore a tie,, I have been trying to eliminate this guy, and I am only left with obtaining that "personal" document which should have fingerprints or possible DNA. Would that solve it, who knows,, is it worth pursuing, yeah, I think so.. it won't cost much, it will come down to opportunity and circumstance.. it will happen. BTW, I do have a short hand writing sample, in a photo, is it confirmed that there was no hand writing evidence from Cooper.. Question,, are there or were there any trails East West at the time,, similar to the North South Pacific Crest Trail

Sure seems that way, so what will or does it take to put a suspect on the plane.. is it even possible? one would think if Cooper survived, something involved with the crime would also survive that would put him right in the seat. perhaps something only Cooper and the FBI know would help as well. one single $20 dollar bill works well too. If he survived, fingerprints and DNA, he is likely dead by now, $20 bills in circulation last an average of 7.7 years (today).. there is a possibility that the FBI is withholding something?? i have a gif transition of the suspect sketch to my suspect (age 65-75) and have isolated a still from it. Is there any way to share it without posting it publicly for the world.. I don't think anyone can identify my suspect from it. It shows an identical shape and structure, everything lines up perfectly. The full transition is amazing. Is there any way to have a witness view it??? though the image of my suspect is much older,,

Sure seems that way, so what will or does it take to put a suspect on the plane.. is it even possible?

Your suspect sounds interesting indeed, and should be investigated if what you say is accurate. I only want to venture a couple of comments on the money. Two things: 1) FBI agent Larry Carr, the man assigned to the Cooper case before the current agent Curtis Eng, said in a radio interview from 2008 that most banks gave up the search effort for the bills within three months after the FBI released its 34-page list, and virtually all of them within six months. Reason given was the difficulty involved for tellers to try to compare all their incoming twenties against a 34-page list of 10,000 non-sequential numbers. It was a nearly impossible job from the start. 2) I contacted a senior representative from the Treasury Department (Printing and Engraving) in DC back in 2010. I questioned him on a possible search for the Cooper bills back when the hijacking occurred. He said they receive literally truckloads of bills a day, and such a search, even if it were ordered by the Justice Department, would have been virtually impossible to implement. He said even if any efforts were made, such efforts would have been very short-term and the chances of locating one particular matching bill vitually impossible. What does this all mean? It means that by April of 1972 it would have been safe for the hijacker to pass the bills with little to no risk of being caught...because no one was looking anyway. I am no expert on the currency system, but there is the immediate notification that went to banks (3 months), then there is the general circulation and destruction of bills for replacement, I would expect the serial numbers to be recorded. So, I would assume that if the money were eventually spent in the US that at some point a serial numbered bill would turn up somewhere in the system or be recorded. On the other hand, bills circulating outside the US may not be treated the same, not just the immediate notification but upon destruction. I do know that there is more US money floating outside the US than inside. This needs expert clarification.. My working conclusion, it may have been safe to spend the bills in the US after 3 months but over the full lifespan of the bills in the system I would expect one to turn up.

The evidence indicates that my suspect may have been at the North side of the Bridge of the Gods (the escape route), My speculation is that he landed east of the flight path but west of Washougal and east of intended LZ and escape route, he could have dropped some money crossing the Washougal at night, perhaps slipped on rocks and stumbled or fell, he may have had a car stashed somewhere east of the Washougal. (pure speculation in the context of my suspect) I do have a serious question that some here may know,, Is the flight path different between the Mexico and Reno destinations, in other words, did the change to Reno put the plane slightly West of the expected path or would the paths be the same?? I am trying to figure out the "expected" path to Mexico vs "actual" path to Reno.. same or different? On the tie, the titanium was a rare pure form, said not to be found in airplane manufacture, perhaps, I wouldn't rule it out/in. Further, "GreyCopGC148" left out an explanation for all the other particles found on the tie, my suspect has an explanation for all the identified particles found,, Clearly, all suspects are circumstantial until evidence puts him on the plane,, My suspect has the best circumstantial case that i have seen, I have tried to rule him out but can't YET, though I did uncover the existence of a "personal" document that I am very confident I will obtain, so hopefully fingerprints and possible DNA will rule him in or out,,, but that may depend on what the FBI REALLY has,,, BTW.. I was at the Washington Museum Saturday symposium for the Cooper discussion and neither myself nor my suspect is American... and I have not, will not read any Cooper books, I wanted to look at this fresh and objective.. Here is what I have, in general, yes it is circumstantial, I have been trying eliminate him ever since I matched his photo to the Cooper sketch.. NOT US resident re "negotiable American currency" (controversial) Aviation experience/knowledge/interest World traveller WW2 experience in Europe The particles found on the tie are a match YES a match, all of them Age, mid to late 40's in 1971 I used Adobe software to transition an obtained photo of suspect at about age 65-75 with the Cooper sketch, it is an amazing match. The position of eyes, jawline, ears, forehead, hairline, everything lines up EXACTLY.. His hair is a bit odd looking, natural but may be mistaken as a toupee Always wore a tie "Dan Cooper", has proven exposure to the name, but it is not his name NOT swarthy, though that witness sitting near him denied swarthiness.. (recent audio interview) Somewhat effeminate, meek character Works under pressure Multilingual Raleigh's perhaps from Europe WW2 military exposure.. Found evidence that he may have been at the north end of the Bridge of the Gods, a possible escape route,,, Lack of money found circulating,, taken outside US immediately, (I wonder if it could be traced in the banking system if spent outside the US in the 1970's) So, interesting, worth pursuing or not... I have a "blended' image between the Cooper sketch and my suspect that is UNBELIEVABLE, but I am reluctant to let it get into the public sphere at this early stage,,,

Sorry...I've just gotta say (and I'm not singling anyone out)...I've been following the thread for three years. I don't post for two reasons: 1. I don't have anything substantive to offer in the way of new info and/or leads. 2. This forum truly has devolved into childish bickering and in-fighting. I, for one, am sick of it. Can you guys please stop bashing each other and return to a dialog more centrally focused on solving this thing, once-and-for-all? Us non-posters would appreciate it, and might even have something to contribute. Many thanks. PS there is more "genuine interest" than you expect. exactly, I was thinking of posting a similar comment with one exception,, I have an extremely strong NEW theory and "suspect" that I have been vetting for a few years now, right down to a match for particles on the tie, but the childish and toxic environment here ends any thought of a serious discussion..