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What contents, there are no contents in that letter that indicate it is fake,, it is possible.. but there are several things in there that indicate it could be legit. Of course there are dozens or more fake Cooper letters but there are three that I have been investigating that are unique,, you have done zero investigation into the letters and just assume they are all fake based on a generality.. This is something I found with many people in this case,, binary assumptions based on opinion or bias.. people take hard positions based on nothing. Once you have taken that position critical thinking ends. Fact is, we don't know if the letter is fake or not. You can have that opinion but you have no evidence. You have to be skeptical of everything and that includes your own assumptions.

That is possible but the number I potentially matched indicates he did not live in the PNW.

Correction, According to Flo, she was ordered by Rataczak to remove her shoes as that was the procedure for emergencies.. I couldn't confirm if any of the stews did or not.. Tina said she didn't get a good look at Cooper's face, claimed he looked forward and was hunched over, yet she had input on the sketches,,, the FBI followed her after the hijacking. I don't think she had anything to do with it but she may be compromised as a witness. Something is just off with her. I don't know about the tie, it was a Pennys Towncraft clipon, they are one size but are they adjustable? EDIT.. Cooper's actual tie is about 22.5" top to tip.. don't know if that helps any.. Tie's are measured to the top of the taper at the bottom so 2.5" less than the bottom tip = 20" tie length. 20" for a clipon is considered long... but we don't even know if Cooper wore the tie before the hijacking.

Black and white images do not show complexion well.. Mucklow's passport says 5' 8".. Al Lee said Tina was 5' 6".. he was standing next to her. Was she shorter or was it a bad guess, either way it tells you height claims are imprecise. but Flo said that they were ordered to remove their shoes, emergency procedure. I brought this up before but couldn't find anything on whether Tina had her shoes on or not.. Tina had Cooper 5'10"-6',, the FBI probably updated to her estimate because the other estimates were when Cooper was seated though Tina would have seen Cooper standing only briefly. It is irrelevant as the FBI admitted they included suspects 5'8" as a threshold.

That is the problem.. If you start with the letters are fake,, how do you become convinced, you have already staked a position with no evidence. From there, you would never research those letters to gain any info if you already have the position that they are fake. You now require an outside influence to convince you. R99 said they are fake because the writer was boasting but claimed he wasn't a boasting man in the letter.. So, the letters are fake because a writer is being a little dishonest.. that makes no sense. If the letter is fake the guy is being dishonest and if it was from Cooper he is a criminal and dishonest.. there should be no assumption that the content is true or honest. My strategy for this case is to start as skeptical but open.. or neutral. The evidence or argument moves the needle one way the other. There are actually many many letters beyond the publicized ones. Most can be dismissed for gross errors or content, but I have found three that are very unique.. and have been analyzing. I can't conclude they are fake or real. For that letter I matched the number but it was mailed from the area on Dec 11th.. have to reconcile that. Another letter was heavily redacted, I got it unredacted and it is amazing.. You don't have the unredacted version and never would if you start out with the position they are all fake. But, you also said Cooper isn't that type of person to send letters, how do you conclude that. I realize it is an opinion but I don't see how you possibly get there.

Skepticism is healthy, but that isn't an argument. You personally think all are fake,, why? You have no evidence. To say Cooper doesn't strike you as... how can you possibly conclude that. I accept it as your opinion,, but ask yourself,, why do you conclude that. What knowledge or experience causes that belief.. I think there are three letters that have unique characteristics which may be potentially legit.. You can be skeptical and open minded..

Fair enough,, your post was a non sequitur replying to my post about the letter possibly being legit.. You also liked R99's statement claiming it was a fake... which was nonsense logic. I only matched that number... none of that other stuff. If that number is not a random coincidence it is a big big deal...

That was complete nonsense.. and not about the WAPO number which I claimed. What does that have to do with me. I found a match for the complete WAPO number, they didn't. Might be a random coincidence but the chances have to be 1 in a over a million.. garbage.. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Media-Release-With-Errors.pdf

So, it is a fake because it is dishonest.. How do you know it is not from Cooper? What is your evidence? I thought it was very unlikely Cooper until I matched the code in it. I have been working on that code for years,, Now, maybe it is legit..

No, why do you say that.. is that modern Lawyer humour? I matched the number.

Based on the TBAR money, we know at least some cash got separated from Cooper after he received it.. that could have been during the jump.. before or after. But, I have always wondered what I would do if I had lost all the money in the jump.. probably assess the situation with the authorities and search if the risk/reward was favourable. The reason I brought this up now is because of this letter.. it was mailed Dec 11th from a 980 zip code.. Those codes are to confirm and identify the sender at a later date.. only the sender would have the codes. There was no follow up communication. I have either deciphered the 717171684* code... or it is a random coincidence. Probably 1 in a million+ coincidence but possible. But, what I have trouble understanding is why Cooper would still be in the area a few weeks later.. that makes me think the letter was a hoax. I would have gotten out of there ASAP... Hanging around a few weeks doesn't seem to fit unless Cooper was looking for the money or holed up injured..

McNally's money in a mail bag.. I think this is recovered afterward,, not before.

What do people think? If Cooper survived but lost the money in the jump would he stay in the area and look for it?

I agree, those bottom two indentations are extreme, not a regular format.

"Hal Williams," fits https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/25/All-in-black-during-the-day-of-polyesters-and-plaids/3918375512400/

Flo was the outlier, most others were about 5'10"... the average male height in 1970.. Cooper wasn't "the hijacker" until after he sat down.. would she have accurate recall before he was "the hijacker". Studies show that witnesses tend to recall an average height... unless a subject was noticeably short or tall they cite the average based on other physical characteristics.. The circumstances were different, though the height range is still close. For Cooper, only the crew knew he was a hijacker and he was seated most of the time. For Hahneman, everyone knew he was a hijacker and he was forced to walk out of the plane to another plane with the crew. For Hahneman there would be a bias to being more accurate..

Even though the FBI low side description was updated to 5'10" from 5'9" they were using 5'8" as an inclusive threshold.. They may have just gone with Tina's height description.. But that makes sense because Cooper was seated almost the entire time and most (self) reported heights are without shoes.. or about an inch low. I argued this with Shutter and he would never accept that Cooper could be a suspect "recorded" under 5'10"... the FBI disagrees.

Here Al Lee recalled that Tina was 5'6" she was actually 5'8" and he saw her standing right in front of him.. Cooper was seated nearly the entire time.. When Flo noted he was 6'1" she probably never saw him standing. Flo was the outlier, she might never have seen him standing. Tina made a trip out of the plane when Cooper went to the Lav. She saw him go into the lav but he was seated when she returned. So, Cooper's height was estimated largely while he was seated except for a brief moment. Hahneman was different, he was forced to switch planes, he had to get up and walk from one plane to another surrounded by the crew.

Not so.. Both had a similar range. An FBI agent had Hahneman at 5'10"-6' For Cooper Tina said 5'10-6', Flo was 6'1 then later 6', Mitchell and Gregory were 5'9". Lysne was 5'10"-11, LABISSONIERE was 5'10", Spreckel 5'10"... Spinal Tap Stonehenge was 18"... 5'10" is the sweet spot.. the estimates tell me he wasn't noticeably tall or short. The initial FBI Cooper description was 5'9"-6', that was changed. The FBI biased the higher range for some reason, maybe favouring Stews but that is subjective. Cooper was seated almost the entire time.. IMO, Hahneman was 5'9.5"-10" in shoes.. that puts him within spec.. And these height estimates were based on recall, not very accurate.. studies show that people aren't really very accurate recalling height but they select an average height based on other characteristics.... race, class, age, body shape etc.. Studies show recall of hair is more accurate. Hair is a visual imprint, height is an estimate. Regardless, he is close enough to include.

I am grumpy because I am being pressured to unnecessarily publicly disclose my research... I have been collecting this stuff for 6 years and initially disclosed it as I went but was completely trashed for posting facts.. I stopped for several reasons. I have exclusive Cooper stuff as well. It probably doesn't make sense now but releasing info will undermine my ability to advance this case... it jeopardizes my ability to get more information. I am on the 1 yard line 4th down and every time you guys bring up H I feel like I am penalized 10 yards. I have much more info than everyone and that has given me completely different perspective. I can't discuss things adequately without disclosing my info and disclosing info undermines my research... a catch 22. As a lawyer, is it smart to disclose your case before you get to court? The problem with Hahneman isn't his lips or his height... it is something else that I am trying to resolve. Something that has three capital letters.

When the FBI screened Elsinore suspects they used 35-55 years old and 5'8"-6'1" as a criteria..

Nov 25, 1971 Air Force Map received from McChord.. Nov 30, 1971 Radar tracing of course from Boeing

When somebody starts with "Not to be argumentative" they usually are..

Are you calling me a liar? Again?

The sketches are just sketches... an underbite, maybe. Who knows. Everybody knows about Hahneman's draft cards, he was probably between 5'8" and 5'9" and rounded up or down at times.. in shoes he was probably about 5'10".. I have witness estimates for him from 5' 9" to 6'... almost the exact same range as Cooper. The original Cooper description was 5' 9" to 6', later changed.. Cooper was seated almost the entire time and some of the witnesses had him at 5' 9".. Bottom line height estimates during recall are not that accurate.. when asked to recall, most people guess in hindsight. He is on the short end of the range but within spec.. the fact that the witness range for his hijacking almost matches the Cooper range indicates that.