steve1 5
I read that article and found irony in the fact that it was published May 24. On May 24 1996 one yr and two months after Duane died - the day I found out who Dan Cooper was and the day I first contacted the FBI. 
He did not tell me he was D.B. Cooper - he told me "I'm Dan Cooooper." I had been told that my husband would die in 5 days (but lived for 11) and I did not even think about who Dan Coooper was (he cooed it out). Always wondered how he said it to the ticket agent. 
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First these two guys go on a TV series in Nov of 2006 in N. Dakota claiming that Mayfield is Cooper and then Mayfield is interviewed and says that he is not. It has taken this poor old mind 3 or 4 days to figure this out. These guys told Mayfield they were going to sell lots of books, etc. One of these guys is the same guy who claimed in another forum he was "DBCooperCatcher" and would be going public - looks like he did and made a fool out of himself along with someone else who bought into the hype. This person was very confrontational and cause me a lot of problems - takes all kinds. I love you guys here on this site - wish I could meet all of you. I would really like to speak with this Mayfield, because of a part of my story which has been repeated many times in the past. Duane took me to the Columbia in WA in 1987, from the Vancouver side, he pointed out an area and said behind those trees is the tower to the Portland airport and then pointing to the West he said "I have a friend who used to live over there." Did Mayfield live in Portland in 1971 as was indicated ? How did an ex-con become a city council man?
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steve1 5
Last I heard Ted was still living at Sheridan, Oregon. You might check to see if his phone number is listed. I don't think he served any time in jail. I'm not sure how he avoided prison, with the seriousness of his crimes. I think he even had a stolen aircraft on his dropzone when he was busted. There are others on these forums that know his situation much better than I. I'll bet he'd enjoy talking to you about D.B. Cooper....Steve1
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Hi steve1,
He still lives in Sheridan but does spend winter-time in the Tuscon area; his new wife is from that area.
He has spent more than one turn in the pokey, though.
Jerry
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QuoteHi steve1,
He still lives in Sheridan but does spend winter-time in the Tuscon area; his new wife is from that area.
He has spent more than one turn in the pokey, though.
Jerry
Yes he has. That is what was said when 20/20 did their story on him in the late '90s. I'll have to look for the VHS tape that I used to tape that episode on and review it. Basically they focused on a student who died on his first jump, then focused on Ted's past and history of running that DZ. I couldn't believe at the time that anybody could have a record that bad... so many fatalities...
He was a stubborn fool too. The authorities even confiscated all of his skydiving gear, and what does he do? Go borrow gear from another DZ and be back in business the next weekend!
At least that is how I remember it. I still have to review the tape."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban
Thank you for the information about his doing time...this is critical to me. If Mayfield was the person Duane made reference to - and they knew each other from a prison - Did Duane learn to skydive with him (Mayfield may have known Duane under another name).? ![[:/]](/uploads/emoticons/dry.png "[:/]"){kind=small}
Mayfield could have inadvertently taught this man to jump, and was afraid to state to the FBI that he might know who Cooper was to the FBI - for fear that he would incriminate himself when he may have had no knowledge that Duane would use the skill to commit a crime. 
I read somewhere that a man claimed to know who Cooper was, but would not tell anyone until all who were involved had deceased. If it was Mayfield who made that statement - all he has to do is give me a first or last name and I will give him the time and place of death. One idividual someone might be protecting - a key - "Days of WIne and Roses". 
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Move on to the Lindberg kidnapping?
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Move on to the Lindberg kidnapping?
Who "really" killed President Kennedy ?
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The person that made this statement is a complete idiot or doesnt know Mayfield very well.
Mayfield endangered more people than can be imagined just by owning a dropzone and his bodycount over the history of that same dropzone is evidence.
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This is no doubt very true. A lot of trusting people died there that shouldn't have.
I didn't know Ted that well, but you couldn't help but like the guy. I have no doubt he was wild and crazy enough to do something like hi-jack a plane. My first thought though was that he didn't look anything like D.B. Cooper during that time period. Sounds like the F.B.I. was grasping at straws.
I still think D.B. Cooper is laying in the bottom of the Columbia River....Steve1