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This case is very stale. Something like that could really make a difference. Good luck.

Nicholas-is there still a jump center there? Do they have records from 1971?

Go ahead and mute me. I don't have a lot to say, but I do enjoy reading the posts here. You've posted 7500 times, don't you think that is a bit excessive? You have some great thoughts on the case, but they are being drowned out by all the camping and cat posts, as well as the bickering. People have tuned out, and anyone reading this site that is not logged in will have to sift through all the extra junk. None of us care about the internal arguments. I'm here to read about DB Cooper. My time is limited, so I don't really go to all those other spots you mention. I don't see you gaining anything by bickering.

Mute Robert Blevins and you will have a much more enjoyable experience on here. He has a good post here and there, but it is too hard to sift through the rest.

What is the significance of Elsinore Skydive and in particular the summer of 1971?

Robert do you have pictures of what his briefcase might have looked like and what the little bag he carried with him looked like? I picture the briefcase being one you could flip open, therefore him being able to show the bomb. Is this accurate? How big was this other bag of his, big enough to hold a pair of boots or was it just a lunch bag type?

In terms of the placard. mrshutter45, Flyjack, RobertBlevins: What do you think now? Did the Hick's placard come from 305? There seems to be even more debate now.

When you say he had lots of seats to choose from., didn't he need a seat in the far back so that there was no one behind him? Seems to me that he would have had a specific seat picked out, and by boarding at the end he was risking not getting to sit where he wanted.

Ok. He was second to last to board? How did he get the seat he wanted? What if those seats were taken, would he have just called this thing off?

I've read that Cooper knowing about how the stairs worked meant that he had inside knowledge of the 727. If the stewardesses operated the stairs, then how would his knowledge be so uncommon?

Robert-who operated the stairs just before the plane took off and then who did it when it landed? The ground crew or the stewardesses?

What is this new placard that is in the FBI Vault? Is it a second placard? What does it mean for the flight path?

Witnesses would have to say it was him to be able to put him on the plane, or finding evidence that would indicate he was on the plane (took something from the plane that day, took a picture after Tina left and went to the cabin and before he jumped). Without fingerprints or DNA, it is tough. Would any witness even remember what he looked like 50 years later?

That flight attendant could be 100% innocent. However, from the start the crew and pilots were put above suspicion. There was something to do with pilots and flight crews being above normal citizens. Also, one of the pilots publicly praised that flight attendant from the beginning, and on Case Closed he was still emotional. Add to the fact that some of the people who talk about the case, talk about her with awe, like she is this perfect person. No one is perfect. If this was a crime that happened today, the first people they would look at would be the crew, the pilots, the mechanics, the ticket people.

Who attends the Cooper convention? Is it just the D.B. Cooper fanatics on this site and others, or do members of the public show up? How big is it?

What are the chances of D.B. Cooper being one of the suspects that has already been vetted by the FBI?

Good summary. Add Lapoint to the list.

What are the details of this person being let off on mental issues? Did he have to go to a mental home at all? Was this before or after Cooper? I ask because I wonder how many people got off on a hijacking charge claiming mental illness. Given that there were a lot of hijackings, did anyone else get off on that?

There is good discussion on here once one weeds through the bickering and the spam posts. The spam posts seem to be under control for now.

Where is the information saying he had these type pills? I think I heard this before but was wondering where. Thanks.

Great! So no more talk about the Amboy chute and endless posts arguing about it? Nice to see Tom Kaye post on here (had to sift through a few pages to actually see that he posted).

Yes, the list of bills was published in sequential order. It has been said many times by many people that the banks were looking for bills from a list that had no order to it, this is false. If the bills actually went into circulation, the FBI could have found some, they either did not use the right technique, or were focused on other things, or the bills did not make it into circulation.

It took a while to get approval to register, maybe this site is establishing some rules for once on the DB Cooper thread. Some comments on some of the posts. The money being planted: Why would the hijacker come back to Oregon to plant money somewhere where it likely would not even be found? Why not spread it out? He was risking a lot to come back. Unlikely. And the statute of limitations running out did not mean he was home free. No criminal would believe he was off once the statute ran out. Cooper committed so many crimes that day, that many many state/federal/city law enforcement agencies could have got him on something. Cooper held 3 packs of bills, and coincidentaly 3 packs are found in 1980???? I say those were the same bills. Cooper gets his drink, offers a tip with the 18 bucks or so he has. Then he gets $200k and is giddy and decides he will try to offer another tip/or a first tip with the $18? For real? Why is it so far out of the realm of possibility that Tina or one of the flight attendants was in on it, or was an accessory after the fact? Human beings are fallible. Basically I agree with the thought patterns of Flyjack on the money find, tip, etc.