Vicki, in her non-stop sleuthing, discovered that Marla published her book today.

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It's pretty clear she rushed it out.  It's listed as "Unedited", and it is.  I downloaded the Kindle version and skimmed it.

It's her story as we've heard it before.   There are a few parts I snickered out -- how "Jane Smith" friended her on Facebook and asked her to come onto DZ and read the comments.  Hee. Hee.  But, the part I thought was interesting was kid of peels back the curtain what it's like to deal with the FBI -- her conversations and emails with Eng and how they responded to her.  I was hoping to figure out what about her story was so different in her story that got them interested, but I didn't find it.  I don't think even Marla knows.

Vicki, in her non-stop sleuthing, discovered that Marla published her book today.

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It's pretty clear she rushed it out.  It's listed as "Unedited", and it is.  I downloaded the Kindle version and skimmed it.

It's her story as we've heard it before.   There are a few parts I snickered out -- how "Jane Smith" friended her on Facebook and asked her to come onto DZ and read the comments.  Hee. Hee.  But, the part I thought was interesting was kid of peels back the curtain what it's like to deal with the FBI -- her conversations and emails with Eng and how they responded to her.  I was hoping to figure out what about her story was so different in her story that got them interested, but I didn't find it.  I don't think even Marla knows.

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Vicki, in her non-stop sleuthing, discovered that Marla published her book today.

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It's pretty clear she rushed it out.  It's listed as "Unedited", and it is.  I downloaded the Kindle version and skimmed it.

It's her story as we've heard it before.   There are a few parts I snickered out -- how "Jane Smith" friended her on Facebook and asked her to come onto DZ and read the comments.  Hee. Hee.  But, the part I thought was interesting was kid of peels back the curtain what it's like to deal with the FBI -- her conversations and emails with Eng and how they responded to her.  I was hoping to figure out what about her story was so different in her story that got them interested, but I didn't find it.  I don't think even Marla knows.

What do you think of Arlen Dorney's explanation for Marla's success in 2011? Specifically, the role the undercover FBI agent played.

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I agree that maybe being brought to them by other law enforcement got the FBI to give it a closer look than what it would have if it were an anonymous person.  But, they doesn't explain why they put resources into it and started looking for her family members.  On the surface, her case doesn't appear to have anything more to go on than a lot of other suspects -- unless she told them something that had never been made public.  The way the FBI jumped on her story was way different than the way they reacted to other stories.

Another explanation, Mark, is that the FBI realized that they could use Marla to sell a story that they wanted sold, ie: the DB Cooper case is solved, and he's dead and buried in Sisters, Oregon.

As I understand from Marla, Arlen, Alex Hannaford, et al., the Marla/LD Cooper dossier was delivered to the desk of Curtis Eng in 2010 and it sat for many months. What Curtis and the Bureau did during that time is unknown.

But we do know that by the spring of 2011 the FBI in Seattle was on the Marla train, big time. Investigators were at work in Eugene, Oregon, at least at Santa Claus' house; polygraphs were given, at least to Marla; evidence collected, such as DNA swabs from LD Cooper's daughters in Sparks, Nevada; interviews conducted. By June 2011, Curtis had concluded that LD Cooper was his "most promising" suspect - or was ready to parade out this Marla ploy as a way to convince the world that he had solved the case - or his superiors were ready to cloak the Marla charade in his name, all in the purpose of disposing the DB Cooper case even if it meant throwing Eng under the bus.

In response, Eng may have trotted out the Al Di caper as an end run around this whole affair. Or someone else in the FBI did, and let it appear that Eng was Al Di. 

So, Mark, moving to the present era - what do you think of the timing of the FBI closing the case, just when the History Channel makes a Big Splash on Norjak. Coincidence?

Along those lines, does anyone know the History Channel's budget for this 4-hour docu? Anybody know where the money came from? Does anyone think the FBI may have kicked in a few bucks? Any coincidence that 40 retired FBI guys participated? Does anyone think that any retirees received a few bucks in the 25% "availability" payments on their pensions, as outlined by former special agent Bob Sale in his luncheon with Sail and me at the SYC a few years back.

Just askin'...

...anybody think this case is really closed?

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Just askin'...

...anybody think this case is really closed?

Ever since 2011, I've had the impression the FBI was not going to look at anything unless someone found a parachute, a body or some of the money.  That is still the case today.

The only difference is the case is out of the Seattle office and there is no SA permanently assigned to it.  The change seems mostly administrative to me.

Ever since 2011, I've had the impression the FBI was not going to look at anything unless someone found a parachute, a body or some of the money.  That is still the case today.

The only difference is the case is out of the Seattle office and there is no SA permanently assigned to it.  The change seems mostly administrative to me.