So the theory is that rubber bands don't decompose as fast as currency straps?
That rubber bands would stay around, but currency straps wouldn't?
I thought the thinking was that rubber bands last a year or two?
Currency straps disappear from a rubber banded bundle in less than that time?
100% Paper bands in that environment would deteriorate quickly, months.
Fly, is this a guess, or do you have a reference?
It is from my reading the research on paper decomposition, although there are variables. There are different types of paper and processes that affect the speed of decomposition, but generally thinner paper and wetter conditions mean faster decomposition. The research suggests a range between 2-5 months.. but doing an experiment would be more accurate, though 1971 era "paper bank bands" may be different from today's.
This all started when I asked a simple question that nobody had thought through. A few still don't get it.
How did the 3 TBAR "packets" go from originally in 100's to random sized and rubber banded to found in 100's and rubber banded?
The best theory can resolve the evidence is the "packets" weren't random sized but the "bundles" (groups of packets) were. That means the 3 TBAR "packets" were one single bundle. This applies whether they were originally in paper or rubber bands. These are two separate arguments.If the "packets" were originally in rubber bands and were found in 100's AND the Bank employee random sized and rubber banded the "Bundles" then he must have rubber banded and random sized the groups of packets aka one single bundle of packets.. to add to the confusion there were two Bank emergency ransom funds. The second was created right after NORJAK and included the 1500 bills from the first NOT given to Cooper.
There are other
theoretical possibilities.. but very remote.
The 3 TBAR packets came from the 15 packets left behind and not given to Cooper and the FBI list is incorrect. Those packets were added to another Bank ransom fund but the bill range somehow changed.
Since the Bank had custody of the money and micro from the first Recordak, any change or payout required an update. We don't have any record for the chain of custody for the micro or the ransom fund. Any error and the FBI bill list is invalid. There was a 25k ransom paid out a year before that was never recovered, suspect caught Portland. If, for example, that was paid from that fund and the micro not updated the FBI bill list would be invalid.
The NORJAK money was altered afterward. Maybe rubber bands added. (I think this is what Snow is alluding to)
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