Hey Robert99,

But you might think he would let a friend/family know what he planned to do beforehand. So even if he died in the jump someone would still be able to identitify him.

Also, the Citizen Sleuth website mentioned that a missing persons report was not made around the time of Cooper's disappearance. I do not know how true that is but the website seems pretty reliable.

What is this goverment agency you speak of?! Are we talking US goverment agency? What info. was released and what further info might we expect?

Cheers.

Hello everyone  iam new here and have been fascinated with this story for a long time.

Do you all think that anybody knows Cooper's identity? On the one hand, you would think Cooper would want ot tell someone about his masterplan, yet on the other, after all these years nobody has been able to demonstrably prove themselves to have a real connection to Cooper.

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Hello everyone  iam new here and have been fascinated with this story for a long time.

Do you all think that anybody knows Cooper's identity? On the one hand, you would think Cooper would want ot tell someone about his masterplan, yet on the other, after all these years nobody has been able to demonstrably prove themselves to have a real connection to Cooper.

People here are divided into two groups:  "Cooper survived the jump", and "Cooper did not survive the jump".  At this point (over 40 years after the incident) I seriously doubt there is any evidence out there that would attach any suspect to the crime.  That leaves us with the FBI's description of the Cooper suspect:
6' tall
180 pounds
Black hair, brown eyes
In his forties

You could count the number of missing persons from the U.S. and Canada who fit the description on one hand.  There are a few "survived the jump" suspects who come close to the description, but after studying a dozen of them or so, you'll find similarities that make these suspects less likely.

What it comes down to is the FBI holds the key to dismissing suspects and finally finding "The One".  The problem is, the FBI isn't interested in this case at this point and unless someone can produce one of the ransom bills, this case will remain in limbo.

I was reading up on the sketches today, it was just a summary, I'll have to find the file to get more detail. Basically, Schaffner looked at the first sketch and did not think it was a quality depiction, she suggested several changes. Mucklow and Hancock felt the first draft sketch did resemble Cooper but each suggested several changes.

The changes were made and all three agreed the final sketch looked like Cooper.

I think when you weigh each person's words it comes down to tolerances. Each changed the first draft, so each found that the draft was lacking. Perhaps Schaffner's tolerance for detail is more exacting than Mucklow and Hancock. So it's not that the sketches are so far off or people's memories of Cooper are way off. In fact, Schaffner didn't factually change the sketch, she just sharpened it, as did Mucklow and Hancock.

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...The problem is, the FBI isn't interested in this case at this point...

Why do you say that, Nimi Wrecks?

I don't think it's a lack of interest. it's probably a priority issue?

From the FBI's website....

"It’s a mystery, frankly. We’ve run down thousands of leads and considered all sorts of scenarios. And amateur sleuths have put forward plenty of their own theories. Yet the case remains unsolved.

Would we still like to get our man? Absolutely. And we have reignited the case—thanks to a Seattle case agent named Larry Carr and new technologies like DNA testing.

You can help. We’re providing here, for the first time, a series of pictures and information on the case. Please look it all over carefully to see if it triggers a memory or if you can provide any useful information."

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