So, Dick, how is Thanksgiving celebrated in Mexico? Hang out with the ex-pats? Drink Tequila? Watch "soccer" at the cantina?

I worked with Ross Richardson and Lisa Lepsy on the Dick Lepsy story.
I was the reporter, and have been working with Ross on this story since last December.

You can watch it here.

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I know there's a ton of circumstantial evidence against Ken Christiansen/Bernie Geestman, but Robert Richard Lepsy needs to be strongly considered!! He matches the physical description better than ANY previous suspect. The "men in black" event that occurred while Lisa Lepsy was living in Tennessee is enough for anybody to look deeper into Dick Lepsy.

Dick Lepsy was never considered a "missing person" when he disappeared from Grayling, Michigan in 1969.
The cops thought he left "voluntarily", and ultimately chose to no longer investigate further. Any paper-trail of the brief investigation conducted by the Grayling Police Department has been purged.

This man not only disappeared, his disappearance -- disappeared (if that makes sense).

Dick Lepsy was NEVER added to any "missing person databases", meaning he was literally "off the grid" when the FBI was aggressively interviewing/investigating Cooper suspects 40 years ago.

Furthermore, Dick Lepsy wasn't added to NamUs until 2011 - 42 years AFTER he disappeared.
This man's life needs to be back-engineered and aggressively vetted.

To discard Richard Lepsy, after this story has taken his name public, and linked him to DB Cooper, would be foolish!

I spoke with Vicki Wilson and included a brief comment about Melvin at the bottom of the WZZM Lepsy web story.

I've read that the FBI eliminated Christansen in 2007 because "he didn't match the physical description."

Lepsy matches the physical description to a tee!
If the Seattle FBI wasn't aware of Lepsy before, they are now!

Thanks for the link.
I will check it out.
Lepsy's knowledge of airlines/planes is unknown.
Lepsy disappeared on October 29, 1969.
Cooper hijacked flight 305 23 months LATER.

What happened to Lepsy during those 23 months?
That's the unanswered question.

Are his remains rotting in a Grayling woods somewhere?
Did he make it to Mexico and start a new life?
Did he learn aviation, take on an alias, and hijack a 727?

Lepsy can't quite be eliminated - yet!

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Thanks for the link.
I will check it out.
Lepsy's knowledge of airlines/planes is unknown.
Lepsy disappeared on October 29, 1969.
Cooper hijacked flight 305 23 months LATER.

What happened to Lepsy during those 23 months?
That's the unanswered question.

Are his remains rotting in a Grayling woods somewhere?
Did he make it to Mexico and start a new life?
Did he learn aviation, take on an alias, and hijack a 727?

Lepsy can't quite be eliminated - yet!

It's hard to say at this point. hopefully more information on his background can be found. Lespy needs a good profile to go by. I seem to recall his wife thinking he might of left for someone else? lots of things to consider.

I originally didn't think Lespy fit due to his age, but I've reconsidered as time has passed for several reasons that go beyond Lespy.

It's hard to say Cooper was in his 30's when they originally gave an age frame of early 50's. if the age is that far off, how far off is the description? where does it end? this case can quickly put you in a straight jacket trying to understand what's going on sometimes 

By the end of this you will be seeing double, hearing voices - having visions, and thinking your mother was DB Cooper@! The vortex is strong - you can have a book too! 377 will back you up. 

Well to Cooper World, Storyteller.

You and Ross have your work cut-out for yourselves. Not only do you have to prove Lepsy was Cooper, you have to prove the guy lived past 1969! Hable Espanol, Amigo? And you have a MIB, too!! Yee-Gawds!!

A couple of things struck me with your piece at the WZZM, which I saw via KING 5 TV in Seattle. First is your excitement and passion. May it serve you well.

Second, I gather that you spoke with Wayne Walker, whom we know best as "Sluggo." WW is old school and a long-time researcher, but he doesn't seem to be updating his views based on new data or interpretations. He still believes in the Death Woods scenario, and he has been a steadfast supporter of Earl Cossey and his perspective on Cooper's skydiving skills, all of which have been cast into a harsh light in recent years. All well and good, I suppose, but I insist that anyone who says that the Cooper jump was too tough have to also prove how come the copycats who did jump all made it successfully to the ground.

The third thing that impressed me was the traction you got for your story. A LOT of people sent me links, and it's clear to me that mainstream media loves your kind of story, and not so much on other Cooper stories that have occupied our attention over the past few years, such as missing evidence, obvious errors on the flight path and LZ, serious cognitive impairment of witnesses, and blatant mis-direction of the public by the FBI through their pronouncement that Uncle LD was the "most promising" suspect. By the way, I noticed that you omitted that reference in your piece.

And of course, no one wants to talk about Earl Cossey's murder at this point. That puppy is slowly sinking under the waves...

I sense that Richard Lepsy will now be with us through the ages. As a result, I'm adding his story to my book, along with Mel, and Jumpin' Jack Cash - gonna spread the wealth a bit.