If he died, however, someone was suddenly missing. A car went abandoned. A renter stopped paying. A mortgage went into default. Utility bills stacked up unpaid. A friend or relative disappeared. Those things should have been noticed and tied to a possible suspect who looked even a little bit like the sketches.
That's the way I feel about it, but of course I like the story a lot more when it ends with him walking out of the woods.
377's remarks could also suggest that Cooper did not live in the northwest even though he was familiar with the Seattle area. Maybe Cooper had spent a lot of time out of the USA just before the hijacking.
all of this can be troubling to say the least, yes, he could of been from outside the U.S. explains no missing body. he could of been a loner, no car, no bills etc. the most troubling is money showing up miles from where the plane was plotted..
McCoy made the jump with no problem...McNally had issue's but was going much faster, but still survived. statistics seem to be in Cooper's favor with survival. I still can't say one way or the other. something should have been found by now. McCoy was experienced, McNally was not, but we have two out of two making it..
The FBI will admit they really don't know exactly where he jumped. this is troubling..search teams stated many area's had thick brush and couldn't see very far in front of them..where they in the right area? if the flight path is correct one could only say he got away...the no pull would have given results with finding his body easily...(if the path is correct)
