fcastle866:
Go ahead with the question; I’ll answer to the best of my ability given the existing circumstances. Perhaps the time has come to stir-it-up, so don’t hold back.
Prospector: Welcome back. I was referring to a question from a while back where a scar on Cooper's hand was discussed. If you go one page back on this thread, you'll see my post and Georger's. You mention a right distal phalanx. Some of us were wondering about more details on that. Here are some of the posts. Thanks.
Quote from: Prospector on September 19, 2018, 02:53:25 PM
Quote from: FLYJACK on September 19, 2018, 01:58:54 PM
It has been mentioned/rumoured that Cooper had a scar on his hand, info that the FBI has held back..
Does anybody have any source for this?
Tosaw or Himmelsbach's book?
Are you referring to a feature on the right hand middle finger distal phalanx?
Anyone ever hear from Prospector? He references a scar on the right hand middle finger distal phalanx. That's a pretty specific comment. Should records show someday that Cooper did in fact have this, I'd be curious to know how he guessed this.
You ask a very good question, not the one I hoped to address, but perhaps a good starting point for further enquiry.
First I need to share an opinion related to the publicly released statement regarding ‘no scars, marks, or tattoos’. This refers to what the witnesses observed at the time of the incident. Any number of scars, marks, or tattoos could have been created on the individual at any point in time after the witnesses observed the individual in question. Also, witnesses may have observed any number of scars, marks, or tattoos at the time, and that information is ‘held back’ by the authorities to aid in their vetting of incoming tips and/or confessions. Not a well kept secret that this is a technique employed by investigators to help resolve a file. As such, the statement is rendered invalid and irrelevant and should be dismissed in its entirety. It would be imprudent for any person who may have known an individual prior to the criminal act and/or encountered a person after the fact who matched the physical description and profile to dismiss reporting that fact based on the presence of scars, marks, or tattoos.
Specifically relating to Cooper, a careful examination of information made public contained within the series of composite sketches clearly indicates a feature on the left side of the bridge of the nose (Bing comp w/out sunglasses). An interesting enhancement of that particular feature is observed on the ABC World News Tonight – Saturday, January 14, 2017 while reporting on the case.
I did not choose to become involved in this rampant dysfunction surrounding “D B Cooper”, but have been forced into it. Due to this unfortunate twist of fortune, I have come into contact with what I now have every reason to believe is a very reliable source of information regarding Cooper. The specific mention of a feature on the right hand middle finger distal phalanx comes from that source.
It is unfortunate that someone who is familiar with the man himself is not an active member of this discussion forum. Perhaps they could tell you about the very small feature above his right upper lip, a feature that could easily be disguised with a short moustache.
