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[Robert99]

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WOW! What a MONSTER. Ex cop. Might have done some crimes while he was an officer. Must be some celebrating among the investigators who appear to have solved this case.

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Just out of curiosity there is a guy that was banned from here Derek use to claim he found the Golden State Killer, does anyone know who he thought the person was? I was trying to find old posts on other websites to try and find out. I just want to see if he was right.

It is unlikely.  Even the fellow who was arrested didn't appear on LE radars until last week.

Just listened to NPR about it - actually he did appear on LE radar several times through the years including the time he was fired from his job as a deputy, and prosecuted for theft. After this the guy kept a very low profile, even stopped raping for a while. There was no physical evidence to connect him until recently, then things popped within six days. He had been an radar several times but no physical evidence to "connect" with. Behavioral evidence but again no physical connection. .............  the same as in the Cooper case! Radar is not enough. There must be a physical connection.     

As I understand it, professional profilers have declined to give their opinions on Cooper (at least for publication).  So would you care to give your thoughts on the "behavioral evidence" related to Cooper?

[MEYDC]

One thing I really hope is that the cigarettes that Cooper left aren't lost and the FBI has them. I saw on TV when the prosecutor for the Golden State Killer was saying new DNA testing was able to identify the person and it made me think of the missing cigarrettes. With the tie particles and DNA from the cigarette butts maybe could finally solve the Cooper case.

[Prospector]

One thing I really hope is that the cigarettes that Cooper left aren't lost and the FBI has them. I saw on TV when the prosecutor for the Golden State Killer was saying new DNA testing was able to identify the person and it made me think of the missing cigarrettes. With the tie particles and DNA from the cigarette butts maybe could finally solve the Cooper case.

Begs the question, why “administratively close” the case with all of these new methodologies and technologies coming on-line?  Maybe they’ve got him in their crosshairs.

[Shutter]

It's a new FBI, micro management, terrorists etc. Cooper is old news to them..I read in the 302's somewhere about them talking about destroying evidence once they have no use for it..I posted it on here somewhere as well. I don't remember what evidence they were talking about...

[Prospector]

It's a new FBI, micro management, terrorists etc. Cooper is old news to them..I read in the 302's somewhere about them talking about destroying evidence once they have no use for it..I posted it on here somewhere as well. I don't remember what evidence they were talking about...

I’m certain that your thoughts and opinions are of great comfort to the exalted folk hero if he is alive and observing your online shrine to him.  Defend him from insult, protect his honour, and hope they really did give up so he remains elusive and can be worshiped for all time.  It would be a shame if he were discovered and it turned out he was also involved in unsolved crimes that even those in lock-down find repulsive.

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oh, sorry, I forgot it's mandatory to be a conspiracy with unsolved crimes....shrine?

[georger]

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WOW! What a MONSTER. Ex cop. Might have done some crimes while he was an officer. Must be some celebrating among the investigators who appear to have solved this case.

377

Just out of curiosity there is a guy that was banned from here Derek use to claim he found the Golden State Killer, does anyone know who he thought the person was? I was trying to find old posts on other websites to try and find out. I just want to see if he was right.

It is unlikely.  Even the fellow who was arrested didn't appear on LE radars until last week.

Just listened to NPR about it - actually he did appear on LE radar several times through the years including the time he was fired from his job as a deputy, and prosecuted for theft. After this the guy kept a very low profile, even stopped raping for a while. There was no physical evidence to connect him until recently, then things popped within six days. He had been an radar several times but no physical evidence to "connect" with. Behavioral evidence but again no physical connection. .............  the same as in the Cooper case! Radar is not enough. There must be a physical connection.     

As I understand it, professional profilers have declined to give their opinions on Cooper (at least for publication).  So would you care to give your thoughts on the "behavioral evidence" related to Cooper?

not at this time - its crush time here - summer school starting soon so prep is under way. Will get to it a bit later...
thanks.
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[Bruce A. Smith]

Golden State Killer and DB Cooper connection

Patton Oswalt publicly announced on the "Late Show with Seth Meyers" this week that his deceased wife, the investigative journalist Michelle McNamara, who is also the author of I'll Be Gone in the Dark, her account of her search for the GSK, was assisted post-humously in the publication by friend and fellow-journalist Billy Jensen.

Jensen, of course, is the journalist that was featured on the History Channel's DBC docu, "Case Closed?"

McNamara is credited with "branding" JJ DeAngelo as the "Golden State Killer," a moniker that captured the public's imagination and increased attention to the notorious killer and rapist.

Kudos to Billy.

Oswalt revealed that his wife had accumulated over 500 boxes of documents and possessed over 9,000 digital files on the GSK case. She had interviewed many cops, witnesses, and family members, and had dedicated over five years of her life to this case. She died in 2016 from a cardiac condition amplified by certain medications she was taking for anxiety, pain, and sleep deprivation.

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[Bruce A. Smith]

Death of Skipp Porteous

Tonight, RMB announced on the Mountain News that his co-author, Skipp Porteous, has died. RMB says that Skipp's son, Mark, told him that the former PI and co-author of Into the Blast, passed away in his sleep in a hospice facility in Florida.

RMB says that more information on Skipp's death will be released in the near future, and those interested can follow developments at Skipp's Facebook page.

[georger]

Death of Skipp Porteous

Tonight, RMB announced on the Mountain News that his co-author, Skipp Porteous, has died. RMB says that Skipp's son, Mark, told him that the former PI and co-author of Into the Blast, passed away in his sleep in a hospice facility in Florida.

RMB says that more information on Skipp's death will be released in the near future, and those interested can follow developments at Skipp's Facebook page.

Blevins says on Skipp's Facebook page he died of Aphasia ?

A relative explains: Skipp had PPA. Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a neurological syndrome in which language capabilities and also motor integrity become slowly and progressively impaired. Unlike other forms of aphasia that result from stroke or brain injury, PPA is caused by neuro degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease or Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Dementia.  You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

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If only they hadn't lost DB's cig butts..... Even if he's dead, so long as family had used one of these services, it wouldn't be too hard to figure out who he was.

[georger]

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-Thanks to the advanced technology, DNAlogy can extract nuclear DNA from any biological material (blood, saliva, semen, skin, sweat, hair, nasal secretions, etc.) and from other possible sources (cigarette butts, toothbrushes, chewing gum, food, bottles , glasses, hair combs, clothing, hoods, gloves, guns, knives, ...

Nuclear DNA – Nuclear DNA is found in the nucleus of a cell. It is inherited from both the mother and the father. Nuclear DNA analysis targets an area of the nuclear DNA called STRs for entry into the CODIS comparison system, used by law enforcement for dna matching.

combined dna index system - FBI.gov
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[Shutter]

Death of Skipp Porteous

Tonight, RMB announced on the Mountain News that his co-author, Skipp Porteous, has died. RMB says that Skipp's son, Mark, told him that the former PI and co-author of Into the Blast, passed away in his sleep in a hospice facility in Florida.

RMB says that more information on Skipp's death will be released in the near future, and those interested can follow developments at Skipp's Facebook page.

Sad news, it appears no pain was involved other than what he was probably going through over the last few years. tough times for the family right now I'm sure..not a day goes by without thinking about my father, so hopefully the family will get through these tough times...

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[Bruce A. Smith]

Condolences to all, past and present.

[Bruce A. Smith]

New DB Cooper Podcast Being Developed

A young Citizen Sleuth named Darren Schaefer is cruising through Cooper Country this weekend gathering podcast material for an extensive NORJAK broadcast. He stopped by my place in Eatonville this afternoon and we had a delightful three-hour chat. He is very well-read on DBC and I found him to be a substantive fellow. In fact, he has the biggest and best library on Cooper, and it's tucked away in the back of his Prius. He even has a hard copy of Bill Rollins' book, which I had never seen before!

When Darren left my place he was headed to Sequim, WA to converse with Bradley Collins. Tomorrow he's coming back to the Puget Sound to talk with the Formans. Yesterday he interviewed RMB in the Auburn Library. On Sunday, Darren stops by Ariel to talk with Bryan Woodruff before heading back home to Boise.

In the course of events, Darren told me that he is originally from Cooper Country, and had even lived in Woodland. He was at the Ariel Party in 2012 and 2013 - getting drunk with his friends, he said - but I don't remember seeing him. 2012 was the Year of Christy (...Sigh...), and 2013 was EVick, Robb H, and me dancing away after the Tacoma Symposium during which I remember dancing with a beer in each hand, which is personal record for me of some sort. Gawd, I miss those parties.

Not sure when Darren's podcasts will be available, but when I know I'll spread the word.