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Offline Bruce A. Smith

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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1290 on: July 20, 2016, 12:46:27 AM »
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I've yet to see anything that should negate him being a prime suspect.

1) Virtually identical to the sketch
2) Same build, height, and skin tone as DB
3) Was familiar with the area
4) Experienced paratrooper and survivalist
5) Aviation knowledge
6) Was a working man (hijacking on a 4 day weekend)
7) Outside the box thinker

Plus, he supposedly told his kids he was DB Cooper.

And he told a JUDGE (off the record as a friend). Man was that risky IF he were really DBC. The Gosset photos above look at lot like the FBI sketch but Blevins found a picture from much closer to the Norjack date that showed a portly aging Gosset who did not resemble the sketch.

We have found so many "qualified" DBC candidates, burt nothing ties any of them to the money, chute or plane.

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No one, not even Galen, has been able to describe Gossett's exact training and experience in Vietnam to my satisfaction. Hence, I'm not convinced he knew what DB Cooper knew about 727s. I'm kind of a stickler about this. I want to see evidence that Gossett was jumping out of 727s in Vietnam, or worked with air crews that did. Just being an airborne trooper is not enough. Along those lines, few airborne guys actually jumped in Vietnam. Most airborne worked as infantry - like Robb Heady. I think there was only one airborne operation in the entire war where significant forces parachuted into action. Most rode helos.

From that point of view, Rackstraw is a much better suspect than Gossett. He was airborne and covert ops. I think a DBC suspect needs at least that combination.

Plus, Gossett flapped his gums. I find it difficult to believe that DB Cooper was a radio talk show host AND never got caught for the skyjacking.
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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1291 on: July 23, 2016, 09:26:23 AM »
CIA and other civilian agencies were also involved in SEA, no?  Options for Cooper could be anyone from a Spook, GS man, to contract ground or aircrew in SEA. 

If Cooper survived, he was someone that could keep his mouth shut.  DB is a celebrity and anyone that shows any hint at blabbing or enjoying attention seems out in my book (so to speak).  If I were Cooper, I would admit it and enjoy far more than $200K at a taxpayer funded country club; enjoy my celebrity status among inmates while I write my book; then after a few years get released on good behavior and cash in.  If Cooper was desperate for money that was always an option.
 

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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1292 on: July 23, 2016, 10:26:04 AM »
Son of Sam laws are designed so that criminals are unable to take advantage of the notoriety of their crimes. Such laws often authorize the state to seize money earned from deals such as book/movie biographies and paid interviews and use it to compensate the criminal's victims.

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« Reply #1293 on: July 23, 2016, 02:38:49 PM »
Excellent point although Son of Sam was several years later, was it not?  Even if he couldn't profit monetarily he certainly would have enjoyed celebrity status, which if he were the loser some in the FBI have claimed, would likely be very appealing. 
 

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« Reply #1294 on: July 23, 2016, 03:23:37 PM »
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CIA and other civilian agencies were also involved in SEA, no?  Options for Cooper could be anyone from a Spook, GS man, to contract ground or aircrew in SEA. 

If Cooper survived, he was someone that could keep his mouth shut.  DB is a celebrity and anyone that shows any hint at blabbing or enjoying attention seems out in my book (so to speak).  If I were Cooper, I would admit it and enjoy far more than $200K at a taxpayer funded country club; enjoy my celebrity status among inmates while I write my book; then after a few years get released on good behavior and cash in.  If Cooper was desperate for money that was always an option.

It wouldnt be DB himself who got royalties but some relative ........   like Mahla!  :))
 

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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1295 on: July 29, 2016, 07:15:06 PM »
Super Suspect

Anybody got any ideas on who the "super suspect" was that the FBI investigated for five years? When they failed to convince themselves that he was DB Cooper, they then decided to close the case in 2016.

Apparently this suspect was deceased at the time of the FBI's investigation.
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« Reply #1296 on: July 29, 2016, 07:40:15 PM »
Trump will solve the case.

He will authorize torture in the name of national security and get a confession. Just pick a credible suspect and start waterboarding.

CASE CLOSED.  ;)

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« Reply #1297 on: July 29, 2016, 07:49:29 PM »
Sheridan Peterson acknowledged in the HC interview that he ran into some of his USFS Smoke Jumper buddies in Vietnam working for Air America. Highly likely that he learned about the SAT 727 airdrops. That's just how jumpers are. If an unusual plane has been jumped, word gets out.

I'll bet but can't prove that HC showed Tina pics of ALL the viable suspects. Why would they waste such a great opportunity to solve one of the premier crime mysteries of all time? They would not.

I must assume that Tina didn't finger anyone, which leaves me thinking that the real DBC may be someone that none of us has ever hear or read about. All we have are qualified suspects. NOT ONE has been linked conclusively to the flight. And look how many well qualified candidates have been identified. Qualifications are clearly not enough. We need direct flight linked evidence.

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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1298 on: July 29, 2016, 07:53:48 PM »
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I'll bet but can't prove that HC showed Tina pics of ALL the viable suspects. Why would they waste such a great opportunity to solve one of the premier crime mysteries of all time? They would not.

I think it's safe to assume that she watched the show after it was taped, and I would think she has seen her share of suspects over the last 40 years on television, the internet etc.
 

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« Reply #1299 on: July 29, 2016, 08:05:07 PM »
I think if HC had a photo of DBC, Mitchell and or Mucklow wold have ID'd him. Also as Shutter has noted, both have probably seen the main suspects on the Internet over the years.

The more obsessed sleuths will now insist that Mitchell's and Mucklow's memories are too old, too distorted and cant be relied upon one bit. I tend to think otherwise.

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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1300 on: July 29, 2016, 08:14:04 PM »
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I think if HC had a photo of DBC, Mitchell and or Mucklow wold have ID'd him. Also as Shutter has noted, both have probably seen the main suspects on the Internet over the years.

The more obsessed sleuths will now insist that Mitchell's and Mucklow's memories are too old, too distorted and cant be relied upon one bit. I tend to think otherwise.

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Yep, and there "witnesses" have picture perfect, and photographic memories.....
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« Reply #1301 on: July 29, 2016, 11:22:00 PM »
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I'll bet but can't prove that HC showed Tina pics of ALL the viable suspects. Why would they waste such a great opportunity to solve one of the premier crime mysteries of all time? They would not.

I think it's safe to assume that she watched the show after it was taped, and I would think she has seen her share of suspects over the last 40 years on television, the internet etc.

including working with the FBI.
 

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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1302 on: July 30, 2016, 03:21:20 AM »
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Trump will solve the case.

He will authorize torture in the name of national security and get a confession. Just pick a credible suspect and start waterboarding.

CASE CLOSED.  ;)

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Retired FBI agent, John Douglas, I believe, uttered a powerful statement on a TV show related to the Amanda Knox story and coerced confessions:

"When I was in the FBI we had a saying: 'We can convict anyone. The innocent just take a little longer."

The Trump Presidency will unleash lots of messy stuff, I suppose, like water boarding, or anything goes if it gets you to a conviction. The real question may be: who will be elected in 2020 to clean it all up?

I attended a gathering of investigative journalists in Seattle last night, and I said to the crowd that we journalists have missed the biggest story of our times - the rise of Donald Trump. We did so, I believe, and many agreed with me, because most journalists are guys like me - liberal, well-educated white guys, and we have nothing in common with the folks who hunger for The Donald. Hence, we journalists never write stories that include the Trumpsters, nor appeal to them.

I told my crew that I think we need to change that, and start learning about the Trumpsters and explain them to our usual audience, which is other liberal white guys.
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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1303 on: July 30, 2016, 03:25:17 AM »
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I'll bet but can't prove that HC showed Tina pics of ALL the viable suspects. Why would they waste such a great opportunity to solve one of the premier crime mysteries of all time? They would not.

I think it's safe to assume that she watched the show after it was taped, and I would think she has seen her share of suspects over the last 40 years on television, the internet etc.

including working with the FBI.

I would be very surprised if Tina ever watched the HC docu. The totality of Tina suggests that she keeps Norjak as far away from her consciousness as is humanly possible.

Further, I bet she has seen very few pix of suspects over the years. Where would she see them? In a cloistered convent? During her layovers in Tokyo? During her convalescence in the Lutheran Health and Home in Graham?
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Re: Suspects And Confessions
« Reply #1304 on: July 30, 2016, 01:56:22 PM »
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I'll bet but can't prove that HC showed Tina pics of ALL the viable suspects. Why would they waste such a great opportunity to solve one of the premier crime mysteries of all time? They would not.

I think it's safe to assume that she watched the show after it was taped, and I would think she has seen her share of suspects over the last 40 years on television, the internet etc.

including working with the FBI.

I would be very surprised if Tina ever watched the HC docu. The totality of Tina suggests that she keeps Norjak as far away from her consciousness as is humanly possible.

Further, I bet she has seen very few pix of suspects over the years. Where would she see them? In a cloistered convent? During her layovers in Tokyo? During her convalescence in the Lutheran Health and Home in Graham?

Thats right - her crutches and wheel chair, dementia, and all ... its amazing she survived to still be above ground albeit in a severely handicapped state, according to Bruce Smith that is! I wonder how LMNO got her released from Missasagu State Hospital to do the program? Any private infobation on thatter?  :)) 

Keep up your psycho-bable jihad on Tina Mucklow - Amerikans and Wage Earner Sheeple wanna know!

Oh! BTW, the Ariel Store Temple lost its liquor license. It's BYOB says your fellow jihadist Robert M Blevins.
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