OK, the ransom didn't go to Hahneman's cousin... the recipient was not known to the FBI/CIA at the time of the hijacking. The first cover-up was the amount... a month later when Hahneman was caught, they needed to suppress the recipient ID.
OK. So, Hahneman hijacks 305 for $200k. Then he hijacks another plane after that, for more than five times as much money. The FBI lies about the amount of the ransom at that time. This is before they know where the ransom went. If they didn't stage the hijacking, it would also be before they knew the identity of the hijacker. So, why would they lie about the amount?
Good question,, they lied/understated the '72 Hahneman ransom amount because it was just so large at the time, highest ever by far. It would have spurned more hijackings.. Hahneman successfully jumped into Honduras with well over a million $'s... if he wasn't caught and money recovered they'd have a PR nightmare and countless copycats.. the truth was dangerous.
The amount was so high that $100 bills were too heavy/large to jump with, it could only be in $500/$1000 bills. Those bills were rare and being phased out..
It makes no sense that Hahneman rejected 6lbs of cash for 1lb for his jump.. the evidence I have that the total amount was actually far higher confirms they lied and then it all makes perfect sense.
I agree with the part about Hahneman rejecting 6lbs for 1lb not making sense, but I feel like the rest is a pretty big leap (no pun intended). Maybe you'll change my mind when you release the details you aren't currently comfortable releasing, though. I look forward to it.
There is no leap, but I understand the doubt without my info source.. it is solid.
I look forward to seeing it. I think that there are some issues with Hahneman as a suspect, but I try to keep an open mind. I think that we can both agree that, if they ever figure out who Cooper was, there is going to be something that doesn't seem right. If there was a guy out there who looked just like the sketches, had the parachute training, was the right height, had a swarthy complexion, spoke with no accent, and otherwise met all of the attributes suspected; Cooper probably would have been caught a long time ago. Somewhere, there is an incorrect assumption being relied on as fact, which is allowing Cooper to elude everyone.
By the way, have you ever looked at Hahneman's brother as a possible Cooper suspect? Without knowing all of the details of your theory, it's tough for me to guess whether the brother could be a fit, but one brother doing the job for $200k then the other brother trying to outdo him might explain the reason for the differences in ransom amounts.
The incorrect assumption I made was that Hahneman was a copycat and couldn't be Cooper because the FBI would have easily figured that out. Everyone assumed he wasn't because the FBI never mentioned him. However, there is no evidence from the FBI as to why he was eliminated. Then researching Hahneman the similarities are so astounding that he should be the top suspect, yet nothing from the FBI. That is a tell. Now, I find solid info that the FBI covered-up key aspects of the Hahneman hijacking. So, we have a cover up in the '72 hijacking and an excellent NORJAK suspect rolled into one guy... is it 100% proof, no. Is it a theory worth investigating, absolutely. The best one I have ever seen. Unfortunately, the FBI, the only ones that can prove it may not be interested.
I did look into Hahneman's brother, not much there, he seems to have disappeared in the late 60's, either he died or went back to Honduras. He was in air force WW2, 45 in 1971 and 5'10" mixed German/Honduran. He had a bank account 9 miles from Tina Mucklow attending a German school in 1968.. strange coincidence? I looked for any connection between them, was he a school janitor? (maybe he died in NORJAK?) but there is nothing that I could find. So, I have Frederick Hahneman as the #1 suspect but the brother is still in play.
