Reca's taped "confessions" don't even have the details right:
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Reca said that he wanted all used $20 - a request that wasn't fulfilled - and had gave messages to the cockpit through a stewardess.
Before jumping from the plane, he asked for two parachutes and for the wheels to be lowered to 'slow down the aircraft'.
He said that he requested two parachutes and opened one in the plane to ensure it worked properly before jumping.
Good work noting all that. We all know Cooper never requested any specific denomination. We also know he asked for 4 chutes, not 2, and that the dialogue reported here was reported by neither FA despite numerous interviews. ("I can't believe you're actually hijacking this airplaine".) Flo did ask if he was kidding and he said, "No, Miss."
We all know Cooper never requested any specific denomination.
Answer: There are four specific items of testimony as to Cooper's money demand. I list them here IF I will not get a DATEBASE ERROR trying to copy text to this forum!
Here are the four versions:
Versions of money demand:
2310 – [Pilot Notes]
wants money in negotiable currency to be passed & a crew member -
3:13pm [PI Transcript]
Wants money in negotiable American currency denomination of bills not important. –
Interview 11-30 Mucklow - Mucklow then used a plain envelope to write out the demands of the hijacker, listing that he wanted four parachutes including two back packs and two chest packs,
$200,000 in cash in small bills, and that he wanted everything by “by five o’clock”. Mucklow says that Florence Schaffner delivered this note to the pilot’s compartment,…
He opened the bag and inspected the contents which Mucklow said she observed was money packed in small packages with bank-type bands around each package. Having inspected the money in a cursory fashion the hijacker stated that “it looks ok” and then indicated to Mucklow that the crew could now let the passengers deplane. She stated that she called the cockpit on the intercom with this message and an announcement was made from the cockpit that passengers could disembark…
Interview 11-24 Harold Anderson - Mucklow received the impression that this hijacking was carefully planned and thought out in advance in that the hijacker was even specifying that the money was to be furnished in a knapsack …
Interview of Mucklow 12/1-2 at her home in PA: - The hijacker later told Mucklow that
he wanted $200,000 in circulated US currency, two back and two front parachutes, and fuel trucks to meet the plane when it landed.
So you will see that one version has Cooper asking for "small bills". Small bills goes to denomination, so Lynn you are wrong! My god it worked!
