When one embarks on a journey to understand a mystery, it is soon learned that one must rely on instinct and hunches. Theories may be formulated and revised as conflicting information is sifted through and sources are vetted. The cooper mystery is ripe with conflicting information as is evidenced by even a cursory review of publicly released information that is specific to the deed. One thing that remains consistent in the numerous sources of information that are available to researchers, is that it is not unheard of for the perpetrator of a crime to ‘insert’ themselves into an investigation. This is done to gather intelligence as to the progress of the hunt. This is, of course, somewhat difficult to do and certain conditions must exist in order for the strategy to be employed. So called ‘investigations’ that exist in publically accessed discussion forums such as this one are easily infiltrated and a presence may be established with ease to gather information, but also to sway the course of the ‘investigation’.
Many people come and go here on these cooper forums, each brings a unique angle to the table, some speak in absolute terms, others in a subjective sense. Theories are floated, suspects are identified, and some are found guilty of the crime. No one angle is any better or worse than the other, because it is a mystery, and that’s what understanding mysteries is all about. Not to state the obvious, but dirt diggin’ prospector pursues the theory that he walks amongst us to this day and would make an effort to follow his press and ‘insert’ himself into the ‘investigation’. From this perspective, the approach is to try to interpret behavioral clues he left behind, extrapolate from other perpetrators that had been captured and studied, and to follow gut instinct where it leads.
Two of the many things that cooper could not have planned for in the early 1970’s are DNA technologies and the internet. Ultimately, it is likely this case is now driven by DNA, and any suspect, living or dead, would be gauged against this metric as to their culpability. The modern internet allows researchers to access reams of uploaded information and to communicate with one another from the comfort of their home computer. Both are very powerful tools working against cooper. He would have no power and control over the use of DNA technologies by the authorities and could not block uploaded information from falling into the possession of researchers. He could, however, easily use it to access discussion forums like this, establish some kind of presence, and play with his puppets as he wished. Like BTK though, he may not have the full intellectual capacity to understand what exact information may be shared by computers when data is shared. There might be wolves in the trees looking for him.
If cooper is alive and toying with you now, it would most certainly be a bold thing to do. With his lifelong lust for power and control, it is likely that he would not be satisfied to sit on the sidelines and cheer on the players, but he’d get into the game. It would require that he not only was willing to lie, but capable to spin a convincing tale that would suck people into his world. It would have been a mandatory requirement for him to be a pathological liar to be skillful at manipulating people in face to face contacts to successfully live among them and remain undetected. It would be much easier to do when he would exist as merely words on a computer screen on a discussion forum and this may enhance his boldness. Unfortunately for him, there are some techniques that may be used to filter for lies, one being looking for contradictions or inconsistencies in what is said.
Whoever cooper is, if alive, he is an old man counting the days before his ultimate relinquishment of power and control arrives when the Reaper knocks upon his door. None of his cozy connections will be of any assistance, and his absolute loss of power and control over what exists beyond the moment of death - is it nothing, or is it something - is entirely beyond his ability to influence. This must be a difficult thing for an individual who has had such success with manipulation, power, and control over his life, quite literally – giving it all up. Everybody who is capable of lucid thought ponders this moment of uncertainty, even psychopaths who are to a large extent devoid of a ‘normal’ range of human emotion. I think it was Bundy whose knees gave out on him as he was led into the chamber. These thoughts may be creeping into his online persona, especially with such an insidious virus preying on the elderly.
Poor cooper, lots of insults hurled his way lately from the inner chamber of his shrine. Probably makes him and his admirers a little hot under the collar when he is referred to as a bag-of-shit. A bold old codger with a grudge who has nothing to lose would strike-out at the disrespectful troublemaker, wouldn’t he? His admirers certainly would.
