The reason I do not believe the Ingrams staged the money find is their behavior following the discovery.  Any time since the original discovery they could have easily told the "true" story and parlayed that information into some decent money (book, treatment, story rights, etc).  If they found the money in the vicinity of a body, "cha ching!" 

Another motivating factor would be fame/attention.  They seemed to enjoy being the center of attention (as most people do) at the press conference, and if they had information that would lead to the solution of this mystery, then they would receive plenty more attention for that.

The two above mentioned factors would, in my opinion, outweigh and negative repercussions of coming forth with the "real" story.

Flyjack,

You need to visit the Tina Bar/Vancouver Lake area.  There is no indication whatsoever that dredged materials from Vancouver Lake or anywhere else were put on top of, or anywhere close to, the already existing paved NW Lower River Road.  And that road was built prior to 1970.

There are some agricultural fields between the NW Lower River Road and Vancouver Lake and dredged materials may have been put in that area.  But there is an abrupt drop of about 5 feet or so between the River Road and those fields.

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Ingram lived at 1500 Markel Street, Vancouver, Washington.

that is NOT the address that I found, so I checked dropzone, you posted "Harold & Patricia lived at 1500 Market St Vancouver." that doesn't exist as SNOWMMAN replied,,

"I can't find any Market St. in Vancouver. 

The address I had (forgot the source) was 2517 E 35th St. Vancouver, which is just E of I5

possibly shared with David R. Ingram, who is two years older than Harold?

Where did you get the Market St. info? is it wrong? do any of my notes above jibe with any notes you have? "

I have 2517 33rd St, Vancouver, WA 98663 NOT 35th as SNOWMMAN wrote.

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you also wrote "U-Cart Manufacturing Co at 63rd and Andersen, Vancouver WA)" there is a 63rd and Andresen not Anderson. Is this correct for U-Cart Concrete??

I did find U-Cart Concrete systems at:
6137 NE 63RD ST
VANCOUVER, WA 98686

which is now Walnut Grove Industrial Park, only 1 block from 63rd and Andresen

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Up until the early 90's, Markle street ran south to almost the river. a major road was put in (west mill plain blvd) it appears to run right through the area where the Ingram's once lived. Plain Blvd. is also 15 street. odds are the property is no longer around....

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One of Snow's early theories, if I recall this correctly, was that "if" the flight path was somewhat west of the FBI flight path map, Cooper might have been a "no-pull" and augured into Vancouver Lake mud. We had the same documents you have indicating material being removed from Vancouver Lake and moved elsewhere. I forget all of the objections that were raised to the theory that Vancouver lake spoils could be the source of the Cooper money. You would have to go back and read everything that was discussed on this topic at Dropzone over a long period of time ... but, one objection was that money had never been discovered at any location other than at Tina Bar. If the money had come from lake spoils spread at different areas, you might expect multiple sightings of Cooper money at different locations? 

If you assume that the money was with Cooper at his drop, then you have to account for Cooper's or his money's presence, west of I5, in the Vancouver Lake area? I do recall that Snowmman 'wanted' Cooper to have augured in somewhere in this vicinity, because it could then account for Cooper money winding up 'downstream' of a Vancouver Lake position, by natural means.
   

Scenario,, Cooper had a no pull under the FBI flight path and "some" money made it into Burnt Bridge Creek which flows gently from the flight path to Vancouver Lake.. since Vancouver Lake drains downstream of Tena Bar, it would have had to be from dredging activity.

I believe there are/were farmers fields and some wooded areas at the convergence of Burnt Bridge Creek and the FBI flight path.

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Up until the early 90's, Markle street ran south to almost the river. a major road was put in (west mill plain blvd) it appears to run right through the area where the Ingram's once lived. Plain Blvd. is also 15 street. odds are the property is no longer around....

I also seem to remember Brian saying "we moved around a lot" ? Only Brian could confirm this.

But wasn't it you who posted the FBI news conference video with Harold and Pat? Do they give their address on that video?

probable, since there was a major fire at their rented house,

Motive, they had expected a $45,000 reward for the find,, and the Ingrams separated after they moved away but got back together

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I find it odd that they just moved to Vancouver and were friends with the land owners at Tena Bar..

I seem to remember, somewhere buried in the bowls of this discussion, is a kind of explanation by Harold of why and how they went to Tina Bar ... I dont know if he knew the Fazio's but I seem to remember somebody told him about Tina Bar, a good fishing and outing place to take the family? It may have come through somebody at is work, and there may indeed have been a connection through U-Cart and the Fazios operation? But thousands of people knew about Tina Bar and went there ...   it wasn't some private secret. People clear to Seattle knew the Fazio's and Tina Bar! People in foreign countries knew about the place. It was an open recommendation to the whole world ... and a major fishing location known to thousands+. And the whole area a hotly debated public resource ...