Rail Lines to T-Bar
I'd love to see some good maps of the rail lines, or better, go on a scouting mission to find the old right-of-way, lines, etc.
When I walked to Frenchman's Bar I only crossed one set of railroad tracks, and they were extensive. It was the line coming into the main facilities at the Port of Vancouver in West Vancouver. I never saw anything looking like an old railroad bed from there north and west.
I've also been to Fazio's a few times and driven around, trying to go down Lower River Road as far as it goes. I never saw any railroad lines anywhere near T-Bar.
Yes, maybe they once existed and may have still been extant in 1971, but I have doubts. So, it feels like a stretch that DBC walked to T-Bar from his LZ, either in Battleground or Ariel.
I agree, very low probability.
The money in the top sediment suggests it was deposited later.
And, you'd have to assume the hijacker landed where he originally intended. I doubt that. I believe that he was delayed struggling with the Airstairs and landed much further South of his intended LZ. I agree with Larry Carr that the hijacker wanted an early exit. The longer he was on the plane the lower the probability of success and knowing where he was jumping.
However using the rail tracks is a an obvious method of escaping an area.
In fact, I have a pic from my foreign suspect that shows a tall mountain in the background and what looks like one of those short rail bridges common in Washington State but I have not been able to identify any matching location, maybe not related to PNW at all.
Your "foreign suspect"? Ooooooooh -- it sounds so mysterious. Why? What's your motivation? Waiting until your book comes out? You talk to us like we've a bunch of mystery novel enthusiasts wondering which carrot you're going to dangle next in this whodunit. Why play the silly games? It's ridiculous. Most of us here have been studying the case for years. There are people here who have forgotten more than you'll ever know about the DBC case. This little mystery game you're playing might be a bit insulting to them, don't ya think? You're talking to professionals, not school kids.
MeyerLouie
Meyer,
Explain how you or your experts determined the real age of the tie at the time of the hijacking after 45+ years? Oh wait, you didn't do that, the experts didn't, I did.
Half your comment is a strawman,, No book, too much work little reward and I admit that I am a crappy writer.
Your next point demonstrates a common logical fallacy, "appeal to authority" or perhaps a gluten intolerance.
but here is my logic,
I always believed he died in the jump most likely in the Columbia,
still a strong theory.
If so, then the case is essentially unsolvable unless somebody finds evidence by fluke..
If he survived, he was either American or a foreigner.
For 45+ years, the FBI, pro and amateur sleuths including the general American public has failed to produce a good suspect/solve LOOKING IN THE US.
That 45+ year failure is valuable information. So, I adopt the premise to look where everyone else hasn't, for foreigners.
The fact that a 45+ year American centric focus has failed, actually increases the possibility that he may be a foreigner. So, I have focussed where others haven't knowing that the US has been covered extensively and I can't really add to it. If everyone has failed to catch the fish at the south end of the pond for 45+ years, it is rational to fish at the north end. It doesn't matter how smart you are, if you are looking in the wrong place.
I am still building a case for my foreign suspect, also trying to eliminate him. At some point, assuming I haven't eliminated him, I will present all the evidence. He still has private family in Canada and since there is no solve until a suspect is put on the plane via DNA/prints caution is needed.
Binary: he died or survived
If survived
Binary: he is American or foreign
Inference: If US has been thoroughly searched by experts, aka 45+ years of knowledge has failed
then look for a foreigner.
Since, failure is actually beneficial information, you have contributed to the case.
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