Quoting Kaye, 'A summer time immersion and subsequent burial moves the money find completely away from the hijacking event in November. With the constraints put on the time of the submersion, many theories are easily discounted but as many things in the Cooper case, this new information does not bring forth any new theories on how or why the money would find its way into the sand on Tena Bar during the summer months.'
Summer time, Tom says. Not Spring. He said Spring in his King-5 interview.
An interesting paradox, if I understand Tom's result, is that Tom inspected sand taken in 2010? from Tena Bar, with the diatoms found on his Cooper bill - not the same distribution of genera at all! Does that result further constrain when and how and where the Cooper bill was exposed to diatoms, versus what you would normally find in sand at T-Bar? Something has to explain the difference.
Likewise, do bottom sediments dredged from the Columbia contain diatoms (dead ones) - you bet sediments do! How would those sediments compare with Cooper bill diatoms?
If Cooper money came up with the dredging sediments how would that affect the array of 'toms on the money? Would the array and condition of sediment 'toms match that found on the money, and for how long? My guess is Tom would say they would not match, but why wouldnt they match? BTW the sediment spoils were spread on TBar in August. August is in the summer last time I checked! (unless somebody at DZ has moved it too?)
Lots to ponder here. Lets leave it at that.
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