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49 years ago yesterday #DBCooper successfully perpetrated the most famous unsolved skyjacking crime. Or did he? I provided legal counsel to cold case team that believes we solved the mystery.
Tonight, I'm discussing new @TheHisotry program on case. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-the-hunt-for-db-cooper-made-an-aging-vietnam-veteran-the-target-of-tv-sleuths/2016/07/27/66b24736-492e-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html?utm_term=.9ce56fddbee3
Tonight, I'm discussing new @TheHisotry program on case. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-the-hunt-for-db-cooper-made-an-aging-vietnam-veteran-the-target-of-tv-sleuths/2016/07/27/66b24736-492e-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html?utm_term=.9ce56fddbee3
2/ I've worked this case for several years. Our cold case team incl experts in law, law enforcement, forensics, cryptology, journalism & other relevant areas. First hand witnesses were interviewed & we were regularly in touch with @FBI.
3/I had no idea @TheHisotry was producing program. No one connected to it reached out to our cold case team, which was more than 40 people.
There are many theories abt hijacking & I was surprised they didn't contact us if only to compare notes. Our efforts were high profile.
There are many theories abt hijacking & I was surprised they didn't contact us if only to compare notes. Our efforts were high profile.
4/First thing I noticed is that @history's expert is basing much of his new research on 2016 lawsuit I filed & am still litigating today. @FBI releases new docs every month.
Would have been nice to at least been thanked
https://dbcooper.com/2016/09/real-db-cooper-skyjacker-team-sues-fbi-find/
Would have been nice to at least been thanked
https://dbcooper.com/2016/09/real-db-cooper-skyjacker-team-sues-fbi-find/
5/"New" #DBCooper @history program searches for his parachute. Yet never once mentions we made similar effort & FOUND pieces of a parachute. I personally arranged for these items to be turned into @FBI for testing. What did FBI find? Never revealed. https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/D-B-Cooper-More-new-evidence-of-parachute-11944867.php
6/ @History published this article earlier this month abt #DBCooper's "letters" yet, surprisingly, failed to discuss all work done by Cold Case team linking #RobertRackstraw as hijacker. https://www.history.com/news/db-cooper-case-fbi-letters
7/How do you ignore this evidence @History? https://www.courthousenews.com/db-cooper-sleuths-share-code-with-public/
8/ No suspect can be proven to be #DBCooper without eliminating #RobertRackstraw. https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2018/01/db_cooper_letter_recently_rele.html
9/Much of @History program hypes former FBI agent's opinion on their primary suspect & DNA test. Respectfully, not impressed. She wasn't part of Seattle Field Office which ran investigation. She was tasked w/one suspect interview. Her opinion offers very little expertise.
10/We had former FBI agents who were part of #DBCooper investigative team who agreed that #RobertRackstraw was hijacker.
SPOILER ALERT: I will be revealing final ending of this @history program.
FACT: You're better off reading it here than wasting 120 minutes of your life.
SPOILER ALERT: I will be revealing final ending of this @history program.
FACT: You're better off reading it here than wasting 120 minutes of your life.
11/Interesting background info provided by @History parachute expert (and this is impt expert to include) but of course his opinion - notwithstanding what program advocate states - is they didn't find any piece of #DBCooper parachute.
12/ #SheridanPeterson is @History primary & only suspect in program. It looks like contemporaneous photos bear similarity to @DBCooper sketch. Personally, I think #RobertRackstraw photos are much closer but candidly eyewitness testimony, esp under stress, is inherently unreliable.
13/ This interview of Peterson, the primary suspect, is virtually worthless. Not sure what @History thought evidentiary value was.
I did think his "I miss Obama" hat was cool.
I did think his "I miss Obama" hat was cool.
14/Primary hook on @History program is DNA testing. They test DNA from #DBCooper's tie to their suspect. I support all DNA testing bc science can exclude or prove suspect.
I never understood why Cooper letters weren't tested. I understand @FBI has envelopes. DNA saliva?
I never understood why Cooper letters weren't tested. I understand @FBI has envelopes. DNA saliva?
15/ @History advocate says he's always believed 98% "certainty" Sheridan "could be" #DBCooper. Could be? Not "is"? Strange choice of words & really putting entire rep of this case on this suspect w/little evidence to support.
Sheridan seems to enjoy taunting. #Rackstraw did same
Sheridan seems to enjoy taunting. #Rackstraw did same
16/According to @history program they HAVE #DBCooper DNA profile. If so, that's key. USE IT on other suspects!!!!
BTW, DNA results on his 98% "certainty" that Sheridan "could be" #DBCooper?
Sorry, but back to drawing board. NOT A MATCH.
This program was waste of time.
BTW, DNA results on his 98% "certainty" that Sheridan "could be" #DBCooper?
Sorry, but back to drawing board. NOT A MATCH.
This program was waste of time.
17/ @History should test one of #RobertRackstraw's children's DNA. Rule him out or confirm he was #DBCooper. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/07/10/he-died-claiming-be-disabled-veteran-many-believe-he-was-hijacker-db-cooper/
END/For more information about our cold case investigation, please check out https://dbcooper.com/
