bentley, Subject: DB Cooper Case Solved? Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:14 pm

Yesterday the woman who believes her uncle, LD Cooper, was DB Cooper, went on television to say the FBI will be closing the case soon. They are comparing fingerprints to LD’s toothbrush. LD died 10 years ago. Who saves toothbrushes?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/0 … 29511.html

traveller1st, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:23 pm

Toothbrush collectors? there’s probably a latin name for it. That’s all I’ve got lol.

tahoe27, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:09 am

Yes, very bizarre but they say she is legit. I don’t know…so many others have claimed the FBI was about to "solve the case".

bentley, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:21 am

So he used his real last name to buy the airplane ticket? Maybe we should be looking for Fred Zodiac.

Seagull, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:47 am

Bentley, I think I found him!

http://www.captainzodiac.com/

tahoe27, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:58 am

Bentley, I think I found him!

http://www.captainzodiac.com/

Is that Cap’n Z in the yellow t-shirt? Looks to be of age. "Since ’72"….hmmmm…

Theforeigner, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:10 am

His name is: Lynn Doyle Cooper

Here is a picture of him + the composite:

http://www.kval.com/news/local/126737853.html

I also found this:

Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008
about Lynn Doyle Cooper
Name: Lynn Doyle Cooper
Age: 68
Birth Date: 1931
Death Date: 30 Apr 1999
Death Place: Lane
Spouse: Marcia

Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005
about Lynn Doyle Cooper
Name: Lynn Doyle Cooper
Gender: Male
Residence state: Oklahoma
Spouse: Marcia K Focsko
Spouse residence state: Nebraska
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1973
Marriage City: Virginia City
Officiant type: Civil celebrant
Recorded date: 17 Oct 1973
Recorded county: Storey

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
about Lynn Doyle Cooper
Name: Lynn Doyle Cooper
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1931
Death Date: 30 Apr 1999
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 540365007
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 29 Dec 1951
Release Date 1: 22 Apr 1955

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
about Lynn Doyle Cooper
Name: Lynn Doyle Cooper
Address: PO Box 10580, Reno, NV, 89510-0580 (1995)
[3184 Clan Alpine Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434-1710]
[1467 Shady Oak Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434-2636 (1993)]

His wife:

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
about Marcia K Cooper
Name: Marcia K Cooper
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1954
Address: 3184 Clan Alpine Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434-1710 (1979)
[1467 Shady Oak Dr # 47, Sparks, NV, 89434-2636 (1981)]

bentley, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:25 am

Wow, now there’s a resemblance to a composite, especially if the photo is later as I’m guessing it is. Thanks TF.

The Cooper case intrigues me for it’s high stakes risk and lack of real danger (probably) to anyone but the criminal. If this turns out to be the guy there’s sure to be a book and movie forthcoming.

jay st, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:07 pm

I’d wait to hear what Ralph Himmelsback the original FBI investagor, or the FBI women Burroughs who investigated the parachute they found a couple of years ago, thinks.

jay st, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:11 pm

I think the Alec Baldwin news about being asked to get off a plane yesterday becuase he didnt turn off his Ipad bumped the DB Cooper to the back pages.

, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:49 am

Keeping a wee eye on this as I think there is a good possibility that the Zodiac wrote the supposed DB Cooper letters (Stitch started a thread about them). What interests me is that the first letters were sent within a few days of the skyjacking and one was sent from Vancouver, possibly placing the letter writer there at that time.

Lynn Doyle’s niece claims her uncle was injured after the jump, if so I don’t think he would have been firing off letters nor travelling up to Canada to take in a Football match (The Grey cup game), also misquoting from the press the DB part when the skyjacker himself only used Dan.

I also don’t see an injured man travelling around just to post silly taunting letters, to have done what he did in the first place he obviously needed the money, would he really have wasted his own cash on all this flying (I doubt he was driving.) Leaves the way possible to DNA from the letters and also if it was the Z it places him in Canada at that time (possible work/ family there). Either he had considerable funds / put flights on expenses, or piloted his own plane. I am watching with interest.

, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:14 pm

A link here to the Cooper letter sent to the Province the Canadian paper. Could anyone blow it up to get a better look at the writing. Those with no technical skills with computers need all the help we can get http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Hijac … story.html

Seagull, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:49 pm

Here you are Solar, I couldn’t get very much larger without the letters breaking up though.

A completely different letter was sent to the Reno Evening Gazette and it appeared in their paper Nov. 29, 1971.

, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:04 pm

Thanks very much Seagull, makes it a little easier to see.

jay st, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:53 am

How many crimes have been solved by someone who says their family member, relative was responsible, the FBI are investigating the new info and they are writing a book. Then you don’t hear anything more?

AK Wilks, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:40 pm

How many crimes have been solved by someone who says their family member, relative was responsible, the FBI are investigating the new info and they are writing a book. Then you don’t hear anything more?

Answer: A LOT!

Do people think the Zodiac could have faked these DB Cooper letters? I think maybe it is possible…I doubt very much the Z man was Cooper, but it may be worth at least a look if he did these letters. There are some similarities.

zodio, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:07 pm

As I wrote on another thread, unless he was having fun with the press he never called himself D.B. it was Dan Cooper on the passenger list.

bentley, Subject: Re: DB Cooper Case Solved? Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:11 am

AK, sure are some similarities in the bus bomb envelope and that DBC envelope (circa 1971 btw), and I wouldn’t put it past Z to take advantage of an unsolved crime. I assume it was mailed from Oregon, and checked for prints (hopefully). I doubt it could ever be confirmed as Z’s work on the printing alone but it could be confirmed it would open up a whole new door on possible Z missives. Would have to have been in Oregon for some reason, however that’s a frequent enough destination for NorCal residents, just a day’s drive.