Fly jack what is your thinking on the search of the crew

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Does anybody know if the crew was searched in Reno??? possible reference?

So you're inferring that the crew such as Tina was involved with Hahneman, correct?  Interesting how close she lived near him... But the one thing that makes me think that it's not plausible she was involved is this....when someone is behested to do a covert deed that assume alot of risk, they are then taken care of later in life... Doors open very easy for them..and Mucklow was very young and quite attractive, and later in life I read somewhere an article of someone who tracked her down that she lives in a tiny house in an undesirable lower middle class neighborhood. Just on that alone I do not buy it, because it doesn't sound to me she had any privileges later on in life... And let me beat you to punch before you mention Hahneman and perhaps his non special abode in PA... wholly different because he travelled frequently and I'd bet had several pads overseas.

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Does anybody know if the crew was searched in Reno??? possible reference?

So you're inferring that the crew such as Tina was involved with Hahneman, correct?  Interesting how close she lived near him... But the one thing that makes me think that it's not plausible she was involved is this....when someone is behested to do a covert deed that assume alot of risk, they are then taken care of later in life... Doors open very easy for them..and Mucklow was very young and quite attractive, and later in life I read somewhere an article of someone who tracked her down that she lives in a tiny house in an undesirable lower middle class neighborhood. Just on that alone I do not buy it, because it doesn't sound to me she had any privileges later on in life... And let me beat you to punch before you mention Hahneman and perhaps his non special abode in PA... wholly different because he travelled frequently and I'd bet had several pads overseas.

Legitimate to consider whether Tina had prior contact with the hijacker, inferring collusion.

but, I am looking at a scenario that doesn't include prior contact or any specific suspect such as Hahneman.

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Does anybody know if the crew was searched in Reno??? possible reference?

So you're inferring that the crew such as Tina was involved with Hahneman, correct?  Interesting how close she lived near him... But the one thing that makes me think that it's not plausible she was involved is this....when someone is behested to do a covert deed that assume alot of risk, they are then taken care of later in life... Doors open very easy for them..and Mucklow was very young and quite attractive, and later in life I read somewhere an article of someone who tracked her down that she lives in a tiny house in an undesirable lower middle class neighborhood. Just on that alone I do not buy it, because it doesn't sound to me she had any privileges later on in life... And let me beat you to punch before you mention Hahneman and perhaps his non special abode in PA... wholly different because he travelled frequently and I'd bet had several pads overseas.

Has anyone checked to see whether she had any debts, or any obligations like a sick family member or a loved one who had been accepted to an expensive school, etc.?  Maybe something like that was taken care of for her.  Also, I have seen a lot of true crime type of stories in which one person did something crazy for another, just because they believed they were in love.  I don't know whether any of those situations would apply here.  They would be a possible explanation for Mucklow's modest lifestyle, if she had been an accomplice, though.

It's also possible that there were accomplices who didn't get paid what they were supposed to, either because Cooper just disappeared with the money, or because he died on the jump, or because his attempt to tie the money bag closed unraveled mid-air.

Legitimate to consider whether Tina had prior contact with the hijacker, inferring collusion.

but, I am looking at a scenario that doesn't include prior contact or any specific suspect such as Hahneman.

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It's also possible that there were accomplices who didn't get paid what they were supposed to

VERY unlikely...   those types would anonymously tip off cops of Cooper, as retribution. They would NOT keep it quiet....nobody does when getting stiffed.

If Cooper straight up stiffed an accomplice, I agree that the accomplice would probably tip off the FBI anonymously.  Lots of people did tip off the authorities anonymously, though.  It could be that the tip was not considered reliable.  Also, in a scenario where Cooper didn't end up with the money either (e.g. Cooper dies, or the bag doesn't stay tied to him), I would think that accomplices would want to avoid the risk of even an "anonymous" call (assuming that they believed that he died, or that the bag came loose).

I didn't really have an opinion on whether any of the stewardesses were in on it until I read your post below.  I hadn't really thought about the fact that there isn't really anything that a stewardess would be able to do for Cooper other than what she would normally do in a hijacking.    That's a good point.