In some ways the disinformation about Cooper doesn't matter much. The chute is still missing and when it is found nothing claimed about Duane or Kenny is gonna make someone who knows about Cooper and NORJACK ignore the find.

In other ways, the disinformation matters a lot as it gets repeated over and over. Eventually, it becomes accepted by causal researchers as accurate.

On another subject, I have been pondering the withheld info that the FBI uses to discredit false heirs to the Cooper throne. Would they have cautioned Tina and the other crew how important it was not to disclose it? Isn't it likely to be something that Tina knows about?  Speculation welcome.

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Dan Gryder is still on youtube. If you go there and search his name, several videos come up. Most are plane videos but some are of him playing music.

For whatever reason, he seems to have lost all interest in the Cooper case. I commented a few years ago on his Cooper video (the one he filmed in a bank) and asked if he planned on returning to the DZ and finish his story. He made a not so nice comment about the people at DZ so I knew at that point that getting the rest of his story wasn't likely. Some time later he pulled that video down altogether. I always thought his suspect was McCoy because he mentioned a "simulated gun" in his video. McCoy actually used a fake gun in his prison escape. He never denied or admitted that McCoy was his guy. I guess we'll never know how his story ends.

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In some ways the disinformation about Cooper doesn't matter much.

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I have mixed feelings about the value of disinformation, 377, including the idea that the Blevins-Kenny movie will serve a higher purpose, namely keeping the DB Cooper story alive.

I have found over the years that the Blevins productions are dangerous. His info, and most especially the Brad Meltzer Decoded disaster, embeds a narrative deeply into many minds and is becomes unshakable. I have encountered many of the Blevins Believers at Ariel, on talk radio shows, et. al., and they never seem really dissuaded when presented with the facts. I continue to be very surprised - and dismayed - by how deeply the Blevins-Kenny story resonates with some people.

I continue to be surprised by Sir Robert himself. He is the slickest spin meister I have ever seen in action. His performance in the "Commentary" section of Cooper pieces at the Mountain News is utterly amazing. No one ever gets him to apologize or recognize his errors. I gave up on that task a long time ago. Others, though, continue to play that game and argue with him endlessly. One DBC story at the MN has nearly 400 comments, half of which are by RMB. My only recourse as editor is to ban all commentaries and I am reluctant to do so.

Lastly, if anyone misses the good ole days at the DZ, come on over to the MN. It's Show Time! By contrast, this forum is Tea Time With the Queen.

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Really glad to see TC is still active on sleuthing NORJACK. He must have spent a fortune. His Rackstraw book has been quite successful (I recommend it) but I bet the profits amount to only a tiny fraction of his expenses.

There are some contradictions in the Rackstraw story that don't make sense to me, like allegedly throwing $50,000 away to make it look like he cratered and subsequently writing letters to newspapers that claim he is alive and contain coded clues to his identity. One of TC's endorsers, a psychologist, says it is typical narcissistic personality behavior.

Hope Tom is successful in his efforts to get a documentary made. If he can get Rackstraw to confess on camera, it will be huge. Rackstraw is a clever con man. If he can figure out how to safely profit from his notoriety he might finger himself as Cooper, whether true or not.

ANYTHING that keeps DB Cooper in the public eye is good in my view. A Blevins Kenny movie is just fine with me and I wish him luck.

There are so many interesting candidates. Sheridan Peterson has led a fascinating life. So has Bob Rackstraw. Ted Braden too. Duane, not so much, unless you believe Jo's account that he was a tech-savvy, jump trained, covert spook double triple agent operative.

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Per 377:  A Blevins Kenny movie is just fine with me and I wish him luck.  Good Heavens, 377, call your shrink right now.