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JimmyCalhoun1991:
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Register or Login I don't care what the guys family says unless they've got some of those twenty dollar bills handy or maybe the toupe he would have had to have worn on 24 Nov 71.
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I wouldn't necessarily require that degree of evidence (because those twenties are long gone never to be seen again), but would certainly want more than what McCoys kids brought to the table. Especially considering the hurdles that you and others, including myself, have pointed out. He would have been easily figured out if he were the guy.
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Some hurdles, for sure.
A) It's not him
B) He was not the guy
Kidding, but seriously. When it comes to cleared suspects, I like Don Burnworth a lot more. I don't really think he was the guy, but some photos at least look like the sketches. He fits the descriptions closely, not approximately. Swarthy, olive skin, had 727 intimate knowledge and experience, etcetera. Lastly, he was fired from his United Airlines pilot's job, and had marrital problems before the hijacking. Also, he was actually arrested in connection with the hijacking. However, the FBI ruled him out, so I've got to assume they were right. Why? Well, they're probably smarter than me.
Recently, I found a Nov 1986 Bellingham Herald article wherein Mucklow describes Cooper as having "tobacco stained teeth," and the "hands of a blue collar laborer like construction or a mechanic." So a working man, not a pilot (probably) or business exec. Unless they also had a farm, worked on their own cars, etcetera. I tend to think he was a poorer guy, one who was bitter from a life of thankless laboring.
Bruce A. Smith:
Don Burnworth was an interesting guy. For those of us who had the pleasure of chatting with him, he was a delight.
His personal life was a train wreck at times, but he a helluva pilot.
Dfs346:
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Register or LoginI found a Nov 1986 Bellingham Herald article wherein Mucklow describes Cooper as having "tobacco stained teeth," and the "hands of a blue collar laborer like construction or a mechanic."
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Could you post that article?
JimmyCalhoun1991:
Yes, sure. This is a snippet from the article, the rest is the usual anniversary-type information, rehashing of what happened, overview of the case, etcetera. The full article can be found online in the Bellingham Herald archives from 25 Nov 1987.
I found this searching for articles closer to the time of the event and random articles that happened during non-anniversary dates (random dates/years to cut back on the usual anniversary-type retread).
JimmyCalhoun1991:
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Register or LoginDon Burnworth was an interesting guy. For those of us who had the pleasure of chatting with him, he was a delight.
His personal life was a train wreck at times, but he a helluva pilot.
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Yo, Bruce, did he tell you about his ex-wife being a psychic? That's a little tidbit I found in the ole paper archives. Burnworth is interesting. I have to assume the FBI investigated him and found reason to eliminate him, but boy he looks a lot like that composite B rendering, and boy, he sure fits the original psychological profile done for the "In search of..." Leonard Nimoy documentary. At the time of the hijacking, Burnworth was a bitter "ex commercial" pilot, etcetera.
I think Cooper probably was a bitter former pilot or airline employee, though I'm hardly unique in this belief.
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