More on 3 bundolas - or making stuff up!
Much has been made in the past about the Ingram find being "the three bundles Coopere offered to Tina, then stuck back in his coat pocket". Well in fact there is nothing to substantiate that claim. In fact, Cooper offered Tina only one bundle and "he took out one package of the money" . . . so the assertion three bundles were offered to Tina is false.
The testimony is below, quote:
Mucklow recalls that at this time while the passengers were unloading, in an attempt at being humorous, she suggested to the hijacker βthat there was obviously a lot of money in the bag and could she have someβ! The hijacker agreed with her suggestion and reached in and took out one package of the money, denominations not recalled by Mucklow, and he handed the (single) bundle of money to her! Mucklow states that she laughed and gave the money back to the hijacker stating βshe was not permitted to accept gratuitiesβ, or words to that effect. In a similar vein Mucklow recalls that at one time during the flight the hijacker had pulled some single bills from his pocket (change from a $20 he was given earlier for a drink he had purchased) and attempted to (give the bills back) to tip the girls on the crew. (He was told then they could not accept tips). So again, they declined in compliance with company policy.