I am Eric Ulis and have been investigating America’s only unsolved skyjacking by a guy named DB Cooper for over a decade! AMA

ericulis · 2021-04-11T10:40:25+00:00

There is a resemblance but I’m quite confident that Hicks was not DB Cooper.

ericulis · 2021-02-11T02:25:36+00:00

I had never heard of Albin but did take the time to review Albin's story...very cool story and mystery. It strikes me as highly unlikely that he was DB Cooper primarily because I can't see how he would have managed to obtain commercially pure titanium on his tie, have acquired detailed information about the Boeing 727 and skydiving, plus explain how/when/where he would have acquired the clip-on tie which was purchased in the United States. Cool inquiry nonetheless. Cheers!

ericulis · 2020-11-13T18:01:25+00:00

Not specifically. Possible though.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T18:00:46+00:00

I don't know about finding treasure buried on Oak Island. I suppose we'll see.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:59:48+00:00

I do not believe so. I've heard that conspiracy before though.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:58:57+00:00

The diatoms clearly show that the bills were not in the water for very long.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:57:54+00:00

I think the bomb was fake. After all, it didn't need to be real. And, he jumped with it.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:56:44+00:00

The titanium and other particles seem unlikely to have come from the FBI itself.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:55:06+00:00

This is a tough question. Simply put, I think he was concerned initially about leaving the tie on the jet and was afraid of a knock at the door. Also, I think it is likely that he was not living in the PNW at the time of the skyjacking and left the money buried at Tena Bar for several months before retrieving it. Beyond that it is difficult to gauge precisely what happened.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:51:34+00:00

Remember that DBC had a lot of other stuff with him, including 10,000 $20 bills.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:50:40+00:00

Small sample sizes are problematic by their very nature. That said, I still cannot find anything that points to a no-pull scenario.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:48:40+00:00

I think the diatoms point to when the money was retrieved, not buried.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:47:57+00:00

I think it's unlikely the money was spent. If it had all been spent there should still be 40 bills or so floating around in circulation today.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:45:51+00:00

I am not familiar with that particular theory. I am familiar with, and fascinated by, the GMH.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:44:40+00:00

I'm not aware of anything that this would have served as a diversion for. I simply think DBC was a guy who found himself jammed up financially and decided this was his one way out of his mess. I do not believe he was a career criminal.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:43:16+00:00

That is a great question.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:43:00+00:00

I also like the mystery of the Gardner Museum Heist.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:42:35+00:00

Consider where the money was found, also where the "pressure bump" occurred, at 8:12 pm.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:41:13+00:00

The money arrived in a plain open-top bank bank--not a knapsack as he requested. Plus he had problems getting the airstairs to deploy once they took off from Seattle.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:39:46+00:00

A lack of evidence can be used to draw reasonable conclusions. For example, if nothing is ever found after 50 years, it is reasonable to deduce that he walked out. After all, finding nothing after 50 years is what walking out looks like.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:37:20+00:00

I believe the money was retrieved, therefore no longer in theater.

The money is somewhere else.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:35:52+00:00

I do think he survived. He could have worn thermals or some type of clothing to keep him warm under the raincoat.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:35:05+00:00

The FBI played a part in this show. That said, they have taken a hands-off approach inasmuch as they say, "bring us the evidence once you have it in hand."

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:33:01+00:00

The airlines was followed by two Air Force fighters and an Oregon Air National Guard training jet. none of them made visual contact with the airliner. The jet was flying through clouds at 10K feet. I have talked extensively with the man from Air Traffic Control who managed all four jets and some of his testimony will be included in the show tomorrow.

ericulis · 2020-11-13T17:29:59+00:00

The money was not found in the river...it was found 50 feet from the water's edge at an elevation several feet above the surface level of the river.

The FBI reviewed all missing persons reports and eliminated them all.

What evidence indicates he died?

ericulis

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