Agree. But would a retired H-B?
I think h-bach wants this case solved, but, at what expense to his reputation.
Knowing someone for 10 years leaves a lot of latitude for reasons why they might bury the case. I'd sure like to know more about their real friendship.
I really don't think H-bach and Teddy were friends. I think they met in the late 60's, I'm guessing around 1968 or so. H-bach simply kept his plane at the same airport as where TEddy taught skydiving lessons. That is, until Teddy was kicked out for almost hitting H-bach in a near mid-air collision. H-bach played a major part in getting Teddy booted, the way I understand the story.
How many times Teddy and H-bach had spoken prior to 1971, I just don't know. I really don't think they were buddies. I think it was an "acquaintance" type of thing. Obviously, they both knew of each other, otherwise how would TEddy have known that H-bach was a FBI agent when the hijacking occurred.
The only problem with this is that there could not have been a mistake in 71 or 72 that wasn't rectifiable once learned. So the case took 1 or 2 years but it would have been solved. I don't think there's any face lost if you come back on old leads and reconsider. It's done all the time. You have a point if he only realized this mistake in 2001. I think that 2001 was the year of the cat. The cat that came out of the bag.
No he definitely gets it now. I just don't think he wants it any more than he did in 71.
Well, if H-bach gets it now, then shame on him. He should be calling the Portland FBI office, explaining what happened, and trying to fix a wrong.
The question is, if the FBI is aware of this what are they going to do? Are they going to drop the ball again for budget or lack of resources? The case is still open, and H-B said himself if he found Cooper he'd say "you're under arrest".
I'm pretty sure there are two individuals in their 70's who are hoping that this whole thing just blows away like a gentle breeze.
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Let's hope the FBI at least stops wasting money and investigating the Duane Webers's of this world. It is obvious what happened, and if it can't be prosecuted, so be it. At least, we know who Cooper most likely is, and we can stop adding suspects to the list that is over 1,000 suspects long.
AS for the two 70 year old guys who want this to go away. I agree. Funny, one of them, Teddy, said he was sure that Cooper was 'getting up there in age" and probably didn't want any press, "because someone might want to hurt him". That's right, don't worry about the FA's, just worry about someone wanting to hurt Cooper. Typical.
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