Just after writing last week’s blog I began asking myself whether that really could be “D.B.Cooper’s” means of descent from the plane he hijacked. Namely, if Mr. Squirrel did land in that bird feeder, with the chute blowing away on its own just after impact, how could it have drifted two whole miles?
Then came the
news that the chute found last week was of a much earlier vintage. That made much more sense, and has the added benefit of discouraging further interest that could lead to Mr. Squirrel’s doorstep. It does, of course, raise the question of what exactly did happen to his parachute.
It had to have been found nearby, if not by law enforcement personnel then by someone else. But who would’ve hidden it? I believe Mr. Squirrel when he says he had no accomplices (“D. B, Cooper’s” actions during the hijacking suggest that.) so who would’ve actively hidden evidence of a world-famous crime they weren’t a part of?
Perhaps it was the owners of the bird feeder that Mr. Squirrel landed in? But, what would birds in the Pacific Northwest have had to hide?
Anyway, gotta go. I need to update my MicroTalon software.
