Storyville. The hijacker who vanished.
- Thread starter dangermows
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look out piano
Striker
They'll have searched the hold certainly - he could have been under a wheel or in one of the engines (as they wouldn't suspect explosives being put there etc).
riffraff
Striker
I know he asked for four chutes. Asking may have had multiple reasons: hostage and/or accomplice if accomplice had been forced to reveal them selves.He asked for four chutes, the FBI would naturally assume he was taking a hostage/hostages, if he had asked for a single chute then it would have been easy to sabotage it and spoil his day
His clip on tie was left. It had chemical traces that are very rarely found together outside of an aircraft manufacturing situation. Boeing were based in Seattle. Maybe that was a false lead? If it was his own tie surely he would’ve just chucked it out of the plane along with the briefcase? I think his plan went a bit awry late on. Fags, brief case, glass should’ve been slung out regardless of him jumping or hiding.
luvulongtime
Striker
imo he hid in the bogs got dressed as an air hostess then slipped off the plane when it landed
riffraff
Striker
Another film says the 74 dredge was slightly further along the river. Dunno how true THAT is though.
Jon Dough
Winger
No, do a little digging, they found the judder couldn't have been replicated without someone leaving the plane.The door was open man, of course there were reverberations
We’ve all done that
look out piano
Striker
Could a heavy case not have done this ?
Jon Dough
Winger
Mid-air, how to get under a wheel or in an engine? He certainly jumped.
riffraff
Striker
Was it surrounded the moment it landed in the dark with the steps down? i think the crew stayed in the cabin until they landed. He may have jumped off a lot later than they thought if they did.
If it was the Florida widows husband who went back on holiday with her maybe he’d hidden the money in oregon and deliberately left the damaged notes to stir things up again as the rubber bands used perish within a year of being open to the elements. Maybe he even had it all in Florida and took it back with them just to see his job back in the papers.
look out piano
Striker
He could have positioned himself during the 2nd take off, who knows - anything is possible I guess.
Jon Dough
Winger
The ransome money weighed around 10kg,add maybe another Kg for the carrying bag, wouldn't have registered like a man exiting if at all.
dangermows
Striker
Might have been a typical bloke looking. I'm looking for explosives, I can see a bloke, but no explosives, nothing to report.
look out piano
Striker
dangermows
Striker
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I should probably put this on the unsolved mysteries thread, but if you like that sort of thing you might find the Iskdal Woman interesting - the BBC did a joint podcast series with the Norwegians about her.
riffraff
Striker
Did you watch the show?
look out piano
Striker
Not that particular one no, I'm just trying to think of all eventualities - it would take a proper loon (but one will paragliding experience) to hijack a plane and throw himself off mid flight - no body found, most of the money never recovered....some folks think he survived and I couldn't think of any other angle that could have been a slight possibility.
It's an odd story certainly, but there have been folks claiming to be him or that reckon they know who he is etc.
Jon Dough
Winger
Paragliding you leave the ground and thermal up, skydive you leave the plane and gravity takes control, I don't think he was a loon however, innovative adrenaline junky more likely.
