Coast to Coast - November 18 2017 - JFK Secrets - DB Cooper Revelations.nfo
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Coast to Coast - November 18 2017 - JFK Secrets - DB Cooper Revelations
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General Information
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More Info............: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2017/11/18
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Release Notes
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DATE: Saturday - November 18, 2017
HOST: Richard Syrett
GUESTS: Jim DiEugenio, Thomas Colbert
Last month, additional JFK files were finally released to the public, but many
are still being kept secret. In the first half of the show, JFK assassination
expert James DiEugenio joined Richard Syret to discuss what was released, why it
matters, and what the government is still hiding.
According to DiEugenio, of the 3,700 documents withheld in full, only 52 were
concealed. "On that day, if [Trump] would have not given in, you would have had
over 3,000 documents finally declassified that nobody has ever seen before," he
said. In total, between the pre-release, the October 26 release, and three
releases since, only around 20% of the withheld in full documents have been
released, DiEugenio estimated, noting that many of them have been heavily
redacted. As an example, he pointed to an 11-page document on Jim Garrison which
had eight full pages missing.
Documents could be postponed because they contained sensitive information or the
details were not believed relevant (NBR), DiEugenio continued. One such
document, which DiEugenio could not believe was NBR, identified Dallas Mayor
Earl Cabell, brother of Deputy Director of CIA Charles Cabell (fired by JFK
following the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion), as a CIA asset. DiEugenio
cited some gems in the release, including a document which seems to indicate Lee
Harvey Oswald and his killer Jack Ruby knew each other prior to the
assassination. In addition, the documents show zero evidence Oswald applied for
passage to Cuba at its embassy in Mexico, DiEugenio revealed. "If Oswald was not
in Mexico City, this very strongly suggests that there was a pre-planned
operation to impersonate him... so that they could put together this story," he
proposed.
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In November 1971, a skyjacker who claimed to have a briefcase bomb demanded a
$200,000 ransom and four parachutes. Then he vanished out the aircraft's back
door and became an instant legend. In the second half of the program, DB Cooper
expert Thomas Colbert reported on new information from his team's ongoing
investigation in the Cooper case. "We found him in California and his name is
Robert W. Rackstraw... that's definitely the guy," he said. According to
Colbert, there are 102 pieces of evidence, including DNA, which prove Rackstraw
is Cooper. In addition to being on the FBI's list of suspects, Rackstraw had
every skill set required to pull off the skyjacking, including paratrooper
experience, special forces training, and helicopter piloting, Colbert explained.
Curiously, a week before Colbert's team was to turn over evidence the FBI
announced they were closing the case and would not accept any of the new
evidence. According to Colbert, the FBI has covered up important facts related
to the case to hide their embarrassment at Cooper's escape from justice. Such
evidence includes pieces of money and the parachute DB Cooper used in his
escape, as well as the identification of two living accomplices who picked up
Cooper after he landed, Colbert revealed. The evidence presented in Colbert's
book contains 50 pages of notes which support the conclusion that Rackstraw is
Cooper. "Rackstraw has posted online at least a dozen times pleading for a
lawyer. No one will come to him because, frankly, everybody who looks at [our]
book goes, 'you're him,'" he admitted.
WEBSITE(S):
kennedysandking.com
dbcooper.com
BOOK(S):
Reclaiming Parkland
The Assassinations: Probe Magazine on JFK, MLK, RFK, and Malcolm X
The Last Master Outlaw
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