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"In 1980, Braden was indicted by a Federal grand jury for driving an 18-wheeler full of stolen goods from Arizona to Massachusetts, but it is unknown whether there was a conviction in that case."
How is it unknown? Either he was charged and convicted, in which case there is a record, he was charged and _not_ convicted, in which case there is a record, or this is hearsay and shouldn't be in the article at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dstar3k (talk • contribs) 00:02, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Shouldn't we add information regarding the secret parachute that may have finally solved the question of D. B. Cooper's identity, which was covered by the mainstream media in late November 2024? 98.123.38.211 (talk) 22:33, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And I have toned it down a bit further - cited source does not say the parachute was similar to the ones from either of the two hijackings in question. Nø (talk) 08:07, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A bunch of news outlets are quoting experts, usually Dan Gryder whoever he is, that it's "identical" to one of Cooper's four parachutes.(example) I summarized all the sources I read, but only cited one of them. My bad.
Still, you can tell from the fact that I toned down "identical" and "one in a billion" to 'similar' that I'm dubious until an actual forensics expert weighs in. We don't want to give this kind of stuff undue weight.
The reception online by D. B. Cooper researchers seems overwhelmingly skeptical, including a video debunking Gryder's claims, so I agree it's worth avoiding repeating the details of Gryder's claims about the parachute until experts have confirmed this (and also assertions of FBI involvement which might appear to lend credibility, despite them not having made any comment). --YodinT20:57, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
level-5 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Done