Morgan Absher

And then Cooper told her to give that note to the pilot. He wanted the items delivered upon landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac. And he wanted everything gathered ahead of time so that he was not going to have to wait on the tarmac at SeaTac.

And then Cooper told her to give that note to the pilot. He wanted the items delivered upon landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac. And he wanted everything gathered ahead of time so that he was not going to have to wait on the tarmac at SeaTac.

And then Cooper told her to give that note to the pilot. He wanted the items delivered upon landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac. And he wanted everything gathered ahead of time so that he was not going to have to wait on the tarmac at SeaTac.

Absolutely. And so Florence goes and she takes that note to the pilot. And when she comes back, Cooper asks her to give him the note back, which is important to remember. And of course, she does exactly what he says.

Absolutely. And so Florence goes and she takes that note to the pilot. And when she comes back, Cooper asks her to give him the note back, which is important to remember. And of course, she does exactly what he says.

Absolutely. And so Florence goes and she takes that note to the pilot. And when she comes back, Cooper asks her to give him the note back, which is important to remember. And of course, she does exactly what he says.

Exactly. He was being very mindful of the trace he was leaving behind on this plane. And so while all of this was going on, Cooper actually has another flight attendant, Tina Mucklow, come and sit next to him. And according to Tina, Cooper noted that they were flying over what looked like Tacoma at the time.

Exactly. He was being very mindful of the trace he was leaving behind on this plane. And so while all of this was going on, Cooper actually has another flight attendant, Tina Mucklow, come and sit next to him. And according to Tina, Cooper noted that they were flying over what looked like Tacoma at the time.

Exactly. He was being very mindful of the trace he was leaving behind on this plane. And so while all of this was going on, Cooper actually has another flight attendant, Tina Mucklow, come and sit next to him. And according to Tina, Cooper noted that they were flying over what looked like Tacoma at the time.

Yeah, absolutely. And while all this was going on, he seemed really composed. He was just smoking cigarettes and keeping to himself for the most part. And so Tina asked Cooper if he had a grudge against Northwest Orient. She's trying to figure out why he's doing this. What's the motive here? And Cooper said, quote, I don't have a grudge against your airline, miss. I just have a grudge, end quote.

Yeah, absolutely. And while all this was going on, he seemed really composed. He was just smoking cigarettes and keeping to himself for the most part. And so Tina asked Cooper if he had a grudge against Northwest Orient. She's trying to figure out why he's doing this. What's the motive here? And Cooper said, quote, I don't have a grudge against your airline, miss. I just have a grudge, end quote.

Yeah, absolutely. And while all this was going on, he seemed really composed. He was just smoking cigarettes and keeping to himself for the most part. And so Tina asked Cooper if he had a grudge against Northwest Orient. She's trying to figure out why he's doing this. What's the motive here? And Cooper said, quote, I don't have a grudge against your airline, miss. I just have a grudge, end quote.

And unfortunately, Tina was very scared at the time, but that was a very cool thing to say.

And unfortunately, Tina was very scared at the time, but that was a very cool thing to say.

And unfortunately, Tina was very scared at the time, but that was a very cool thing to say.

Exactly. While he's doing all this, he's keeping one hand inside of the briefcase at all time. So Tina was lighting his cigarettes for him as he was smoking. But as she was doing that, Cooper's making sure to take all the matchbooks so that there's nothing left behind.

Exactly. While he's doing all this, he's keeping one hand inside of the briefcase at all time. So Tina was lighting his cigarettes for him as he was smoking. But as she was doing that, Cooper's making sure to take all the matchbooks so that there's nothing left behind.

Exactly. While he's doing all this, he's keeping one hand inside of the briefcase at all time. So Tina was lighting his cigarettes for him as he was smoking. But as she was doing that, Cooper's making sure to take all the matchbooks so that there's nothing left behind.

Like he was pretty good. Absolutely. And at this point, the authorities get alerted. The pilots had called SeaTac to tell them what was going on. And SeaTac immediately called the FBI to relay the message. They were basically saying like, hey, can you bring us $200,000 in cash and four parachutes? And it kind of seems like at the time the FBI was...

Like he was pretty good. Absolutely. And at this point, the authorities get alerted. The pilots had called SeaTac to tell them what was going on. And SeaTac immediately called the FBI to relay the message. They were basically saying like, hey, can you bring us $200,000 in cash and four parachutes? And it kind of seems like at the time the FBI was...