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during the hearing. Later on it was revealed that the one
who sent the anonymous letter to Maurice was George Galovich, who was
a police officer in Baldwin. He was fired due to “lying under
oath” during the case, but later on, he was also reinstated.
    A
bone fragment and clothes were found on River Road on April 1988.
Although the bones couldn’t be identified, the clothes eerily
resembled what Michael wore when he disappeared.
    Could
there really have been a cover up? For Maurice, there was. In fact,
in 1989, he received a phone call from a person who claimed to have
seen Michael in jail at the time of his disappearance. He said that
he was Michael’s jail mate and he saw that Michael was beaten,
probably even shot. He was arrested due to driving under the
influence (of drugs or of alcohol, it wasn’t mentioned). After
some time, the police took Michael away. Back then, he thought they
were going to bring him to the hospital but Baldwin Police denied any
arrest made for Michael.
    In
1992, the proof of Michael’s death emerged. A hiker found a
human skull near River Road. When the authorities checked, it was
positive- the skull belonged to Michael. 12 years of searching was
finally over, but the case is still unresolved. Michael’s
family still ponder on how Michael died and if he was murdered.

Chapter
3 - DB Cooper

    DB
Cooper was not a good guy. He was a man not only known because of his
mysterious disappearance, but also because he hijacked a plane and
demanded $200,000, in exchange for the passengers’ safety.
    On
November 24, just one day before the Thanksgiving of 1971, people
rushed to Northwest Orient Airlines, trying to buy tickets for Flight
305. The flight was supposed to be ordinary, as with any other
flights. From Washington, the plane would have stops in Minnesota and
Montana; finally, it would land on Portland, Oregon for its last
flight before hopping to Seattle, Washington. What was so special
about Flight 305 was Dan Cooper- the hijacker.
    Like
other passengers, Dan also lined up for his $20 ticket. At a glance,
there was nothing wrong with him, nothing suspicious. He wore a black
suit over a white shirt, and his tie was bound by a mother-of-pearl
clip. From the two flight attendants who spent most time with him,
the FBI found out that he was in his 40’s, approximately 77-82
kilograms in weight, and 1.78 to 1.8 meters in height. Others who saw
him also gave the same description.
    Additionally,
he was wearing a raincoat, a pair of sunglasses, and loafers. From
these, the FBI had deduced that he looked like a typical businessman,
so people didn’t think twice about his motives. His ticket was
paid in cash and he was not required to submit a photo ID. When he
boarded the plane, he was seated on Row 18-- the last row in Flight
305 which was a Boeing 727 aircraft. Even though tomorrow would be
Thanksgiving, the plane wasn’t full. In fact, there were only
37 passengers. Everyone expected the flight to be uneventful, except
of course, Dan Cooper.
    Once
Dan was seated, he ordered drinks, particularly whisky and 7-Up. He
then smoked one of his Raleigh cigars. His order was handed out to
him by a flight attendant named Florence Schaffner. Florence also sat
down beside Dan as the plane took off. When Dan paid for his order,
he handed a note to Florence. Assuming that the note was another
flirtatious letter (as Florence was accustomed to), she placed the
note in her purse. Dan caught her attention by whispering: “Miss,
you might want to read that note. I have a bomb.”
    Shocked
and confused, Florence read the note. The message was written using a
felt pen and it said: I HAVE A BOMB IN MY BRIEFCASE. I WILL USE IT IF
NECESSARY. I WANT YOU TO SIT BESIDE ME. YOU ARE BEING HIJACKED.
According to Florence, Dan opened his briefcase to show her he was
not lying.
    What
she saw were cylindrical tubes: four were lying on top of another 4.
The tubes had insulated wires in the color red and were connected to
a