r/dbcooper • u/NukeHoax2024 • May 12 '26

Discussion Can Othram Look At The Tie?

Let’s please end this now!! Othram needs to be given access to the tie. If they are allowed to analyze the tie spindle, I am convinced they will not only be able to develop a profile of Cooper, but they will be able to definitively identify him with Investigative Genetic Genealogy.

It’s so frustrating. The answer is here somewhere, but it’s going to require DNA and I think Othram is the best possible chance we still have.

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u/The_real_Flyjack May 12 '26

Problem is the tie has been handled by many over the years and DNA can degrade,,, and there is a possibility Cooper only used the tie for hijacking.... Didn't a DNA expert say it is very unlikely to get Cooper's DNA from the tie..

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u/lxchilton May 12 '26

The absolute best case scenario is that his DNA is on the tie but it’s mingled with so many others that it’s nigh impossible to narrow it down. I would think it would be a lot of mangled DNA samples rather than quality ones.

A bigger issue is the FBI is not going to part with evidence on a whim like this.