A link from 2005:
http://www.king5.com/localnews/specialassignments/stories/NW_052505SRKdbcooperSW.2ac0394e1.html
"Tosaw is convinced that Cooper plunged into the river, anchored down by his heavy parachute, the money bag and his brief case bomb, all tied together for his daring jump."
Wrong - DB pulled the wrong cord on his way down and instead of opening the parachute, he detonated his bomb. Not enough left of him or the money to find.
/theory # 192,168