In Search of the Real McCoy

*Disclaimer: If you don't know much about D.B. Cooper, this entry will make little sense. Do yr. research.

While I give it little credence, some strange information has been spotted on the website www.andykaufmanlives.com, some of which includes tiny hidden text that only appears when highlighted. Yes, I'm aware that this is a search engine optimization tool (albeit a shady one), but that doesn't mean there's no relevant info contained therein.

Among the many words and phrases found in the text is the name "Richard McCoy".

Assuming you don't know the whole Nathan McCoy scenario, here's the short version: Andy Kaufman is said to have somehow switched identities/names with a man named Nathan McCoy, who was dying of cancer. Andy's parents identified the body of McCoy as their son's upon his death (they DID look a lot alike) and the rest is history. (In "Lost in the Funhouse", Andy was said to have checked into Cedars-Sinai under the name Nathan McCoy).

Here's a short video that demonstrates:


Anycrap, Richard McCoy--the name hidden on the website--is a plane hijacker from the '70s implicated in the D.B. Cooper incident. (D.B. Cooper is a man thought to have faked his death after a botched plane hijacking). There's evidence suggesting that McCoy and Cooper are actually the same person, meaning McCoy faked his death under his previous name (Cooper) and took on the new name of "Richard McCoy"...or used a fake name (Cooper) to board the plane. Clear as mud, right?

The significance of this story is that it's nearly identical to the Andy Kaufman/Nathan McCoy story. So why hide it in tiny invisible text instead of just coming out with it on the site? Perhaps because it's TOO big of a hint, and those running the site don't wish to share it with just anyone. After all, how many people are REALLY willing to do the research necessary to make the connection?

The moral of this story is twofold: Don't take everything at face value, and do your research. There are connections to be made if you're willing to do the work required to make them. Knowledge is power.

And all that jazz.