# How did 290 of the bills reach Tena Bar? · Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper) > Four answers have been proposed. A person placed, buried or lost the money on the bar, months or more after the hijacking. leads, with evidence 3 for, 1… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXARG6BEK/how-did-290-of-the-bills-reach-tena-bar Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:12+00:00 --- **0** # How did 290 of the bills reach Tena Bar? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: a person placed, buried or lost the money on the bar, months or more after the hijacking** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. A person placed, buried or lost the money on the bar, months or more after the hijacking. leads, with evidence 3 for, 1 against: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The money is the one piece of the ransom ever recovered and lies 30 kilometres from the drop zone on a beach the Lewis River does not reach. Whatever carried it there constrains the landing site, survival and the hijacker's movements. It is also the question with the most data⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6SWSXE4XQJ/tena-bar-money-find)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6SWRPC3N96/diatoms-constrain-forensic-burial-timelines-case-study-with). ## Answers 4 [**A person placed, buried or lost the money on the bar, months or more after the hijacking.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXPFG1S60/a-person-placed-buried-or-lost-the-money-on-the-bar-months) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for, 1 against Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXQPJ71V6/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The bundles washed down a tributary (the Washougal) into the Columbia and were deposited on the bar by the…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXMRT6419/the-bundles-washed-down-a-tributary-the-washougal-into-the) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for, 3 against Disputed [**The money reached the bar in dredge spoil pumped from the river channel in 1974.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXNZW23YR/the-money-reached-the-bar-in-dredge-spoil-pumped-from-the) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 against Disputed ## History 1. 2020[Kaye & Meltzer: diatoms on the bills indicate a single spring or summer immersion, not years in the river.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6SWRPC3N96/diatoms-constrain-forensic-burial-timelines-case-study-with)Against: The bundles washed down a tributary (the Washougal) into the Columbia and were deposited on the bar by the… 1. 2020[Kaye & Meltzer: diatoms date the immersion to spring or summer, months after November 1971.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6SWRPC3N96/diatoms-constrain-forensic-burial-timelines-case-study-with)For: A person placed, buried or lost the money on the bar, months or more after the hijacking. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXARG6BEK/how-did-290-of-the-bills-reach-tena-bar%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXARG6BEK/how-did-290-of-the-bills-reach-tena-bar%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXARG6BEK/how-did-290-of-the-bills-reach-tena-bar%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXARG6BEK/how-did-290-of-the-bills-reach-tena-bar%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXARG6BEK/how-did-290-of-the-bills-reach-tena-bar%23add-source) Where it fits Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper) **How did 290 of the bills reach Tena Bar?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]