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technical ineptitude. It was highly unlikely the hoaxer would have been able to hide the device on the plane. After the threat was deemed a hoax, Qantas was able to trace the origin of the call and delivered two bags full of phone books to the hoaxer to give the impression that there was money inside. At 8:15 pm, Flight 27 landed safely in Hong Kong. The calls were being made from a motel, where the hoaxer stayed the night. The next day he arranged a taxi to deliver the bags to his residence, and police followed the taxi and arrested the hoaxer once he took possession of the bags.
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3:00 pm, and 4:00 pm, each time providing more information and instructions regarding the ransom; at around 5:30 pm Macari spoke with Howson again, relaying his instructions for the delivery of the ransom money. Macari demanded $ 500,000 in used, unmarked $ 20 notes. With a little over an hour of fuel left on Flight 755, Qantas agreed to pay the ransom. Macari told authorities that a yellow van would park outside
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were notified and upon further review of technical information given by the man, they deemed the threat a hoax. Authorities reached this conclusion as not only was deactivating the bomb via remote control deemed impossible, but the hoaxer also relayed inconsistent instructions to Qantas and displayed
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while living in Sydney including "Peter King", "Peter Young", "Brian Adams", and "William Day"; however, most people knew him as "Peter King", including his accomplice, Raymond
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property which they believed to be owned by Macari. A bricklayer working on the property later contacted police, telling them that recent work had been done inside the house by somebody else. Police arrived at the property where they found $ 138,240 in $ 20 notes behind a bricked-up fireplace. In
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