The killer did not know the size of $118,000.00 US dollars.
Ransom Note:
You will withdraw $118,000.00 from your account.$100,000 will be in $100 bills and the remaining $18,000 in $20 bills. Make sure
10. that you bring an adequate size attache to the bank.
Does the killer know what size $118,000.00 is?
Why tell John to bring an adequate size attache to the bank?
Lets look at the size requirement.
Weigh of the money and it size:
Test: One at JBI
Weigh of ten single bills = 9.83 grams
just shy of a gram apiece.
Size of a stack of 100 bills = 1/2" thick
There are 100 -$100 dollar bills in a stack =$10,000.00.
$100.00.00 = 10 stacks = 1,000 bills
Now for the $20:
There are 100 -$20 dollar in a stack = 1/2" thick
100 bills =$2,000.00 = 900 bills
$18,000.00 = 9 stacks
Weigh 1 Gram = 0.00220462262 Pounds
1,000 + 900 bills = 1,900 bills x 0.00220462262 = 4.11757 LB or 4 LB and 1.88 OZ
Total stack size of money is 2-5/8" X 6-1/4" X 9-1/2" tall. This is very small and very light.
Now why would the ransom note suggest ( Make sure that you bring an adequate size attache to the bank.) A very small size attache will work.
The profile here at JBI also suggest the killer has no idea of the size and weight of $118.00.00 is, so we believe the killer does not work with money of this type in his business.
When you get home, you will put the money in a brown paper bag.(This part is right, a small brown paper bag will work - weigh and size.
If the money is place in two stacks, the size will be 5-1/4" X 6-1/8" X 5" tall very light and small.
We need only a small bag or case. The killer did not know the size required.