Gossett's eldest son, Greg, said that his father, a compulsive gambler who was always "strapped for cash", showed him "wads of cash" just before Christmas 1971, weeks after the Cooper hijacking.
Putra sulung Gossett, Greg, mengatakan bahwa ayahnya yang seorang penjudi kompulsif itu menunjukkan kepada dirinya setumpuk uang sebelum Natal 1971, beberapa minggu setelah pembajakan Cooper.