“Not quite end of story. I believe it has been reported that this fellow passenger has recanted that story.
Why he would have told the reporter in the first place, and why he would later recant... who can know?”
He never told any media that it happened. The cops leaked the “information” that he said that. He very quickly came out in an interview and said that his statement has been characterized by the police, and that he had never said that. He is an... interesting character... to say the least, but I don’t believe he is lying.
*mischaracterized I mean