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One of the biggest mysteries the FBI has never been able to solve: What happened to DB Cooper?

2023-08-04 12:55:06Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

 

One of the biggest mysteries the FBI has never been able to solve: What happened
What happened to DB Cooper?

 

On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, a man named Dan Cooper approached the counter of Northwest Orient Airlines in Portland, Oregon. He bought a one-way ticket on flight no. 305, bound for Seattle, Washington.

Thus began one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in FBI history.

Cooper was a quiet man who looked to be in his 40s, dressed in a suit with a black tie and white shirt. He ordered something to eat while waiting for the plane to take off.

One of the biggest mysteries the FBI has never been able to solve: What happened

Just after 3pm, he texted the flight attendant that he had a bomb in his bag and wanted her to sit next to him. The surprised flight attendant did as she was told. Cooper showed her a mass of wires in a box and asked her to write down what he told her.

The message was sent to the pilot, in which it was written that he wanted a parachute and 200 thousand dollars. When the plane landed in Seattle, the hijacker released all 36 passengers on the flight in exchange for parachutes and money.

However, Cooper retained several crew members and the plane took off again, ordering the pilot to set a course for Mexico City.

Somewhere between Seattle and Reno, just after 8:00 p.m., the hijacker did something incredible: he parachuted out of the back of the plane, taking the money with him. The pilots landed safely, but Cooper disappeared into the night and his ultimate fate remains a mystery to this day.

The FBI learned of the crime on the flight and immediately launched an extensive investigation that spanned many years. By the fifth anniversary of the kidnapping, more than 800 suspects had been detained, with only one remaining as the prime suspect.

He was Richard Floyd McCoy, who was found to have carried out a similar hijacking and parachute escape less than five months after Cooper's flight. But McCoy was later cleared of the investigation because he did not match the nearly identical physical descriptions of Cooper provided by the two flight attendants.

Maybe Cooper didn't survive the jump from the plane. After all, the parachute he was using was uncontrollable, his clothing and footwear were unsuitable for a rough landing, and he jumped into a wooded area at night – a dangerous proposition for a seasoned professional, who the evidence suggest that Cooper was not.

One of the biggest mysteries the FBI has never been able to solve: What happened

This theory received further impetus in 1980 when a young man found a rotting package full of twenty-dollar bills (totaling $5,800) that matched the serial numbers of the given money.

 

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