Today in history D. B. Cooper

[jeff of pa]

1863 Civil War battle for Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee

1871The National Rifle Association was incorporated.

1874 Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire

1963 Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy.

1969Apollo 12 returned to Earth after the second manned mission to the moon.


1971Hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. His fate remains unknown.

 

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[Showtime2385]

Whats a day for history

 

[Peyton Manning]

I was alive for three of those

 

[Gold Maven]

I believe the D.B. Cooper mystery has been solved, there was a documentary I saw that explained he was a flight attendant.

If I remember right, a room mate came forward after DB's death, and had pictures of DB with the brief case of cash.

If I remember right, it was accepted as the truth.......I'm fairly sure....

 

[Peyton Manning]

I thought they found a bundle of the money years later in a stream?

 

[pepperj]

I was alive for three of those

"I Was"? Sorry to about your passing JG.

 

[l.cutler]

There have been several theories about D.B. Cooper, but certainly not solved.

 

[ARC]

I thought they found a bundle of the money years later in a stream?

I heard side of lake.

Personally I think he is one of my neighbors here in Florida.

 

[cooper1841]

There have been several theories about D.B. Cooper, but certainly not solved.

Hmmmmm............. He could be alive

 

[jeff of pa]

Hmmmmm............. He could be alive

by their age guesses he would be a minimum of 88 (if he was 40)
and maybe even over a hundred if early 50's

Sort of like Hunting Hitler.
We all know he's hiding on an island with Kennedy living the high Life.

in all seriousness I hope D.B. survived the Jump, & is still living Comfortably.
But unfortunately/ or should I say fortunately, I don't think this one will ever be solved

 

[ARC]

He did not make enough money to live "comfortably" heh

 

[ARC]

Wasn't it only like 100 grand ?
I know... I know... ONLY a hundred grand... lol

 

[jeff of pa]

He did not make enough money to live "comfortably" heh

yea I suppose this is true.
in '71 maybe, but by the time the 80's got here
things pretty much went in the dumper

 

[RustyGold]

What are you going to do with your winnings D.B.?
"I'm going to parachute into Disneyland!

 

[boogeyman]

The D.B Cooper case has pretty much been solved. Yeah, a bundle of cash was found by a boy on one of the rivers. Brad Metzlers show did more in one episode than the FBI did in all the time they investigated it. They went out to his old house that is now a print shop and found a place that sure looks like a stash spot in the ceiling. Any of you like me that specialize in building searches would be jumping off their seats! Honestly, I think the lead investigator didn't want it solved. He's retired but still making $$ for appearances & interviews. If you've followed the case, seen all the investigative documentaries you'll see the only thing left is a signed confession. Also note, the family didn't start voicing their thoughts UNTIL after the statute had expired. I'm sure they were scared they'd be implicated.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

If he didn't survive the jump, where's the body? Even if he landed in a lake, his body would eventually surface, due to bloating from the gases formed from decomposition.

 

[Honest Samuel]

I believed that he died when he jump out of the plane. Not being nasty, I am sure that wild animals ate him.

 

[pepperj]

Gee he got away with $200K, wonder what the investigation has cost over the past 44yrs?

 

[Oregon Viking]

The movie they made in 1981 was pretty good.

The real story. Lived and died in Sisters Oregon.

D.B. Cooper Exclusive: Did Niece Provide Key Evidence? - ABC News

 

[boogeyman]

Gee he got away with $200K, wonder what the investigation has cost over the past 44yrs?

Not to mention how much the different "experts" have made doing interviews etc etc. Heard the printing company that is in his old house made more from the production company than they make in 3 months worth of print jobs. This was told to me, but I can't say for sure, you all know how second & third hand info is.

I'll bet the family will start doing more & more interviews for a fee, write a few books, sign a few autographs.

On the drowned theory. He would've not necessarily floated if he still had the money & jump gear on him. If the canopy got caught on something on the bottom, he'd have been crab bait. Not all DBs (dead bodies) bloat & float. colder water = more time to decompose.