DB Cooper

On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself "Dan Cooper" hijacked a plane, negotiated the exchange of the passengers for $200,000 and then parachuted out to freedom over the Cascade Mountains, near the Washington/Oregon border. He was long believed to be hijacker Richard McCoy, who died during a prison break in 1974 and had pulled off a similar crime, but the FBI has recently re-opened the investigation into Cooper's actual identity and whereabouts. In late March, 2008, the FBI revealed that they had found an tattered parachute buried in a recently plowed field near the center of Cooper's jump zone.

Fast Facts:

Some agents suspect Cooper died during the jump from the plane
Called himself Dan Cooper; "D.B." was a misspelling that stuck
One of the two chutes with which Cooper jumped was for instructional purposes only, and was sewn shut
The 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens covered much of the area with ash, making the search for Cooper's remains far more difficult

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MSNBC: Did Children Find D.B. Cooper's Parachute? (March 26, 2008)
Seattle Post Intelligencer: Did children in southwestern Wash. find D.B. Cooper's parachute? (March 25, 2008)
Salt Lake Tribune: "After 36 years, FBI still wants to solve the D.B. Cooper hijacking case" (January 2, 2008)
Seattle Times: FBI makes new plea in D.B. Cooper case (January 1, 2008)
- It is hoped that, by attempting to locate the money Cooper may have dropped in the wilderness during this ill-fated jump, authorities might be able to track down his body.

FoxNews.com: FBI Dusts Off Famous Case of D.B. Cooper Skyjacking (January 1, 2008)

The Columbian: "Finder's ex-wife tries to cash in on D.B. Cooper loot" (December 20, 2007)
- Brian Ingram, who found some of Cooper's loot in 1980 as a boy, and his ex-wife have been trying to sell some of the recovered $20 bills on eBay.

King5.com: FBI unveils new evidence in D.B. Cooper case (November 1, 2007)
SeattlePI.com: D.B. Cooper, where are you? (November 23, 2007)
SeattlePI.com: FBI rejects latest D.B. Cooper suspect (October 26, 2007)
- A Minnesota man, Lyle Christiansen, had been raised as a potential suspect in the case, but did not closely match the FBI's physical description of Cooper.