
S3 Ep7: Episode 114: The Unsolved NORJAK Mystery- DB Cooper
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On Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 1971, a northwest flight was commandeered by a man wearing sunglasses, a suit, and carrying a simple briefcase. He became a legend after he parachuted out of the plane with 200,000 dollars and was never seen again. He was later labeled the most clever and bold airplane hijacker of all time.
We have just passed the 50th anniversary of the only unsolved airplane hijacking crime to date. So what happened to this guy? Who was he? And why did he do it? This is the story of DB Cooper.
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SOURCES:
The Fulwell 73 Productions docuseries “D.B. Cooper Where Are You?!”
Wikipedia
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking
https://www.history.com/news/who-was-d-b-cooper
https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/d-b-cooper-plane-ticket
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/30/db-cooper-plane-hijacking
https://dbcooperhijack.com/fallacies/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13004151/DB-Cooper-DNA-analysis-skyjacker.html
https://www.the-sun.com/news/10528799/db-cooper-dna-sample-fbi-new-culprits/amp/
https://www.madisoncountymagazine.com/stories/the-search-for-the-real-db-cooper,4052
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