The Man Who JUMPED From a Plane With $200K: The FBI File Secrets REVEALED (DB Cooper)

Episode 7: The Elusive Legend of D.B. Cooper

Join us on an enthralling journey into one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the annals of American crime and unsolved plane hijacking: the case of D.B. Cooper. In this episode of The Mysterious Life and Death, we dive deep into the events of November 24, 1971, when a man known only as D.B. Cooper hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight, demanded a ransom, and vanished into the night, never to be seen again.

With meticulous detail, we explore the hijacking of Flight 305, from Cooper’s calm demeanour to his daring parachute escape into the stormy darkness over the rugged terrain of Portland. We examine the events as they unfolded from the airport to the cabin, and the theories that have surfaced over the years, painting a portrait of a phantom figure who captured the public’s imagination. Who was he? How did he manage to elude capture? And what became of the infamous skyjacker who disappeared without a trace?

Subscribe to The Mysterious Life and Death for a captivating exploration into the mystery of D.B. Cooper. Step into a story of intrigue, audacity, and a mystery that has defied solution for decades. 

Read the podcast transcript: www.taylorvictoriaholcroft.com/podcasts 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper 

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking 

https://vault.fbi.gov/D-B-Cooper%20/d.b.-cooper-part-64/view