There is a case that has always brought the FBI upside down.Surely filed in the section "impossible unsolved cases" , the name of DB Cooper stands as one of the most challenging characters of the twentieth century, capable of mobilizing a country and the most sensationalist press.
Mr.DBCooper had the audacity to hijack in 1971, a plane , the Northwest, which made the journey between Portland and Seattle.The purpose? Take 200,000 dollars .A feat that he achieved, but there is one aspect that led to the fame of this unique character: he fled in flight.Open the plane's tailgate and parachuted, in the middle of a night of rain and fog.
Do you want to know what happened next?
The unsolved mystery of DB Cooper
According to the descriptions, Dan Cooper had about 45 years old, he wore black raincoat, loafers and a dark suit.He knew very well what he wanted and how he should get it.After the Boeing 727-100 took off, I give a note to the flight attendant, " I have a bomb in the briefcase ».And indeed, he carried it.He managed to land the plane again in Seattle, and the FBI brought him 200.00 dollars unmarked, in exchange for no one being injured.Of course, not exploding that bomb.
And while he waited, he drank a few glasses of bourbon.He was in no hurry or fear.evisto.
Once the agreed amount was delivered, Cooper released the passengers and, to the surprise of the authorities, ordered the pilot to undertake the flight again, this time, towards Mexico DC .We have to remember that it was a November 24, a dark and unpleasant night in which, after choosing a seemingly suitable area and just when he was in a A strip near Portland, DB Cooper, launched itself into a vacuum to baffle the crew.They noticed only a brief moment of pressure change, just as the hijacker opened the rear hatch of the plane.
It was then that the search work was activated.They patrolled the entire state of Oregon, tracked forests, lakes, a work that lasted for years and where the United States Army, police, federal agents, and neighbors of the United States participated.areas of Portland and even Washington. Did you find any clues? Very little:
- In 1978, a hunter found on the banks of the Columbia River, a plasticized brochure with instructions to open the back door of a Boeing 727.When analyzed, it was discovered that it was precisely from the hijacked plane in 1971.
- On February 10, 1980, Brian Ingram , an eight-year-old boy, also found in the Columbia River, 5,880 dollars in very fragmented and shattered bills.For many, they were the remains of those 200.00 dollars that DB Cooper stole., surely, I ended up falling into a river.
- In 2011, the US media were surprised by a story. Marla Cooper , was a woman from Oklahoma who contacted CNN to reveal something very shocking: she was DB Cooper's niece, and she also assured that her uncle died in 1999.Marla remembered that when she was very young her t He planned a robbery, gathered at his grandmother's house.Something his father recommended "forget".
- FBI agent Fred Gutt told CNN that the story It was consistent, and yes, that it is very possible that Marla is the niece of DB Cooper.However, for other agents this means nothing, since most likely the name of DB Cooper was false, since there is a comic hero, a character from the Royal Canadian Air Force, who they called the same way.
- At the moment, there is no evidence on his existence beyond November 24, 1971.So the most likely conclusion is that the famous hijacker of the Boeing 727-100, never managed to open its parachute, and that his body, just dragged down a river. However, the case has not yet been closed...
What is your theory ? Do you really believe that I survive and enjoy the 200,000 dollars? If you liked this story, discover the billionaire who refused to pay the ransom for his grandson.
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