The Skyjacker That Got Away: D.B. Cooper (Full Episode) | Undercover History
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In 1971, a hijacker, named Dan Cooper, parachuted from a plane with a request of $200,000, crafting the FBI's only unsolved hijacking case.
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Imagine Cooper's joy each time he watches this documentary.
@mubashermaroof7876
Жыл бұрын
He was inn his mid 40s at that time he be dead right now in 2023
@Josiah-lg6ee
Жыл бұрын
Richard mycoy jr
@elishapaul9986
Жыл бұрын
@@mubashermaroof7876 there are tvs where he is aswell
@SpectrumSwordtails
Жыл бұрын
@@mubashermaroof7876 Not necessarily, their are many people who can live well into their nineties and considering how much guts it would've taken to pull a stunt like Cooper did. I'd to think he could be that old. It's a possibility.
@cherryli6620
Жыл бұрын
Boring
FBI: "He was a common criminal and a loser". Me: "OK then. Did you catch him?" lol
@johnshackford
3 ай бұрын
Same thing I said.
@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490
Ай бұрын
Not very "common" if even the FBI couldn't catch him.
@joeljoykutty7375
Ай бұрын
Exactly same thing I felt but it's just sour grapes from the Fbi Imagine having to bow down to a simple criminal 🤣🤣🤣
@Paul-fu2xv
29 күн бұрын
He probably died somewhere in the woods.
@adolforosado
20 күн бұрын
No that's not true, he was ratfucked by the goverment. Served his country with honor. FBI is a dung cesspool
Most probably he died on landing. There's no parachute strong enough to withstand such heavy balls.
@Dwan29
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@mambangtingkap
Ай бұрын
Where was the body?
@marmar162162
Ай бұрын
😂
@Easymoneyman44
Ай бұрын
@@mambangtingkapimprove your sense of humor
@SamStringfield
Ай бұрын
Heeheehee!
Give his name to the student loan agencies... They'll find him😂
@ABProductions12385
2 ай бұрын
True
@staytonmatter3793
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Stellathediamond
Ай бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣 Thank you I needed to laugh❤
@kierrific1357
26 күн бұрын
Same with the IRS
@canadaimmigrationcompass7517
12 күн бұрын
The IRS would find him too lol
Just a genius. Never killed anyone. Definetly fooled everyone.
@budgetking2591
Жыл бұрын
2 bad he didnt survive the jump
@Eileen0906able
Жыл бұрын
@@budgetking2591 No one really knows And that is what makes him fascinating.
@roserevancroix2308
Жыл бұрын
Yes he was not a fool I can tell you that. Well planned, kept his cool - thought of everything. It was probably James Bond, just going on vacation. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@papag603
Жыл бұрын
It was Richard McCoy..his kids even admit it
@Pauly421
Жыл бұрын
@@papag603 No it was my Grandmother, even her grandson admits it!
Still one the most fascinating unsolved mysteries to date.
@Uprising771
Жыл бұрын
this and Alcatraz are my favorite
@markdelgado8963
Жыл бұрын
Solved in 1992.
@casanovafrankenstein8538
Жыл бұрын
Neither case has been solved, you don't know what you're talking about
@markdelgado8963
Жыл бұрын
@@casanovafrankenstein8538 actually I know far to much.
@jeshkam
Жыл бұрын
@@markdelgado8963 Actually not.
He was a pilot 100%. His knowledge was just too good to be a commoner.
@TheGillenium
Ай бұрын
Ex-Military with flight and skydiving experience looking to stick it to Uncle Sam.
I'm ok guys.
@MariamBaki
18 күн бұрын
Where are u nowadays
@KARMAtimes
8 күн бұрын
Cheers
@dennispalma6923
4 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@Thebigbull6666
Күн бұрын
Dan Cooper / D B Cooper?
Either dead, or long gone. I hope he survived and lived happy ever after. Nobody was hurt. He's a legend.
@richbrake9910
Жыл бұрын
not a legend. a criminal
@hobomike6935
Жыл бұрын
"nobody was hurt" true, but he wasted unfathomable amounts of time, money, and manpower that was spent trying to bring him to justice for his crime. Also, the airport as well as the banks and insurance companies ultimately lost money during the scandal as the deficit was passed and increased along the chain of responsibility, and ultimately contributed to the raising of prices on the rest of the honest taxpayers to cover it.
@joewinko4543
Жыл бұрын
@@hobomike6935 as if banks & insurance companies dont have enough money?... seriously?...
@waiatm
Жыл бұрын
@@hobomike6935 government employees stay on the payroll regardless.. usually doing very little
@tru2brandon53
Жыл бұрын
@@richbrake9910 idc what u say it was genius and no one was hurt
I'm not going to speculate on whether he survived or not but I personally hope he did for the balls he had. Legend.
@afg3643
Жыл бұрын
the fbi could of rigged the parachutes (not to db coopers, benefit). though if he insisted or talked a flight attendant, etc; then "what"?
@KingBritish
Жыл бұрын
@@afg3643 Exactly, that's why the didn't rig the parachutes. Nobody believes they did
@commiezombie2477
Жыл бұрын
I mean he could've ruined a lot of people's plans like visiting sick family in the hospital or people that needed emergency operations. Not a legend. More like a crook.
@onlythewise1
Жыл бұрын
@@commiezombie2477 not ,jealous
@shaqyardie8105
Жыл бұрын
@@afg3643 They could have but he could have decided to take a hostage with him last minute, so the FBI would have killed someone.
One of the coolest, eye catching documentaries I've seen Never got tired to watch this again and again
Legend have it that DB-Cooper is a legend.
My dad got me hooked on DB Cooper in 1990s when it was featured on tv. I've watched several documentaries over the years. It never gets old.
@thomaspick4123
Жыл бұрын
DB gives the middle finger to government employees.
@Josiah-lg6ee
Жыл бұрын
Richard mycoy jr
@jonathan19900
5 ай бұрын
I believe he died. Banknote serial numbers that was given to him never circulated in the market.
@trevorregay9283
5 ай бұрын
@@jonathan19900 thats the thing though....whose to say this was about the money? Do you believe he didn't realize the money would be marked and easily traced once he started spending it??? I think this guy worked for the government.....which could lead to many interesting reasons as to why he did this.......whether it be on his own volition or if he was assigned to do this for whatever bizarre reason the government would have someone do this......
@GlobeTrek_ExplorerAviation
3 ай бұрын
Fun fact in theory if the weather had been clear I could have looked out of my bedroom window and see that very plane.
Can you imagine if DB was watching this just laid back with a cigar drinking some whiskey 😂😂😂
@gordonlekfors2708
3 ай бұрын
he was approx 45 years old and that was 50 years ago. so probably not
@dompit9535
22 күн бұрын
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
One thing you can say about d.b. Cooper the story never gets old. Everytime I watch this I'm always hooked. I think he lived but I'm not sure if he was able to get away with the money
He survived. Everybody underestimated his capabilities and intelligence. In addition to physical preparation and training, mental preparation is just as important.
The biggest mystery here is that he paid 20 dollars for a flight😂😂🙏
@LassieFarm
Жыл бұрын
That shows the extreme devaluation of our paper currency. Also $200k now gets you a used car or two
@camwhitehall
Жыл бұрын
Not really, this was in 1971, and Portland to Seattle is a short flight.
@alexm566
Жыл бұрын
@@LassieFarm not really, it's about pre 1973 oil prices
@chrissimpson1991
Жыл бұрын
Yes that’s most certainly the biggest mystery here
@Paxxiac
Жыл бұрын
@@LassieFarm 200k gets you a used car or 2......sounds like you have expensive taste. Used cars can be purchased for $600, going to be a shitbox, but it's better than not having a car at all.
The fact that we get free videos on KZread by National Geographic is truly a gift. 🤟
@RusskiCommieBot
Жыл бұрын
Not really because National Geographic is still promoting the lies that the FBI wants you to believe. Watch Dan Gryders documentary on youtube if you would like to know what really happened.
@jessestewart169
3 ай бұрын
😊
26:27, exactly! FBI can 'solve' crimes only after someone gives them nearly packed confessions and evidence.
@bjr4567
8 ай бұрын
Biggest mistake you could ever make is to underestimate that agency.
@johnshackford
3 ай бұрын
@@bjr4567 You mean the agency that is notorious for using entrapment to get convictions. FBI aint what it once was. They break the law more often they enforce it these days.
D.B. Cooper, may the legend never fade.
He made sure he didn’t hurt anyone! He was a gentleman!
@rolandlalbiakdik
Жыл бұрын
I believe that this was a govt experiment.
@sethb-t6402
Жыл бұрын
I mean, physically yes. Psychologically, no
@SharonMessage
Жыл бұрын
Wow
@glenncurley680
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about Gentleman, but I was impressed he didn't harm anyone!
@mikeandrews1899
Жыл бұрын
That is a demented , twisted perspective you have 😳
Most people in this ‘documentary’ want him to have failed because they cannot accept the fact, DB Cooper planned this very well and got away with it..
@josephmauer2591
Жыл бұрын
go away with what ? jumped out and he’s dead. What a winner
@niceguy2568
Жыл бұрын
I think and wish he survived what I feel like is he did survived and is still out there sipping bourbon and saying"huh fools" laughing at the face of authorities
@bill2066
Жыл бұрын
yes, very well planned, but doubtful he survived. Just my two cents.
@saadhu9396
Жыл бұрын
Or some random person found him with money and took his money and buried cooper in the ground.. May be that's why he was never found..
@d.menace9256
Жыл бұрын
And the money was never spent though
He's a legend
The sound of the water... With these pianistic melodies... Thanks a lot for this soothing moment
@justinedse8435
3 ай бұрын
Perfect
The story of D. B. Copper is just so interesting and I love it
@chillinwithdylan636
Жыл бұрын
*Cooper 😎👌✌
@terrellc8658
Жыл бұрын
Right
@KenKaniff-dw4jw
4 ай бұрын
Also the money pit on Oak Island
This is like some James Bond movie scene. Absolutely incredible story. This guy had some massive balls to pull this off.
@gigilovesgod8825
Жыл бұрын
😁 That's True
@davidcopson5800
Жыл бұрын
Surely those massive balls would have hampered his escape, especially having to jump from a plane.
DB Cooper is a legend!
@jessestewart169
3 ай бұрын
Sure is
It wouldn't be DB Cooper without his iconic glasses so much so in this documentary he leaps out of the plane with his glasses on
Not sure what's more shocking, the fact he got away or that he paid 20 bucks for a plane ticket🤔
@alexm566
Жыл бұрын
pre 1973 fuel was most often cheaper than water
@libertyforall5764
Жыл бұрын
😄👍 SERIOUS non-stop inflation.
@miltonhollis703
Жыл бұрын
Biden wasn't president back in those days.....that's why it was only 20 dollars back then. .
@robertbutts8866
Жыл бұрын
Wow 20 dollars
@ziggyschumann5284
Жыл бұрын
Ain't that the truth !
Everything about this case is so unique almost as if it was a movie and 52 years later with barept anything more as to who he was is just WOW
Amazing mystery. DB Cooper is truly a legend. Seems he had all his moves well articulated. He could have survived.
@edyann
Жыл бұрын
I'm here because I saw this case on Unsolved Mysteries. Truly amazing!
@jacsonjames
6 ай бұрын
I believe he survived
@waltbowlby1638
3 ай бұрын
😢I believe so too
@gordonlekfors2708
3 ай бұрын
how would he survive the cold of the wilderness? and the money was never in circulation, which means he never used it. he most likely died.
Imagine Cooper coming to the party every year to laugh at FBI XD that would be hilarious
This video has nothing new to offer on the whereabouts of Dan Cooper, a dude who beat the FBI. The guy is a legend.
@gordonlekfors2708
3 ай бұрын
it's a great story, but the money was never spent, right. he most likely just died.
@ArkansasGamer
2 ай бұрын
@@gordonlekfors2708he could have done any number of things to launder the money. There's so many bills in circulation.
@jeffreymcfadden9403
2 ай бұрын
He did not beat the FBI. The FBI killed him in 1974. Richard Floyd McCoy. Dan Gryder made a 3 hour video explaining the story.
aaah, the good old pre 9/11 days where you could enter a plane with a rocket launcher and the staff would help you put it in the overhead compartment
@supriyasingh-sd1zl
2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
In 1971 when internet and education online was barely available, getting information of the only boeing that has an exit stairway was definitely an insider's job. The way everything was planned and a smooth escape plan, all suggest it has to be an insider
@John-ct9zs
3 ай бұрын
Barely available? You're confusing 1971 with 1991. Try not available at all regarding online education. At the time, the internet was a defense department network of computers. The general public was not part of this.
@markthomas3730
2 ай бұрын
internet ? online education ? barely available !! hahahaha
the incompetence is incredible. lol a ship propellor?
I always wondered how he could be sure the fbi didnt tamper with parachutes so he would just die if he jumped. However he asked for 4 parachutes so fbi would think it was possible he would take hostages with him.forcing them to jump. This was brilliant so in turn parachutes had to be good to go. Chess move by Cooper.haha.
@bardshitler3328
Жыл бұрын
Your just Calling a spade a spade
@ryannoble4789
Жыл бұрын
@@bardshitler3328 isn't it you're calling a spade a spade not your?
@markyncole
Жыл бұрын
@@ryannoble4789 People who don't know the difference between your and you're...I think there stupid.
@marissamattingly1734
Жыл бұрын
One of the parachutes he left behind was a dummy 🤣 the FBI said it was a "accident" lol
@javiermori1710
Жыл бұрын
@@marissamattingly1734 i didnt know that.really?wow.
D. B. Cooper has proved to himself that he can do it.
A captivating story like never before more of a series like blacklist.❤
I knew DB. DB was a friend of mine. He survived and lived out his life discreetly. He inspired Elton John who sang " Daniel is flying tonight on a plane..."
He got away with $200k.... The government spent $50 Millions to find him. 😕😕😕 May I also remind you the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔
@jhosk
Жыл бұрын
Like they said, they have a long memory
@brianwilliams2906
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@904fpv3
Жыл бұрын
Right not adding up "literally" lol
@kevinyoungblood6410
Жыл бұрын
Inside job
@Misshughestrm
Жыл бұрын
Great ROI
D.B Cooper is an Absolute Unit
Cooper if you watching this ,, u r legend .. i think u spent all the money 😂
This guy and the barefoot bandit are my inspiration 😂
D B Cooper carries a bomb on a plane in 1970. I can't carry a pair of tweezers on a plane today.
I remember when this happened. I was 10 years old, I'm beginning to think this will never be solved. What a mystery!
@eza_ahm
Жыл бұрын
Did he really exist or it was a plot by the flight crew.
@89turbomk3
Жыл бұрын
What about mh flight 370
@catherinenelson4162
Жыл бұрын
It has apparently now been explained by D B Cooper's surviving daughter. She didn't reveal anything until both of her parent's had passed away.
@Brinta3
Жыл бұрын
@@89turbomk3 MH370 is not really a mystery. The plane hasn’t been found but it is almost certain that the pilot was responsible. He committed suicide, taking everyone on board with him.
@89turbomk3
Жыл бұрын
@@Brinta3 it is a mystery that’s why there’s a bunch of documentary’s about where the plane could be. Lol
What a legend! Salute 🙏
The fact that he chose an NB8 chute tells me he was military and picked it because he was familiar with it
@PhilospherKing
Жыл бұрын
Yeah bec it was govt operation u sherlocks, seriously
@briandumas9975
Жыл бұрын
Specially as Vietnam War was ongoing and korea was less than 25 yrs previous.
@briandumas9975
Жыл бұрын
Could well have actually been a govt false flag job , possibly done as a clandestine test of security.
@chocolatetownforever7537
Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily military. He could easily have just Googled it. God, you people are dumb.....
@aknar1999
Жыл бұрын
@@chocolatetownforever7537 I can’t tell if you’re kidding or if you’re serious. So many young people can’t imagine a world without the net.
You know you probably got away with it, when a paleontologist is investigating the case. 🤣
@gordonlekfors2708
3 ай бұрын
I mean, he obv wasn't caught back then, but people go missing all the time, even non-criminals. he most likely died, as the money was never in circulation.
@jeffreymcfadden9403
2 ай бұрын
Google Richard Floyd McCoy. aka Cooper. McCoy got away with it, but tried the same stunt a few months later and got caught. FBI killed McCoy in 1974. Dan Gryder made a video. watch it.
The search teams didn't get going until 40 hrs after the hijacking. Himmelsback flew his plane around the next morning. But the actual 1st team was local volunteers,Sheriff's Deputy's and some police. They estimated they only covered at the most 2 sq miles.And ceased looking after Monday .The Army and National Guard didn't do their search until the following spring
Fbi calling him loser but never caught him lol
I can't believe the FBI lost those cigarette butts years ago. There was almost certainly enough DNA on them to get a profile and run a search. It would have been their best lead by far.
@joinjen3854
Жыл бұрын
The cig butts were not lost. After tests, the FBI told the lab to destroy them. It was way before DNA.
@vamshichoudhary5433
Жыл бұрын
He might be one of the FBI agent?, they knew but kept quite might be
@RMR1
Жыл бұрын
@Joe metal Well, that's a good point. But you never know -- if nothing else, it would greatly increase the chances of identifying him.
@billrollins7951
Жыл бұрын
I am actually the one who found this evidence. See FBI Documents DB Cooper -3556/3557. It details the cigarette butts and a hair found on his chair when they are sent to the lab for examination. At the bottom of the document it states, "All of the above enclosures may be destroyed at the Bureau upon completion of the examination".
@leelunk8235
Жыл бұрын
IF DB HAD NEVER BEEN ARRESTED, THAT DNA WOULD MEAN JACK NOTHING, YOU DO UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS I HOPE
The greatest crime in this video is the fact that we went from a world where a person could have flown from Portland to Seattle for $20.00.
@informativeclassics
9 ай бұрын
😂 facts
The jets that followed kept him safely 😂😂😂❤
No mention is made of the carry-on bag that Cooper had with him IN ADDITION to the briefcase. Cooper may have had cold weather gear and/or a pair of jump boots in there. He may have put these on when he went to the air lavatory or just before he jumped...
It could be that someone with a boat was waiting for him. He may not have acted alone. Also, because the rest of the money was not found, he could have went to Canada. DB Cooper comes off to me as someone who had a military background, trained, and knew exactly what he was doing.
@JS-wp4gs
Жыл бұрын
No he comes off as somebody who had absolutely no idea what he was doing and was too stupid to realize it. If he knew what he was doing he would not have made a jump like that at all, and would have recognized that the training chutes he requested were non functional dummies intended for classroom use and would have gotten him killed if he tried to use them
@vincentgallagher7562
10 ай бұрын
@@JS-wp4gs Only one chute was a dummy. He cut that open and put the money in it. That in the witness testimony.
@informativeclassics
9 ай бұрын
Exactly what I think about not acting alone.
@SunnahTaqwa
8 ай бұрын
Hmm. Possible. But didn't he initially want to go somewhere else, until he was told the plane didn't have enough fuel? That would've totally thrown his plan off
@2010stoof
5 ай бұрын
Agreed. There were 4 parachutes. 2 mains. 1 military and older style and one civilian and brand new. He chose the military one probably because he was familiar with it Also out of the 2 backups one was a dummy mistakenly given for training. It was the real backup he tore apart probably to try and wrap the money since they gave it in the wrong type of bag than he asked for and he took the dummy one probably to hold the money. Also the rear ramp, at that time, was classified info and these planes were used during Vietnam by military and CIA to fly in troops and supplies during the war but it was classified that these civilian Boeing planes 727 had this ramp. But he knew about it. Edit: also besides it being classified the control panel in the back of the plane for it couldn't be overridden by the cockpit or anywhere else.
What if... there was no DB Cooper and it was the crew who were "forced" to remain with the plane. They came up with this idea to create a fake guy who later jumped out the back of the plane and no one could find him...
@bashirali1377
Жыл бұрын
I like how u think
@michelangelobuonarroti916
Жыл бұрын
and this crew buried some of the money? and the rest was never spent.
@ssartre5240
Жыл бұрын
and where they hid the money or how they got it off the plane without being seen or registered by the authorities?
@pippin_bc
Жыл бұрын
@@ssartre5240 Good point. I suppose it wouldn't be too difficult since they always have bags... so long as they weren't searched. Just a thought tho.
@ssartre5240
Жыл бұрын
@@pippin_bc it occurred to me that the police should have covered all possibilities. Although they did not check as much as they do today, it seems logical that in the face of a heist of that magnitude they were thorough in the review of the plane, as well as in the review of the passengers who get off, some of them could have taken the money too, if the kidnapper let them go after receiving the money.
This was brilliant i staggered by unsolved mysteries specially which you can not find at the end the right clue all you have in your mind speculation nothing more .he turns to be iconic more than criminal 👏👏
he made sure he didn't hurt anyone! he was a true gentleman
Love the story of Cooper. He's my hero!
@rogerhuber3133
Жыл бұрын
@@mikejensen4238 True. There's so much more to him and the story than generally known. It just irks the FBI that they have never been able to find him or at least know who he truly was. As an A/C inspector I always knew he had a lot of knowledge about flying machines with some of the things he did during his escapade. As an airline employee seeing him "stick it" to the airline gave me joy.
He knew EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING.
@billrollins7951
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen the 1979 "In Search Of" episode narrated by Leonard Nimoy? It is under this title on KZread "In Search Of 4x11 D B Cooper" See from about 10:15 to 10:50. Nimoy states "The dam was crested with a series of brilliant lights. If Cooper could have seen these lights as he descended through the cloud layers, he would have been provided with an unmistakable landmark, he would have known exactly where he was". So, coming down by a dam like this, is it planned or just coincidence?
@billrollins7951
Жыл бұрын
@@tomikaawomi5424 okokkkkokokkookkkkooookkkk
@Tom-uv7ry
Жыл бұрын
There's another documentary by sam kiley he's british journalist he made a series covering bizarre crimes and one episode covers D B Cooper its worth a watch there's the Canadian connection which he could well be i believe. i think he was a failure a failure in his career i believe he had some experience but was kicked out of the military early on with enough experience to jump and thats it he was a wannabe who couldn't hack it and he's possibly canadian that may explain why he didnt use a Firearm i believe he finally after Some planning decided to live out the movie in his head because he could never jump in a real mission or have a military career and he did this job only he's a failure it went perfectly until he jumped then it all went wrong and he's still where landed near enough scattered about an area thanks to wildlife with enough of the money making its way to the river to be washed up on the sand bank partially buried i know there were searches but that doesnt mean they looked properly remains are often overlooked and a bit of canvas is a bit of canvas to the average joe remember the first search area was nowhere near there until the money was found he'll be around that area scattered around a rotting parachute covered in vegetation or dirt .
@jhwhthemerciful
23 күн бұрын
Just like Obama - Marc Rubio
the flight attendant jokingly asked cooper if he will share his money and he even agreed by the attendant declined as it was against the poilicy😅
This dude lived more in 24 hours than I have in 25 years.
They are really coming up with incredible theories why he died. Chances of him landing in the river and a propeller snagging him then 3 bundles of money being stacked right on top of each other and really far away from the water. How crazy is that theory
This is one story I would love to know who he really was. I've always been fascinated with DB Cooper. I wish it would get solved in my lifetime. But if he hasn't been found in 40 years I really don't see it happening 😕. I've watched all the documentarys and if anymore come out I will watch them to. Loved this one.
@Sogggys
Жыл бұрын
It'll probably never get solved, so don't worry about it. There's no evidence to dna test and his corpse/parachutes were never found. It'll most likely remain a mystery forever
@scottwhitworth2023
Жыл бұрын
51 years...that puts him in his mid 70$....I mean 70s.
@joinjen3854
Жыл бұрын
@@scottwhitworth2023 witnesses said Cooper was middle aged in 1971....40s or early 50s.
@scottwhitworth2023
Жыл бұрын
@@joinjen3854 good point, however I cannot see an old guy jumping out of an aircraft over water in freezing weather. He may have wanted people to think he was old I guess . Lots of ways to do so. Anything is possible. I hope he made it. If he did ? He earned it.
@joinjen3854
Жыл бұрын
@@scottwhitworth2023 I hope Cooper made it. There was no clothes or bones on the ground. It was well planned and he was calm and cool.
This is the best video I’ve seen in a long time
This is Reymond Reddington 😂
When the FBI tasks you with solving the DB Cooper case it means they don’t want you around.
The fact that every missing note was traceable, yet never has turned up in any system, speaks volumes. If Cooper did survive, he had to have lost all the money.
@Joseph-rv6lc
Жыл бұрын
He died
@stacey4u2luv
Жыл бұрын
Maybe he had the after thought that the notes were traceable and decided not to spend it or he would get caught and instead just survived and is enjoying documentaries now on the case.
@markpatel
4 ай бұрын
If he died then someone else must have found the money, then what happened then
@federal6616
4 ай бұрын
How exhausting would it have been to track 20 dollars bills back then?
@DROGOC0P
4 ай бұрын
not every bill would have been traced. its not like every single dollar spent is examined and its serial number checked
These stories are so motivational to be like Dan Cooper lol
I heard this story from my grandfather 5years ago. He told me this and that about how he survived that night
No human is limited. Incredible unsolved mystery. Artistic robbery and high precision escape
Amazing documentary regarding one of the most fascinating unsolved mysteries.I really look upto D.B Cooper.He was such a badass for pulling such move.The FBI are still unable to solve this mystery even till this day.
@terrellc8658
Жыл бұрын
Right
Great documentary
this case and this story will always be under the header: questions that can't be answered. it was a dangerous, risky mission he chose. on the one hand he seems smart, on the other he did some stupid things that weren't thought out very well.
Wow,it's hard to believe that you could board a plane back then with no checks at all.
@XxPeytonTurnerXx
Жыл бұрын
too bad we can't have nice things anymore.
@LassieFarm
Жыл бұрын
I remember when the airlines actually treated you with dignity. Instead of like prison inmates nowadays
@jeffweaver7011
Жыл бұрын
For $20 !!
@james-p
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffweaver7011 $144.88 in today's money. Out of curiosity, I checked Delta for a one-way ticket at a "walk-up" price (for tonight). $199.00. No free Bourbon and 7s on today's flight either!
@vlxyal
Жыл бұрын
@@LassieFarm nah today is good 💀 they should of added more security measures cause of this is they didn’t not 9/11 😹
The whole story is mind boggling. But few people seem to realise how astonishing it is that Cooper was able to jump from the plane and land safely with the giant balls with him
@RusskiCommieBot
Жыл бұрын
The case is already solved. The FBI is still lying about this case to save face.
@jeffreymcfadden9403
Жыл бұрын
Richard McCoy was Cooper. McCoy was a fixed wing pilot, helicopter pilot, a green beret. 2 tours in Vietnam. Dan Gryder has a 2 part video about McCoy being Cooper. Gryder has over 1k jumps, owns a DC3 and is a commercial jet pilot.
the fact that none of the ransom bills ever re-entered circulation, plus the bills found in the river, makes me think he didn't survive
@epicinatozifier8943
10 күн бұрын
He probably got eaten by wil animal
@VersusARCH
8 күн бұрын
Or that the money was not secured properly and fell into the river while he managed to land and flee.
Someone still alive today knows who cooper is and knows how to keep secrets😂
I wish a plane ticket was $20 lol
the dude was very well prepared and experienced that I believe he survived.
@MrSerendipity01
Жыл бұрын
Why didn't he spend any of the money?
@GlassOfWater87
Жыл бұрын
@@MrSerendipity01 what do you mean?
@simdal3088
Жыл бұрын
@@MrSerendipity01 He could have spend it in a foreign nation. There are quite a few dollar reserves in other countries that never return to the source. To say he did not spend it cant be stated with such certainty.
@billrollins7951
Жыл бұрын
@@MrSerendipity01 Money was not the objective of this hijacking. When Tina asked him why he chose her aircraft to hijack, he replied "I'm hijacking your aircraft because I have a grudge to settle" (from FBI documents). The money was just to taunt the FBI, the entity with whom he settled his grudge.
Dang FBI been mad for 40 years freaking Dan 😂😂😂
Greatest mystery ever
How come the documentary mentioned that pollen was found on the tie which might reveal where Cooper was from, but then never returned to the subject?
@gaurav4211
Жыл бұрын
that was LoL
The most shocking thing about this story is that a flight from Seattle to Tacoma cost $20
@TheCerebralDude
9 ай бұрын
Short flight and it was 1971
@jeffjohnsisland5551
7 ай бұрын
Seattle to Portland.
Excellent...
I remember this D.B cooper thing from Prison Break
Has anyone else seen the Dan Gryder jump, where he recreates the whole jump? He wore the same kind of suit, same shoes, same kind of bag weighted like the money, and he filmed the whole thing with a gopro. He did the whole jump, but the bag moved around so much it was a danger to his safety, so half way through he pitched it. He thinks Cooper survived just fine, and probably also had to pitch the bag and continued on and landed, never finding the bag.
@dondon-wg9ft
Жыл бұрын
All that effort and to ditch the bag I think he would chance it bouncing around safety didn't seem to be the highest thing on his mind jumping out the back end of a 727 in the evening in the brutal cold
@PetesGuide
Жыл бұрын
Have you watched part 2? Dan found Coopers parachute in his mom’s attic! Matches the very unique modifications known to have been made to the one supplied.
This and the escape from Alcatraz will always be fascinating. There's evidence pointing in all sorts of directions and unless skeletal remains are found, neither case will ever be solved. I personally believe Cooper died in the jump but I still hold out hope that he landed safely and used the cover of darkness and wilderness to successfully escape. Same with the Alcatraz escapees. Some of the rare occasions where I'm kind of rooting for the bad guys
@matattack1247
Жыл бұрын
Search up Chael sonnen DB Cooper that’s the closest you’ll ever get for info
@williamkraemer8338
Жыл бұрын
D. B. Cooper was named Duane Weber. The hijack was an intel project authorized by Nixon called Operation Norjack. Weber survived and lived on for many years.
@danielwebster5748
Жыл бұрын
One thing I think it says it all about Alcatraz they didn't take them wanted posters down so that means at least in secret they thought they made it I mean you have a genius at the helm and his IQ was genius level. I mean the family gave them a picture that's clearly in South America and experts looked at the picture and said it if they believed it was the angling brothers the family members said they knew where all three of them were and they weren't going to tell them and that all three of them make it I didn't think they would attempt it unless they were pretty sure they could make it and with a genius at the helm it seems likely
@danielwebster5748
Жыл бұрын
As far as DB Cooper whose name was actually signed Dan Cooper I don't think the money was the reason he done that I think he done that to prove he could get away with it. When the lady asked him why did you pick on this airlines he said I don't have a problem with this airlines I just have a problem with the whole system
@tomking7080
Жыл бұрын
@@danielwebster5748 I watched that special also and when they got the FBI facial recognition guy to try and match up the picture from South America, I believe it was in Brazil,and he said that he believes that it was them and from everything that their family said I believe that they made it out. Those were different times then and I believe that they definitely escaped from Alcatraz.
Dan Coper bro invested 20 dollars and got 200,000 dollars in returns
Military parachutes are maneuverable. Not as much as a sport chute but you can still turn. All you have to do is grab the set of risers on either side of the harness and pull on them.
At one point in the story, they said they had the cigarette butts from the ashtray in the plane. Why haven't those been tested for familial DNA? I remember a few years ago in another story about DBCooper, they said there was a parachute found in the desert and they speculated it was DBCooper's chute. All their calculations here assumed he jumped when the cockpit alert told the pilots the rear stairway was deployed. What if he didn't jump at that moment? How would things change if he waited 15 minutes or 30 minutes before he jumped? He had everything else planned so meticulously. Why would he bobble that last detail and jump right away knowing his landing could be calculated from that point? I think he waited a long time before he jumped. He might even have thrown a few bundles of money out to let them think he jumped early and then waited until they were over the desert (remember they were headed to Reno) to jump. That cylinder in the briefcase that was supposed to be part of the bomb could have been an oxygen cylinder so he could breath while the cabin was depressurized.
@drewbeeson7117
Жыл бұрын
The FBI “lost” the cigarettes.
@afmoney161
Жыл бұрын
Or he never jumped at all? Some say that DB was actually the co-pilot that removed his regalia and it was an inside job.
@mevio4665
Жыл бұрын
You are very intuitive. I think you were his accomplish 😃😃
@AStri-zg5xc
Жыл бұрын
DNA degrades over time. Even if they still had these butts the DNA would not be viable for testing.
@AllynHin
Жыл бұрын
@Bob Quickenden No one knows that he stood on the stairway once it was deployed. They show that for dramatic effect in the TV shows, but he could have deployed the stairway and sat in the passenger compartment for a while before he actually jumped.
takes guts and brains to do what mr cooper has done... not a bad achievement
@RoxyDennis
Жыл бұрын
You are suspicious..are you Dan Cooper?🤔🤨
@markkington423
Жыл бұрын
@@RoxyDennis that would make me - - years of age?... 😇
@Steve-sz4bh
Жыл бұрын
@@RoxyDennis No, he's Mark kington.
I agree with the plausible theory from that guy who thinks he might've landed in water and had his body, and the money, dragged upstream. But there's one thing that makes me think it's possible he survived. This guy clearly was not some hermit or homeless person, or lived off the grid. Yet, nobody matching his description was ever reported missing, not by co-workers, friends, family, etc. That's an indication that he may have resumed his normal life, which of course means he somehow survived. If he did, then how he made it out of that remote area in that weather, and evaded the FBI search the following morning, is beyond me.
The odds of them finding that money in the ground like that are crazy.
Most Shocking is $20 for a flight.
@pokeedge
Жыл бұрын
In 1971 it was $20, today it's about $150 with inflation
D.B Cooper is a living legend.....
@thatguy-art6229
Жыл бұрын
PITIFUL ZERO
@TheTruth-dy8ze
Жыл бұрын
@@thatguy-art6229 Yes FBI zero and lost tax payers money with a big fat zero result. Well done FBI and still wasting effort on this lost case. Bunch of loosers
@C41N4
Жыл бұрын
Dead.
@dx1450
Жыл бұрын
I doubt that he's living....
If this happened in a JAMES BOND Movie people would say it is Far Fetched WHAT A LEGEND
I hope he survived, and enjoyes the money and had a amazing life.
No documentary missed the Bourbon drink. Lol