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2 April 2024
Episode 53

[Revisited] DB Cooper: The Man, The Myth, The Unresolved Hijacking

by Kyle Risi

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In this episode of the Compendium, we sky dive head first into the high-flying escapades of the DB Cooper mystery. What is the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. aviation history Sees me taking Adam right back to 1971, aboard Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305. I tell Adam how a seemingly ordinary polite guy was abl...

In this episode of the Compendium, we sky dive head first into the high-flying escapades of the DB Cooper mystery. What is the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. aviation history Sees me taking Adam right back to 1971, aboard Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305. I tell Adam how a seemingly ordinary polite guy was able hijack a plane and escape mid flight above the Oregon wilderness with a $200,000 and a single parachute in the dead of night.

We also takes a closer look at the various theories and suspects behind DB Cooper's real identity, piecing together the puzzle of this legendary figure who vanished into thin air. Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of this captivating story, exploring how a simple skyjacking turned into a legendary tale of intrigue and enduring mystery.

Resources and Further Reading

  1. "Skyjack: The Hunt for D. B. Cooper" by Geoffrey Gray.
  2. The DB Cooper page on the FBI's official website.
    3. "The Mystery of DB Cooper" - HBO Documentary.
  3. "DB Cooper: Where are you" - 2022 Netflix documentry
  4. "Into The Blast – The True Story of D.B. Cooper" by Skipp Porteous and Robert Blevins.


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