DB Cooper revealed tonight?

[dad911]

D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? Full Episodes, Video & More | HISTORY

This always fascinated me. Somebody knows something...... either he got away with it, or someone had a family member disapear on that date....

Some of the money was found, I think he must have died in the jump.

[mreid]

Featuring Geraldo Rivera...bahahahaha!

[URY914]

He's hanging out with Jimmy Hoffa in Mexico.

[pwd72s]

I'm in the "died jumping" camp. No body found on land...money found in Columbia river sand. I'm guessing he became fish food...

[HardDrive]

The fact that not one of the bills given to him was ever recovered from the monetary system is a pretty good indication that the never lived to spend the $.

[Esel Mann]

I thought the mystery was settled some time back:
D.B. Cooper Mystery: Marla Cooper's Mom Comes Forward About Brother-in-law - ABC News

Per this, he lost the money in the jump.

[WolfeMacleod]

Who wants to bet it was Aliens?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Who wants to bet it was Aliens?

History channel could make a case for that...

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by mreid

Featuring Geraldo Rivera...bahahahaha!

My first thought.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

Who wants to bet it was Aliens?

[legion]

I found the "evidence" underwhelming and circumstantial. Their best pieces were a void in insulation and a rumor that someone once found a bag of money on the "suspect's" property. They ignored things like Cooper's attire was common in 1971 and none of the cash he used was ever identified as having come from the heist.

[xbrumossalesman]

Agreed- that is why we have to watch part 2 tonight.

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

I'm in the "died jumping" camp. No body found on land...money found in Columbia river sand. I'm guessing he became fish food...

Originally Posted by HardDrive

The fact that not one of the bills given to him was ever recovered from the monetary system is a pretty good indication that the never lived to spend the $.

From last night's episode, my mind has changed about this^^. The money was found on the banks of the Columbia River, over 20 miles away from the estimated "drop zone." The key to this find is that the money was found upstream from the area where he was suspected of landing. In other words, there was no way the money could have washed down to the location in which it was found. Now, a comment was made during the episode that almost passed by unnoticed because it was almost an aside. The Columbia had been dredged during the time from the heist to the discovery, and some of the sand may have been deposited on the beach where the bundles were found. It was never made clear from where the dredged material came, and if it had come from downstream of the beach--from a location that is also downstream of the drop zone--that could account for the odd location.

Additionally, the bundles were found with rubber bands still around them. Forensics show that any brand of rubber band disintegrates within six months of exposure to the elements. This points to the bundles being protected/buried for all those years.

In my mind, finding the remnants of the money only confirms that it was possibly lost, not that he died in the jump. If it was lost, it would never show up in the "money stream" because he didn't have it to spend. He used a C9 parachute. The canopy, lines and harness would be exposed had he died in the jump. If he was a military parachutist, as suspected, he would have buried all his rigging once on the ground, and it would unlikely have been found.

Originally Posted by legion

I found the "evidence" underwhelming and circumstantial. Their best pieces were a void in insulation and a rumor that someone once found a bag of money on the "suspect's" property. They ignored things like Cooper's attire was common in 1971 and none of the cash he used was ever identified as having come from the heist.

I don't remember hearing any of that in the first episode^^, though I missed the first few minutes of the airing. Who was it that they were talking about regarding this evidence? Just curious.

[Brillo]

Originally Posted by ossiblue

I don't remember hearing any of that in the first episode^^, though I missed the first few minutes of the airing. Who was it that they were talking about regarding this evidence? Just curious.

It was from a 2011 episode of Brad Meltzer's DECODED, that HISTORY Channel also reran last night. They came to the conclusion that it was Northwest Airlnes Flight Attendant Kenneth Christiansen.

[red-beard]

Obviously, none of you ever watched "Without a Paddle"

Without a Paddle (2004) - IMDb

[legion]

Originally Posted by Brillo

It was from a 2011 episode of Brad Meltzer's DECODED, that HISTORY Channel also reran last night. They came to the conclusion that it was Northwest Airlnes Flight Attendant Kenneth Christiansen.

Yep. Sorry. Caught a DB Cooper show on History last night and assumed it was what everyone was talking about.

[dad911]

Part 2 on now, They are making the case that DB Cooper = Robert Rackstraw

Robert Rackstraw: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Let me know how it turns out!

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by dad911

Part 2 on now, They are making the case that DB Cooper = Robert Rackstraw

Robert Rackstraw: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

You get the east coast feed, we won't see it for three more hours. Pt. 1 ended with Rackstraw as the suspect so we're waiting to hear the evidence. I, for one, wouldn't mind a summary from you early watchers--it would mean I could go to bed before eleven. No, I don't have a DVR.

[xbrumossalesman]

Final attempt to try to pin it on Rackstraw had flight attendant who had not given an interview in 45 years looking at pictures and says Rackstraw was not the guy- FBI (Seattle) closed the case & sent all their evidence to storage in Washington,DC - definitely worth watching.