The Mysterious Case of D.B. Cooper
Hello and welcome to what may be my favorite case of all time! You might have not heard of D.B. Cooper before, and if not, strap in because this is a lot. A lot in a good way though, I promise. Let's start with what we know for sure. We know that o n Wednesday, November 24, 1971, a man by the name Dan Cooper bought a $20 dollar one-way ticket from Portland to Seattle. B y the end of the day, when the plane was somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nevada, Cooper jumped out of the rear door with two of the parachutes and about $200,000 in cash. He hasn't been seen since then. Taking us back to the beginning , Cooper boarded the plane wearing a suit, black trench coat, and carrying a briefcase and brown paper bag. Once seated, he handed a flight attendant a note, which she first tucked into her pocket, not even glancing at it. He then told her to read the note immediately. In the note, he said to her that he had a bomb. (Shocker !) Cooper was pretty needy, as he had the f...