#60 The Mysterious Disappearance of D.B. Cooper
He jumped out of the plane with $200,000 in cash and was never seen again.
Hello, mystery lovers!
In 1971, a man known only as D.B. Cooper boarded a Northwest Orient Airlines flight and made headlines for committing one of the most daring heists in history. After hijacking the plane and extorting a large sum of money, Cooper disappeared into thin air, never to be seen or heard from again.
In this edition of our newsletter, we're diving into the mysterious disappearance of D.B. Cooper. Who was this man, and how did he manage to pull off such a daring heist and vanish without a trace?
Strap in for a wild ride as we try to unravel the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of D.B. Cooper. Let's see if we can finally crack this case!
D.B. Cooper mysteriously disappeared after hijacking the Boeing 727 airplane on November 24, 1971. The case gained fame as Cooper was nowhere to be found after jumping from the plane. FBI claimed this was the most prolonged investigation in the history of criminal cases. Many theories were conjured to solve the mystery. However, the case still remains unsolved after 45 years of investigation.
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