February 8, 2012

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FBI: ‘Credible lead’ surfaces in D.B. Cooper case

A 1971 artist's sketch released by the FBI shows the skyjacker known as 'Dan Cooper' and 'D.B. Cooper'.

The FBI is investigating whether a dead man in the Pacific Northwest is D.B. Cooper, who hijacked a passenger jet in 1971 over Washington state and parachuted with $200,000 in ransom.

The latest on D.B. Cooper

A hijacked Northwest Airlines jetliner 727 sits on a runway for refuelling at Tacoma International Airport on November 25 1971

Once more the public is being teased with a “possible D.B. Cooper sighting” this time by the FBI. We are not being told anything definitive, only that information will be forth coming shortly.

Famous Disappearances in History

DB Cooper

Throughout history, literally countless people have disappeared, some without a trace, some leaving behind frightening evidence of the nature of their disappearance.

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D.B. Cooper

Sketch of DB Cooper

FBi Special Agent Larry Carr, who is now investigating this case, thinks Dan Cooper most likely did not survive the jump from the plane, but still wants to know for sure.