He Took The Money And Jumped…..
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008His name was D.B. Cooper—or at least that’s what he called himself when he purchased an airline ticket to Seattle aboard Northwest Airlines on Thanksgiving Eve 1971..
By the time the flight was over—Cooper disappeared with $200,000 dollars he’d demanded as part of his hijacking scheme.
36 years later—Cooper, and MOST of the money—remain missing.
Now—as you can read in this link to the FBI’s website—the bureau is renewing its efforts to find him…
It was one of the biggest news stories of the time.
A man claiming to have a briefcase full of dynamite demands almost a quarter of a million in cash—and 4 parachutes….
He lets the plane land in Seattle, allows everyone but the crew to leave—and demands the aircraft fly to Mexico City after he’s given the cash and parachutes..
He orders the rear door be opened—and the plane to fly low and slow…
Somewhere over Nevada he jumps from rear stairs of the Boeing 727 aircraft disappearing into the night—and becoming the stuff of folk lore in the process…
In 1980, a young boy finds about $5800 in twenty dollars bills in a stream..The money is part of Cooper’s loot..
In the intervening years—a number of folks have either claimed to be Cooper—or said they know who Cooper was…
Nothing has ever panned out.
Now the FBI would like to get their man—and they’re asking for the public’s help.
Who knows—in today’s Internet based society—maybe someone will know who D.B. Cooper is..
Or maybe—he’s reading THIS—right now !
—Steve
