The Search For D. B. Cooper

The day before thanksgiving, 1971, a middle-aged man hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight en route for Seattle, Washington. The man identified himself as Dan Cooper and after extorting $200,000, he parachuted from the aircraft, never to be seen again. In this video I explore the subsequent manhunt, the skyjacker's fate, and a handful of potential suspects. The day before thanksgiving, 1971, a middle-aged man hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight en route for Seattle, Washington. The man identified himself as Dan Cooper and after extorting $200,000, he parachuted from the aircraft, never to be seen again. In this video I explore the subsequent manhunt, the skyjacker's fate, and a handful of potential suspects. The day before thanksgiving, 1971, a middle-aged man hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight en route for Seattle, Washington. The man identified himself as Dan Cooper and after extorting $200,000, he parachuted from the aircraft, never to be seen again. In this video I explore the subsequent manhunt, the skyjacker's fate, and a handful of potential suspects. The day before thanksgiving, 1971, a middle-aged man hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight en route for Seattle, Washington. The man identified himself as Dan Cooper and after extorting $200,000, he parachuted from the aircraft, never to be seen again. In this video I explore the subsequent manhunt, the skyjacker's fate, and a handful of potential suspects.