2016. The FBI decided to close the case of D.B. Cooper after decades with no real answers. It is now "legend" after Cooper jumped from a 727 plane over the forest of southern Washington state. He strapped $200,000 dollars to himself after a hijacking and ransom. That was back in 1971 on the eve of Thanksgiving.
A movie was made called, "The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper" (1981) starring Treat Williams and Robert Duvall. Numerous documentaries have also been made. The legend grew as the FBI and "arm chair" detectives tried to solve the mystery. The TV show, "Unsolved Mysteries" with host Robert Stack covered the case during the late 1980's. The show interviewed surviving individuals from the FBI, police investigators, stewardesses and the airplane pilot. The "Cooper" episode is now packaged in the special DVD called, "Strange Legends" from Amazon.com.
"Unsolved Mysteries" was revived in 2008 with host Dennis Farina on "Spike" TV. The "Cooper" episode was repeated in Season 2, Episode 5. Click Here for episode segment along with other stories. $5,000 of the $200,000 ransom dollars was found near a river. The rest of the money was never spent because of "marked" bills. D.B. Cooper has not been seen since 1971. It's a mystery..., (Go below for NBC Nightly News report).
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