How the hunt for D.B. Cooper made an aging Vietnam veteran the target of...
Washington Post - In the News - D.B. Cooper
Published July 27, 2016; by Ian Shapira
They were certain they knew the identity of the long-missing hijacker known as D.B. Cooper,...
DB Cooper: Uncovered ‘evidence’ and alleged crime-partner names now with FBI
Fox News, August 14, 2017; by Inv. Reporter Robert Gearty
Retired FBI agent studies vet-jumper's find. Forensic scientist directs a burn test, but the piece doesn't light or drip. To...
Sleuths: Hijacker brags of escape, outfoxing FBI in encrypted note
NEWSWEEK; By Maria Perez, Friday, June 29, 2018;
An investigative team led by former FBI agents claims it has unmasked a coded message in a 1972 letter from the infamous...
New ‘evidence’ in DB Cooper case handed over to Bureau
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 14, 2017; by Daniel DeMay
A fabric strap or flap, perhaps from the famed D.B. Cooper's parachute, was reportedly found recently in the Pacific Northwest and handed...
D.B. Cooper: FBI gets more ‘evidence’ and a getaway tale
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, by Daniel M. Demay; August 20, 2017
Just days after a piece of fabric — thought to be from a parachute used by the mysterious hijacker D.B. Cooper...
LAS VEGAS MAN’S STORY RAISES NEW QUESTIONS IN D.B. COOPER MYSTERY
By KIMBER LAUX, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL; July 12, 2016
On a rainy night in November 1971, a man wearing sunglasses and a business suit jumped from a plane with a...
Cold case team cracks D. B. Cooper’s Army code
DAILY ASTORIAN;
By Erick Bengel; Friday, January 05, 2018;
A hidden code written in a court-released D.B. Cooper letter, held by the FBI for 46 years, appears to be the game-changer...
A Commanding Witness – Rackstraw in Vietnam
Lieutenant Colonel Ken L. Overturf (ret.) is an award-winning helicopter pilot, Master Parachutist, and Rackstraw's former commanding officer during the Vietnam War (1969-1970). He is one of a dozen...
D.B. Cooper Case – CBC Radio Broadcast
Filmmaker wants archived FBI file on D.B. Cooper investigation
Tom Colbert is interviewed on the topic of Robert W. Rackstraw and the unsolved D.B. Cooper investigation.
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A Tale of Unforgettable Charisma in Corvallis
"And did I meet D.B. Cooper? I believe I did!"
Cold Case investigators state that Rackstraw used more than twenty fake identities in five countries over the years, but none...