DB Cooper - strap evidence

Tip leads D.B. Cooper hunters to possible parachute material

Oregonian, by Douglas Perry; August 14, 2017 Thomas J. Colbert, his wife Dawna and their team of searchers have dug up what they say is "potential evidence" that could lead...

Sleuth claims hidden encryption links Cooper letter to highly trained Vietnam vet

FOX NEWS Website; by Ryan Gaydos; 1/5/18; A stream of numbers at the bottom of a typed letter believed sent by the mysterious fugitive D.B. Cooper came from a man...

FBI accused of cover-up after 46-year-old “Cooper letter” surfaces

    Newsweek Magazine; by Christal Hayes, November 20, 2017 The notorious case of the mysterious plane hijacker known as D.B. Cooper just took another curious turn, which has some saying the...

Rackstraw, lead Cooper suspect with Oregon connections, is dead

The Oregonian By Douglas Perry; Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Robert Rackstraw loved adventure. He also embraced danger and confrontation. And for a...

Meet The Case Breakers

The Case Breakers are a 40+ member national task force of seasoned investigators — from working millennials to retired octogenarians — with law enforcement, military, forensic, academic,...

D.B. Cooper cold case team accuses FBI of “stonewalling”

N.Y. DAILY NEWS; by Reporter Megan Cerullo; February 1, 2018; At the conclusion of a seven-year investigation, a team of independent sleuths believes it has uncovered infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper’s true identity. Documentary...

New Evidence May Hold Key Clue to Identifying Cooper

Inside Edition January 5, 2018 Investigators dedicated to solving the notorious 1971 hijacking of a Boeing 727 believe they’ve finally discovered the identity of the air bandit known as D.B. Cooper...

Gumshoes say coded clues in Cooper letter reveal their man

New York Daily News by Megan Cerullo, January 4, 2018 A team of stalwart investigators committed to solving a decades-old cold case think they have definitively identified the infamous skyjacker known...

NW Indiana Times: The Cryptic ‘D.B. Cooper’ Connection

Columnist Jerry Davich, NW Indiana Times; Thursday, 7/15/22 Thomas J. Colbert is convinced that his crack team of cold-case...

Cold case leader on D.B. Cooper: “We have the man”

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE;  by Britain Eakin;  February 9, 2018; WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of private investigators says they have definitively identified the living daredevil who hijacked a commercial plane in 1971...