#33: Who Is D.B. Cooper?
D. B. Cooper is the most famous skyjacker we don’t know. The mysterious man got away with hijacking a plane, raking in $200,000 in ransom, and parachuting into oblivion over the state of Washington. To this day, the hijacker has never been identified. It’s one of the most mysterious stories of the 1970s. With mystery comes speculation.
The whole D.B. Cooper incident was so unprecedented that most investigators assumed the guy died after parachuting out of the plane. However, five other guys copied D.B. Cooper’s hijacking blueprint. All five of these men survived the parachute escape and were subsequently caught. So, it’s safe to say that D.B. Cooper most likely survived his great escape, too. He made off with the 2024 equivalent of $1.5 million and actually got to enjoy it in anonymity. Wild.