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Is the manhunt for D.B. Cooper finally over?

Consider supporting HoH: ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HouseofHistory ►Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/HouseofHistory Because of the change in pressure in the compartment , as they’re mid-flight the pilots reckon Cooper might have left the aircraft. They notify the FBI when they notice the change, but it isn’t until the plane lands in Reno airport after 10 pm, 2 hours later, that it is confirmed Cooper is no longer in the aircraft. A manhunt is immediately on its way. On this map, you can see the suspected landing zone and the flight path of the aircraft. In the immediate aftermath, there is no clue of Cooper. He’s simply gone. The area where he parachuted into is filled with cliffs, thick woods, rivers and lakes. The search area is enormous because of the height he jumped from. Throughout the entire night and next morning, boats sail on the nearby Lake Merwin and Yale Lake, without any success. Helicopters that search the woods and cliffs with flashlights don’t return the hijacker either. Everything points towards Cooper getting away with his crazy and daring plan. And although the media judge most criminals, Cooper is turned into some sort of heroes status. The press talks about his Hollywood film-like hijacking continuously. Cooper’s act captured the publics imagination and the fact he wasn’t caught left a sense of mystery around the case. How was it possible that he got away with it? As for suspects, the first official suspect was a man named D.B. Cooper, living in Oregon. Yeah, as if this man would have used his real name. Nevertheless, this D.B. Cooper is listed as an official suspect and when a journalist catches on, he scrambles the names, naming the robber D.B. cooper. As such the robber, Dan Cooper became known as ‘D.B Cooper’. As for the actual D.B. Cooper, it soon becomes clear he didn’t hijack an aeroplane and jumped out of it when the police find him at home. So are there any clues Dan Cooper left in the aircraft? Well yeah, quite a lot to be fair. First of all, he left his tie, his tie pin and 66 fingerprints. But perhaps most importantly, he never tried to hide his face. He was seen by so many people on the plane that some very realistic composite sketches were made of his face. Oh and he had some experience with parachute jumping if we want to assume he didn’t have a death wish, and he seemed knowledgeable about civilian air traffic considering he knew he could open the trapdoor mid-flight. This was not even known to some people working with aircraft, because, well, who opens a trapdoor mid-flight? His specific demands about the wing flaps and landing gear support the thesis he had some professional aviation knowledge. The fact the Boeing 727-300 is one of the few planes with stairs in the back and with motors high enough that they wouldn’t burn Cooper as he jumped from the plane points towards expert knowledge of civilian aircraft as well. Furthermore, he may have gotten his name from ‘Dan Cooper’, a comic series about a test pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. My Twitter:https://twitter.com/Oscar_HoH My videos tend to get arbitrarily demonetized. That is why I decided to open up a Patreon where people can support the channel. If you decide to pledge as little as 1$/month you will gain access to a monthly series exclusive to my Patrons! Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:48 Dan Cooper 5:18 The Manhunt 8:20 Suspects 11:18 Case closed (?) Watch my documentary series: ►History of Prussia playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJjSlui3iOOz0P3KI7-v3o5 ►End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjLnVJY6NyQX8JlVApf40DLs ►World War 2 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjLYTXde713nRftdAPj7YW_a ►Hitler's Spies playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJGQ4c1q7mQhTh5vM54_17o The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less. Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it! Sources: Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons #HouseofHistory #History