00:00On November 24, 1971, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked a flight and disappeared
00:06in mid-air. How did he manage to outwit the FBI and disappear without a trace? Cooper boarded
00:12the flight in Portland, Oregon, demanding $200,000 and four parachutes. After receiving
00:18The money vanished in the middle of a storm over Washington. Neither its whereabouts nor its whereabouts were ever found.
00:22Neither his body nor the parachute survived. The jump was considered impossible. Cooper jumped from 3,000 meters.
00:28height with a basic parachute. Experts doubt he could survive the conditions
00:32extreme. In 1980, a child found $5,800 of the ransom buried on the shore
00:38from the Columbia River. However, the rest of the money, 97% of the total, never turned up.
00:43Cooper used a false identity, leaving no trace or DNA. Was he a Vietnam veteran, a pilot?
00:48Retired or a professional pathological liar? His true identity remains a mystery. In 2023,
00:54The FBI reopened the case after analyzing military records and comparing DNA from suspects, but
00:58It yielded no results. The investigation continues without any clear leads. Some believe that Cooper
01:03He used the money to pay off debts or finance illegal operations. A 2021 report linked
01:09The case was linked to Seattle drug traffickers, but the connection was never confirmed. Conspiracy theorists suggest
01:15that Cooper was an undercover agent or part of a government experiment. The legend of
01:20Cooper has inspired fascinating films, documentaries, and theories.