Who was the guy that jumped out of the plane?

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: jazzhound
Actually, you are giving the FBI too much credit. The story that was linked earlier explains how McCoy was a hot head who bragged to a friend, who in turn gave the tip to the authorities. Judging from the description given by the stewardess and general mannerism of DB Cooper, I don't see how such a meticulous individual like that would foil his own master plan by blabbing it to a friend. No, he seems more intelligent than that. I'm with the camp that believes he either died plummeting or he's in living a good life.

You forgot one important point. No matter how smart you are, many people are still cocky. How would you like to have masterminded the greatest robbery of all time and not have anyone know it was you.

Question for everyone: Did McCoy ever claim to be D. B. Cooper? And isn't McCoy dead?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
DB Cooper

http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/scams/DB_Cooper/

Not once in that article do they mention anything about a parachute. I'm confused.

 

[StageLeft]

Yet Cooper induced more smiles than frowns.

Heh, my exact response.

I know he's a bad man, but I have the same curious impressions about well-conceived and executed bank robberies. In a world where most criminals are violent idiots, it's somewhat refreshing when a team of well disciplined intelligent people break into a bank in a most creative manner and get out without harming a soul. If nothing else it makes for a great movie.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

IIRC they did find some of the money in the woods a few years back...

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: slick230
I believe the never found him, never found a body, never found the money. He jumped at night, into a very rugged part of country that most seasoned outdoorsmen wouldn't want to be stuck in, with nothing but the money.

I remember seeing a story on TV about this some time ago (might have been an Unsolved Mysteries rerun), where they said that some of the money *was* found...years later. Some kid dug it up on a streambank near where his family was camping.

Nate

 

[Ogg]

Originally posted by: NTB

Originally posted by: slick230
I believe the never found him, never found a body, never found the money. He jumped at night, into a very rugged part of country that most seasoned outdoorsmen wouldn't want to be stuck in, with nothing but the money.

I remember seeing a story on TV about this some time ago (might have been an Unsolved Mysteries rerun), where they said that some of the money *was* found...years later. Some kid dug it up on a streambank near where his family was camping.

Nate

Yeah I remember seeing the money at the streambank too but dont remember who found it

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: NTB

Originally posted by: slick230
I believe the never found him, never found a body, never found the money. He jumped at night, into a very rugged part of country that most seasoned outdoorsmen wouldn't want to be stuck in, with nothing but the money.

I remember seeing a story on TV about this some time ago (might have been an Unsolved Mysteries rerun), where they said that some of the money *was* found...years later. Some kid dug it up on a streambank near where his family was camping.

Nate

That link has it:

On February 10, 1980, an 8-year-old boy digging in the sand along a Columbia River bank unearthed three bundles of deteriorating currency?all $20 bills, and $5,800 in all--whose serial numbers matched the Cooper loot.