The identity operator of skyjacker D.B. Cooper — a well - mannered passenger on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 who parachuted out of the skyjack aeroplane point to Seattle in November 1971 with $ 200,000 in cash — has long intrigued both law enforcement and recreational sleuths . One theory posited that Cooper may have even been awomanin disguise .
In July 2017 , the FBI officiallyclosedthe pillowcase . This week , they might take another look at their archival material . An 84 - year - old pet sitter from DeLand , Florida named Carl Laurin has made apublic proclamationthat a at peace friend of his , Walter R. Reca , once admitted he was the nation ’s most notorious airborne thief .
The announcement is attach to the publication of Laurin ’s book , D.B. Cooper & Me : A Criminal , a Spy , and a Best Friend . And while some may push aside the admission as an attempt to betray books , the Scripture ’s newspaper publisher — Principia Media — claims it vet Laurin ’s claim via a third - party research worker .
According to Laurin , he and Reca match while both were skydivers in the 1950s and hold back in touch over the years . Reca was a military paratrooper andreceivedan Honorable Discharge from the Air Force in 1965 . Laurin distrust his friend now following the skyjacking since he had previously break in the law , including an attempted robbery at a Bob ’s Big Boy eating place as well as several banks . But Reca did n’t admit guilt until shortly before his decease in 2014 , when he reach over audiotape of his confession and made Laurin hope not to uncover them until after he had passed away .
Principia Media publisher / CEO Vern Jones tell he expects skeptics to dispute the al-Qur’an ’s claim , but says that the evidence provide by Laurin was “ overwhelming . ” The FBI has yet to comment on any of the specifics of Laurin ’s taradiddle , but an agency spokespersontoldThe Washington Postthat “ plausible possibility ” have yet to carry “ necessary proof of blameworthiness . ” Nonetheless , someone at the Bureau plausibly has a weekend of reading in front of them .
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