Episode 34: The DB Cooper Skyjacking

We cover details of DB Cooper’s 1971 plane hijacking and go into some of the more compelling theories and suspects including Richar Floyd McCoy, Dick Briggs, Robert Rackstraw, Sheridan Peterson, Vince Petersen and William Gossett.

This episode will be a great way to get caught up to speed on the latest and greatest in the land of the Cooperites.

**Correction to the episode: The amount of money requested and stolen by DB Cooper was mistakenly said to be $20,000, but it was in fact $200,000.

Source:

Oregonian/OregonLive, D. P. |. (2024, February 20). Favorite D.B. Cooper suspect resurfaces, leading to claim that FBI is reopening case. Oregonlive. https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2024/02/favorite-db-cooper-suspect-resurfaces-leading-to-claim-that-fbi-is-reopening-case.html

D.B. Cooper hijacking. (2022, May 10). Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking

Aitken, P. (2021, January 30). Longtime DB Cooper suspect dies at 94, once admitted FBI “had good reason to suspect me.” Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/db-cooper-suspect-dies-at-94

Mitchell, M. (2022, July 20). Who were the D.B. Cooper suspects? From Rob Rackstraw to Dick Briggs. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/db-cooper-suspects-identity-hijacking-rob-rackstraw-dick-briggs-1726313

Oregonian/OregonLive, D. P. |. (2021, September 3). ‘Charming’ D.B. Cooper suspect Sheridan Peterson dies at 94, spent years dedicated to political causes. Oregonlive. https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2021/01/charming-db-cooper-suspect-sheridan-peterson-dies-at-94-spent-years-dedicated-to-political-causes.html

Pearce, T. (2022, July 13). DB Cooper: Where Are You? The full list of suspects in the legendary airplane hijacking. Digital Spy. https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40597759/db-cooper-suspects-true-story/

DB Cooper: Where are you? Netflix.  Zenovich, Marina (Director), 2022. netflix.com

History's Greatest Mysteries: The Final Hunt for DB Cooper. History Channel. Twitch, Oliver; George, Simon; Leong; Evan Jackson (Directors), 2020. historychannel.com

 

The Cooper Vortex | Darren Schaefer and Russell Colbert. PodBean. https://thecoopervortex.podbean.com/

 

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This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Holmes and Music by Ryan Creep