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Evidence found on DB Cooper tie means plane hijacking mystery could be solved

the-sun.com

26 pointsrmason15 comments

That's a classic The Sun article - lots of sensationalist BS and no relevant information.

DB Cooper's identity is most likely known already. Judge for yourself, the evidence is all laid out there, including the interview with his children and pretty damning evidence on the cops that were investigating the case.

Part 1: https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=u3DkEmL6aWc

Part 2: https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=I1_W2_nKCvM

I went looking to see if there were better sources for this than The Sun, and the other sources are also kind of sketch (Coast to Coast AM is above the fold for it). Is this a serious story?

I’ve been following Eric Ulis for some time now. As far as independent hobbyist cold case investigators go, he seems to be a serious enough person who is operating in good faith.

Thanks!

Pardon, but wasn't DB Cooper's identity already solved by his surviving kids a year ago?

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2021/12/19/pilot-says-hes-solve...

There are dozens of people who have either claimed to be DB Cooper, or have been accused of being DB Cooper by long time, well-meaning investigators who are each “quite sure” they have identified the real DB Cooper.

Very persuasive article

A "mysterious" metal that happened to be used in the making of the same aeroplane DB Cooper was flying on?

Why does it sound like there is nothing to see here?

Yeah, it's hard to imagine how "aerospace materials" might be found on the person who was last seen on a plane.

I'm surprised to learn nobody's done the old DNA dragnet yet.

They have and didn't find anything conclusive (two small samples not matching any known suspects). The hobbyist researcher wants access to the tie so he can test a specific adjustment pin that is concealed in the knot of the tie, which he interviewed FBI agents and learned they were unaware of.

Judge will not release the tie under a FOIA request, because it is not a document. No surprise there.

Also isn’t the DNA they have just from a tie left on the plane? Meaning, the “chain of custody” of DNA isn’t very solid, i.e. it could be anyone’s DNA?

Not "known suspects" but "all relatives foolish enough to put themselves into the public DBs", hence "dragnet".

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