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crime1 year ago•2 min saved

Siblings Reveal New Evidence Linking Father to Infamous Hijacker D.B. Cooper

Siblings Chanté and Rick McCoy III claim their father, Richard McCoy Jr, was the infamous hijacker DB Cooper, after discovering a parachute in their late mother's shed. The FBI, which closed the case in 2016, is reportedly re-investigating following this discovery. Richard McCoy, a former military pilot, was previously suspected due to a similar hijacking in 1972. The FBI is now seeking a DNA match between McCoy and evidence from the 1971 hijacking.

via The Guardian US|

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crime2 years ago•6 min saved

"Pittsburgh Engineer Emerges as New Suspect in 52-Year-Old DB Cooper Skyjacking Mystery"

Citizen investigator Eric Ulis has named a new suspect in the DB Cooper case, claiming that engineer Vince Petersen from Pittsburgh fits the evidence left behind by the infamous hijacker. Ulis analyzed microscopic evidence found on a clip-on black tie left by Cooper and discovered particles consistent with specialty metals used in the aerospace sector, such as titanium. Petersen, who worked as a Boeing subcontractor at a titanium plant, would have been 52 at the time of the crime and has since passed away. Ulis is suing the FBI for access to the tie's metal spindle, which could contain undiscovered DNA. The case remains one of the great unsolved mysteries in FBI history.

via Daily Mail|

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crime2 years ago•6 min saved

"Sleuth's Lawsuit Demands FBI's DB Cooper Files to Unmask Iconic Plane Hijacker"

A citizen sleuth, Eric Ulis, has sued the FBI in an attempt to gain access to a black clip-on tie left behind by the iconic plane hijacker, DB Cooper, during the 1971 skyjacking. Ulis believes that the tie's metal spindle could contain undiscovered DNA that could help solve the case. The FBI has denied his FOIA request to lift a DNA sample from the garment, but Ulis argues that recent advances in ancestral genealogy could potentially identify Cooper's family members. Ulis also plans to continue searching for Cooper's still-lost parachutes and bag of cash, as he believes they may hold further clues.

via Daily Mail|

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crime2 years ago•7 min saved

Unraveling the D.B. Cooper Mystery: Eric Ulis's Investigation

Eric Ulis, a self-proclaimed crime historian and aviation geek, is suing the FBI for access to a clip-on necktie left behind by the mysterious hijacker known as D.B. Cooper. Ulis believes that the tie knot may contain undiscovered DNA that could help unravel Cooper's identity. He hopes to collect swabs from the tie's metal spindle and enter any DNA found into genealogy databases. Ulis has dedicated years to investigating the unsolved 1971 hijacking case and has organized events like CooperCon. Despite the FBI closing the case in 2016, Ulis remains determined to find out who Cooper was and believes the truth is within reach.

via CNN|

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