Amateur Sleuths Claim to Have Uncovered D.B. Cooper's Real Identity
For tenner , both the FBI and amateur investigator have been preoccupy with the identity of “ Dan Cooper , ” a mysterious passenger mistakenly reported by journalist as " D.B. Cooper " who board a flight of steps from Portland to Seattle on November 24 , 1971 . Without appearing frenetic or violent , Cooper informed the crew he had a dud and demanded $ 200,000 in ransom . After making the pilot stop for fuel and then lift off again , the skyjacker collected his money and parachuted out of the plane , never to be seen or pick up from again ....