D.B. Cooper Part 3 - Commercial Free Bonus Show

Astonishing Legends

Scott Philbrook

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2020

⏱️ 235 minutes

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Summary

In Part Three, the commercial-free final "mega-sode" of our D. B. Cooper series, we continue with the FBI's profiling of the infamous skyjacker and learn of their Lead Agents' conclusions, Ralph P. Himmelsbach and Larry Carr. While the FBI investigation would practically come to a dead-end stalemate with their inability to "prove culpability beyond a reasonable doubt," that hasn't stopped scores of amateur and some professional sleuths from continuing the chase, with scientific evidence surfacing as recently as August 2020. One factor that has kept curiosity alive is that several likely suspects have emerged in the years since his disappearance, some having an uncanny number of bizarre coincidences to the case. As we close out our coverage with an in-depth look at these candidates for Cooper's legacy, perhaps doubts about their suitability should remain. One of the enduring aspects of his story for many is that a seemingly average guy may have gotten away with a mischievous and lucrative daydream. For the sake of our fondness for legends, especially more modern ones, perhaps some mysteries are best left unsolved.

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0:30.0	Estonishing Legends is bringing you a commercial free bonus show as a token of gratitude for our listeners,
0:34.9	without whom the show wouldn't be possible.
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0:40.5	that keep Estonishing Legends free-bull listen to.
0:42.9	Thank you so much and we hope you enjoy the show tonight.
0:46.9	Last week, we acted like we were going to talk about all of the DB Cooper hijacking suspects.
0:52.8	Unfortunately, we had so much more to cover regarding the chain of events following it that we ran out of time.
0:59.6	So tonight, we take a look at a dozen or so of our favorite suspects and more than a few theories
1:05.9	about who DB Cooper may have been.
1:08.9	Although the FBI doesn't take it seriously, conspiracy theorists have even floated the idea
1:14.3	that he didn't exist at all. The perfect crime. Maybe.
1:20.0	Tonight, we'll take a look at the FBI's profile and go potential suspects and the evidence
1:24.4	that has been put forth is possibly connected to the crime.
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