Hi, this is William Ramsey. Welcome to William Ramsey Investigates. On tonight show, I have a very special guest. His name is Drew Hurst Beeson. And in 2020, he published a book, which I just completed this morning. Title of that book is Paratrooper of Fortune, the story of Ted B. Braden, Vietnam Commando, CIA operative, Congoative, Congo Mercenary, and just maybe D.B. Cooper.

And he's also an author of other books. Another one is citing in on the Zodiac Killer, Unmasking America's Most Puzzling Unsolved Murders.

Also, I think there are some fiction books, The Cloak of the Brethren and A Sleep in Hell.

And he also hosts a true crime parloric YouTube channel.

What's the name of your YouTube channel?

It just goes by my name.

It's Drew B.

B.B.E.S.M. Gotcha. B-E-E-S-O-N.

So, Drew, thanks for being on the show. How are you?

Jim doing well. Thanks for having me on, William. Cool. Well, for people who don't know of your background, can you talk a little bit about it?

And what led you to this very interesting book about the legendary D.B. Cooper mystery?

Well, I've always liked all things concerning Unsolved Mysteries.

Actually, the TV show, Unsolved Mysteries, that was hosted by the great Robert Stack,

was a big influence on me as well as many others. And I always like cases that weren't solved

and the mystery behind them. And this case was no different. This was the case of D.B. Cooper,

who jumped out of an airplane in 1971 with $200,000 and $20 bill strapped to his body.

So as soon as I learned that story, I was, I was hooked.

I mean, that guy was a legend to me.

And I can't remember exactly how old I was at the time when that show came on.

I was probably in my 20s, but it stuck with me ever since.

Gotcha.

And so what, so the, it was unsolved

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