Richard McCoy Jr. - 604

The Generation Why Podcast

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True Crime, Case, Trial, Conspiracies, 855520, Government, Unsolved, Society & Culture, Missing Person, Controversy, Exhibit C, Serial Killer, Crime, Murder, Documentary, Conspiracy

4.6 • 18.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

April 7th, 1972. Denver, Colorado. An armed man hijacked a passenger plane and escaped with $500,000. After receiving a tip from a Utah Highway Patrolman, Richard McCoy Jr. was arrested and charged with the crime

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1:54.8	I remember a long time ago, Aaron, we covered the DB Cooper case. And I don't think we need to give a summary on that. You know,
2:02.7	it's just a guy that hijacked a plane, got some money and jumped out the back. And now there's
2:08.0	this huge debate on whether or not he survived and got away with it. We even had a skydiver
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