Category Archives: DB Cooper

DB Cooper author gives detailed radio interview of case

Posted on April 12, 2015 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith In the process of searching for a literary agent and publishing house to manage my book, DB Cooper and the FBI – A Case Study of America’s Only Unsolved Skyjacking, I was referred to a radio … Continue reading →

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DB Cooper and the FBI – A Case Study of America’s Only Unsolved Skyjacking, now available on Amazon Kindle

Posted on March 17, 2015 by brucesmith49

Greetings Everyone, I’ve got great news – my book, DB Cooper and the FBI, is now available at Amazon as a Kindle e-book. The cost is $6.99, and I should see about 4 bucks of it in 90 days. But … Continue reading →

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Interview with DB Cooper skydiving expert, Ralph Hatley

Posted on December 9, 2014 by brucesmith49

~ By Bruce A. Smith  I went to see skydiving legend Ralph Hatley last week in Eagle Creek, Oregon, traveling in the delightful company of Cooper aficionados Bob Sailshaw and his wife, Michele, (who drove and paid for the gas!)  Ralph … Continue reading →

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New developments in the DB Cooper case: primary witness Bill Mitchell speaks publicly for the first time

Posted on December 7, 2014 by brucesmith49

~ by Bruce A. Smith The passenger who sat nearest DB Cooper was a twenty-year old college student named Bill Mitchell. As Cooper sat in the middle seat of Row 18 on the starboard side of the aircraft, Mitchell sat … Continue reading →

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So, what’s the story with the Mountain News?

Posted on December 6, 2014 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith As most readers know, there have been no postings on the Mountain News since last May. Several of you have been asking why, and welcoming me back when they read yesterday’s quirky piece on the bizarre-like … Continue reading →

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DB Cooper – 42nd Anniversary celebrations include symposium in Tacoma and annual bash in Ariel

Posted on December 4, 2013 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith  The famous DB Cooper skyjacking occurred 42 years ago this Thanksgiving Day weekend, and the occasion was commemorated by a professional symposium at the Washington State Historical Museum in Tacoma. The WSHM is currently hosting their … Continue reading →

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DB Cooper exhibit a worthy display of the skyjacking mystery

Posted on September 20, 2013 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith The Washington State Historical Museum in Tacoma has opened a long-term exhibit on the DB Cooper skyjacking case, and it is a solid effort to educate the public on its fascinating intricacies.

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State Historical Museum to feature DB Cooper exhibit in Tacoma

Posted on August 8, 2013 by brucesmith49

 Editor’s Note: The Mountain News has just received this announcement from the Washington State Historical Museum concerning their upcoming exhibit on DB Cooper.

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Local DB Cooper sleuth visits skyjacker’s Music Festival in Nisqually

Posted on August 5, 2013 by brucesmith49

Editor’s Note:  Under brilliant summer skies, Mountain News contributing writer and Cooper sleuth Meyer Louie attended last weekend’s first annual DB Cooper Music Festival, held near Olympia, WA.  Here is his report:

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DB Cooper: Local sleuth re-investigates money find location

Posted on July 28, 2013 by brucesmith49

Editor’s Note: Meyer Louie is a local aficionado of the DB Cooper story and he recently traveled to Tina Bar, the location on the Columbia River where $5,800 of the skyjacker’s ransom money was found in 1980. His partner for … Continue reading →

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