Category Archives: DB Cooper

 by Bruce A. Smith As I compose my book on DB Cooper, I have found it useful to develop a “Who’s Who” of the principals in the investigation – the FBI personnel, the crew, and the leading researchers.

by Bruce A. Smith I have come under cyber attack for my work on the DB Cooper case.  These attacks also involve another DB Cooper investigator, attorney Galen Cook. The intrusions are varied, and include file theft, email blocking, sending … Continue reading →

By Bruce A. Smith  Commemorating the 41st anniversary of DB Cooper’s skyjacking – and celebrating his cultural status of a “guy who beat the system” – hundreds of Cooper aficionados and party lovers gathered Saturday at the Ariel Store in … Continue reading →

by Bruce A. Smtih  A 2-3 foot diameter “pilot” chute was discovered near Tina’s Bar in 1988, just one mile upstream from the money find, investigator Galen Cook has announced this week.

    by Bruce A. Smith At least four letters were sent to area media by “DB Cooper” in the days and weeks following the 1971 skyjacking.  Now, one of them, Letter # 3, is causing quite a stir within the … Continue reading →

by Bruce A. Smith The belief that DB Cooper parachuted out of his plane is a universally accepted truth, except for those who wonder if he crawled into a cubby-hole above a lavatory and then scampered away after the aircraft … Continue reading →

by Bruce A. Smith  Before we explore the resurgent investigation, let’s start at the beginning:  Shortly after 2 pm on Wednesday, November 24, 1971– the day before Thanksgiving – a man in his mid-to-late 40s, or possibly even early 50s, … Continue reading →