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 investigatory community, along with the mysterious work of a Cooper sleuth known as “Al Di” who has analyzed the letter. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
It turns out that Bill Cosby and I are not the only tired guys in Mountain country. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
At the end of May, the Graham Business Association held its first “revival” of an old tradition, the Grazing in Graham shin-dig that – unlike the past two years – was closed to the public. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Today I received a pithy email from a friend, extolling the virtues of a charismatic conservative. It was one of many, and usually I just delete them and smile, but not today. 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 was searched in Reno. Or perhaps even later when it flew back to Seattle for repairs at Boeing Field – or Langley, Virginia as Geoffrey Gray has informed me.
Nevertheless, here is what we know happened after Flight 305 departed Sea-Tac. 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, approached the Northwest Orient ticket counter at the Portland, Oregon airport. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Preface
This posting begins my online publication of my book on DB Cooper, the unsolved skyjacking case that took place in 1971 and today still ranks in the top-ten of American true crime mysteries.
Titled The Hunt for DB Cooper – The Resurgent Investigation into America’s only Unsolved Skyjacking, it follows my investigation that began in August 2008 when I met Cooper authors Ron and Pat Forman at an air show held at Thun Field, outside of Tacoma, Washington. Continue reading
The following is a message from Pierce County Alert:
SR 7 Closed, Both Directions –
State Route 7, known locally as Mountain Highway, is closed in both directions in the LaGrande area due to a slide. Southbound traffic is being diverted at SR 161, to LaGrande Cutoff Road, or (MP 27.0). Northbound traffic is being diverted at Alder Cutoff Road, or (MP 21.6). Detours in effect until further notice. For updates visit http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/default.aspx Continue reading
Special to the Mountain News –
The National Park Service has released the following announcement:
Ashford, WA:
Get a head start on your summer fun with free admission to Mount Rainier National Park this Saturday, June 9. In celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, all 397 national parks, including Mount Rainier National Park will waive entrance fees. Continue reading
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