In this three-part series, Dr. Robert Edwards and I discuss the fascinating mystery of DB Cooper. In 1971, a man hijacked Flight 305, received $200,000 in $20 bills, 4 parachutes, and skydived into the darkness over the Pacific Northwest, never to be seen again.
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Buy Dr. Robert H. Edwards's book about DB Cooper & Flight 305 on Amazon. Or get more info at the book's publisher, Schiffer books.
To see photos and evidence related to the DB Cooper Case, visit Robert's Flickr site.
The FBI has more information about the DB Cooper and Flight 305 case.
Dr. Edwards has written three books addressing the biggest 20th-century mysteries:
- George Mallory
- DB Cooper
- The Voynich Manuscript.
I've interviewed Dr. Robert Edwards twice about his book Mallory, Irvine, and Everest: The Last Step But One. These interviews went viral. Listen to the first one, which focuses on his book. Next, listen to the second one, focusing on the recent discovery of Sandy Irvine's foot on Mt. Everest.
#1 What happened before DB Cooper jumped?
How did the FBI screw up its investigation? Here's the timeline of DB Cooper Episode #1.
Video
Podcast
Timeline
00:00 Reviewing the basics
04:00 Flight path
09:00 The oscillations
12:30 Reproducing the flight
18:00 Meteorology
21:50 Communications
#2 DB Cooper's Planning, Prep, and Precursors
DB Cooper was cunning. What were the various considerations he had to contend with to pull off the only unsolved act of air piracy in US history?
DB Cooper needed a:
- Plane with an airstair
- Short flight
- Terminating flight
- Late afternoon flight
In part 2 of 3 about DB Cooper and Flight 305, Dr. Robert H. Edwards delves into that and more.
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Video
Podcast
Timeline
00:00 Planning and Prep
08:30 Three precursors
#3 DB Cooper's Background & the Cash Found at Tena Bar
Who was DB Cooper? Did he have a military background? Where did the cash found in Tena Bar come from? What's a plausible explanation for what happened on the night that DB Cooper jumped? Did he survive?
In part 3 of 3 about DB Cooper and Flight 305, Dr. Robert H. Edwards delves into that and more.
Video
Podcast
Timeline
00:00 Who was DB Cooper?
07:00 Military background
13:30 Cash in Tena Bar
19:20 Plausible story
28:20 Did he survive?
Buy Dr. Robert Edwards's books
Voynich Reconsidered is on Amazon.
D. B. Cooper and Flight 305: Reexamining the Hijacking and Disappearance is on Amazon.
Mallory, Irvine and Everest: The Last Step But One is on Amazon.
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