The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday
announced that it was closing the books on a 1971 hijacking in which
the culprit jumped from a stolen plane and made off with $200,000 in
ransom money. After pursuing the case for decades, the FBI said its
resources should be used to solve other crimes. “Evidence obtained
during the course of the investigation will now be preserved for
historical purposes at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.,” a
statement released Tuesday
read. The hijacking will now go down as one of the most remarkable
crimes in U.S. history—and one that will remain unsolved. The hijacker,
dubbed D.B. Cooper, claimed to have a bomb after boarding a
Seattle-bound flight. He then demanded ransom money and that the plane
fly to Mexico City after first letting passengers off in Seattle. But he
vanished mid-air en route to Mexico, using a parachute to leap from the
plane. His identity has never been determined, and it’s unclear if he
survived the jump from the plane. |
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