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D.B. Cooper: Investigators say they've confirmed skyjacker's identity

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From MSN.com:

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A team of cold-case investigators claim they’ve decoded a 1972 message by D.B. Cooper — and that it contains a confession from Vietnam veteran Robert Rackstraw, long suspected of being the infamous skyjacker.

...Rick Sherwood, a former member of the Army Security Agency — which deciphers signals — said he spotted four phrases or words that were repeated throughout the note....


...Sherwood had deciphered earlier letters from Cooper and had become familiar with his writing style.“I read it two or three times and said, ‘This is Rackstraw, this is what he does,’” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...ng-lost-confession/ar-AAzi4Zb?ocid=spartandhp

According to MSN.com, Robert Rackstraw is still alive, 74 now, and living in the San Diego area.

https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/06/cc9c62a1082655/the_real_db_cooper_provided_en.html
 
nota bene said:
From MSN.com:

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A team of cold-case investigators claim they’ve decoded a 1972 message by D.B. Cooper — and that it contains a confession from Vietnam veteran Robert Rackstraw, long suspected of being the infamous skyjacker.

...Rick Sherwood, a former member of the Army Security Agency — which deciphers signals — said he spotted four phrases or words that were repeated throughout the note....


...Sherwood had deciphered earlier letters from Cooper and had become familiar with his writing style.“I read it two or three times and said, ‘This is Rackstraw, this is what he does,’” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...ng-lost-confession/ar-AAzi4Zb?ocid=spartandhp

According to MSN.com, Robert Rackstraw is still alive, 74 now, and living in the San Diego area.

https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/06/cc9c62a1082655/the_real_db_cooper_provided_en.html
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Sounds like a bit of stretch to me. i put more stock in the discovery of 3 heavily eroded stacks of 20 dollar bills found in a Columbia River bed back in 1980 as an indication that his little adventure probably met with a tragic ending.
 
No body ever found.......just sayin'.
 
Rexedgar said:
No body ever found.......just sayin'.
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To date the only money found that can be directly traced to the DB Cooper hijacking are those 3 stacks found in the Columbia River. None of it as ever turned up anywhere else in world in the nearly 50 years since the hijacking. So if he going to spend it he better hurry up and do so because he may not have that much time left to enjoy it.
 
Atomic Kid said:
Sounds like a bit of stretch to me. i put more stock in the discovery of 3 heavily eroded stacks of 20 dollar bills found in a Columbia River bed back in 1980 as an indication that his little adventure probably met with a tragic ending.
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The familiar sketch of D.B. Cooper does bear a strong resemblance to Rackstraw.
 
nota bene said:
From MSN.com:

​
A team of cold-case investigators claim they’ve decoded a 1972 message by D.B. Cooper — and that it contains a confession from Vietnam veteran Robert Rackstraw, long suspected of being the infamous skyjacker.

...Rick Sherwood, a former member of the Army Security Agency — which deciphers signals — said he spotted four phrases or words that were repeated throughout the note....


...Sherwood had deciphered earlier letters from Cooper and had become familiar with his writing style.“I read it two or three times and said, ‘This is Rackstraw, this is what he does,’” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...ng-lost-confession/ar-AAzi4Zb?ocid=spartandhp

According to MSN.com, Robert Rackstraw is still alive, 74 now, and living in the San Diego area.

https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/06/cc9c62a1082655/the_real_db_cooper_provided_en.html
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Wow! Wouldn't it be great if this mystery were solved?

I haven't read the article yet - is the statute of limitations passed on this?
 
Superfly said:
Wow! Wouldn't it be great if this mystery were solved?

I haven't read the article yet - is the statute of limitations passed on this?
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Per another website;

Statute of limitations

In 1976 discussion arose over impending expiration of the statute of limitations on the hijacking. Most published legal analysis agreed that it would make little difference,Frazier, Joe (November 13, 1976): "Sky Thief: Bandit Who Stole $200,000 in 1971 Still Being Sought" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. B-1. Retrieved March 3, 2013 as interpretation of the statute varies considerably from case to case and court to court, and a prosecutor could argue that Cooper had forfeited immunity on any of several valid technical grounds.CRS Report for Congress: Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview. Retrieved March 6, 2011. The question was rendered moot in November when a Portland grand jury returned an indictment against "John Doe, aka Dan Cooper" for air piracy and violation of the Hobbs Act.Denson, Bryan (November 24, 1996). D.B. Cooper legend lives. Retrieved March 6, 2011. The indictment in effect formally initiated prosecution of the hijacker that can be continued, should he be apprehended, at any time in the future.
 
Polar Bum said:
Per another website;

Statute of limitations

In 1976 discussion arose over impending expiration of the statute of limitations on the hijacking. Most published legal analysis agreed that it would make little difference,Frazier, Joe (November 13, 1976): "Sky Thief: Bandit Who Stole $200,000 in 1971 Still Being Sought" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. B-1. Retrieved March 3, 2013 as interpretation of the statute varies considerably from case to case and court to court, and a prosecutor could argue that Cooper had forfeited immunity on any of several valid technical grounds.CRS Report for Congress: Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview. Retrieved March 6, 2011. The question was rendered moot in November when a Portland grand jury returned an indictment against "John Doe, aka Dan Cooper" for air piracy and violation of the Hobbs Act.Denson, Bryan (November 24, 1996). D.B. Cooper legend lives. Retrieved March 6, 2011. The indictment in effect formally initiated prosecution of the hijacker that can be continued, should he be apprehended, at any time in the future.
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Aw hell. Leave the bastard alone. He's remained well hidden for almost 50 years.

And thanks for the info!
 
There were a ton of shows on TV about DB Cooper back in the 80's when I was growing up. Im surprised it took so long for the cops to find out who he was.
 
nota bene said:
The familiar sketch of D.B. Cooper does bear a strong resemblance to Rackstraw.
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Heck, there are a lot a people that have those same type of facial features. The one difference I would note however is that forensic drawing depicts a man with a noticeably higher sloped forehead than that of Rackstraw.
 
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