D.B. Cooper investigator believes he has solved the decades-long mystery | FOX 13 Seattle 

For the $200,000 DB Cooper took, there has been millions and millions of dollars spent trying to find who the hell was he is.

Congratulations on the meticulous research that led to finding the original owner of DB Cooper's necktie.

Any number of things could have explained where DB Cooper got the tie. He could easily have bought it from a thrift store days before the hijacking.

My uncle Earl was an engineer at Boeing 60s & 70s ... he swore it was a guy he had worked with who disappeared, was part Native American from the Columbia river area who was a Vietnam Vet. Thank you for all your efforts.

Provided the tie didn't come from a thrift store...

This is definitely the best step by step analysis I’ve ever seen broken down. The detective work is impeccable!

DB Cooper was my father's sister's cousin's friend's uncle. I know it!

The man never got off the plane. He was the pilot. Entire flight crew collaborated. He walked off a hero.

Bring back Paul Harvey, And now 'The Rest of the Story's I sure miss Paul Harvey

I worked in this Crucible steel building outside of Pittsburgh 7 yrs ago. Crazy

Question : Did you ever consider that maybe DB , shopped at Goodwill , before he hijacked the plane , as to throw off anyone trying to investigate that type of stuff ??? 😳🤔🙄🥴

It's another theory. Thank you for the hard work researching and providing the name of a new suspect. Thought I'd let you know the camera did not pan out allowing viewers of this video to view Mr Peterson's picture.

I so glad to hear all of this! Thank you all!

Years ago I went to look at some livestock located at a place owned by one DB Cooper. It was set back off a dirt road in a thick wooded area.It was a sort of survivalist center of some degree or type. Really strange buildings. The kind that a engineer might build. Not the normal house and barn. Mr Cooper was not available to talk to but a young woman showed me some of the buildings. Really different.

Great vid. In the UK we have an equally strange/notorious missing person case: the disappearance of Lord Lucan, which occurred about 3 years after the DB Cooper incident. Would be great to have a detailed investigation on the Lucan case like this.

The part we're not hearing is "What happened to Vincent? Did he become a missing person?" It would seem an essential piece to linking DB Cooper to the research professional who came in contact with the elements on the necktie. Did Vincent's wife report him as missing?

Part 2?? Don't leave us hanging!!

The 727 added a simple device to keep the rear stairs from being dropped while in flight after the D.B. COOPER robbery, it was called " THE COOPER LATCH" .

$200,000? Any given congressman rips that much off before lunch on a typical Monday. Nettlepoint, let it go and put a tail on Paul Pelosi .

I never thought there would be any new information about this case to come out. Amazing how law enforcement is on the cutting edge of technology.

Why did this just end???? He was still talking!! Where's the rest of this???? Man listening then BAM just gone! Wtf???

Random question. During the time DB Cooper hijacked the plane did hand-me downs or second hand store not exist? Cause if they did than that might poke holes in his story :/ I want to know who DB Cooper is but I was robbing a place I would rip off tags and buy second hand clothing. So just saying…

This is pretty intresting, thanks a lot for part two! I hate when they tease you with part one and never follow up to it 👍🏻

This is interesting, but at best for what is in this video (I think it cut off at the end), is that the tie may have worked in various labs and workshops and that tie ended up attached to D.B. Cooper's shirt. LOL! One of Australia's longest unsolved mysteries was Somerton Man. He was a fellow who, in 1948, laid down on Somerton Beach near Adelaide and quietly died in the night. No one came forward to identify him. For various reasons, over the years it was thought he may have been a ballet dancer or a Russian spy. All labels had been removed from his clothes and a number of articles were made in USA. He too had a tie and on the back was printed the name T. Keane (or could it be J. Keane?). In 2021 to 2022, extensive DNA tests were run on Somerton Man and the results were worked through familial DNA. Only by way of DNA was the man identified as Carl (Charles) Webb, a troubled man from Melbourne. Some of his clothing and the tie came from a nephew or brother-in-law whose names were J. Keane and T. Keane. The nephew who was killed in WWII had lived in the U.S. for a short period of time. I think my point is kind of clear. D.B. Cooper's tie may have been all sorts of places but was it on Cooper's neck when it was in those places? An engineer's relative could have obtained the tie. D.B. Cooper was ultimately a criminal so he could have stolen the tie. The tie could have been donated to a thrift store or swiped from a laundry. Did the engineer travel? His tie could have been swiped from a motel room or from lost or stolen luggage. Clip on ties could be quickly shared if a man needed to wear a tie and did not have one. Yes, even some restaurants in those days required neckties. I assume there is more to the talk presented in this video since it practically cut a word in half at the end. Perhaps I am premature in my theorizing but IMO there needs to be a lot stronger evidence than where the tie has been. ;-)

I believe there are a lot of loose ends, that haven't been "tied" together.

Is there another video showing the entire presentation? This is very fascinating.

Nice video Mike. Looking forward to the next one!!! Thanks 😊

I love how this science and investigation is thwarted by two words: Thrift shop.

Im glad I lent him my tie.!

Why does it cut off

Oh, this was just getting interesting when it got cut off... I wanted to hear the whole talk.

Very interesting, great research. However I can’t imagine DB would not have been known how to skydive. He would have been an extremely experienced skydiver, and everyone who knew him would’ve been aware of that, in my opinion.

Ok, I confess, I bought the tie on clearance at Penny's in '66; and, I gave the on-board flight attendant a bundle of bills for her cooperation and lowering the staircase; the "seed" money left on shore was to give the appearance of drowning; the chute that was found was the primary chute left on the tree canopy--while the backup chute was the one never recovered; 9 years prior to this event, I also coordinated the night time boat ride for the Anglin brothers and Frankie--as I was the mechanic/machinist that repaired their boat also. This month I'll be 83.

Need to hear the rest of this please

He says nothing about if Vince Peterson disappeared for any amount of time, or when he died, or….anything else

In 1970, a man buys a tie at a yard sale and goes on to be the infamous D B Cooper, rendering all of this bright eyed fellow's hard won research moot...

WTF!! Wheres the rest of the story?

I like how he is using particle evidence to try and come up with a suspect, rather than a death bed confession.

Incredible! Just incredible.

The family revealed the entire story to Dan Gryder. He spent 20 plus years on it. Case closed.

That tie had 6+ years of use prior to the hijacking. Also, your assuming no cross contamination after 50 years in FBI custody.

DB probably found the tie at Goodwill. All I can say is, thankfully we are all innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 🤘😎

If I learned anything from this presentation, it’s that you should *never* buy a necktie at a yard sale or resale shop.

"These particles come from somewhere" yes it is called a star lol.

There's some circumstantial "evidence" that a guy named Kenny Christensen was D.B.Cooper. K.C. was a former paratrooper who worked with Boeing planes at an air base in Alaska and then in several positions at Northwest Airlines. D.B. Cooper was familiar with the plane's drop down back steps. He knew flying well enough to order the wing flaps kept at 15 degrees from horizontal to keep the plane from exceeding 200 mph, a doable jump speed. Christensen would have known these details and was an experienced parachute folder and jumper. Moreover, at his rural house, he appeared to suddenly make a lot of purchases right after the hijacking. Height, size, build, and face he fits the description of Cooper the F.B.I. produced. Brad Melzer's "Decoded" series did a program on Christensen, who has already died. Christensen's brother claims Kevin gave a deathbed statement that he was Cooper. The true identity might well end up like the JFK assassination, neither to be settled beyond doubt in my lifetime, not to mention the Zodiac Killer around San Francisco.

Richard McCoy who denied being DB Cooper, is who I believe is DB Cooper. He pulled off the same crime, fits the description, had the skills to do it.

My Uncle was D.B. Cooper . I know for a fact. He told me the story on my 14th birthday. I can't tell you his name, but I'll tell you, he's definitely NOT this guy

The closure i needed. Mr. Peterson is DB Cooper

Dang it! It cuts off before you even get to see a picture of Vincent Peterson! Bummer! Waiting for part 2!

Thanks for this information, always interested in DB Cooper findings.

After watching this video, I feel likeI asked someone for the time and they proceeded to tell me how to make a watch.

wouldn't this revolve heavily on DB actually owning the tie and not having stolen it, or borrowing it.

There was a video by Dan Gryder 11 months back. Pretty convincing.

Dan Gryder figured it out and interviewed the guys family. This guy lost the race. Switch videos quick!!!

I love intellectual and mystery unsolved cases type shows and themes... T.V. shows such as Dateline, Unsolved Mysteries, the UnXplained, Cold Case Files, Forensic Files, the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...and many other similarly-themed shows... Some cases intrigue me more than others. The "D.B. Cooper" case has is one of the more intriguing mysteries that I am aware of. I have watched over the decades -- at least 7 or 8 very distinct T.V. shows concerning "D.B. Cooper": From most recently Josh Gates (who's "Expedition Unknown" appears often on the History Channel) to other very distinct programs as well. This case has been 'beaten to death' and most of the evidences and hypotheses to who D.B. Cooper is to his fate or lack of such have been very convincing -though there is much disagreement and variation as to who his identity is or isn't...and whether he survived at all or not......etc.... As far as I know -from past episodes I have seen about D.B. Cooper- the F.B.I. "officially" closed his case not many years ago...but seemingly are willing to 're-open' the case pending VERY STRONG EVIDENCE OR MOTIVE to re-open it... An 'amateur' who is either 'thinking outside the box' or exploring avenues not touched on sufficiently (i.e., "forensic evidence") may be poised to be the one who finally solves this case for once and for all -such as the "frog" who narrates this youtube video who I gather and deduce is employed by Fox 13 Seattle (?) I have heard in other previous episodes that Cooper's tie had been forensically-tested. However, perhaps this "frog" in this video may either have expertise in 'chemicals' and 'forensics' that previous investigator's into the D.B. Cooper case have NOT HAD.......and/or perhaps he has just simply 'pushed the envelope' SLIGHTLY MORE......and/or has a keen eye for the 'poignant' forensics that would "tie" (no pun intended) D.B. Cooper to a specific place and time -- eliminating all other suspects in the process...by means of a more thorough 'chemical analysis.' Could this "frog" in this video be correct? Could he have accurately identified D.B. Cooper as one "Vince Peterson?" Maybe. His theory seems to fit but could there be ALTERNATE explanations for why certain chemicals were found on Cooper's tie -that were identified by this "frog?" I would like to hear more about how this case is proceeding in the future...

So, who is to say Cooper didn't buy a used tie, for the costume he was wearing? Goodwill, yard sale, borrowed a friends old tie, etc.

It only proves the tie came from a lab. I could pick up a clip on at goodwill.

When I was young and we visited Tacoma WA as a kid, my mom befriended a guy who fit the description and had DB as his actual name initials. Tall, looked almost exactly like the drawings, ex green beret who trained gunboat soldiers and was a paratrooper of course. Highly intelligent and very capable of doing this hijacking. I met him again, much later in life, and he was involved in the drug trade as a business as he had ties to Vietnam suppliers and was a business man, even dressed in a tie, suit regularly. He fit the age, the time was right as he was in the Wa area during this and I have always wondered as he could have easily had the intelligence and military experience to pull this off and it fit his personality as well as his initials of his first and last name being DB… Maybe, maybe not, but for me, he fit this scenario perfectly

Thanks for the heads up...

Brilliant research! I love this stuff.

First time here on the channel, keep us posted. Awesome work 💯

There was a little kid that found some money from DB Cooper in the woods a long time ago and his niece in Portland Oregon came forward and said that her uncle was DB Cooper . She said he's successfully pulled it off and lived in obscurity until the day he died in the early 90s I believe

Just imagine when the cop who took the tie out of evidence to show it to his friend who works at a machine shop realizes what happened.

Guy's wife has a yard sale and neck tie is sold to DB Cooper for 10 cents. Very nice, detailed work. I'd like to hear more about this

Dan Gryder is ahead of them all on this.

The never-ending persistence given to solving this case, provides me with hope for finding MH370. Humans don't give up on mysteries and things that are lost. That's a big part of our makeup as humans. We persist, over and over, until we solve things. When people tell me MH370 will "never" be found, I say they're full of it. It will be found. Just a matter of time.

Seriously?!? It just cuts off??? I need closure people!!! 😂

Sure would like to see the rest of this.

Very interesting research. Very compelling.

I was really getting into this, then it was cut off.

He needs a lot more to sell this to a jury. If this is all you have, then you are about 5% there. Not YET worth the time to watch IMO.

Well, we have nearly 99% positively ID'd "The Tie". Now if we could just ID Dan... 🤔

Legend has it, D B Cooper is still sky diving and hasn`t come down.

A parachute designed for low altitude close-order drill was found just east and visible from the Pacific Crest Trail in the Pinchot National Forests west and south of Mount Adams, the prominent land mark in the ares, was found by hikers in December 1971. One of the harness straps was cut as with a knife, the other appeared chewed as by an animal, and the parachute showed blood stains and animal teeth marks. The chewed webbing provided the clue which led to the discovery of the D.O.A. parachutist at least 10-12 north and west of the sharp bend in the PCT (which leads to the cut off trail to Mt. Adams). Climbers assisted the authorities in the death investigation where a matching parachute component was found. The FBI did not help in the death scene investigation carried out by a 15 watt Motorola Portamobile radio in conjunction with the Coroner and County authorities. The FBI was forbidden by the Nixon Administration from taking the search beyond the Seattle area where Hoover followed a suspicious character from Portland. The body, which bore multiple trauma and an animal bite, was not recovered from the snowline ledge.

"What would happen if you sticky stubbed a sticky stub huh huh huh? WOW man, baffling!"

where is the rest of the report? it ends so abruptly..

I was just watching the movie "Without a Paddle" which is an adventure story about looking for DB Coopers' treasure. This is mind blowing 🤯🤯🤯

I just finished watching the Documentary about the great train robbery a tale of two thieves. The brain man called the Irishman was never caught. They found out who he is and he looks like DB Cooper. It's worth watching.

The tie is very interesting - but also very portable. The DB was a parachutist - He had more than a Novice level of skill and knowledge. He also knew how to use the para cord for ad-hoc rigging with the flimsy money bag.

Could those titanium particles have gotten on the tie when DB was moving around the stair case or the vacillating or the plane?

I don't wanna know you know.. His legend deserves to be a mystery forever. What a guy

This has to be the 10th guy that was certainly DB Cooper. We'll never truly know, unfortunately.

Dan Gryder deep family secrets. Check it out.

Give d.b his tie back!

The Remington Crucible makes sense. For those who don't know. Remington had a plant / factory in Ithaca NY on the hill. Syracuse is about an hour from Ithaca.

Props to the camera guy who kept the identity of Mr Cooper a secret

So would you finish the story please? Like what became of Vince Peterson? Did he leave his family and never return? Or what?

Sounds as credible as any other individual suspected in the past. Question is what was the motivation for the act? It was a very dangerous undertaking.

The Netflix documentary already knew who DB cooper was lol

Really? You're gonna cut in the middle of the seminar? 🤦‍♀️😒

How do we know Peterson didn't drop off that tie to the Goodwill Clothing Donations box? Where the real DB Cooper bought it because he knew it would be untraceable?

Dan Gryder solved the mystery, 'Probable Cause' is his site. His presentation convinced me.

Never buy a necktie at the goodwill store ever again.

Gramps bought that tie from goodwill lol

Doing a night jump out of a 727 without at least night vision is pretty damn hardcore. Had to be a highly trained Army Special Forces.

Great job solving nothing.

Good to help out because DB Cooper sent me to wait for 29 years to come out and tell the World who the Zk was and drop the name of the wrong suspects names go. His name was Rick Mangan and not Marshall.

I think it's best for humanity if big cases aren't always solved, especially when it involves someone disappearing. It gives us hope that we might pull it off and not be a slave to this pathetic world.

Since the G-Men are closing in, I might as well admit it: I'm DB Cooper.

Literally, a true blue collar investigator.