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Wasted 20 times more money trying to find him then he ever took

Over 100,000 pieces of foreign particles on that tie and scientists found no DNA? That man deserves to live free.

Guy steals $200k. US Government: Lets spend $20 million to recover it

This case will never be solved & publicly accusing a deceased man of this crime based off that trace of metal is disgusting.

Imagine accusing a man who has been deceased for two decades. Now imagine being the press and releasing that man’s name confidently

They traced the particle back to the company that makes that metal for the plane he was on. Actually the particle probably came from the 727 itself that DB Cooper was on; he didn't have to work at the factory; he was onboard the plane and probably the tie somehow picked up the particle from the plane itself. I.e. this "evidence" is worthless.

They will never catch me…I mean him.

I hijacked that plane at the age of 10. But they’ll never catch me…never!!

Omg so you're telling me that they found a trace of metal on his tie that is known to be used on the same kind of airplanes that DB Cooper hijacked??? This must be groundbreaking, he MUST have worked for Boeing... Or maybe his tie brushed up against some metal while he was on the plane to begin with. This tells us nothing. It's like saying the person that stole the cookie from the cookie jar must have worked at the bakery because you found crumbs on the glove he left behind.

Unless the media can tie the case to a particular person, D.B. Cooper mystery can continue in peace.

I was a kid in school when that happened and we had a class in which we talked about the news. So we often talked about that case. The amount of money seemed great 100,000 was like at least a million or two now . For sure a person could buy one or two middle class houses or the most expensive car as in a rare car . Now that same amount of money is likely not enough for the down payment on a middle class house at least not in Canada where a tiny house sells for 600,000

Come on we already know it was Loki pranking us lol

3 to 4% of a centimeter would be just shy of a half a millimeter. Wouldn’t that be an easier way to say it?

This isn't new. They already suspected someone from a PA manufacturer that dealt with these metals because of the metal bits on the tie. He couldn't have possibly got the tie used, right? Goodwill? Yard sale? Stolen?

An important point: nowadays titanium is used in all kinds of things, in the late 50's early 60's that was not the case, it was just been introduced into the jet aircraft industry.

If only they didn't lose his cigarette buds, it would have been way easier to find him.

Or the metal came from the very plane that it was found on...

in a case like this, just accept the fact that this will forever be a mystery..

Who Knew Blake Shelton was a detective 😂😂😂

People need to let this case go.

"It's itsy bitsy." Now that is some hard hitting journalism.

This particle wasn't "just discovered". They've known about it for years. And I certainly hope the family of the poor deceased guy currently being smeared by this essentially baseless theory (that is being presented as factual by a legacy TV news station) has secured legal counsel. Yet another nail in the coffin of a co-opted entity virtually no one trusts anymore.

If it was that guy, I would have assumed someone at the plant would have recognized him. If he was sick, on vacation or not at work for whatever reason, would have been easy to button him up as copper. Would this guy have anything in background that would suggest that he was capable of making this jump? From what I have read, just a few people in the world were thought to “maybe” be able to do it and survive

"Can lead them to"..... Thanks for the update, it was super beneficial.

This was reported a year ago by news in Portland.

I’m still sticking with D.B. Copper being Loki of Asgard. Final answer .

ANYTHING to take away from how they legalized most drug use and lost control

Great detective work!

Why is it case breaking that he had a piece of metal from a plane on him that is from a plane he was on?

Everyone and their dog has handled that tie.

There is no way you can convince me that anyone would survive jumping off a airliner plane. At that speed and altitude, no way. Im assuming he probably wasnt able to deploy his parachute and his body is somewhere random

WOW! so compelling.

Big thanks for this. I won't wear a tie anymore and will donate the ones I have to Goodwill.

DB cooper......legend.....I hope he's had a great life and he passes/passed happy .

The altimeter of the reserve parachute, worn on the chest, was deactivated from automatic deployment by a nylon tether attached to the canvas bag of the main chute. The well dressed parachutist would have removed his tie to not interfere with the operation of the parachute assembly. The reserve chute well as the vest of the main chute had metal parts.

DB Cooper died in a sinkhole/ cave in the PNW. He fell in, broke his leg and couldnt get back out. He burned the miney to keep warm until he ran out and died. Years later 3 childhood friends got together and went on a search and came across DB's partner who waoted faithfully for his friend for decades. One of the 3 choldhood friends fell into the sinkhole/cave, found DB and figured out what happened. In their search the 3 friends other events and hijynx ensued and a lot of fun was had by all.

If one studies this case, its a KNown Fact that the Flight Attendant never believed that picture looked anything like the individual she dealt with in person, on the Plane. She mentions that the FBI just wanted to get "ANY" likeness out there ASAP. Accuracy did not matter to them she reported.

DB Cooper is the PNW's own mysterious anti-hero... our Jesse James or Hatfield and McCoy. What's more, DB didn't hurt anybody. There was no one killed or injured. There was no rambling manifesto furiously scribbled on notebooks. There was no political motive [at least that I've ever heard of]. Nevertheless, his mystery is part of our collective Northwesterner identity and one of the things that makes this area special. DB Cooper is as much part of the NW as hydro races, catching fish at the Pike Street Market, and 'the mountain is out!'. And solving that mystery would take all the fun out of it.

Ahh yes, they've found metal on the tie matching that of the plane he was on, that's definitely worth investigating

The way they trace and find people now a days is amazing and this probably was DB , even the ears stick out like the picture lol

What? They found titanium and stainless steel on a tie that was aboard a plane made of titanium and stainless steel? Who could even dream thats a possibility? So odd and unexpected.

This can't be an evidence ,it will be rejected in court

me - *starts cleaning all his ties*

Of all the things to put Pittsburgh on the map again, it's (possibly) the D.B. Cooper case? That's absolutely wild.

Imagine DB Cooper sitting today watching this video.

So a small piece of metal shaving from a company that supplied Boeing and had employees regularly flying on their planes was found on someone who flew on a Boeing plane? That's a long, long way from "the guy who had this piece of metal on him worked at that company". That piece of metal could have been transferred to the plane by any of the steel company employees at any time, weeks or months prior to the heist, and then picked up by anyone else on that plane.

LMAO. Grasping at straws. They acted like this was some smoking gun. 🤣

3-4% of a centimeter= 0.3-0.4mm = 300-400 microns. I am not sure why simple dimensions cannot be stated unless these measurements are beyond the intellect of the reporters.

Couldn't these pieces of metal that came from the same kind of plane gotten on his tie from the airport, airline employees, and initial investigators? Maybe the people who collected and saved the tie handled it or stored it in a way that these microscopic pieces were transferred there. Since the technology that could detect and image them didn't exist, I doubt those people were at all concerned about avoiding contaminating the tie in this way.

The tie was also left in an airplane where plenty of Boeing Personnel have ridden. When the man photoed has ears that are completely different than those described in the artist rendering of the man. The tie clip on the tie is actually identified by the family of Richard McCoy as being owned by him. But, although he did attempt someone the same thing a few years later, they never could tie him to the original DB Cooper case.

Fascinating! Great job!

Why investigate a crime you committed? They already have the answer.

So Vince hijacks the plane Thanksgiving Eve, jumps out of the plane in Washington state in the middle of nowhere, then turns up for work in Pittsburgh the following Monday like nothing happened. Yeah, that works for me.

I just like the mystery of the DB Cooper case, I remember when it happened, I don't condone hijacking and robbery but it's kind of neat to think you got away LOL and I also like the story of the Alcatraz Escape, we all need a little mystery an intriguing our life!

Don’t these people know that D. B. Cooper is really Loki?!?

Not all crimes get solved, this is one of them.

Very interesting. I've followed the D.B. Cooper Case for many years. I always suspected he was a Professional Airline Pilot, and that maybe he was grounded due to health issues.

They will never let this one go folks…

it was a big story, he even bragged about doing the heist and the fbi came knocking on his door and found the literal suit he used 😂😂😂

Fun fact - British hospitals did a study about dirty things in hospital, one of the worst was the ties the consultants wore as they went from patient to patient.

So Vince was a US military trained skydiver? Dude had more than metallurgical skills. Better give Dan Gryder a call to compare notes on this case.

That sketch nailed it , superimpose that picture with that sketch and it's 100% match.

Who would wear a suit and a tie to work at some metal plant?

This is the dumbest thing ive ever seen. Hes dead. What a waste of time resources and money.

Dan Gryder solved this with remaining family confirmation already. It’s a 2 hour RU-vid that is very interesting.

Until you can dispute the extensive investigation by Dan Gryder, AKA RU-vid Channel Probable Cause, you are grasping at straws for sensationalism. He has done a years long research project and as far as most people have concluded, he solved the case. I have watched all episodes, and personally I was not convinced until I watched the entire investigation.

Lmao he’s the biggest finesse.. I know db laughing

oh come on, we all know D.B Cooper was now sitting on a throne, keeping the universe's timeline

Circumstantial at best. First assumes the tie was not bought used at a thrift store (to me likely) Then assumes he wore it regularly, chose to then wear a recognizable item for a heist, and finally purposely leave it behind. Me thinks it is more probable that item was not his. But if it was now we are assuming the identified stuff (from Boeing) did not come from that plane, or transferred by cleaners, FAs, Pilots, or customers between planes. There is some "junk science" assumptions - as in some things are facts but things connecting them are baseless assumptions. There is a reason the FBI did not follow this thin thread - the result is meaningless. I tend to follow OCCAM'S RAZOR. The simplest explanation is typically the correct one. And there are too many pieces (facts and assumptions) that have to line up exactly for this to mean anything.

Fox 13 Seattle if you're interested in DB Cooper consider contacting Dan Gryder the guy that successfully solved the case. Dan has documented the case extensively.

100 years from, they'll still make this into news 😂

Uncle Chael already told us who D.B. Cooper is. 😂😂😂

Its amazing how high profile case evidence goes missing but yet we have DB Cooper tie from 1974

Wow. Maybe he picked up the particle on the plane he hijacked. I highly doubt a person would wear a tie while machining metal parts.

You know you have insurance scammers these days causing traffic accidents that’s stealing way more than what DB did and causing real harm to people right?

your privacy and dignity are a joke to the news

Why is this case still being investigated? It's over 50 years old..leave this shit alone....i can't believe there's actually money being spent on somebody to do any further investigation into this matter..sheesh.

They can come up with all this, but still can't figure out where all those extra ballots came from?

D.B. Cooper traveled back to the future

Remember that the airline workers said he’s not the guy

So they found a piece of aircraft metal on a tie that was found on an aircraft and this is a big break.. . Smh

I'm DB Cooper.

Imagine getting paid like she is to not know you put a tie in the washer or the dry cleaner. Said it many times I’ll say it again. These people get paid to lie.🙄

"Where's D.B. Cooper?" New t-shirts out.

Everyone should have a hobby...

The bit of metal could have come from anywhere. The chest strap of the provided parachutes could have introduced it. We pretty much know who DB was, it was a Mac V SOG, Korea, Vietnam Vet named Ted Braden. He went awol from Nam to fight as a Mercenary in Africa and was caught and released by the CIA. The letter most thought to be genuine sent after the crime has phrases that match known bits of Bradens writings and correspondence. It's the same type of thing that got the UNA Bomber caught. I think the US Intel guys have known for decades who did it. They just don't want their dirty laundry hanging out for all to see.

Oh, it's itsy bitsy. That's an exact science. Dry clean a tie that cost $1.49? This case will not be reopened, as they don't want to expose who was actually responsible. That was stated many years ago.

People bought clip-on ties back in the day so you could easily clip it on an off. What if he laid that tie on the seat that 100 previous engineers had sat in and it picked a particle up? This alone doesn't prove anything.

Could the hijacker have borrowed or bought tie second hand at a garage sale ?

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't even be allowed on the shop floor of a metal manufacturing plant wearing a necktie. Too dangerous.

Can't believe people are still spending money trying to figure out this case. What a waste of time.

"My dad was DB Cooper" by Bradley Cooper is a very, very, interesting book. Well worth reading.

It’s already been solved, his family identified him, as a military member!

It was Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr. who was captured by the FBI after committing the same crime a second time.

A very dear friend of mine who passed away 2 years ago, knew who D.B. Cooper really was. They were close friends at one time and he told me details that only he and Cooper would know. The real D.B. Cooper was Bobby Rackstraw.

What’s strange about finding a particle of metal from the plane on the tie of a man known to have been on said plane?

In other breaking news, they also found some seat fibers, so clearly he was having an affair with one of the seamstresses…… oh wait, I guess it could’ve come from the plane… that he was on…..

DB Cooper and Alcatraz story is the same. We will never know the truth

Do they have pictures of the guy when he was younger? I’d love to see how similar he looked to the police composite.

Wow....people have nothing else to do.