The Search For D. B. Cooper 

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yo if someone was on their deathbed and said to me "There is something you should know, but i cannot tell you" and then died, i'd be pissed af

Imagine D. B. Cooper, now 90 years old, is watching this and is basically just thinking “fuckin gottem.”

Plot twist, there was no D.B Cooper. The crew was all in on it and there we no cameras to prove a hijacker wasn't there and they all just split the money.

He definitely survived. Never found parachute, a body, or the rest of the money. Smooth operation. And no one got killed or injured. I can dig it. 💪🏾

You can tell this guy was a true sicko because he sat in the middle seat.

After DB Cooper did everything, he went to run the largest movie review and database website ever. The name of the website is a confession. IMDB.

The writing on the plane ticket actually kind of gives a very strong argument for him being military. He wrote in all caps. My father is ex military and he writes everything in all caps as they were taught to do so during training. He still writes in all caps to this day because he picked up the habit.

This is my favorite true crime case because it's like, weirdly chill and almost victimless. Like no one but potentially DB Cooper was hurt, he didn't harm anybody, and the money was recovered. Like it's kind of just a funny story Edit; holy hell y’all lemme enjoy this case leave me aloooone Edit after the edit: please stop arguing in my replies you’re all being insufferable 😭

"I don't have a grudge with your airline, I just have a grudge" This man was an action hero wtf

Imagine being 80 year old Cooper now just laughing at all these videos about him

Honestly I am almost certain D.B Cooper is William J. Smith: - Had access to railroad flares and could have made a realistic looking fake bomb. - Was in the military and knew how to use a parachute. - He had excellent cursive penmanship. The note handed to the flight attendant was written in very good cursive. - He was excellent at tying knots. Could have easily tied the money to him with the parachute. - He was familiar with the seattle area through his friend Dan Clair. - Looks VERY similar to the sketches. (Skin color, hair color and eye color matching) - The age description matches (43 at the time) - The height description matches (5’10) - Knowledge about the railroads for a successful escape. - Perfect reason to do this and needed cash. - Had a friend in highschool who died in WW2 named Ira Dan Cooper. - He is believed to be the man who communicated with author Max Gunther in 1972 (Who wrote the book. DB Cooper: What really happened) claiming to be D.B. Cooper. There are too many connections for this to just be a coincidence. Unfortunately William J. Smith died in January of 2018 at 89.

William Smith looks identical to the sketch, the hair, eyebrows, eyes and even the ears. His motive for doing it makes complete sense, and his knowledge of the railroads could’ve absolutely aided in his escape.

Plot Twist: This video is LEMMiNO bragging about how he got away with a heist

This guy is probably dead because the parachute cant handle that heavy steel balls

It's kinda crazy to imagine how many criminals got away their crimes just because we didn't have ways to catch them

This case is honestly one of my favourite crime cases ever, it’s very very interesting.

Imagine if he is watching this and is like "Ooooo so close"

Every single suspect: "You know, Im something of a D. B. Cooper myself"

when Duan L Weber was presented as a suspect i was like "thats definitely him. he looks a lot like the picture and everything" but then, once William J Smith appeared on screen i was SHOKED at how he looked EXACTLY like the drawing

After being genuinely personable during the hijacking and not harming anyone, as well as the balls it took to jump out of an aeroplane in the dark, with no idea where he was going to land, Cooper deserves that money

Imagine being outplayed by a guy who wears sunglasses in the dark.

For all we know he's watching this laughing to himself.

I am flabbergasted.This was absolutely amazing.The beginning and ending music make me feel like I’m watching a movie and the voice,the storytelling and the animations are out of this world.

*"It's not about the money, it's about sending a message."* - Dan Cooper

Meanwhile Dan Cooper watches countless documentaries about himself

maybe the real DB Cooper was the friends we made along the way

This video was more informative than the Netflix series. This dude should get his own show, cause this quality is crazy good

I just found this channel. Your documentaries are beautifully made. Also I like the small injections of humor in the serious information you cover. Keep making great stuff.

Crazy how this dude went from making meme comics back in 2011 to professionally edited documentaries...

i think to myself, "no way the quality gets better" i was wrong. again.

Now I dont even care that this guy never got/gets caught, he's literally nonfiction James Bond. Never hurt a soul, except maybe, potentially himself.

This is like a James Bond movie, especially the beginning

every single potential suspect had me like "damn, that must be him" until i saw the next person

DB Cooper has to be the most interesting and badass criminal to ever live

The greatest intro ever. I’ve watched this video 50 times over the past 3 years and never feel sick of this video at all. 😅

This was a better heist story than of most heist movies

The fact that he was so nice during the hijack might suggest that he was in fact canadian.

All I have to say about all your videos is just incredible. So much detail, hooks and marvelous editing all culminate into one spectacular piece of videography. Keep up the great work!

I do believe this is one of the best video essays on this entire platform. I always love to just rewatch this video whenever I'm bored.

Not only would I like to imagine DB Cooper has survived this whole time and he's around 90 years old, but also that he uses youtube, stumbled across this video and commented on it without anyone knowing

Lemmino: (basically describes a suspect as being identical to Dan Cooper in every possible aspect) Me: oh it's him Lemmino: ...howev-- Me: hOW

I had no idea about this man until my brother mentioned him today. This is insane, I love it.

This man never fails to deliver quality documentarys

And so the wait shall begin again, see you bois half a year later

Imagine if he's still alive, he's 90 years old and living in a Nursing home. He tells a nurse working there that he is D.B Cooper but the nurse says ''sure grandpa, let's get you to bed.''

One of the best video ever seen on RU-vid! Thank you!

Amazing work, only just discovered this fantastic channel and glad I did

Literally every suspects when questioned if they were Dan Cooper: "Yesn't"

Me: “oh that’s a solid suspect. He could be Dan Cooper” The narrator: “on the other hand...” Me: “damnit”

This guy has pumped out so many masterpieces but this is, to date, my favorite video.

Such entertaining representation of the case. The music, the animation, the diction.. I loved it, great job!

It's crazy how every single suspect you listed made me think "that HAS to be him".

"In the 1970s is stole 200000 dollars and escaped by jumping out of a plane" "Yeah, sure you did, Grandpa"

23:44 bro thinks he's him 💀

The sketch looks exactly like William J. Smith. The eyes, ears and jar match perfectly. Awesome video, so fun to watch.

This is more premium content than youtube premium can ever dream of being.

All Loki jokes aside. This level of production is next level. It should be on Netflix or something.

I was hooked instantly, insanely well put together video

Thank you so much for the quality content, LEMMiNO.

Still marvelling at the fact that I just search up "D.B. Cooper," find this flawless, information-packed, and intriguing documentary and watch it FOR FREE?!

that 30 minutes was about 10 minutes.

I rarely ever comment positively on videos but I got introduced to this channel and it is absolutely incredible!

Whether Cooper really did exist or not, I think the "grudge" line reported by the crew was him criticizing how poor security was - since they cooperated with every demand, allowed him to take explosives onto an airplane and supposedly didn't check for any identification when purchasing a ticket. Perhaps all of this was a major stunt to bring attention to the flaws in aviation at the time!

The security on planes before 9/11 was absolutely ridiculous. This man bought a ticket with a fake name, smoked cigars on the plane and carried a briefcase with TNT sticks inside. Absolutely wild

For anyone interested: $200,000 back then is approximately $1,300,000 in 2020

The dramatic storytelling, the cinematic music and the minimalist graphics. So well done. Fantastic work.

Awesome video! Keep them coming!

Imagine he actually survived and watched this

This documentary feels like it shouldn't be free to watch.

damn crazy video man well done. The outro was amazing

First time watching Lemmino and I can make sure this won't be the last time. The storytelling was amazing and interesting to follow.

If cooper is alive, i like to imagine him as some old nice guy that watches stuff about him and chuckles to himself.

If I had a dollar for every time someone comments “This channel is the definition of quality over quantity” I would have as much as Dan Cooper’s ransom money.

Thanks for your hard work making this video.

Well prepared story. Thx for this kind of presentation. Well spoken including a nice final

I do not remember paying for *RU-vid Premium.*

Is it weird that I actually want to believe he survived and got away? He didn't kill anyone, he didn't distress the passengers, it was never his intention to hurt anyone. He's just this really likable villain.

Amazing! Loved this video!

the theory that he never existed and the pilots and staff made up the story to make an extra $200,000 is probably my fav

Plot twist: he had a grudge against the FBI, and he did this to waste their time and bamboozle them.

Mirror Mind recommended me to your channel and this subject. Glad he did. Deffo subbed.

this is one of the most incredible videos i’ve ever watched. wow.

"he used glasses to hide his identity" "his eyes were brown" what?

Just your friendly reminder that this was once a meme channel

The intro is the coolest intro of any documentary I've ever seen. Definitely your best video of all

One of the most fascinating cases in all of modern history and you covered it perfectly. God bless, I was hypnotized the entire time

That was good, see you guys in 5 months Edit: 4 months

Those people claiming to be him or not denying to be him just want to be remembered for something extravagant that they didn’t do.

"did cooper survive, i have no idea. but as long as that possibly cannot be dismissed, the legend of db cooper will no doubt persist."

This is a brilliant Documentary! thank you

can't believe i could just watch this. for free.

Evacuate the city Engage all defenses AND GET THIS MAN A NETFLIX SERIES

this is so well made wow

Living in the EXACT area where DB cooper did everything, is really special to me for some reason, Im not sure why, but he holds such resembalence to everyone in Portland that they are drinks, meals, and more named about him. Amazing video!

Why bother looking for a documentary on Netflix when you’ve got a perfectly fine one here?

It is hilarious to me, that the flight attendant was called "Schaffner", as that's the german word for "train attendant"

Its scary to think about where missing people are/ what happened to them

If a documentary like this came on the TV in the late 90’s/early 00, it would be talked about for weeks. This channel is a cut above.

My Grandfather was a state trooper in Oregon at the time this occurred he participated in the search and described it as "looking for a needle in a haystack, in a field of haystacks, and we had no f***ing hint as to which haystack to begin with."