D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?
TV Show · Documentary · Mystery

In 1971, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked and threatened to blow up an airliner, extorting $200,000 from its owner, Northwest Orient. He then parachuted from the airborne 727 with 21 pounds of $20 bills strapped to his torso.

2016 · 1h 0m
Starring Joe O'Dell, Lily Delamere, Andrew Stiko
Director Ted Skillman

Season 1

  • Part 1
    EPISODE 1
    Part 1
    On November 24th, 1971 a man dressed in a suit and tie hijacked a Northwest Orient flight bound for Seattle, Washington. He said he had a bomb and demanded $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. Once he got his ransom, the man jumped into the night, never to be seen again. In the more than 45 years since the epic heist, the FBI has looked at over a thousand potential suspects, but the questions remain: Who is D.B. Cooper? Did he die? Did he live? And is he still out there?
    1h
  • Part 2
    EPISODE 2
    Part 2
    The investigation continues in Part 2. A former FBI agent and a crime journalist dive deep into the case revealing new information through exclusive interviews with nearly 20 experts and insiders, including the only people ever to come face to face with the hijacker.
    1h

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Cast & Crew

  • J‌O
    Joe O'Dell
    D.B. Cooper
  • L‌D
    Lily Delamere
    Tina Mucklow
  • A‌S
    Andrew Stiko
    Bill Mitchell
  • H‌H
    Holly Houk
    Alice Hancock
  • D‌B
    Dean Bruni
    Bill Rataczak
  • Dave Beaudrie
    Harold Anderson
  • Geoff Pierson
    Narrator
  • T‌S
    Ted Skillman
    Director

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D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?

Documentary

In 1971, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked and threatened to blow up an airliner, extorting $200,000 from its owner, Northwest Orient. He then parachuted from the airborne 727 with 21 pounds of $20 bills strapped to his torso.

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