...as far as I can tell from the research I have done into the DB Cooper mystery, there are three scenarios that exist (discounting conspiracy theories)...

If #2 is true, again considering the time that has passed, it is likely that all physical evidence that could indicate who DB Cooper was may be buried in sediments and/or decomposed to an unrecognizable form and washed out to sea as fish food.  For someone, perhaps a recent kipper entrĂ©e is DB Cooper.  He is part of the food chain. 

...is there some validity to any of the countless conspiracy theories floating around?  After giving it much thought, I suspect he survived the jump and escaped the dragnet.  Observation tells me it is plausible that he may still be with us today.  So now there is yet one more person looking at faces in the crowd for John Doe (a.k.a. Dan Cooper) (a.k.a. DB Cooper).

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...as far as I can tell from the research I have done into the DB Cooper mystery, there are three scenarios that exist (discounting conspiracy theories)...

Ahhhhh, Prospector! How come you are giving up so easily? Vat? You don't like my time-traveling scenario? (It's my favorite "conspiracy theory" theory.)

But, of the more mainstream/conventional theories of Norjak, whaddaya like?

1. Whuffo, dumb-shit who froze his nuts off in a wind-chill of 120 degrees below zero and cratered with an "X" parachute wrapped around his tootsies?

2. Slick SOG guy who did a one-off over the T-Day weekend, and then went back to his regular Army gig in 'Nam.

3. The gay purser from Northwest Orient?

4. The trans-gender gal from Thun Field?

5. Eagle-eyed Petey who got sick and tired of living in a mud hut in Nepal?

6. The suicidal guy with bad kidneys, but a heart of gold?

7. The UAL Captain who had an ex who hired a look-alike to do the job and frame him?

8. The Wolf Man of Depoe Bay?

What other Cooper characteristics other than the following list would lead a prospector to pay dirt?  Anything else that could be added that the seasoned Cooper vets can think of?  I’ll share the claim with the heavy lifters if I strike.


Facial features that closely match composites;

Height and build that closely match witness descriptions;

High hairline, forehead with some kind of unusual slant;

Had dark colored hair, irregular hairline;

Ears somewhat asymmetrical;

Close-set dark eyes, no eyelashes, short bushy angular eyebrows, and black lines above eyelids when open (hooded or droopy);

 â€œTurkey gobble” fold of skin below chin;

Swarthy or olive skin complexion;

Protruding lower lip;

Purses lips, action described as having relaxed and contracted positions (noticeable always or only when distressed, concentrating, etc...?);

Had two crooked front teeth;

Speaks English in a low voice, intelligently, and without any discernible accent;

Can be thoughtful and polite;

Possibly volatile when angered, carries a grudge;

A Caucasian male who was 35 years old or more in 1971 (79 years+ nowadays);

Possible military background, likely combat hardened;

Connected somehow with the Pacific Northwest;

Possible working knowledge of the French language;

Possibly connected with Canada and likely able to pass freely back and forth across the border (i.e. lacking criminal record).


On the “Bing Crosby” composite without sunglasses, there is some kind of shading, or so it would seem, on the bridge of the nose on the left side.  Is this some kind of shading by the sketch artist to indicate a mole or some other mark? I understand witnesses described Cooper as having no distinguishing marks or tattoos.  The age enhanced composite or “B” composite without sunglasses does not appear to have a similar feature.

The high forehead on the Bing composites seems somewhat laterally compressed with a hint of some form of raised bumps about mid-level, however, the B composite appears to show a somewhat more symmetrical forehead. 

There appears to be no description of his hands, which would have been the only other exposed skin surface visible to the various witnesses.  I’m curious if his hands were beefy, boney or somewhere in-between.  Was there anything released publically whether he was right or left handed, or ambidextrous?

If Cooper had a grudge before the skyjack, it would not be a stretch to think that grudge would have been amplified when the realization that the cash was marked set-in.  Good enough reason to write a book and try to at least get some royalties for the effort of it all.  Looking for a really angry old man getting royalty cheques might help.

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The cadmium plated harness hardware on the NB8 rig, the ripcord pin cones,  the riser connector links and (stainless steel?) ripcord cable tube could literally survive for centuries.

A long time ago I posted info about submerged unopened WW2 parachutes found 70 years later in great shape.

If above ground, UV would likely destroy all the nylon stuff eventually, but some of the metal parts could last a long long time.

The flexible segmented cable tube is very distinctive and if found with other hardware might cause further inquiry and subsequent identification as parachute gear.

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As much as I LOVE you, 377, you drive me crazy with your persistence with the NB-6/NB-8 stuff. Whaddabout Hayden's Steinthaul Pioneer?

You got me Bruce. That rig too.

I still admire the work you did on chute types and ownership. You took commonly accepted "truths", did some feet on the street work, and blew Cossey's chute ownership story to pieces.

I wish you could contact Norman and see if he used the metals found on the "Cooper tie" in his machine shop. Pure titanium, bismuth, aluminum, etc. I have always wondered if Norman's rigs had traces of these metals on them from being carried through his machine shop. If the tie was Coopers and if the tie contacted the metal contaminated rigs, it might explain what Tom and Al found in the lab work.

What do you think?

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