FOLLOW UP: D.B. Cooper...Identified?

In my earlier piece on the Cooper case, published last year, I made the supposition that Dan Cooper—whoever he was—died in his attempt to jump from the rear cargo ladder of that 727. It seems necessary now to revise that guess. I’m still convinced that the crime went unrewarded—none of the ransom has ever been recovered, not even at the Federal Reserve level. We can only imagine the plight of “Cooper”…months of planning, the tension of execution, only to have the money ripped from his grasp by the hurricane-force winds as he leapt to freedom.

The mystery, then, endures. Duane Weber, as well as D.B. Cooper, are beyond interrogation. Owing to the FBI’s reticence, it is up to us historians, hobbyists and the generally interested to put this matter to rest. Jo Weber’s case is strong—I’m probably 90% convinced and I’ve yet to hear all she has to say. Mrs. Weber is seeking no reward, no recognition. Just answers. She wants nothing more than the truth about her late husband.

So do we, Mrs. Weber. So do we.

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