The infamous skyjacker known as D.B. Cooper revealed his real identity to The Oregonian in March 1972, just a few months after he parachuted from Northwest Orient Flight 305 and disappeared.
That's the conclusion of a longtime Cooper-case researcher who recently examined the letter with a former Army code-breaker.
For the past couple of years, TV producer Thomas Colbert has been trying to convince the FBI that he and his team of retired law-enforcement and military officers have figured out who Cooper is -- a former paratrooper and Vietnam War veteran named Robert Rackstraw.
Colbert is the author of the 2016 book "The Last Master Outlaw," in which he lays out his evidence against Rackstraw, and producer of the History Channel documentary "D.B. Cooper: Case Closed."
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Most interesting was their review of all the suspects through the years. There were multiple guys who had elements of suspicion. Each was unusual and nicely demonstrates that nobody would ever be found "beyond reasonable doubt"
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching a lot of these things but not sure it's the best use of the FBI's time.
Aired in 2016, now available on Amazon Prime. See here.