S2 Ep34: D.B. Cooper’s 10,000-foot Caper

In 1971, a man with sunglasses, a raincoat and a small attache case boarded a flight, lit a cigarette and calmly told his stewardess that he had a bomb and a handful of demands. Dan Cooper –misnamed as D.B. Cooper in the press– would go down in history for the stunt he’d pull off, skyjacking a plane and jumping off of it into the night. America was immediately enamored with the mysterious everyman, but who was he and what exactly happened that fateful, rainy night? This week's sponsors: Béis - Right now, Béis is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BeisTravel.com/STRANGE. Nine Liars - Maureen Johnson's Nine Liars is published by HarperCollins and is available now wherever books and audiobooks are sold.