The hijacker was Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., who repeated the method over Utah in April 1972.

Where it stands

What it predicts

• The parachute rig kept on the McCoy property is one of the four chutes supplied at Seattle in 1971, or a 1971 Northwest 305 chute by maker and serial.
• DNA from the tie, the cigarette butts or the parachutes matches McCoy or his children.
• McCoy's whereabouts on 24 November 1971 cannot be independently fixed elsewhere.
• The particles on the tie fit a man with his work history.

What would rule it out

• A confirmed alibi for 24 November 1971, or a DNA profile from the evidence that excludes McCoy and his matriline, or proof that the Cove City rig is a chute of a type or date that could not have been on Flight 305.

Evidence 2 for · 3 against

The questions it answers

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The hijacker was Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., who repeated the method over Utah in April 1972. [Answer ANS0D6SXB840DVK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D6SXB840DVK

@misc{mysteriesdept_ans0d6sxb840dvk,
  title     = {The hijacker was Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., who repeated the method over Utah in April 1972.},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D6SXB840DVK},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D6SXB840DVK}
}