# The hijacker was one of the other named suspects (Rackstraw, Christiansen, Peterson, Reca, Weber, L. D.…

> Disputed: The hijacker was one of the other named suspects (Rackstraw, Christiansen, Peterson, Reca, Weber, L. D. Cooper, Smith, Petersen or another).

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Answer · Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)

# The hijacker was one of the other named suspects (Rackstraw, Christiansen, Peterson, Reca, Weber, L. D.…

The hijacker was one of the other named suspects (Rackstraw, Christiansen, Peterson, Reca, Weber, L. D. Cooper, Smith, Petersen or another).

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- A fingerprint or DNA match links one of them to the aircraft evidence.
- His documented whereabouts, skills and finances fit the 1971 event and the absence of spent ransom money.

## What would rule it out

- DNA from the evidence excludes the candidate, or his whereabouts on 24 November 1971 are fixed elsewhere by records.

## Evidence none for · 2 against

[Each candidate rests on a resemblance to the sketches, a deathbed statement or a family story; the FBI has…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXCYT10C6/each-candidate-rests-on-a-resemblance-to-the-sketches-a)

Supported

AGAINST

[Vault releases in 2025 show the FBI eliminated hundreds of named men on description, alibi or appearance; the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXD6M7T0M/vault-releases-in-2025-show-the-fbi-eliminated-hundreds-of)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Who was the hijacker?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SX9S8617C/who-was-the-hijacker)

Open4 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The hijacker was one of the other named suspects (Rackstraw, Christiansen, Peterson, Reca, Weber, L. D.… [Answer ANS0D6SXCQ06NS8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D6SXCQ06NS8
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