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

He died in or soon after the jump, at night in rain over forest with a dummy reserve.

He died in or soon after the jump, at night in rain over forest with a dummy reserve.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Remains, the chute or the bag lie in the landing zone and have not been found because of terrain, or were destroyed (the FBI suggests the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption).
  • No ransom bill ever enters circulation.
  • The Tena Bar money separated from the body or bag by natural means.

What would rule it out

  • A ransom bill spent or deposited after 1971 with a provenance, or a credible identification of a man who lived on.

Evidence 2 for · 2 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyHe died in or soon after the jump, at night in rain over forest with a dummy reserve

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). He died in or soon after the jump, at night in rain over forest with a dummy reserve. [Answer ANS0D6SXJJG4Z7M]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D6SXJJG4Z7M
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