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

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

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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.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its 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

[None of the remaining 9,710 bills has surfaced in 55 years despite the published serial numbers.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXK24577F/none-of-the-remaining-9-710-bills-has-surfaced-in-55-years)

Supported

FOR

[The jumper wore a suit and loafers, took a dummy reserve, and jumped into a 170-knot slipstream at night in…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXJTA16KA/the-jumper-wore-a-suit-and-loafers-took-a-dummy-reserve-and)

Supported

FOR

[No body, parachute, bag or clothing has been found in the search area.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXK9Y01V9/no-body-parachute-bag-or-clothing-has-been-found-in-the)

Supported

AGAINST

[No missing-person report in the region matched the holiday weekend.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXKHR3RWZ/no-missing-person-report-in-the-region-matched-the-holiday)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Did he survive the jump?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXAGP58VP/did-he-survive-the-jump)

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

## Cite it

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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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**ANS** 0D6SXJJG4Z7M

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