# The FBI ruled McCoy out in August 1974 on the basis of witness descriptions and an alibi for Thanksgiving…

> The FBI ruled McCoy out in August 1974 on the basis of witness descriptions and an alibi for Thanksgiving 1971.

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

# The FBI ruled McCoy out in August 1974 on the basis of witness descriptions and an alibi for Thanksgiving…

The FBI ruled McCoy out in August 1974 on the basis of witness descriptions and an alibi for Thanksgiving 1971.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The hijacker was Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., who repeated the method over Utah in April 1972.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXB840DVK/the-hijacker-was-richard-floyd-mccoy-jr-who-repeated-the)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The FBI ruled McCoy out in August 1974 on the basis of witness descriptions and an alibi for Thanksgiving… [Evidence EVD0D6SXC7C1QZX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D6SXC7C1QZX
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