# Kocher 2026: Part 4: Who Is D.B. Cooper? FBI's 'One-In-A-Billion' Parachute Returns > Jen Kocher, 2026. 16 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Journalism; the main source for the 2024 to 2026 developments. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6SWTWP2FDY/part-4-who-is-d-b-cooper-fbis-one-in-a-billion-parachute Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper)Kocher 2026 **0** # Part 4: Who Is D.B. Cooper? FBI's 'One-In-A-Billion' Parachute Returns Jen Kocher, 2026. _Cowboy State Daily, 22 February 2026_. The fullest account of the McCoy parachute: Gryder's 2022 find in Cove City, the FBI's seizure and property search, about two years of DNA and soil testing, the return of the rig to Richard McCoy III in December 2025 with no conclusion, the Seattle office's referral to its 2016 statement, the children's accounts, the 1974 FBI elimination of McCoy, and sceptical views from former agents and forensic scientists. **Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)** Web pageChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here Journalism; the main source for the 2024 to 2026 developments. ## Cited by on this site 16 records [The rig is a parachute McCoy owned for his own jumping or the Utah hijacking and has no connection to Flight…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXF547QK7/the-rig-is-a-parachute-mccoy-owned-for-his-own-jumping-or) Answer ANS [The rig is one of the two parachutes Cooper took from the aircraft (a main from Norman Hayden or the dummy…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXEDP314P/the-rig-is-one-of-the-two-parachutes-cooper-took-from-the) Answer ANS [The modified military parachute rig and skydiving log from the McCoy property](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/artifacts/ART0D6SXWJT10AE/the-modified-military-parachute-rig-and-skydiving-log-from) ART [A modified military bail-out parachute rig and a skydiving log recording practice jumps before both…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXBQR36HM/a-modified-military-bail-out-parachute-rig-and-a-skydiving) Evidence EVD [Eyewitnesses from the flight could not identify McCoy from photographs.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXCF62QZ8/eyewitnesses-from-the-flight-could-not-identify-mccoy-from) Evidence EVD [The FBI held the rig, tested it, and returned it in December 2025 saying it could offer no specific…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXBZJ15W1/the-fbi-held-the-rig-tested-it-and-returned-it-in-december) Evidence EVD [The FBI returned the rig in December 2025 with no conclusion; its evidence policy returns items only when…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXEXA22DZ/the-fbi-returned-the-rig-in-december-2025-with-no-conclusion) Evidence EVD [The FBI returns the rig to Richard McCoy III without a conclusion](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/events/EVT0D6SX8T02JKJ/the-fbi-returns-the-rig-to-richard-mccoy-iii-without-a) EVT [The FBI rules McCoy out as Cooper; he escapes prison and is killed by agents in Virginia Beach](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/events/EVT0D6SX5ME5P2N/the-fbi-rules-mccoy-out-as-cooper-he-escapes-prison-and-is) EVT [The McCoy children show Dan Gryder a modified military parachute rig kept on the family property](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/events/EVT0D6SX7TR3RZ8/the-mccoy-children-show-dan-gryder-a-modified-military) EVT [Chanté McCoy](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/people/FIG0D6SX1QE25CM/chante-mccoy) FIG [Richard Floyd McCoy Jr.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/people/FIG0D6SX17T1CHE/richard-floyd-mccoy-jr) FIG [Richard McCoy III](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/people/FIG0D6SX1FM6R10/richard-mccoy-iii) FIG [The hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper) The mystery article MYS [Is the parachute found on the McCoy property one of the Flight 305 parachutes?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXA1268DM/is-the-parachute-found-on-the-mccoy-property-one-of-the) Question QST [Chanté McCoy and Richard McCoy III: The children of Richard McCoy say they believe their father was the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/accounts/WIT0D6SX9HE53GS/chante-mccoy-and-richard-mccoy-iii-the-children-of-richard) WIT ## Cite it ``` Kocher, J. (2026). Part 4: Who Is D.B. Cooper? FBI's 'One-In-A-Billion' Parachute Returns. Cowboy State Daily, 22 February 2026. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/02/22/fbis-one-in-a-billion-parachute-returns-and-revives-d-b-cooper-mystery/ ``` [Read it free at cowboystatedaily.com](https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/02/22/fbis-one-in-a-billion-parachute-returns-and-revives-d-b-cooper-mystery/) Key **SRC** 0D6SWTWP2FDY Kind Web page Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6SWTWP2FDY/part-4-who-is-d-b-cooper-fbis-one-in-a-billion-parachute/csl.json)