One of the most famous unsolved crimes in Washington States history, is that of D.B. Cooper. This case has intrigued amateur sleuths and investigators alike for over five decades. Using a pseudonym, D.B. Cooper secured his place in criminal history as that of the most famous hijacking in history for Washington State.
The Crime
Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971, started out like any other flight of that era. Passengers were boarded in Portland, Oregon and headed to Seattle, Washington. It was a simple routine domestic flight, until D.B. Cooper changed the course of the trip.
Cooper himself portrayed an average middle-aged man. His calm demeanor was just a front as he presented one of the flight attendants a note stating that he had a bomb. He then showed her a briefcase of what appeared to be explosives.
He went on to demand $200,000 in cash as well as four parachutes, a fuel truck that he wanted to meet them in Seattle and refuel the plan as he plotted his plan of escape. Although none of the flight attendants inspected his briefcase fully, it appeared to be full of explosives at casual glance.