Twisted and Mysterious: D.B. Cooper & The Big Escape ✈️

November 24, 1971: A man in a suit, sunglasses, and a clip-on tie (yes, really) boards a plane, orders a bourbon, and politely tells a flight attendant he has a bomb. Fast-forward a few hours: he’s handed $200,000 in ransom money, straps on a parachute, yeets himself out of a Boeing 727… and completely disappears.Welcome to the mystery of D.B. Cooper—the most legendary unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history. In this episode of Twisted & Mysterious, we’re breaking down exactly what happened that night, the FBI’s decades-long investigation, the stash of ransom cash found in the sand, and the main suspects who’ve kept this case alive for over 50 years.Did Cooper pull off the ultimate getaway… or did his big leap end badly? Did he fake his death and retire somewhere sunny? Was he inspired by a French-Belgian comic book hero? We’ve got the facts, the theories, and all the strange little details that make this one of the wildest true crime cases ever.Thanks for tuning in! Subscribe to The Local Dispatch to never miss an episode of Twisted & Mysterious or our local community updates.Support for The Local Dispatch ensures we can keep bringing you programs like Twisted & Mysterious. You can contribute to our publication here. Get full access to KCCC Eddy County Dispatch at kccc930am.substack.com/subscribe