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The Cooper Vortex
by Darren Schaefer and Russell Colbert
Who is DB Cooper? A look into America’s only unsolved skyjacking and the people who are trying to solve it.
Episodes
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DB Cooper is the Kenora Bomber - Jon Higgins
Jon Higgins is a waterlogged Washingtonian. Born, raised and still living in the Seattle area. He's had a long career in vehicle and equipment repair while also co-owning a catering company and a food truck. For the last ten years he's worked in government fleet management and procurement. When...
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DB Cooper in Greece - Siopi Meta
Siopi and Meta are the mysterious voices behind Siopi Meta, a brand-new Greek true crime and mystery podcast that only launched very recently. Based in Athens, Greece, they are at the very beginning of their podcasting journey. Siopi Meta was created with a simple idea: to explore extraordinary...
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DB Cooper Memorabilia - Darren Rovell
Darren Rovell is a broadcaster, writer, author, entrepreneur, and collector of memorabilia. Follow him on X and Instagram! https://x.com/darrenrovell https://www.instagram.com/darrenrovell Buy his book! First in Thirst: How Gatorade Turned the Science of Sweat Into a Cultural Phenomenon...
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DB Cooper was a French Mercenary - Sophie Daniele
Sophie Daniele is a psychic medium and animal communicator, author of The Dogs Dish Cookbook for Dogs, entrepreneur, real estate investor, traveling cat nanny, adventurer, and visionary. She is currently working on turning her French mercenary father's story into a book and film. You can email...
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DB Cooper Book Review Part 5 - Nicole Legg
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. Special thanks to Nicole for going along with my crazy idea of reading 10 books in two months. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you...
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DB Cooper Book Review Part 4 - Nicole Legg
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB Cooper was, you can reach us on Twitter,...
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DB Cooper Book Review Part 3 - Nicole Legg
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB Cooper was, you can reach us on Twitter,...
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DB Cooper Book Review Part 2 - Nicole Legg
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB Cooper was, you can reach us on Twitter,...
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DB Cooper was my Dad - James Lane
James Lane has a bachelors degree in business from Cal Poly, a Masters from Golden Gate, and a Bachelors in in Biohelth science from Oregon state. He spent 4 years in the military working on c-130 electronics. Used the panama papers to track down America's most wanted terrorist and mafia member.…
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DB Cooper Book Review Part 1 - Nicole Legg
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB Cooper was, you can reach us on Twitter,...
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DB Cooper asked for parachutes - Mike Davis
Mike Davis is a second generation skydiver with over 10 years on jump status for the United States Army, and was the 2017 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper of the year. You can find Mike on some DB Cooper discussion groups or at Skydive Toledo! https://www.skydivetoledo.com/ If you have…
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DB Cooper Falsehoods Fly - Ryan Burns
Ryan Burns is a criminal defense attorney in Jackson Mississippi, host of his DB Cooper Sleuth YouTube channel, runs the website Norjak.org, an organizer of CooperCon, a memorabilia collector, and soon to be author. Subscribe to Ryan's YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@dbcoopersleuth…
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DB Cooper and the Mystery of Tena Bar - Ron Rovansek
Ron Rovansek is a birdwatcher, manager of a soup kitchen, published author, ultramarathoner, part-time commercial fisherman, and a water resources engineer. If you have questions or comments for Ron, you can send them to us and we'll forward them to Ron for ya! If you have questions, comments, or...
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DB Cooper and the controversial conclusion - Mike Halkovich
Mike Halkovich is a writer, photographer, cyber security expert, software analyst, ultra-marathon runner, and David Lynch fan. Mike can be reached by email or found on Instagram. [email protected] Come see me and all my good friends in the vortex at CooperCon! November 15-17th at the…
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DB Cooper and Titanium - Stan Seagle
Stan Seagle got his start in Titanium R+D in the late 1950s, rising to the rank of Vice President of Research and Technical Development at RMI Titanium in Ohio, and finishing out his career teaching and consulting for the International Titanium Association. If you have questions or comments for...
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DB Cooper's Black Box - Ned DeHan
Ned DeHan is a world traveling researcher, writer, YouTuber, and host of Black Box Online Radio. Follow Ned on YouTube! A new DB Cooper video every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOTVnNJOgIy58M1Vh5iMrA Follow Ned on Facebook!...
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DB Cooper knew how to market himself - Stuart Macadam
Stuart Macadam is an entrepreneur, digital marketing expert, YouTuber, soccer coach, and true crime buff. Visit Stuart's website! https://www.paidadvertisinghelp.com/ Subscribe to Stuart's YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/c/StuartMacadam If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB…
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DB Cooper was not Han Solo - Tim Wallace
Tim Wallace is a musician, scientist, editor, and businessman living in the United Kingdom. Follow Tim on Facebook! www.facebook.com/timstar5150 If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB Cooper was, you can reach us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or email us at...
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DB Cooper can be anyone you want - Jay Coleman
Jay Coleman is a US Marine combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan from 2004-2005. He currently works in employee and labor relations. His 5 kids and their sports take up most of his free time, but when he's not at a softball game he can be found engaged in combat on the DB Cooper message...
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DB Cooper had a special set of skills - Brandon Arnold
Brandon Arnold was a middle school foosball champion and amateur magician and MMA fighter. Literally beat LeBron James in basketball in 1991. He was the face of the University of Akron in 2004. An unapologetic crazy cat person, and an all around nice guy. You can find Brandon on The DB Cooper...
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DB Cooper was not my father - Julie
Julie is the daughter of someone accused of being DB Cooper. If you'd like to help solve the case, you can contribute to the fundraiser to get McCrone Labs to analyze more parts of the tie! https://www.gofundme.com/f/unravel-db-coopers-mystery-with-mccrone-labs If you have questions, comments, or...
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DB Cooper was a Metallurgist - Drew Daniel
Drew Daniel is a brilliant CPA living in the Mississippi Delta working primarily with agriculture and aquaculture businesses. His work on the case has made him a well respected member of the Vortex. Drew can be found on The DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook or you can email him directly at...
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DB Cooper and the JFK Assassination - John Limbach
John Limbach is a CEO, researcher, treasure hunter, Cheesehead, and author of an amazing book everyone in The Vortex should get "Where Was Skip?". Buy John's Book! https://www.amazon.com/Where-Was-Skip-assassination-conspiracies/dp/B0CW6NHTC8 Email John! [email protected] If you have...
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DB Cooper's Glass Slipper - Jennifer Washburn
Jennifer Washburn is a world traveler, independent researcher, and has a top secret job in government. If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB Cooper was, you can reach us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or email us at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the show please leave...
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DB Cooper is like playing Best Ball - Chris Broer
Chris Broer is a US Army Veteran residing in SW Oregon. He's an Ivy League grad with a background in finance. He likes to travel, been to all 50 States, and he and his family are active in 4-H and High School sports. You can find Chris on The DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook, or email him...
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DB Cooper's Bomb - Sergeant Major Mike Vining, US Army Retired
Sergeant Major Mike Vining US Army Retired is a Vietnam and Gulf War Veteran. The first Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialist in Delta Force. He served in the 99th Ordnance Detachment, 63rd Ordnance Detachment, and the 176th Ordnance Detachment. He has a Bachelor of Science from The…
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DB Cooper isn't Clara - Chris Cunningham
Chris is back to talk about the latest news in the case, as well as what he's learned since his last visit! Chris Cunningham is a college professor, an expert on DB Cooper and the Zodiac Killer (separately), a survivor, and the worlds best fantasy football commissioner. Chris can be found on The…
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DB Cooper: What Really Happened - Martin Andrade
Marty is back with some news that will rock the vortex! Stop reading this and start listening! Martin Andrade is a radio host, political commentator, blogger, and author of one of our favorite books on DB Cooper and his survival, Finding DB Cooper: Chasing the Last Lead in America's only Unsolved...
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DB Cooper was the Elsinore Ghost - Patricia Boland
Patricia Boland is a marketing consultant, writer and researcher in Central Texas. She’s an armchair sleuth, avid reader, and world traveler. Her heroes are Tina, Flo and Alice. You can hangout with Pat on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/328076965475576/…
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DB Cooper Didn’t Get What He Asked For - Jude Morrow
Jude Morrow is a best selling author, philanthropist, keynote speaker, autism advocate, and founder of Neurodiversity Training International. You can talk NORJAK with Jude on the DB Cooper Mystery Group of Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/328076965475576/ Visit Jude's website!...
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DB Cooper was a Mad Scientist - Nicky Broughton and Ryan Burns
Returning guests Nicky Broughton and Ryan Burns are members of a team that chased a new lead to a new and exciting suspect. Pictures we reference in this episode plus a lot more can be found on NORJAK.org https://norjak.org/ If you'd like to chat with Ryan and Nicky, you can find them on The DB...
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DB Cooper Vanished - Chris Williamson
Chris Williamson is an author, podcaster, historian, and an expert on aviation mysteries. Buy Chris' book Take the Money and Run; The Vanishing of DB Cooper! https://www.vanishedshow.com/store/p/take-the-money-run-the-vanishing-of-db-cooper...
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DB Cooper’s taped confession - Vern Jones
Vern Jones is an author, publisher, speaker, entrepreneur, adventurer, and world traveler. Buy Vern's book! https://principiamedia.com/product/the-search-for-db-cooper/...
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DB Cooper was a Criminal - James Calhoun
James Calhoun is a Washington State Native, Air Force Veteran, PNW historian, Pacific University Alumni, and works in the Portland Judiciary system. You can debate the case with Jimmy on the DB Cooper subreddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/dbcooper/ If you have questions, comments, or if you know…
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DB Cooper is Misunderstood - Ryan Burns
Ryan Burns is a former Assistant District Attorney and current Criminal Defense Attorney in Jackson Mississippi. He's putting his research skills to work on solving the DB Cooper case and helping to correct the public narrative on the most used resource for DB Cooper, Wikipedia. Ryan can be found...
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DB Cooper’s Criminal Profile - Robert Fuller
Robert Fuller is a criminal profiler and armchair sleuth from the Great White North. Robert put together the best criminal profile of DB Cooper that I've ever heard, and there's one suspect he just can't dismiss. You can reach Robert by email! [email protected] Or you can find him on The DB...
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DB Cooper Was a Case I Wanted to Solve - Larry Carr
Larry Carr is a recently retired FBI Agent, who worked directly on the DB Cooper case. He spent years in law enforcement and as an Air Marshall. He was behind the late 2000s media push, and he was also behind the mysterious "ckret" username on The Dropzone. You can find Larry on The DB Cooper...
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DB Cooper in the United Kingdom - Robert Cox
Robert Cox is a world traveling DB Cooper fan. He was able to make it to CooperCon from England, what's your excuse for not being there? You can find Rob on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook with a Sean Connery James Bond avatar. If you have questions, comments, or if you know who DB Cooper...
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The Cooper Vortex Update Show
The past, present, and future of The Cooper Vortex with Darren. Listen to Russell and Darren's new show The Book of Darren! https://thebookofdarren.podbean.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-of-darren/id1615225497...
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DB Cooper as a Podcast - Kyle Kesterson Interviews Darren Schaefer
Kyle Kesterson is a musician, restauranter, and a fan of The Cooper Vortex. He reached out to us and said he wanted Darren to be interviewed on the show and he also said he wanted to be the one to do it. We said yes. So in this episode you'll hear Kyle Kesterson interview Darren Schaefer. You can...
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DB Cooper was not a lizard - Alan R. Warren
Alan R. Warren is a bestselling author and popular Radio Host. He's the author of at least 26 books, has been published several publications, and is the host and producer of The House of Mystery Radio Show heard on NBC Radio in the US and Canada or as a podcast. Visit Alan's website!...
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DB Cooper never confessed to the crime - Tessa D‘Amico
Tessa D'Amico is using her background in tech to build an online collaborative tool for fellow Cooper sleuths to have easy access to all the facts, documents, and theories that exist on the case in one place. Hopefully inspiring the next generation of Citizen Sleuths to join the search for DB...
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DB Cooper was Better Off Dead Than Poor - Lisa Story
Lisa Story is an accredited communications professional, and a badass epee fencer. She's spent the last 7 years researching and writing about her Uncle Walt Reca after he handed her his signed confession explaining how he hijacked flight 305. Keep an eye for Lisa's book, unless you're reading…
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DB Cooper and Flight 305 - Dr. Robert Edwards
Dr. Robert Edwards is a mathematician, economist, researcher, and author of DB Cooper and Flight 305, which will be out on November 24th 2021. Buy Bob's book! https://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Flight-305-Reexamining-Disappearance/dp/0764362569 Visit Bob's Linkedin Page!...
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DB Cooper is no Robin Hood - Clarke Mayer
Clarke Mayer is a writer, filmmaker, photographer, and author of the new book Incendiary. Get Clarke's book! https://www.amazon.com/Incendiary-Clarke-Mayer/dp/1735547328/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=clarke+mayer&qid=1635710152&sr=8-1 Visit Clarke's website! https://www.clarkemayer.com/ Do you…
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DB Cooper‘s Jump From the 727 - Dan Gryder
Dan Gryder is a pilot, skydiver, instructor, banjo picker, and YouTuber. Dan is the Creator and host of Probable Cause: Dan Gryder. Subscribe to Dan's YouTube channel, and watch his DB Cooper doc premiering on his channel November 24th. https://www.youtube.com/user/UGOT2CTHIS/featured Visit Dan's...
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DB Cooper‘s Safety Deposit Box - Tim Collins
Tim Collins is back! He has even more details about Duane and Jo Weber, and he needs your help with a safety deposit box that belonged to Duane aka John Collins. If you or someone you know can help Tim identify what was in Duane Weber's safety deposit box let him know! [email protected] If...
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DB Cooper was very secretive - Liza Morado
Liza Morado is the author of Rat on Rat: A Memoir with a Peculiar Twist. Buy Liza's book! https://www.amazon.com/Rat-memoir-peculiar-twist/dp/B09DN2XY9M/ref=sr_1_2?crid=77Q8GW95KELW&dchild=1&keywords=liza+morado&qid=1632518361&sprefix=liza+morado%2Caps%2C501&sr=8-2 If you have questions…
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DB Cooper in color - George McKeon
George McKeon is an artist, graphic designer, and author of The Mystery of DB Cooper - A True Crime Adult Coloring book. Buy George's book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737712709/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_9ADQ95JNJ06H1MN3T2J4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Visit the illustrator's website! Fachrul Reza Riva'i...
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DB Cooper Unsolved Case Files - Tom Sullivan
Tom Sullivan is an author, illustrator, graphic designer, and unsolved case enthusiast. His newest book Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 feet is all about DB Cooper and it is truly excellent. Buy Escape at 10,000 Feet! https://www.amazon.com/Unsolved-Case-Files-Escape-Missing/dp/0062991515...
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Who is DB Cooper? A look into America’s only unsolved skyjacking and the people who are trying to solve it.
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