D.B.Cooper

Who he?  You may well ask.  Back in 1971 a man describing himself as Dan Cooper hi-jacked a Boeing 727 on the ground at a US airport, claiming to have a bomb, and demanded $200,000 for the release of the passengers.  When this was paid - in cash - he let the passengers go and had the plane take off.  Once airborne, he parachuted out of the plane with the money, and was never seen again. Some $6,000 of the money was found on the ground near where he must have landed, but, despite extensive work by the authorities, no trace was ever found of him or the rest of the money.  So, that's the story.  The recent discovery of a parachute strap has rekindled interest that the money, which is believed to have been buried, might be found. Cooper himself is believed to have died from exposure - he was inappropriately dressed for the terrain and the weather.  But, who knows?