The enigma behind DB Cooper, the man who jumped out of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 with thousands in cash after handing a flight attendant a note demanding ransom on November 24, 1971, has long stumped the FBI. Now, the children of one of the only suspects - Richard Floyd McCoy II - say they have a parachute proving their father was the real DB Cooper. After Chanté and Richard ‘Rick’ III McCoy's mother died, they got in contact with aviation YouTuber Dan Gryder - who had bothered them on and off for years while doing his own investigation. After seeing the parachute, Gryder too believes it belonged to the infamous fugitive, calling the rig 'one in a billion.' Gryder released a video on his YouTube channel announcing that the FBI has been looking into their newest discoveries.
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