Investigator says parachute he uncovered proves identity of ‘D.B. Cooper’

[@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt]

This case gets solved once a year. Normally right around thanksgiving. 😂

[@Nocturnal_Mee]

Seriously 😅

[@loz1991]

Just like the zodiac killer, they are by far the "most solved" cases

[@Nocturnal_Mee]

@@loz1991 that’s exactly what I was thinking. I know another one of Zodiacs ciphers was cracked a year or so ago, and I remember people were so convinced that Zodiac was “solved” when it happened. Earlier this year a guy on TikTok was saying his grandad was for sure the Zodiac. It was so dumb.

[@loz1991]

@Nocturnal_Mee Oh god I can imagine there's someone on tik tok every day claiming they know who the zodiac is. So many people have claimed to be both on their death beds as well.

[@Daniel-jk7pe]

Haha first thing i thought of​@@loz1991

[@curtisroyce9364]

Didn’t D.B. Cooper hand the flight attendant a note? Couldn’t y’all compare that writing to his jumps log writing

[@senatormarrero]

they did and he said it matched

[@Algorithm62]

Before Cooper jumped out, he asked for all the notes back.

[@CraftySouthpaw]

@@Algorithm62 Which is just one of the reasons McCoy most likely *isn't* Cooper, because he made mistakes that Cooper didn't.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

The cigarette he smoked could have been isolated and tested later but it was mixed in with the other people's buds

[@idemonic.]

@CraftySouthpaw People get confident and sloppy. We see that with killers too.

[@ftniceberg874]

After pulling off a heist and escape...i will make sure to keep incriminating evidence at my home to be found 50 years later 😂😂

[@wilsonwebber7086]

it wasn’t his home tho, it was a barn that it sat in , i literally have touched all the things they show in this video i live in the house right next to this barn (my house is the white house in the video) instead of putting in the trash or something they store deep in this barn so no one would go up looking for it , my brother and i think the money is under the barn we’re gonna go look for it , it’s a lot deeper than you think it’s very deep and secret.

[@wilsonwebber7086]

the fbi literally went in the barn while i was smoking and asked where the shit was , somehow they found a clue and evidence to these parachutes , they also haven’t returned them to my house so i know for a fact they found some evidence

[@getinloser666]

@@wilsonwebber7086You’ll more than likely get any money found seized. You have to remember that money and evidence are stolen goods and you will NOT get to keep anything found.

[@CAM-ir8ec]

@@wilsonwebber7086ok Michael scofield

[@evrythingis1]

@@wilsonwebber7086 Cool story bro. Seek mental help.

[@bennyfactr6122]

McCoy was 29 at the time of the hijacking. Three flight attendants, the gate agent, the ticket agent, and the guy who sat next to 'Cooper' all said with certainty that McCoy was not the mid-40s 'Cooper'. McCoy was in Las Vegas the night of the escapades and celebrating thanksgiving the next day in Utah. Finding a parachutist's parachute amongst his family's belongings, especially those of a distinguished veteran, is not damning evidence. If the F.B.I. had possession of his jump log and chute for a year, and they haven't confirmed a match, there is no match.

[@robertforster8984]

But he looks like he in his mid 40’s from the picture.

[@stephaniehampton3525]

Thank you and God speed!!

[@bennyfactr6122]

@robertforster8984 most pics from that time(1972) of a late 20s non-hippie male look like they're 15yrs older. The hairstyles and facial hair of the time don't help, but, if you look closely, the pic lacks age lines and his skin is taught. The composite sketch shows someone much older. Regardless, the six peolpe who had face to face interactions with 'cooper' were shown that pic and they all said that wasn't him. The authorities know where McCoy was at the time. He was just a copycat

[@idemonic.]

@bennyfactr6122 I read they asked the son for a DNA sample and still haven't said if it was a match or not. If it's a match, the FBI probably feels incompetent.

[@bennyfactr6122]

@idemonic. if the dna was a match, you better believe the f.b.i. would have agents high-fiving each other in front of any news crew that showed up while bragging about solving a 50yo crime

[@QueensNativeNYC]

I'm not convinced.. Why would D.B. Cooper take the parachute with him after the jump instead of ditching it in the woods somewhere.. Who want to carry extra baggage around on a miles long journey while trying to evade authorities..

[@maxwellmakenzi]

1:31 Its not a mystery they always knew then, I suspect they just waited for the "involved" parties to pass on, which I guess took many years. The C.I.A can trace people in South America, Africa, Asia, Russia and Europe, you mean they couldn't trace someone in America and this time was during the "cold war' era.

[@tricksilver04]

Perhaps not leaving any trace that the dogs can smell is plausible. It wouldn't be a problem to carry it since he has an accomplice that might have brought a vehicle to the landing site.

[@maxwellmakenzi]

@@tricksilver04 True

[@JoJo-ps4ml]

That's a lame reason only a lame person would come up with. A former US ARMY paratrooper would have absolute no issue carrying his parachute out of the woods for miles if needed. I mean, thats what we are trained to do. Why leave tracking evidence behind with his finger prints and DNA? Seriously think about it. It is not a matter of not wanting to carry extra weight, but a matter of should, or must carry the extra weight...which is why we are still talking about this case.

[@monicarenee7949]

@@JoJo-ps4ml why the insult? You had a good point but just talk to people like normal lol I don’t get why people on KZbin are so aggressive over nothing

[@heydonray]

Asked a direct question, Gryder did NOT answer what the unique difference to the ‘chute was.

[@abebarker]

Obviously, that guy was wrong. Here is an interesting fact; I buried the money at Tena bar under the direction of my grandfather. My grandfather, Roy McGillivray, was an English professor at Oregon State University. We did this when my mother took us kids back up to Portland when she and my dad were having marital problems. My dad worked at Tektronix in the early 70's and had his private pilots license. He's still alive and hiding out with the polygamousts in southern Utah in a tiny community called Motoqua. He is not a good person and knows he is a sociopath. He continues being a detriment to society but electronically this time. One of his neighbors is a career long computer programmer who has been induced to all sorts of work for Michael. I really suspect that XZ exploit was them. The programming style looks like Charles L Ford's work whereas the social manipulation looks like Michael Robert Barker's style. I suggest people go ask him about it. But be sure to give him a hard time if you do. He's worth that.

[@ddavidone6538]

I googled Dan Gryder the guy who had the parachute. He’s got a super sketchy past. He’s been fired, sued for lying, hes a nut. I call BS

[@samanthab1923]

Damn, do good to be true 😢

[@dennisconrad6124]

Oh bull. Go look at his videos Deep family Secrets before you flap your trap.

[@bensantellano]

dennisconrad: I did. You didn't, obviously. He's right, a search on Google says he's a fan of fictional stories

[@mattb8754]

Yeah he came off like one of those bigfoot guys.

[@windansea6702]

My opinion, he is a complete joke.

[@mercuriall2810]

It seems that Dan Gryder (the guy in this video) has a very flexible relationship with the truth. Furthermore, DB Cooper didn’t bring his own specially modified parachute. He didn’t bring one at all. Instead, Cooper demanded 4 parachutes be taken onboard along with the ransom money. The authorities had to hustle together 4 parachutes to meet Cooper’s demands at very short notice. Two of those chutes were US Navy NB6 main parachutes, and Cooper took (and used) one of them. The other two parachutes were emergency backup parachutes, one of which was a dummy training version with the canopy stitched together. The emergency chutes were useless because the parachute harness given to Cooper lacked the fixtures to attach a reserve/emergency chute. Cooper was seen packing ransom money into a parachute bag. This was likely the chute bag for the dummy emergency parachute, as both the bag and that dummy chute weren’t onboard afterwards. So of the parachute gear taken onboard the plane to meet his demands, Cooper jumped with a NB6 main parachute (no special modifications and a bag for an emergency reserve parachute. He left both the other NB6 and emergency parachute onboard. All of the above is information that is in the public domain. Where does a special modified parachute come into this? I’m surprised that CNN didn’t look into this a bit deeper before even recording this interview, especially given who their source is.

[@kmrtnsn]

That’s an understatement.

[@charliejones6138]

You should google him. He's a piece of....

[@xOogieBoogie3x]

I think you're misconstruing the fact that THIS parachute he used for training. Obviously he didn't snuggle one onto the plane.

[@mercuriall2810]

@ You have a point. I might’ve wrongly assumed that the parachute in question was used during the highjacking. I’ll watch the video again with that in mind and reply again.

[@mercuriall2810]

⁠@@xOogieBoogie3x”This is the rig, because they know what rig he used when he jumped that night” - this is a direct quote from less than a minute into this video. He is not saying that they found a training chute that Cooper used prior to the hijacking, he is saying it was used in the hijacking itself. Having reviewed the video, I don’t think I’m misconstruing anything. McCoy having jump diaries and a parachute proves nothing, and Dan is claiming the parachute was used “that night” - the night of the DB Cooper highjacking.

[@Istvan731102]

If I remember correctly, all the flight attendants clearly stated that McCoy WAS NOT D.B. Cooper.

[@marcjohn9404]

Bruh. I thought this was gonna be like a police press conference and they somehow linked it to the hijacking forensically. Nah, it's just some random ass dude claiming it's the DB Cooper parachute.

[@hcso2445]

What did you expect from CNN

[@Yourmama874]

A lot more than fox

[@christopherhazell420]

​@@Yourmama874pffft, sure.

[@AshleyKacz]

He made 3 super long details videos about this. It's dB Cooper. There was another hijacking Mccoy was arrested for cause he lost all the money on his jump. He was a special ops guy.

[@christopherhazell420]

@@Yourmama874 whatever.

[@GabeHandle]

This isn't news. This is a gossip magazine.

[@BG-bx4ey]

It's CNN... you watch crap, you see crap

[@jypsyjewels2854]

If you haven't followed Dan Gryder you don't know what you're talking about sport!

[@chriskitchen4772]

That's what the news is these days, gossip, propaganda, and lies.

[@annakeye]

Amusingly interesting that they gave this man over 8 minutes yet anything of actual and current importance is lucky to get more than 90 seconds or so.

[@Dragon-qt5zu]

That's what ALL news does just to keep up with the gossip news sites

[@wackyworldnews]

next up: CNN interviews man who finds jimmy hoffa's wallet.

[@rileyhogan5196]

Man. Whenever you ask a fraud for specifics, they stay vague and say "I know what I'm looking at." A real investigator or nerd about anything WHEN THEY ARE RIGHT, will get REAL specific and tell it all. Not brush over the modifications and move the conversation forward like this guy.

[@hautedaug]

he has all the details of the modifications on his channel. apparently he was nervous.

[@jasonandres8340]

I'm not saying this guy is credible, but in fairness to him, he has absolutely zero reason to say anything more than the bare minimum to any news organization that's not going to be paying him for that information. In reality, financially speaking, he'd be foolish to give those types of details out for free. No matter what, it doesn't matter if he is 100% truthful, or doing nothing more than trying to scam the world, a person doesn't spend 20+ years of their time and financial resources privately investigating a criminal case without their true intentions, in the end is to somehow make money on their lives work once everything is said and done. So, you save the details that can make you the most money for the people who are willing to pay you for those details.

[@robertbraun7155]

He has a youtube channel. That tells anyone all they need to know.. This is all just to get more subscribers and clicks to his channel. End of story. His story. Not Coopers...

[@davidbeckenbaugh9598]

In addition, a REAL 'investigator' would know there was no one named 'D B Cooper' involved with this skyjacking. He does not know it. He is just trying to scam money out of people.

[@pandamandimax]

@@jasonandres8340 Legitimate news organizations will not pay anyone for stories and if they did their reputation would suffer a major hit, the editor would get fired, and the reporters would strike. Journalists take that stuff really seriously. when you start paying people you have immediate incentive to lie, and this is how you get trash newspapers like The Enquirer, News of the world etc. (they do pay people for stories...hence why the stories are nonsense)

[@bernardocisneros4402]

With that last name, there's no doubt he's the real McCoy

[@napoleonsmith7793]

Yep

[@master-kq3nw]

This is fake someone want that McCoy be db Cooper he is not db Cooper

[@CrystalCooper-w3z]

🤣

[@master-kq3nw]

Db Cooper died that night in river

[@guidototh6091]

Could be. They found McCoy's hat in a field.

[@CoolHand273]

The problem is it is not the right parachute. This has been debunked already. Plenty of people have surplus military parachutes modified or not. All I can say is people will believe what they want to believe.

[@KingdomofCarnage]

If debunked, why would a team of FBI agents bat an eye over it?

[@bobroberts2371]

Dan Gryder isn't exactly a reliable source.

[@whartonite]

Interesting log.

[@mcat7612]

@@bobroberts2371 please tell me more!!

[@bobroberts2371]

@@mcat7612 In the past, Gryder tried to run police over with his DC-3 airplane, was involved in some wacky conspiracy theory, was sued for it and most recently stole a aircraft warning light from the scene of a fatal crash.

[@xiaoka]

I’m going to assume this is like the other 10,000 “break throughs” in the last 50 years…

[@xiaoka]

Master criminals often keep incriminating evidence and log books… (for decades!)

[@nevermorefrompast-qx5wb]

@@xiaoka some do some do not

[@monicarenee7949]

This parachute had details on it that weren’t released by fbi to media and were found by the man’s children after he passed away. The man in question was caught after doing the exact same type of hijacking and telling a friend - he was caught for a different one. Idk it seems promising.

[@pearlrival3124]

this story is a year old

[@Smile-n9i]

@@monicarenee7949 Keep in mind Dan Gryder has a long history of embellishing and exaggerating stories. He often been called "The crazy EX Wife" This is the same guy who recently lost a $1 Million dollar judgement against him in a Texas Court for slander and harassment. I've lived in the Puget Sound area my entire live and if anyone thinks a parachute made of silk (which they were back then) is going to remain in pristine condition for over 50 years in the harsh conditions of a Washington State terrain I got some prime real estate property on Mount Rainier I want to sell you. I would take anything this known bully says with a grain of salt.

[@mrmurdx8956]

Why would anyone keep a parachute after safely landing back on solid ground especially when you're carrying around close to one million dollars of cash at the time.

[@alejandropena2081]

To leave no trace/evidence behind? Also, it was two hundred thousand not one million lol

[@agentelvis81]

To not leave evidence of where he landed, or the route he hiked out. Or possible fingerprints. Was that actually a serious question?

[@brianross2377]

Yeah. Once I saw it was Gryder I stopped watching. Once I see it corroborated by someone with credibility I’ll take another look.

[@brohoof857]

He literally has every piece of evidence the FBI looked over and missed. It doesn't get more credible than that.

[@-danR]

The way they grab and rummage around in that box of virgin evidence willy-nilly suggests staging. No gloves, no proper lighting, no step-by-step photographs.

[@Citroeniste]

Ha Ha! Me too!

[@bobroberts2371]

Me three. DG is a flake looking for publicity. This is the guy that tried to run over police with his DC-3 airplane.. Recently he stole the aircraft warning light from a tower that was hit by someone trying to land. Also notice that CNN is desperately trying to recover from the election by having an 8 minute piece on this rather than something like national security.

[@johnwilburn]

I dunno... It was on CNN, so that was the first skeptical hurdle to overcome.

[@jamesg9932]

My memory was DB Cooper did not use his own parachute, he called out the parachute requirements as part of his demands.

[@ChristianThomas-wf5dl]

It's absolutely correct. He asked for multiple chutes, if I recall.

[@thedbcooperforum]

The chutes came from Earl Cossey...those are not the chutes..

[@Lambchoppers-hp5jk]

Didn’t DB meet up with Bigfoot and they opened a restaurant in Washington state? 🤭🤪

[@Lambchoppers-hp5jk]

Didn’t DB meet up with Bigfoot and they opened a restaurant in Washington state? 🤭🤪

[@lawrencebraun7616]

I heard it was a pizza parlor ​@@Lambchoppers-hp5jk

[@obinnakenn]

Dan Gryder could well allegedly be Dan Cooper trolling everyone 😂😂😂

[@RogerPrintz]

just knowing that "crash again Dan" Gryder says it's McCoy, you can be 100% sure that McCoy is not the right person.

[@ltcterry2006]

Dan is not the Real McCoy? Who knew?

[@carlbiesele1457]

Actually, the FBI has always believed that McCoy is DB Cooper.

[@Aex3f4]

@@carlbiesele1457 No. It has been debunked and there was even a lawsuit.

[@banjoist123]

First impression is that that rig looks to be in awfully good condition for 50 years old.

[@mercuriall2810]

And next impression is that Cooper didn’t bring his own parachute, he demanded 4 parachutes be brought onboard with the ransom money, none of which had modifications. They were 2 Navy NB6 main chutes, and two emergency reserve parachutes that couldn’t be connected to the harness supplied. One of the reserve parachutes was a dummy with the canopy sewn shut. He used its bag to carry some of the ransom. The other emergency chute was left behind on the plane. He took one NB6 & left the other. No idea where the modified parachute fits into this!?!

[@yayinternets]

My dad was a Vietnam vet. He brought some of the things he used like a couple of his fatigues, flashlight, helmet, etc and donated them a few years back to a museum and they were all still in great shape. We still even have old documents and art like the Declaration of Independence, the Mona Lisa, etc. Just because something is old doesn’t mean it’s going to look like it’s sat outside for 30+ years.

[@LeeHeller-m8l]

they need to put it to sleep they will never find or ever know.

[@StanfordJohnsey]

@@mercuriall2810 The NB6 had been modified into a sport rig with D rings for reserve and capwells.

[@leafbelly]

@@mercuriall2810 They didn't say he used this parachute on the plane. They just say he used it to practice.

[@BeskarArmoursingingSahloFolina]

Pretty sure this isn’t too credible. Gryder’s already a sketchy guy with not much credibility. D.B Cooper didn’t bring a parachute at all. He asked for four parachutes along with the ransom money. All 3 flight attendants confirmed that McCoy was not D.B. Cooper. Hasn’t he got an alibi for that night too? Thought I remember hearing that his children confirmed he was there at dinner that night originally. I don’t know, but fact check your stuff people

[@valauramiddleton686]

The thing I don't understand about the video is why would you be pawing around the parachute with your bare hands contaminating evidence?

[@Jive33]

Because he knows that’s not a parachute that was used in the real heist. The real DB Cooper never took his own parachute up into the plane. He jumped out of the plane with one of the parachutes the authorities gave him.

[@stephenanderle5422]

No! He used his own chute from the luggage compartment and threw their chutes out!

[@highdesertarizona]

⁠@@stephenanderle5422I’m not an expert and I’m not going to spend the time researching it but you should check and see if someone can even access the luggage compartment from the passenger area of a 727. Even if he could have gotten in the luggage compartment it’s often packed tight with baggage so I think it’s unlikely that’s what happened.

[@ElijahRadioProphet-d1s]

why would you be pawing around the parachute with your bare hands contaminating evidence? Because he is a Psychopath and seeks money. Phoney Liar Bovine Scatology.

[@na195097]

Also, the statute of limitations has expired years ago. It’s no longer relevant and DB Cooper is likely already deceased due to the timeframe.

[@allengrimes5787]

They likey destroyed any DNA evidence by pawing every inch of the rig and parachute. As a retired agent this is KILLING me!

[@whartonite]

Agree. Those paws did kill me.

[@MB-nn3jw]

Came here to say same. Any DNA or other biological evidence is likely compromised by their amateurish incompetence. You would think after supposed 20 years of investigating the case they would be more thoughtful and careful.

[@GeekGamer666]

Not to mention any other physical evidence that might provide clues.

[@GateGod]

@@MB-nn3jwthe original people on this case is probably dead now tho or retired.

[@Mallory710]

Yes, it’s now comprised.

[@Chris.p.moyles]

Immediately contaminated it by handling it barehanded.

[@joakimlindblom8256]

Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but CNN failed to do even a modicum of due diligence before interviewing Dan Gryder. There are numerous discrepancies between the parachute that Gryder found and thorough FBI documentation and contemporary news articles about the parachutes provided to D.B. Cooper, so this parachute is almost certainly not the one the D.B. Cooper used (for instance, search for the video "Why Dan Gryder's D.B. Cooper Parachute Isn't the Real McCoy" for more authoritative information on this). Furthermore, Gryder has gotten in trouble in the past due to his history of making headline grabbing pronouncements about aviation incidents that aren't well supported by the relevant facts on his KZbin channel, so consider the quality of the source.

[@KingdomofCarnage]

Then the FBI are dunces for confiscating the parachute they already debunked?

[@tyharris9994]

I should have known. That's what I get for acting like CNN was still what we watched back during the first Gulf War.

[@skyboy1956]

It is CNN . . .

[@gasovensforqcult]

No one expects a right leaning "new" station to fact check anything. And make no mistake about it, CNN is no longer MOR MSM. It is firmly conservative corporate propaganda now

[@israelforreal]

Thank you. Remember couple months ago when Amelia plane was found?

[@JohnDoe-pk2hs]

Sure as hell didn't think this is how I would start my thanksgiving.

[@spencer7176]

Haha.

[@shutupujerk]

That's what everyone said back in 1971

[@gabriel7664]

Modifications? 😂 He didn't bring his own chute.

[@Pilot_Ty]

Yes, because you know exactly what he brought

[@gabriel7664]

@Pilot_Ty Ok. You're right. He brought his own modified parachute...that no one saw him carrying. Then, when he landed in the wilderness, he wanted to carry extra weight. So he packed up his parachute and took it with him... even though he knew the authorities were looking for a man who just parachuted out of an airplane.

[@johnoneill7947]

DB "Big Daddy" Cooper is a legend of missing persons.

[@chuckxu5910]

I don’t believe anything liberal hypocrites say, same as they say President Trump won’t be re-elected

[@d.b.cooper1]

Speak for yourself. I'm right here baby.

[@TheCoolbreeze3206]

@@d.b.cooper1😉

[@rosethxr]

big diddy*

[@CharlesBecket]

Wouldn't he have to be B.D. Cooper to be "Big Daddy?"

[@27retrodaze]

He was only dismissed as a suspect after the flight attendant who served DB Cooper said that McCoy was not the guy she spoke to... I guess she was wrong? Weird.

[@sarahwbs]

Eye witnesses are notoriously unreliable.

[@rizz_the_dog]

Eye witnesses are not reliable. Maybe she was scared to say anything

[@flapjack413]

Eyewitnesses get it wrong all the time. It's a VERY common phenomenon.

[@Adriana-eu6ty]

Maybe she was in on it

[@WeAllDieee]

were flight attendants on it ?

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

The fatal flaw in his argument: That wasn't the type of parachute that Cooper used. The FBI originally talked to various people at local small airports to learn about the technical details of different possible scenarios. One of the people whom they talked to eventually got to like the spotlight so much that he started making up and telling false stories to give himself a role that he never actually played. He started claiming that he was the one who supplied the chutes when Cooper made that demand. He went on to talk about how one of them was a specially modified chute that Cooper would not have known how to use. However, the chutes were actually supplied by a different person, and those chutes were 100% standard. In fact, after a long legal process, the chutes which were left on the plane (Cooper had asked for four), were returned to the man who actually supplied them. He has since donated them to a museum in Washington state. So, the bozo making the claim in this story is just making a fool of himself in this interview.

[@michaelterry1000]

Ok, here is my question. If Richard McCoy Jr. really is D.B. Cooper and he used that modified parachute that Dan Gryder found 52 years after the hijacking, why didn’t Richard McCoy destroy the parachute back in 1971 ? Why did Richard McCoy take / carry that parachute with him, from wherever it was where he landed all the way back to his mother’s house ? If anyone had seen someone carrying a parachute at the time of the D.B. Cooper hijacking that could have certainly caused suspicion, so why didn’t he destroy or bury it at the first opportunity?

[@dwainsellers6453]

Maybe he had numerous parachutes that were modified that he had boughten from a military surplus store maybe this isn't the parachute he used in the heist

[@StanfordJohnsey]

He hid the rig and came back for it later. The money ended up in the Columbie River.

[@joshsampson1913]

It’s a treasure people like Db cooper serial criminals keep things as trophies it’s their truths to accomplishment

[@alexsetterington3142]

He didn't. Dan Cooper, not DB Cooper, demanded four parachutes with the money. He did not bring one with him onto the plane.

[@joshsampson1913]

@@alexsetterington3142 Dan cooper and db cooper are the same people yes they gave him 3 parachutes one of which is the same make and model as the one recently discovered although that make and model was used for military as well so the parachute doesn’t really provide enough evidence as in to who db cooper is

[@dwade6322]

Finding this parachute is fascinating...my only problem w/the explanation is this; over the decades, the woman who was the stewardess that served drinks to D.B. Cooper has stated that none of the suspects she has been asked about was the man who hijacked the plane...Including well known suspect McCoy. 🤷‍♂️

[@waynethegreat23]

People are pretty unreliable witnesses

[@dwade6322]

@timewarpX I've no idea on what the chute is suppose to look like,but if it's the wrong chute why did the investigator say it was precisely the one that was described to be the chute DB used?

[@7thrank]

The flight attendants said he was nice to them , he even offered them money before he jumped. Perhaps that act of courtesy won their favor and they just said no that's not what he looked liked.

[@daggerscrew1388]

​@dwade6322 look up the vid why dan gryders parachute isn't the real mccoy..

[@marcushennings9513]

Thats because she was an accomplice, and he slipped off the plane while waiting for them to bring that parachute. If someone took the time to bring a device and claim it to be a boom box, why on earth would they not bring their own parachute instead of trust the authorities to bring them a functioning parachute and clue them in to his escape plan. That was a stall tactic to slip off somehow. My best guess is that he worked on those planes and/or that airport and was familiar with them and the stewardess with the poor vision and memory loss.

[@jeremysmetana8583]

The dude they think is him isn't. You know how I am so sure? Because I grew up on the West Coast. When you grow up on the West Coast, and you are the child or grandchild of people who grew up on the west coast, you know two things for certain: the identity of the Zodiac, and the identity of D.B. Cooper. This is especially true if you have ties across the three coastal states. You see, every single family with at least two generations of investment in the West Coast of the United States, has been raised to believe they are either related to, or are neighbors or coworkers with somebody directly related to those two guys. For me, D.B. Cooper was my great-uncle Bobby (my mom used to be 97% sure, but is still 50% sure even to this day), and the Zodiac was my old roommate Dan's weird neighbor while he was growing up, who at one point supposedly confessed to Dan's dad. We all have those stories, some of us with multiple "connections." I am not impressed with these two adult children thinking their dad was D.B. Cooper all this time, and them just suspecting that without anything to back it up is not evidence. And though the parachute thing is compelling, I won't hold my breath that this is solved. We're all the children (or step-children or nieces or nephews) of D.B Cooper. Our moms told us so.

[@redfire122]

I was interested until I saw the name Dan Gryder. Then I considered it was CNN and now it all makes sense.

[@FakeMailElection]

Of course I get more factual information in 20 seconds of scrolling comments than I did from an 8 minute fake news OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD video.

[@StanfordJohnsey]

Turns out Gryder is right most of the time.

[@stevenstevenson3351]

But if fox news would announce it. You would believe it. Heck even with zero evidence.

[@robertbraun7155]

Right!! Same here. I stayed just to read through comments with the video paused. He is just trying to pull more traffic to his channel.

[@badcornflakes6374]

Then you commented giving the more revenue

[@demophys4883]

Wow, CNN. This comes across like it was done by some tiny, low-budget station. It's almost as unprofessional as hours and hours of video of a drifting cruise ship.

[@divergentsenior]

My favorite fictional version of the story was on Leverage. “The D B COOPER JOB”

[@runcycleskixc]

200K in 1971 is worth approx $1.6 mln today, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

[@davep3165]

In 1971, the average price for a new single-family home in the United States was $30,600

[@chaelim8098]

But if you kept the cash of 200k and did nothing with it, it's still worth 200k.

[@daworldsyuthofdafuture]

Yea, 200k then is worth 1 dollar and sixty cents Minimum now(and more!). That is nowhere to be found according to the Bureau of Labor (did you really write out the bureau,etc. on your utube comment?) Statistics. What is your point???

[@runcycleskixc]

@@daworldsyuthofdafuture Google "CPI Inflation Calculator". I always cite my sources.

[@MateDrinker33]

​@@daworldsyuthofdafuture On the BLS website, inflation statistics are actually instead reported in a calculator-style program; it's not "written" in a particular part of their site. Anyway, for the record, according to the CPI Inflation Calculator, $200,000.00 USD stolen in November 1971 (the month of the sky-jacking) would be worth an estimated $1,543,589.24 USD in October of 2024 (the most recent month for which US inflation statistics are available), so the original comment mostly pans out.

[@bjrnhjortshjandersen1286]

That parachute looks very well preserved.

[@No.Handle31]

Yes, especially when you jump into a heavily wooded area.

[@chrispmar]

D.B. Cooper asked that four parachutes be given to him by authorities, along with the $200,000. He could not have doctored the parachute so that parachute is definitely NOT the one that D.B Cooper used. And even if the actual parachute is out there to be found, wrapped back up neat and tidy in it's backpack, one would still have to prove empirically, and not just pronounce it with some story that that parachute is the one. What bad journalism, but that's par for the course for mainstream media.

[@davemitchell6281]

What great family values, they stuck together and did it!

[@twilightpurpleglow]

Admirable for a family to guard their parents "secret" as promised is honorable. My opinion; never speak or write anything about it, let it rest. The man is a legend pulled the greatest stunt at the time, fooled everyone. I believe Mr Gryder. But it's time to let this story go down in history as is.

[@7thrank]

Yes my hats off to the wife.

[@davemitchell6281]

@@twilightpurpleglow LOL and how many people looked for the money.

[@Mu-podcast]

Why would the chute be modified? He didn't bring it with him on the plane. It was given to him with a few others at his request when they stopped for fuel.

[@Michael-cx1zi]

Perhaps the people that provided the chutes modified them so they could positively identify them if ever found afterwards.

[@SkateGirlAndrea]

D.B. Cooper didn't bring a modified parachute with him. He didn't bring any parachute! He got them given to him with his demands!? And D.B Coopers parachute, original jump, was never found.

[@Ummo2850]

Why doesn’t he explain whether the changes to parachute was to make it possible to jump,from a Boeing and higher than usual? He just blabbers without explaining to her questioning

[@francoisleveille409]

She didn't ask the smartest questions. She circled around circumstantial evidence while he called her back to DNA evidence.

[@TheCornhusker]

Probably because the general audience wouldn't understand his explanation of the modifications?

[@JimTimber]

A man fell from a plane. Fortunately, he was wearing a parachute. Unfortunately, the parachute didn't open. Fortunately, he fell from the plane over a large haystack. Unfortunately, there was a pitchfork in the haystack. Fortunately, he missed the pitchfork. Unfortunately, he missed the haystack.

[@jonathandeeb2587]

"Oh, That's Good" "No, That's Bad" "How Come ? " --Roy Clark and Archie Campbell, HEE-HAW

[@skaz777]

More entertaining than the video😆!

[@LouSatkauskas-z4m]

I think dB and Jimmy hoffa are touring with Elvis.....

[@MrMharris68]

So D.B. Cooper took the time to grab his parachute after he landed and brought it with him over miles and miles of mountains back home????? Yeah, right.

[@HAMILTONPROVIDEO]

I was at Dulles airport with the gaggle of reporters waiting outside the airport office when a guy came out and announced the amount of money DB was demanding.

[@ArthurX-eg8bc]

The case broke, and he wound up with virtually nothing on the ground.

[@Tr4v3ler]

Shocker, guy claims to find exactly what he's been looking for after 20 years of searching

[@SamJone-n8u]

😂😂😂😂

[@metfish]

Gryder is the National Enquirer of aircraft incident investigators

[@jeanettejack2152]

I'm after the lost dutchman's hoard! I know exactly what I'm looking for!

[@im2bizy]

Wasting resources, but the FBI wasted money to retrieve parachute. 😂

[@FougaFrancois]

Dear CNN, you would be checking the legal back ground of your guess because inviting them, Dan is a famous youtuber, but recently, Dan has some serious legal troubles that does not add to his credibility. He used to be a great youtuber for aviation before that.

[@JustPlaneSilly]

He's always been an asshat

[@metfish]

Gryder is the National Enquirer of aircraft incident investigators

[@wildgoose419]

His aviation videos aren't that great. You get the feeling he isn't totally right in the head.

[@CowboyPants-h5p]

Gryder is a charlatan. Case closed.

[@Mike-01234]

If McCoy's kids admit it was him the FBI confirms are you going to come back here and admit Gryder was right? The sketch and McCoy's picture look identical the FBI likely knew it was him no way to prove it.

[@bunnyluver2176]

There’s a sucker born every minute. Case in point, the comment above buying this crap hook, line and sinker 😂

[@Pilot_Ty]

He won the 1.2 million lawsuit, people just love to hate Dan because he says it how it is.

[@JBHRN]

Now, If CNN would only dig a little into Dan, they might know he has a past that is known to "embelish" things. My guess is they did not necessarily verify these statements made by Dan Gryder. I sincerely doubt that is the same parachute rig used by "DB Cooper." My advice would be to take this story with a healthy grain of salt.

[@GeraldRube]

Good advice

[@badnade4886]

Verify everything Dan says. When he is right, he is right. When he is wrong, he is directly lying to you for the lolz.

[@johnnyfry2]

You get away with $200k in 1971 dollars and feel you need to commit another crime? Perhaps meeting with a financial advisor would have helped him out.

[@Keemthedream404]

Yes,a financial advisor with funds you can not account for, with serial numbers written on them

[@johnnyfry2]

@@Keemthedream404 It was an analogy. The point being "he has a spending problem"

[@Keemthedream404]

@ spending problem? who? the robber?

[@johnnyfry2]

@@Keemthedream404 Yes of course. If he was apparently killed attempting another robbery three years later it is clear he has a spending problem. He could have lived within his means, worked a part-time job or something and enjoyed life without any stress.

[@Keemthedream404]

@ lmaooo…The criminal, you expect a hardened criminal to make the right life decisions lmaoooooooooo

[@viggycat8592]

Love this story ever since I was a kid!

[@bradcreel7267]

THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DISPROVEN WITH MULTIPLE FACTS.

[@carlosa7807]

Dan Gryder has been known to be very loose with the truth. He lost a $1.2 million dollar defamation lawsuit against him because of his lies. But I’m sure his KZbin channel will get more hits now and that’s all that matters

[@crammydavisjr5813]

Bingo

[@dondonzi2627]

That was reversed. You are fake news

[@michaelbeggs6172]

It was a default judgement as he was not properly served with the summons and never had the opportunity to file a defence. He made an application to have that judgement set aside which was granted. Why didn't you include that information?

[@dennisnbrown]

@@michaelbeggs6172because it doesn’t fit the narrative

[@metfish]

Gryder is the National Enquirer of aircraft incident investigators

[@eelobrian6727]

CNN: "How can you tell this from other chutes." Dan: "I looked at it and knew." CNN: "Amazing!" Hard hitting journalism. I know it's a puff price, but dang.

[@mdhaynie]

Dan, Tom and Jerry discovered DB Cooper while paddling down a river. Unfortunately, DB burned all the money to stay warm. That’s when Jerry realized that being alive is the true treasure.

[@drbigmdftnu]

He was good friends with Burt

[@PandaHead602]

Maybe that’s y he had to jump out of plane again if he burned up the first batch and how easy it was to him wouldt he be smarter the next time n jump out again to get more money that’s a good theory burning to stay warm

[@skyboy1956]

retired pilot? I think the word is "fired" pilot.

[@metfish]

He was retired by Delta!😂

[@Pilot_Ty]

He also won the 1.2 million lawsuit when people think he lost. Look it up yourself

[@metfish]

@ Yeah he was not reinstated….hes now just another KZbin grifter….

[@metfish]

@sdt8764 Sold his DC-3 recently. Coincidence?

[@twosixtyninechatter653]

Forget the parachute... FBI should have taken Gryder into custody!

[@Kenna198]

OMG 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cllrkeithmartin]

Parachute into custody? Also they closed the case and have not reopened it since. This is a nothing burger.

[@donaldjohnson2038]

Finally, a story that Children's News Network is qualified to cover.

[@HankMorris-el6jg]

D.B. Is watching this, probably about 87 years old, laughing, taking a sip of beer and saying to him self, what a wonderful life I’ve lived! That McCoy fella ain’t him.

[@loriparks8657]

Yep he could be still alive

[@montanadan2524]

It seems like the authorities would be able to identify the chute as they are the ones that provided it to him or did we all forget that fact?

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

Most people involved are now dead. Including the rigger that prepped the chute. Watch his 2 videos from 2 years ago. McCoy was Cooper.

[@adamh6420]

Don't they make this same report every few years?

[@davidbeckenbaugh9598]

And they STILL get the name of the sktyacker wrong.....

[@skeeter197140]

He never really said what modifications were done.

[@Patrick_Ross]

Good Grief….him again?! Dan Grider is an attention seeking nut job. Surprised that CNN didn’t vet him first before allowing him on the air!😂

[@gregf4416]

This is the new media. Facts don't matter, truth is "fake", and any dipshit with a made up story gets treated like they are a genius who "knows things." The first step to population control is to make people believe lies in spite of the truth in their face. It's working. FOX news has perfected it to a science. CNN is only a wannabe...for now. They are all catching up.

[@wasupmike22]

Why did DB Cooper not destroy the parachute? Why keep the evidence?

[@7thrank]

He was also a recreational sky diver, so it was something he liked doing and admired the parachute. That would be a kick, recreational sky diving in the very chute you used to hijack a plane. Perhaps he planned on doing another hijack. Perhaps he and his wife planned on disposing ALL the evidence once things cooled off but the FBI caught him and retrieved almost all of the money from the second jump. He then was sent to prison but escaped and was killed in a shoot with police. I can see the wife keeping his things after his death, she was supposedly shown by the FBI the tie he wore from the first hijack and she burst into tears. ,

[@dgeneral6667]

@@7thrankplus this one was modified. So probably had to keep as a spare

[@kenyattaclay7666]

This isn’t the chute that was given to Cooper.

[@Stefania98s]

And how do we know that? Are you crazy? Only god knows that. Stop asking unserious questions

[@kmrtnsn]

It’s Bull shit. Law enforcement provided “Cooper” several parachutes before the flight left Seattle. He didn’t bring his own.

[@5hamms510]

This guy also found loch ness monster, Dian Fossey, Abbie Hoffman, The Lindbergh Baby, Jimmy Hoffa, Amelia Earhart, 😂

[@tyronebiggims1613]

Had me till they said a ''you tuber ''found it.. never mind.. Fake..

[@TheRealRedRooster]

When I saw that face of Dan Gryder, I knew it was just another dead end...

[@ashleyobrien4937]

nice one lol..

[@DAIMANization]

That makes no sense? Why would he commit a crime but also keep the parachute? The one item that links him to a crime, So he takes it home? Clearly BS.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

The thing about this guy that bugs me is that he states his presumptions as absolute facts.

[@ardeladimwit]

it's Dan Gryder- read the othe comments. He believes in alternate facts.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@ardeladimwit Yeah, I did. That doesn't necessarily mean he's wrong this time (you no doubt know about the broken clock), but his reputation certainly calls for taking his pronouncements with a few extra grains of salt.

[@ardeladimwit]

@@KZbinallowedmynametobestolen it's on CNN-- you know the site that loves to run endless russian disinfo as news

[@LeftyAmigo]

Would he carry the heavy parachute all the way back home?!

[@PandaHead602]

Haahhahahah 😂 that’s so true maybe he Carrie the money in it

[@agentelvis81]

The parachute weighed only around 30 pounds, that's a fairly light load to hike with especially with any experience. Keep in mind that soldiers carry 60-100 pounds regularly. He wouldn't have left it in the woods so they wouldn't know where he landed, or the route he hiked out. That being said, I think he would have burned the parachute and not kept it at home. He also didn't have a specially modified parachute, he was given standard stuff by the authorities after he made his demands. This whole story is BS.

[@kYnTso]

Asfar as i understand he didn`t come with his own parachute and he was given 2 backup (1 of them was a dummy) and 2 main parachutes as he demanded and he used the bag of one of the backups to transport the money since they didn`t deliver the money in the bags he asked for. I don`t see any reason why he would had saved any of them parachutes he was given.

[@MostPowerfulPMofIndia]

Even if we found out time is the biggest killer 5 decades changes world not just a person

[@09rja]

Even if he wasn't Cooper, you could make one helluva movie about McCoy's life.

[@09rja]

@sdt8764 Well that isn't a unusual subject for the movies. But he did more than that: the prison escape, the shootout with the FBI (at the end), his military service (he actually helped search for Cooper), etc. They've made movies about less.

[@nateUnofficial]

cant wait to see him go on pawn stars and try to sell the parachute lol

[@garymclucas5713]

This can't be the one he used, it would be stuck in the tree's or in the water.

[@thetet1361]

Dan Gryder solved the case?? Dan Gryder? SERIOUSLYY?

[@Stefania98s]

So user @thetet1361 would solve it either? What a joke. LOL

[@rwizard]

@@thetet1361 No, not very. Just the usual circus.

[@blancolirio]

“According to Gryder…”. Lol

[@wrenchposting9097]

Juan! You watch CNN??

[@Red1Actual]

Lol, Juan knows what's up. This is Dan Gryfter doing Dan Gryfter things. Never get in a plane with Dan.

[@llw53one]

This is very interesting ❤

[@KingBritish]

I always said it was McCoy simply because what are the chances two rare and identical crimes like that would happen close together and not be related. Highly unlikely. People just wanted to keep the mystery alive. I think they knew all along it was him.

[@tabby73]

Plus that police sketch matches to a t almost

[@KingBritish]

@tabby73 The sketch is pretty much as identical as you're going to get, I agree lol.

[@minipup1]

McCoy was a Cooper copycat, just like the other 6 or 7 that happened within a year of Cooper.

[@ankyspon1701]

They've had it over a year, how long does it take to analyze DNA! Why would they want to cover this up?

[@dontmakenosense1]

Cover up? Who possibly has that capability

[@AA-zv6yo]

Long time huge huge back log in dna analysis. Like even for current murder cases current as in the last 20 years.

[@davolk9525]

A year or more is common for a DNA comparison, especially of this level of importance, if the FBI lab even decides to do it. Based on comments here, this is likely not the chute and therefore it will sit in FBI evidence unprocessed or be returned to the family after the FBI does its due diligence and eliminates it as evidence of a crime.

[@Δυσνομία]

Aviation KZbinr Dan Gryder was mentioned in the NTSB report on the fatal accident of a Cessna 208B in Heyburn, ID. Gryder trespassed on the site of the plant where the pilot had hit a tower, and took the light that was on top of the tower. H

[@eldenringer6466]

So why would the criminal keep the one piece of evidence which ties him to a CRIME??? More like this guy put it there and filmed it. Or not. Who cares. 250k in 1970s is about 1.5 million so not a bad heist.

[@monicarenee7949]

He appears to have hid it in his mother’s belongings. And the family contacted the investigator not the other way around

[@7thrank]

McCoy was a very smart man, a detailed planner. Now I'm not a parachute expert/hijacker, but if I was, I'd damn sure would probably use that same parachute again if I could.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Why not? Nobody caught him all these years later so did it really matter? Nobody would have found the parachute decades later if he hadn't passed away. And at this point since he's dead it doesn't matter if people found it

[@planetxfilm]

He has no idea gryder made this up.

[@jpilot12]

How do you know?

[@kenyattaclay7666]

@@jpilot12because it’s not the parachute. This has already been debunked.

[@Stefania98s]

And how do you know that? So do you know better than the FBI and the one who was fully interested in D.B. Case for years? What a joke. You need to calm down and wait for the result before saying such a thing

[@Stefania98s]

@@kenyattaclay7666this is not true. The FBI didn’t show the result.

[@kenyattaclay7666]

@@Stefania98sthe parachutes that were given to Cooper are listed in FBI documents. Cooper was given a set of Navy chutes and the chute that he is claiming is the one given to Cooper is clearly an Air Force chute. As I said, this has been debunked already USING FBI DOCUMENTS.

[@heatherthewelder]

My Grandfather, Loren Petersen, brought the money from the 2 FBI agents and out to the plane for "Dan Cooper". He worked for Northwest Airlines at SEATAC as a mechanic for many years. The "D.B. Cooper-thing" was my favorite subject to pick his brain about. 😊 He unfortunately passed away last year 💔 RiP♡♥︎♡

[@greatwarwalk]

No no no. Not Coopers chute. Gryder is wrong on many levels about the parachute. Attention seeking again.

[@loytune]

He's a youtuber, not going to believe him at all lol

[@PalBatey]

Just the fact that a guy who's been following this for 20 years finds it 2 years ago tells me it's BS.

[@hermanvigil7573]

I noticed that the two men examining the parachute were not wearing any gloves… not very smart 😂😳🙄

[@rolback5055]

FBI is not very smart, most are complete idiots.

[@brohoof857]

You think they're gonna dust it for prints?? 😂

[@hermanvigil7573]

I think they will try 😊

[@HyunsReport]

Mate new dna is easily identifiable they can look for a unique dna

[@rwizard]

@@hermanvigil7573 In this case, not "not smart"; completely unimportant. (1) This thing has alledgedly been bouncing around for over 50 years - pristine and untouched it is not. It has been stored at the suspect's family home, handled by his first degree relatives and who knows who else. I doubt the FBI agents are related to the suspect. So ditch the gloves. (2) Frankly, DNA doesn't prove much. If his DNA is on it that would indicate he may have some connection to it, but they found it at his house, so that is already established anyway. If they don't find his DNA then you might question whether this is faked evidence, but in neither case does DNA have much meaning. (3) Proving he has a connection to the parachute is moot. Proving the parachute has a connection to the crime is all that matters at this point. That is not likely to come from DNA, fingerprints, or a note from his parents. It will depend on something identifying the parachute as one of the four provided to him by the authorities during the crime. Serial number, UV markings, Girl Scout Cookie Sale merit badge patch, you get the idea. If this is proven to be "one of the four" then you really don't have to prove it was in McCoy's possession, unless you want to postulate that the "real" DB Cooper hid it at McCoy's family home in order to frame him for the crime. Anyone who wants to put that much effort into an old boring case committed by a dead guy needs a better hobby. in the end this appears to be a grab for attention by people who are currently living and it has little substantive value for the rest of us.

[@peziki]

So apparently two heists; where's the money. If the fam knowingly kept stolen funds or spent it, couldn't they still be held culpable? Protecting grandma isn't a defense, especially bec she was an accomplice & they knew it. Kept it secret for years & could have come forth anytime.

[@gordongekko2781]

Assuming they were minors at the time of the crime (or perhaps not even born yet?), then it is very unlikely that the sons would be charged for keeping their family secret. "Family stories" are just hearsay anyway.

[@monicarenee7949]

My understanding is he lost the money the first time which is why he did the second heist

[@7thrank]

Yes the money was ripped away from him when he pulled the rip cord, the jolt from the parachute The only money he had left was the money on his suit pockets that flight attendants refused when he offered it to them.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

If they were liable in any way I doubt they would have come forward with the info and cooperate with the FBI

[@MarkLada]

Statutes of limitations have long since expired..

[@alangrund5031]

This guy is about as reliable as the latest alien abduction victim.

[@metfish]

Dan Gryder is the National Enquirer of airplane incident investigations.

[@Mike-01234]

Not just Gryder retied FBI agents wrote books about McCoy back in the early 1990s Karen McCoy tried to sue them when she went to court she had to admit she was involved in the high jacking they dismissed her lawsuit. Everyone is focused on Dan but it's a fact as stated on the wiki page FBI never ruled out Richard McCoy as DB cooper.

[@raventalks2776]

My uncle Chael Sonnen can tell you if this is really DB Cooper

[@davident1]

ROFLMAO

[@raventalks2776]

@ by your response, I can tell that you know what I mean…😂

[@raventalks2776]

@ by your response, I can tell that you know what I mean…😂

[@davident1]

@@raventalks2776 The mean streets in West Linn, Oregon. One of my favorite guys. LOL

[@kYnTso]

I would understand when someone was like "Yeah, this is 100% one of the parachutes we cave him in 1971"

[@9Achaemenid]

Everything in staes are so shady..you never know the truth 😈

[@Stefano10ace-e9l]

I'm 69 years old, 15 '71. I no longer have to hear this story repeated.

[@tealsquare]

We are sorry you were born early

[@Abcdefg-fl9td]

I’d hate to be old too

[@honestreviewer4864]

@@Abcdefg-fl9tdlmfaaaooo

[@rwizard]

@@Abcdefg-fl9td Being old beats all the other alternatives I am aware of. Try it sometime, you might get to liking it.