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Skyjack the hunt for D.B. Cooper
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- ISBN: 9780307451316 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0307451313 (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource (302 p.) : ill., maps. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Subject: | Cooper, D. B Hijacking of aircraft -- United States Criminal investigation -- United States |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Describes the search for D. B. Cooper, a hijacker who mysteriously disappeared after parachuting from a plane with $200,000 in ransom money during a rainy night over Washington state. (This book was previously listed inForecast .) - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠The true, unsolved story of D. B. Cooperâs 1971 airplane hijacking, one of the greatest cold cases of the twentieth century, by an author featured in D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!, now streaming on Netflix
âHere is writing and storytelling that is vivid and freshâa delectable adventure.ââGay Talese
âI have a bomb here and I would like you to sit by me.â
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That was the note handed to flight attendant Florence Schaffner by a mild-mannered passenger now known as D. B. Cooper on a Northwest Orient flight in 1971. It was also the start of one of the most astonishing aviation whodunits in the history of American true crime: how one man extorted $200,000 from an airline before parachuting into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, never to be seen again.
The case of D. B. Cooper is a modern legend that has obsessed and cursed his pursuers for generations with everything from bankruptcy to suicidal despair. Now, with Skyjack, Geoffrey Gray obtains a first-ever look at the FBIâs confidential Cooper file, uncovering new leads in the infamous case.Â
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Starting with a crack tip from a private investigator, Gray plunges into the murky depths of the decades-old mystery to chase down new clues and explore secrets of the caseâs most prominent suspects, including Ralph Himmelsbach, the most dogged of FBI agents, who watched with horror as a criminal became a counter-culture folk hero; Karl Fleming, a respected reporter whose career was destroyed by a D. B. Cooper scoop that was a scam; and Barbara Dayton, a transgender pilot who insisted she was Cooper herself. With explosive new information, Skyjack reopens one of the great cold cases of the twentieth century. - Random House, Inc.
The true story of the unsolved 1971 Northwest Orient airplane hijacking, Skyjack reopens one of the greatest cold cases of the 20th century.
âI have a bomb here and I would like you to sit by me.â
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That was the note handed to a stewardess by a mild-mannered passenger on a Northwest Orient flight in 1971. It was also the start of one of the most astonishing whodunits in the history of American true crime: how one man extorted $200,000 from an airline before parachuting into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, never to be seen again.
Starting with a crack tip from a private investigator, author Geoffrey Gray plunges into the murky depths of the decades-old mystery to chase down new clues and explore the secret lives of the cases's cast of characters and most promising suspects, including Ralph Himmelsbach, the most dogged of FBI agents, who watched with horror as a criminal became a counter-culture folk hero; Karl Fleming, a respected reporter whose career was destroyed by a D.B. Cooper scoop that was a scam; and Barbara (nee Bobby) Dayton, a transgendered pilot who insisted she was Cooper herself.
The case of D.B. Cooper is a modern legend that has obsessed and cursed his pursuers for generations. Now with Skyjack, Gray obtians a first-ever look at the FBI's confidential Cooper file, uncovering new leads in the infamous case and providing readers with explosive new information.
