We often say, "The legal net is vast and unlimited without missing out." Most criminals will eventually fall into the legal net. However, in human history, there are indeed many cases, and the secret behind him has not been solved until today. For example, the hijacking case we introduced today, a man named D.B Cooper , mixed into the plane with explosives. After getting 200,000, he jumped down from a height of 3 kilometers and evaporated from the human world.
Uninvited guest who mixed into the plane
The incident happened in November 1971. A plane to Seattle was ready. At that time, a man in a suit and sunglasses looked very handsome. He came to the counter and hurriedly bought a one-way ticket to Seattle. His registered name was D.B. In that era, he did not need to go through any security checks on board the plane, and people did not check what was in his bag, so he easily got on the plane. In fact, a conspiracy he planned had slowly begun.
After Cooper got on the plane, he looked very leisurely. He looked at the view outside the window and lit a cigarette, without any hijacker at all. At this time, he called the flight attendant Florence over and ordered a glass of bourbon. Cooper also handed him a note very gentlemanly. At that time, the flight attendant thought Cooper wanted to chat with her, so she just smiled and accepted the note and did not open it to read it. But as she was about to leave, Cooper stood up and smiled and whispered in his ear, Beautiful lady, you better look at this note, I have a bomb on it.
After hearing this, the flight attendant was really shocked. At first, he was half-believing and half-doubted because Cooper looked polite and didn't look like a criminal at all. The note said that the bomb was in his handbag. If he did not follow his requirements, he would directly detonate the bomb, and the people on the plane would undoubtedly die.
Cooper's conditions
After getting the note Florence immediately reported the matter to the captain Scott . The captain was not panicked. He also needed to determine whether there was really a bomb on the plane. According to Florence's introduction to Cooper, this person was very friendly, so the captain sent Florence to check. The flight attendant finally got the courage to come to Cooper and communicate with him. Cooper was very pleased and opened his handbag directly and found that there was indeed a bomb device inside. The flight attendant was completely panicked, but Cooper began to make his request instead.
He asked that he would get a ransom of 200,000 US dollars before 5 pm this afternoon, but he would never want a hundred-dollar bill, but 10,000 20 yuan bills, and each one could not be connected. All ransoms must be kept in a backpack and no marks should be made on it. At the same time, he also asked to prepare two parachutes and for him to escape. He said that when the plane landed at the airport and refueled, all these things must be prepared. If it cannot be done, he will directly detonate the bomb.
The police are ready. Cooper robbed the plane again. In order to ensure the safety of the passengers, the captain had to compromise with Cooper and reported their situation to the ground. The airport general manager at the time, Donald, also quickly prepared a ransom of 200,000 yuan and cooperated with the police. Although they did not mark it on it, they still took down every bill. Cooper used these bills anywhere and the police could get the news quickly.
By 5:30, the plane officially landed in Seattle. At that time, the police were ready. Once Cooper came out to get the ransom, the sniper outside would kill him immediately. But Cooper was very smart. He did not get off the plane, but asked the flight attendant to get the money. After Cooper got the money, he also let most of the passengers leave the plane, leaving only four people behind as his bargaining chips for escape. After the plane was filled with fuel, he asked the captain to go to the place he designated and fly to Mexico .
During the flight, Cooper also made a request to the captain, that is, to lower the plane to an altitude of 3 kilometers above the ground, since it means that the plane cannot achieve it. But Cooper insisted that the plane could do it and he had very professional measuring instruments. If the captain did not cooperate, he would have to trigger a bomb. Cooper was so familiar with the plane that it made people wonder what his identity was. The captain didn't think much about it and did as he asked. When the plane reached the designated altitude, he began to prepare his own parachute.
successfully escaped and lost track
At 8 pm, it was still raining heavily in the sky. Cooper opened the cabin door at the tail of the machine. The captain advised him that it would be better not to jump now. The weather outside is very bad, and the location they are in now happening to be forests and canyons below. If you jump, you will have no way to survive. But for some reason, Cooper seemed very confident. He just said NO and jumped directly. The captain quickly marked the position of his parachute and drove the plane back to the airport. After
, the police began to conduct a large-scale search according to the coordinates provided by the captain, but found nothing. Finally, the police also released a message that as long as they could find clues related to Cooper, they could get a reward of $1,000, but it seemed useless. Nine years later, an 8-year-old boy was playing in the woods of Colombia and found a pile of 20 yuan banknotes. After comparison, the police found that this was the banknotes Cooper took away.
Everyone finds it very strange. Since he robbed for the sake of money, why didn’t he take the money away in the end? Instead, they are going to be buried here? Some people speculate that he might have died while skydiving, and the money flew here unexpectedly. However, such speculation is not credible, because based on the location of Cooper's skydiving and the calculations of this side, it is impossible for the money to go to this place. Moreover, when the incident happened, the police had already conducted a search and investigation on this place, but no money was found here, which means that the money was bought here later.
And Cooper was very familiar with the knowledge of the plane at that time, so people also believed that his previous identity might be very special. Perhaps he had been a soldier or an employee of Boeing . However, after investigating these clues, there were no new discoveries, so this case also became a unsolved case.
However, this incident also has certain benefits, that is, airport security will become more and more stringent in the future. Before boarding the plane, you must check whether there are contraband. In addition, the training of the crew is more systematic and standardized, and you can make good responses when dealing with some emergencies.
