The story of the 1971 skyjacking only gets stranger after the jump. This second installment explores the forensic puzzles that have stumped investigators for over fifty years and the local impact of a case that refused to go cold. The episode moves beyond the flight itself to look at the physical evidence left behind in the mud and the theories that suggest the hijacker might have been closer to home than anyone realized.
In this interview:
* Explore the bizarre “Tena Bar” discovery where thousands of dollars in ransom money were found along the Columbia River.
* Hear about the local search efforts that turned the Pacific Northwest wilderness into a treasure hunter’s map.
* Analyze the shifting theories on whether the man known as Cooper survived the jump or became a permanent part of the landscape.
* Understand why this case continues to fascinate the community and the world decades after the FBI closed its files.
Listen to the full interview here:
