Scientists explain how they use technology to search for clues in the mysterious disappearance of 1971 hijacker D.B. Cooper case has baffled the FBI for 45 years. Opening a cheap attaché case, Cooper showed her a glimpse of a mass of wires and red colored sticks and demanded that she write down what he told her. Cooper’ skyjacking case]The Cooper case baffled the FBI for 45 years, and in July, the agency announced it would no longer actively pursue the “NORJAK investigation,” or Northwest hijacking. Soon after the FBI dropped the case, Geoffrey Gray, the author of “Skyjack,” announced that he would make available hundreds of FBI files related to the Cooper case on True Ink, an online magazine Gray founded.

Source: Washington Post January 16, 2017 12:03 UTC