On November 24th, 1971, a man on a Boeing 727 bound for Seattle handed a flight attendant a note that read, “Miss, I have a bomb here.” No one knew the man’s real name. But soon, the press was calling him D.B. Cooper -- and his hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305 would go down as one of the most audacious in aviation history.Cooper parachuted out of tha ... Show More
May 2021
Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | The Promised Land | 1
In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma boasted one of the nation’s most prosperous African-American communities. Greenwood was home to 108 Black-owned businesses, two theaters, 15 physicians, two newspapers, and a luxury hotel. It was nicknamed “the Black Wall Street.”Then, on May 30th, a Blac ... Show More
48m 32s
Jun 2021
Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | The Invasion | 3
On the night of Tuesday, May 31, 1921, a violent white mob attacked the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As the night progressed, the disorganized mob transformed into something even more deadly: a highly organized force led by volunteer soldiers.On ... Show More
40m 48s
Jan 2023
D.B. Cooper
At approximately 8:13 p.m. on November 24th, 1971, a hijacker exited Northwest Airlines flight 305 at an altitude of 10,000 feet, carrying just a case, a bagful of money, and a parachute. The subsequent investigation became one of the largest and strangest in the FBI’s history. B ... Show More
54m 29s
Jul 2020
Ep. 14 - The Disappearance of D.B. Cooper
In 1971, a man boarded flight 305 above the Pacific Northwest, carrying what looked like a bomb. He took full control of the flight, demanding $200,000 in cash and a parachute. Before authorities could diffuse the situation, the mysterious hijacker jumps from the plane into the n ... Show More
55m 28s
Dec 2020
161: HBO's The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
THIS IS THE CASE PATRICK’S BEEN WAITING TO COVER ALL YEAR!On the afternoon of November 24, 1971 a man using the name Dan Cooper boarded a passenger flight at Portland international airport, and hijacked the plane. He demanded $200,000 in cash and 4 parachutes. And then, money in ... Show More
55m 43s
May 2025
INFAMOUS: D.B. Cooper
After D.B. Cooper disappeared, he became a legend—but the clues he left behind still baffle experts. In this episode, Morgan and Kaelyn dive into the infamous 1971 skyjacking, the hijacker's intense demands (like $200,000 in $20 bills), the Boeing 727’s rear stairway, and the col ... Show More
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