Siblings Reveal New Evidence Linking Father to Infamous Hijacker D.B. Cooper
TL;DR
Siblings Chanté and Rick McCoy III claim their father, Richard McCoy Jr, was the infamous hijacker DB Cooper, after discovering a parachute in their late mother's shed. The FBI, which closed the case in 2016, is reportedly re-investigating following this discovery. Richard McCoy, a former military pilot, was previously suspected due to a similar hijacking in 1972. The FBI is now seeking a DNA match between McCoy and evidence from the 1971 hijacking.
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