Adjusted for inflation, $200K = $1.3 million in 2021.
As I recall, years ago, a young boy and his Dad discovered a chunk of water damaged currency near a creek under the flight plan.
I also recall that the FBI managed to record the denomination and serial number of every bill before delivering the ransom.
Best guess - the ransom got away, but D.B. Cooper did not.
re: “I also recall that the FBI managed to record the denomination and serial number of every bill before delivering the ransom.”
WHAT are the chances - they (FIB) lied? They may only have tallied a small sample of the bills (DEADLINES are deadlines after all; they had a schedule to meet.)
They botched some of the investigation of the DB Cooper case BTW.