FBI: Tattered parachute found in north Clark County may have been D.B. Cooper's (WA)

The Columbian ^ | March 25, 2008 | Tom Vogt

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FBI agents in Seattle are examining a tattered parachute found recently in north Clark County, looking for evidence that it might have been used by legendary skyjacker D.B. Cooper.

The 'chute was found by children living near the center of the jump zone where the skyjacker bailed out of the 727 jetliner with $200,000 in cash in 1971, never to be heard from again.

Larry Carr, a special agent in the FBI's Seattle office, said the property owner was putting in a road on the site and his tractor blade uncovered some cloth. The children pulled out the canopy until the parachute's shroud lines appeared.

The owner of the property contacted the FBI, and Carr picked up the parachute earlier this month.

Now, after examining the parachute for about three weeks, the FBI could use more help, Carr said.

"We need to go back to the public. We need someone with knowledge of jumping equipment," Carr said by telephone from Seattle. Investigators hope to learn whether the parachute Cooper was given in 1971 matches the canopy in their possession.

People with information are asked to contact the FBI's Seattle office at fbise@leo.gov.

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You’ve found him! :-)

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My ‘68 Firebird, off the showroom floor (350, OHC, tach. on the hood ... sweeet!) ... $3,050.

Back in '68 I was 18, just moved to LA and bought a new VW bug for $1500. The dealer also sold Porsche and a 911 was stickered at $5,000. Those were the "daze".