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Negotiable Currency
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These Are a Few of My (Least) Favorite Things
The Cooper case is full of contradictions, coincidences, and conflicting information. While an entire book could be written on...
patboland18
Apr 162 min read
The Immoral of the Story of D.B. Cooper
The story of our elusive skyjacker is indeed a fascinating tale of an audacious crime, lots of money, three pretty young ladies, a...
patboland18
Mar 192 min read
CHASING COOPER
On November 24, 1971, a non-descript middle-aged man boarded a flight in Portland, Oregon destined for Seattle. Right before takeoff he...
patboland18
Mar 32 min read
Guest blogger Jon Higgins discusses his personal interest in the D.B.Cooper case: How I Fell Into the Cooper Vortex
Having grown up in a small town near Seattle in the 1970s, I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t intrigued by the D.B. Cooper...
patboland18
Feb 245 min read
Is Absence of Evidence – Evidence?
A packing card. A cup. Two $20 bills. Cigarette butts. A headrest cloth. That hair strand suspended on a slide. A plane seat. Bits of...
patboland18
Feb 171 min read
Don't Chute the Messenger
D.B. Cooper asked for four parachutes – two back (main) and two front (reserves). Currently, the whereabouts of only two of the...
patboland18
Feb 72 min read
Would You Let This Man Date Your Sister?
There remains a lot of interesting and contradictory evidence surrounding the man we know as D.B. Cooper. He was quite polite when asking...
patboland18
Jan 223 min read
Pat Boland Featured on SPYCRAFT 101 Podcast
I had the privilege of recording this podcast that was just released. They've had some truly outstanding episodes and I encourage...
patboland18
Jan 201 min read
“Dan Cooper”: The Man Who Died
WANTED: D.B. Cooper - DEAD or...DEAD? One cannot study the Cooper case without considering he might have died the night of the jump....
patboland18
Jan 122 min read
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Max Gunther’s 1985 book, “D.B. Cooper What Really Happened”, caused a bit of a stir upon release. Gunther, a well-known author, claimed...
patboland18
Jan 52 min read
Guest blogger and amateur super sleuth Mary Johns of New Zealand discusses the worldwide interest in a 53 year old American cold case
What gives the D.B. Cooper mystery such global appeal? You might wonder why amateur sleuths living all around the globe are intrigued by...
Mary Johns
Dec 31, 20242 min read
Negotiable Currency
What exactly is negotiable currency? It’s a transferable document that promises a certain amount of money – cash, cashier’s checks, money...
patboland18
Dec 26, 20242 min read
Musings from 10,000 Feet
Perhaps it was the COVID lockdown or maybe a Netflix true crime series. Mad Men reruns and Don Draper? Walter Cronkite reporting? Or...
patboland18
Dec 25, 20241 min read
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