'Amazing find proves our dad is infamous Boeing hijacker DB Cooper'

Chanté and Rick McCoy III assertion their father, Richard McCoy Jr, was the infamous fugitive who disappeared erstwhile helium leaped retired of a Boeing level with $200,000 successful cash

Two brothers accidental they've solved a five-decade aged enigma that proves their ain dada was the elusive plane hijacker DB Cooper.

Chanté and Rick McCoy III assertion their father, Richard McCoy Jr, was the infamous fugitive who disappeared erstwhile helium leaped retired of a Boeing level with $200,000 (£158,000) successful currency aft taking passengers and unit hostage successful 1971.

They accidental they person recovered grounds including his parachute astatine their home, but wanted to hold until their parent died, successful 2020, to travel forward, for fearfulness she could beryllium implicated. After her death, the siblings met with aviation YouTuber Dan Gryder, who has seen the parachute and believes it’s the precise 1 Cooper utilized successful 1971.

Mr Gryder told the Cowboy State Daily: “That rig is virtually 1 successful a billion." He added that the parachute matched the modified parachute prepared by seasoned skydiver Earl Cossey for constabulary arsenic portion of Cooper’s demands earlier helium disappeared determination betwixt Seattle and Reno, Nevada.

DB Cooper sleuths person raised the anticipation that Richard Jr was the fugitive for years fixed his ain transgression past. Five months aft Cooper held up the plane, Richard Jr was caught pulling disconnected a akin hijacking successful Utah. The thief yet broke retired of situation and died successful a consequent shootout with police.

The McCoy siblings told Mr Gryder they’ve known the information for years, but talking astir it remained taboo successful their family. Mr Gryder published his latest mentation and images of the parachute, with the FBI allegedly reaching retired to the McCoys to spot the evidence.

The McCoys said the FBI searched the North Carolina analyzable for further clues and took possession of the parachute successful 2023, with Rick besides providing investigators with a DNA sample. The FBI has not made immoderate nationalist statements astir the probe oregon acknowledged that it has been actively looking into the DB Cooper case. The bureau has said the lawsuit was officially closed successful 2016 owed to caller information.