The D.B. Cooper debacle
Well, turns out that parachute they found was "absolutely" not D.B. Cooper's.
The man that packed the four parachutes Cooper had with him when he became the only successful (we think) hijacker in U.S. history on Nov. 24, 1971, says that the parachute could in no way belong to the mysterious man of the skies.
"The D.B. Cooper parachute was made of nylon," Earl Cossey told the Associated Press. "This 1945 parachute was made of silk."
A bit of a letdown for those interested in the case, and another debacle for the F.B.I. So far, the biggest break in this case - the money found on a river bed - was discovered by children, and now their "big break" is a no-go (for those not familiar with the case, here's a condensed timeline of all that has happened.
Perhaps the funniest part of this how Mr. Cossey handled the F.B.I. Apparently the feds still aren't sure that this is not the parachute; Cossey, on the other hand, disagrees...and isn't afraid to speak his mind:
"When the guy left on Friday, he said, 'Don't say anything for a couple of days,'" Cossey said. "I said, 'That's ridiculous. It's not the right parachute. It's not even close."'
So, what does this tell us? Lots of things, but most importantly, that the F.B.I.'s investigation is being best handled not by the G-men themselves, but by adventurous children and a feisty old man. Funny... and not very surprising, either.
