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D.B. Cooper Sleuth

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Podcast about the investigation in the mystery of D.B. Cooper

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D.B. Cooper Iceberg Review! Both Parts!

2 hr 19 min

On this episode, Ryan takes a long at an Iceberg chart that a fellow sleuth, Eli, created. This is both parts of two YouTube episodes combined. 

Let's Talk Amelia Earhart with Chris Williamson

2 hr 27 min

Amelia Earhart expert and author Chris Williamson joins the show to discuss all things Amelia Earhart mystery. Chris is the host of the "Vanished" podcast that explores various historical mysteries. 

Let's Talk about Tena Bar!

2 hr 28 min

River hydrologist Dr. Ron Rovansek joins me to discuss the Tena Bar mystery. Ron has some conclusions that certainly shake things up.

Tom Kaye joins the show!

4 hr 15 min

Tom Kaye joins to tell us the latest about what we can glean from Cooper's tie. Then Ryan goes on random rants for two hours. 

Answering Audience Questions #1

29 min

On this segment, I answer some audience questions left in the comments of my videos. Topics include: Negotiable American Currency, Missing Persons Reports, Flo Schaffner's Unsolved Mysteries Sketch, Canadian Suspects, and more...

More July Cooper Talk!

2 hr 49 min

Join me as I prattle on about the Cooper hijacking for yet another three hours or so!

June D.B. Cooper Chat!

3 hr 37 min

Things get a little spicy as a Reca supporter shows up in the live chat... Fun times!

Holding Seattle Hostage - D.B. Cooper Hijacking Part Three

29 min

In the third part of our narrative, things go a bit haywire while on the ground in Seattle. Normally it would only take one fuel truck to fill up a 727, yet it took not one, not two, not three, but four fuel trucks to refuel Flight 305. Cooper didn't handle this too well...

Suspect Talk! Oh, and "Ryan is a liar!"

3 hr 38 min

Bit of a fun episode of the Sleuth show. Tons of suspect talk and also much fun and good natured ribbing toward my BFF researcher known as Flyjack. 

April 16th - Live Chat

2 hr 56 min

We discuss Dr. James Roman as a suspect, other plausible suspects, and more. 

Retired FBI Agent John Detlor - Only Surviving Original Cooper Case Agent

27 min

This is an interview I conducted with retired Special Agent John Detlor. He's the only surviving original NORJAK case agent. He was there the night of the hijacking, searched on the ground with the Army for Cooper, participated in the Sled Test, and also helped out in a "unique" way with a Cooper copycat hijacking. 

Brainstorming Session: Where Did the Witnesses Sit?

1 hr 43 min

This would be best if watched on YouTube because of the use of graphics, but in this episode Ryan decides to try and figure out where the witnesses and some of the other passengers actually sat in the plane. Bill Mitchell himself stopped by in the YouTube chat to give us some insight!

New D.B. Cooper TV Show - Mike Davis joins the show

1 hr 59 min

The History Channel has a new show out called Hunting History about the D.B. Cooper Case. My friend Mike Davis, former 82nd Airborne Paratrooper of the year, was featured in the show. He joins the show to discuss his experience and we also discuss a whole bunch of other Cooper stuff, specifically about the skydiving/parachuting element of the crime. 

Cooper's Favorite Hostage - D.B. Cooper Hijacking - Part Two

23 min

This is Part Two of a multi-part series detailing the actual events of the hijacking aboard Northwest Orient Flight 305 on November 24th, 1971. This part focuses mainly on Tina Mucklow, Cooper's go-between with the outside world. 

January Ask Me Anything!

3 hr 17 min

In this ask me anything session we discuss suspects a good deal, so if you like suspect talk, we do a lot of that. 

Larry Carr joins the show

3 hr 19 min

Former NORJAK case agent Larry Carr joins the show to discuss Cooper, his interesting and illustrious law enforcement career, and tales of pole vaulting, plus Ryan continues to rant and rave about what a poor suspect Richard McCoy is. 

January Q&A

2 hr 34 min

Among other topics discussed are sketches, veracity of eyewitness testimony, West Memphis 3, Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, Ralph Himmelsbach, Dan Gryder, alien life, pouty lips, and new Cooper TV show premiering this month. 

Dan Cooper awakens on November 24th, 1971

6 min

With the limited evidence available, such as what he said to people and the known things he was carrying, I try to imagine what the hijacker's morning was like.

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