D.B. Cooper Sleuth

Skydivers and a Paratrooper Discuss the Hijacking

I'm joined in this episode by three skydivers of varying experience and skill level. Mark Meltzer is a veteran skydiver with over 1400 jumps across 54 years. Mike Davis is a skydiver and expert paratrooper, having won the 82nd Airborne's Paratrooper of the Year award. Jude Morrow, author of the novel 'Dan Cooper', is a beginner skydiver with 14 jumps on his record as of this recording. They offer valuable insights and reveal several new clues that may help find Cooper. 

Step Inside Cooper's Mind

Let's step inside Cooper's mind for a few moments. It may be more chilling than you realize. 

Bruce Smith - The Mayor of Cooperville

Ryan Burns is joined by the GOAT Cooper researcher, Bruce Smith, to discuss all things Cooper. 

What Words Did D.B. Cooper Actually Say?

On this episode, Ryan Burns is joined by Jude Morrow, author of "Dan Cooper", to discuss the actual words and phrases that we are fairly confident that Cooper used during the hijacking. His word choice and phraseology tells quite a story. 

Myths and Misconceptions about the case

Veteran Cooper researcher joins the show to discuss over 30 myths and misconceptions that remain prevalent in the cultural zeitgeist when it comes to the Cooper hijacking. 

Cooper Suspect Tournament - March Madness style

In this episode Ryan is joined by Nicky Broughton to discuss a NCAA basketball tournament style bracket of Cooper suspects that was created on the DB Cooper Mystery Group Facebook page. 

Darren Schaefer, host of The Cooper Vortex

One of the GOAT's in the Cooper World joins the show to discuss anything and everything about the Cooper case. It's Darren Schaefer from The Cooper Vortex. 

Was D.B. Cooper a Pilot?

Ryan Burns is joined by Cooper researchers Pat Boland and Mary Johns to discuss whether the hijacker was a pilot of some sort. 

The Granddaughter of Milton Vordahl joins the show

On this episode, Ryan Burns is joined by Eric Ulis and Wendina Ubaghs, who is the granddaughter of Milton Vordahl. They discuss all things Vordahl and also discuss what it's like to receive a message out of the blue from someone suggesting that your grandfather may have been one of history's most famous criminals. Apologies for Ryan's audio having that echo sound. 

Was Loran "Skip" Hall also D.B. Cooper?

Author John Limbach joins to discuss his new book "Where Was Skip?" about the soldier of fortune, conman, miscreant, and fake Cuban from Kansas called "Skip". In my mathematical suspect matrix I've created, Hall is currently holding the highest score for Cooper suspects. Images and film of Hall that accompany this podcast can be seen on my YouTube channel.