Question of the Week: What Happened to D. B. Cooper?

Editorial Staff

Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The article commemorates the 40th anniversary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking, an enduring historical mystery.
It highlights new content, including a video by Dan Gryder teasing a full explanation, and encourages reader engagement through a poll asking if D.B. Cooper pulled off the "perfect crime."
The piece also references results from a previous "Question of the Week" and invites readers to submit suggestions for future poll questions.

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Today is the 40th anniversary of arguably the most famous hijacking of all time and one of the most compelling mysteries of the last four decades. In today’s blog, Dan Gryder offers a video teasing a full explanation of the crime, and our Editorial Director Paul Bertorelli notes there are no shortage of questions and answers about the case. What do you think?

Did D.B. Cooper pull off the perfect crime?
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Last Week’s Question: Results

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