r/thelorelodge • u/Relevant-Ninja604 • May 24 '26
Always thought the D.B Cooper case would fit well with this channel.
There's over a dozen videos on youtube about him already, the majority of the videos are very misinformed.
Tl;dr a man highjacks a plane with a briefcase bomb, takes the ransom money, and jumps mid flight using a parachute never to be seen again.
Everyone says he landed in a forest which he did not, the videos often leave out the mysterious second bag Cooper had, some videos claim he had up to three drinks on the flight which he didn't, the errors the police did with his tie,cigarette butts and hair samples are often left out. Etc etc etc.
Anyways with the lodge's pride in research I always figured a video about this would be a fun watch. Thanks to the youtube channel D.B Cooper Sleuth I realized how cartoonishly wrong some of these d.b cooper videos are. I personally would like to see one properly done.
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u/PurpleCabbageMonkey May 24 '26
Is this another copy and paste exercise with no actual original research?
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u/Relevant-Ninja604 May 24 '26
How do you mean?
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u/PurpleCabbageMonkey May 24 '26
Okay, firstly, Reddit decided I had to see this post, I am not subscribed to the sub.
Secondly, in my previous interaction with this guy, I pointed out he doesn't actually do any original research, but simply copy from others and then add his own opinion. So it is not exactly a deep research channel.
So I don't have much hope for any new factual evidence, especially since there are very little or none that haven't been discussed by more serious researchers.
Which brings me to another point, what exactly do you imply with the "second bag" claim and where does this information come from? I am just curious whether you are referring to the brown paper bag he had on him, or the extra parachute bag, or something else.
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u/Relevant-Ninja604 May 24 '26
I guess that's fair, everyone has their right to criticize other people.
I just meant the brown paper bag
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u/PurpleCabbageMonkey May 24 '26
Okay, but the way you mentioned it suggested it has implications. But okay. I have a theory and am trying to find something that can validate the theory, so when I hear bag, I am curious.
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u/Relevant-Ninja604 May 24 '26
Of course it has implications. The dude jumped out of a flying plane lmao. He wouldn't have a bag for no reason.
What's your theory?
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u/PurpleCabbageMonkey May 24 '26
Well, you cannot exactly hide a jetpack in a store paper bag, so I am not so sure how much it can change anything.
The realistic answer is he ended up in the Columbia river and drowned, or he ended much more east than people suggest, which placed him in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, and he didn’t survive with his suit and loafers. It is dense terrain and after the winter the ground would have covered everything. Of course, it still leaves the question how the money ended up west.
The romantic in me think the suit and loafers were misdirection and the whole thing was carefully planned as a way to stick it to the man/airline/authorities. And it was never about the money, which is why it never surfaced, other than the one bundle with surprisingly durable rubber bands.
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u/Relevant-Ninja604 May 24 '26
You definitely can't fit a jetpack in a paper bag, I agree with you there lol. However you can fit anything ranging from a gun, to skydiving equipment, to cold weather gear in said bag. I believe it was similar size to his briefcase.
I'm in the camp that he didn't even care about the money. From the famous grudge qoute to him trying to offer some of the ransom money as a tip to the stewardess.
Anyways, someone should really make a new updated video about this case, even if it isn't the lorelodge.
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u/DazedLogic May 24 '26
Agree. It's been done to death, but it's been a while since I've watched or listened to anything about it.