Overview

• A parachute found on the property of Richard McCoy Jr.'s family has been handed over to the FBI, with claims it could be linked to the 1971 D.B. Cooper skyjacking.
• Richard McCoy Jr., a Vietnam veteran and skydiver, was previously suspected due to a similar hijacking he committed in 1972, but the FBI dismissed him as a credible suspect at the time.
• Aviation YouTuber Dan Gryder, who has investigated the case for years, believes the parachute is a 'one in a billion' match to the one used by Cooper, though critics question his methodology and evidence.
• Skeptics, including fellow researchers, argue that FBI documents and witness descriptions do not align with McCoy being Cooper, and the parachute's characteristics may not match those from the 1971 hijacking.
• The FBI has not made any public statements confirming or denying the parachute's significance, leaving the mystery of D.B. Cooper's identity unresolved for now.