DB Cooper finally found? Possible mystery solved

[Cosimo]

Thinks (looks like a money spinner), I know who he is.

 

[IceBus]

I loved this story, didn't some money turn up on a beach some years later?

A kid found $5,800 dollars near a river bed in the area where DB supposedly parachuted in and the serial numbers matched the ransom money from the plane.

 

[mrk]

I imagine he promptly set up home somewhere,changed his name, got new ID documents and lived a wealthy life afterwards.

Badass men like that deserve to live a badass life tbh

 

[Noel Gallagher]

I only know about this man because of Prison Break. I prefer his Prison Break character.

 

[TheVoice]

Well that was weird...read this article earlier, then was sat just now watching an episode of Warehouse 13 and they mention DB Cooper's parachute.

So strange when that happens.

 

[Curio]

One of my favorite mysteries, along with this one...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

 

[sniffy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

Probably my favourite unsolved mystery too. The high pressure method of death is just weird.

 

[SuperTronNarwhal]

One of my favorite mysteries, along with this one...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

First time seeing that, dam odd that is. Then again i think Aliens did it.

 

[Energize]

Seems a bit stupid to do all that life risking stuff for a measly £200k, it's not as though you can retire on that.

 

[Pighardia]

I was 40 odd years ago

 

[antijoke]

I love a good mystery.

 

[Curio]

Seems a bit stupid to do all that life risking stuff for a measly £200k, it's not as though you can retire on that.

But that was $200,000 40 years ago Also, he couldn't use bigger notes because it's too hard to use them without suspicion, and any more $20's would have been too much to carry.

 

[Pighardia]

The Dyatlov Pass Incident is fascinating. I love reading about stuff like that.

Here's another one of my favourites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourang_Medan

 

[leaskovski]

One of my favorite mysteries, along with this one...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

That is quite funky!

 

[leaskovski]

The Dyatlov Pass Incident is fascinating. I love reading about stuff like that.

Here's another one of my favourites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourang_Medan

Not as good as the other being that there isnt much to back it up.

 

[IceBus]

But that was $200,000 40 years ago Also, he couldn't use bigger notes because it's too hard to use them without suspicion, and any more $20's would have been too much to carry.

Using a few online calculators $200k is around $1m in today's money.

 

[.Griff.]

If you find the DB Cooper thing interesting then try and watch this - http://www.history.com/shows/brad-meltzers-decoded/episodes/#slide-5

They provide rather compelling evidence that Kenneth Christiansen is DB Cooper.

 

[Pighardia]

Not as good as the other being that there isnt much to back it up.

Yeah not on Wiki, but if you read up about it is is very strange.

 

[Energize]

But that was $200,000 40 years ago Also, he couldn't use bigger notes because it's too hard to use them without suspicion, and any more $20's would have been too much to carry.

Even $1million is below the average wage for 40 years, wouldn't have bothered tbh.

 

[arknor]

Seems a bit stupid to do all that life risking stuff for a measly £200k, it's not as though you can retire on that.

if invested wisely it would have been

Current data is only available till 2010. In 2010, the relative worth of $200,000.00 from 1971 is:
$1,080,000.00 using the Consumer Price Index
$869,000.00 using the GDP deflator
$1,030,000.00 using the unskilled wage
$1,240,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
$1,730,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
$2,580,000.00 using the relative share of GDP