The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the Fbi's Battle to Stop It

by Wigger and John Wigger

He pulled off what some deem the crime of the century: skyjacking a commercial jetliner, collecting a ransom of $200,000, parachuting off the aft stairs of the Boeing 727 into the night, and simply disappearing. Since November 1971, "D.B. Cooper"--no one knows his real name or identity--has become a figure of enduring fascination and obsession. The FBI pursued him for over forty years, before closing the case and leaving it unsolved.

Unsolved,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197695752
• ISBN13: 9780197695753
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 8.9"