FBI: Skyjacker May Have Survived ‘71 Parachute Jump With $200K, Died of Natural Causes Decades Later

A hijacker who parachuted from a Boeing 727 over the Pacific Northwest with a $200,000 ransom in 1971 and has never been found despite one of the most extensive manhunts of the 20th century may have survived the dangerous night leap into rugged territory. Agent Fred Gutt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation says the agency is pursuing DNA tests to determine whether an unidentified person of interest, who died of natural causes over a decade ago, is a match with the genetic material found on a tie left behind on the plane by the legendary hijacker, reports the Associated Press. Known as Dan Cooper, the alleged…