DB Cooper
On November 24, 1971, a man known as DB Cooper boarded a flight from Portland to Seattle. He then hijacked the plane with a briefcase that he claimed to contain a bomb. In Seattle, Cooper let all 36 passengers disembark and demanded $200,000 and several parachutes from authorities. He instructed the pilots to fly to Mexico remaining slow and low to the ground with the rear door unlocked. Nobody ever saw or heard from him again. The FBI claimed he couldn't have survived the jump, but in 2017, they issued a new composite of what DB Cooper might look like today.
Alcatraz Escape
For nearly 30 years, Alcatraz was thought to be inescapable. Everyone who tried was either caught or died—except for three bank robbers who escaped in 1962. It is unknown whether or not they drowned in the water; their bodies were never found. However, in recent years, a letter from one of the escapees was recovered. It read: "My name is John Anglin. I escape from Alcatraz in June 1962 with my brother Clarence and Frank Morris. I'm 83 years old and in bad shape. I have cancer. Yes we all made it that night but barely!"
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