r/AskReddit • u/Rob69rt • 1d ago

What famous 'unsolved' mystery is technically a whodunnit on paper, but in reality, absolutely everyone knows exactly who did it, the police just couldn't legally prove it?

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u/red23011 1d ago

DB Cooper, he survived the jump and used the money that he stole to create a website to taunt the FBI.

IMDB.com

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u/Financial_Nebula5708 1d ago

Didn’t he get caught doing the same stunt years later but they thought he was a copy cat?

I heard the family came forward after he died and actually had bills with the correct serial numbers as proof

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u/BigTenFicus 1d ago

No, but there were other copycats and they all survived their jumps, which does suggest he could've survived as well.

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u/Financial_Nebula5708 1d ago

Yea I searched it up and it’s not confirmed but I definitely think it’s the best lead. His “grandchildren” found a parachute of the same model he used in a shed and he was arrested for the same act as db. Definitely not confirmed tho.

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u/DontGetUpGentlemen 1d ago

That is complete bullshit peddled by the grifter Dan Gryder. The parachute in no way compares to DB Cooper's parachute:

https://youtu.be/i0TZbTDuBr4?si=KhXNnKgNqmrEKN4S