D.B. Cooper Sleuth

This was an extra long episode! We talk about all topics related to Cooper. 

This is Tom Kaye's lecture given on November 15th, 2024 at the 2024 D.B. Cooper Conference in Seattle, Washington. He shares fresh insights into D.B. Cooper's tie and possibly points us in new directions to look for suspects. 

We have a long discussion tonight about Gryder's parachute and McCoy. Plus many, many other D.B. Cooper topics!

My good friend Darren Schaefer, host of "The Cooper Vortex" podcast joins us to talk about the upcoming DB Cooper Conference in Seattle. Get your tickets at DBCooperEvents.com and come hang out with all of the cool kids!

In this episode we discuss Barb Dayton, will the case ever be solved, the Max Gunther book, did Cooper live or die, was Cooper a military man, did Paul Cini inspire Cooper, and how many coincidences are there in this stupid case? Plus much more!

Could the dynamite sticks have been road flares? Tena Bar money find location pinpointed? McCoy was NOT Cooper. Who was the best copycat? Just how old was Cooper, really? Man other topics as well. 

Chris Cunningham and I discuss various topics including how they knew where and when Cooper jumped, the weather, what the pilots could or couldn't see from the air, some cool suspect talk, and more. 

Join me and Jude Morrow, author or "Dan Cooper" as we spin the wheel and play Suspect Roulette where we cover and discuss the pros and cons of over 20 Cooper suspects.  

Bruce Smith, author of "DB Cooper and the FBI" is back! We discuss Tena Bar theories, Ted Braden, Max Gunther, and even cattle mutilations!

General Q&A on the Cooper Case!

Myself, Chris Cunningham, and John Limbach have formed Vortex Events LLC and are now running CooperCon, which will be rebranded as DBCooperCon. 

We discuss a variety of topics during this Ask Me Anything. Topics include: Who are the worst mainstream Cooper suspects, the Lincoln Assassination, world travel, the American Civil War, The Beatles, copycat hijackers, cigarettes, and tons more.

Member of the Vortex and a self-admitted casual Cooperite Robert Black joins me to discuss the various things that frustrate us about the D.B. Cooper case. Specifically, we discuss why Cooper HIMSELF is so hard to figure out. 

Chris Cunningham joins the show to do an inverse of our myths show. These are the facts of the case that we are CERTAIN or almost certain are true. 

Tom Kaye joins to discuss the latest on the scientific efforts to solve this mystery. 

Host of the Cooper Vortex podcast Darren Schaefer himself shows up to play Suspect Roulette with Ryan Burns. Both will have to defend and attack most of the named Cooper suspects out there in the Vortex. 

Captain Neil Hansen, famed Air America pilot, joins the show along with researcher Pat Boland to discuss his time in America and all things Cooper related. His insights were very profound. He also thinks he may have known Cooper. 

Cooper case wizard Chris Cunningham joins Cooper Sleuth Ryan Burns to answer audience questions. 

I'm joined in this episode by three skydivers of varying experience and skill level. Mark Meltzer is a veteran skydiver with over 1400 jumps across 54 years. Mike Davis is a skydiver and expert paratrooper, having won the 82nd Airborne's Paratrooper of the Year award. Jude Morrow, author of the novel 'Dan Cooper', is a beginner skydiver with 14 jumps on his record as of this recording. They offer...

Let's step inside Cooper's mind for a few moments. It may be more chilling than you realize. 

Ryan Burns is joined by the GOAT Cooper researcher, Bruce Smith, to discuss all things Cooper. 

On this episode, Ryan Burns is joined by Jude Morrow, author of "Dan Cooper", to discuss the actual words and phrases that we are fairly confident that Cooper used during the hijacking. His word choice and phraseology tells quite a story. 

Veteran Cooper researcher joins the show to discuss over 30 myths and misconceptions that remain prevalent in the cultural zeitgeist when it comes to the Cooper hijacking. 

In this episode Ryan is joined by Nicky Broughton to discuss a NCAA basketball tournament style bracket of Cooper suspects that was created on the DB Cooper Mystery Group Facebook page. 

One of the GOAT's in the Cooper World joins the show to discuss anything and everything about the Cooper case. It's Darren Schaefer from The Cooper Vortex.