![]() HIMMELSBACH: They say I hope he got away with it, but I look at it differently. Cooper now seems to become a kind of folk hero for some people. He believes Cooper died during the jump, but he'd like to know for sure, especially because D.B. KASTE: Himmelsbach investigated the case for eight years and had followed him into retirement. Good for - I don't know him, but I'm rooting for him. RALPH HIMMELSBACH (Former FBI Agent): Good for him. Ralph Himmelsbach, the FBI agent first assigned to the case is delighted with Carr's efforts. Carr thinks a hydrologist might be able to track it upstream, back to its source, and maybe to Cooper's remains. KASTE: One clue for them to go for them to go on is the portion of the ransom money that was found on the banks of the Columbia River in 1980. CARR: Perhaps someone who has a specific skill or access to new technologies - they get interested in the case. Carr also hopes that the publicity might attract some volunteers. The FBI, long ago, concluded that Cooper was no expert. KASTE: For example, Carr wants to dispel the image of D.B. CARR: If we want the public's help, they have to have the right information, and the right information isn't what's been circulating. All he really has time to do is to try to publicize the case again, but this time he wants to share more of what the FBI knows. KASTE: Carr says the hijacking is no longer a priority for the FBI. Growing up a kid in Indiana, hearing about the case and giving it some thought at that point in time, and being 41 now and the lead investigator on the case. He's well aware that he's the second generation on this case. KASTE: That agent is now Larry Carr based in Seattle. It's always had a case agent assigned to it. LARRY CARR (FBI Agent, Seattle): It was never closed. Cooper case is more than just a historical curiosity. KASTE: But as far as the FBI is concerned, the D.B. Join me for a perfect crime as we go in search of D.B. ![]() LEONARD NIMOY (Actor): This is Leonard Nimoy. The folk songs, the 1981 movie and all those unsolved mystery TV shows. KASTE: Even the media frenzy that the case inspired back then now seems dated. The description on one wire service - master criminal. But today, after hijacking a Northwest Airlines jet, ransoming the passengers in Seattle and making a getaway by parachute. Unidentified Man: When he got on a plane in Portland, Oregon last night, he was just another passenger. MARTIN KASTE: Most people would consider a 1971 skyjacking as a matter of ancient history. Now the FBI is trying something new, asking the public to help them find Cooper, as NPR's Martin Kaste reports. Cooper, the hijacker who 36 years ago bailed out of a jetliner with $200,000 and was never seen again. ![]()
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