Who is DB Cooper? The Full Story | Cooper-Con Creator, Investigator Eric Ulis | Ep. 010

Who is DB Cooper? On November 24th, 1971, an unassuming middle aged man pulled off the only unsolved skyjacking in US history, parachuting out of the back of a Boeing 727 somewhere over the pacific northwest with $200,000 in cash strapped to his chest. He was never found. Today, some 53 years later, DB Cooper investigator Eric Ulis sits down with us to tell the whole story of DB Cooper, including new developments and his lawsuit against the federal government. We talk about: CHAPTERS 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:32 | Eric Ullis: Blackjack Pro Turned Cold Case Investigator 00:10:20 | The Hijacking Begins 00:19:24 | Cash, Parachutes, and a Daring Escape 00:53:30 | The Tena Bar Discovery 01:07:34 | Eric’s Theory 01:20:35 | FBI Flaws vs. Citizen Sleuths: New Insights 01:43:17 | Summer Diatoms 01:58:08 | Necktie, Particles, and Patents 02:13:33 | Suing the FBI over a Tie 02:20:23 | The Metallurgist Suspect 02:33:34 | The Mystery Endures CONNECT! Catch up with Hayden on IG, TikTok, and more: https://linktr.ee/Hayden_Sammak Follow TBM on Youtube, IG, and everywhere else: https://tbm.watch CREDITS Featuring Eric Ulis Intro and Animations by Barry Thompson Photograph Contributions for Animation by Carver Weeks Additional Graphics by Andrew O’Neill Production Assistance by John Stock “Welcome to the Backcountry” theme song by Logan Roth, Will Brown, Arjun Dube and produced at Treacle Mine Studios, Phila, PA Copyright Outdoor Visions Media LLC, 2025 #dbcooper #unsolvedmysteries #pnw #wilderness #mystery #outdoors #podcast