Posted on 10/24/2007 7:22:36 PM PDT by RDTF
BONNEY LAKE, Wash., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- D.B. Cooper, who infamously hijacked a plane and escaped by parachute with $200,000, lived the rest of his life in Bonney Lake, Wash., a new report said.
In an upcoming article, Lyle Christiansen, 77, claims his late brother, Kenneth, was able to elude federal authorities after committing the sensational crime 36 years ago, The Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune said Wednesday.
The hijacker, who was given the name D.B. Cooper by investigators, hijacked a plane in 1971 and parachuted out of the aircraft after receiving a $200,000 ransom.
The article details the late airline attendant's background as a paratrooper and connection to the targeted airline as evidence for the claim
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Bonney Lake has a nice golf course,just a nine hole,but well kept.
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Bkmarked. Thanks!
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