A torn and tangled parachute was discovered by some children in southwest Washington – the heart of D.B. Cooper country.

Many believe the parachute belonged to the legendary D.B. Cooper, an aircraft hijacker who on November 24, 1971 jumped from the back of a Boeing 727 with $200,000 in ransom money and was never found.

Cooper made his legendary jump as the plane was flying over the Pacific Northwest of the United States somewhere over the Cascade Mountains, possibly over Woodland, Washington.

The case is famous for its utter lack of evidence, but a few clues have been gathered over the years. In February 1980, a family found $5,800 in decaying $20 bills on the banks of the Columbia River beach. In October of 2007, the FBI announced it obtained a partial DNA profile of Cooper from the tie he left on the hijacked plane.

The FBI is currently analyzing the parachute to determine if it belonged to Cooper. If this really is Cooper’s parachute it will solve the mystery of where he landed, but it will also fan the flames of D.B. Cooper lore.

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