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2022100 minPGdocumentary

4.5/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

True Crime Historical Events

I Am DB Cooper

2022100 minPGdocumentary

4.5/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

$200,000 in ransom vanished in 1971 after a skyjacking, leading bounty hunters to assist an elderly man claiming to be the infamous hijacker.

“The search is over”

True Crime Historical Events

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$200,000 in ransom vanished in 1971 after a skyjacking, leading bounty hunters to assist an elderly man claiming to be the infamous hijacker.

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T.J. Regandirector

Sharmila Sahniwriter

T.J. Reganwriter

Rainee Blakecast

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An elderly man claims to be D.B. Cooper, the infamous skyjacker who vanished in 1971 with $200,000 in ransom. "I Am D.B. Cooper" follows a group of bounty hunters as they investigate this assertion. The film features archival footage and reenactments, detailing the hijacking, the FBI's investigation, and the legend that has persisted for decades. As the bounty hunters assist the man in searching for the buried cash, they confront the complexities surrounding this notorious case.

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