William Gossett (Bill), is a talented parachutist and survivor who served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and is one of the suspects for being D.B. Cooper, whose mystery has not been solved yet. His son, Kirk Gossett, claimed his father repeatedly told him he was in charge of the Cooper hijacking. D.B. Cooper did ask for four parachutes to survive the jump and escape with the parachute, but the parachutes have not been found yet. Go through the article to learn more about William, and find out where he is now.
The Netflix documentary series D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?! begins by concentrating on the notorious skyjacker before shifting its attention to the Cooperates, amateur sleuths who have made it their mission to spread rumors about Cooper, disprove rumors about Cooper, or find holes in the FBI’s investigation.
William Gossett was a talented parachutist and survivor who served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Gossett grew obsessed when the DB Cooper case came to light and claimed to be the mysterious hijacker in front of his sons and a San Diego judge. Go through the article to learn more about him!
Previously, we touched on Bruce Smith.
William (Bill) Gossett D.B. Cooper: Has His Parachute Been Found? Where Is D.B. Cooper Now?, Has the Mystery of Cooper Been Solved? Why Did Cooper Ask For 4 Parachutes? Details Explored!
D.B. Cooper is followed in the Netflix original series D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?! as he looks into the infamous case of a plane hijacking. The focus of the show is on the author, Tom Colbert’s, independent investigation, which tracked the path of the crime and named every prospective suspect.
When the aircraft 727 landed in Seattle for refueling, the man claimed to have a bomb and demanded four parachutes and cash. Cooper leaped out of the 727’s rear airstair after the aircraft touched down in Seattle and the passengers disembarked. The crew then took to the skies once more. He later parachuted to an unknown fate when the plane was flying to the south, carrying $200,000 in a sack attached to his chest.
As said in the show, William Gossett was a talented parachutist and survivor who served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Gossett grew obsessed when the DB Cooper case came to light and claimed to be the mysterious hijacker in front of his sons and a San Diego judge.
Along the way, the investigators are looking into several suspects, including Gossett, while the actual Cooper eludes them. William’s son, Greg Gosset, claims that despite always having money problems, William had a ton of money to spend soon before Christmas in 1971, weeks after the skyjacking.
Another son of William Gossett, Kirk Gossett, claimed his father repeatedly told him he was in charge of the Cooper hijacking. Greg Gossett revealed that his father had told him not to reveal Cooper to anybody until after his death.
As per the documentary, over the years, law enforcement and amateur investigators have investigated Cooper’s real identity. While conducting his research, Tom, who was looking into the matter, came across William Gossett’s claim that he might be the skyjacker.
William didn’t say if he was Cooper or not. In addition, for every member of his 40-person cold case squad who believes William is Cooper, there are one or more Cooper sleuths who think he is a hijacker and that someone completely different fits the description of the mystery hijacker. Despite William’s assertions, detectives were unable to uncover any proof implicating the veteran. As of now, he is not alive. He passed away naturally at the age of 73 in 2003.
The hijacker’s survival after his risky plunge is still a mystery and has not been solved yet. Despite the FBI considering more than 1,000 persons of interest before concluding the investigation in 2016, the case remains the sole unsolved U.S. hijacking.
Nobody is certain about D.B. Cooper’s past or where is he now. However, there have been numerous suspects and theories over time. Cooper is said to be dead, but nobody is positive about this. Given that he would be 95 years old today, he might not have made it through the jump from the plane or may have passed away just a short while ago.
Because of this, several conspiracies claim that he did ask for four parachutes to survive the jump and escape with the parachute. A month later, it was reported that the parachute had been located, but a month later, it was discovered that the parachute in question wasn’t the hijacker’s because it was constructed from the wrong materials and had the wrong design.
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