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The DB Cooper Media Phenomenon

he DB Cooper case has formed the basis of multiple documentaries, movies, books, and TV shows. Several TV documentaries have tackled the basics. Among many others, there was a 1979 episode of the Leonard Nimoy-presented show of… that featured the lead FBI agent on the case, Ralph Himmelsbach; a 1988 episode of presented by Robert Decoded that investigated the then recently named suspect Kenneth Christiansen; a 2017 episode of Expedition hosted by Josh Gates; and 2020’s feature-length BBC/HBO documentary

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