The family of Lynn Doyle Cooper, an Oregon resident who died in 1999, are waiting to see if DNA collected from his toothbrush matches the only known DNA evidence gathered at the time of the November 24, 1971 hijacking. As it is, three sets of fingerprints were extracted from the hijacker's clip-on tie, which was purchased at a second-hand store. It is possible that none of the three prints were his.
The mystery of D. B. Cooper has never been solved. Although boarding as "Dan" Cooper, he was mistakenly referred to as D. B. Cooper after he hijacked a Boeing 727 between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. He extorted $200,000 and asked for four parachutes. After releasing the passengers, the plane took off with its crew. Around 8:00 p.m., Cooper ordered the crew into the cockpit. Moments later, they felt a change in air pressure. The aft door had been opened. Although no one saw Cooper jump out, it was believed he jumped out with the money and parachuted down.
In August, 2011, Marla Wynn Cooper proposed that her uncle, a Korean War veteran named Lynn Doyle Cooper, may have been D. B. Although her uncle had been dead since 1999, she was able to supply a few of his belongings, including his toothbrush, for fingerprint and DNA analysis.
Wynn Cooper, 8 at the time of the hijacking, recalled her uncle L.D. showing up the day after the hijacking (Thanksgiving) with blood on his shirt. He told her that he was in a car accident. She said her parents came to believe that he was the hijacker. Another clue was her uncle's obsession with a Canadian comic book hero named Dan Cooper and had one of the issues tacked to his wall. There are some physical similarities also between L. D. and D. B., including their wavy hair as described by passengers aboard the hijacked flight.
The FBI confirmed that Wynn Cooper passed a lie detector test about the events and her belief that her uncle was indeed D. B. Cooper.
On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, FBI Agent reportedly told Wynn Cooper that after he receives the toothbrush fingerprint from the crime lab, he plans to close the case.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/05/db-cooper-case-solved_n_1129511.html
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