The Legend of D. B. Cooper
Death by Natural Causes
By Pat and Ron Forman
Media coverage section on this page was updated on March 8, 2009
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What are people saying about the book?
"Very exciting! I couldn't put it down."
"A real page turner."
"I'm a believer now. Barbara Dayton WAS D. B. Cooper"
The book is now available shortly in King County Public Libraries.
While at the D B Cooper celebration in Ariel, WA on November 29th, Ron, Barbara's Daughter and I were interviewed for a documentary that will be shown on National Geographic television in late summer or early fall, 2009. It was quite an adventure. All three of us definitely decided we're not cut out to be television personalities. The film crew will be coming to our area in mid December to complete the filming.
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There have been several theories about the true identity of the infamous hijacker, but none is as believable or as exciting as the story contained in The Legend of D. B. Cooper, Death by Natural Causes.
According to the FBI, the perpetrator of the only unsolved skyjacking was a fool. In recent articles, the man who signed in as Dan Cooper for the short flight from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington on November 24, 1971, is portrayed by the FBI as a bumbling idiot. The theory is that he panicked when he jumped from the rear stairs of a 727, failed to pull the cord on his chute, and tumbled to his death in the dense forests of Southwestern Washington.
This book provides you with a believable and exciting story that leaves you to make up your own mind on its validity. We started out to write a book about the exciting life of a very dear friend of ours. Even without the D. B. Cooper confession, the story is remarkable. It contains humor, emotions, and excitement.
Before we met our friend, he led a very different life than when we knew him. He had been a very rough individual, serving in the Merchant Marines during the war, riding with the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang, and fighting his way through over one-hundred jobs and two marriages in his attempts to hide his true inner feelings.
Media Coverage:
According to King 5 News in Seattle, scientists have volunteered their time to examine the FBI evidence using the latest technologies. So far they have discovered two more items of interest which may help to prove Barb's case. 1) There were metal particles found on some of the evidence. 2) The rubber bands that held the money found could not have lasted for more than 3 to 4 months in the wilds. This disproves the FBI's original theory of how the money reached Tina Bar. Click here.
This is the second article in the South Pierce County newspaper, THE DISPATCH by Bruce Smith. It features Molly Flanagan-Littlefield. Molly flew her Cessna 140 for the filming for National Geographic at Thun Field.
This article appeared in a local South Pierce County newspaper. It was written by Bruce Smith of The Dispatch
On November 29, 2008 we traveled to Ariel, WA for the annual D B Cooper celebration. To hear the NPR radio interview from that site, click here.
On November 25, 2008 there was a feature on KING 5 News annoucing new scientific information proving that the FBI has been searching in the wrong area for all these years. Click here for details.
On November 12, 2008 Pat was interviewed on the nationally syndicated Michael Medved show. Michael's audience averages 3.5 to 4 million listeners per week. Those who know Pat are very much aware that this is WAY out of her comfort zone. Click here to download.
To see the TV story about our book that was aired on the 11:00pm news on KOMO Channel 4 on July 23,2008, click here. We were each interviewed for about twenty minutes, but only a short clip of Ron and none of Pat made it through the cuts. The story is great though.
Our radio interview did not go as well. It was our first and you can definitely tell we here nervous. To hear the interview that aired on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 on KIRO News Radio (710 AM) click here. The name of the show is the Ron and Don Show.
Check this one out. It's quite humorous. It gives a reason why the FBI is so adament tht D. B. Cooper was not a woman.
We made another blog. Check this one out also.
Citizen Rain is a local blog that contains info on Western Washington communities. Check out their blog here.
On July 16, 2008, the Seattle Times published an article about our book. It was written by Danny Westneat. He did a terrific job. Check it out here.
On July 12, 2008, this article appeared on the website, http://americollector.com by David Chesanow.
Click here to view clips of newscasts from 1971 and other clips about the D. B. Cooper Mystery.
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