MyWire | AP: FBI Makes New Bid to Find 1971 Skyjacker

The FBI is making a new stab at identifying mysterious skyjacker Dan Cooper, who bailed out of an airliner in 1971 and vanished, releasing new details that it hopes will jog someone’s memory. The man calling himself Dan Cooper, also known as D.B. Cooper, boarded a Northwest flight in Portland for a flight to Seattle on the night of Nov, 24, 1971, and commandeered the plane, claiming he had dynamite.

On the one hand, it would be interesting to finally learn the truth: did DB Cooper get away with almost $200K in cash when he jumped out of the tail of that airplane, or did he do an auger into the ground at 200mph?

On the other hand, is this a good use of public resources? This case is what–37 years old? While it might provide a few moments of chucklement to know that Mr. Cooper actually beat the system, I don’t really care.