Photo: FBI
A parachute from the legendary D.B. Cooper skyjacking case is set to be showcased at a Washington museum. The incredible true crime relic will reportedly be exhibited by the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma from September 22nd until March of next year. One of four parachutes given to Cooper during the 1971 caper, this particular piece was left behind by the skyjacker before his leap into the proverbial history books. The unorthodox escape method was subsequently recovered by the FBI, who eventually turned it over to the Washington State Historical Society, which has rarely put the remarkable evidence on display.
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