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yo if someone was on their deathbed and said to me "There is something you should know, but i cannot tell you" and then died, i'd be pissed af

Every single suspect: "You know, Im something of a D. B. Cooper myself"

Plot twist, there was no D.B Cooper. The crew was all in on it and there we no cameras to prove a hijacker wasn't there and they all just split the money.

He definitely survived. Never found parachute, a body, or the rest of the money. Smooth operation. And no one got killed or injured. I can dig it. 💪🏾

You can tell this guy was a true sicko because he sat in the middle seat.

After DB Cooper did everything, he went to run the largest movie review and database website ever. The name of the website is a confession. IMDB.

William Smith looks identical to the sketch, the hair, eyebrows, eyes and even the ears. His motive for doing it makes complete sense, and his knowledge of the railroads could’ve absolutely aided in his escape.

The writing on the plane ticket actually kind of gives a very strong argument for him being military. He wrote in all caps. My father is ex military and he writes everything in all caps as they were taught to do so during training. He still writes in all caps to this day because he picked up the habit.

i think to myself, "no way the quality gets better" i was wrong. again.

Imagine if he is watching this and is like "Ooooo so close"

Honestly I am almost certain D.B Cooper is William J. Smith: - Had access to railroad flares and could have made a realistic looking fake bomb. - Was in the military and knew how to use a parachute. - He had excellent cursive penmanship. The note handed to the flight attendant was written in very good cursive. - He was excellent at tying knots. Could have easily tied the money to him with the parachute. - He was familiar with the seattle area through his friend Dan Clair. - Looks VERY similar to the sketches. (Skin color, hair color and eye color matching) - The age description matches (43 at the time) - The height description matches (5’10) - Knowledge about the railroads for a successful escape. - Perfect reason to do this and needed cash. - Had a friend in highschool who died in WW2 named Ira Dan Cooper. - He is believed to be the man who communicated with author Max Gunther in 1972 (Who wrote the book. DB Cooper: What really happened) claiming to be D.B. Cooper. There are too many connections for this to just be a coincidence. Unfortunately William J. Smith died in January of 2018 at 89.

This case is honestly one of my favourite crime cases ever, it’s very very interesting.

"I don't have a grudge with your airline, I just have a grudge" This man was an action hero wtf

Imagine D. B. Cooper, now 90 years old, is watching this and is basically just thinking “fuckin gottem.”

This is my favorite true crime case because it's like, weirdly chill and almost victimless. Like no one but potentially DB Cooper was hurt, he didn't harm anybody, and the money was recovered. Like it's kind of just a funny story Edit; holy hell y’all lemme enjoy this case leave me aloooone Edit after the edit: please stop arguing in my replies you’re all being insufferable 😭

when Duan L Weber was presented as a suspect i was like "thats definitely him. he looks a lot like the picture and everything" but then, once William J Smith appeared on screen i was SHOKED at how he looked EXACTLY like the drawing

For anyone interested: $200,000 back then is approximately $1,300,000 in 2020

Not only would I like to imagine DB Cooper has survived this whole time and he's around 90 years old, but also that he uses youtube, stumbled across this video and commented on it without anyone knowing

It's kinda crazy to imagine how many criminals got away their crimes just because we didn't have ways to catch them

After being genuinely personable during the hijacking and not harming anyone, as well as the balls it took to jump out of an aeroplane in the dark, with no idea where he was going to land, Cooper deserves that money

1st guy: Yeah probably him 2nd: Ohh yeah, he did it 3rd: For sure he did it 4th: Yes 100% guilty 5th: Yup it's him for sure All of them on screen: *sweats profusely*

Plot Twist: This video is LEMMiNO bragging about how he got away with a heist

I am flabbergasted.This was absolutely amazing.The beginning and ending music make me feel like I’m watching a movie and the voice,the storytelling and the animations are out of this world.

*"It's not about the money, it's about sending a message."* - Dan Cooper

This guy is probably dead because the parachute cant handle that heavy steel balls

maybe the real DB Cooper was the friends we made along the way

This video was more informative than the Netflix series. This dude should get his own show, cause this quality is crazy good

Now I dont even care that this guy never got/gets caught, he's literally nonfiction James Bond. Never hurt a soul, except maybe, potentially himself.

Imagine being 80 year old Cooper now just laughing at all these videos about him

And so the wait shall begin again, see you bois half a year later

I just found this channel. Your documentaries are beautifully made. Also I like the small injections of humor in the serious information you cover. Keep making great stuff.

I do believe this is one of the best video essays on this entire platform. I always love to just rewatch this video whenever I'm bored.

Meanwhile Dan Cooper watches countless documentaries about himself

For all we know he's watching this laughing to himself.

All I have to say about all your videos is just incredible. So much detail, hooks and marvelous editing all culminate into one spectacular piece of videography. Keep up the great work!

This man never fails to deliver quality documentarys

Crazy how this dude went from making meme comics back in 2011 to professionally edited documentaries...

It's crazy how every single suspect you listed made me think "that HAS to be him".

DB Cooper has to be the most interesting and badass criminal to ever live

The dramatic storytelling, the cinematic music and the minimalist graphics. So well done. Fantastic work.

This was a better heist story than of most heist movies

I had no idea about this man until my brother mentioned him today. This is insane, I love it.

One of the best video ever seen on UKposts! Thank you!

Every suspect they go through im like oh yeah thats definitely him.

That was good, see you guys in 5 months Edit: 4 months

Amazing work, only just discovered this fantastic channel and glad I did

I rarely ever comment positively on videos but I got introduced to this channel and it is absolutely incredible!

Just your friendly reminder that this was once a meme channel

The fact that he was so nice during the hijack might suggest that he was in fact canadian.

This guy has pumped out so many masterpieces but this is, to date, my favorite video.

Such entertaining representation of the case. The music, the animation, the diction.. I loved it, great job!

Imagine being outplayed by a guy who wears sunglasses in the dark.

He changed his identity, got into filmmaking, and wrote, directed, and starred in the hit 2003 film The Room.

The greatest intro ever. I’ve watched this video 50 times over the past 3 years and never feel sick of this video at all. 😅

This is like a James Bond movie, especially the beginning

every single potential suspect had me like "damn, that must be him" until i saw the next person

that 30 minutes was about 10 minutes.

I was hooked instantly, insanely well put together video

Thank you so much for the quality content, LEMMiNO.

This is more premium content than youtube premium can ever dream of being.

Imagine if he's still alive, he's 90 years old and living in a Nursing home. He tells a nurse working there that he is D.B Cooper but the nurse says ''sure grandpa, let's get you to bed.''

damn crazy video man well done. The outro was amazing

The intro is the coolest intro of any documentary I've ever seen. Definitely your best video of all

The quality of this is absolutely insane.

Literally every suspects when questioned if they were Dan Cooper: "Yesn't"

Awesome video! Keep them coming!

Thanks for your hard work making this video.

Lemmino: (basically describes a suspect as being identical to Dan Cooper in every possible aspect) Me: oh it's him Lemmino: ...howev-- Me: hOW

Plot twist: he had a grudge against the FBI, and he did this to waste their time and bamboozle them.

this is one of the most incredible videos i’ve ever watched. wow.

One of the most fascinating cases in all of modern history and you covered it perfectly. God bless, I was hypnotized the entire time

"In the 1970s is stole 200000 dollars and escaped by jumping out of a plane" "Yeah, sure you did, Grandpa"

My Grandfather was a state trooper in Oregon at the time this occurred he participated in the search and described it as "looking for a needle in a haystack, in a field of haystacks, and we had no f***ing hint as to which haystack to begin with."

"did cooper survive, i have no idea. but as long as that possibly cannot be dismissed, the legend of db cooper will no doubt persist."

Every few months or so, I come back to Lemmino's channel and binge a few of his documentary videos. The scripts, the production quality, and the subject matter make these just phenomenal pieces of content all round. I wish that Lemmino could and would do a series on something like Netflix one day

you know it’s gonna be crazy when the first chapter is called “The Hijacking”

The security on planes before 9/11 was absolutely ridiculous. This man bought a ticket with a fake name, smoked cigars on the plane and carried a briefcase with TNT sticks inside. Absolutely wild

F-ing love this, the best mystery documentary I’ve seen so far

He absolutely nailed it with this music at the end

_just lemmino_ When you hear those words, boy you're gonna have a good time

All Loki jokes aside. This level of production is next level. It should be on Netflix or something.

this is so well made wow

Amazing! Loved this video!

If I had a dollar for every time someone comments “This channel is the definition of quality over quantity” I would have as much as Dan Cooper’s ransom money.

Still marvelling at the fact that I just search up "D.B. Cooper," find this flawless, information-packed, and intriguing documentary and watch it FOR FREE?!

Plot Twist: LEMMiNO is actually D. B. Cooper and is just making this video for a confidence boost

the theory that he never existed and the pilots and staff made up the story to make an extra $200,000 is probably my fav

This guy's channel: Premium is officially free

Well prepared story. Thx for this kind of presentation. Well spoken including a nice final

THE INTRO IS SO GOOD OMFG???

Imagine he actually survived and watched this

Glad to see he's still breathing. See you next year.

First time watching Lemmino and I can make sure this won't be the last time. The storytelling was amazing and interesting to follow.

3 years later and still one of the most well made videos I've ever watched

And just yesterday I was thinking "man, this guy should be due to post a video by now. It's been 4 months. Where is he?". Was not disappointed

This documentary feels like it shouldn't be free to watch.

this is my favorite essay vid ever

This is a brilliant Documentary! thank you

I like to think he threw all the money away. He just did it because he was bored.