D.B. Cooper Sleuth

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By: Ryan Burns

A podcast about the D.B. Cooper hijacking of November 24th, 1971.

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Let's Talk Cooper! With Guest Phil Brooks, owner of THE "Cooper Vane"!
#89
Today at 12:56 PM

Our guest is Phil Brooks, Director at Large of the World Airline Historical Society and owner of some amazing memorabilia!


D.B. Cooper Suspect Routlette with Nicole Legg
#88
10/01/2026

Spin the wheel and see which suspects Nicole and Ryan have to defend and attack!


Let's Talk Cooper - 10,000 Subs!
#87
09/17/2026


Let's Talk D.B. Cooper! September 2026
#86
09/02/2026

All things Cooper once again. Plus some Beatles and history talk. 


Let's Talk Cooper - August 2026
#85
08/21/2026

Enjoy a bevy of random Cooper related topics!


Talking Cooper with Eric Ulis
#84
07/31/2026

Cooper researcher Eric Ulis joins to discuss his latest Cooper-related theories


Sleuth talks copycat William Hahneman, American Civil War, favorite bands and more!
#83
07/15/2026

Let's talk Cooper - July 2026


Sleuth talks Titanic, Cooper, the Alamo, and everything in between.
#82
06/17/2026

This was a doozy...


Ned DeHan joins to talk Cooper, Zodiac, Black Dahlia, and Jack the Ripper
#81
05/28/2026

Ned DeHan is the host of Black Box Online Radio on YouTube. The King of Mysteries we can call him!


Cooper Chat with researcher Pat Boland
#80
05/13/2026

Cooper researcher extraordinaire Pat Boland joins the show!


D.B. Cooper Iceberg Review! Both Parts!
#79
05/10/2026

On this episode, Ryan takes a long at an Iceberg chart that a fellow sleuth, Eli, created. This is both parts of two YouTube episodes combined. 


Reviewing a D.B. Cooper Iceberg, Part One!
#78
05/08/2026

72 Coopery tidbits are discussed 


Reviewing a D.B. Cooper Iceberg, Part One
#78
05/08/2026

72 Coopery iceberg items are discussed. 


Let's Talk Amelia Earhart with Chris Williamson
#77
04/29/2026

Amelia Earhart expert and author Chris Williamson joins the show to discuss all things Amelia Earhart mystery. Chris is the host of the "Vanished" podcast that explores various historical mysteries. 


Let's Talk D.B. Cooper March 2026
#76
03/27/2026

Ryan goes for a marathon session this episode. Any and all topics were discussed.


Sleuth Under Fire! with guest Chris Cunningham
#75
03/12/2026

Chris Cunningham shows up and asks Ryan some of the truly difficult and unanswerable questions surrounding the Cooper mystery.


Let's Talk Cooper! - February 2026
#74
02/11/2026

Random assortment of Coopery topics for Cooperites.


Let's Talk about Tena Bar!
#73
01/22/2026

River hydrologist Dr. Ron Rovansek joins me to discuss the Tena Bar mystery. Ron has some conclusions that certainly shake things up.


Radio broadcast in real time during the Cooper hijacking!
#72
01/18/2026

This audio from Minneapolis' WCCO-AM from November 24th to November 25th, 1971, chronicles the D.B. Cooper hijacking as it unfolded in real time.


Tom Kaye joins the show!
#71
12/31/2025

Tom Kaye joins to tell us the latest about what we can glean from Cooper's tie. Then Ryan goes on random rants for two hours. 


"American Skyjacker" chat with Director Eli Kooris, plus Chris Cunningham and Nicky Broughton
#70
12/09/2025

Long chat...many Coopery things discussed. 


54th Anniversary Show with John Limbach and Martin Andrade
#69
12/04/2025

Listen to us nerds babble for three hours about D.B. Cooper topics...


November Cooper chat with guest Chris Cunningham
#68
11/07/2025

Cooper Season is fast approaching! I'm joined this week by Chris Cunningham!


Cooper chat with John Limbach, author of "Where Was Skip?"
#67
10/08/2025

In this episode I'm joined by my good friend and co-owner of The D.B. Cooper Conference, John Limbach. He is also the author of "Where Was Skip?", a wonderful book about Cooper suspect Skip Hall. 


Live D.B. Cooper Chat! September 24th, 2025
#66
09/25/2025

More D.B. Coopery talk!


Labor Day Live Chat!
#65
09/02/2025

Let's talk D.B. Cooper!


Let's Talk Cooper - August 22nd!
#64
08/21/2025

More fun D.B. Cooper talk, as usual. 


Answering Audience Questions #1
#63
07/31/2025

On this segment, I answer some audience questions left in the comments of my videos. Topics include: Negotiable American Currency, Missing Persons Reports, Flo Schaffner's Unsolved Mysteries Sketch, Canadian Suspects, and more...


More July Cooper Talk!
#62
07/23/2025

Join me as I prattle on about the Cooper hijacking for yet another three hours or so!


July Cooper Chat!
#61
07/11/2025

All things D.B. Cooper


June D.B. Cooper Chat!
#60
06/27/2025

Things get a little spicy as a Reca supporter shows up in the live chat... Fun times!


Memorial Day Livestream!
#59
05/26/2025

Coopery discussion galore!


Reacting to Pat Brown's Cooper Criminal Profile
#58
05/11/2025

This is a YouTube video that I've converted to a podcast due to its length. There are no real visuals, so nothing is lost if you only listen. Cheers!


Suspect Talk Part Deux!
#57
05/07/2025

More suspect talk!


Holding Seattle Hostage - D.B. Cooper Hijacking Part Three
#56
05/06/2025

In the third part of our narrative, things go a bit haywire while on the ground in Seattle. Normally it would only take one fuel truck to fill up a 727, yet it took not one, not two, not three, but four fuel trucks to refuel Flight 305. Cooper didn't handle this too well...


Suspect Talk! Oh, and "Ryan is a liar!"
#55
05/02/2025

Bit of a fun episode of the Sleuth show. Tons of suspect talk and also much fun and good natured ribbing toward my BFF researcher known as Flyjack. 


April 16th - Live Chat
#54
04/17/2025

We discuss Dr. James Roman as a suspect, other plausible suspects, and more. 


Let's Talk Cooper! April 2025
#53
04/03/2025

We're talking Cooper for over 3 hours! 


D.B. Cooper Books with Nicole Legg and Darren Schaefer
#52
03/25/2025

On this episode we discuss various Cooper books and tons of other Cooper related topics!


Retired FBI Agent John Detlor - Only Surviving Original Cooper Case Agent
#51
03/09/2025

This is an interview I conducted with retired Special Agent John Detlor. He's the only surviving original NORJAK case agent. He was there the night of the hijacking, searched on the ground with the Army for Cooper, participated in the Sled Test, and also helped out in a "unique" way with a Cooper copycat hijacking.