Commemorating the anniversary of DB Cooper’s skyjacking – and celebrating his cultural status of a “guy who beat the system” – hundreds of Cooper aficionados and party lovers gather at the Ariel Store in Ariel, Washington.
DB Cooper skyjacked a Northwest Orient airliner on November 24, 1971 and after he parachuted out of the plane with $200,000 tethered to his waist he has never been seen again. His crime is America’s only unsolved skyjacking case, and the caper is filled with so many secrets and bizarre twists, such as disappearing evidence, a missing FBI agent, and 922 folks who have confessed to the crime – that it is ranked in the top-ten of true crime mysteries.
The Cooper Day Festival is held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, as DB Cooper skyjacked his plane on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. The Ariel Store, especially its funky but spacious tavern, has become a center for Cooper fans because it was the primary watering hole for hundreds of Ft Lewis soldiers and dozens of FBI agents who conducted an extensive ground search for Cooper in March, 1972.
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