D.B. Cooper Hijacking Mystery
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What tool did Kaye and his team use to analyze the money found on the sandbar?

  • Telescope
  • Regular microscope
  • Spectrometer
  • Electron microscope (correct)
  • What did the electron microscope reveal about the black coloration of the bills?

  • They were made of silver (correct)
  • They were contaminated with copper
  • They were coated with titanium
  • They were covered in gold dust
  • Why did Kaye and his team examine a tie found on the hijacked plane?

  • To analyze the fabric composition
  • To search for DNA evidence
  • To test for the presence of radioactive material
  • To look for fingerprints (correct)
  • What surprising discovery did Kaye and his team make when examining the tie using an electron microscope?

    <p>Titanium particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What conclusion did Kaye and his team draw from finding titanium particles on the tie?

    <p>D.B. Cooper may have worked in the aircraft industry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the alias used by the man who perpetrated the crime?

    <p>D.B. Cooper</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the flight hijacked and where was it supposed to land?

    <p>Hijacked in Portland, landed in Seattle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the amount of ransom money demanded by Cooper?

    <p>$200,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was some of the ransom money found after the crime?

    <p>On a sandbar in the middle of the Columbia River</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who initiated the investigation into the crime in 2007 by releasing information to the public?

    <p>FBI Seattle Special Agent Larry Carr</p> Signup and view all the answers

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