The Hijacking that Inspired a Wave of Copycats

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After D.B. Cooper’s infamous hijacking in 1971, the airline industry became plagued with copycat hijackers who attempted to repeat the crime. This documentary explores the lesser-known stories of these men, the FBI’s efforts to stop them, and the beginnings of airport security as we know it today. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:37 - Historical Context 6:00 - Everett Leary Holt 7:53 - Billy Eugene Hurst 9:34 - Richard Charles LaPoint 11:37 - Heinrich von George 13:33 - Richard Floyd McCoy 16:11 - Stanley Harlan Speck 17:55 - The Great Debate 22:58 - Frederick William Hahneman 26:13 - Robb Dolin Heady 28:54 - Martin Joseph McNally 31:51 - Daniel Bernard Carre 33:05 - Francis M. Goodell 35:07 - Melvin Martin Fisher 37:06 - Finding Patterns 40:58 - Paul Joseph Cini 44:32 - Epilogue 46:48 - Credits Music playlist: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjKCvk5iTXY4s9M2Ta_Q4R7XVb_Qcd06f -------- This documentary borrows several clips from the 1979 television program, “In Search of…” This gives an interesting perspective on the case, as it aired about 8 years after the crime occurred. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02G8hi0p_9M If you’re interested in more details about the Cooper investigation itself, I highly recommend Lemmino’s video, “The Search for D.B. Cooper,” as it is an excellent piece of work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbUjuwhQPKs -------- In my research I found 15 hijackings that could potentially fit the criteria for D.B. Cooper copycats. After some thought, I decided to omit three of them from the video. These crimes were each carried out by 2–3 people, which doesn't really fit the "lone wolf" narrative of the Cooper story, and they just didn't bear much resemblance overall. So for that reason I added the qualifier that the hijackings had to be carried out by one person. Some of you will disagree with this, but I don't think there's any single “correct” way to organize these cases. For example, many people argue that there were only five true copycats (the men who jumped), which I think is a valid way to look at it, too. Anyway, if you’re interested in the cases I left out, they are: • July 5, 1972 — Dimitri Krestiv Alexiev, Michael Dimitrov Azmanoff & Lubomir Peichev • July 12, 1972 — Michael Stanley Green & Lulseged Tesfa • November 10, 1972 — Henry D. Jackson, Lewis D. Moore & Melvin C. Cale -------- This video is published for educational and non-commercial use. It is not monetized or sponsored. All video footage, images and audio recordings are the property of their original owners and are used in accordance with Fair Use principles. If YouTube puts advertisements on this video, it means a piece of media was copyright-claimed. That ad revenue bypasses this channel entirely. If you'd like, you can support my work by leaving a tip. This helps me recuperate some of the expenses of making these videos. https://ko-fi.com/peterdibble