1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:02,103 [music playing] 2 00:00:04,538 --> 00:00:07,175 ANNOUNCER: This program is about unsolved mysteries. 3 00:00:07,275 --> 00:00:09,277 Whenever possible, the actual family members 4 00:00:09,377 --> 00:00:11,245 and police officials have participated 5 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:12,746 in recreating the events. 6 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:16,484 What you are about to see is not a news broadcast. 7 00:00:16,584 --> 00:00:18,919 [unsolved mysteries theme music] 8 00:00:21,489 --> 00:00:26,527 NARRATOR: On November 24, 1971, at 8:12 PM, 10,000 9 00:00:26,627 --> 00:00:28,929 feet above Southwestern Washington state, 10 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:32,100 a man forced open a rear doorway of a commercial airliner. 11 00:00:35,536 --> 00:00:39,573 Buffeted by winds gusting in excess of 200 miles per hour, 12 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:43,477 he stood briefly in a rear stairwell. 13 00:00:43,577 --> 00:00:46,347 The man, known only as DB Cooper, 14 00:00:46,447 --> 00:00:48,649 leapt into space and the unknown. 15 00:01:10,504 --> 00:01:13,407 The last flight and strange disappearance of DB Cooper 16 00:01:13,507 --> 00:01:16,677 is one of the most baffling cases of this century. 17 00:01:16,777 --> 00:01:18,846 Many, including the FBI, believe he 18 00:01:18,946 --> 00:01:21,282 must have perished when he leaped from a 727 19 00:01:21,382 --> 00:01:23,050 at 10,000 feet. 20 00:01:23,151 --> 00:01:24,652 Others disagree. 21 00:01:24,752 --> 00:01:26,554 They say he made it. 22 00:01:26,654 --> 00:01:29,123 Tonight, we will recreate DB Cooper's last flight 23 00:01:29,223 --> 00:01:31,459 and examine two other cases. 24 00:01:31,559 --> 00:01:34,128 In one, an $8 million dollar collection of sports 25 00:01:34,228 --> 00:01:36,264 memorabilia has disappeared. 26 00:01:36,364 --> 00:01:39,367 Among the treasures was Babe Ruth's uniform. 27 00:01:39,467 --> 00:01:42,970 And the other, two teenage boys lay motionless in the path 28 00:01:43,070 --> 00:01:45,005 of an on-rushing train. 29 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:47,775 Their parents believe they were murdered. 30 00:01:47,875 --> 00:01:48,909 Join me. 31 00:01:49,009 --> 00:01:51,245 You may be able to help solve a mystery. 32 00:02:05,025 --> 00:02:07,895 For some, DB Cooper is a skyjacking mastermind 33 00:02:07,995 --> 00:02:11,031 behind a daring crime that defied both the elements 34 00:02:11,131 --> 00:02:12,766 and the authorities. 35 00:02:12,866 --> 00:02:15,536 To most of us, he's nothing more than a common criminal 36 00:02:15,636 --> 00:02:20,308 who risked the lives of 42 innocent people for $200,000. 37 00:02:20,408 --> 00:02:23,611 But one fact remains, nobody knows whether DB 38 00:02:23,711 --> 00:02:28,449 Cooper is dead or alive. 39 00:02:28,549 --> 00:02:31,419 NARRATOR: Thanksgiving eve 1971. 40 00:02:31,519 --> 00:02:36,590 At 2:00 PM, DB Cooper walked into the Portland Airport. 41 00:02:36,690 --> 00:02:38,692 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: He was your typical business man. 42 00:02:38,792 --> 00:02:43,364 A suit, tie, a raincoat, carrying an attache case. 43 00:02:43,464 --> 00:02:46,567 Nothing distinctive about him except, perhaps, for the fact 44 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:48,936 that everything was very dark. 45 00:02:49,036 --> 00:02:52,840 Black tie, black raincoat, black shoes. 46 00:02:52,940 --> 00:02:54,107 Cooper. 47 00:02:54,208 --> 00:02:57,010 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: He appeared at the ticket counter 48 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:58,312 and bought his ticket. 49 00:02:58,412 --> 00:03:01,315 And just gave the name Cooper. 50 00:03:01,415 --> 00:03:04,084 By the way, is that a 727? 51 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:04,985 Yes, sir. 52 00:03:05,085 --> 00:03:05,886 It is. 53 00:03:05,986 --> 00:03:06,987 It'll be $20 please. 54 00:03:07,087 --> 00:03:10,023 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: The 727 became notorious 55 00:03:10,123 --> 00:03:15,128 through this case because it is the only airliner from which 56 00:03:15,229 --> 00:03:17,164 a successful parachute jump can be 57 00:03:17,265 --> 00:03:19,066 made from the passenger cabin. 58 00:03:19,166 --> 00:03:22,970 ANNOUNCER: Flight 305, non-stop service to Seattle. 59 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:25,739 NARRATOR: Cooper had purchased a one way ticket to Seattle. 60 00:03:25,839 --> 00:03:31,412 The only luggage he carried was an attache case. 61 00:03:31,512 --> 00:03:33,281 [flight attendant presentation] 62 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,422 NARRATOR: He was the last person to board the plane 63 00:03:41,522 --> 00:03:46,560 and took his seat while the 727 began its taxi to the runway. 64 00:03:46,660 --> 00:03:50,431 Florence Shaftner was the first crew member to talk to Cooper. 65 00:03:50,531 --> 00:03:52,633 FEMALE: You'll need to put this under your front seat, please. 66 00:03:52,733 --> 00:03:54,134 FLORENCE SHAFTNER: He handed me a note 67 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:57,037 and he kept looking at me. 68 00:03:57,137 --> 00:04:00,107 And I just ignored him the first time he looked at me. 69 00:04:00,207 --> 00:04:07,180 And then, he said I want you to read the note. 70 00:04:07,281 --> 00:04:11,652 It was printed Miss, I have a bomb in my briefcase. 71 00:04:11,752 --> 00:04:13,987 I want you to sit beside me. 72 00:04:14,087 --> 00:04:14,888 MALE: This is no joke. 73 00:04:14,988 --> 00:04:17,658 There's a bomb in here. 74 00:04:17,758 --> 00:04:20,628 FLORENCE SHAFTNER: I saw a big battery with six dynamite 75 00:04:20,728 --> 00:04:23,163 sticks wrapped around the battery. 76 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:26,767 And he said to me, all I have to do 77 00:04:26,867 --> 00:04:33,006 is attach this wire to this gadget here and we all be dead. 78 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:36,243 She saw the bomb so we know it's for real. 79 00:04:36,344 --> 00:04:38,746 NARRATOR: Florence went to cockpit to inform the crew 80 00:04:38,846 --> 00:04:40,748 about Cooper and his threat. 81 00:04:40,848 --> 00:04:41,849 Can you handle it? 82 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:44,117 Yeah. 83 00:04:44,217 --> 00:04:45,886 Tina, he's the guy of very back. 84 00:04:45,986 --> 00:04:47,187 He's all dressed in black. 85 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:49,189 FLORENCE SHAFTNER: We were very, very scared to death. 86 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:50,924 All of us were. 87 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:53,394 I was thinking about dying. 88 00:04:53,494 --> 00:04:55,062 That's all I thought. 89 00:04:55,162 --> 00:04:57,865 I was also thinking I'll never see my parents, 90 00:04:57,965 --> 00:05:01,201 my brothers and sisters. 91 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:03,070 Scottie, we call headquarters? 92 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:04,572 Yes, Mel, go ahead and call headquarters. 93 00:05:04,672 --> 00:05:05,806 NARRATOR: The flight crew immediately 94 00:05:05,906 --> 00:05:08,308 notified air traffic control about the hijacking. 95 00:05:08,409 --> 00:05:09,443 Radio five. 96 00:05:09,543 --> 00:05:11,545 We have a hijack in progress. 97 00:05:11,645 --> 00:05:14,114 NARRATOR: They, in turn, contacted the FBI. 98 00:05:14,214 --> 00:05:16,216 OK, I gave the captain your demands. 99 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:19,953 Did you tell him $200,000 cash small bills? 100 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:21,855 - Yes, I told him small bills. - Four parachutes? 101 00:05:21,955 --> 00:05:26,627 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: He wanted $200,000 in cash in a knapsack. 102 00:05:26,727 --> 00:05:28,462 And four parachutes. 103 00:05:28,562 --> 00:05:30,998 Identified the parachutes as two front 104 00:05:31,098 --> 00:05:33,701 packed parachutes and two backpacks. 105 00:05:33,801 --> 00:05:37,638 And he specified that the airliner remain in the air 106 00:05:37,738 --> 00:05:40,641 until the money and the parachutes 107 00:05:40,741 --> 00:05:42,976 were ready at Seattle. 108 00:05:43,076 --> 00:05:46,279 He also specified that the other passengers not 109 00:05:46,380 --> 00:05:50,083 be told that the airplane was being hijacked. 110 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,318 Can I get you something to drink? 111 00:05:51,419 --> 00:05:52,986 NARRATOR: The flight crew proceeded as if nothing 112 00:05:53,086 --> 00:05:55,122 was out of the ordinary. 113 00:05:55,222 --> 00:05:56,557 Drinks were served. 114 00:05:56,657 --> 00:05:59,460 Cooper ordered two bourbon and waters. 115 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,362 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: The FBI asked the airline what their approach 116 00:06:02,463 --> 00:06:04,164 to the hijacking was going to be, 117 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:07,167 that is, did they wish to pay the ransom? 118 00:06:07,267 --> 00:06:09,737 This is an option that the victim of an extortion has, 119 00:06:09,837 --> 00:06:11,605 rather than law enforcement. 120 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:16,977 And they responded instantly, they wish to pay the ransom. 121 00:06:17,077 --> 00:06:20,948 And so, the FBI at Seattle set about assisting 122 00:06:21,048 --> 00:06:23,216 and obtaining the money. 123 00:06:23,316 --> 00:06:24,652 NARRATOR: Each bill was photographed 124 00:06:24,752 --> 00:06:27,521 and the serial numbers recorded. 125 00:06:27,621 --> 00:06:30,658 Cooper also insisted the plane be immediately refueled 126 00:06:30,758 --> 00:06:32,526 upon landing in Seattle. 127 00:06:32,626 --> 00:06:35,162 No passengers were to be released until all 128 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:38,365 of his demands were met. 129 00:06:38,466 --> 00:06:40,100 Flight trail five, Seattle-Tacoma, 130 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,969 we've just been informed the money 131 00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:43,471 and the chutes have arrived. 132 00:06:43,571 --> 00:06:46,840 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: The hijacker instructed that they land, 133 00:06:46,940 --> 00:06:51,111 but that they stay on the runway, rather than to taxi 134 00:06:51,211 --> 00:06:52,379 up to the terminal. 135 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,181 [inaudible] checks? 136 00:06:54,281 --> 00:06:55,082 Check. 137 00:06:55,182 --> 00:06:57,017 Drop check here. 138 00:06:57,117 --> 00:07:01,221 NARRATOR: At 5:43 PM, flight 305 landed at the Seattle airport. 139 00:07:04,692 --> 00:07:08,361 The plane taxied in and parked in a remote area of a field. 140 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:12,399 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: The money and the parachutes 141 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:16,169 were bought by an FBI agent to the airplane. 142 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:19,272 They were carried on board by the flight attendant. 143 00:07:19,372 --> 00:07:22,876 There were 10,000 $20 bills assembled in straps 144 00:07:22,976 --> 00:07:24,745 of 100 bills to a strap. 145 00:07:24,845 --> 00:07:30,217 And individual straps held together with rubber bands. 146 00:07:30,317 --> 00:07:33,353 The money alone, just the currency, weighed 21 pounds. 147 00:07:40,861 --> 00:07:42,930 NARRATOR: Four parachutes were delivered, 148 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:45,098 but the authorities and the skyjacker 149 00:07:45,198 --> 00:07:48,636 were unaware that one of the parachutes was defective. 150 00:07:48,736 --> 00:07:52,906 It would not open under any circumstances. 151 00:07:53,006 --> 00:07:53,974 All right, that's two. 152 00:07:54,074 --> 00:07:55,075 Where's the other two? 153 00:07:55,175 --> 00:07:56,577 They're right out back. 154 00:07:56,677 --> 00:07:57,645 Get them up here. 155 00:07:57,745 --> 00:07:59,179 NARRATOR: Both the flight group and the FBI 156 00:07:59,279 --> 00:08:02,249 were worried that Cooper would use the four parachutes to take 157 00:08:02,349 --> 00:08:04,585 hostages along with him. 158 00:08:04,685 --> 00:08:09,289 But the passengers on board are oblivious to what was going on. 159 00:08:09,389 --> 00:08:12,359 Though annoyed at the delay, they remained calm. 160 00:08:12,459 --> 00:08:16,263 Unaware of the drama surrounding them. 161 00:08:16,363 --> 00:08:17,865 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: During the time 162 00:08:17,965 --> 00:08:20,467 the airliner was on the ground at Seattle, 163 00:08:20,568 --> 00:08:24,004 there were FBI agents with scoped rifles 164 00:08:24,104 --> 00:08:27,675 who were prepared if the indications were present that 165 00:08:27,775 --> 00:08:29,242 required it to take him off. 166 00:08:33,213 --> 00:08:35,148 FLORENCE SHAFTNER: He was very, very uptight. 167 00:08:35,248 --> 00:08:36,750 Suspicious. 168 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:40,187 He said to us to pull down the shade. 169 00:08:40,287 --> 00:08:44,424 Every shade must be down so I did and Tina did. 170 00:08:48,428 --> 00:08:50,297 WILLIAM SCOTT: They seemed to be having trouble with getting 171 00:08:50,397 --> 00:08:51,699 fuel on the aircraft. 172 00:08:51,799 --> 00:08:53,400 And we thought well, maybe they're delaying it. 173 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:55,268 And we said we don't want any delay. 174 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:58,038 And at this time, the hijacker seemed 175 00:08:58,138 --> 00:09:00,608 to be getting real shook up. 176 00:09:00,708 --> 00:09:02,710 So we told them on the ground, if you're 177 00:09:02,810 --> 00:09:05,813 trying to delay us with any of these kind of tactics, 178 00:09:05,913 --> 00:09:07,648 let's get with it and get the fuel on, 179 00:09:07,748 --> 00:09:10,584 which they finally did. 180 00:09:10,684 --> 00:09:11,518 FEMALE: We apologize-- 181 00:09:11,619 --> 00:09:12,686 NARRATOR: Finally, the passengers 182 00:09:12,786 --> 00:09:13,887 were allowed to deplane. 183 00:09:13,987 --> 00:09:16,456 But Cooper demand that the flight crew and one 184 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:19,126 flight attendant stay onboard. 185 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:24,898 The copilot said, you better get the hell out now. 186 00:09:24,998 --> 00:09:27,067 So I left went out Tina. 187 00:09:27,167 --> 00:09:34,041 And that's when he decided to keep her because he was getting 188 00:09:34,141 --> 00:09:37,645 suspicious at everything. 189 00:09:37,745 --> 00:09:40,347 NARRATOR: The passengers are met by FBI agents. 190 00:09:40,447 --> 00:09:42,549 Only then did they realize that their lives 191 00:09:42,650 --> 00:09:44,517 had been in mortal danger. 192 00:09:44,618 --> 00:09:47,788 When de-briefed, they could remember nothing about the man 193 00:09:47,888 --> 00:09:51,659 with the attache case. 194 00:09:51,759 --> 00:09:54,061 All right, listen up, captain. 195 00:09:54,161 --> 00:09:55,462 NARRATOR: Cooper ordered the pilot 196 00:09:55,562 --> 00:09:59,967 to fly from Seattle to Mexico City at a height of 10,000 feet 197 00:10:00,067 --> 00:10:02,703 and a speed of 200 miles per hour. 198 00:10:02,803 --> 00:10:04,972 Under these conditions, a 727 would 199 00:10:05,072 --> 00:10:08,008 have to refuel along the way. 200 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:11,478 Cooper agreed to stop and refuel in Reno, Nevada. 201 00:10:11,578 --> 00:10:14,047 He then made an unusual request. 202 00:10:14,147 --> 00:10:16,717 And I want the back stairwell down. 203 00:10:16,817 --> 00:10:17,818 MALE: We're checking with the-- 204 00:10:17,918 --> 00:10:19,086 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: The pilot explained 205 00:10:19,186 --> 00:10:22,222 that he wasn't able to take off with that door open. 206 00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:25,392 And they argued back and forth and finally, the pilot 207 00:10:25,492 --> 00:10:27,060 said he just couldn't fly the airplane 208 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:28,862 and wasn't going to try. 209 00:10:28,962 --> 00:10:31,865 And the hijacker consented for the door 210 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:35,736 to be closed for takeoff, which it was. 211 00:10:35,836 --> 00:10:39,506 NARRATOR: At 7:37 PM, Flight 305 took off. 212 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:45,545 The Seattle control tower alerted all other aircraft 213 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:51,218 in the area to remain clear so the 727 had the sky to itself. 214 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:54,755 The weather had deteriorated and a storm front directly 215 00:10:54,855 --> 00:10:56,023 in the plane's flight path. 216 00:10:59,326 --> 00:11:01,328 I want you to get up there with your fly-- 217 00:11:01,428 --> 00:11:04,031 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: He told her to go back into the cockpit 218 00:11:04,131 --> 00:11:06,734 and to close the curtain between the coach 219 00:11:06,834 --> 00:11:08,001 and the first class cabins. 220 00:11:08,101 --> 00:11:10,403 And as she turned around to close the curtains 221 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:13,907 she said she saw him tying something to his waist 222 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:16,143 with what she thought was rope. 223 00:11:16,243 --> 00:11:19,579 But later in the cockpit, the light 224 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,816 flashed indicating that the hijacker was 225 00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:25,085 attempting to operate the door. 226 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:32,292 At 8:12, the pilot told us that they were experiencing 227 00:11:32,392 --> 00:11:36,229 a rapid change in the air pressure, reflected 228 00:11:36,329 --> 00:11:38,631 in a ear's popping experience. 229 00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:45,638 NARRATOR: Somewhere over the forest of Southern Washington 230 00:11:45,739 --> 00:11:47,875 state, Cooper jumped. 231 00:11:47,975 --> 00:11:51,779 He has never been seen since. 232 00:11:51,879 --> 00:11:55,282 Since DB Cooper's hijacking, all 727s have been 233 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:57,150 modified so that the rear door cannot 234 00:11:57,250 --> 00:11:59,252 be opened during a flight. 235 00:11:59,352 --> 00:12:02,589 When we return, we'll reveal an important new clue 236 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:06,493 to the identity of DB Cooper. 237 00:12:06,593 --> 00:12:08,896 [unsolved mysteries theme music] 238 00:12:10,463 --> 00:12:13,166 No one can be certain that DB Cooper survived 239 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:16,003 his jump from 10,000 feet. 240 00:12:16,103 --> 00:12:18,705 In the aircraft, he left no identifiable fingerprints. 241 00:12:18,806 --> 00:12:19,907 No personal items. 242 00:12:20,007 --> 00:12:22,442 No clue to his identity. 243 00:12:22,542 --> 00:12:25,445 DB Cooper seems to have vanished from the face of the earth. 244 00:12:28,315 --> 00:12:32,019 NARRATOR: Upon landing in Reno, Nevada, every inch of the 727 245 00:12:32,119 --> 00:12:36,289 was scrutinized for clues as to DB Cooper's real identity. 246 00:12:36,389 --> 00:12:38,992 The flight attendants who had seen Cooper up close 247 00:12:39,092 --> 00:12:41,161 created a composite drawing of his face. 248 00:12:44,832 --> 00:12:49,036 Flight 305 flew along this path on his way to Reno. 249 00:12:49,136 --> 00:12:50,537 The crew felt that Cooper had jumped 250 00:12:50,637 --> 00:12:54,307 somewhere near the southern tip of Washington state. 251 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:57,010 For that reason, it was believed that Cooper would be found 252 00:12:57,110 --> 00:13:00,513 in this area bordered by Lake Merwyn to the north 253 00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:04,417 and ending 20 miles north of Portland, Oregon. 254 00:13:04,517 --> 00:13:07,387 No matter where Cooper landed, Frank Howe believes 255 00:13:07,487 --> 00:13:09,789 he could have survived. 256 00:13:09,890 --> 00:13:12,459 Let's say he went down in the water. 257 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,094 You've got to know how to manage that parachute. 258 00:13:14,194 --> 00:13:16,463 You can use it for some flotation. 259 00:13:16,563 --> 00:13:18,131 Now, his life expectancy is not going 260 00:13:18,231 --> 00:13:20,200 to be very long in that water. 261 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:21,634 It's cold and you have to think of the time 262 00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:23,003 of the year it was in. 263 00:13:23,103 --> 00:13:26,273 So he had probably very, very few minutes to get on shore. 264 00:13:26,373 --> 00:13:27,807 But I think he could have done this. 265 00:13:32,379 --> 00:13:34,414 NARRATOR: A large white object had been reported 266 00:13:34,514 --> 00:13:36,349 floating in Lake Merwyn. 267 00:13:36,449 --> 00:13:41,021 Divers repeatedly explored its depths but found nothing. 268 00:13:41,121 --> 00:13:44,724 My feeling is he would have been hurt regardless 269 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:46,860 of what he landed into. 270 00:13:50,497 --> 00:13:53,266 I think that Cooper most likely crawled to a creek. 271 00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:55,268 He didn't have any water supplies. 272 00:13:55,368 --> 00:13:57,270 Didn't bring any along with him and he would have 273 00:13:57,370 --> 00:13:59,706 had to have water to survive. 274 00:13:59,806 --> 00:14:02,709 So I assume he made his way to a little creek 275 00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:03,610 and perished there. 276 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,648 NARRATOR: Some feel that Cooper could not 277 00:14:08,748 --> 00:14:10,984 have survived in that rugged terrain, 278 00:14:11,084 --> 00:14:13,520 rest only in a business suit. 279 00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:16,924 FRANK HOWE: We don't know what he wore under the suit. 280 00:14:17,024 --> 00:14:18,691 Could have had a long underwear on, which 281 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:20,327 he certainly should have had. 282 00:14:20,427 --> 00:14:22,029 And what he had in his pockets may 283 00:14:22,129 --> 00:14:23,630 have been the most important thing 284 00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:26,533 because this would've given him the tools of survival. 285 00:14:26,633 --> 00:14:30,270 As long as a man's got a knife, a cigarette lighter, 286 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:32,305 the clothes on his back, he could have 287 00:14:32,405 --> 00:14:34,141 lived indefinitely out there. 288 00:14:34,241 --> 00:14:35,075 Could do it. 289 00:14:35,175 --> 00:14:35,976 It's possible. 290 00:14:39,679 --> 00:14:41,014 I think he buried the chute. 291 00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:43,550 I think he probably buried the briefcase. 292 00:14:43,650 --> 00:14:45,018 He got rid of that. 293 00:14:45,118 --> 00:14:47,687 I think he probably put the money in his coat 294 00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:49,622 and I think he headed for a big city someplace 295 00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:50,958 and lost himself. 296 00:14:51,058 --> 00:14:52,825 [music playing] 297 00:14:54,394 --> 00:14:55,562 NARRATOR: The search for DB Cooper 298 00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:58,932 continued, but no new clues were discovered. 299 00:14:59,032 --> 00:15:00,833 Seven years passed. 300 00:15:00,934 --> 00:15:03,636 Then in November of 1978, a hunter 301 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:05,505 deep in the Washington forest, discovered 302 00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:08,841 a plastic placard from a 727. 303 00:15:08,942 --> 00:15:15,715 It had been ripped from a lower stairwell of flight 305. 304 00:15:15,815 --> 00:15:19,386 15 Months later, an even more dramatic discovery was made. 305 00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:22,155 Can you run up there and just clear a spot off for a fire? 306 00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:24,557 NARRATOR: On February 10, 1980, a family 307 00:15:24,657 --> 00:15:27,727 was preparing a barbecue on the shore of the Columbia River. 308 00:15:27,827 --> 00:15:31,064 165 miles south of Seattle and 20 miles 309 00:15:31,164 --> 00:15:35,068 southwest of Cooper's supposed jump point. 310 00:15:35,168 --> 00:15:38,638 They planned on digging a fire pit, but dug up something else. 311 00:15:42,175 --> 00:15:48,415 The bills totaling $5,880 were water logged and deteriorated. 312 00:15:48,515 --> 00:15:51,784 RALPH HIMMELSBACH: There were 294 bills found. 313 00:15:51,884 --> 00:15:55,388 And all of those serial numbers are on the ransom list 314 00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:58,525 so that money is definitely, positively 315 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:04,897 identified as having come from that particular ransom money. 316 00:16:04,998 --> 00:16:06,299 Money was found. 317 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:10,603 If they had found $200,000 I'd had said, hey, it's all over. 318 00:16:10,703 --> 00:16:11,504 He's out there. 319 00:16:11,604 --> 00:16:12,905 He's dead. 320 00:16:13,006 --> 00:16:16,976 Now we've got some real proof, but they did not find $200,000. 321 00:16:17,077 --> 00:16:18,245 Where's the rest of the money? 322 00:16:18,345 --> 00:16:21,581 That's what I want to know. 323 00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:26,053 He risked his life to hijack the airliner. 324 00:16:26,153 --> 00:16:28,788 He didn't get to spend the money. 325 00:16:28,888 --> 00:16:30,490 He may have lost his life. 326 00:16:30,590 --> 00:16:33,426 Now I don't know that he lost his life, 327 00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:36,763 but I think there's a very good chance that he did. 328 00:16:36,863 --> 00:16:40,067 None of the money, not one bill, has 329 00:16:40,167 --> 00:16:41,968 ever turned up in circulation. 330 00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:47,674 NARRATOR: Could DB Cooper have struck again? 331 00:16:47,774 --> 00:16:52,312 Only five months after Cooper's flight in April of 1972, 332 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:55,082 a half million was extorted from another airline 333 00:16:55,182 --> 00:16:57,117 by another skyjacker. 334 00:16:57,217 --> 00:17:00,620 The crime was remarkably similar to the Cooper skyjacking. 335 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,991 His name was Richard McCoy, a former Green Beret skydiver. 336 00:17:05,092 --> 00:17:08,061 He was sentenced to 45 years for air piracy, 337 00:17:08,161 --> 00:17:11,398 but escaped and was tracked down and killed in a gun battle 338 00:17:11,498 --> 00:17:13,566 with the FBI. 339 00:17:13,666 --> 00:17:15,768 Due to the resemblance between their pictures, 340 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:20,373 some believe that DB Cooper and Richard McCoy are the same man. 341 00:17:20,473 --> 00:17:23,042 Florence Shaftner, however, believes the composite 342 00:17:23,143 --> 00:17:26,513 of Cooper may be inaccurate. 343 00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:30,117 FLORENCE SHAFTNER: The composite never really looked like him. 344 00:17:30,217 --> 00:17:32,652 The hair does not look like him. 345 00:17:32,752 --> 00:17:37,056 The face does not look like him. 346 00:17:37,157 --> 00:17:40,293 I've added a little bit of eyelid up here-- 347 00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:42,995 NARRATOR: At the request of "Unsolved Mysteries," Florence 348 00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:45,398 worked with Malin Coleman, a forensic artist 349 00:17:45,498 --> 00:17:48,067 from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 350 00:17:48,168 --> 00:17:52,139 Together they created a new portrait of DB Cooper. 351 00:17:52,239 --> 00:17:54,474 Wide forehead. 352 00:17:54,574 --> 00:17:56,143 FLORENCE SHAFTNER: It's still strong in my mind. 353 00:17:56,243 --> 00:17:57,544 OK, narrow face. 354 00:17:57,644 --> 00:17:59,078 I remember everything. 355 00:17:59,179 --> 00:18:00,413 The color of his eyes. 356 00:18:00,513 --> 00:18:05,518 the color of his eyebrows, and his features. 357 00:18:05,618 --> 00:18:07,854 What do you think of that? 358 00:18:07,954 --> 00:18:10,857 FLORENCE SHAFTNER: Yeah. 359 00:18:10,957 --> 00:18:11,858 That's it. 360 00:18:20,933 --> 00:18:22,802 [unsolved mysteries theme music] 361 00:18:24,404 --> 00:18:27,374 NARRATOR: Last May, be examined the case of Diane Brodbeck, 362 00:18:27,474 --> 00:18:29,509 a Pennsylvania housewife and mother 363 00:18:29,609 --> 00:18:31,811 of two, whose charity work led her 364 00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,813 to exchange letters of friendship 365 00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:36,983 with convicted killer Jon Yount. 366 00:18:37,083 --> 00:18:39,486 Yount, a former high school math teacher, 367 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:42,355 was sentenced to life in prison in 1966 368 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:45,425 for the brutal murder of a teenage girl. 369 00:18:45,525 --> 00:18:50,029 Brodbeck and Yount's friendship gradually grew into a romance. 370 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:54,434 On April 5, 1986, Jon Yount escaped from prison. 371 00:18:54,534 --> 00:18:58,838 And on the same day, Diane Brodbeck disappeared. 372 00:18:58,938 --> 00:19:00,907 I know my daughter. 373 00:19:01,007 --> 00:19:04,544 She would not deliberately help a convicted 374 00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:06,913 murderer escape from prison. 375 00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:09,349 Yes, I think my wife probably did 376 00:19:09,449 --> 00:19:11,618 help Jon Yount get out of jail. 377 00:19:11,718 --> 00:19:14,254 Under pressure, for what reason, I don't know. 378 00:19:14,354 --> 00:19:16,122 [music playing] 379 00:19:16,223 --> 00:19:17,324 NARRATOR: Update. 380 00:19:17,424 --> 00:19:20,827 Jon Yount and Diane Brodbeck have been captured. 381 00:19:20,927 --> 00:19:23,029 Two of our viewers in Boise, Idaho 382 00:19:23,129 --> 00:19:27,467 recognized Brodbeck as a former coworker, Kathy Kerman. 383 00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:30,570 When they showed the picture, it was Kathy's face, obviously. 384 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:32,372 And once they said she was a bank manager 385 00:19:32,472 --> 00:19:33,673 and was from Massachusetts and they 386 00:19:33,773 --> 00:19:36,876 said that Jon's background was in computers, 387 00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:39,946 it was a dead giveaway. 388 00:19:40,046 --> 00:19:41,881 NARRATOR: The Humphrey's called the FBI 389 00:19:41,981 --> 00:19:44,217 and after a month long investigation, 390 00:19:44,317 --> 00:19:46,353 the fugitive couple was arrested at their home. 391 00:19:57,297 --> 00:19:59,699 [unsolved mysteries theme music] 392 00:20:02,802 --> 00:20:05,538 NARRATOR: In the pre-dawn hours of August 23, 1987, 393 00:20:05,638 --> 00:20:10,109 a 75 car, 6,000 ton cargo train made its regular night 394 00:20:10,209 --> 00:20:11,478 run to Little Rock, Arkansas. 395 00:20:14,146 --> 00:20:17,016 The train was over a mile long and was traveling at a speed 396 00:20:17,116 --> 00:20:20,520 of 52 miles per hour. 397 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:22,889 So far the run had been clear sailing 398 00:20:22,989 --> 00:20:25,958 as engineer Steven Shroyer approached the small town 399 00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:27,460 of Bryant, Arkansas. 400 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,062 [train horns] 401 00:20:30,162 --> 00:20:32,432 There's something on the rail out there, you see that? 402 00:20:32,532 --> 00:20:35,302 See what it is? 403 00:20:35,402 --> 00:20:38,237 NARRATOR: Certainly, Shroyer saw something in his path. 404 00:20:38,338 --> 00:20:40,340 He couldn't tell what it was. 405 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:41,541 As his train drew closer-- 406 00:20:41,641 --> 00:20:43,075 Yeah, it's a couple of bodies. 407 00:20:43,175 --> 00:20:44,744 NARRATOR: He made the horrifying discovery 408 00:20:44,844 --> 00:20:46,879 that two boys were lying motionless 409 00:20:46,979 --> 00:20:48,448 across the railroad tracks. 410 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,454 STEPHEN SHROYER: From the time that we had placed the train 411 00:20:54,554 --> 00:20:59,526 into an emergency position and laid down on the horn, 412 00:20:59,626 --> 00:21:04,931 I would estimate about three to five seconds to impact. 413 00:21:05,031 --> 00:21:09,135 And that may not sound like a very long period of time, 414 00:21:09,235 --> 00:21:12,204 but when you're bearing down a couple of children, 415 00:21:12,305 --> 00:21:14,206 it's an eternity, honestly. 416 00:21:14,307 --> 00:21:15,975 [train horns] 417 00:21:16,075 --> 00:21:19,379 NARRATOR: Despite the engineer's frantic emergency stop, 418 00:21:19,479 --> 00:21:21,147 the weight of the heavy cargo train 419 00:21:21,247 --> 00:21:23,983 carried it for a full half mile. 420 00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:25,818 The boys bodies were terribly mangled. 421 00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:33,326 The two boys were identified as 16-year-old Don Henry 422 00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:35,428 and 17-year-old Kevin Ives. 423 00:21:35,528 --> 00:21:38,230 Best friends and popular seniors at the Bryant, 424 00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:41,401 Arkansas high school. 425 00:21:41,501 --> 00:21:44,937 It is extraordinary that Kevin and Don lay on the tracks 426 00:21:45,037 --> 00:21:47,607 without moving a muscle, when a huge freight 427 00:21:47,707 --> 00:21:52,412 train was hurtling towards them blaring its emergency horn. 428 00:21:52,512 --> 00:21:54,414 The state medical examiner said the boys had been 429 00:21:54,514 --> 00:21:56,349 under the influence of marijuana and he 430 00:21:56,449 --> 00:21:58,585 ruled the deaths accidental. 431 00:21:58,685 --> 00:22:01,788 Don and Kevin's parents could not accept that ruling. 432 00:22:01,888 --> 00:22:04,891 They began a crusade to find out what really happened. 433 00:22:04,991 --> 00:22:07,494 And to salvage the reputation of their sons. 434 00:22:11,197 --> 00:22:17,370 Well, I couldn't believe that Kevin was knocked out 435 00:22:17,470 --> 00:22:21,107 on marijuana or into any kind of a heavy drugs or anything 436 00:22:21,207 --> 00:22:24,110 like that because I was home a lot during the day 437 00:22:24,210 --> 00:22:25,712 when Kevin come in from school. 438 00:22:25,812 --> 00:22:27,179 And Linda was here at nights. 439 00:22:27,279 --> 00:22:29,115 And we'd never seen him in a state 440 00:22:29,215 --> 00:22:33,152 that he even act like he was spaced out 441 00:22:33,252 --> 00:22:34,954 or however you want to phrase it. 442 00:22:35,054 --> 00:22:37,323 I just couldn't see any signs that he was 443 00:22:37,424 --> 00:22:39,759 into any kind of heavy drugs. 444 00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:42,762 Or any kind of-- really, drugs at all. 445 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:45,998 NARRATOR: Kevin and Don were both typical teenage boys. 446 00:22:46,098 --> 00:22:47,767 They loved to work on their cars. 447 00:22:47,867 --> 00:22:49,469 They loved to hunt. 448 00:22:49,569 --> 00:22:54,006 Don was a natural comedian and Kevin was his best audience. 449 00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:56,509 Most weekends the two double dated. 450 00:22:56,609 --> 00:23:00,279 However, on the night of Saturday, August 22, 1987, 451 00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:02,081 Kevin and Don met a group of friends 452 00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:04,817 at the outskirts of Little Rock at a favorite gathering 453 00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:06,486 place for the local teenagers. 454 00:23:11,991 --> 00:23:13,493 The two boys left around midnight 455 00:23:13,593 --> 00:23:14,827 to go back to Don's house. 456 00:23:18,097 --> 00:23:20,099 Kevin waited on the porch while Don went 457 00:23:20,199 --> 00:23:22,368 inside to talk to his father. 458 00:23:22,469 --> 00:23:26,939 And he gave me in approximately 12:15. 459 00:23:27,039 --> 00:23:28,407 Came in the bedroom. 460 00:23:28,508 --> 00:23:31,077 Told me where he was going and everything, you know. 461 00:23:31,177 --> 00:23:32,178 I told him just be careful. 462 00:23:32,278 --> 00:23:35,247 And he took one of my spotlights with him. 463 00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:37,249 Took he is .22. 464 00:23:37,349 --> 00:23:41,521 And we talked for approximately 15 minutes before he left. 465 00:23:41,621 --> 00:23:42,522 You ready? 466 00:23:42,622 --> 00:23:43,422 Let's go. 467 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:48,661 NARRATOR: The two boys set off to go 468 00:23:48,761 --> 00:23:50,830 spotlighting, a form of night hunting 469 00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:53,566 which is illegal in Arkansas. 470 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:56,268 One of them would shine a light in the animal's eyes, 471 00:23:56,368 --> 00:23:59,572 transfixing the prey while the other fired. 472 00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:01,340 Spotlighting was a fairly widespread 473 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,910 activity among the local boys. 474 00:24:04,010 --> 00:24:08,481 So far, Kevin and Don had avoided being caught. 475 00:24:08,581 --> 00:24:10,483 That night the boys chose their usual hunting 476 00:24:10,583 --> 00:24:12,184 ground, along the railroad tracks 477 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:13,720 that ran behind Don's house. 478 00:24:16,723 --> 00:24:18,424 CURTIS HENRY: I never was even concerned, you know, 479 00:24:18,525 --> 00:24:22,929 worried about him when he was in the woods, hunting. 480 00:24:23,029 --> 00:24:25,331 Because I didn't-- I realized you 481 00:24:25,431 --> 00:24:28,467 could get in trouble hunting. 482 00:24:28,568 --> 00:24:30,169 NARRATOR: It was almost 1 o'clock in the morning. 483 00:24:33,439 --> 00:24:36,342 Three hours later, Stephen Shroyer's locomotive 484 00:24:36,442 --> 00:24:40,547 came speeding down Bryant Hill. 485 00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:42,515 When we were about six poles away from it, 486 00:24:42,615 --> 00:24:46,385 my conductor yelled out big-o. 487 00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:49,455 I immediately recognized what we saw. 488 00:24:49,556 --> 00:24:51,924 [TRAIN HORNS AND TIRES SCREECHING] 489 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:08,007 It looked like a body morgue. 490 00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:11,210 They were just laid out. 491 00:25:11,310 --> 00:25:14,714 NARRATOR: The boys were lying exactly parallel on the tracks. 492 00:25:14,814 --> 00:25:17,283 Their arms straight down by their sides. 493 00:25:17,383 --> 00:25:21,020 They were partially covered by a light green tarp. 494 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:24,891 Lying parallel to both of them was Don's .22 rifle. 495 00:25:24,991 --> 00:25:27,226 Neither boy was moving. 496 00:25:27,326 --> 00:25:30,663 I started laying down on the diesel horn. 497 00:25:30,763 --> 00:25:32,799 And I got no reaction. 498 00:25:32,899 --> 00:25:34,133 Not at all. 499 00:25:34,233 --> 00:25:36,969 Not so much as a flinch. 500 00:25:37,069 --> 00:25:45,111 And the-- we just passed over them. 501 00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:50,016 NARRATOR: What had caused the two boys to lie side 502 00:25:50,116 --> 00:25:52,284 by side on the railroad tracks? 503 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:54,220 The state medical examiner concluded 504 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:58,290 they had smoked the equivalent of 20 marijuana cigarettes. 505 00:25:58,390 --> 00:26:01,293 He determined that Kevin and Don had been in a deep sleep 506 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,029 induced by the drug. 507 00:26:03,129 --> 00:26:06,599 And had never heard the oncoming train. 508 00:26:06,699 --> 00:26:09,235 He ruled their death an accident. 509 00:26:09,335 --> 00:26:11,003 Don and Kevin's parents would not 510 00:26:11,103 --> 00:26:14,306 accept the medical examiner's conclusion. 511 00:26:14,406 --> 00:26:15,608 LINDA IVES: If they were that stoned, 512 00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:18,678 how did they lie down in identical positions? 513 00:26:18,778 --> 00:26:23,049 That was my immediate reaction to his ruling. 514 00:26:23,149 --> 00:26:24,250 We checked the train and it was 515 00:26:24,350 --> 00:26:27,887 98 decibels, which is equal to a jackhammer, 516 00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:29,789 an air compressor running. 517 00:26:29,889 --> 00:26:33,125 I don't think that no one can sleep 518 00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:36,863 through that kind of noise. 519 00:26:36,963 --> 00:26:40,232 And another thing, too, my son's gun, 520 00:26:40,332 --> 00:26:42,635 it was laying on the gravel. 521 00:26:42,735 --> 00:26:44,036 I know my son too well. 522 00:26:44,136 --> 00:26:45,838 He would not lay it on gravel. 523 00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:50,009 He wouldn't take a chance on the wood getting scratched. 524 00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:52,712 LARRY IVES: We hired a private investigator to try 525 00:26:52,812 --> 00:26:54,747 to find out what happened. 526 00:26:54,847 --> 00:26:57,316 Every time he would try to find out something, 527 00:26:57,416 --> 00:26:59,952 it seemed like he would meet resistance 528 00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:02,789 from different authorities and everything. 529 00:27:02,889 --> 00:27:05,858 And we weren't getting anywhere. 530 00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:08,327 NARRATOR: Five months after their sons were killed, 531 00:27:08,427 --> 00:27:11,230 Don and Kevin's parents held a press conference. 532 00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:12,832 They hoped to force the authorities 533 00:27:12,932 --> 00:27:15,067 to reopen the investigation. 534 00:27:15,167 --> 00:27:16,535 Would you like to give up your son 535 00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:20,239 and everybody think they was smoking up and laid down-- 536 00:27:20,339 --> 00:27:21,908 passed out. 537 00:27:22,008 --> 00:27:24,443 No, I don't think anyone wants to give up their kid 538 00:27:24,543 --> 00:27:28,948 unless that is honestly proved to be the truth. 539 00:27:29,048 --> 00:27:30,082 then you have to except it. 540 00:27:30,182 --> 00:27:33,352 At this point, it has not been proved to us. 541 00:27:33,452 --> 00:27:35,154 NARRATOR: The day after their press conference, 542 00:27:35,254 --> 00:27:38,858 the investigation was officially reopened. 543 00:27:38,958 --> 00:27:40,993 Newly appointed prosecutor, Richard Garrett, 544 00:27:41,093 --> 00:27:43,796 had the boys bodies exhumed for a second autopsy 545 00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:46,899 to be performed by a noted expert. 546 00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:49,468 This doctor concluded that together, 547 00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:52,671 the boys had smoked not 20, but between 1 548 00:27:52,772 --> 00:27:55,174 and 3 marijuana cigarettes. 549 00:27:55,274 --> 00:27:56,909 He also found evidence to indicate 550 00:27:57,009 --> 00:28:01,013 that one boy was already dead and one unconscious 551 00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:04,216 when the train hit them. 552 00:28:04,316 --> 00:28:08,387 In July of 1988, a grand jury reversed the medical examiner's 553 00:28:08,487 --> 00:28:10,990 original finding of accidental death 554 00:28:11,090 --> 00:28:15,928 and officially ruled the boy's deaths probable homicides. 555 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:19,631 Prosecutor Garrett then focused on the green tarp. 556 00:28:19,732 --> 00:28:21,934 Neither boy owned such a tarp. 557 00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:25,337 Who had covered them with it and why? 558 00:28:25,437 --> 00:28:28,640 All four of the people on the train who were able to observe 559 00:28:28,741 --> 00:28:32,945 the scene prior to the accident, stated 560 00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:36,415 that the boys were partially covered by a green tarp. 561 00:28:36,515 --> 00:28:37,383 See what you can find. 562 00:28:37,483 --> 00:28:38,484 I'll go ahead and call it in. 563 00:28:38,584 --> 00:28:39,886 NARRATOR: Police who searched the scene later 564 00:28:39,986 --> 00:28:44,156 denied that engineer Shroyer had even told them about the tarp. 565 00:28:44,256 --> 00:28:46,258 STEPHEN SHROYER: They even questioned its existence. 566 00:28:46,358 --> 00:28:48,627 That, to me, would be like questioning the existence 567 00:28:48,727 --> 00:28:50,429 of the boys on the track. 568 00:28:50,529 --> 00:28:51,864 They were covered up with a tarp. 569 00:28:51,964 --> 00:28:53,332 STEPHEN SHROYER: Because what's real is real 570 00:28:53,432 --> 00:28:54,466 and what's not is not. 571 00:28:54,566 --> 00:28:58,570 And it was there as well as the boys. 572 00:28:58,670 --> 00:29:00,672 RICHARD GARRETT: I can understand two people laying 573 00:29:00,773 --> 00:29:01,908 down on a railroad track. 574 00:29:02,008 --> 00:29:03,442 I can understand two people laying down and covering 575 00:29:03,542 --> 00:29:04,743 themselves up with a tarp. 576 00:29:04,844 --> 00:29:07,313 Where would the tarp come from? 577 00:29:07,413 --> 00:29:10,850 I am convinced that the tarp existed. 578 00:29:10,950 --> 00:29:13,152 The tarp, however, was never found. 579 00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:15,487 [music playing] 580 00:29:16,588 --> 00:29:17,857 NARRATOR: The ensuing investigation 581 00:29:17,957 --> 00:29:20,392 unearthed an intriguing lead. 582 00:29:20,492 --> 00:29:22,661 One week before the boys were killed, 583 00:29:22,761 --> 00:29:24,596 a man wearing military fatigues had 584 00:29:24,696 --> 00:29:26,732 been spotted in the vicinity. 585 00:29:26,833 --> 00:29:29,201 His behavior had aroused suspicion. 586 00:29:29,301 --> 00:29:32,404 When Police Officer Danny Allen stopped to question him, 587 00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:36,042 the man opened fire. 588 00:29:36,142 --> 00:29:38,777 DANNY ALLEN: When I got up from the seat, the subject was gone. 589 00:29:38,878 --> 00:29:42,114 And five minutes later, Celine County showed up 590 00:29:42,214 --> 00:29:47,086 and we searched the area and never found a subject. 591 00:29:47,186 --> 00:29:49,221 NARRATOR: On the night Kevin and Don died, 592 00:29:49,321 --> 00:29:51,157 witnesses, again, reported seeing 593 00:29:51,257 --> 00:29:53,392 a man in military fatigues. 594 00:29:53,492 --> 00:29:56,628 This time, he was leaving town, heading down a road 595 00:29:56,728 --> 00:29:58,831 less than 200 yards from the spot where 596 00:29:58,931 --> 00:30:01,267 the boys bodies were run over. 597 00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:03,702 Police had been unable to locate him. 598 00:30:07,206 --> 00:30:10,076 Six weeks after the investigation was reopened, 599 00:30:10,176 --> 00:30:13,345 Richard Garrett came up with a strangely similar case. 600 00:30:13,445 --> 00:30:17,216 In Hogden, Oklahoma, just 200 miles west of Little Rock, 601 00:30:17,316 --> 00:30:20,586 two young men lying together on the railroad tracks 602 00:30:20,686 --> 00:30:24,090 had been run over by a locomotive in 1984. 603 00:30:24,190 --> 00:30:26,525 They were lying motionless on the tracks, 604 00:30:26,625 --> 00:30:30,562 in a position nearly identical to Kevin and Don's. 605 00:30:30,662 --> 00:30:32,464 [train horn] 606 00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:35,301 [music playing] 607 00:30:36,802 --> 00:30:40,072 RICHARD GARRETT: I think that someone took these boys' lives. 608 00:30:40,172 --> 00:30:42,508 They incapacitated one of the boys 609 00:30:42,608 --> 00:30:45,878 and then, felt like they had to do something to the other one. 610 00:30:45,978 --> 00:30:47,379 And then to cover their tracks, laid 611 00:30:47,479 --> 00:30:49,181 the boys on the railroad track and covered them up 612 00:30:49,281 --> 00:30:51,083 with a tarp. 613 00:30:51,183 --> 00:30:54,453 The reason why they did that, I'm not sure. 614 00:30:54,553 --> 00:30:57,856 What I'm hunting for is the reason why they did it. 615 00:30:57,957 --> 00:31:00,226 I've never carried a gun in my life. 616 00:31:00,326 --> 00:31:05,497 But since we've started working on this thing, 617 00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:08,667 I am carrying a gun. 618 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:13,205 Because I do feel like that my life could be in danger 619 00:31:13,305 --> 00:31:14,106 at some point in time. 620 00:31:16,775 --> 00:31:20,046 Whatever it takes, however long it takes. 621 00:31:20,146 --> 00:31:23,282 As long as there is anything to investigate, 622 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:30,189 as long as there's anything to work on, we'll do it. 623 00:31:30,289 --> 00:31:33,059 [music playing] 624 00:31:33,159 --> 00:31:36,996 Hundreds of times, I've been out there day and night. 625 00:31:37,096 --> 00:31:41,867 Just trying to get it in my mind of what could have happened 626 00:31:41,968 --> 00:31:44,136 or what did happened. 627 00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:45,972 I've been out there at night to see 628 00:31:46,072 --> 00:31:47,306 how far you can see the train. 629 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:48,507 How far you can hear the train. 630 00:31:48,607 --> 00:31:51,043 How loud is the train. 631 00:31:51,143 --> 00:31:54,813 I basically, think that they walked up 632 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:58,784 on something that they was not supposed to see. 633 00:31:58,884 --> 00:32:03,355 They was at the wrong place at the wrong time. 634 00:32:03,455 --> 00:32:08,827 I know in my own mind that they was murdered. 635 00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:09,795 And put there. 636 00:32:19,105 --> 00:32:20,706 Since we filmed this story, Don 637 00:32:20,806 --> 00:32:22,441 Henry's t-shirt has been analyzed 638 00:32:22,541 --> 00:32:24,843 by an expert pathologist. 639 00:32:24,943 --> 00:32:26,478 Tears in the fabric indicate that Don 640 00:32:26,578 --> 00:32:30,349 had been stabbed before he was run over by the train. 641 00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:32,251 In light of this new evidence, the grand jury 642 00:32:32,351 --> 00:32:36,055 changed its ruling from probable homicide to definite homicide. 643 00:32:36,155 --> 00:32:37,356 [music playing] 644 00:32:37,456 --> 00:32:41,260 Next, a curious footnote to the legend of Babe Ruth. 645 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,730 His uniform, long displayed as a priceless sports treasure, 646 00:32:44,830 --> 00:32:46,132 has been stolen. 647 00:32:46,232 --> 00:32:51,470 Along with other sports memorabilia worth $8 million. 648 00:32:51,570 --> 00:32:53,905 [unsolved mysteries theme music] 649 00:33:00,846 --> 00:33:05,384 NARRATOR: In 1927, legendary Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs. 650 00:33:05,484 --> 00:33:08,320 The record has stood for over 30 years. 651 00:33:08,420 --> 00:33:14,260 Today, his 1927 World Series ring is valued at $50,000. 652 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:17,196 It has disappeared. 653 00:33:17,296 --> 00:33:20,632 In 1956, Mickey Mantle had the most 654 00:33:20,732 --> 00:33:22,601 home runs and the best batting average 655 00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:24,536 of any player in the game. 656 00:33:24,636 --> 00:33:26,972 Today, Mantle's 1956 World Series 657 00:33:27,073 --> 00:33:30,076 uniform is valued at $15,000. 658 00:33:30,176 --> 00:33:31,577 It has disappeared. 659 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:36,815 Pete Rose, a hometown boy from Cincinnati, 660 00:33:36,915 --> 00:33:40,686 has more hits than any player in the history of the game. 661 00:33:40,786 --> 00:33:43,755 Rose's silver bat is worth $30,000. 662 00:33:43,855 --> 00:33:49,128 It, too, has disappeared. 663 00:33:49,228 --> 00:33:51,297 At conventions across the country, 664 00:33:51,397 --> 00:33:54,300 millions of avid collectors have made baseball memorabilia 665 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:57,136 a multimillion dollar business. 666 00:33:57,236 --> 00:34:00,739 One of the most ardent of these collectors was Dennis Walker. 667 00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:02,941 He amassed a trove of sports memorabilia 668 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:06,312 valued at nearly $10 million. 669 00:34:06,412 --> 00:34:11,817 Today, this irreplaceable collection is missing. 670 00:34:11,917 --> 00:34:14,920 Among the items in Dennis Walker's collection 671 00:34:15,020 --> 00:34:18,857 are Babe Ruth's ring, Mickey Mantle's uniform, 672 00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:21,460 Pete Rose's silver bat, and hundreds 673 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,263 of priceless sports treasures. 674 00:34:24,363 --> 00:34:29,468 Number three, the classic New York Yankees pinstripe. 675 00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:32,371 Sadly, this uniform is only a prop. 676 00:34:32,471 --> 00:34:34,973 Babe Ruth's real uniform, along with most of Walker's 677 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:37,376 collection, is missing. 678 00:34:37,476 --> 00:34:40,479 America's national pastime has been robbed of a major portion 679 00:34:40,579 --> 00:34:41,847 of its history. 680 00:34:41,947 --> 00:34:47,986 And someone watching tonight may be able to help find it. 681 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:50,356 NARRATOR: In June of 1980, Dennis Walker 682 00:34:50,456 --> 00:34:53,459 quit his job teaching political science at a small Oregon 683 00:34:53,559 --> 00:34:56,795 college and set up an investment company in his hometown 684 00:34:56,895 --> 00:34:59,097 of Medford, Oregon. 685 00:34:59,198 --> 00:35:01,600 He concocted grandiose investment schemes 686 00:35:01,700 --> 00:35:06,071 and opened his own bank on the South Pacific Island of Tonga. 687 00:35:06,172 --> 00:35:10,041 Walker offered an amazing 25% rate of interest. 688 00:35:10,142 --> 00:35:13,545 And indeed, paid off early investors on schedule. 689 00:35:13,645 --> 00:35:17,683 More than 140 people gave Walker better than $7 million 690 00:35:17,783 --> 00:35:20,352 to invest. 691 00:35:20,452 --> 00:35:22,888 SGT. MICHAEL SWEENY: He had the Midas touch. 692 00:35:22,988 --> 00:35:23,955 And word spread. 693 00:35:24,055 --> 00:35:28,660 Because if somebody says give me $10,000 694 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:32,498 and I will give you $12,500 right now, 695 00:35:32,598 --> 00:35:36,435 that sounds like one whale of an investment. 696 00:35:36,535 --> 00:35:38,604 The only thing was is that he didn't 697 00:35:38,704 --> 00:35:40,406 actually give them $12,500. 698 00:35:40,506 --> 00:35:43,475 He gave them a piece of paper saying that he owed 699 00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:48,113 them $12,500 one year from now. 700 00:35:48,214 --> 00:35:50,282 Dennis, I have a few things I'd like you to sign. 701 00:35:50,382 --> 00:35:51,850 NARRATOR: Dennis Walker's employees 702 00:35:51,950 --> 00:35:54,019 also invested with him. 703 00:35:54,119 --> 00:35:58,457 PEGGY STEWART: He seemed to be an astute business person. 704 00:35:58,557 --> 00:36:00,526 Seemed to be very intelligent. 705 00:36:00,626 --> 00:36:02,060 And seemed to be very fair. 706 00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:07,933 I was an investor. 707 00:36:08,033 --> 00:36:10,902 And I had a considerable amount of money with Dennis. 708 00:36:11,002 --> 00:36:12,170 We all trusted Dennis. 709 00:36:12,271 --> 00:36:15,374 I believe that every one of the employees 710 00:36:15,474 --> 00:36:17,042 had money invested with Dennis. 711 00:36:20,346 --> 00:36:23,782 NARRATOR: Walker had always been an avid baseball fan. 712 00:36:23,882 --> 00:36:26,285 With his newly accumulated investor's money, 713 00:36:26,385 --> 00:36:29,187 he bought rare and expensive sports memorabilia. 714 00:36:29,288 --> 00:36:31,357 Oh, I just came in to see if you had anything new to show me 715 00:36:31,457 --> 00:36:32,491 today. 716 00:36:32,591 --> 00:36:34,393 Oh, yeah, I got some new Mickey Mantle cards. 717 00:36:34,493 --> 00:36:37,095 NARRATOR: It was as if he were acting out a childhood fantasy. 718 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:38,330 That's his rookie year, isn't it? 719 00:36:38,430 --> 00:36:39,431 Yeah. 720 00:36:39,531 --> 00:36:40,832 JIM MCLAUGHLIN: The first thing that Walker 721 00:36:40,932 --> 00:36:44,836 did was he spent a great deal of money on sports memorabilia. 722 00:36:44,936 --> 00:36:47,606 $995. 723 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:49,241 What about that Willie Mays? 724 00:36:49,341 --> 00:36:50,542 Sure of an eye for them. 725 00:36:50,642 --> 00:36:53,445 $225. 726 00:36:53,545 --> 00:36:55,447 They are some nice cards. 727 00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:57,349 JIM MCLAUGHLIN: Walker had a passion 728 00:36:57,449 --> 00:36:59,685 for sports collectibles. 729 00:36:59,785 --> 00:37:04,222 And he freely indulged in with the investors' money. 730 00:37:04,323 --> 00:37:06,358 To some degree, I felt that that was somewhat comforting. 731 00:37:06,458 --> 00:37:09,828 Because we had anywhere from five to, perhaps, 732 00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:13,699 $22 million worth of collectibles. 733 00:37:13,799 --> 00:37:17,603 Obviously, that's a rather large amount of assets 734 00:37:17,703 --> 00:37:21,540 so the investors weren't too concerned. 735 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:24,643 NARRATOR: Walker soon graduated from $1,000 baseball cards 736 00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:27,045 to the really major collectibles. 737 00:37:27,145 --> 00:37:30,215 He built one of the most prized collections in the country. 738 00:37:30,316 --> 00:37:34,986 Major league batting champion 1981, 370 average. 739 00:37:35,086 --> 00:37:36,555 It'd be an absolute steal if I'd sell you 740 00:37:36,655 --> 00:37:38,590 this whole package at $12,000. 741 00:37:38,690 --> 00:37:39,491 $12,000? 742 00:37:39,591 --> 00:37:41,026 That's right. 743 00:37:41,126 --> 00:37:42,594 NARRATOR: Walker leased an empty bank building 744 00:37:42,694 --> 00:37:45,697 in Medford, Oregon and opened his very own Sports 745 00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,699 Hall of Fame. 746 00:37:47,799 --> 00:37:50,802 Pete Rose was Walker's special guest at the grand opening 747 00:37:50,902 --> 00:37:52,771 of his hall of fame. 748 00:37:52,871 --> 00:37:55,574 Walker had bought several pieces of memorabilia from Rose 749 00:37:55,674 --> 00:37:57,443 personally. 750 00:37:57,543 --> 00:38:00,446 He displayed them elaborately among his vast collection 751 00:38:00,546 --> 00:38:04,082 which spanned nine decades of sports history. 752 00:38:04,182 --> 00:38:05,817 Some of the most prized items were 753 00:38:05,917 --> 00:38:08,720 a pristine, uncut sheet of baseball cards 754 00:38:08,820 --> 00:38:13,992 from the year 1933 worth $10,000. 755 00:38:14,092 --> 00:38:17,996 Two Honus Wagner baseball cards from the year 1910 756 00:38:18,096 --> 00:38:22,401 valued at an incredible $70,000. 757 00:38:22,501 --> 00:38:26,472 A diamond studded ring awarded to Pete Rose 1984, 758 00:38:26,572 --> 00:38:32,310 the year he achieved 4,000 hits, valued at $30,000. 759 00:38:32,411 --> 00:38:35,714 And finally, a New York Yankees uniform 760 00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:37,148 worn by the great Babe Ruth. 761 00:38:41,387 --> 00:38:44,556 In 1986, the Medford police obtained a warrant 762 00:38:44,656 --> 00:38:46,725 and searched Walker's office. 763 00:38:46,825 --> 00:38:49,194 The state of Oregon had been watching him for a year 764 00:38:49,294 --> 00:38:52,631 and had filed suit, charging him with fraud and racketeering. 765 00:38:55,534 --> 00:38:57,035 The search yielded enough evidence 766 00:38:57,135 --> 00:38:59,538 to prosecute Walker for the illegal sale 767 00:38:59,638 --> 00:39:01,239 of unregistered securities. 768 00:39:04,309 --> 00:39:06,111 SGT. MICHAEL SWEENY: Once we had done that, 769 00:39:06,211 --> 00:39:10,248 then we ran into a brick wall as far as cooperation 770 00:39:10,348 --> 00:39:14,152 from the people who had invested their money. 771 00:39:14,252 --> 00:39:16,855 PEGGY STEWART: The investigation was not 772 00:39:16,955 --> 00:39:21,960 a case where an investor did not get money 773 00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:24,630 or had complained to the state of Oregon. 774 00:39:24,730 --> 00:39:26,532 Everybody at that point was getting 775 00:39:26,632 --> 00:39:29,067 their principal interest, whatever it was that they 776 00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:32,137 required, to my knowledge. 777 00:39:32,237 --> 00:39:33,472 NARRATOR: Walker immediately filed 778 00:39:33,572 --> 00:39:36,975 a counter suit against the state claiming his innocence. 779 00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:39,277 He received a number of summons but continually 780 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:42,914 failed to appear in court. 781 00:39:43,014 --> 00:39:46,585 Anticipating the state of Oregon would confiscate his assets, 782 00:39:46,685 --> 00:39:49,220 Walker asked Sandy Sanders, an employee, 783 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:52,824 to pack up his prized sports collection. 784 00:39:52,924 --> 00:39:56,995 SANDY SANDERS: Actually, I was all for getting it out of there 785 00:39:57,095 --> 00:39:59,631 so that it could be turned into liquid assets 786 00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:02,033 and be given back to the investors. 787 00:40:02,133 --> 00:40:03,969 And to keep the state from getting their cotton 788 00:40:04,069 --> 00:40:06,872 picking hands on it. 789 00:40:06,972 --> 00:40:10,341 NARRATOR: In April 1986, Walker decided to leave Oregon 790 00:40:10,442 --> 00:40:14,680 and took his entire collection of sports memorabilia with him. 791 00:40:14,780 --> 00:40:17,783 Most of Walker's collection would never be seen again. 792 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,469 NARRATOR: 16 months later, a man registered 793 00:40:37,569 --> 00:40:39,805 under the name of Charles Lee was found 794 00:40:39,905 --> 00:40:42,440 dead in a Las Vegas motel. 795 00:40:42,541 --> 00:40:44,476 There was no apparent cause of death 796 00:40:44,576 --> 00:40:48,446 and no signs of identification, except a prescription bottle 797 00:40:48,547 --> 00:40:50,448 bearing the name Dennis Walker. 798 00:40:53,885 --> 00:40:56,655 From reviewing the autopsy photographs 799 00:40:56,755 --> 00:41:00,892 and the autopsy records and looking at the dental charts 800 00:41:00,992 --> 00:41:02,327 and records, there is no doubt in my mind 801 00:41:02,427 --> 00:41:03,228 that was Dennis Walker. 802 00:41:06,665 --> 00:41:10,401 There are a number of theories as to why he died, 803 00:41:10,502 --> 00:41:12,871 but no one has ever really been able to determine 804 00:41:12,971 --> 00:41:14,139 what caused his death. 805 00:41:17,843 --> 00:41:23,549 That, combined with the missing sports memorabilia, 806 00:41:23,649 --> 00:41:26,752 leaves many, many more questions open and closed in this case. 807 00:41:26,852 --> 00:41:28,987 [music playing] 808 00:41:41,066 --> 00:41:43,468 [unsolved mysteries theme music] 809 00:41:47,573 --> 00:41:52,443 For every mystery, someone somewhere knows the truth. 810 00:41:52,544 --> 00:41:54,580 Perhaps that someone is watching. 811 00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:56,715 Perhaps it's you.