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FBI investigated Maine link to infamous D.B. Cooper plane hijacking

The FBI investigated Raymond Sidney Russell, a pilot from Norway, Maine, in 1972 as a potential D.B. Cooper suspect but later dismissed him, according to files with a 30-page section on him.

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The man known as D.B. Cooper jumped out of the commercial airplane with ransom money in 1971 and has never been found.

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FBI investigated Maine link to infamous D.B. Cooper plane hijacking

The man known as D.B. Cooper jumped out of the commercial airplane with ransom money in 1971 and has never been found.

·Maine, United States
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Portland Press Herald broke the news in Portland, United States on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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