In 1971, a man calling himself D.B. Cooper boarded a plane and told a flight attendant he had a bomb. Not long after, he had $200,000 in ransom money and four parachutes -- and he jumped out the back of the plane. He's never been found. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper investigates four people who insist they know who Cooper was. Are any of them right?
Director John Dower has made a film about the allure of certainty. He's not trying to solve the case. He's wondering what makes these people tick. I really enjoyed the documentary, and I enjoyed our interview, which is up at MEL.
