1972年 联邦调查局调查了缅因州飞行员雷蒙德·罗素 在1971年的D. B. 库珀劫机,然后除掉他作为嫌疑人。 The FBI investigated Maine pilot Raymond Russell in 1972 over the 1971 D.B. Cooper hijacking, then eliminated him as a suspect.

联邦调查局透露 Raymond Sidney Russell, 缅因州飞行员,1923年出生,1972年被调查为1971年D. B. The FBI has revealed that Raymond Sidney Russell, a Maine pilot born in 1923, was investigated in 1972 as a possible suspect in the 1971 D.B. Cooper劫机案 FBI最持久的未破案件之一 Cooper hijacking, one of the FBI’s most enduring unsolved cases. Russell是一名与飞虎队一起飞行并为货运航空公司工作的老兵,他否认参与此事,并说他在犯罪前几个月返回缅因州照顾母亲。 Russell, a veteran who flew with the Flying Tigers and worked for freight airlines, denied involvement and said he returned to Maine months before the crime to care for his mother. 联邦调查局最近公布的文件包括1972年11月的一份声明"消除罗素", The FBI’s newly released files include a November 1972 note stating “ELIMINATE RUSSELL,” indicating he was ruled out. 尽管经过数十年的审查,劫机者的身份仍然不明,案件继续使公众着迷。 Despite decades of scrutiny, the hijacker’s identity remains unknown, and the case continues to captivate the public.