D.B. Cooper
On 24 November 1971 a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305, took $200,000 in Seattle and jumped from a Boeing 727; he was never found.
Amelia Earhart disappearance
On 2 July 1937 Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanished on the Lae-to-Howland leg of an around-the-world flight; no wreck or remains have been identified.
| D.B. Cooper | Amelia Earhart disappearance | |
|---|---|---|
| Notoriety | 90 | 94 |
| Mystery | 96 | 92 |
| Scale | 42 | 36 |
| Evidence | 38 | 40 |
| Legal impact | 74 | 30 |
| Culture | 88 | 95 |
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