In 1971, a hijacker vanished with $200,000; in 1980, an 8-year-old found part of the ransom on a Washington riverbank, and a damaged $20 note from the discovery sold for $134,200 at auction in 2026
- A worn fragment of a $20 banknote linked to the famous 1971 D.
- Cooper hijacking has sold for $134,200 (£102,800) at an auction in Dallas, Texas.
- The damaged banknote is one of the few pieces of physical evidence ever recovered from the ransom money given to the unidentified hijacker before he parachuted into the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest.
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- A worn fragment of a $20 banknote linked to the famous 1971 D.
- Cooper hijacking has sold for $134,200 (£102,800) at an auction in Dallas, Texas.
- The damaged banknote is one of the few pieces of physical evidence ever recovered from the ransom money given to the unidentified hijacker before he parachuted into the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest.
Sources: Times of India