Editing D. B. Cooper (section)

===William Gossett===
William Pratt Gossett (1930–2003) was a [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], Army, and [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]] veteran who had military service in Korea and Vietnam. His military experience included jump training and wilderness survival. Gossett was known to be obsessed with the Cooper hijacking. According to Galen Cook, a lawyer who has collected information related to Gossett for years, he once showed his sons a key to a [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[safe deposit box]] which, he claimed, contained the long-missing ransom money.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jet hijacker's payoff may be in Vancouver bank: U.S. lawyer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jet-hijacker-s-payoff-may-be-in-vancouver-bank-u-s-lawyer-1.767303 |website=cbc.ca |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727133905/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jet-hijacker-s-payoff-may-be-in-vancouver-bank-u-s-lawyer-1.767303 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The FBI has no direct evidence implicating Gossett and cannot reliably place him in the [[Pacific Northwest]] at the time of the hijacking.<ref>Spencer, Kent (November 21, 2011): Skyjacker D.B. Cooper 'enjoyed the Grey Cup game,' according to 1971 letter attributed to him. [http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/24/skyjacker-d-b-cooper-enjoyed-the-grey-cup-game-according-to-1971-letter-attributed-to-him/ National Post archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727133817/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ |date=July 27, 2024 }} Retrieved December 1, 2011</ref> "There is not one link to the D. B. Cooper case," said Special Agent Carr, "other than the statements [Gossett] made to someone."<ref name="deseret">"[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700246479/Was-DB-Cooper-an-Ogden-resident.html?pg=all Was D.B. Cooper an Ogden Resident?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207155226/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700246479/Was-DB-Cooper-an-Ogden-resident.html?pg=all |date=February 7, 2016 }}" (July 28, 2008) ''Deseret News'' (Salt Lake City) via Associated Press. Retrieved February 1, 2011.</ref>