Editing D. B. Cooper (section)

===Death of Earl J. Cossey===
On April 23, 2013, Earl J. Cossey, who packed the four parachutes that were given to Cooper, was found dead in his home in [[Woodinville, Washington]], a suburb of Seattle. His death was ruled a homicide due to blunt-force trauma to the head. The perpetrator remains unknown.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baumann |first=L |date=May 7, 2013 |title= Man who packed DB Cooper's parachutes ID'd as Woodinville homicide victim |url= http://woodinville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/homicide-victim-identified-as-earl-cossey-of-woodinville |publisher= Woodinville.Patch.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906163654/http://woodinville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/homicide-victim-identified-as-earl-cossey-of-woodinville |archive-date=September 6, 2013 |access-date= May 29, 2013}}</ref> Some commenters alleged possible association with the Cooper case,<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=BA |date=May 4, 2013 |title= Update on the murder of Earl Cossey, an analysis of his role in the DB Cooper case |url=http://themountainnewswa.net/2013/05/04/update-on-the-murder-of-earl-cossey-an-analysis-of-his-role-in-the-db-cooper-case/ |publisher= themountainnewswa.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623031135/http://themountainnewswa.net/2013/05/04/update-on-the-murder-of-earl-cossey-an-analysis-of-his-role-in-the-db-cooper-case/ |archive-date=June 23, 2013 |access-date=May 29, 2013}}</ref> but authorities responded that they had no reason to believe that any such association exists.<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=G |date=April 30, 2013 |title= Earl Cossey, DB Cooper parachute packer, ID'd as homicide victim |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/earl-cossey-db-cooper-par_n_3188745.html |publisher= HuffingtonPost.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005136/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/earl-cossey-db-cooper-par_n_3188745.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=May 29, 2013}}</ref> Woodinville officials announced later that burglary was most likely the motive for the crime.<ref>{{cite web |last= Bauman |first= L |date=May 12, 2013 |title=Cossey murder: Woodinville police chief classifies it as burglary |url=http://woodinville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/earl-cossey-murder-woodinville-police-chief-classifie5175f3af01 |publisher= Woodinville.patch.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203313/http://woodinville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/earl-cossey-murder-woodinville-police-chief-classifie5175f3af01 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref>