One of the Flight 305 flight attendants reportedly "did not find any similarities" between photos of Rackstraw from the 1970s and her recollection of Cooper's appearance.Dodd, J. (July 12, 2016). Man Identified in History Channel Show as Notorious Skyjacker D.B. Cooper Denies Accusation . People.com, retrieved December 13, 2016. Rackstraw's attorney termed the renewed allegations "the stupidest thing I've ever heard",FBI Closes Case On D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Mystery . CBS Miami (July 13, 2016), retrieved September 8, 2016. and Rackstraw himself told People magazine, "It's a lot of [expletive], and they know it is". The FBI declined further comment. Rackstraw stated in a 2017 phone interview that he lost his job over the 2016 investigations. Rackstraw said to Colbert, "I told everybody I was [the hijacker]", before explaining the admission was a stunt. He died in 2019.
One of the Flight 305 flight attendants reportedly "did not find any similarities" between photos of Rackstraw from the 1970s and her recollection of Cooper's appearanceDodd J (July 12 2016) Man Identified in History Channel Show as Notorious Skyjacker DB Cooper Denies Accusation  Peoplecom retrieved December 13 2016 Rackstraw's attorney termed the renewed allegations "the stupidest thing I've ever heard"FBI Closes Case On DB Cooper Skyjacking Mystery  CBS Miami (July 13 2016) retrieved September 8 2016 and Rackstraw himself told People magazine "It's a lot of [expletive] and they know it is" The FBI declined further comment Rackstraw stated in a 2017 phone interview that he lost his job over the 2016 investigations Rackstraw said to Colbert "I told everybody I was [the hijacker]" before explaining the admission was a stunt He died in 2019