Mental Floss

MYSTERY







Composite sketches of D.B. Cooper.

The man going by D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane in 1971 and got away (almost) without a trace. Now, new evidence has been uncovered that might point to his identity.

Erika Berlin










Who pulled off these heists has never officially been determined.

Whether they were tunneling into vaults or blowing their way into them through church walls, these thieves were brazen—and in each case, whodunit remains a mystery.

Jane Alexander