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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










What happened in these deaths is far from clear.

Explorers who vanished off the face of the earth. Conquerors, composers, and scientists who expired from strange illnesses. People tantalizingly close to power who wound up dead. When it comes to these deaths, we might never know what really happened.

Lorna Wallace, mentalfloss .com