An expert has said the identity of DB Cooper could be revealed for the first time thanks to a DNA breakthrough. <\/p>\n
On 24 November 1971, Northwest Airlines Flight 305 was hijacked by a mystery man who claimed to be carrying a bomb - he demanded $200,000 in ransom before donning a parachute and jumping from the plane. <\/p>\n
The only clue he left behind was a clip-on tie from the US retail chain JCPenney. <\/p>\n
Speaking to the Sun, he said that he had recently met with scientist Tom Kaye who has tested the tie twice using a special device that is able to collect the smallest particles. <\/p>\n
Kaye was initially hoping to analyse the tie for traces of certain chemicals or metals which could help shed some light on its owner - but the duo claim the device is also able to collect DNA. <\/p>\n
The pair now plan on sharing the DNA they captured with a lab that specialises in metagenomic DNA analysis - an incredibly advanced type of DNA analysis that enables scientists to separate individual strands of DNA. <\/p>\n
He told the publication: \"Metagenomic DNA is the holy grail where this is concerned because it can separate individually all of the DNA profiles on the tie, even for something like a dog. <\/p>\n
\"So if DB Cooper had a dog, we'd be able to find that on there. <\/p>\n
\"It's critically important because [...] let's say you have a dozen different DNA profiles on that tie from everyone who has come into contact with it over the years, including various FBI agents and Cooper himself. <\/p>\n
\"We will be able to separate all of those strands individually, and - while we won't know which one is Cooper's - we will be able to gradually narrow them down.\" <\/p>\n
If all goes well, Ulis is hopeful that this case could be closed by the end of the year. <\/p>\n
\"By December 31, 2024, this is going to be a new world as far as this case is concerned,\" he said. <\/p>\n
\"We're either going to have figured out who this guy is, or we're gonna have a solid DNA profile to work with that's going to be pointing us in the right direction.\" <\/p>\n
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