On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man hijacks a Boeing 727 and extorts $200,000 of ransom money before parachuting to an uncertain fate over Washington State. Listen to this enduring American mystery as told by award-winning podcaster Lindsey Graham on History Daily, where you can hear the fascinating stories of what happened “on this day” in history every weekday.

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Intro music is "Brand New Day" by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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