Robert Rackstraw

Robert Rackstraw. Self: D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?. Rackstraw, a former Army helicopter pilot who had been awarded a Silver Star for valor, didn't surface as a suspect until the late 1970s, according to news reports. He'd been arrested on charges of murdering his stepfather, but was acquitted in a trial in 1978. The following year, he faced charges of aircraft theft, possession of explosives and check fraud, according to news...