“In meticulous detail Joe Koenig traces every step of Reca, a.k.a Cooper’s life and career, and pieces together a compelling case that Walt Reca is indeed the infamous hijacker D. B. Cooper. If I were still the Prosecuting Attorney in Oakland County and this hijacking occurred within my jurisdiction, based on the investigative work of Joe Koenig, l would charge Walt Reca with the hijacking of the Northwest Orient Flight 305 on November 24, 1971.”

—L. Brooks Patterson—Former Prosecuting Attorney for Oakland County and current Oakland County Executive