Via TopSecretWriters In the world of Missing Persons reports, not every incident is met with an uproarious fanfare as the person is united with their family and loved ones. Some of these cases result in the tragic and untimely death of men, women, and children. Of the over 20,000 cases in the Missing Persons database, over 55 percent remain open. Some of these cases never find a resolution, with lack of evidence available to substantiate its closure. Whether solved or not, many of these cases are shrouded in strange and unusual stories. 4 Unsolved Mysteries D.B. Cooper (as seen in the main headline illustration pic above) In 1971, using the alias Dan Cooper (sketch above), a man purchased a ticket for flight 305 aboard Northwest Airlines, traveling between Portland and Seattle. The man passed a note to a flight attendant, alerting her that he had a bomb. He then dictated his demands, which included $200,000 and four parachutes (2). The Boeing 727 flew over Puget Sound for roughly two