Fast forward to 2023, when Chanté and Rick claimed that their father was the elusive hijacker. They waited until their mother’s death in 2020 to share their story, citing fears that she could be implicated due to evidence allegedly linking her to the crime. Among the items they revealed was a parachute that Rick claimed was “one in a billion” and matched the rig prepared by skydiving expert Earl Cossey, who had modified the parachutes for Cooper. The parachute was reportedly found in their mother’s storage outside the family home.