Mystery AtlasFederal Bureau of Investigation
The United States' principal federal law-enforcement agency; led the NORJAK investigation into the D. B. Cooper hijacking and the original criminal investigation into the JFK assassination.
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Related Mysteries
- D. B. Cooper24 November 1971
Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated D. B. Cooper — The FBI's NORJAK investigation ran for 45 years before being formally suspended in 2016.
People
- Martin Luther King Jr.1929-1968
Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated Martin Luther King Jr. — Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy gave written approval for a wiretap on King's phone lines in 1963; Hoover extended the surveillance for years afterward.
Events
Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated Assassination of John F. Kennedy — The FBI conducted the original criminal investigation and supplied evidence to the Warren Commission.
Organisations & Programmes
- COINTELPRO1956-1971
Federal Bureau of Investigation operated COINTELPRO.
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What Happened to D. B. Cooper?
What happened to D. B. Cooper, the 1971 airline hijacker who parachuted with $200,000 and was never found, dead or alive.
What Was COINTELPRO, and What Did the FBI Actually Do?
What COINTELPRO was: the FBI's real, declassified 1956-1971 counterintelligence program, who it targeted, and how a 1971 burglary exposed it.