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Was her uncle a hitman for the U.S. government or was he the infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper? That's the mystery Lisa Story had to unravel after a family trip when Walt Reca threw a file on the table and said, ""I did that."" Story and her mother found a yellowed newspaper article about an assassination attempt on a violent Middle Eastern terrorist. Over time, Story learned about her uncle's criminal past and his covert assignments while working for private paramilitary companies. Months before he died, Walt insisted his niece take his personal files and an envelope with identification cards that tied him to intelligence work. But, it was his confession that he hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305 in 1971 that most intrigued Story. The media dubbed the legendary hijacker ""D.B. Cooper,"" who parachuted out the back of the commercial airliner with $200,000 never to be seen again. Story asked her uncle how it felt to have gotten away with the crime of the century. He angrily insisted, ""I didn't get away with nothing."" Walt said he was identified and enlisted to use his ex-Special Forces skills for paramilitary operations that made him fear for his soul. Better Dead Than Poor is an entertaining investigation into Walt Reca's most outrageous activities. Story creates a convincing, well-researched narrative tying her uncle to the D.B. Cooper hijacking and outlining his other crimes. And just when Story decides her uncle's life was too unbelievable to be true, evidence quite literally falls out of the files he entrusted to her care.

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""This is a fact-filled chronicle by the niece of Walt Reca on her uncle, the real D.B. Cooper...This book reflects the author's many, many years of research and investigation. Having known and questioned the real D.B. Cooper provides her with the insights of no other author, no other person claiming to know the real D.B. Cooper. Walt Reca was a hard man with hands of steel and the heart of a Robin Hood, and Lisa Story experienced Walt's cognitive dissonance firsthand. She knows the man and comes as close as anyone to describe the skyjacker's life. This is a factual, honest, and at times, heartbreaking account of a conflicted man's life - the life of the man who was D.B. Cooper. If you want to know what made D.B. Cooper tick, this is your book."" Joe Koenig, author of ""Getting the Truth"" and former Michigan State Police Officer. ""I read this book for my book club. I'll be honest, I had my doubts but by page two they were all allayed. Lisa Story wrote one heck of a page turner. I could not stop reading it until I was finished. I had no idea that DB lived the life that he did and that he took part in the many nefarious activities of our government. I wasn't even aware that our government even conducted that many nefarious activities. Do yourself a favor and read this book. Fascinating tale."" Patricia A ""Lisa Story has vivid descriptions and detail that makes the story undeniably believable. If you are a fan of the DB Cooper story this is a must read. Her personal insight and relationships with the characters captivates and compels you until the very end."" eBook reader ""Wow! I'm fascinated by D.B. Cooper and this book reveals evidence I've never heard before, making a strong case that Lisa's uncle was the famed hijacker. The research done by the author is amazing, and I love how Lisa gives us all the facts. She also shares so many amazing stories from her uncle's life, that it's clear he was one-of-a-kind and did some crazy things. Being D.B. Cooper could have been one of them. Walt had the skills and the desperation to make the jump and survive. And there's a witness that he did!"" eBook reader

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Lisa Story is a public relations professional by trade and an epee-wielding literary duelist by passion. Every family has its secrets. Lisa's just comes with aliases, flight plans, and a paper trail.She is the author of Pardon Me Father: The Mostly True Story of a Diamond Smuggling Priest and Better Dead Than Poor: Stories and Letters from Uncle D.B. Cooper, both inspired by her uncle's adventures and ""creative"" decision making. Thus far, her books have explored the darker corners of family lore, but she hopes to write more light-hearted fiction soon, ideally while caffeinated and slightly sleep deprived.

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