Richard McCoy Jr. | |
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 McCoy's 1972 mugshot | |
| Born | Richard Floyd McCoy Jr. December 7, 1942 Kinston, North Carolina, United States |
| Died | November 9, 1974 (aged 31) Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
| Spouse |
Karen Burns McCoy (m. 1965) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Myrtle McCoy Richard Floyd McCoy, Sr. |
| Criminal charge | Aircraft piracy |
| Penalty | 45 years incarceration |
Richard Floyd McCoy Jr. (December 7, 1942 – November 9, 1974) was an American aircraft hijacker. McCoy hijacked a United Airlines passenger jet for ransom in April 1972. Due to a similar modus operandi, McCoy has been proposed as the person responsible for the November 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, attributed to the still-unidentified "D. B. Cooper".[1]