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U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

915 Second Avenue, Room 710
In Reply, Please Refer to Seattle, WA 98174
Pile No. May 25, 1994

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Dear

I have already apologized to your mother for the delay
in responding to your request for assistance in writing a term
paper on D.B. Cooper, but let me also apologize to you for not
replying sooner. There were many reasons, some of which are
valid; others not so excusable. TI hope that this belated letter
will mollify not having had a quicker return to your well-written
letter.

Thank you for choosing such an interesting and still
unsolved case to research. D.B. Cooper is still an open case and
unless it is solved, will remain so until well into the twenty-
first century when the subject of the case would have passed away
naturally. We still do some investigation regarding it; however,
almost every logical angle has been addressed without success,
Around the anniversary date, numerous leads are received from
throughout the world. This results from an increase in publicity
given by the media. We attempt to follow all logical leads, most
of which have been previously considered or are fabricated.

Inasmuch as the case is still open and pending, it is
against our policy to discuss any details with non-law
enforcement personnel beyond what we have already revealed to the
press. I have included a brief synopsis of the events that lead
up to the last sighting of the individual known as D.B. Cooper,
This is probably a fictitious name only used for ticket and
manifest purposes by the hijacker. I have also included four
different photographs of the artist conceptions as created by
interviews of other passengers and the flight crew. As you can
see, there was quite a variance in how he was described.

i ~- Addressee (Enc. 5)
- Seattle (164-81)
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Good luck in your education and the field of endeavor
you choose as a career. If you have further interest in the FBI,
I am quite confident that the Resident Agency in Tacoma would be
pleased to assist you. Their telephone number is (206) 272-8439.

Thank you again for your interest in this matter.

Sincerely,

Special Agent

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FD-36 (Rev. 11-17-88)

FBI

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Date 6/13/94

SAC, SEATTLE (164A-SE-81)
AC, ST. LOUIS (164A-SE-81) (RUC)
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CAA ~ HIJACKING
00: SEATTLE

ARMED_AND DANGEROUS

Enclosed for Seattle are three photographs of

For information, an unknown, female telephonically
contacted the St. Louis Division of the Federal Bureau of
investigation and advised that Lifetime Cable aired a repeat
showing of the "Unsolved Mysteries" segment concerning_D. B.
COOPER on December 15, 1993. The caller advised that[ ]

currently employed by the United States Postal Service
in St. Louis, Missouri, resembles D. B. COOPER.

A review of military records and records of the {
United States Postal Service disclosed the following
information: /

| | a white male, born [ __—
| having Social Security

subsequently enlisted in the U.S. Army on|[ |

Account Number | } graduated from high school and

served as] |

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having obtained the rank of| |
served in Vietnam from July 27, 1970 to July 26, 1971. He

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retired from the_U. S. Army on| | but was
reactivated on | for a period of one year
and assigned to the U.S. Army Personnel Record Center, St.
Louis. He commenced employment with the U.S. Postal Service
in July of °

[received high performance and_leadership

ratings; was granted a Top Secret clearance on
and was not the recipient of any advanced combat/specialized
military training.

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was assigned to the 18th Military Intelligence Battalion
attached to the 66th Headquarters Military Intelligence Group,
Germany.

[__jis described as follows:

Name:
Race: White
Sex: Male

Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:

Height: 5/30"
Weight: 163 lbs,
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
SSAN:
Residence:
Missouri
Military: U.S. Army
Employment: U. S. Postal Service

St. Louis, Missouri
Criminal History; None

No further investigation is being conducted by St.
Louis. Additional investigation is being left to the
discretion of Seattle.

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Dear

Your October 14th communication to the FBI was referred
to me for reply.

The information you provided has been reviewed at FBI
Headquarters and copies of your letter are being furnished to our
Louisville Office for appropriate action. A representative of
that Office will contact you in the near future to discuss your
concerns and obtain specific details regarding your allegations.

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and Major Offenders Section
Criminal Investigative Division

2 - SAC, Louisville - Enclosures
Attention SAC: A representative of your office should
contact correspondent to determine if he has information of
interest to the Bureau regarding missing airline hijacker
D. B. Cooper.

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October 14, 1994

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: ve

This letter is with regards to the episode of a Dan Cooper who °

hijacked an. airplane and extorted $200,000.00 in 1971. In
1973 I had al Jworking for me by the name ofL___—idX:

| In July of 1971 he turned in his equipment and
quit his job. At the time he quit he stated and I quote...

Whenever 1 | hijacking took place I immediately
thought of He was in his late twenties, athletic,
and not quite as thin as the composits make him to be. In any
event | was an ex-serviceman and I beleive had Parachute
experience. He was very intelligent and crafty enough' to have
pulled off a job like that. He was crafty enough to have used
his own name...knowing full well that the authorities would
never think that a criminal would use his own name.

He's the type that would fly over the area several times and
knowing full well the terrain. I don't know if he is your
Man...but he is worth investigating.

When he worked for me he lived in Metropolis, Illinois. He

not longer resides there. T thing I remember about
hin was that| lin Metropolis. I always

kept pictures of all ny| but two years ago I cleaned

out my files and his files were thrown in the trash. One thing

for sure...if| left home in August or September of 1971
and| Jnever heard from him again....he surely would be
in the bottom of the lake with all the money.

All these years...every time I would see the T V program rel-
ating to Dan (D.B-) Cooper I would intend to write you about
[1 but never did until now. He may be your man and yet he-
may not be. It is worth your looking into.

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FD-302 (Rev. 3-10-82}

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 11/30/94

| | Paducah,
Kentucky | | date of birth| | place of birth

Social Security Account Number | ]

was advised of the official identity of the interviewing Agent
and the nature of the interview. While referring to the letter
written by| | to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Headquarters in Washington, D.C., dated October 14, 1994
advised as follows:

In 1971, | lwas the |

In that capacity, he had al I

working for him by the name of]

_correct quote should be, |

|would_have been one of eight to ten|

wear eyeglasses. | lived in Metropoli:
Illinois, in 1971 with (name unknown) who was a
|in Metropolis. did not remember_what]

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working for|__]at the_time. first advised worked
for him in 1974 When jwas advised he stated in his letter
to the FBI that worked for him in 1971, he corrected

himself.

[_]was read the quote from| jas
reflected in his letter to FBI Headquarters. | lstated the

admitted to adding | [to the quote and did not remember
saying

In 1971, | | would have been in his late 20's to
early 30's according tol lalso described | las
athletic and trim, but not real muscular. | jadvised|
ran every day. remembered | las_an ex-serviceman who
may have had "parachute" experience. | Istatead[_ J did not

Jnever met]

did not know if| jJhad any children.

aa@vised that judging from| | speech, he was not from
Kentucky or Illinois. [ | believes was from Pennsylvania
er Wisconsin based on his speech. does not know if]

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by __sA] uy /cap

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;

Date dictated 13/27/94

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FD-302 (Rev. 3-10-82)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 11/3 0/94

— Paducah,
Kentucky | date of birth] | place of birth

Social Security Account Number| |

was advised of the official identity of the interviewing Agent
and the nature of the interview. While referring to the letter
written by to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Headquarters in Washington, D.C., dated October 14, 1994,
advised as follows:

In 1971. | lwas the |
|—mn that capacity, he had af |

}working for him by the name of| }

jwould_ have been one of eight to ten| |
working for ] at the time. | first advised | | worked
for him in 1974. When| |was advised he stated in his letter
to the FBI that] | worked for him in 1971, he corrected
himself.

was read the quote from| | las
reflected in his letter to FBI Headquarters. | stated the
correct quote should be, | |
admitted _to adding | | to the quote and did not remember

) |saying

In 1971, | | would have been in his late 20's to
early 30's according to also described | las
athletic and trim, but not real muscular. advised
ran every day. [___]remenbered| Jas_an ex-serviceman who

may have had "parachute" experience. | ____}stated[_——__aa not

wear eyeglasses. | ladvised ived in Metropolis

Illinois, in 1971 with (mame unknown) who was al ]
i is. id not remember what} |

never met| |

did not know if Jhad any children. | |

advised that judging from e was not from
Kentucky or Illinois. believes was from Pennsylvania
or Wisconsin based on his speech. does not know Ys

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FD-36 (Rey. 11-17-88)

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Division, FBI Headquarters, to[_ | dated
November 1, 1994.
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All leads which may result subsequent to a review
of the enclosed FD-302 are being left to the discretion of
Seattle.
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letter received at WMFO from the Director's Office. ™

For the information of receiving offices,
correspondence received at FBIHQ for the Director or the
Attorney General are referred to WMFO for appropriate action.
If threats are received, WMFO initiates an investigative
matter, and sets forth investigation aS appropriate. If there
are no threats, and the correspondence can be identified, it
is indexed, and retained for reference at WMFO.

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provides information that may prove to be of some value,.
either for investigations or intelligence purposes. In these
cases WMFO will index and retain the original and provide a

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April 17,1995

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c/o Federal Bureau of Investigation
915 2nd Avenue #710

Seattle, Washington 98174

Dear Supervisof |

Tam al ]An attorney in Oakland,
California who is a good client of mine advised that his law firm has a client who wants to
remain anonymous for fear of redicule. The client has the following information on D.B.
Cooper which is being supplied to you for your information to do with as you wish. Should
the information prove positive, the client would-be interested in any reward,

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to Seattle, Washington vhere he origanilly lived prior to going to Alaska. The client believes

that this individual is D.B, Cooper.

The attorney supplied no additional information.

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This is an attempt to convey the news of a very sad exnverience of the last
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himself before his cisapoearance, The end of April Jieft home (at bic
i.e., : ne lived in the

This lested about a week, The police| |
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never returned to the car, © At 1:30 in the morning] | called me and told

me they] | I had to go ang oic emup. I reported

it to tne solice and] jis on a nation-wide missing person's list, but the
volice give me little hove of finding him. (100,000 men every year "disappea:
I.don't feel it was premediated as he had on old clothe no coat i

Lord at tne time; & I were divided because I could not agree with his P7¢
decision re -I felt it was wrong. I'm sure Ais decidion toL_ ]
caused him guilt; there was a court trial coming uy on

I said[___] was under tremendous »xressure; he was not in fellowship with theé

"in this way, I believe this is what He would have me Go rataer than just goings

July Ist for] enefit .--at this time we could have been fined $200.00.
In May ---which I'm sure most of you will agree
is not In line with your concept of He became a conmletely different

verson, With his background and his experience with the Lord (previous), I
believe it became simply too much for him to cove with ---end he just disay-
peared,

At the present time I em attending the University of Washington full time,
working two nights/week 3-11:30 at Northwest Hosvital and trying to keep the
home together. I am working on my | (k quarters

left}; starting this auarter I have a] which »ays bé
my tuition and $200./nonth vlus 33,/oer child, Since the Lord made provis®7¢

to work full-time.

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be most grateful for your srayers for | "néither is oven to the »7C¢
things of the Lord ---dut is quite antagonistic. Sverything is very dif-
ficult to understand, However, I still believe that God has a surosose for
everything which comes into our lifves, therefore, I will also aonreciate

your prayers for me as well. In His Love, :

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complete name, date of birth and social security number. Advise them who
you are and that you wish to contact your[ _]and the reason you wish to
contact him. Put both envelopes together in another envelope and give
to the Social Security Administration. They will then make the determina=
tion if the letter will be forwarded om to your
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Administration, it would be a great deal of help if you could advise us
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We received your letter of October 21, 1977 requesting the evidence
sat we used to make our determination of the fact of death for

'Qur: decision was made on the basis of a Sheriff's Report. We also received
.a report, from the Investigative Division at our Central Office. This re-
port stated that the following agencies had been contacted: Federal Bureau

{ ' of Investipation; Passport Office; Department of State; Bureaus of Records
and "Statistics, Department of Health, New York City and all boroughs;
Bureau of .Vital Records, Albany, New York, and the, Registrar of Vital
Statistics, Sacramento, California. |

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from .our- Investigative Service saying that these agencies had been con-
tacted and,the résults proved to be'negative. The law permits us to make
a decision for. Veterans Administration benefits only. The decision we
made is not. binding on any other agency.

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reconstruct the 17 year | were manied. Fortunately, or unfortunately, { really do not
remember very much accurately.

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through these years ave never communicated with

The ere appreciate !f you could obtain| jaddresses' for me)

The re involved with most of the information which | mailed to you:

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lion? What do you know about! which would make you write that?

| believe everything can be in tha Jeccceeeeese because Gad allows us to
screw up everyday! But! think that precludes the statement that everything will work out as God
so desires; | cannot believe the last 25 years have been as God so desires. Maybe in your life,
but not in mine!

letter, but | probably would have written something for which | would have had to apologize!

By the way, I'mno longer angry_at you! | should have been courteous enough to answer your, ©

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and Women are from Venus"? Well, that's why | ask these strange questions!) | have had 25
years to analyze these experiences, so, | guess | wonder if you ever pictur is some one
who abandoned his family? While it is true, we do not know what happened, and _that is wnat
you want to find out, these questions come to my mind, Especially, after visiting in
1993; | didn't fee! they comprehended what] and { had gone through........ were
just more interested in what happened to their friend]

| am going to close for this time........you will no doubt receive many more "strange" letters from
me along with stuff | gather from the different file cabinets and boxes! Hang in there!!!

with Christian love,

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BJTLER DERRICK
* So Dtatact, SouTH C"mOUtNA

413 Canton Hover Orrict BuilLpina
Waswnorton, D.C. 20515
£202) 225-530

COMMITTEES)
AaUDGET

BANKING, CURRENCY AND
HOUSING

COUNTIES:
ABBEVILLE

Congress of the Anited States
House of Representatives
Washington, B.C, 20515

August 10, 1976

Anderson,

South Carolina

Dear

Thank you for talking with a member of my staff
concerning the letter I received from the sheriff of

Snohomish County, Washington.

With kind regards, I am

D/p
Enclosure

AIKEN ANDERSON

THIS STATIONERY PRINTED ON PAPER MADE WITH RECYCLED FIBERS

EOGEFIELD

Resp ull.
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GREENWOCD MCCORMICK NEWBERRY

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A strong buxanitarian purpose is not deemed to exist"
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he had recently viewed a television episode of "Unsolved
Mysteries" which provided details and background regarding the
hijacking of Northwest Orient flight #305 on 11/24/71,
originating in Portland, Oregon. The episode included an
artist sketch provided by witnesses of the incident of the
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photograph. Comparing it to the sketch that he had seen of D.

B. COOPER, he noted some similarities.

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an investigation to locate him was started. The investigation
failed to reveal any pertinent information in

disappearance,

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news of[___—sdidisappearance to numerous individuals in a
letter sent to each family member and friend. A copy of that
letter_jis attached to this airtel. When was informed
about disappearance, he attempted through| jto
obtain information about Lwnich would help in locating
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In conversations between | | relations

became strained because[_ | believed that was possibly
sympathetic for| | decision to if in

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As of recent,[___| has been able to communicate
with but stresses that if she became aware of his
conversations with law enforcement, she would possibly become
hostile towards hin.

When appeared at the FBI office, he provided
copies of and
| |regarding the disappearance of | |:
copy of those documents are attached to this airtel. |

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situation for him

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group that specialized in reading and parachuting into
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his group theD was a man who the nicknamed[ ~ | who
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that group for quite a while before he arrived at McChord.

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was in his_30's and was very muscular and in excellent physical
shape. In won an award for setting the northwest
tracking manoeuver in record time. It was sponsored by a whiskey
company, he thinks Segramm's. [aq .teve lacked for money and
didn't mind spending it on his friends and associates. He would
have retired_from the military by this time and doesn't know the
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July 25, 1995

Laguna Hills, California

Dear

Your May 24th letter to Director Freeh regarding the
D.B. Cooper case was referred to me for response.

Appropriate personnel at FBI Headquarters have reviewed
the information you provided, and a copy of your letter is being
forwarded to our field office in Seattle. You will be contacted
by that office should additional information be needed. In the
interim, if you have more details to provide, please contact a
representative of that office directly which is located in
Room 710, 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98174, telephone
(206) 622-0460.

Your interest in writing is appreciated.

We C yours, ©

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Inspector in Charge
Office of Public and
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memes Wied

Director Louis Freeh

Federal Bureau of Investigation
9th & Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535

Subject: D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Case - Most Probable
Location of Cooper's Remains.

Honorable Director Freeh:

This no doubt sounds somewhat unusual, but |
partner and I collected and comprehensively analyzed all
of the available information on the Cooper case as a hobby and
professional challenge. In doing so, using our over 70 years
of combined law enforcement and investigative experience, we
concluded with at least ninety-percent certainty that D.B.
Cooper's remains were scattered by wildlife on one of the islands
shown on the enclosed maps, after he free-~fell to his death.
Our_investigation included interviews with

| the case agent; andL___]

|} and expert parachutist. They both

agreed that Cooper's chances of a survival landing were next
to impossible under the conditions that existed, and
estimated Cooper's free-fall drift to be about one mile to the
northeast of where he jumped. From this information and other
data, we believe he most likely landed on Government Island.
We further concluded that all of the money went into the
Columbia River and decomposed, except for the partially
decomposed $5,800 found on a bank of the Columbia in February
1980,

lreadily admitted in| | and
| that that find was proof

that they had searched the wrong areas near the Lewis River
in 1971 and 1972. Although the Fort Lewis Army troops did find
two other unrelated bodies during those searches.

My partner lives in the| | Washington, area, which
prompted our review and analysis of this case. He had planned
to search Governement Island, as he had done on other islands,
but discontinued his efforts for several valid reasons. One
being the marijuana growers who protect their illegal crops
with booby-traps, as explained in the enclosed newsclipping,
in addition to maps of the target search areas.

In that he decided his searching could be too hazardous,
we decided to apprise the Bureau of our comprehensive conclusions
for whatever value they might be to solve this case.

We also believe that a law enforcement search may reveal
other crimes, evidence, or bodies like found in 1971 and 1972 t
in the Lewis River areas, in addition to the well-publicized

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marijuana crops and booby traps. And with the Oklahoma City
bombing revealing the explosives threat in our nation, the booby-
traps might be of more than casual interest.

My partner wishes to remain anonymous at this time to
protect his privacy and serene life-style at agel | Also, during

his| |
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But if his identity were to be protected with certainty, I'm
sure he would agree to an interview to corroborate what I have
presented, and possibly more.
As a point of interest,]| | and I came to our own
independent opinions that Cooper's dark, or black, attire
indicated that it was a service uniform, such as worn by
bartenders, Limousine drivers, et al. In addition, from all
of the data, and the entire event, my own assessment of Cooper
is that he was a loner casino worker from Las Vegas, a compulsive
gambler, and hopelessly in debt to loan sharks who had given
him a time-period ultimatum to pay up or else. Of course, we
will never know unless his remains are found and identified.
If any of this is of interest, please do not hesitate to
have one or more of your agents contact me at any time for all
of the pertinent details. I have volumes of documentation, but
the critical data can be fully explained in less than two hours.
I have also enclosed copies of some of my identification
cards as evidence of my past activities, positions and status.
Wishing you and the Bureau the best of success in your
investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the tragic
Oklahoma City bombing.

Laguna Hills, CA |

Telephone: (Unlisted)
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Marijuana 'gardens' raided = §

fi Narcotics experts hack through blackberry
bushes on the Columbia River's Government
Island to find and uproot 80 plants

By NANCY McCARTHY
of The Oregonian staff

By air and by sea they approached Government
Island om Monday, men in green sheriffs un-
iforms, men in camouflage, men in the dark blue
jump suits of the bomb squad. '

As the National Guard helicopter hovered over
the island in the Columbia River, narcotics and
bomb experts approached in two boats.

In fields where cattle once grazed, authorities
seized 80 marijuana plants, some chicken wire
and a package of fertilizer.

National Guardsmen spotted three marijuana
"gardens" as they flew over the 6-mile-Iong island
near the Glenn Jackson Bridge and directed

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those who arrived by boat to EA owing areas.
Men armed with machetes climbed up steep,

rocky hillsides and hacked their way through 12-

foot-high walls of blackberry bushes surrounding
the plants.

"Once we get under those trees, we don't know
what we'll find," said Sgt. Brian Martinek, a

member of the Multnomah County sheriff's spe-

clal investigations unit.

Three weeks ago, a caretaker alerted them to
the plants. The caretaker's tractor had hit am ex-
plosive and flown into the air, and sheriffs dep-

uties feared the marijuana patches were booby-

trapped, But they found no explosives Monday.
Usually Martinek and his team of sheriff's dep-
uties work indoors, ferreting out grow operations
in basements, closets and barns. But at least once
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were well on their way to maturity.

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around some of the platits. Dis-
carded nearby were 12 plastic con-
tainers, probably.used for watering,
and a smalt bag of fertilizer.

No one, knew who cultivated the
crops, but they figured the garden-
ers, who watered the plants by hand
and fertilized via plastic bags, were
unsophisticated. .

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plants automatically. Then they get
the heck out of there and don't come
back very. often," said Sgt, Timothy
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beaches, climbing fhe rocks and
hacking blackberry bushes, the au-
thoritles jumped back in their boats
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operation. In a field of blackberry
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nue and Sandy Boulevard, they
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identical to the individual known as D.B. Cooper. Investigation
by Portland determined that | has claimed to be associated
with the CIA, FBI and other intelligence agencies, and is not a
creditable individual.

Details: AUSA |via_ letter advised that their
office received information from a| | whose husband is
a deputy sheriff in Lane County, that an individual she knew in
the early 70s by the name _ of Florence, could be

identical to Cooper. | } in the early 70s, talked about the
Cooper incident, and allegedly wrote a story that was never
published. He also was a paratrooper in World War II, and
consistently paid for everything with $20.00 bills. He lived a
quiet life, and it was alleged he had a trunk in his residence
with a large amount, of $20.00 bills. She indicated

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[___]ctaimnea that the money from the hijacking would
not be found and the marked bills that were found along the

Columbia River had been thrown off a bridge into the Columbia

'River. The hijacker did not get off the plane as purported. He

hide in the | |} and when the plane landed, the
hijacker either had with him or found, [____ could not recall,
which the hijacker put on and left the area, clothing similar to
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years have lapsed since[_ has talked to| | | | looks

always had money, lived in a house built by a D.B. Cooper,

me but would now be approximately years of age or older.

and there were other buildings built by Cooper who was a builder
in the local area.

telephonically provided the following

information:

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age of recalled having coffee at the restaurant where she
was employed. There was always talk around the restaurant

regarding and his knowledge of Cooper. He always paid for
his coffee, 10 cents a cup at the time, with a $20.00 bill and
described in detail how Cooper could have gotten away. During
the time of the hijacking there was allegedly an airline strike
and the airline utilized independent workers to unload the
aircraft which made it easier for Cooper to escape.

indicated how the hijacker stood on the bridge and thréw money
over the bridge with pre-recorded serial numbers, and then walked

away with the rest of the money. | claimed to have been a
expert in parachuting during World War 11 and may_have retired
from the military. would have been in his when she

lived in the Florence area and was telling these tales, and
people had told her of the large amount of money in $20.00 bills
he had in a trunk at his house.

On 11/1/1995, Chriss Mathieson, Chief of Police,
Florence, telephonically advised that he at bliss. with

however, one of the deputies indicated that is a known
"local resident" who has spun many tales regarding his
involvement with investigative agencies to include the FBI, CIA,
and other federal and states agencies. He feels there is no
credence in information| | would be providing regarding Cooper.

is a white male, residence | | Florence,
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weight 150 pounds.

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On 01-05-96 at 1300 hours, I was contacted by[ | and

at the Linn County Courthouse. told

me that he believes that he knows the identity of "D.B.

Cooper" and asked to talk with me.

We then went into the interview room where I obtained a

taped statement from with

interjecting periodically with further information.

The taped statement consisted of relating

incidents in which a person known to him by the name of

became involved in life and since the

"D.B. Cooper" incident, | lhas come to believe that

this| | individual may possibly be "D.B. Cooper".

Upon the conclusion of the taped interview,

stated that he has further information as to people connected

with if the FBI in interested in further

investigating this matter.

The taped statement, photographs and cassette tape, will
be forwarded to the Salem Office of the FBI for their
information.

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This is Detective] | | |. The date is January fifth,
nineteen ninety-six. e time is twelve fifty-five p-m. We're

currently at the Linn County Courthouse in the polygraph room. Present

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| Albany. Home phone number is

You both are aware that we're tape recording this?
Yes.

Uh-huh.

And do you have any objection to that?

No.

Okay. Uh, now bear in mind that we are tape recording, so uh, try
to keep your hand gestures down to a minimum and explain you know?

Oh yeah.
Right. What are we here to talk about today?

Okay. We're here to talk about D-B Cooper. A friend of mine back
in nineteen sixty-one. I lived in Yreka, California, well, sixty,

it was sixty actually when I lived there, in nineteen sixty I met
this guy. Had just gotten out of the service he said and I
thought he said he was from Los Angeles, now I'm not sure about
that, he was from Los Angeles, we had parties together and stuff,
he was always there at the parties, never drank, much,
occasionally, uh, he was older than we were, I was| } at
the time, and we figured, I figured at the time he was five, six,
seven years older than I was and what we find out now he could
have even been older, but like I say he was at different parties
with us and he never joined in with us on anything, you know he
stood back and watched us, laughed, joked, you know he was that
kind, but he was not a rough and tough guy. He was not a fighter
or you know, bragged about fighting like we did, see we was pretty
into that stuff, that's what made him so different see, he was,
you know, more grown up than we were, you know, but he still hung
around with us and he lived there at uh, at Yreka in the[ __]
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he wanted to uh, he was telling me that uh, well he ca, everytime
he got his check every week, the one thing that you know, he made
sure he got was a crab louie, he had to have this crab louie, that
was his reward you know, every week, and then he told me he had so
much money for rent, so much money for this and you Know, then he
was just about broke then, you know, but he had everything laid
out pretty much there, but he, so we went in one of the
restaurants and now I can't remember which restaurant, whether it
was in the hotel or the little restaurant down the street, and sat
and I think I just had coffee and he had his crab louie whichever
restaurant was it and that's when I asked him, you know, uh, where
you from and I remember it was a big town and I thought Los
Angeles and uh, you know, I asked him where his relatives, you
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they wanted him to be something else and he didn't want to be
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said he didn't care about them, you know, he had nothing in common
with them, cause they were older people and he didn't really care
about even finding his mother and dad, he had no idea who they
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worked, you know in the saw mills and then in the winter, and this
was kind of in the winter time, towards it, I think, because I
remember at the time he was different dress than we were, we were
in the black leather jackets and levis like and uh he wore
turtleneck sweaters a lot, and I always got the impression that he
was in the air force for some reason because of the turtleneck
sweaters, I don't know why, whether they're, cause I was never in
the service, so I didn't, you know, know that much about the
service and we never talked much about the service

And he said he was a paratrooper.

Yeah, well, that's what he said, in the service he was a
paratrooper and that's what he did and I don't know how long he'd
been out of the service, drawing, I always thought drawing the
unemployment he much have just got out in the, in the, in with
that year or something, I don't know, uh, cause I'm not really
sure if that's where he, you know that's what he told me, that's
all I know is what he told me, and then we went on and uh, me and
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with him then and stuff and then, you know, I knew him good enough
to talk to him, I liked him, he was the kind of guy that he just
grew on you real, you know, he was just a good guy, as far as you
know, and considerate, he was always considerate to the women and
everything, but you never seen him with that many women, he went
with a couple of them, but uh, uh, he was no, you know, the other
type like the rest of us were,

Or a loner.
He was a little more of a loner, but reserved, but yet, would stay

in the middle of us, you know, and laugh and set back and watch us
a lot, and then so we come back in the first part of December, I

come back up and that's the last time I seen him, well I've got
pictures and stuff of him now, with the dates on them, in
sixty-one the girl that went with him and everything, or was with
him, you know, and the boyfriend, her boyfriend and then we didn't
see him again until nineteen seventy-one, it was in July of
nineteen seventy-one, he called from Canada, right on the border
of Canada, I believe Langley and I'll tell you why I believe
Langley, but uh he called and wanted to know if uh, me and my wife
wanted to go to Reno with him and his girlfriend, he wasn't
married, we never knew him to be married, it was his girlfriend,
and we said sure, come down, so we set a date I remember and he
came down right after that to pick us up in the airplane, he flew
from Langley to Albany in the airplane and_gqot a taxi, I think
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the room there getting ready to go and it was in the morning like
before ten o'clock I believe somewheres in there and we had a
baby-sitter, woman to baby-sit that we had gotten for the kids

cause I had five kids and they were, her and women were all, you

know, telling the baby-sitter what remember what to do and you

know, this and that, he'd been it the bathroom and he come out and

he stood in the doorway and it was one of his favorite sayings all

the time, well let's get the show on the road and then he'd go oh,

oh, oh, he had a voice, if he was in back of you talking, when you
turned around and seen who was talking to you, you'd think that

the guy was bigger than what he was, he was about five ten to five
eleven, maybe six foot, he wasn't taller, much taller than I was

at about the same and I was about five eleven, but he had a voice

when he was excited, especially or laughing, you could really hear
that deep, you know, he, he and he, you'd look at his mouth

especially his mouth cause it was small, but that big a voice

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he called me up on the telephone from Canada, I knew' right away
who it was because he had a, that much of, I thought a distinctive
voice, but the other ones I've talked to said they didn't never
catch it, but I, I do and uh, so like I say he said let's get this
show on the road, we got in my car, went out to the Albany airport
and got in the plane, he went in and filed a thing on the flight
plan, I guess you call it, and we flew from there to Klammath
Falls and it seems that we stopped in Klammath and ate or got a
sandwich or something there, and I think he gassed up, I'm not
sure, then we went from Klammath to Reno and it was starting to
get dark as we was approaching Reno, that's why I thought we
stopped, because we must have killed some more time cause knew
that it would probably get dark around eight o'clock or something
at night and he was, you know, flying the plane and uh, like I say
it was starting to get dark and he handed me the map and he said
uh, something about we should pass a lake and then we should see
the lights of Reno, and I looked down at the map and I said well
there's a lake here but it's dried up well no, I said yeah the
lakes here, and when I looked out I could see what looked to be
like a lake, but it was all dried up and he thought well, then I
don't know I said well it's what it looks like and, and he didn't
evidently have time to you know, take his eyes off the plane of
something to look at the map real good, but then all, cause that's
when I thought oh my God it's getting dark and you know, there's
no lake, there's no Reno, we kept a going, we kept a going, and
I'm scared of heights anyway, I'm scared to death, so IJ remember
'that and then all of a sudden he had this beeper or something that
went beep, beep told him to turn and I said well the map says this
and he said well my beeper, I got to go by it, I said okay, do
whatever you got to do, so we made the turn I remember and went
for another five, ten minutes, nothing and then all of a sudden we
seen the water, you know, real light, we could tell it was a lake,
a big lake there of some kind and then we went by it and then we
see the lights of Reno and that's when he got on the, on the C-B
or whatever they carry in there and called in and they brought us
in on radar, so we flew on in to there and it was say nine o'clock
at night, somewheres in there, dark, we took the cab from the
airport to Reno, we got us a room, we went up and ate, he won
fifty dollars there on the dime jackpot standing in line, I
remember that, and we gambled that night, probably I would say
till two, three o'clock in the morning, maybe later, got up the
next morning, went to the airport, got a cab went to the airport,
and uh, it could have been later, cause the women were real sleepy
so we could have gambled, I don't know how long we gambled but we
went back to the airport, got in the airplane, he did all his
thing about the flight plan and all this, we got out on the runway
and was taxying down the runway, if, at whatever miles an hour,
you know just starting to taxi, he said I feel a vibration, he
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back home anyway, I said it feels fine to me and uh, so he turned
to the women in the back and uh, he said do you guys feel any
vibration and they said yes, it's vibrating bad back here and then
he said oh, oh, oh you guys just want to go back and gamble some
more, I said well let's go he said no, I got to go back and have
this checked, so he turned the plane around, took it back to the
wherever he took there and they run it in and had them work on it
and look at it and in the meantime we went inside and I think we
was gambling, I don't remember, we did something in there and come
to find out it was a stuck valve and so that held us up for
another couple hours and they got the stuck valve fixed and then
we took off, cause I remember taking off out of Reno, going over
that mountain there was big hill there or something, and we was,
to me we wasn't fifty feet from over the top of that sucker, but
from there seemed like we went to Redding or somewheres down
around Redding and came back up, because I remember going over,
well that's, anyway we stopped in Yreka, Yreka, California, we
stopped there, got a cab, went to Yreka, that's where we all knew
each other, see and he kind of wanted to see if there was anybody
there he knew and we kind of did too, see cause we hadn't been
back there in ten years, we ate and did this and that and then we
went and got back in the plane and is why I know that uh, well
everytime we would gas up, you know, we had to, he always stressed
the point that it was hot, the hot, you know the heat was so hot,
and full of gas with four people in that little bitty plane and I
think it was a sesna one twenty-five, I'm not sure, it was a small
plane, just two, the people, you know pretty close in the backseat
when they sat back there and when we took out of Yreka, I didn't
think we was gonna make it there, because you come right to the
end of runway, it was a short runway and he knew that and he knew
the runway and he said you know, it looked like we might go off,
you know, plop off the end, but we got, you know he had everything
full power and all this gas and oh god, I was, anyway we made it
and then we was flying over wherever we was flying over the rocks,
what'd you say that place was where the big rocks?

Castle Craig.

Castle Craig just out of Redding, cause I remember that we was
right on top of them and how pretty it was and I thought man if we
hit in there you know what would happen you know, and then later
we flew a little further and it was all forest I remember, all
trees, everywhere you could see was just trees, and I said man, I
said what would you do if that engine quit right now, what would
we do, we'd go down wouldn't we, yes, he said yeah, and he said
here, he said he looked out and he said see those two big trees
over there, he said uh, we'd fly right into those two big trees,
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down and then we'd fall down and you know, probably not get hurt,
oh Jesus criminy, but nothing ever happened, you know, just get me
home, so we flew on home and there at the airport, like I say it
was getting close to evening then, it wasn't dark, but I think it
was probably here it got dark around nine in, I think in July,
somewhere

When you got back to Albany.

When we got back to Albany. Uh, we got out of the plane, and I
said well you guys come on, I had my car there, I said well come
on to the house and we'll talk a while and then you can take off,
he said no, he said uh, there's a certain area I want to fly over
that I can look over on the way back, and I you know, want to do
it while it's daylight, and we shook hands and everything and he
got out and they went back to, back to Canada, he lived right on
the border he said, in fact when we was talking there he, I said
uh, well where you know, I just started this new job, so I, you
know, we was planning on going to Canada, you know, sometime and I
said yeah we're gonna come up there someday, he said well come on
up I live right on the road, he said the next town after you hit
Canada right there, and the only one I can figure out is Langley,
because that's where the airport is, that's where he flew the
airplane out of, cause he says it's right on the, as you go
through, he said just drop right in an@ you'll be right there, I
mean you got to go through my town anyway where I Live, right on
the border, well I've never been to Canada, so I really didn't pay
much attention to him, that's all I remember of that part of it,
that, you know, if we come up, but then I thought everything was
fine, the girlfriend he had with him was real meek, real quiet,
never said too much, she was in her, I would say to
early[____—id| maybe, uh, small, built nice, uh, Jight, light brown
hair, I would say, kind of blondish, but more kind of brown, a
quiet, she was real quiet, and uh, where was I at

Do you recall her name?

No I don't.
Okay.

Now I might be able to get that later, I don't know, but I doubt
whether my ex-wife would know the name. Uh, okay, now I know
where I'm at now, uh, okay that was in July, a few months later,
it wasn't, now, this time he come down in seventy~one, it was
July, I know that, there was no highjacking there, or we'd have
talked about it, him being a pilot and all this stuff, so a few
months later, it wasn't very long later when he called me from
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broke up and I thought man that was strange they got along good,
you know, there was no arguing or fighting amongst them, you know,
when we was together, of course she never said much, so I don't
know what was going on between the two of them, so uh, he said him
and his girifriend had broke up and that he was in Portland and I
said oh, and he said uh, is what I need to know, he said, if I
come down that way, can I stay at your place a few days, I said
well sure come on down, he said, well I got some business to take
care of and then I'll be down and I said okay, and there was no
laughing, talking, joking or that, he was really serious, you
know, it was just like to me, like he was depressed, I don't know,
you know, he just, cause he was the type of guy we always joked,
you know, and he said I'll be down, and I said fine, yeah, you can
stay here, come on down we look forward to seeing you and hung up
and uh, never heard from him since, never

Never, never did show then?
Never showed and we lived in the same house for fifteen years.

And he was trying to think back of when he got that phone call and
uh, he, he said that he had gone to work at on the swing
shift and that uh, so he would have been homé

Oh that's
in the early afternoon.

See the thing of it was I never answer the phone in my house cause
I had four girls and one boy that always answered the phone and
the wife, so I never answered the phone, and the phone was never
one of my things, but that day I was sitting in my chair, I
remember, I, at the time, thinking about it later, I didn't know
whether it was night or day, you know when it was, but I knew
everybody was gone, so later I got to thinking, well it was ona
Wednesday, nobody would be gone

You mean be home?

Nobody'd be home, if I and I, and I went back and figured out I
was on swing shift so I'd have been sitting in that chair getting

ready to go to work around, I think I went to work at three
thirty, was my time and I always went early, so I would have been
sitting there and nobody was there when the phone rang and when he
called, so I was thinking, he could have even called, if that was
him, he could have even called from the airport, cause in reading
the stuff and everything he had an hour to kill, but I can't
figure if, if he called me, why I would answer the phone in the
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been on the Tuesday then it'd been different, it could have been
he called on a Tuesday, that's why nobody was there, it's more
likely then would have been gone then, but not Wednesday, so
that's just something there, I don't know, see I can't really get
the time of day he called but I know I was sitting in the chair
and nobody's home.

What was his name?
Am I supposed to tell you?

It would help.

Okay, now we, I called the girlfriend that knew him
and she, what she'd say his?

She said either might be his middle name.

Middle name, see I never knew his middle name

But she wasn't sure.

was | could be his middle name.

Go ahead.
And let's see, where was we at,

Well the reason you went in to explaining about the airplane and
how well he handled it, just

Oh yeah, he knew what he was doing with airplanes.
Cause he seemed to know what he was doing

He knew everything, I mean

Do you know if the plane belonged to him or did he

No, he rented it, cause he said, I remember now I got to thinking
again at the time this happened on that indicator thing, he said

he was glad he didn't take this other plane because it didn't have
an indicator, it just had a radio, I guess, but evidently he
couldn't get radio contact with uh, Reno where he was flying right
there, or something, I don't know if he even tried, but I remember
him mentioning if he wouldn't have had that indicator he was glad
he got the plane with the indicator in it, I remember that,
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Sixty, it was sixty.

Sixty, I mean, I'm sorry.

Sixty-one's when the pictures I got and everything.

Okay. Uh, and he was unemployed supposedly?

Yes.

Do you have any idea what he did during the day time when you
No,

were working? ~

none of us know what he did.

He, he thought maybe he could have kind of been the handy man
around the hotel there and pay his rent that way.

That's where he stayed at, but we don't know
But, but he's not sure, that's where'd he see him, you know.

Now he told me what he did in Langley and for some reason I, it
always was in my head that he either worked in a, a mine something
to do with driving a truck in a mine or a mill, I don't know, but
down there he never worked in the mills, so I don't know what, it
was one, something like that, down in something it seemed like, or
something, he told me what he did

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No, I have no idea.

He never talked about that?

Uh-huh, (indicating "no").

Okay.

Yeah, is all I know the, the picture I got of his friend here, was
his good friend that she claims, they were really close, he was

from Medford and she went up there once with him to meet the
boyfriend, her boyfriend's uh, sister, and she members that when

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they pulled in to either Ashland or Medford, she can't remember
which place it was, it was just across the border, that there was
a lot of logging trucks around and that's all she, one was parked
underneath of a something, and she remembers that, but she don't
remember which town it was in, she just remembered the logging
trucks, that's why when I asked her what he did for a Living, the
other guy, and she said thought he was a logger, but she wasn't
sure,

Okay, who are these other people wetre talking about now?

Okay, the qu the other person that I got the picture of is his,

friend.

Okay.

A close friend, the girl, | introduced this girl to this
other guy and they all three ran together there for a while, but
she never went with| Jand I asked her, I said well why
didn't you ever go with[ —_ _ Jandi she said well he never
asked me, this is what last night she told me

Okay, so you have some pictures of who,

Yeah, I got pictures.

Why don't you go ahead and pull them out and teil me who they are?
Okay. Set this one up to look at, but, I had this one blown up, I
could have had it blown up farther, but I didn't, cause I didn't
know, I was gonna blow the face up bigger, okay, here's the

girlfriend, and here's him in a swimming suit and he was an
excellent swimmer.

This is [] here?

Yeah, now this is the other picture of him and this is his friend.
Is it okay to write on these pictures?

Yes, yeah go ahead.

And what was the friend's name?

It's on the back.

Oh, okay.

She wrote it,

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This is Dwynell Lake?

Yeah.

D-W-Y~N-E-L-L?

Yeah.

Actually, now it's Lake Shastina.

Oh, okay. Now I recognize it.

I, it's, see I, years ago well, I went to Yreka way after that,

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Now, see here on the pictures I'd like to tell you, see these, his
hair is high here, okay, now when he came to Yreka, when I met
him, he had the shorter hair, like this on the sides and he combed
it flat, I had him do this, see the the way I combed mine?

Hmm-mm.

And I was always doing that, I said hey, you want to look nice for
the girls, get that pomp in it, uh

But otherwise, he, he combed it more like the sketch that they
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Okay, this is nineteen ninety-six, why has it been so long for you
guys to come forward with this, what, what's happened to make you
talk about this?

Okay, what happened in the meantime

Well actually I told him to

Yeah, it was

I told him it would be worth checking out

A few years, I, see like I say, I was into my job, I was a
titanium welder and it was all new and we was all getting into
that, in fact I was the first to start you know, help the write
the book on welding titanium,

Hmm.

So I was really into my work all the time and I had five kids,

never, and I mentioned_to my other wife a few times, well boy you
know that sounds like(— and finally I seen after a few b6
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around airplanes looking for him, cause I was on swing, I think
that's why, it was long hours a lot of time, and then I somehow

got a hold of a book and seen the picture and I kept lookj t it
and I think man, you know, but I didn't have a picture of at

the time, from just what I can remember that you know, the mouth,

the shape the head and and the dark eyes that he had, you know, he
had the dark piercing eyes and I said god darn, you know and this,
and then I read more books on it and stuff and got a little more
information, but me, in the meantime me and my wife broke up and

we had a, big battle and I went to California for a year and

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something.

Eighty-eight
Eighty-six.
Eighty-seven.

Eighty-six, eighty-seven.

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Eighty-seven.

And uh,

We came back up here.

just kind of you know, things,
That's when we got married.

and then I, I quit my job, retired and just lately I, in fact what
got it going, I was down talking to my relatives.

Honey you didn't quit your job, you, you,
That's what I said

You got, took a medical retirement.

Yeah, well that's retirement.

You're not working anymore anyway.

No, I'm not working.

Yeah.

And I got to talking with them down there real heavy on it and boy

the more I thought, thought about it, I thought well you know, I'm
retired now, I'll look into it, so, I got a hold of my, uh, I was

talking to my brother and he said well, yeah,[ ]used to go with

uh, his wife's uh

Sister.
Sister-in-law.

Oh that's right.

So I called him and wanting to know what, [ brother knew and
he remembered a little bit about him, he sai never really liked

him, of course[___] tough, you know, he'd whip anybody into
place he thought, you know he was that kind, but_uh, and then I
called back another day and asked uh, talked to his wife
and uh, she give me, she says well why don't you call this

cause she knew her sister, that's her sister, she
sald why don't you call and she could probably tell you
something, so I called her, shé said hell yeah, I got pictures of
him and everything here, she took a lot of pictures at that time,

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so I said well send me some, I want to see, remember what that guy
looked like you know, and when I got them, then I, then I said man
there's you know, to me there's something, there's just too much
stuff at the same time, at the same uh,

Well
Never hearing from the guy and

fo your knowledge, anybody that uh, you used to run around
together in your group, has anybody had any contact with him

No.
since seventy-one?

See, I had heard from her family and stuff, tried to find out
whatever she could of anybody that seen, cause she's still got a,
uh, her mother's still in Yreka, her mother still lives there, and
I said you find out what you can, if anybody seen him and she said
she hasn't, nobody's, as far as she knows none of what she's come
up with, that, she has more pictures, she has a picture of him out
in Dwynell Lake way, way out, she said, that man was one hell of a
swimmer, that's, that much she knew about him, now, when her,
okay, now this is in Los Angeles, this picture was taken in Los
Angeles, those two guys and her went to Los Angeles, uh, they left
Yreka and she still don't know why they went to Los Angeles, they
drove clear to Los Angeles, went on this beach, that's where she
took the pictures, she said they was there not over two hours_and
evidently was driving, the, the other guy owned the car,
never had a car, lwas driving, they switched off you know, an
said I've got to get out of here, he said there's too much
traffic down here for me, aw this and that, so they headed back,
she said, I said well don't you know why you went down or what was
the reason, she said no, she said, I can't think, I said was there
any other people around like there might have been a drug deal or
something they went down to get some drugs or something and uh,
she said not that she knew of, and she said there was no drinking
going down, no drugs, she wasn't on, you know, there was no drugs

'involved, so why they went down, she still don't know.

Yeah.

She has no idea.

What's last name?

Now that's something I'll have to call her back and get.

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If she's remarried now, but she's been in Klammath Falls for the
last fifteen, twenty years.

She lives in K Falls now?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, she's been there.

T've got the number and uh, I've got the number in Vancouver of

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know, s s in real bad shape, she was looking for attention and
her inal vent together for a while and she, and the first thing

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guy's ever treated her

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left two Gents on the table and left.

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(Laughing) You don't know if that true's or not?
No.

Okay. Is that pretty much, essentially what you wanted to talk
about?

That's pretty much it, right there.
Okay, this will conclude this taped interview. The time is one

twenty-four. We'll continue for a moment longer. The uh, current
time is one twenty-five. Go ahead.

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Okay, is that all?

there was a saying that uh, he
said to my kids, uh, you know, joking

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with them and playing with them is uh, shake the hand of the man
who shook the world, and I've always said that and my kids

I learned it from him, yeah, he always said that and I, and then
he'd go oh, oh, oh in that deep voice.

And, oh, and uh, he did not add that uh, the reason he always said
let's get this show on the road is that he had previously ran away

He either was in the circus when he came to town or something to
do with the circus and my brother said the same thing, something
about a circus, that he was travelling, he thought in a circus to
get from place to place, but he had nice clothes, you know his
clothes are, he always looked, looked good, he always kept himself

I guess that's it, we'll probably remember something else.

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On 2/16/1996, } TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
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possible identification_of suspect in Seattle's NORJAK case 164A-81.
The complainant stated owns two sport shops in Texas, one in
Weatherford, Texas by € of| Jand the other
sport shop is located in ined Texas by the same or a similar name.

Complainant further explained has acted strangely and has
extensive knowledge of aviation and parachuting. He went on to say at
one time[___—i|J mentioned to him he had been an aviation supervisor and
a representative for in Dallas, Texas. Complainant stated he
has information through the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY that
originally came into the state of Texas in 1981 and previously

a driver's license in either the state of Colorado or California
at that time. has Texas driver's license number and
complainant indicated driver's license photos from 1986 and current
photo are available. Complainant felt these photos could resemble D.B.
COOPER of Seattle case 164A-81. Complainant pointed out when a license
is renewed in the state of Texas, the thumbprints of the licensee are
taken and maintained.

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
C Teletype C] Immediate £] TOP SECRET
Facsimite C) Priority O) SECRET
Ki AIRTEL 1) Routine O) CONFIDENTIAL
DO) UNCLASEFTO
C1 UNCLAS
Date__9/7/93
TO : SAC, MINNEAPOLIS
FROM : SAC, MOBILE (164-SE-81) (RUC)
SUBJECT : NORJAK?

D. B. COOPER

CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT

(00: SEATTLE)

On 8/11/93, |

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Minnesota.
in 1973 or

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"(PROTECT IDENTITY

and were friends when ey liv
stated move

advised that

j= Alabama,

D. B. COOPER airplane hijacking.
possible information concerning t

nformation:

stated the
e a friend of his,

1974.

QUEST) /telephonically contacted the
Mobile, Alabama, FBI office and advised he had recently seen
the episode of "America's Most Wanted" which portrayed the

stated he had

he subject, D. B. COOPER.

lwas interviewed on 8/17/93, and provided the

ortrait o - COOPER looked
advised he
in Minneapolis,

to Seattle, Washington,

said he sold cars

and also drove a monorail while living in Seattle.

returned to Minneapolis in 1984, and appeared to be very
wealthy. | land purchased a

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paratrooper a in the Army and i gave the following

description of i

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Name

Race

Sex

Height

Weight

Hair Light brown on sides,
bald on top

LEAD:
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AT. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

Conduct appropriate fugitive investigation and
report findings to Seattle.

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FBI
TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
OO Teletype [) Immediate CJ TOP SECRET
C] Facsimile O Priority {_] SECRET
AIRTEL EL] Routine {] CONFIDENTIAL
(1 UNCLASEFTO
[J UNCLAS
Date 10/21/93
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-SE-81) (P)
FROM pth (rc, ALBUQUERQUE (164-0) .
SUBJECT : NORJAK; ;
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Re telenhone calls from Special Agent (SA) '

Enclosed for Seattle are copies of photographs
received from| |

to SA| Soe

| Santa Fe, New Mexico,

contacted the Santa Fe Resident Agency (SFRA) through_her
attorney, | | because she believed that her
| } is the subject of the above
Captioned case.

sa | Jmet with[ _] at the office of

Lr at which time, She gave thd following description and
ackground regarding| |

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Sex: Male
Race: Y
Date of Birth:
Hair: Brown _
al 50 Wears mustache
Byes: Hazel come ,
Weight: 220/Pounds __
Height: eto
Occupation: Carpenter/Contractor
Children: . Two - Son - 13 years old
daughter - 11 years old
Spouse:

Currently unmarried, living wit
[_|saia that | graduated from high school
in 7

in Claremont, California, but also attended high
ase, Maryland, for a short period of time.
is a psychologist from Ashland, Oregon, who

taught briefly at Stanford University in California.
| has political views which lean to the

extreme Left.

{i

is described by as having been a
antiwar radical in the_late 1960s, who is still very
politically active. periodically runs for:

political office in the Santa Fe, a |e never
wins these elections. According to feels that
violence is a legitimate means of achieving political change
and has stated so on several occasions. [hes claimed

to have been involved with political movements in the

United States, su the Black Pant he American
Tndian movement. believes that has contributed
money to these organizations in the past.

According to|

| revealed his

involvement in th jacking of a northwest oryent—airiin's
flight, and told that he is D.B. COOPER. told

this approximately rs ago. On several
occasions, since then, has 2 about the

hijacking, however, has not provided

about the incident..

was obtained By the hijacker en

with any details

believes that at least some of the money which

fey in a safe deposit box in

a bank in Deming, New Mexico.

states, as her basis for

this belief, the fact that]

| during a time of extreme

financial need, made a telephone call and asked issi to
take money from the safe deposit box. Although,
hat he was calling to ask permission from the

never told

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leaders of the group behind the hijacking incident, she feels
this is probably what he was doing. Several days later,
returned to their stating that he had been able

Eo obtain $14,000 in cash. did not see the cash.

On one of the occasions when spoke of his
involvement with the hijacking incident, he to that he
had been chosen by a group, who had decided to commit this

crime, because he was young, in good physical condition and
had never been fingerprinted. The purpose of the crime was to

ey for a war chest which the group was accruing.
told id not_personally profit in any
way from this act. told that he was

approximately 19 years old at the time and had been trained by
this group at a paramilitary camp in northern California. It
was at this location that| was taught to parachute
and was given extensi 1 training. The name D.B.
COOPER was chosen by L- den the other group members
because his initials are, in fact D. B. and the name COOPER
was chosen arbitrarily.

As far as knows, | | has never had any
qnow fb] oc nited States mi ary and she does not

know if| actually knows anything about parachuting.

After the hijacking incident, hid in
various mental institutions, because he is a manic depressant
and has a bipolar personality. According to |
has good control of these disorders, however, Can @xhibit
classic symptoms when he chooses to, because he truly has
these disorders and knows a lot about them. [__ J]claims that

would go to an institution where psychologically
roubled people are cared for and exhibit the manic depressant

symptoms and be allowed to stay at these institutions until he
could be evaluated. Eventually, he would always be released.

Several months after the hijacking, | jended
up at the Navajo Indian reservation in the four corners area
in northwest New Mexico, where he stayed for several years and

was involved in marijuana smuggling. Again, has no proof
or detailed information_which would serve as a basis for her
belief in this part of | | story.

in 1978 in Deming, New Mexico,
was residing with his mother, who_is now deceased.
has resided in New Mexico, with ever since

then.

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first of these was for criminal trespass in Sedona, Arizona. bIc
could not remember the year that that occurred. The

second was in the fall of in Deming ico, for

aggravated assault. Also, | believes| was

detained in Oklahoma City by the FBI for making statements

during an interstate flight, during which he made statements

to the effect that he ha apon and that he ,
hijacking the airplane. [fees not know if[ [es b6é
actually arrested for thiS But she does recall being told by b7c

| that the flight was forced to land in Oklahoma City
because of his statements.

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observation and interview: aoe bie
Sex: Female \
Race: White L ;
Hair: Salt and Pepper i
Eyes: Blue }
Weight: 135 Pounds f
Height: 5'5" f
Occupation: ini ogist \
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Telephone Numbers: Home
Work

Business Address: |L ]
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Albuquerque will leave it! to the discretion of
Seattle to determine if further investigation regarding this |
information is needed. i

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FD-36 (Rev. 11-17-88)

FBI
TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
C Teletype C] Immediate O TOP SECRET
() Facsimile 1 Priority (J SECRET
&)] AIRTEL [Cj Routine (0 CONFIDENTIAL
[C} UNCLASEFTO
[1] UNCLAS .
Date 12/3/93
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TO : SAC, SEATTLE
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FROM ol JACKSONVILLE (164A-SE-81) (FWBRA) (RUC) .
SUBJECT' : NORJAK
CAA
00: SEATTLE
Re PH airtel to JK, dated pi2sie2i—and telcal from
SA| | JK Division, to SA SE Division,

on 11/30/93.

Referenced airtel provided information that the
owner 6f the boat | | docked in Destin, Florida,
| identical to subject of captioned matter.

ation disclosed that the owner of the vessel is

Florida,..telephone-number] [ According to
records fr ynas TELEPHONE COMP. » For alton Beach,
Florida, has received service at this address_since 1975.
Records of the UNITED STATES COAST GUARD disclosea[—] has
owned the vessel ] since 6/5/85. Arrest checks
are negative for |

On 11/23/93,| owner, |

| Fort Walton Beach,

Florida, (located behind the] |, advised that|
has kept his boat | [ at the marina many_years an
used to be a commercial fisherman. stated

stopped fishing because he got tired of paying income taxes.

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He said rarely uses the boat and only stops by the marina
to pay his monthly slip fee. characterized as a

loner and "drop out" from society who now spends most of his

time playing golf. He added that[_]was an engineer years
ago and is very intelligent.

Inasmuch as JK's file regarding captioned_matter
was destroyed in_1989, SA contacted case agent

to determine if | could be a viable suspect since he is
only 46 years old. SA| | advised tnat[]wvas teo young
to be D. B. COOPER, however, he said he wou review the above
information to determine it[ __]shouid nonetheless be
interviewed. As such, JK considers this matter RUC'd at this
time.

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FD-302 (Rev, 3-10-82) ' '

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/20/93

| white male, date of birth __]

: [| hazel eyes, white hair, 5/9", 175 pounds, Minnesota

| driver's license number | | voluntarily appeared
at the Minneapolis Office of the FBI. | was advised that
the interview was requested as a result of a telephone call
received by the television program "America's Most 3
following their airing a segment on D. B. COOPER. [| was

advised that he had been identified as a suspect in the airplane
hijacking performed by D. B. COOPER because of his resemblance

Seattle, Washington, and Minneapolis. was advised of the
identity of the_interviewing Agent and provided the following
information. was advised that the interview was voluntary
and that he was free to leave at any time.

He was born in| } on
and stayed in Minneapolis until May 16, 1966, when Nhe -encereq
the Army (regular Army Number|_ |. While in the Army,

he obtained his basic training at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri.

He was then transferred to Fort Gordon, Georgia, and then was
transferred to Mainz, Germany, where he received his airborne
training. He then served a tour in Vietnam and was stationed

at Phouc Vinh with the 101lst Airborne. He then returned to

Fort Riley, Kansas, and then F h Carolina, where
he was honorably discharged on . He has done no
Civilian skyjumping. He has no pilot training. He has received
no special training in civilian-type planes. While he was a
paratrooper in the Army, they jumped out of C-130s and C-14is.

After his discharge, he returned to Minneapolis and
attended the University of Minnesota. He also worked at the
post office and drove a city bus for the METROPOLITAN TRANSIT
COMMISSION (MTC). He moved to Seattle in June, 1972, and

[ |] for SEATTLE TRANSIT until June, 1977. e

then worked for HARRIS FORD in Lynnwood, Washington, until 1984,

when he returned to Minneapolis and purchased | |
for $10,000 cash and $20,000 on a five-year contract.

He purchased

investigation on =11/23/93 at Minneapolis, Minnesota File # I64A-SE-81 — I 25 7
LB.

by Sal mek Date dictated 11/26/93

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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He recalls that it was a cold day that D. B. COOPER
parachuted from a commercial airliner. He believes every
paratrooper recalls that day. He does not believe that

D. B. COOPER survived the jump. He believes on November 24,
1971, he was driving a bus for Mfc.

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FD-302 (Rey. 3-10-32} « '

Date of transcription 12/20/93
| | white male, date of birth
[| hazel eyes, white hair, 5'9", 175 pounds, Minnesota
driver's license number| | voluntarily appeared

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

at the Minneapolis Office of the FBI. | was advised that
the interview was requested as a result of a telephone call
received by the television program "America's Most Wanted"
following their airing a segment on D. B. COOPER. | was
advised that he had been identified as a suspect in the airplane
hijacking performed by D. B. COOPER because of his resemblance
to the artist's conception and the fact_that he resided in both
Seattle, Washington, and Minneapolis. LL |was advised of the
identity of the interviewing Agent and provided the following
information. was advised that the interview was voluntary
and that he was free to leave at any time.

He was born inl | on|
and stayed in Minneapolis unt 66, when he entered
the Army (regular Army Number| . While in the Army,
he obtained his basic training at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri.

He was then transferred to Fort Gordon, Georgia, and then was
transferred to Mainz, Germany, where he received his airborne
training. He then served a tour in Vietnam and was stationed

at Phouc Vinh with the 101lst Airborne. He then returned to

Fort Riley, Kansas, and then Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where
he was honorably discharged on| | He has done no
civilian skyjumping. He has no pilot training. He has received
no special training in civilian-type planes. While he was a
paratrooper in the Army, they jumped out of C~130s and C-141s.

After his discharge, he returned to Minneapolis and
attended the University of Minnesota. He also worked at the
post office and drove a city bus for the METROPOLITAN TRANSIT
COMMISSION (MTC). He moved to Seattle in June, 1972, and[___]

for SEATTLE TRANSIT until June, 1977. He

then worked for HARRIS FORD in Lynnwood, Washingto unti 84,
when he returned to Minneapolis and purchased | )
for $10.000 cash and $20,000 on a five-vear contract.
Re purchased

JSeancieD noes

Investigationon — 11/23/93 at Minneapolis, Minnesota File# 1o6¢mM¥SRS8T.

by SA *meb Date dictated aig BEE 2 5 1993
FBI- StATTWE

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it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
C} Teletype (1 Immediate CL) TOP SECRET
(_} Facsimile C1 Priority CJ SECRET
&) AIRTEL (1 Routine L}) CONFIDENTIAL
[] UNCLAS EF TO
(0 UNCLAS
Date 12/20/93
TO ; SAC, SEATTLE (164A-SE~81) 4
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FROM >: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164A-SE~81) (RUC) 7 4
SUBJECT : NORJAK; . : f
D. B. COOPER; : f o
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Re Mobile airtel to Minneapolis dated 9/7/93.
Enclosed for Seattle are the original_and two
copies of an FD-302 reflecting the interview of | | b6
as well as Agent's interview notes. b7C

[was interviewed at the Minneapolis FBI
Office The interviewing Agent noticed a resemblance between

and the composite drawing of D. B. COOPER. However, b6
refused to have hi graph taken. The Seattle b7C
Division should note that is appro 20 years
was

ximatel
younger than D. B. COOPER escribed. [ Jacvisea
that on the date of the captioned hijacking, he would have
been working for the METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMMISSION (MTC)
in Minneapolis, Minnesota,] |

| | MTC, advised they do not sey b6

employment records past 10 years and would not have bic
[employment records.

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considered . His dress was always similar to
the composite, slacks, and a jacket.
Lena Contacted the FBI on the advise of her attorney. bé6é
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FD-36 (Rev. 11-17-88}

FBI .
TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
C] Teletype CI Immediate L] TOP SECRET
C] Facsimile [] Priority [] SECRET
(J AIRTEL (2 Routine C] CONFIDENTIAL
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(C] UNCLAS
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Re telephone call of SA , Louisville Pee
Division to sal | Seattle Division, 1/13/94
regarding Seattle case captioned, "NORJAK; aka D. B. Cooper;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT, 164A-SE-81."
Enclosed herewith for the Seattle Division is/one
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explanatory.

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Furthermore, by communi i 9/93 the
Baltimore Division_advised that | tras located
at his residence, | @isterstown,
Maryland. [| [advised during the interview he urate the
letter describing the similarities between and D.
B. COOPER. stated that he believed that might
be D. B. COOPER because of the fact that he was in The right
age bracket and that he had airborne experience in the
military. He also stated that now has a small ranch
i icky and does not kn e money came from.

stated that he knew approximately five to six
years ago when they both live e Dundalk area.

| | tated that | |may have had a

or al by the name of] Jwho did
federal Time for a bank robbery somewhere between 1967 and
1974. He could provide no specific information regarding the
relationship of D. B. COOPER to[___ether than the
photographic similarity and the above stated information.

in

also expressed a desire to continue to
assist the FBI and made it clear that he was "a police buff".

Wher was interviewed, it was the opinion of
the interviewing Agent and police detective that they did not
feel the information fron|— was creditable.

LEADS:
SEATTLE DIVISION:
AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON:

Pursuant to referenced telephone call, it is
requested SA review the enclosures and assess

the other information contained in this communication in order
to determine if further investigation is warranted at this
time. Any additional leads in this matter will be left to the
discretion of the office of origin.

No further investigation will be conducted by
Louisville and this matter will be placed in a closed status.

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disease that _had killed his mother. C believes that it was at this time
that $s and | | planned the hijacking in that S was expected to die
and had nothing to lose.

In approximately 1978, S was talking in his sleep and was upset
about having left fingerprints on the stairs. C did not understand this
and S explained he was having nightmares about prison.

C stated that in approximately 1990, she found a parking slip

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FD-71 (Rev. 4-13-92)
NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices: im Negative-—d.Sec below
Subject' namie and oe z Character of case
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DUANE L. WEBER, AKA~. 164A-81 (POSSIBLE SUSPECT) Ps
JOHN COLLINS, . 7
/OTHERS UNKNOWN ; . Complainant {7} Protect Source >
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S was born in 1924 as Duane L. Weber. At some point in time, /
he was sent to San Quentin prison and released in approximately 1946.
Sometime between 1946 and 1965, he was sent to federal prison under an
unknown name in Colorado. From approximately 1965 to 1968, he was in the
Kansas State prison, inmate number W12019, under the name of John C.
Collins.
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from the early 1970s from the Seattle area. She asked S why he
was saving it and then he threw it away.

C stated that S had destroyed all photographs prior to the
late 70s. They later found a full-body photograph of subject
wearing a plaid jacket that experts have told her was taken
between 1965 and 1972. 1s nn i when they found the old
photograph, S stated that had taken the photograph just
before "the big one". In this photograph, C stated that it is
very apparent to anybody who knows S's build that he has
something under his jacket and C believes that it was possibly a
backpack or something.

C stated that she has in her possession a tie tac and cuff
links that S had from prior to] |} C has learned
from books that D.B. Cooper was wearing a stick pin which C
stated has been described as very similar to the tie tack she has
in her possession. She described the tie tac as being gold with
a pearl in it.

In the early 80s, C and S were on a trip_to Columbus,
Georgia. S pointed out a house that he and had lived
in, and an area where they used to "jump". C questioned this in
that S was not known to be a skydiver. S responded that anybody
can join the service during war times. C believes he was
possibly in the Korean war.

In 1990 he was diagnosed as manic depressive and was on
medication. Sometime after that, S began jumping around his
hospital room screaming, "Let's get the fucking show on the road.
Where's the road, Joe?" C has learned from a book that this and
other statements that S made during this time are similar to
things D.B. Cooper said during the hijacking.

Very shortly before S's death on 3/28/95, he told her that
he was actually Dan Cooper. C was aware that S had used aliases
in his earlier life so did not put much thought into this at the
time, until about a year later when she was encouraged by friends
to read, "D.B. Cooper, What Really Happened" by Max Guenther. C¢
advi that after she read this book, she was 100% convinced

was identical with subject D.B. Cooper. C state

that there are things in the book that could not have been known

by| jprior to the book being published but that he had
relayed to her years prior. Additionally, she believes that the
person referred to as is actually| Jin that she

spoke of identical incidents as S had relayed to her about his
life when he was/[ }

Also, just prior to S's death, she mentioned that S had
never told her how he injured his leg. He told her that he
injured it during the "big one".

C advised that she has viewed photographs of the composite
drawing of D.B. Cooper and does not think they are identical but

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sees enough similarities in the composite alone to warrant
further investigation.

C stated she has a lot more information and evidence to

relay but would like to speak with somebody who is familiar with
the case.

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wen natis FERAL BUREAU OF nvsticaon

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

YOUR FILENO. 164-50 (P) March 8, 1979

FBI FILE NO. 164-2111
LATENT CASE NO. A-45410

0 SAC, Sacramento

RE: =NORJAK

rererence: Airtel 2/6/79
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Sacramento

SPECIMENS: Copies of finger and palm prints of Robert W. Rackstraw,
FBI #977973E

The unidentified latent prints previously reported in this
case are not identical with the submitted prints, which are enclosed.

Enclosures (3) { A 4 )

2 - Seattle (164-81)

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ernie ™. BUREAU OF INVES@GATION ,

Washington, D.C. 20587

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-50 (P) March 16, 1978
FBI FILE NO. 164-2111 ;
LATENT CaseNO, ACHH1O

vo: SAC, Sacramento

rererence: Airtel 3-6-78
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Sacramento
SPECIMENS:

The unidentified latent fingerprints and
latent impression previously reported in the captioned
case were compared with the available fingerprints of
Robert Wesley Rackstraw, aka Robert Wesley Jones, FBI
#9779738, but no identification was effected. No palm
prints were located here for Rackstraw.

2. - Seattle (164-81)

Sob 2 Kink 95

Acting Assistant Director, Identification Divisi

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FD-491 (Rev. 5-26-92) S .

Memorandum
To : "0 SEATTLE (164A-SE-61) Date 06/28/96
From aid' , SACRAMENTO
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Subject: NORJACK EX) Fite Destruction Program
(Title)
Enclosed are 8 items.

These items are forwarded to your office since file meets
criteria for destruction.

Enclosures are described as follows:

Original Notes. 'g

Original FD-302's.
Laboratory and/or Technical Support.

BAaAOB

Miscellaneous Documents.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

(12/31/1995)

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ROUTINE Date: 11/25/1996

Attn: Squad 5

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Contact:

Approved By:
Drafted By:

Case ID #: -L642-SE-81- SO (OKA - FY

Title: D. B. COOPER
Information Concerning
Synopsis: Anonymous complainant telephonically furnished

information relating to identity of D. B. COOPER.

Details: On 11/25/96, 1:35 p. m., unfemale telephonically
contacted NK Division and furnished the following information.

She said she had known this information for about ten years,
and that only a handful of people know this information about the
true identity of D. B. COOPER. She said she was motivated to
call in by a recent newspaper article portraying COOPER as some
kind of folk hero. She said COOPER was no foik hero. He was an
experienced pilot and sky-diver, but was also a drug smuggler.
She is opposed to drugs and wants to set the record straight
about COOPER.

She said she did not know COOPER personally, but knows from
others in a family that s

he associated with until recently that
he used the name JOHN and]

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1988 in Texas, while smuggling drugs from Mexico.
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To: Seattle From: Newark
Re: 164A-SE-81, 11/25/1996

She _ said| [mother is in Island Heights, NJ;
___] real name is| } but she now uses the
irs name. | | last name unknown, and was last known to
resode -in_COOPER'= ouse in or near_Austin, TX, as of 1987 or

1988. 's name is

being| |name. She uses a P. 0. Box in Island
Heights, NJ, as an address, and was last known to be there using
the name | jJabout two and a half years ago.

She said JOHN may have been one of the original suspects in
this case, although it could never be proven he was D. B. COOPER.

Caller did not want to give her identity and did not want
to know she had furnished
"Informacion. During the call, she referred to fact she was in
NJ, that she was age in 1971. She inquired if any reward was
being offered for information relating to identity of D. B.
COOPER, and stated she would phone back on 12/2/96 to inquire
further on that point. .

Set Lead 1:
SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE

Seattle is requested to evaluate above information and
advise if any leads for NK or SA are deemed warranted.

Set Lead 2:
AT SBATTLE

Seattle is also requested to advise what should be related
to complainant on the reward question should she call back.

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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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and SSA

returned to the Evadence Control Room.

11/21/1996

Date of transcription

On 11/21/1996, evidence identified as SE 164~41-133,
further identified as currency remains from case entitled
aw by press, On same date evidence

and

Investigation on 11/21/1996

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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is Joaned to your agency;

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FD-362 (Rev, 10-6-95)

AGENT ONLY

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

11/21/1996

Date of transcription

On 11/21/1996, evidence identified as SE 164-41-1B3,
further identified as currency remains from case entitled

"NORJACK", was opened for review by press, On same date evidence

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NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices: [1] Negative See below

Subject's name and aliases Character of case

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[7] Personal {&} Telephonic Date L1/26/1996 Time_4:00PM

Address of Subject en ee

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Subject's

Description

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Facts of complaint

C advised that during the 1950s, she was acquainted with Sf and
has not seen him since that time. She knew him when he resided in e
New Jersey area, but was last known to be residing in Colorado. Whén she
heard the story regarding the D.B. Cooper case, C and others use to joke

around that it was S because that is the "perfect crime" that S had spoke
about for years.

Sometime later, a book was published by an unrecalled author
who indicated that he learned from airline records that the person who
hijacked the plane was originally booked as |

This past Sunday, C saw the composite sketch of D.B. Cooper and
indicated this person appears identical with S. C advised she has
photograph of S from her wedding party (in the 50s) that she is going to
forward to writer.

UNI search conducted and revealed subject is now residing in
the Seattle area. He was noted in two Seattle files, | and

Review of both files was conducted. The NORJACK file only
contains Only a xecord check sheet from 12/80 with nothing to indicate

what had warranted the record check. The| | was reviewed and a
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KENNETH CHRISTIANSON SE 164A-81 L
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Complaint recgived

1 Persorfal Telephonic Date 11/5/96 Time_9:45 AM

Address of Subject a
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airplane and gotten away with large sums of money. © stated
had looked like the rendition of D.B. COOPER he had seen in the
newspaper. He went on to say| | was a bachelor and a
paratrooper who was familiar wit ATRLINES inasmuch as he was a
steward with NW AIRLINES. © stated he has spoken to two of the three

eople wh d D.B. COOPER, from Green Valley, AZ and
(phonetic). He said] |}drank bourbon and

that D.B. COOPER had ordered bourbon on the plane during the hijacking.
Lastly, KENNETH CHRISTIANSON had friends in the Longview, Washington area
and was reported to have known the area very well.

The above information is provided for whatever action is deemed
necessary.

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SUITABLE FOR THIS KIND OF PUBLICITY, PLEASE CONTACT —_

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MYSTERIES" WILL NOT BE BROADCAST DUE TO AN NBC NETWORK TELEVISION
PRE-EMPTION. NBC WILL RESUME ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED BROADCAST
OF "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES" ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1996, AT 8 P.M.,
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AMERICA'S MOST WANTED, a FIGHTS BACK," WILL i THE
FOLLOWING FBI CASES:

1) NORJACK; 00: SEATTLE, 164A-81.

IN NOVEMBER 1971, A MAN KNOWN ONLY AS "D. B. COOPER"
PARACHUTED FROM THE REAR DOOR OF A BOEING 727 AS IT FLEW OVER
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON STATE. HE HAD WITH HIM 200,000 DOLLARS
HE HAD EXTORTED BY THREATENING TO BLOW UP THE PLANE WITH THE CREW
ON BOARD. NO TRACE OF COOPER OR HIS PERSONAL EFFECTS HAVE EVER

BEEN FOUND.

CONTACT SA FBI, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

206/622-0460, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

2) + FUGITIVE (A); UFAC - ROBBERY; PRELIMINARY

INQUIRY; CO: ALBUQUERQUE,

| A CONVICTED MURDERER, IS WANTED FOR ARMED

ROBBERIES AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AREA BUSINESSES, INCLUDING
HALLMARK STORES.

IS A WHITE (HISPANIC) MALE, APPROXIMATELY 5'8"

AND 180 POUNDS, WITH BROWN EYES AND BLACK HAIR, DOB:

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ON THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: "AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: FINAL
JUSTICE" AND "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES" ON THE USA AND LIFETIME CABLE
NETWORKS, RESPECTIVELY. IF LEAD INFORMATION IS DEVELOPED IN YOUR
AREA REGARDING CASES PROFILED ON THESE PROGRAMS,
PLEASE CONTACT NP/FPO, OPCA, AT 202/324-5348.

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PROFILED ON "INTERNATIONAL CRIME ALERTS," VOA INTERNATIONAL RADIO
BROADCAST SERVICE OF USIA.

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, THE' NOTED FBI FIELD ®...; ARE REQUESTED TO HAVE THE CASE

AGENTS TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR THE BROADCAST OF "AMERICA'S

'MOST WANTED." PLEASE CONTACT SA FBI-WASHINGTON Pe

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NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE UNIT OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE

DIVISION (CID). ALSO, CALL on

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OF THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SERVICE IN DEVELOPING A MECHANISM TO
REPORT ANY INFORMATION ON U.S. FUGITIVES STEMMING FROM THESE
WORLDWIDE BROADCASTS, ALSO FROM WORLDWIDE PUBLICITY THROUGH
VARIOUS OTHER INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. FOR INSTRUCTIONS
REGARDING THIS MATTER, PLEASE REFER TO THE FBI TELETYPE DATED
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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 01/16/1997

To: dacksonville Attn: Pensacola RA,

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St. Louis

From: Séattle -

Squad 5

Contact: SA (206) 667-0171

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Case ID #: SE 1640-81 — 7244

Title: NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT -
HIJACKING ;

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: To provide Jacksonville with enclosures needed to

conduct interview in Pace, Florida. Also to set
Angeles and military record checks in St. Louis.

Administrative: Re telcall 1/13/97, between Pensacola SSA
| and Seattle SA

lead for Los

Enclosures: Enclosed for Jacksonville and Los Angeles is a
synopsis of captioned crime and description of typical lead
information. Also enclosed is one artist's rendering of subject
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Webgit, Gate of—binth 61a /1924 ra Nw 2I3 21428862, also known as
John Carson Collins, dats.of birth 6/18/1924 or 41/13/1928, SSN
587-18-0349, was subject Cooper. fhas repeatedly tola

DOYETEHA" SHA Seattle FBI Offices that|_

|confessed to

being Cooper prior to his death in 1995. Following his death,
false identification was found concealed in his vehicle which |
included a Florida driver's license under the name of "John Ca?86n

Collins, date of birth 11/13/1928, a Social Security.
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TO: sacksonvi11 exon: Seattle ®
Re: SE 164A-81, 01/16/1997

Duane Weber would have been 47 in 1971, within the age
range for Cooper.

An FBI record, number 3552803, was located by FBI Ident
and uploaded into the automated system. It was noted that Weber
Was apparently not incarcerated in November 1971.

| jhas detailed information that warrants

some evaluation. [also advised that although she was
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Due to the fact that the U.S. Attorney's Office,
Seattle, has not yet advised that this matter would not be
prosecutable at this late date, it is requested that the below
leads be undertaken to include/eliminate Weber. A large volume
of tips continue to be provided to Seattle as a result of various
recent news rebroadcasts of the Norjack case. Very few of these
warrant followup of this nature.

| | indicated that she has had contact with
Pensacola concerning this matter.

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To: sacksonvit1 WP evom: Seattle @
Re: SE 164A-81, 01/16/1997

LEAD (s):
Set Lead 1:
JACKSONVILLE
AT PACE, FL
Using enclosed materials and_outline provided by
Seattle conduct detailed interview of | ~jand set out b6
appropriate leads to include or eliminate subject Duane Loren bic

Weber as being subject Dan Cooper. Emphasis should be on
determining Duane Weber's true identity, background, and
whereabouts on 11/24/1971.

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LOS_ANGELES

AT _ SAN BERNARDINO, CA

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er knowledge of Duane Loren Weber, his activzties, and
whereabouts in November 1971. Interview jand determine if
| Jof Duane Weber and obtain information
Soh Weber's background and whereabouts in November 1971.

Ask about any comments possibly made by Weber to her
concerning captioned case, military training, or jump training.
Set Lead 3:

ST. LoOUTS

AT ST. LOUIS, MO

Conduct appropriate liaison with U.S. Military Records
Center and ascertain if Duane Lauren Weber, date of birth
6/18/1924, SSN 293-14-8862, or John Carson Collins, date of birth
6/18/1924 or 11/13/1928, SSN 293-14-8862 or 587-18-0349, ever
served in the U.S. Military. If military records are located,
obtain training abstract and ascertain if subject ever received
jump training.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 2/11/97

born | | was interviewed

at her residence, | San Bernardino,
California, L | _AITEY Being advised of the identity
of the investigating Agent and the nature of the interview, she

furnished the following information:

first met Duane L. Weber in the early 1960':
Boulder, Colorado, when Weber visited the|
where was employed as a waitress. During this time, Weber

was using the alias of John Collins and had a bogus Social
ry Account Number to spend his assumed name. In 1962,

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jJand Weber were and they shortly thereafter
relocated to Kansas City, Kansas, where Weber found employment as
an insurance salesman 1963 and Weber moved to
Cleveland, Ohio where an apartment complex. During
1963, Weber was arrested by the FBI for an unrecalled offense.

In 1964 or 1965, and Weber moved to Overland Park, Kansas,
where Weber again became involved in the insurance industry.
During a business trip to Springfield, Missouri, Weber was
arrested for stealing some credit cards from a woman he met at a
night club. Weber was found guilty of this offense and spent
three years confinement at Jefferson City, Missouri.

advised that she first learned Weber's true
identity after his arrest on the credit card violation. Prior to
this arrest and conviction, she thought Weber's true name was
John Collins. She remained at Jefferson City during Weber's
three years of confinement working as a waitress at a country
club. In early 1969, Weber was released from custody and the two
returned to Boulder Colorado where they originally met. Weber
was unsuccessful finding work at Boulder in the insurance
industry and briefly worked as_a bellhop at the Harvest House.
After six months in Boulder, and Weber moved to Atlanta
Georgia where Weber found work as an insurance salesman.
advised that she Egmained in Atlanta until April, 1971 when she

and Webe

Jadvised that lth Weber
began in ] or 1971 when he met a woman named whom he
was teaching the insurance business. At an unrecalled time in

lovestigation on 2/10/97 a San Bernardino, Ca.

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the early 1970's, Weber ana[_ traveled to Savannah, Georgia, for
a business trip. subsequently informed Weber that she was
_ pregnant by him. This resulted in| ing and obtaining a
Co Jeron Weber. After [_ lreturned to her native
Lawrence, Kansas for a brief period before relocating to San
i ifornia. noted that Weber sent her
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1974, Weber contacted from Los Angeles International Airport b6

where he had flown from_an unknown location. She recalls him talking »7¢
about| | | Jassumed that by this time,
Weber's relationship with | J was over and that he was trying to

| |xrejected Weber's advances and he ostensibly
returned to Atlanta.

viewed a composite sketch of D. B. COOPER and stated ©

that Weber did not favor this individual. She described Weber as Bc

j been 6/ 4" and 225 pounds, taller and heavier than COOPER.

never knew much about Weber's background but recalls him saying

that he was from Akron, Ohio and that his grandfather had founded
Sherwyn-Williams paint company. Weber on occasion mentioned that he
had been in the Navy and talked about various boats. Weber never
mentioned skydiving and to the best of knowledge, had never
parachuted. She noted that Weber always smoked Pall Mall Gold
cigarettes and that he never smoked Raleigh filtered cigarettes.

recalled that during 1963 or 1964, Weber went to bé
Seattle, Washington for an unknown reason. Weber had asked bIC
whether she wished to accompany him to which she refused.
ended up going to_her sister's house in Phoenix, Arizona while Weber
went to Seattle. remembers little about Weber's trip to
Seattle other than at he brought her back some silk flowers. This
was the only trip she recalled where Weber went to Seattle.

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noting that she had not been in touch with him for many years. b7C
Regarding the possibility that Weber was D. B. Cooper, she advised
that Weber was not daring enough to pull off a feat like skyjacking.
She knew for certain that while| | Weber, he never
committed any crimes as notorious as skyjacking with his criminal
activity limited to petty crimes. concluded the interview by
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Weight 120 pounds
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was unsuccessful finding work at Boulder in the insurance
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE

To: Sea =

From: Los Angeles

Dates 02/11/1997

Attn: Squad 5
SA

Riverside Sat

Contact: SA

1(909) 686-0335

Approved By:

Drafted By:

Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending)

Title: NORJACK;

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Synopsis: To report coverage of lead at San Bernardino,

California.

Reference: SE 164A-81 Serial 9268

Enclosures: Enclosed for Seattle are ici one copy
of an FD-302 reflecting interview of and

interview notes.

Details: On 02/10/1997, |

| white female, DOB

San Bernardino

} residing at |
alifornia, furnished no information that would indicate tha

| | Duane Loren Weber, was responsible for capti
Weber

matter. However ,| aid note that
from approximately until April, 1 7 al at she had no

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information régarding Weber's activities contemporaneous with

captioned incident. Leads to locate and interview
left to the discretion of Seattle.

On 02/11/1997, an inquiry of California Identification
and Information (CII) revealed that
wanted by San Bernardino Police Dep
bail This information was furnished to SBPD

for on ey deemed appropriate.

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its review and consideration in connection with any other relate

matters that may have been brought to its attention. If that

Office requires any additional information from you, you will be
contacted. Your courtesy and interest in bringing this informa-
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Dear

This is to acknowledge receipt of your recent commu-
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its review and consideration in connection with any other related
matters that may have been brought to its attention. If that
Office requires any additional information from you, you will
be contacted. Your courtesy and interest in bringing this infor-

mation to the attention of the FBI are appreciated.

Sincerely yours,

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Office of Public and
Congressional Affairs

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Food For The Poor, Inc.
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Yes, Pll send you a matching gift check to

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can match the gift by
December 3 Ist, and use the
money to help the orphans
of the Caribbean and Latin
America. With your help
we can do it.

This means thousands of
orphans will receive the
life-saving food, clothing,
bedding and supplies they
need to survive. While
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family of their own, we
can show them what it is
like to be a part of the
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A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE,
800-435-7352, WITHIN THE STATE; OUTSIDE FLORIDA 904-488-2221, REGISTRATION

DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE,

This Christmas
please help the
orphans of the
Caribbean and
Latin America.

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be matched
dollar for dollar,
doubling the
amount of

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December 1996

South Bend, IN

Dear

cod hab plessed us with a wonderful Christmas
gift and I had to share this fantastic news with you.
Food For The Poor has been promised $400,000 from a
group of generous benefactors. The gift is critical
because we need over one million dollars to help 50
destitute orphanages. However, in order to receive
this gift, we must meet three conditions:

1) We must raise an additional $400,000 from
concerned friends like you to match this gift
dollar for dollar.

2} The money has to be used to help abandoned
children and orphans in the Caribbean and*Latin America.

3) Most importantly, we must raise all the
matching funds by December 31 or we will lose this
remarkable opportunity.

"THIS tis ~a" chance 'for you to double" tn
your gift...and double the help you give to orphans and
abandoned children this Christmas. Your gift will go
twice as far to give the most helpless of God's poor
children what they really need for Christmas - food,
clothing and other essential items.

Your matching gift of $25 or $50 will show all of
these abandoned orphans God's love and care through

over, please

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your compassion. For, when you send a gift to help
them, you are really giving it back to God, who gave
us the most precious gift of all - His Son, our Savior.

However, if we don't find the money to match this
gift, we'll lose this opportunity. That is why I pray
you will consider writing a check today so we can meet
this urgent deadline.

I only wish you could personally see the beautiful
faces of the children ... children like Marfa at Father
Lépez's orphanage in El Salvador.

Like the other children Father Lopez cares for,
Maria is a victim of El Salvador's war. Her world was
a peaceful, happy place until her parents died and she
lost everything.

Even now she wakes tp in the middle of the night,
calling out for her mother. But I told Marfa how
. people like you help, because we are all one family in

Christ, caring for each other. "Even though you lost
your parents, you still have a family who cares very
much about you," I said. "Just as Jesus does."

Sadly, all 50 orphanages have children who have
suffered as no child ever should. Their stories are
Similar, as are their needs. Your gift, matched dollar
for dollar, will go far in helping these orphans.

Sheldon is shy and quiet, a victim of parents who
are drug addicts. His thin body needs lots of food.
When he came to the Living Water orphanage in Trinidad,
he was severely malnourished. And, the orphanage is
down to their last bag of rice and beans.

Little Glen Roy was found in his dying mother's
arms at an abandoned airport in Grenada. Roma, his new
"Mom,'' is so poor she has only two diapers for Glen
Roy. She begged me for diapers and baby food for him
and the other orphans she took under her wing.

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In Haiti, Annie was abandoned by her mother.
Too poor to feed her, her mother walked off, leaving
Annie alone in the street. Annie is barefoot and her
clothes are threadbare. She receives love at the
orphanage, but little else. They can't afford decent
clothing for her and the other children.

Sharlene is another child you will help through
your gift. She is only five years old, but old enough
to remember how she was neglected. At the Maxfield Park
Home in Jamaica, her bed is a crib with peeling lead
paint. There are no blanketS:~~No sheets.

You are such an important part of Food For The
Poor, I don't know how I can help ail these orphans
without you. I promised the 50 orphanages food, baby
blankets, diapers, clothing and shoes, sheets and other
essentials they need. These poor children are so
hungry and destitute that a hot, nutritious meal means
more to them at Christmas than toys.

It will be a great loss to the children and the
orphanages we need to help if we don't match this gift
of $400,000. That's why your gift this holiday season
is so crucial.

I've enclosed two Matching Gift Checks made out
to Food For The Poor for two different amounts. Here's
what I need you to do.

Help us match the gift by sending an amount that
matches one or both of these checks, or fill in the
enclosed blank Matching Gift check for the amount you.
are léd to give:

Remember, your gift for these poor orphans will
be doubled in value through this remarkable matching
gift opportunity. We'll be able to help thousands of

orphans ... Marfa in El Salvador ... Sheldon in
Trinidad ... Glen Roy in Grenada ... Annie in Haiti ..
Sharlene in Jamaica ... and many, many more.

-3- over, please

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I really need to hear from you by December 31 to
meet the conditions of the matching gift. This is
your chance to make your gift double in size and give
directly to those who need you the most - abandoned
children and orphans of the Caribbean and Latin

J America. I don't want to let the children down.
I know you don't want to either.

I am pleading with you, please help the orphans
this Christmas. Every dollar you give means another
'orphan will be fed, sheltered and clothed. I know
whatever you give comes from the heart and that is the
true spirit of Christmas.

A servant of the poor

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P.S. If you give by December 31, your gift will be
matched dollar for dollar. The children need you to
provide them with food, clothing and other essentials.
Pledse give whatever you can to this extraordinary
matching gift opportunity.

P.P.S. With this letter, you will find a small gift
. from me ... a bookmark with my favorite poem written on
it. The poem is "I am there." The words are a great
* comfort to me as God tells us that He is always with
us. Please use it in your bible or your favorite book.
And remember, no matter what, God is always there.

Contributions are tax deductible under IRS section 501(c)(3).

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Many children have no
place to sleep at night.

Your Gift of Security will provide cribs,

blankets, sheets and linens to Sharlene and
other orphans to be tucked safe in their beds,

Your Christmas gift . . . and
the help you give to orphans
... Will double in value this
year because of our matching
gift opportunity,

Make a poor child happy this
Christmas through your gift.
Please send your check today.

FOOD FOR THE POOR, INC.
550 SW 12th Avenue
Deerfield Beach, FL. 33442
(954) 427-2222

CHRISTMAS
GIFIS OF LOVE

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The orphanages are overwhelmed
by the urgent needs of children.

Your Gift of Happiness will give
Sheldon and others a home with food,
love and learning in which to flourish.

Many children are abandoned,
neglected and hungry.

Your Gift of Life-will give Glen Roy

and other orphans baby formula, food,

diapers and other baby essentials

Many children-are naked in the streets
because they have no clothes to wear.
Your Gift of Dignity will give Annie
and other orphans shoes and clothing
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support of both individuals and
churches throughout the U.S. and
abroad in order to reach the least
of our brother's and sisters in

. Christ's name. ,

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used to meet the urgent needs of
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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)
Date: 02/08/99

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9275
Description of Document:

Type : OTHER

Date : 03/19/97

To : SEATTLE

From : ST LOUIS
Topic:[_] FRC RECORDS CHECK RE WEBER AND COLLINS

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE
Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81-1055 Serial: 14

Employee :

Time: 16:19

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FD-302 (Rev. 16-6.95)

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Date of transcription 02/13/97

social securit
numbex | LofT ace, Florida —

telephone | [was advised of the identity
interviewing agent and_the purpose of the interview. |
believes| deceased] Jas D.B. Cooper and provided the
following information:

DUANE LORIN (WEBER), date of birth 06/18/1924, SSN 293-
14-8862, also known as JOHN CHALK COLLINS, dR., date of birth
11/13/28, SSN 587-18-0349 was born in Willoughby, Ohio. He died
o£ Polysystic Kidney Disease on 03/28/1995 in Pace, Florida.
While confined to a hospital bed at the West Florida Reqional
Medical Center, Pensacola, Florida, he confessed| |,

that he was Dan Cooper, alias D.B. Cooper.

In 1990, | said she found a blue parking ticket
from the early 70s from the Seattle/Tacoma area. She asked WEBER
why he was saving it and he threw it away.

[| gaia that WEBER had destroyed all photographs
of himself prior to the late 70s. She later found a full-body
photograph of WEBER wearing a plaid jacket. When she inquired
about the photograph, WEBER replied that had taken the
photo right before the big one. foelieves that WEBER
has something on underneath his jacket in Che photograph.

| |stated that WEBER w
of crimes that he and} __
SSN | had committed. She said WEBER told her that he
went €o prison in Colorado for a crime planned and committed by

who

might have been a Navy careerist. He was stationed in the
Seattle or enn penmememee Ps 1971. lbelieves that he
is the reason that and WEBER might have been in the
area when the crime was committed. [believes that

may have been an accomplice. She reels | Jwidd not
ta if she finds out that WEBER is deceased.

Investigation on 02/06/1997 at Milton, Florida Preys ne
OfRIALIZED. FILED
Fie # SH-164A-81 Fab Date dictated
28 1997
by SA MAR La
FBI SEATS
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FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95)

SE-164A~81

Continuation of FD-302 of | | ,On 02/06/1997 __ rage 2 a

WEBER| | 1} | for
approximately four years. | jmay

live in Geo; Atlanta. Her Last known telephone
number was

In the early 80s, the WEBER'S lived in Mobile, Alabama.
They took a trip to Columbus, Georgia. WEBER pointed out a
duplex house and told that's where he use to live. In b6
addition, he also pointed out a field and said that's where he b7C
use to jump. She said to him that he was never in the army. He
replied that anybody can join the service during war times. She
believes he may have served during the Korean war.

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stated that WEBER had a securities BIC

license and that he sold insurance for Pyramid Life Insurance
from 1961 - 1967. As an insurance salesmen, he avoided working
in states that required fingerprints for the sale of insurance.
On several occasions, | | said that he could not be
fingerprinted because IE he did, he would spend the rest of his
life in jail. In approximately 1977, WEBER had a nightmare. He
awakened screaming I left my fingerprints on the aft

foot stairs (phonetic). He later explained that he was having
nightmares about prison.

In the late 70s or early 80s, WEBER was arrested for
driving under the influence in Fort Collins, Colorado. He may
have been fingerprinted.

WEBER use to tell that he had something named b6
after him, but he would never say what it was. One day, while BIC
driving past the airport in Denver, Colorado, he pointed at a
Boeing aircraft and told her that they called the stairs Cooper
Vein. Reflecting back on the moment, believes that the
aircraft stair's is what was named after him.

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told that DUANE WEBER was imprisoned in Colorado and
Illinois. He also told her that WEBER received a bad conduct
discharge from the military on May 30, 1942. She did not know
which branch of the military issued the discharge. She said
is in possiession of a letter received from DUANE WEBER, post
marked on March 23, 1943 from an artillery camp called Camp

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SE-164A-81

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Continuation of FD-302 of ,On 02 / 06 / 1997 , Page 3 bic

Sibert. also stated that the family had a business
(possibly a Sherwin-Williams paint store) i contract
with Boeing Aircraft during World War If. ) ne [Sees
WEBER may have acquired his knowledge about Boeing Aircrafts

during this time frame. In addition, owned property
in Tacoma, Washington.

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said when WEBER wanted to get rid of things, nC

he would throw them over bridges into large bodies of water. In
the late 70s or early 80s, WEBER made a trip to Seattle via
Interstate 5. Upon his return, she recalls reading in the paper
that money from the D.B. Cooper case had been found along a
waterway boarding Interstate 5. She told WEBER about it, and he
replied, that the money was worthless.

WEBER was left handed and smoked Winston cigarettes.
He had a habit of saying, don't be ascared, replacing the word
(afraid) with (ascared). Also he use to frequently place his
left hand at his croutch, and say, let's get this fucking show on
the road.

WEBER owned a Chevy Astro Van, vehicle identification
number 1G8CM1528GB245006. Prior to his death, he told si b6
to check the van throughly. checked the van and found b7C
nothing. She sold the van to
{LNU) , of | _ | Pensacola, Filorida| J on
06/01/1995. Two weeks later, | returned a wallet
which they found in the van to] | The wallet contained

several pieces of identification. (See —_ contained in 1A

envelope) In August_or September of 96, spoke with be
| She asked | if they had found any money in the van. bic
: replied if they had_found any money, they would have turned

it over to the police. believes they found something

of value in the van becausé they are now living above their

means.

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has in her possession a 10K Gold-filled
Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic watch which WEBER had]

| She believes the crime could not have been committed
without a watch. In addition, she has a tie tack/pin which she
says is similar to the one described in books as having being
worn by D.B. Cooper. See photo enclosed in 1A envelope.

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FD-302a (Rev, 10-6-95)

SE-164A-81
Continuation of FD-302 of _| | On 02/06/1997 Page PS
| |said that| | of Atlanta, Georgia,
telephone | | was WEBER'S oldest and dearest friend.
She_f nat 1f£ he confided in anyone about his past, it would
be
provided copies of various Federal and State —

income tax returns. Also, she provided a copy of DUANE WEBER and
a copy of a commutation of
@nce from @€ State of Missouri, a Certificate of Birth, a
handwriting sample, and numerous photos and pieces of
identification.

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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 02/13/97

| | social securit BS
number |[ [ Pace, Florida | BIC
telephone | } was advised of the identity of The
pelieves{ = agent andthe purpose of the interview.

believes Geceased was D.B. Cooper and provided the
following information:

DUANE LORIN (WEBER), date of birth 06/18/1924, SSN 293-
14-8862, also known as JOHN CHALK COLLINS, JR., date of birth
11/13/28, SSN 587-18-0349 was born in Willoughby, Ohio. He died
of Polysystic Kidney Disease on 03/28/1995 in Pace, Florida.
While confined to a hospital bed at the West Florida Regional
Medical Center, Pensacola, Florida, he confessed] | b6
} that he was Dan Cooper, alias D.Bv Cooper. b7C

In 1990, | jsaid she found a blue parking ticket
from the early 70s from the Seattle/Tacoma area. She asked WEBER
why he was saving it and he threw it away.

|said that WEBER had destroyed all photographs b6
of himself prior to the late 70s. She later found a full-body b7C
photograph of WEBER wearing a plaid jacket. When she inquired

about the photograph, WEBER replied that had taken the

photo right before the big one. elieves that WEBER

has something on underneath his jacket in the photograph.

ce

Lear $ W would often relate stories be
of crimes a é and b7C

SSN | | had committed. She sai fe) er a e
| went to prison in Colorado for a crime planned and committed by
who
might have been a Navy careerist. He was stationed in e
Seattle or Portland_area during 1971. | Jbelieves that he b6
is the reason that| Jand WEBER might have been in the b7C
area when the crime was committed. | [believes that
may have been an accomplice. She feels] | will HO

talk if she finds out that WEBER is deceased.

Investigation on 02/06/1997 «x Milton, Florida

Fie# SE-164A-81 Ase Date dictated

by _ SAI Kid b6
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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 03/17/97

number

| bornl social security eee
Pace, Florida L__],

telephone |
interviewing agent an

Was advised Of the identity of the

following additional information:

On 02/28/1997, |
WEBER'S
Valley, California

€ purpose of the interview.
believes deceased| |was D.B. Cooper and provided the
lreceived a call from DUANE b6
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tcelepnone |

has in his possession a jo
WEBER, | DUANE and
he was Looking through the
where DUANE had served tim

yrnal that belonged to CLAUDIAN J.

told her that while
journal, he found an entry detailing

e in the U.S. Army under the serial #

356-98-905. He received CWS Training at Camp Sibert, Alabama.

He was assigned to Company

D, i a (ee it was
discovered that DUANE had written from McNeill Island

Federal Penitentiary. His

address was Box PMB 17462,

Setillcoone, Washington.

said that her checks revealed b6

that this prison was locat
Interstate 5S.

ed near Tacoma, Washington off b7C

Investigation on 03/17/97 at Pens

File # Sk-164n-81 O21

acola, Florida (fédephon.
vtrtté Ti

Date dictated
MAR 28 199/
by SA _ b6
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it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 03/17/97
| | born | | social security b6
number [ | Pace, Florida [ ] bIC
telephone | } was advised of the identity _of the

interviewing agent and the purpose of the interview.
believes[__]deceased| was D.B. Cooper and provided the
following additional information:

rom DUANE b6

WEBER'S Morey b7C
Valley, California | | telephone] }

has in his possession a gene that_belondes to CLAUDIAN J.
WEBER, [ | DUANE and told her that while
he was looking through the journal, he found an entry detailing
where DUANE had served time in the U.S. Army under the serial #
356-98-905. He received CWS Training at Camp Sibert, Alabama.
He was assigned to Company D, 2nd Division. Also, it was

discovered that DUANE had written | | from McNeill Island

Federal Penitentiary. His_address was Box PMB 17462,
Setillcoone, Washington. said that her checks revealed b6
that this prison was locatéd near Tacoma, Washington off b7C

Interstate 5.

Investigation on 03/17/97 a Pensacola, Plorida (telephonically)
v1
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by SA icf b6
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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 03/04/1997

To: Seattle Attn: SA|
Squad 5

From: Jacksoffville
Pengacola RA:
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Approved B

Drafted By3/'| Hkld zicl

Case ID #: SE-164a-81 -997%

Title: NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT -
HIJACKING;

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: To report results of preliminary investigation at
Pensacola, Florida.

Reference: SE-164A-81 Serial 9268

Enclosures: Enclosed for Seattle are the following: Original EC
and copy; original investigative FD-302 j of initial
interview and follow-up interview with and four
fA envelopes containing various documents, photographs, a roll of
undeveloped film, and a handwriting sample/resume belonging to
DUANE WEBER.

Details: Complainant, | |} related to the writer the
same story contained in her initial complaint. In addition, she
advised that] _4} DUANE WEBER, born 06/18/1924, SSN
293-14-8862, also known as JOHN CHALK COLLINS, JR., born
11/13/28, SSN 587-18-0349 was born in Willoughby, Ohio. He died
of Polycystic Kidney Disease on 03/28/1995 in Pace, Florida. On
his death bed, he confessed to her that he was Dan Cooper, alias
D.B. Cooper.

DUANE WEBER was
SSN |
who might have been a Navy careerist. He was stationed in the
Seattle or Portland area during 1971. | believes that he
may have been the reason that| | and DUANE paghe pave been
in the area when the crime was committed. She believes
may have been an accomplice. In addition, she feels| |
will not talk if she finds out that WEBER is deceased, and/or if

she is approached by the FBI. Senge. INOEXED
MAR 28 1997
TTLE

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To: Seattle From: Jacksonville
Re: SE-164A-81, 03/04/1997

DUANE WEBER'S

Moreno Valley, California | telephone

has in his possession a letter which was received Erom
DUANE. The letter was post marked on March 23, 1943 from an

artillery camp called Camp Sibert. sn has in his
ossession a journal that belon ° On 02/28/1997,

Pe freceived a call from| | € CO er that while he
Was Looking through the journal, he found an entry detailing
where DUANE had served time in the U.S. Army under the serial #
356-98-905,. He received CWS Training at Camp Sibert, Alabama.
He was assigned to Company D, 2nd Division. Investigation has
revealed that the Chemical Warfare Service Unit Training Center

was activated on December 12, 1942 at Camp Sibert, Alabama.

_

Also, it was discovered that DUANE had] | from
McNeill Island Federal Penitenti address was Box PMB
17462, Steilacoon, Washington. | said that her checks
revealed that this prison was located néar Tacoma, Washington off

Interstate 5.

In as much as the Jacksonville Division is not aware of
what investigative activities have taken place to date, the
setting of leads originating from this investigation have been
reserved for your discretion.

Investigation continues at Pensacola, Florida.

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Complaint Form
FD-71 (Rev. 4-13-92)

NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices;-dtNegative [1 See below

- ——
_Subject's name.and Valfases

>

Character of case

ccomplaint received by)

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eee Complainant [7] Protect Source
Complaint received
(C] Personat £1 Telephonic Date2/20/97 Time_3: 00pm _
Address of Subject {_Complainant's address and telephone number
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Complainant' DOB SSAN Race Sex
wm
Race Sex Height Hair Build Birth Date and Birthplace
ag #) Mate = =
= eight es Complexi Social Security Numb
4 . | oO Female igh y plexion ja! urity Number
" A | Scars, marks and other data OU Pat
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Facts of complaint an
|for Clickidat ~ Jere.
county stated he had been thinking recently about the D.B. Cooper case
and recalled an individual by the name of| |who was a former
self employed skydiving instructor in Goldendale, Washington and an ex
ard officer. He was stationed at the Point/No Point lighthouse.
once_told| | that he wanted t hing really big
someday. | isappeared shortly after sak b6
service in The early 70's (about 1971). According to b7C
looks just like the composite of Cooper. laiso had_a_ sort smootn
voice and smoked menthol cigaretts. |knew SA| _ | (former
Seattle FBI) who apparently had a lead on a man ears aqo.
However according to investigated another who
was a surveyor and not the| } that skydiver.
knows that | Ja lady named and had a daughter.
and they moved to Vancouver, Washington.
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fhe following investigation was conducted by SA
on 04/22/1997 at Pensacola, Florida.

social security n
[fensacola, eiarica {"* 4)
preasphons!——_ladveses that he and

social security number |
bought a 1986 Chevy Astro Van from jon 06/01/1995.

Approximately one week later, as he was cleaning and
deodorizing the van, he found a wallet containing several pieces

of identification. Th - was £ in the rear of the
overhead compartment. called and told her he had
found a wallet in the van- @ Said sne became very excited when

he told her what he had found. returned the wailet to
rT] Upon arriving at her house, he observed her walking
around her yard brandishing a hand gun at some construction
workers who were working nearby. He returned the wallet and
left.

Cre eats ___|calted several times after he had returned
the wallet. She wanted to know if he had found anything else in
the van. He told her that he had not found_anything other than
the wallet which he had returned to her. refused to

believe him. She insisted that he found something else besides
the wallet. [_eota her not to call hin lJanymore.

curiosity was peaking after| _J told him that[ |
| cari be D.B. Cooper. He said he checked the
neadiiner and pulled the carpet back to see if the van might have
contained any money. The van was completely void of any money.
L's having the headliner replaced and the upholstery
cleaned in the van. During the process, he is going to have the

panels removed and he will check the van thoroughly for anything
peculiar. He agreed to contact the writer if he found anything.

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The following investigation was conducted by SA
[jen 04/22/1997 at Pensacola, Florida.

| | social security
| Pensacola, -Florida
sed that he and
| social wee ana | —
SH-USTUL 1095.

bought a 1986 Chevy Astro Van from

Approximately one week later, as he was cleaning and
deodorizing the van, he found a wallet containing several pieces
of identification. The_wallet was faund in the rear of the
overhead compartment. | called and told her he had
found a wallet in the van. He said she became very excited when

ad her what he had found. | returned the wallet to
— Upon arriving at her housé, he observed her walking
around her yard brandishing a hand gun at some construction

workers who were working nearby. He returned the wallet and
left.

said | called several times after he had returned
the wallet. She wanted to know if he had found anything else in
the van. He told her that he had not found a rete other than

the wallet which he had returned to her. refused to
believe him. insisted that he found something else besides
the wallet. told her not to call him| | anymore.

| | curiosity was peaking after[ __]tod him that

| |might be D.B. Cooper. He said he checked the
headliner and pulled the carpet back to see if the van might have
contained any money. The van was completely void of any money.
Lex! is having the headliner replaced and the upholstery
¢léanéed in the van. During the process, he is going to have the
panels removed and he will check the van thoroughly for anything
peculiar. He agreed to contact the writer if he found anything.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 04/22/1997
To: Los Angeles
Seattle Attn: SA|_ PS
Squad 5 c
From: Jacksonville
Pengacola RA
Cc ct: SA (904) 432-3476
Approved By# / b6
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Drafted By: kld
Case ID #: sE-164a-01 -29%!
Title: NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT -
HIJACKING;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To report results of investigation at Pensacola,
Florida, and to set lead for Los Angeles.
Reference: SE-164A-81 Serial 9268
Administrative: Per phone conversation between SA |and b6é
sal Jon 04/16/1997, a lead is being set for Los Angeles pmc
to interview | I | of subject Duane Weber.
t| Enclosures: For Seattle are the original investigative insert
i! and (2) copies of interview with |} and a copy b6
f (\ of two photographs of Duane Weber. Enclosed for Los Angeles is b7c
an EC and copy.
Details: | ] met with the writer on 04/22/1997
at the Pensacola Resident Agency of the FBI. advised that
] | bought a hevy Astro b6
Van from| jon 06/01/1995. |} found a wallet in b7C
the back of the overhead compartment while he was cleaning the
van. He returned the wallet to |] Nothing else was found or
has been found in the van at this date. | |is having the
headliner replaced and the upholstery cleaned. If he finds
anything that is pecuilar, he has agreed to notify the writer.

For information of Los Angeles, Duane weber's[ __] b6
| Moreno Valley, California b7C
| telephone] |has in his possession a

Ournal that belonged fo] | On 02/28/1997, | | =
[| zeceived a call Front | He told her that while he was ~
ooking through the journal,,he found an entry detailing where
Duane had served time in thé U.S. Army under the sexi. gundeoa a= mee, ——|/
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To: Los angeies rom: Jacksonville
Re: SE-164A-81, 04/22/1997

assigned to Company D, 2nd Division. Investigation has revealed
that the Chemical Warfare Service Unit Training Center was
activated on December 12, 1942 at Camp _Sibert, Alabama. Also, it

was discovered that DUANE had written from McNeill

Island Federal Penitentiary. His address was Box PMB 17462,

Steilacoon, Washington. | said that her checks revealed b6
that this prison was loc Tacoma, Washington off b7C

Interstate 5.

Investigation complete at Pensacola, Florida.

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To: Los angeres Meron: Jacksonville
Re: SE-164A-81, 04/22/1997

LEAD (8s):
Set Lead 1:

LOS ANGELES

AT MORENO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Locate and interview |

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Moreno Va}iev. California [ | telephone |
regarding Dunae Loren Weber. Emphasis should be on
determining Duane Weber's true identity, military background, and

whereabouts on 11/24/1971. Obtain a copy of _the jiourn

in his presence detailing information about
Weber.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

o¢

he has
Duane

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)
Date: 02/08/99 Time: 16:21
Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9282
Description of Document:

Type : FD302
Date : 05/08/97

To : JACKSONVILLE
Topic. Se LS NFORHETTON! b6
Topic: RE (PHOTOS) PROVIDED BY S7c
Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE
Transferred to:
Case ID: SE 164A-81-1055 Serial: i5
Employee: be
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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Date: 02/08/99
Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9283

Description of Document:

Type : EC
Date : 05/12/97
To .: SEATTLE

From : JACKSONVILLE
Topic: TO PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VOICE SAMPLES OF DUANE

Reason for Permanent Charge~-Out:
ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE
Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81-1055 Serial: 16

Employee:

Time: 16:23

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

(12/31/1995)

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 05/16/1997
Tos Seattle

From: Portland
Squad 6

Contact: SA ext. 792 b6
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Approved By: | G-

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Drafted By: inj

Case ID #: 9 164A-81 (Pending) — 97 xx
Title: NORJACK

Synopsis: Information concerning DB Cooper.

Details: On 05/14/1997, | date of birth b6
| social security number] | home address b7c
| Dawsonville, Georgia | home telephone
number | , telephonically contacted the FBI. [___]
advised She recently read a book about the DB Cooper story and

pcommanes pictures of Cooper with her father, | | b6é

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L. | place of bir ulsa, Oklahoma. advised her

w father resembles Cooper. [__]advised she has never met her

father and her father disappeared around the time Cooper

disappeared. Ce eavises her father was in the army for a b6é

short time and she heard from her relatives her father frequented b7C

Portland, Oregon a lot.

[_jadvisea she also contacted the social security
administration who advised there has_been no activity on her

father's account in fifteen years. advised her father was b6
trained to be a machinist and her mother died when she was two b7C
years old.

[ _ was instructed to retain the photos in a safe
place.

Any lead coverage is being left to the discretion of
Seattle.

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-Sa (1-5-94)

Date: 07/03/97 Time: 11:31
Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9285

Description of Document:

Type : EC
Date : 06/18/97
To : JACKSONVILLE, et al.

From : SEATTLE
Topic: REQUEST FINGERPRINT COMPARISON OF LATENT PRINTS TO

'Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
Gocument designated to incorrect subfile
Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81-1055 Serial: 4

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 06/18/1997

To: Laboratory
Jacksonville Attn: SA (info) b6
Las Vegas BIC
Los Angeles Attn: SA

RRA, Squad 1
Portland
St. Louis

From:, #@attle

Squad 5
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Drafted By: L jmb —

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Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending)

Title: NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT-HIJACKING

Synopsis: Request fingerprint comparison of latent prints to
known and other latent prints identifiable with Duane L. Weber
(deceased), aka John Collins and to set leads for Los Angeles,
Las Vegas, Portland and St. Louis.

Reference: SE 164A-81 Serial 9268
SE 164A-81 Serial 9270

Administrative: All responses should be directed to SE 164A-81
Sub 1055.

Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover to the Labor-
atory Division, Latent Fingerprint Section, are 24 latent finger-
prints and 5 latent palm prints recovered from subject flight
following hijacking. Also being forwarded under separate cover
is one cover letter and miscellaneous documents authored -by
Duane L. Weber and dated 02/08/1980.

Enclosures: Enclosed for Los Angeles, San Bernardino RA, are the
following documents:

1) One Federal Tax Return and State of Georgia Tax Return, both

for the year 1971, under the names Duane L. b6é
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Duane Weber} F

2) One seer of a Final Judgement and Decree| +

3) One copy of an FD-302 regarding the interview of

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To: Laboratory From: Seattle
Re: SE 1643-81, 06/18/1997

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Enclosed for Las Vegas is FBI Latent Section airtel dated
12/13/71.

tion of receiving offices, | |
Pace, FL, has provided certain specific
and detailed information concerning her belief that[_ ]deceased
Duane Loren Weber, aka John Carson Collins, DOB

18/1924 or 11/13/1928, SOC #293-14-8862, was subject Cooper.
Her belief is based in part on Duane Loren Weber's dying
declaration and subsequent investigation she conducted.
Additional details are available through above-referenced seri-

als.
Qn 02/10/1997, | residing at be
| San Bernardino, CA, telephone] = BIC
| tervlewed by the Los Angeles Division. | of
| Duane Loren We information provide Y |
| indicated that land Duane Weber, | | partici-
: pated in assorted criminal_ acts. Additionally, ] | b6é
was believed to have been| to Weber on] the b7C
date of the_hijacking by subject Cooper. During the 2710/1997,
interview, [laduised that she had been Jérom Weber a
| year earlier, in Enclosed for Los Angeles are copies of
tax returns file |Duane Weber for the tax_year
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| l[stating that b7c

Z Additionally, has Likely
had several conversations with | (LNT) Sance that time
concerning her knowledge of Weber's activities. These

conversations may have been recorded by (LNU) and Seattle is
attempting to obtain copies of these taped conversations, if
existing.

St. Louis Division has been previously provided U.S.
Navy records concerning the Dishonorable Discharge of Duane Lorin
Weber, Serial Number 283-56-96. Investigation has determined
that Weber may have also subsequently served in the U.S. Army
under Serial Number 356-98-905. Weber apparently received CWS
training at Camp Sibert, AL, and was assigned to Company D,
Second Division.

Seattle is attempting to combine any remaining evidence
in this case that may exist in the Las Vegas or Portland Divi-
sions. In particular, FBI Laboratory Q1, which was returned to
Las Vegas on 12/13/1971, is needed.

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To: Laboratory ®. Seattle ,

Re: SE 164A-81, 06/18/1997

LEAD (s):
Set Lead 1:
LABORATORY

AT WASHINGTON, DC

Will compare latent fingerprints enclosed as part of
1B2 with known fingerprints of Duane Loren Weber, FBI #3552803.

Set Lead 2:

LABORATORY

AT WASHINGTON, DC

Will process memorandum dated 02/08/1980 and related
documents for fingerprints and compare any latents with 1B2 and
known fingerprints of Duane Loren Weber.

Set Lead 3:
LOS ANGELES

AT_SAN BERNARDINO, CA

Will recontact and re-interview| |
| San Bernardino, CA, telephone } in
Light of the above-referenced in j j l i j
of] las to how Duane Weber
= | Further, in--

quire of | Jas to her knowledge of how Weber acquired the
Limp he exhibited and details of any money clips he utilized. It
is believed that[_] had a conversation with an individual
named {LNU) as early as 1982 where details of Weber's activi-
ties were discussed. Additionally, the pertinent time period
should be memorable to as it was her last Thanksgiving
with Weber.

Set Lead 4:
LAS VEGAS

AT LAS VEGAS, NV

Will review AO files and will provide to Seattle any
evidence remaining in Las Vegas concerning captioned case. Will
provide record of destruction if any items were destroyed.

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To: Laboratory From: Seattle
Re: SE 164A-81, 06/18/1997

Set Lead 5:
PORTLAND

AT PORTLAND, OR

Will review AO files and will provide to Seattle any
evidence remaining in Portland concerning captioned case.

Set Lead 6:
ST. LOUIS

AT ST. LOUIS, MO

Will obtain details of U.S. Army Record #356-98-905,
possibly under the name Duane Weber or John Collins. Will obtain
record of any military training received under this serial num-
ber.

L69JMB1i4.EC

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out

FD-5a (1-5-94)
Date: 06/27/97 Time:

- Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9286
Description of Document:

Type : FD302

Date : 06/19/97

To : SEATTLE

From : |
Topic:

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:

sent from los angeles to main file instead of appropriate subfile

Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81-1055 Serial: 2

Employee:

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-Sa (1-5-94)

Date: 06/27/97 Time: 12:19

Case TD: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9287

Description of Document:

Type : EC
Date : 06/20/97
To : SEATTLE

From : LOS ANGELES
Topic: TO REPORT RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION AT RIVERSIDE, CA.

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:

serialized by los angeles into main file instead of appropriate subfil

Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81-1055 Serial: 3

Employee:

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

ha ROUTINE Date: 06/27/1997

Seattle Attn: SA

wah 7 LAS VEGAS

VCMO, SQUAD #5
Contact: SA | (702) 366-7229

Approved By: | |] ASSA

Case ID #: SE 164n-01°? (pending)
LV 164A-60 (Closed)

Drafted By: JAD:jad

Title: NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING
OO: SEATTLE

Synopsis: A check on 6/27/97 by the Las Vegas Division of the
FBI, Las Vegas, Nevada, failed to locate any evidence retained by
Las Vegas and the Las Vegas investigative file has been
destroyed, with all evidence returned to Seattle. No receipts or
dates were located to verify the dates of these actions.

Details: Lead Covered.

On 6/27/97, SA| Las Vegas Division,
caused a search of the Las Vegas field office, and determined
that no files or evidence were located pertaining to NORJACK, at
this time.

. al | VCMO, Squad 5,
confirmed the OO Seattle file was not retained and that the Las
Vegas file, LV 164A-60, has been destroyed per Bureau
regulations.

On same date, | | ,
advised that no record of NORJACK evidence was [ocated in Las
Vegas and that it was probably returned to Seattle when the |
statute of limitations had run. No receipts or evidence returned
documents were located in the Las Vegas Division.

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(42/31/1995)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 06/30/1997
To: Méattle Attn: Squad 5
SA |
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From: Portland /

Squad 3

Contact: SA be6

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Approved By:

Drafted By: sgs

Case ID #: SE 164 -81 Sentato2es- (Pending) —-AIBoy

Title: NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT-HIJACKING

Synopsis: Results from investigation of Portland AO files
concerning captioned case.

Reference: PD 164-41

Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover to Seattle;
1B3; US currency contained in plastic packet #1.

Details: Forwarding US Currency from Portland AO files reference
Portland case PD 164-41 as requested by Seattle.

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SEARCHED INDEXED,
SERTALIZED, FILED

JUL 1 8 1997

FRiSEATILE

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Title and Character of Case:

AUTOMATED CASE FILE NOT FOUND

Date Property Acquired: Source from which Property Acquired:
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Anticipated Disposition: Acquired By; Case Agent:
RETURN
Grand Jury Material - NO (Disseminate only pursuant to Rule 6(e))
Description of Property: Date Entered
1B 3
1B3; US CURRENCY CONTAINED IN PLASTIC PACKET #1
Barcode: E1267890 Location: ECR VAULT SHELF 014 _ 01/11/1992
Sealed By: Witnessed By:| b6
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Case Number: PD 164-41
Owning Office: PORTLAND

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FD-302 (Rey. 3-10-82)

Date of transcription 10/17/97

| } San
Bernardino, CA., telephone was contacted. After
being advised of the nature 6 e interview and the identity of
the investigating agent, she provided the following information:

advised that[_____ J DUANE WEBER | |
in September 1571, when she moved away from Georgia and wen ac
to her hometown of Lawrence, Kansas. She lived with her sister,

Mildred Crotch, who is now deceased. Lr ttviged that she
remained in Kansas until the spring of 1972, when

to Atlanta because DUANE WEBER] |
[____—jadvised that WEBER| | that he was
in love with_a_ woman named Shortly thereafter.

WEBER were [ ____in Georgia in May or June 1972. | |
advised that she spent Thanksgiving of 1971 with her sister,
Mildred, in Lawrence, Kansas.

ergaise advised that she never observed WEBER walk
with a limp. @ was not familiar with WEBERS tax return_for
1971, and had no knowledge about the information on it. Co
recalled that WEBER was an insurance agent, and she did not work.

denied that she knew anyone named[ | that would have
been a friend or neighbor during 1982.

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advised that ther
however, she does have a son named at was in e

Navy, and who lived j at her
two other sons are is
part of a traveling Circus, and] ives in Jerférson

City, Missouri.

lnvestigationon __ 10/17/97 « San Bernardino, CA. (telephonically)
Fie# SE 164A-81 — 424 |
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is Joaned to your agency;

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FD-302 (Rev. 3-10-82)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 10/17/97

Zo
_ San
Bernardino,—CA.,_telephone was contacted. After
being advised of the nature o @ interview and the identity of

the investigating agent, she provided the following information:

advised that[ _] DUANE WEBER |

in September 1971, when she moved away from Georgia and went back
to her hometown of Lawrence, Kansas. She lived with her sister,
Mildred Crotch, who is now deceased. advised that she
remained in Kansas until the spring of 1972, when

to Atlanta because DUANE WEBER

advised that WEBE —— was
in love with_a woman naned | Shortly thereafter
WEBER were | in Georgia in May or June 1972.
advised that she spent Thanksgiving of 1971 with her Sister,
Mildred, in Lawrence, Kansas.

also advised that she never observed WEBER walk
with a limp. She was not familiar with WEBERS tax return for
1971, and had no knowledge about the information on it.
recalled that WEBER was an insurance agent, and she did not work.
denied that she knew anyone named[ | that would have
een a friend or neighbor during 1982.

ee that there_is no|
however, have a son named that was in the
Navy, and who lived_in Portland, eremom—t—~"aavised that her
two other sons are is

part of a traveling circus, and| |lives in Jefferson
City, Missouri.

Investigation on 10/17/97 a San Bernardino, CA. fry _(teRiphonica tly)
a. hn Le "_ c; Se. .
Fie# SE 164A-81 — G24] , NOY 9% 26n9
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by SA Date éintdted—~ 10/27 / 97 « Pa
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FB] and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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(12/31/1995)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Dates 10/17/1997
Tot apf Attn: SA b6
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From? Los Angeles
Sqd. 1/
4 Contact: SA
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Approved By: —
Drafted By: | krgc oy
Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (pending) < 420A
Title: NORJACK:
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT-HIJACKING
Syvnonsis: Coverage of lead. Results of interview of —_
Enclosures: Enclosed for Seattle is an FD-302 for
Details: | San @ ;
Bernardino, CA was contacted. | jadvised that| | Duane lf
Weber [__ _ when she went back to her home town b7¢c
of Lawrence, Kansas. | recalled that this was in September
of 1971; she| jin Georgia with her chi and
with her sister, Mildred Crotch(deceased). |
advised that d Thanksgiving with her sister, Mildred, and
her family. advised that Duane Weber never limped when
she was with him. She also advised that she has no knowledge
about Webers 1971 tax return, as she had no control over it.
Lwamed Tecatted that Weber was an insurance salesman, and she was b6é
a home maker. [ _— jJadvised_that she was in Kansas until the b7¢
spring of 1972, when Weber | |
to Atlanta. When Weber told her that he was in
ith a woman named] , and they|
in the State of Georgia in May or June 1572.
advised the investigating agent that she did not know a ;
she had no friends or neighbors by that name in 1982. bé6
advised that there is no| | however, she has a b7¢
son named | |who was in the Navy during that time period
(1971). He currently resides in Portland, OR. Two other sons,
}| works in a traveling circus, and| |live in
Jefferson City, Mo, respectively.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 11/11/1997
To: @attle

From: Portland
Contact: TR ext. 611 b6

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Approved By:

Drafted By: kf

Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending) -ASNS

Title: NORJAK

Synopsis: Report information provided by a caller.

/11/1997, Portland received a telephone call from

date of birth Fantastic Sams, (Rogers "bE
Portlan reqon. work number | Syp7e
related the Following ale ao

Square)
pager numbe
story:

Last week a man came in to have his hair cut. He took
iking to the woman who cut his hair. He encouraged b6
aoe leave everything and come with him. He stated that his bic
name was D.B. Cooper and paid with a one hundred dollar bill.
This man has returned to the shop periodically and on one
occasion made such a scene that they called the police. The man
left before the police responded.

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| stated that the man came to the shop one nIC

time when they were closed _and she did not let him in. He wanted
to leave a message for] ___] made him write it down
and shove the note under the door. The man wrote on the back of
a business card. The note stated, "I need to confess my sin,"
contained telephone number| Jand it was signed D.B.
Cooper. The man was described as 5'10" to 6', nice build, .
approximately 60 years of age, shaved head (which he had asked to
have done there), mustache and beard, athletic looking and
dressed in outdoors type clothing. The workers in the shop
attempted to discourage this man from coming around so they did
not engage him in conversation to determined if he claimed to be
the D.B. Cooper from the highjacking many years ago. In fact

stated that most of the younger hairdressers did not b6
recognize the name D.B. Cooper. The man just stated his name_was b7C
D.B. Cooper and wrote it on the note pushed under the door.

advised that she had thrown the note away, but upon
rerléction decided to retrieve it and call the Portland FBI
Office.

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To: Seattle From: Portland
Re: SE 164A-81, 11/11/1997

The note pushed under the door was on the back of a
business card. The business card did not contain a person's
name, just the company Husky Property Management & Construction,
1117 Chugach Way, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, telephone number
(907) 563-2047.

Telephone number| |weitten on the back of
the business card, reaches an answering machine. The message
States, "Hello, this is D.B. Thanks for calling. Leave a
message and I'll get back to you. See ya."

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedencg ROUTINE Date: 11/11/1997

To: eattle

From: Portland
Contact: IA ext. 611

Approved By:

Drafted By: ksm
Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending) —TOAD

Title: NORJAK

Synopsis: Report information provided by a caller.

Details: On 11/11/1997, Portland received a telephone call from

date of birth| |} Fantastic Sams, (Rogers

S Portrapd.—Orecon. work number | |
| pager number] } related the following

story:

Last week a ne in to have his hair cut. He took
ing to the woman who cut his hair. He encouraged
to leave everything and come with him. He stated that his
name was D.B. Cooper and paid with a one hundred dollar bill.
This man has returned to the shop periodically and on one
occasion made such a scene that they called the police. The man
left before the police responded.

| stated that the man came to the shop one

time when they were closed_and she did not let him in. He wanted
to leave a message for| |}made him write it down
and shove the note under the door. The man wrote on the back of
a business card. The note stated, "I need to confess my sin,"
contained telephone number | and it was signed D.B.
Cooper. The man was described as 510" to 6', nice build,
approximately 60 years of age, shaved head (which he had asked to
have done there), mustache and beard, athletic looking and
dressed in outdoors type clothing. The workers in the shop
attempted to discourage this man from coming around so they did
not engage him in conversation to determined if he claimed to be
the D.B. Cooper from the highjacking many years ago. In fact

stated that most of the younger hairdressers did not
recognize the name D.B. Cooper. The man just stated his name _was

advised that she had thrown the note away, but upon
reflection decided to retrieve it and call the Portland FBI
Office.

D.B. Jeevi and wrote it on the note pushed under the door.

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To: Seattle From: Portland
Re: SE 164A-81, 11/11/1997 _

The note pushed under the door was on the back of a
business card. The business card did not contain a person's
name, just the company Husky Property Management & Construction,
1117 Chugach Way, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, telephone number
(907) 563-2047.

Telephone number] | written on the back of
the business card, reaches an answering machine. The message
states, "Hello, this is D.B. Thanks for calling. Leave a
message and I'll get back to you. See ya."

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Title: NORJAK;
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Synopsis: To outline status of requested DOJ statute of
limitations and venue review and highlight significant leads

currently outstanding. A
Details: Following a comprehensive review of investigation

possible in this case at this date, the following steps have been
taken:

Statute of Limitations and Venue Issue

Previous opinions from the Seattle U.S. Attorney's Office
and DOJ from 1976 (serial 6841, Sub Jd and DOJ letter dated
8/11/1975 - attached) indicate that this was a capital offense
and thus not subject to a statute of limitations.
It is this opinion that has been used as a basis for the case
remaining pending. In addition, Portland filed a "John Doe"
indictment in 1976, just prior to the tolling of a normal five
year statute. It was apparently the opinion of the Seattle USA's
Office and DOJ in 1976 that subject COOPER was not sufficiently
identified to present such an indictment. Portland decided at
the last minute to file an indictment apparently as a fail-safe.

The investigative file for this case has always resided in
Seattle.

4/24/1998 sa[____ requested that Seattle ausa| | bé
request a DOJ review of A) If this matter. would be bic

prosecutable now or in the future pursuant to the capital offense
opinion, B}) the validity of the "John Doe" indictment returned in
Portland in 1976, and C} the likely venue (Seattle or Portland)
for a prosecution should a subject he identified.

Significant Pending Investigative Efforts

Seattle continues to get a fair number of tips concerning
this case. Although the majority are quickly eliminated, perhaps

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To: Seattle From: Seattle
Re: SE 164A-81, 05/19/1998

one per month requires follow up. Of these, about four/five per
year require leads be set to other Divisions.

The only significant outstanding lead at this time involves
a deathbed confession of an individual who claimed to be COOPER
(DUANE LORIN WEBER Sub 1055). This lead is being pursued.

It is likely that any identification of COOPER at this date
will result from either a spontaneous confession or application
of newer investigative technology. In this regard, two steps
were undertaken:

1. The DNA Unit was contacted and agreed to perform an
unknown subject analysis on the numerous cigarette butts left by
COOPER on the aircraft that day. They believed it likely that DNA
could be recovered. Unfortunately, it was discovered that this
evidence had been destroyed years earlier in Las Vegas.

2. Leads were set out for the Latent Fingerprint Section to
perform automated analysis of the 70 latent fingerprints
recovered from the hijacked Northwest Airlines aircraft in 1971.
These Latents will be processed through a variety of FBI and
state AFIS systems that did not exist until a few years ago.

There are additional investigative steps possible which
involve considerable manpower. It is suggested that these be
held in abeyance pending the receipt of the written updated DOJ
opinion.

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Title: NORJACK;
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Reference: SE 164A~81 Serial 1055-5

Enclosures: Enclosed for the Laboratory Division, Latent

Fingerorint Section

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Details: In relation to items previously submitted, the enclosed
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U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Please Ref 915 Second Avenue, Room 710
'eke Seattle, WA 98174
_ June 1, 1998

Honorable Katrina C. Pflaumer
United States Attorney

Western District of Washington
3600 Seafirst-Fifth Avenue Plaza
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Reference: Unknown Subject, also known as Dan Cooper;
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Dear Ms. Pflaumer:
Pursuant to recent conversations between AUSA| land SA Pe

concerning the statute of limitation concerns connected with this case, |
am enclosing record of two communications with your office from February and April of
1976. Both of these were previously faxed to AUSA[___]on April 24, 1998.

As you are aware, from time to time this investigation continues to garner
significant media attention, even though the hijacking occurred in November of 1971. It
remains the only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history. The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) continues to receive numerous inquiries and occasional tips which
necessitate significant investigation to include or exclude an individual as a possible
subject. Although over the years there has been a system developed to streamline the
review of these potential suspects, nevertheless, significant investigative resources are
expended, not only by the Seattle office of the FBI but numerous offices throughout the
United States. It is, of course, the policy of the FBI that any pending investigation, if
prosecutable, will continue to be pursued to the futlest extent possible until such time as
prosecution becomes unlikely or a deceased subject is identified. In light of the
passage of 26 years since this crime, we believe an updated review of the statute of
limitation and venue issues is necessary.

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This crime was considered a capital offense at the time and an opinion
was rendered by DOJ that no statute of limitation existed. As you may recall, a "John
Doe" indictment was nevertheless returned by Federal Grand Jury in Portland, Oregon,
in November of 1976, shortly before the expiration of the normal five-year statute. From
the enclosed documents, it appears unclear if this "John Doe" indictment is legally valid.

We would appreciate if your office would obtain a written opinion from the
Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning the current prosecutability of an individual, if
identified, for this crime. We would also appreciate if this written opinion expressed by
DOJ could include the expected venue for any prosecution (Western District of
Washington vs. District of Oregon).

Please direct any response or questions you may have to Special Agent

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Burdena G. Pasenelli

Special Agent in Charge

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Supervisory Fingerprint Specialist

Laboratory Division
RE: NORJACK

Per our telephone conversation this date, the Laboratory Division, Latent Fingerprint Section
(LFS) will make every effort to complete the requested latent print examination in the referenced
case by the following dates:

June 12, 1998--Comparison of any latent prints on memo and resume submitted with Seattle EC
6/18/97 and previous latent prints with available prints of DUANE LOREN WEBER

June 19, 1998--Comparison of any unidentified latent prints on memo and resume with
elimination prints to be submitted by Seattle Division @

June 26, 1998-~-Comparison of suspect prints generated as a result of automated searches of
previous and/or current latent prints

July 2, 1998--Comparison of unidentified latent prints on memo and resume with previous latent
prints (if feasible)
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these target dates, but in the event that a likely, you will be immediately advised of the

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Title: D B COOPER
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Synopsis: Information received from call-in complainant,
provided to Seattle for information and appropriate handling.

Details: On 10/6/9 sa | while on complaint duty,

received a call from [torotect identity by pee

[Montana| | telephone number

[__Jxeportead that in about 1982, while working in
Salt Lake City, a co-worker mentioned to her that her father was
DB Cooper. The girl who said_it was a serious girl and it seemed
strange that she said that. pe aaa not know the name of the
girl's father and could not recall the name of the girl who said
it. [__|said she did remember that the gists father was

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Cooper case and it made her remember what the girl said.
said if the information is useful, and if there is any rewar
Still being offered, she would be interested in the reward.

This information is provided to Seattle for information
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Dae: November 6, 1998

To: SAC, Seattle
Squad 5 (P)
Case ID#: 164-HO-2211 —{38¢
Lab No. 70724006 L DO
80618038 L DO
Reference: Seattle communications dated 6/18/97 and 12/24/97

and Jacksonville communication dated 6/8/98
Your No. SE 164A-81

Tite: NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT -HIJACKING

Specimens received: July 24, 1997 and June 18, 1998

Specimens received July 24, 1997 under cover of Seattle
communication dated June 18, 1997 {70724006 BL DQ):

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The result of the latent fingerprint examination, to
date, is included in this report. You will be advised of the
results of the automated latent fingerprint searches at a later
date.

Specimens Q64 and Q65 are enclosed for Seattle.
Specimen K11 is being returned to the Jacksonvilie Division.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Report of Examination

Examiner Name: K Date: November 6, 1998
Unit: Latent Fingerprint Section PhoneNo: (202) 324-5124
Case ID #: 164-HQO-2111 LabNo.: 70724006 L DO

80618038 L DO

Results of Examinations:

Nineteen latent fingerprints of value were developed
on 965, a resume. No latent prints of value were developed on
Q64, a hand printed memo.

Five latent fingerprints developed on 065, have been
identified as elimination fingerprints of | |

The remaining currently reported laten j ints
were compared with the submitted fingerprints of
without effecting an identification. Clearly and fully
recorded inked impressions of the entire tip, side and lower
joint areas of the fingers of this individual are needed for a
conclusive comparison.

The currentiy reported unidentified latent
Fingerprints, as well as the unidentified latent fingerprints
and latent impression (fingerprint or palm print) previously
reported in connection with this case, are not the fingerprints
of DUANE LOREN WEBER, FBI #3552803. No palm prints are

'available here for this individual for comparison with the

previously reported latent palm prints and latent impression.

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Re: News article from Associated Press dated 11/25/96
November 4, 1998

Federal Bureau of Investigation
915 Second Ave. Room 710
Seattle, WA 98174

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am doing a study of the D, B. Cooper hijacking that may or may not have been
successful, and there are a number of questions that are quite puzzling to me, and
probably many other folks also, and I'm hoping your office might be able to supply some
insight.

My questions have to do with a few things that were not made clear in the news articles,
and perhaps there are reasons for the omissions, or maybe no one thought they were
important.

The first inquiry has to do with the type of conveyance used to carry the money. If it was
some sort of a satchel with a handle or a heavier hand-bag or zippered bag, and he bailed
out with two chutes on, he would be traveling at free-fall speed of about, what, sixty
miles an hour or so? He would never be able to hold on to the bag when the chute popped
open. If he were carrying the money in a package, he would have lost it.

The article also said that there were two pilots and a flight attendant aboard, when the
plane took off from Seatac Airport. All of the passengers and two flight attendants
deplaned there as part of the deal, and the money and four parachutes were put aboard.
Now the Boeing 727 requires a three-man crew—what happened to the flight engineer?
Did Cooper not know he was up there? Did he get off with the passengers? If not, there
were five people aboard not four. In addition, the B-727 is a difficult aircraft to operate
without a flight engineer that operates all ofthe systems.

Cooper had asked for four parachutes. Has anyone figured out why he wanted four

Another question that's troubling ihe; Wheredid-you.pettour: Pe
That's a hard thing to find during daylight hours!
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I am hopeful you'll be able to shed some light on these thoughts. I certainly understand
that your department has more than its share of tasks to perform without fooling around
with these kinds of requests, but I'm an old man trying to put a story to bed, and I could
use a little help.

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He had long maintained that Cooper either landed in the Columbia River and drowned, or

died in the mountains. What's more, I can only speculate as to what actually happened,
but I would certainly appreciate any assistance you may be able to offer that would help
me to build a story.

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Dae: January 8, 1999

To: SAC, Seattle
Squad 5 (P)
caseID#: 164-HQ-2111 /38S"
Lab No, 70724006 L DO
Reference: Communications dated June 18, 1997 and December 24,
1997
Your No. SE 164A-81 (P)

Tiles NORJACK;
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT-HIJACKING

Specimens received: July 24, 1997

This report supplements and completes FBI Laboratory
report (70724006 L DO and 80618038 L DO) dated November 6, 1998.
Refer to that report for a complete listing of the specimens.

The results of the automated latent fingerprint
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

Report of Examination

Examiner Name: ue Date: January 8, 1999 b6
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Unit: Latent Fingerprint Section Phone No.: (202) 324-5124

Case ID #: 164-HO-2111 Lab No.: 70724006 L DQ

Results of Examinations:

Automated latent fingerprint searches were conducted,
but no identification was effected.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 02/03/1999
To: Seattle Attm: ASAC

From: Seattle
Squad 5/ PSVCTF
Contact: |} (206) 667-0171 b6
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Approved By:

Drafted By:
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Case ID #: SE 164A-817~ nding)

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING

Synopsis: Prosecutive update received.
Reference: SE 164A-81 Serial 9300
Details: Referenced EC advised that an updated prosecutive

opinion from DOJ concerning any statute of limitations issues was
requested from Seattle AUSA | in April, 1998. b6
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with appropriate DOJ officials. These conversations have caused
him to conclude that "the statute of limitations is infinite" in b6
this matter. AUSA further advised that a written legal b7Cc
brief will be forthcoming to this effect. This is consistent
with prior opinions from DOJ and the United States Attorneys
Office.

The continuing need to automate at least the list of
suspect names in this file was also discussed in April, 1998. [It
was determined that this task would be held in abeyance pending
the USA's review, or time available by the support staff. Since
April, it is esti ed that this list has needed to be manually
searched by SA at least 8-10 times as a result of calls from b6
other Divisions. As there are over 1100 names, considerable b7C
Agent time was required to perform these searches, and the result
is imperfect. These inquiries continue. NORJAK manual indices
are incomplete and not easily accessible. It was estimated by
Squad 5 rotor that one workday would suffice to automate these
names.

Although additienal requests of the LAB may be made in
the near future concerning this case, most of the calls received
continue not to warrant setting investigative leads.

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* To: Seattle a. . Seattle 2

Re: SE 164A-81, 02/03/1999

SA [_Jaavisea that a documentary is currently being on
filmed for the Discovery Channel for which FBI input may be
requested.

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FD-302 (Rev. 10-86-95)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 02/11/99

on 2/08/1999 sa[L___]ana ect[___] opened SE 164A-81- be
1B20 for the purpose of viewing the currency evidence. It was BIC
noted that FD-192 originally stated that it contained
"Approximately $5800 U.S. currency." This statement was
apparently later deleted and the package was found to contain
only pieces of several $20 bills. A review of the file
referenced Portland returning the currency on 6/12/1986 (SE 164A-
81-8854).
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Investigationon 02/08/1999 at Seattle, WA
File # SE 164a-21 GO Date dictated 02/11/1999
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and ts loaned to your agency;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95}

Date of transcription 02/11/99

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apparently later deleted and the package was found to contain
only pieces of several $20 bills. A review of the file
referenced Portland returning the currency on 6/12/1986 (SE 164A-
81-8854).

Investigationon 02/08/1999 at Seattle, WA

File # SE 164a-81-9409 Date dictated 02/11/1999
by__SA| | b6é
OALENAOL BOL a

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and ts loaned to your agency;
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believes is Cooper. The individual does not live in either the US or
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By GEORGE TIBBITS
O the Associated Press

SEATTLE — It's been 25 years
since he took that big step out of a
Boeing 727 at 10,000 feet, yet tips on
D.B. Cooper still trickle in.

One of the most daring — or
dumbest—- criminals ever remains at
large, having either flouted the laws
of society or been foiled by the law of
gravity.

"Tt's still a pending investigation,"
says Seattle-based FBI agent Ra'
Lauer, who adds that the ease =i
stay open "probably forever."

The FBI here still stores 60 vol-
umes of interviews and other docu-
ments telling how Cooper hijacked a
jetliner, demanded and received
$200,000, then jumped from the
plane over the Cascade Mountains of
southwestern Washington and into
legend.

He hasn't been heard from since,
although $5,880 of his loot was found
by a boy playing on the banks of the
Columbia River in 1980.

A few taverns and restaurants
mark the anniversary of the nation's
only unsolved skyjacking case. And
now and then someone calls the FBI
with a tip or suggestion.

"Surprisingly, yeah, we still get
quite a few of them," Lauer says.
"They tend to come in spurts, when
they might get two to four in a week,

he Times Herald, cali 372-3121 or 1-800-722-8. 12 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 7a

then might not get any more tips for
several months,"

The FBI dutifully checks them
out.

Wherever Cooper is, it's a safe bet
his skydiving days are over: fhe sur-
vived, he'd be 70 or older now.

On Nov. 24, 1971, the night before
Thanksgiving, a man in his mid-40s
wearing dark glasses boarded a
Northwest Orient Airlines plane in
Portland.

"He bought a ticket under the

name Dan Cooper — a law enforce-
ment official later erroneously re-
ferred to him as "D.B." and the ini-
tials stuck — and took seat 18F in
coach. He ordered a bourbon and wa-
ter and handed flight attendant Flo
Schaffner a note.

He apparently lacked a strong
criminal presence; the busy Schaffner
stuck the paper in her pocket, think-
ing it was a mash note, according to
an account published in Northwest's
1086 corporate history, "Flight to the

op."

Not until takeoff did she bother to
read the message: "Miss, I've got a
bomb, come sit next te me — youre
being hijacked."

Fellow cabin attendant Tina
Mucklow Larson recounted how she
and Schaffner relayed dozens of mes-
sages from Cooper to the cockpit —
including his demands for $200,000
in used $20 bills and four parachutes,

He had no unusual characteris-
tics, Larson recalled, He wore a dark
suit, dark tie, white shirt and the
sunglasses, which he never took off,
and chain-smoked,

He also had a black briefcase,
which he opened for Larson, showing
her a couple of red cylinders, wires
and a battery.

He collected the money, provided
by the airline, during a stop at Seat-
tle-Tacoma International Airport,
where the 36 passengers and two
flight attendants were released. Lar-

son and the two pilots remainéd on

card. Tanded the plane be
flown te Mexico, agreeing to a refuel-
ing stop at Reno.
dust after takeoff, Larson said,
Cooper asked how to lower the rear
stairs of the 727, the only jetliner
equipped with that feature, He then
told her 5 go to the Hont of the plane
and pull the first-class curtain shut.
About 40 minutes after takeoff,
the cockpit's stair signal light flashed
on. When the jet landed in Reno, the

stairs were down and Cooper was
missing, along with the money ,and

two parachutes.
a ee would be impossible
today: Cooper's lasting contribution
to aircraft design is the "Cooper
Vane," a latching device on Boeing
12fsthat prevents the tail stairway
from being lowered in flight.

Cooper dove inte a freezing rain-

storm at 10,000 feét, wearing only a
business suit and loafers, The tem-
perature was 7 below zero, not count-
ing a wind chill factor estimated at
minus 70 because of the plane's speed
of 200 mph.

Ralph Himmelsbach, the FBI
agent assigned to the case before his
retirement in 198), has long main-
tained Cooper was a bumbler and a
ool.

if the cold didn't kill him, if he
withsteod the powerful turbulence,
Cooper was still, parachuting into
dense forest at night, at the onset of
winter, with no food or survival gear.

"Tt was a bad place to land, and it
is doubtful we would ever find the
body," Himmelsbach said in a 1991

Twenty-fiv@years after his bi@jump, DB. Cooper's legend flies higp

interview. "This was a desperate act
you wouldn't expect from a normal
man in his mid-40s. This was some-
thing you would expect from some-
body who had nothing to lose."

Himmelsbach believes Cooper ei-
ther landed in the Columbia and
drowned, or died in the mountains
and the money was washed out.

An extensive search turned up no
traces. Nine years later, Mount St.
Helens erupted and blanketed much
of the area with ash.

Each year, celebrations are held at
restaurants named D.B. Cooper in
Sait Lake City and San Jose, and ata
little bar in Ariel in southwestemn
Washington where, legend has if,
Cooper paid an anonymous visit.

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St., Niagara Falls, was exiting his
tree stand around 1:30 p.m. in a

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Sattrday, 8 p.m.,anemployeeof CLARKSVILLE—- Weillsville- morial Hospital in Rochester for

treatment. Troopers said

the Sugar Creek Store on North based state police said Christo- ' -
Union Street reported someone pher Pleckan, 35, of Rochester vest eanom pending further in
drove off without paying for was driving an-all-terrain vehi- : ' 1 m
$16.35 in gasoline. cele Saturday around 7:20 p.m. ™ : ee | O O —~
Saturday, 1 p.m., Karl xB Dutton, when he struck a parked car on Cattaraugus County - .
48, of 3169 Union Valley Roa Wolf Creek Road owned by Leon ses
reported a hit-and-run driver Morrow of Buffalo. Troopers Sheriff's Department |
struck his car as he was pulling said Pieckan sustained a multi- RANDOLPH ~— Dale Beaver of
_ into-the Kmart parking lot near ple fracture to one leg and was 3786 Kirk Road reported Friday
North 28th Street. Noinjaries. - ..._fakén to Olean General Hospi- at 1:55 p.m. that someone broke ;
or charges were reported. tal. He was later transferred out the whrdew of his. truck and 0 ry e q n
took a Remington semiauto------~—} #7 E. fw ig.

matic shotgun.
MACHIAS — Jeff Clever of 476

ree _ = ~ rs Lakeview Bivd. reported Friday

Twin Tiers forecast at 11:04 p.m. that someone
_——— —_———— spinning their wheels kicked up

Today's Twin Tier forecast calls for overcast conditions and wet snow. a stone near his home, breaking

Sleet or freezing rain are likely during the afternoon. Expect a high in one of his windows.
aoe enight freezing drial da low of 25. Monday will
Tonight expect freezing drizzle or snow and a low of 25. Monday wi : . .
be mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow and a high of 35. Wellsvil le M he age pe lice
Allegheny River: Not available. . Weones ays fof Case, ' awn i
Allegheny Reservoir: 1,306.4 feet, falling. "1 mt : a) ve thes was
Sun: Sets tonight at 4:46, rises Monday at 7:15. ¢ f arged wien "eaving eat, Si
National high: 86, McAllen, Texas. of a property damage accident, P*)
National low:.9, Baudette, Minn ; following too closely and exces- rs
a ™ , , sive speed in a posted zone after Be
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ee ee eee dent that occurred Monday at : a
"Extended regional forecast North Main and Martin streets. ol
— Police said McElroy's vehicle ean Popracs
40/31 34/22 32/19 Sack another venee driven by 3 miles east on harry! ; (
atricia Vi. Maton, + =
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scene. "
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. see 4% charged Michael T. Marino of 50 ellsville come, first- i
. S. Brooklyn Ave. withpetitlar- | 98 Bolivar Rd. 7 rol Ry
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday ceny after he allegedly stole {216} 593-6600 served basis. a
merchandise from Tops eaieipinpeiie eames
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October 1, 1997

Special Agent-in-Charge Burdena G. Pasenelli

Seattle Field Division

Federat Bureau of Investigation

Jackson Federal Buitding, 915 Second Avenue, Room 710
Seattle, Washington 98174

Dear Special Agent Pasenellis

As the nation prepares to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of 0.8. Cooper's infamous
skyjacking, I thought I would throw my hat into the ring now in hope the information

that I am about to relate to the Bureau will, perhaps, receive more closer scrutiny then
if I had waited until after the media showcases the legendary event. Furthermore, if this
letter contains the "smoking gun'' you are looking for, the Bureau will have sufficfent
time to investigate the case in time to "shock! the nation on Thanksgiving Daye

In the enclosed color copy of page| in thel _| Oregon State College (now Oregon State 6
University) yearbook, do you see Dan Cooper? I do! If we anatyze the Cooper Drawing and 7°
description in =25= News Tribune's article, you will find remarkable
similiarities, | is quite similar, his dark suit and tie with white
shirt brings out his preferencé of dress style. |The shape of his head, protruding jaw, ©
small mouth, and ears are also quite simifer, ; 7

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I first met[ | ial lwhen we took geology courses together. In order to receive a
Business degree at OSC, ft had to be in combination with a Science minor since the
University of Oregon had long established its Business Adminis on program an
grabbed its share of prominence fn the state of Oregon. I saw frequent ty id em
when we would get together over a cup of coffee and compare our notes before.and after

examinations. I sawhim tess frequently in He graduated in the Spring
of with a degree in| and left_Corvallis with a firm job offer with hopes
of establishing himself In the business wortd, I haven't seen him since, although I
inquired about his whereabouts in 1989 when paranoia overcame me to determine if he was
stili alive, Keeping iin mind the finding of $5,880 of marked bills on the banks of the
Columbia River in 1980 was sufficient evidence to believe Dan Cooper perished when he
parashooted into the wildssI was discouraged to learn from the Oregon State University
Alumni Association that contact with was a matter of record until 1984, every
the fact that he was living in an apartment in 1984 might suggest that trterl | years
of pursuing his dreams in the business world that he probably stumbled a time or two
and his marriage ended in divorce. I checked out the Mountain View, California street
address a few months ago with the postal directory and it appears to be bonafide.

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drank coffee. He was marrie Tving off-campus with his wife. I don't recall mention
of any chitdren, He hailed from Porttand, Oregon. He was an enlisted U.S. Air Force wt
Korean War veteran and received VA GI Bills financial assistance as was I. What I 9 yx
about to say about his job in the Air Force may or may not be correct since stnose[_]¢ "
years has elapsed since I first met him and_the Dan Cooper skyjacking may be influencin 4;
me ,to.make the right connection. I betfevel__|said he was a Loadmaster crew member Sal sa
in cago aircraft, I was an Army personnel clerk and continued my Reserve obligation

for 8 years as was required at that time for draftees, I don't recati[__ lever

mentioning he was en active reservist although it is certainly a possibility.

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He took gr ferest in his studies and was quite gifted in his skills. BIC
What would age be today? About the same as mine...+e- 63 or 1s fact alone
maybe where I miss the boat{} But, then again, I am not very good at "establishing ageSe
And young airline cabin attendants may also exper fence a problem in this regard when
the eyes are covered by sunglasses.

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If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to cont or visit me, I live at
Crting, Washi If the Oregon State b6
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1. Color copy of page[_____—=s«diOSC Yearbook | b6
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3. Original Copy of 06=21«89 Ltr to OSU Fund & undated reply >

4, Originat Envelope {SASE) postmarked 06-30-89, Salem, Oregon

5e Copy of. page A6, The News Tribune, Monday, 11-25-96, titled "0.8. Cooper
is stil1 missing, and the legend tives on'' authored by George Tibbits,
The Asseciated Press (FRONT & BACK SIDE)

P.S. I have some serious resérvations about the accuracy of the ADM Mike Boorda
article on Back Side authored by James Risen, Los Angeles Times

P.SeS. Registered Mail is being used to transmit this Letter and ALL future
_ correspondence with the FBI will beregistered, (The last time I corresponded
" with a FEDERAL investigative agency, my Certified Mail-Return Receipt 1t-Page Letter
was Host!)

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Published by the Associated Students

Oregon State College, Corvaifis, Oregan

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Editor Glenny Ely

Business Manager Jim Van Loan

Adviser Irwin Harris

THE BEAVER —

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BEAVER STAFF ee

Gienny Ely,.£ditor

dim Van Loan, 8usiness Manager

Linda Streamer, Assistant Editor

Linda Serrurier, Office Manager

Brian Thomas, Page Sales Manager

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Ron Perkins, Book Safes Manager

SECTION EDITORS AND STAFFS:

Ann Smith, The Year Lee Hughes, /ntramurals '
Loretta Gray Carol Clark dudy Martin, WRA .
Jack Vailette, Administration : doan Swart, Clubs and Honoraries
Judy Phibbs, Administration Charlotte Barnes Mike Brooks
Merilyn Hromas, Schools and Deans Tom Edick Florence Holzmeyer
Sheryl Hoagland Marcia McLure Bill Lenox —_ Dave Pahl
Maryanne Richardson —_ Linda. Shotwell Shireen Simpson
John Rorem, Seniors Carlene Hise, Living Groups
Prudle Johnston Margaret Kammann Ann Herbert — John Hertell
Dick LeGore Jeanne Holman Diana Kiippet
Jeo Peabody, Activities Kathy Poling dack Reviglio
Margaret Heater = Roberta Spears Nancy Parr, Copy
Margaret Heyden, Aris and Drama Carol Panzer, Art
Jeanette Cuendet — Lynn Miller _ Phyllis Kirkland, Copy
Sharon Hyde, Royalty Office Secretaries:
Nancy Jones : Susie Baumgartner Jan Beamer
Nancy Bell Sharlene Cooper

Phil Gregg, Sports

Norma Horrell Barbara Moore
Don Horrel, Fall Sports dean Mucha Sharon Olson
Norm Seelye, Winter Sports . dean Smith
Phil Grega, Spring Sparts - Irwin Harris, Adviser

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A6 The News Tribune, Monday, November 25, 1996

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The Northwest

Snow, ice still play havoc
' with Spokane-area power

SPOKANE ~— Snow and ice con-
tinued to hit electric companies when
they were down Sunday, and keeping
thousands of people in the Spokane
area without power.

"It's real frustrating because we
no more than get a ine back up than
another tree comes back down," said
Dave Clinton, Inland Power and
Light Co. assistant manager for op-
erations and engineering.

Sunday was the sixth day where
aftereffects of an early winter sterm
could still be felt. Since last Monday
when the storm first blew through
the Northwest, at least six people
have died in the state, including
three in the Spokane area.

Inland Power had 2,500 customers
Sunday in rural Eastern Washington
without power, but by the afternoon
that number increased to 3,000.

Washington Water Power still had
20,000 customers without power,
down from 25,000 Saturday. About
500 customers in the Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho, area were still without power
Sunday.

Saturda; y night 801 people stayed
in six emergency shelters, said Peg-
gy Berkaana, Executive Director of
the Inland Northwest chapter of the
American Red Cross.

Since Tuesday, 8,000 meals have
been served.

Western Washington

D.B. Cooper i is still missing, and the legend lives on |

25 years since most famous hijacking

By George Tibalts
The Associated Press

It's been 25 years since he took
that big step out of a Boeing 727 at
10,000 feet, yet tips on D.B. Cooper
still trickle in.

One of the most daring — or dumb-
est — criminals ever remains at large,
having either flouted the laws of so-
ciety or been foiled by the law of
gravity.

"Tt''s still a pending investigation,"
says Seattle-based FBI agent Ray
Lauer, who adds that the case wil]
stay open "probably forever."

The FBI still stores 60 volumes of
interviews and other documents
telling how Cooper hijacked a jettin-
er, demanded and received $200,000,
then jumped from the plane over the
Cascade Mountains of Southwest
Washington and into legend.

He hasn't been heard from since,
although $5,880 of his loot was found
by a boy playing on the banks of the
Columbia River in 1980.

A few taverns and restaurants
mark the anniversary of the nation's
only unsolved skyjacking case. And
now and then someone calls the FBI

with a tip or suggestion.
"Surprisingly, yeah, we still get

quite a few of them," Lauer says,

"They tend to come in spurts, when

they might get two to four in a week, '

then might not
get any more
tips for several
months."

Wherever |*
Cooper is, it's a
safe bet his sky-
diving days are
over: If he sur-
vived, he'd be 70
or older now.

On Nov. 24,
1971, the day be-
fore
40s wearing dark glasses boarded a
Northwest Airlines plane in Port-
Jand.

He bought a ticket under the name
Dan Cooper — he was later erro-
neously referred to him as "D.B."
and the initials stuck — and took seat
18F in coach. He ordered a bourbon
and water and handed flight atten-
dant Flo Schaffner a note,

The busy Schaffner stuck the pa-

Cooper drawing

per in her pocket, thinking it was a

' mash note, Not until takeoff did she

bother to read the message: "Miss,
' Tve got a bomb, come sit next to me
— you're being hijacked."

Fellow cabin attendant Tina
Mucklow Larson recounted how she
and Schaffner relayed dozens of
messages from Cooper to the cockpit
—incuding his demands for $260,000
in used $20 bills and four para-
chutes.

He had no unusual characteris-

ties, Larson recalled. He wore a dark

suit, dark tie, white shirt and the

: sunglasses, which he never took off,

and chain-smoked.
He also had a black briefcase,

: which he opened for Larson, showing
'her a couple of red cylinders, wires

-s . .. ea 6 anda battery.
giving, amaninhis mid- .

He collected the money, provided
by the airline, during a stop at Seat-

- tle-Tacoma International Airport,

where the 36 passengers and two
flight attendants were released. Lar-
son and the two pilots remained on

board. Cooper demanded the plane
be flown to Mexico, agreeing to a re-
fueling stop at Reno.

Just after takeoff, Larson said,
Cooper asked how to lower the rear
stairs of the 727, the only jetliner
equipped with that feature. He then
told her to go to the front of the plane
and pull the first-class curtain shut.

About 40 minutes after takeoff, a
stair signal light flashed on. When
the jet landed in Reno, the stairs
were down and Cooper, the money
and parachutes were missing.

Such an exit would be impossible
today: Cooper's lasting contribution
to aircraft design is the "Cooper
Vane," a latching device on Boeing
727s that prevents the tail stairway
from being lowered in flight.

Cooper dove into a freezing rain-
storm at 10,000 feet, wearing only
a business suit and loafers. The tem-
perature was 7 below zero, not count-
ing a wind chill factor estimated at
minus 70 because of the plane's
speed of 200 mph.

Ralph Himmelsbach, the FBI
agent on the case before his retire-
ment in 1980, has long maintained
Cooper was a bumbler and a fool.

If the cold didn't kill him, if ke
withstood the powerful turbulence,
Cooper was still parachuting into
dense forest at night, at the onset of
winter, with no food or suryjyal gear.

"Tt was a bad place to il and it
is doubtful we would ever find the
body," Himmelshbach said in a 1991
interview. "This was a desperate act
you wouldn't expect from a normal
man in his mid40s, This was some-
thing you would expect from some-
body who had nothing to lose."

Himmelsbach believes Cooper ei-
ther landed in the Columbia and
drowned, or died in the mountains
and the money was washed out.

An extensive search turned up no
traces, Nine years later, Mount St.
Helens erupted and blanketed much
of the area with ash. If hikers or
hunters have stumbled across Coop-
er since, they've kept his secret.

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The News Tribune, Mon

Hillary Clinton visits
school in Thailand

By Grant Peck
The Associated Press

MAE CHAN, Thailand — First lady Hillary
Rodham Clinton visited a school Sunday that
discouxages poor families from selling their
daughters into prostitution and said that
girls must decide their own futures.

The first lady is visiting the rugged hill
country of northern Thailand before joining
P - qgont Clinton on the first state visit to the
country by an American president since 1969.

Her trip focused attention on Thailand's
most tragic social problem — the sale of girls
inl the cnuntry's flourishing sex trade.

Hillary Clinton was-grected at-the airport
in Chiang Rai, 500 miles north of Bangnw:,
by townspeople, school children and repre-
sentatives of the province's 600,000 tribes-
people waving paper Thai and U.S. flags.

As she walked past umbrellas and colorful
banners, young women threw flower petals in
her path. A dozen silk-clad dancers and a
traditional orchestra performed for her.

The first lady toured the Mae Chan Wit-
taya Khom school, part of a program that
has trained about 1,200 girls to become gem
cutters, textile workers and nursing assis-
tants, .

The training begins after their mandato:
ete a.

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Hillary Redham Clinton meets villagers in Chor Pa Kha, Thailand. She met with 7 gisls from
the Thai Women of Tomorrow-project during her visit to the remote village Sunday.

purchased by middlemen and resold to the met, sevéri girls-from the project and sat down
garish brothels of Bangkok and elsewhere.
Many die of AIDS.

The first Jad hen iwejted Chan OD. Toh

hut,

hai Women of Tomorrow,
tand why it is important for

for a chat with villagers in athatched-roof —

ution prograin

young women to have the skills needed to
find jobs and support themselves and their
families," Clinton said,

"This project is an example of how to help
protect young girls and women against ex-
ploitation and abuse. You are examples and
pioneers for young women around the world
jooking for the opportunity to decide for them-
selves what is best for themselves and their
families."

The project was founded in 1993 by
Chakrapand Wongburanavart, dean of so-
cial sciences at Chiang Mai University. The
U.S, Agency for International Development
gave $300,000 to start the project.

Chakrapand's counselors try to persuade
parents.to let their girls learn skills that will
earn about $200 a month, a tenth of what
some prostitutes make.

Girls can be sold for $1,000 and send re-
mittances home to their parents. Having a

daughter as a prostitute can mean. the dif- -

ference between poverty and a new home,
motorcycle and status.

Though some parents are ashamed of hav-
ing-sold their girls, others celebrate the birth

«of daughters for their potential earning pow- °

er. Some claiix icrmrance of the horrors
awaiting the girls.

The girls are often chained, beaten,
drugged, denied food and raped by pimps be-
fore joing the ranks of Thailand's estimat-
ed 500,000 to 700,000 prostitutes.

Boys.are also sold, but the vast majority of
victims are girls serving Thai men or for-
eigners on so-called "sex tours."

rrovemoer 25, 1996 A5

Boorda note
cited medals

By James Risen
Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON - In a note writ-

ten before his suicide in May, Adm, °

Jeremy Boorda, then the Navy's top
officer, indicated that he was deeply.
concerned about recent criticism of
the service and "couldn't bear to
bring dishonor" to sailors over ques-
tions about whether he had improp-
erly worn combat decorations.

The suicide note, published for the
first time in the December issue of
Washingtonian magazine, is consis-
tent with the official description of
the contents provided by the Navy
immediately after the 57-year-old
chief of naval operations took his life.
It suggests that Boorda felt he was
under enormous pressure — in addi-
tion to the questions over the medals,

"Tp my sailors," he wrote, "I could-
n't bear to bring dishonor to you. ...
For those who want to tear our Navy
down, I guess I've given them plen-
ty to write about for a while. But I
will soon be forgotten."

The Navy had declined ta release
the-text.of the note. It is included as
part ofa Washingtaman-article by
Nick Kotz, a free-lance writer: The
article noted that the Navy faced in-
tense scrutiny during Boorda's two
years at the top, including scandals
involving sexual harassment and
wrongdoing at the U.S. Naval Acad-
emy. See,

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Final | 12/26/83 |FONTANA, CA PIPER PA 24-260 Fatal (1)

Final || 12/27/83 || MCKITTRICK, CA BEECH P35 Fatal (4)

Final ||12/28/83 |RAMONA, CA EIPPER MX NONE jFatal(1)| lee Cry Att
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Final | 12/31/83 LANCASTER, CA STRIPLIN SKY RANGER Fatal (1)

Final 1/4/84 |REDDING, CA CESSNA P206 Fatal @

Final |} 1/10/84 UNION CITY, CA CESSNA 185 Fatal (1)

Final |)1/12/84 | TRACY, CA PIPER PA-28R-200 Fatal (3)

Final || 1/13/84 || YORBA LINDA, CA CESSNA 182R Fatal (3)

Final 1/21/84 |SANTAPAULA,CA __ {{ WELLS/RAND KR-2 Fatal (2)

Final || 1/21/84 |SOLEDAD, CA CESSNA 182Q Fatal (1)

Final || 1/30/84 | AVALON, CA LEAR JET 24 Fatal (6)

Final 2/12/84 OAKLAND, CA PIPER PA-28-181 Fatal (1) |~faeTe>
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Final |2/12/84 ||COYOTE, CA BEECH A-36 Fatal (1)

Final |2/13/84 || CALIFORNIA CITY, CA || MAUPIN WOODSTOCK-I Fatal (1)

Final /2/15/84 EDWARDS AFB,CA | 2AVLORCRAFT Fatal (1)

Final |}2/20/84 |/LIVERMORE, CA CESSNA 182P Fatal (1)

Final 2/22/84 || THOUSAND OAKS, CA |[ROBINSON R22 Fatal @)

Final 3/7/84 |/LAKE ELSINORE, CA | WIZARD J-3BR503 NONE |Fatal (1)

Final 3/12/84 || CLOVIS, CA CESSNA 150M Fatal (2)

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Final ||4/13/84 |MCKINLEYVILLE, CA ||STURGES BD-5B Fatal (1)

Final 4/14/84 |[LIVERMORE, CA FOLKE WULF 1903A Fatal (1)
Final |4/17/84 |BOWMAN, CA BEECH A23-24 Fatal (1)
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Final | 4/18/84 CR ERSFIELD, PIPER PA-28-161 Fatal (1) DIC
Final 4/21/84 | CHICO, CA TERATORN TIERRA II NONE |[Fatal (1)
Final ||4/27/84 |LONE PINE, CA__ || PIPER PA-28R-200 Fatal (2)
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Final |4/29/84 | ORINGS, CA ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS3 atal (1)
Final 5/1/84 | UKIAH, CA PIPER PA-23-250 Fatal (3)
Final ||5/3/84 oe GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B Fatal (1)
Final ||5/13/84 |[PERRIS, CA MITCHELL WING TU-10 NONE [Fatal (2)
Final ||5/20/84 |CORONA,CA | BRUBAKER Q-2 Fatal (1)
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Final |/5/28/8¢ ||, AY, CA CESSNA 152 Fatal (2)
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Final 6/2/84 | BAKER, CA PIPER PA-31-350 Fatal (2) ||
Final |!6/6/84 |BARSTOW, CA _ ||PIPER PA-23-250 Fatal (1)
Final ||6/6/84 |[ROSAMOND, CA ||CESSNA 152 Fatal (2)
Final |6/16/84 |RED BLUFF,CA ||BAUGH-HUBERT VARIEZE 100 Fatal (1)
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Final | 6/28/84 EST, CA HUGHES 269B tal 2}
Final 6/30/84 cee BA LINDA, | cESSNA 1820 Fatal (2)

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Final ||7/5/84 RICHMOND, CA | CESSNA 182Q Fatal (2) ~
Final |7/5/84 |RICHMOND, CA. ||CESSNA 172M Fatal (2) | J
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Final 7/6/84 | YERMO, CA PHOMBUS C Fatal (1)
Final | 7/10/84 | PASE BLSINORE, toy TRALIGHT SOARING WIZARD J-3B |\NONE [Fatal (1) Ps
Final 7/12/84 | RANDSBURG, CA |CESSNA 180 Fatal (4)
Final |7/14/84 |CONCORD, CA _| PIPER PA-31T Fatal (6) | S70 1/59
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Final 7/27/84 ||GARBERVILLE, CA_ || PIPER PA-23-160 Fatal (1) on
Final 7/27/84 HOLLISTER, CA E.L. GRIGGS Q2 Fatal (1)
Final 7/28/84 || WILLOWS, CA PIPER PA-11 Fatal (2)
Final 8/4/84 JULIAN, CA BELLANCA TECA Fatal (1)
Final ||8/22/84 PARADISE, CA CESSNA T337G Fatal (1)
Final ||8/22/84 | VISTA, CA PIPER PA-28-161 Fatal (3)
Final 8/23/84 | MONTEREY, CA CESSNA 320C Fatal (5)
Final 8/23/84 |CHULA VISTA, CA |CALYPSO N/A NONE ||Fatal (1)

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Final 8/25/84 |CLOVERDALE, CA |ULTRALIGHT UFMEAST RISER #NONE_ Fatal (1)
Final ||8/27/84 | YUCAIPA, CA PIPER PA-28-140 Fatal (5) |
Final |}9/1/84 || MURRIETA, CA PHANEUF B8 MOD GYRO Fatal (1)
Final 9/3/84 | RUBIDOUX, CA PIPER PA-23-235 Fatal (2)
Final ||9/5/84 | VALENCIA, CA CESSNA T210J Fatal (2)
Final ||9/7/84 |[LOWERLAKE,CA ||PIONEER FLIGHTSTAR NONE |/Fatal (1)
Final |9/8/84 |REDLANDS,CA __ ||CESSNA 310 Fatal (2) —_
Final 9/9/84 | AOBPENDENCE, | CESSNA RI72K Fatal (3)
Final oars CORNING. CA MITCHELL WING A-10 NONE Fal (1)
Final 9/17/84 ||MARIPOSA, CA MOONEY M20C Fatal (2)

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Final 10/7784 |, WPORT BEACH, | ERCH 95-A55 Fatal (1)
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Final |10/8/84 |, CONV 248 Fatal (3) || 2 7 pode
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Final || 10/10/84 | RIVERSIDE, CA BELL 206B Fatal (3)
Final | 10/13/84 |PORTERVILLE, CA |/BELLANCA 73CA Fatal (1)
Final || 10/30/84 |BEAUMONT, CA BELL 206B Fatal (2)
Final |uv2ea [RP APOW VISTA, | sTINSON VOYAGER 150 Fatal (1)
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Final 11/13/84 |JAMUL, CA CESSNA 172N Fatal (2)
Final ||11/21/84 |INDEPENDENCE, CA _||PIPER PA-34-200T Fatal (4)
Final |[11/23/84 [LAKE ISABELLA,CA |CESSNA 172M Fatal (2)
Final |)12/11/84 ||CORONA, CA RG PLINSETSNS 9 Fatal (1)
Final |112/12/84 | TULARE, CA ik Fatal (1)
Final ||12/12/84 |ROSAMOND, CA CESSNA 152 Fatal (2)
Final | 12/12/84 | GORMAN, CA AN AMERICAN Fatal (2)
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Final || 12/16/84 | PETALUMA, CA CESSNA 152 Fatal (2)
Final |112/16/84 [MAMMOTH LAKES, CA |PIPER PA-60-601P Fatal (1)
Final || 12/26/84 LIVERMORE, CA CESSNA 172N Fatal (1)
Final |[ 12/27/84 (UPLAND, CA CESSNA 182Q Fatal (4)
Final | 12/28/84 |SAN DIEGO, CA BELL 47G3B Fatal (1)
Final | 12/28/84 [BIG BEAR CITY,CA _|[CESSNA 182P Fatal (5)
Final 1/7/85 DEATH VALLEY,CA |/BEECH B-35 Fatal (4)
Final |1/19/85 | NEWHALL, CA BELL 205A-1 Fatal (1)
Final 1/21/85 |/PINE VALLEY, CA CESSNA A185F Fatal (2)
Final | 1/27/85 IRWINDALE, CA CESSNA 120 Fatal (2)
Final |1/27/35 [TRWINDALE, CA CESSNA 152 Fatal (2)
Final |2/1/85 |WOODSIDE, CA PIPER PA-28-161 Fatal (3)

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Final 2/26/85 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA |CESSNA 152 Fatal (3) —_
Final ||2/28/85 |}OCEANSIDE, CA MOONEY N20E Fatal (2)
Final 2/28/85 ||SHAFTER, CA BEECH 76 Fatal (2)
Final 13/3/85 ||MODESTO, CA CESSNA 152 Fatal (2)
Final 3/6/85 ||SEPULVEDA, CA TED SMITH 601 Fatal (1)
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Accident occurred JUN-01-84 at UNKNOWN, CA
Aircraft: BELLANCA 17-31A, registration[ ____]
Injuries: 1 Fatal.

BETWEEN MAY 31 & JUNE 1, 1984, THE PRIVATE PLT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DRIVEN TO
THE AIRPORT, PARKED HIS CAR, & BOARDED HIS AIRCRAFT FOR A PRESUMED
PERSONAL FLT. THE PLT'S WIFE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT HER HUSBAND'S FAILURE
TO APPEAR AT WORK, & SHE NOTIFIED LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT HER HUSBAND WAS
MISSING. THE NTSB FIRST LEARNED OF THE MISSING AIRCRAFT ON JUNE 19, 1984, AS
OF JUNE 14, 1985, NEITHER THE FREMONT POLICE DEPT., NOR THE NTSB HAS LEARNED
OF THE AIRCRAFT & PLT'S LOCATION.

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DO Personal 4 F lephonic Date 2 / 1/ 99 Time_4:30 P
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Employer . Address * Telephone

Vehicle Description

Facts of Complaint

On 2/1/99, a Washington State Patrol Officer telephonically
contacted the Seattle Office of the FBI and advised he had been contacted
by C and C advised that she had met an individual at Borders Books in
Seattle who she thought looked like "D.B. Cooper" (subject of NORJAK

case, SE 164-81). The only information she furnished on this individual
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but he was sure the FBI still ran down all the leads on the D. B. Cooper
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Tips trickle

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_ keeps case open

By GEORGE TIBBITS
Associated Press

SEATTLE — it's been 25 years
since he took that big step out of
a Boeing 727 at 10,000 feet, yet
tips on D.B. Cooper still come in.

e of the most daring — or
est —- criminals ever re-
mains at large, having either
flouted the jaws of society or
been foiled by the law of gravity.

"It's still a pending investiga-
tion," says Seattle-based FBI
agent Ray Lauer, who adds that
the case will stay open "probably
forever."

The FBI here still stores 60
volumes of interviews and other
documents telling how Cooper hi-
jacked a jetliner, demanded and
received $200,000, then jumped
from the plane over the Cascade
Meuntains of southwestern Wash-
ington and into legend.

Be hasn't been heard from

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since, although $5,880 of his loot
was found by a boy playing on
the banks of the Columbia River
in 1980,

A few taverns and restaurants
mark the anniversary of the na-
tion's only unsolved skyjacking
case. And now and then someone
calls the FBI with a tip or sug-
gestion.

"Surprisingly, yeah, we still get
quite a few of them," Lauer says.
"They tend to come in spurts,
when they might get two to four
in a week, then might not get any
more tips for several mon

The FBI dutifully checks them
out.

You're being hijacked

Wherever Cooper is, it's a safe
bet his skydiving days are over: If
he survived, he'd be 70 or older
now.

On Nov. 24, 1971, the night before
Thanksgiving, a man in his mid-40s
wearing dark glasses boarded a
Northwest Orient Airlines plane in
Portland.

He bought a ticket under the

name Dan Cooper — a law en-
forcement official later erroneously
referred to him as "D.B." and the
initials stuck -—- and took seat 18F in
coach. He ordered a bourbon and
water and handed flight attendant
Flo Schaffner a note.

He apparently lacked a strong
criminal presence; the busy
Schaffner stuck the paper in her
pocket.

Not until takeoff did she bother to
read the message: ''Miss, I've gota
bomb, come sit next to me —
yowre being hijacked,"

Fellow cabin attendant Tina
Mucklow Larson recounted how
she and Schaffner relayed dozens
of messages from Cooper to the

cockpit — including his demands
for $200,000 in used $20 bills and
four parachutes.

He had no unusual characteris-
tics, Larson recalled, He wore a
dark suit, dark tie, white shirt and
the sunglasses, which he never took
off, and chain-smoked.

He also had a black briefcase,
which he opened fox Larson,
showing her a couple of red cylin-
ders, wires and a battery.

He collected the money, provided
by the airline, during a stop at
Seattle-Tacoma International Air-
port, where the 36 passengers and
two flight attendants were re-

leased. Larson and the two pilots'

remained on board. Cooper de-

manded the plane be flown tol
Mexico, agreeing to a refueling
stop at Reno.

Missing with parachutes

Just after takeoff, Larson said,
Cooper asked how to lower the rear

stairs of the 727, the only jetliney
equipped with that feature. sa
the jet landed in Reno, the stair.
were down and Cooper wa
missing, along with the money and
parachutes.

Cooper dove into a freezing
rainstorm at 10,000 feet, wearing

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only a business suit and loafers.
The temperature was 7 below zero,
not counting a wind chill estimated
at minus 70 because of the plane's
speed of 200 mph.

Ralph Himmelsbach, the FBI
agent assigned to the case before
his retirement in 1980, has jong
maintained Cooper was a bumbler
and a fool. If the cold didn't kiil
him, if he withstood the powerful
turbulence, Cooper was stil! para-
chuting into dense forest at night,
at the onset of winter, with no food
or survival gear.

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Meteorologist Chris Jensen said Vehicles race past an ice-covered sign Sunday in the southbound lane of Interstate 29

no more snow is expected until! intersection with Interstate 229 southwest of Sioux Faiis.

after Thanksgiving, except for 2 should have power by thi -
light dusting Tuesday. But it ning, he said. nn
should stay chilly, with high tem- McGrane wasn't certain when

perature in the teens and 20s and ay of Sioux Valley Southwestern'

lows from zero to 10 above. _ customers would have power, The
As of 6 p-m. Sunday, Sioux freezing rain that fell in the days

Valiey Southwestern Electric of pefore the snow storm caused

Colman had restored power to anout 409 ;
about 1.300 customers. leaving electric poles to snap.
'A lot of them just splintered ~-

1,200 customers without elec- : : -
tricity, said company spokesman 'here was a lot of weight in this
Martin McGrane. ice," McGrane said. "They
Th were scattered, but snapped like a baseball bat."
large numbers of homes were meee aoe y Southwestern
without power between Trent and other vale trie 190 workers rom
Garretson and in the Humboldt gout pak Cooperatives, in
and Hartford areas, he said oe ota and surrounding
Slippery roads. kept 'state states ° ee its 16 lines
workers, id.
troopers busy Sunday morning, as M any customers realize bad
at least 30-40 Motorists slid into eather G ional
itches. Troopers handled more ana occasional power
dite i »_ SOOP - prahlems enme with the torrites-

"2. Aiden "itKicnts over tie 'qd. That's trae for
ae aa tenth McGrane said. "That's true for

weekend, none S€Tious. most ;
h people, however, we're
Also Sunday evening, Northern starting to notice a litt : :
States Pawer Co. had one South

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TAURINE USLEEZ alc
bacco anywhere at any time
wauld face discipline, instead of
just during the season.

"We will give them plenty of

opportunity to change their be-.

havior, but there wiil be firm
consequences," Smith said.

Students and parents give the
proposed policy mixed reviews.
Some like the message it sends,
while others think the administra-
tion refuses to trust students.

The policy allows students a
chance to cut their suspensions if
they and their parents participate
in counseling sessions.

"Parents need to be a significant
part of the solution," Smith said.

Schoo! board President Roger
Risty says an incident this fall
where football players were caught

can take more severe action,
such as for assaults or vandalism.

abuse is increasing in the school
system, Risty said. -

'Research indicates that at least
two-fifths of high school students
used prohibited substances five or
more times:

@ Sixth prade: 2 percent.

@ Seventh grade: 7 percent.
@ Eighth grade: 20 percent.
i Freshmen: 40 percent.

Mi High school: 44 percent,

"Tt showed kids' patterns of use
were well established by the "ey
their ninth-grade year and
stayed about the same," Smith
said. "They are well on their way
at the end of the eighth grade."

partying provided the-catalyst-te——Parents- and students ser the

strengthen the policy.

"All kids who participate in an
activity are required to sign a
statement that they are drug- and
alcohol-free during the season. We
are now extending that year-
round," he said. "Some kids told us
they signed it just so they: could
play."

Evidence exists that substance

' proposed plan as a mixed blessing.

Donalene Spars' daughter,
Gretchen, is a junior at Washington
High School who participates in
cheerleading, concert choir and
tennis. -

"As a parent, I sign that activity
slip that my child signs," Spars
said. "She is a representative of
Discipline/ See 3A

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Rick Lauer, Agent

Federal Bureau of Investigatidassas;-~-—

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 02/23/1999

To: plaboratory Attn: ,zSpecial Projects Section,
Administrative Unit;
ssa| | Rm 4224

From: Seattle
Squad 5, PSVCTE
Contact: SA] | (206) 667-0171

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Case ID #: Ze gi7 4

164A-81 SUB K

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: To set lead for Special Projects Section to conduct
aging of original composites of subject Cooper.

Enclosures: Enclosed for the Special Project Section are two
color copies of a composite sketch prepared by the Exhibits
Section, Administrative Division, dated 1/2/1973, one depicting
subject in dark glasses. Also enclosed is a synopsis of
captioned event to include subject's physical description and age
as of the date of the hijacking, 11/24/1971.

Details: Above-referenced telcalls with ssa |

Special -Projects, has indicated that aging of these photographs
should be possible. A review of the case subfile concerning this
sketch has determined that the original sketches were maintained
by the Exhibits Sections under Bureau file number 164-2131.

These sketches, although not the first prepared by the Exhibits
Section for this case, were determined to be the best likeness of
subject Cooper.

DOJ and the Seattle U.S. Attorney's Office have
recently.reaffirmed that the statute of limitations in this crime
is infinite due to hijacking being a capital offense in 1971.
Captioned matter remains the only unresolved hijacking in U.S.
history. It is anticipated that the original sketch and aged
sketch will receive nationwide media attention as several
networks, including ABC and the Discovery Channel are apparently
planning to once again run presentations on this case.

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To: Laboratory @... Seattle ©
Re: SE 164A~81, 02/23/1999

The Special Projects Section is requested to advise
Seattie as to when this aged sketch could be obtained.

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To: Laboratory 6... Seattle
Re: SE 164A-81, 02/23/1999

LEAD (s):
Set Lead i:
LABORATORY

AT SPECIAL PROJECTS SECTION

Conduct laboratory examination.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices: | Negative See below
Subject's name and aliases Character of case
UNSUB(S}; aka, Crime Aboard Aircraft
D.B. Cooper
Complainant ((] Protect 'Sturce
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im Personal [4] Telephonic Date os/ 11/ 1999 Time _11:30Dm
Address of Subject Commlainant's addres and isleohons autos
[Las Vegas, NV |
Complainant's DOB Sex
Male
Race (1 Male Height Hair Build Birth date and birth place
o & 4
8 = Age [] Femaie Weight Eyes Complexion Social Security Number / i
" a Scars, marks and other data f
Eniployer Address Telephone
Vehicle Description
Facts of Complaint
Complainant called to advise that he was a co-conspirator in
the D.B. Cooper skyjacking incident. The complainant knows where the
remaining $184,000 from the heist is located (allegedly in close
proximity to the Mt. Ranier area) and is willing to arrange for its
return. The complainant stated that he was closely associated with the
main subject, Cooper (allegedly a false name), and that he was the person
that was to pick Cooper up at the prearranged landing sight after he lj "p
jumped from the plane. The complainant claimed that the idea for the
skyjacking was, in fact, his.
After the skyjacking, the complainant recovered the bag with
the stolen money, took out approximately $16,000 and then buried the
remaining funds. He spent part of the money in Carbonado, Washington,
with some acquaintances, who were Do not write inthigspace. G47}
aft subsequently arrested when the money was SG Y A- as
traced to the skyjacking. Due to his SEARCHED or) WN
acquaintances' arrests, the complainant SERIALS oe HD a
abandoned approximately $5,800 ona
riverbank in the Portland, OR area, and MAY 12 4895
then fled to Nevada and left the money
buried. He has returned to the location AITLE bé
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TCOMplaint : % BLOCK STAMP

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where it is buried on various occasions, but has yet to retrieve
it for fear of being prosecuted.

The complainant advised that he also previously spoke with
SA {mow retired) regarding having information, but never
provided him with all the details, for fear of being prosecuted.
The complainant now believes that the statute of limitations has
expired and wishes to assist the FBI in retrieving the stolen
money and hopes to create a documentary film regarding the crime.

The complainant alleges to be the | of former U.S.
Senator Frank Arini. The complainant claims his attorney is
telephone number | (When contacted,

was unsure if he was representing] |} and advised he
would re-contact FBI to confirm if he is indeed his attorney of
record.)

Indices checks are positive for the complainant under case
number SE 164A-81, Serial 9165, entry date 06/26/1992.

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Who 2: D.B. Cooper Profil sot @ Page 1 of 2
COOPER
Hijacker
FOUR GOOD LINKS: VITAL STATS:
o Perfect Crime or 2 Born:
Perfect Folly? Unknown
Complete 1996 Seattle
Times recap 2 Birthplace:
2 Whatever Happened toe Unknown
D.B. Cooper? Death:
The "Roadkill Diaries" uh known
|

explores the case Possibly killed
o The Pursuit of D.B. skydiving)
Cooper
The fictional 1981 movie o Best Known
based on the heist As:

. The skyjacker
Page away
A running tally; no mention
of Cooper
The original jumping skyjacker, Cooper boarded a
Northwest Orient flight for Seattle on Thanksgiving Eve
in 1971. Once aloft he threatened to blow up the plane and
demanded $200,000 and four parachutes. After his
demands were met, Cooper ordered the 727 to take off
and then jumped from the rear of the plane somewhere
over Washington state. Despite exhaustive searches,
Cooper's body was never found and his whereabouts are
unknown.
Extra credit: The hijacker actually called himself Dan
Cooper; a law officer mistakenly described him to the
press as "D.B." and the name stuck.
Find other mysterious missmg persons in our Who 2 loop
Disappearing Acts.

http://www. who2.com/dbcooper.html 8/13/99

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8-23-1989 9:53AM FROM

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NCIC RECORD CHECK REQUEST FORM

IMMEDIATE:
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File¢: Sé /6 94 - F/ {¥ile mamber is required)
CHECK SPECYPTC WORK REQUESTER AND PROVIDE THOROUGH DESCRIPTORS

ROTC ORLY
REQUESTS RESPONSES
REC*D i

1) Driver's license in Washingten.-

2 ; ad i se out of state:
} Drd a = heey st
3) All vehicles registered.
4} 10-26 {see below).
5S} 19-29 Wents and Warrants.
Cxyiminal History (circle)
>= Criminal Investigation.
J = Griminal Justice Employment
E « Employment Licensing (gun permits/daycare. . -)}
_X 7) vMy photo request.

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8) Stolen vehicle/article check.
9} SQ state search.

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(01/26/1998)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE ' Date: 09/14/1999

To: Phoenix

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TH, From: Minneapolis

Sioux Falls RA
Contact: sal | (605) 334-6881

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Case ID #: SE 164A-81° ~ (Pending)
Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: Set lead for Phoenix to further identify possible +
subject as provided by anonymous caller.
Administrative: Reference telcall from gal | ee
Minneapolis Division, to §$ Seattle Division. c
Details: On August 26, 1999, an anonymous call was received at
the Sioux Falls RA from an unknown male. The unknown male did
not want to be identified unless a reward was available. He
advised that he would call back and identify himself if a reward
was determined to be available. To date, Sioux Falls RA has had
no further contact from this unknown male. The following
information was provided by the unknown male:
The unknown male resides in South Dakota and spends the
winters in Arizona. Over the years, th iknown male has become
friends with | approximately years of age, who b6
resides in Arizona. BIC
| axe | | The ee
unknown male believes that [reside in Chandler, c
Arizona, and their telephone number is |
Attempts to identify subscribers to this telephone
number via the Internet were unsuccessful, AT&T Anywho database
shows a | Chandler, Bs
Arizona, BIC

SEARCHED INDEXED
SERIALIZED FILED

SFP 1 6 1999

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To: Phoenix From: Minneapolis
Re: SE 164A-81, 09/14/1999

[| recently related the following story to the
unknown male:

| Jhas recently become concerned about his
health and believes that he is dying. Because of this belief,
has been providing family members with information he
apparently wants them to know prior to his death.

[J recently callea| lto his home and showed her
a key to a safe deposit box in New York. [ Jtoid[ J not

to be afraid and to remember to take the key when he is gone.

| | asked | | why he told her not to be afraid.

then told| Jthat he is D.B. Cooper. He went on to
explain that when he is gone, the _ key to the safe deposit box
would be the key to her future. did not know who D.B.
Cooper was.

[then talked with| Jregarding this conversation
and was laughing at| [because of his concerns that he is
dying. | lexplained to] Jthat she doesn't believe that

Jis Qying and thinks he is losing his mind. | asked

about | jassertions that he is D.B. Cooper. |
told | simply that | Jis not losing his mind.

| | noted that the family was always somewhat poor,
but suddenly there seems to be money all over the place.

When[ _| related this story to the unknown male, she
still did not appear to know who D.B. Cooper was.

Phoenix is requested to further identify]

and provide those results to Seattle. No contact should be made
with unless specifically requested by Seattle.

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To: Phoenix From: Minneapolis
Re: SE 164A-81, 09/14/1999

LEAD {(s):
Set Lead 1:
PHOENTX

AT CHANDLER, ARIZONA

Attempt to further identify

in above text.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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(01/26/1998) ©

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 10/07/1999

To: Minneapolis Attn: File Supervisor
Portland SAS
Seattle SAS

From: Seattle
Squad 5/ PSVCTF
Contact: SAT |
Zi

Approved By: |

_
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Drafted By: :
Case ID #: SE"164A-81—~ an

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - Hijacking

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: Lead for Minneapolis and Portland to forward AO files
and any exhibits held in this matter to Seattle.

Details: Seattle is consolidating information related to this
case. Files and any 1B or 1A items held in former Minneapolis AO
file MM-164-36 and Portland AO file PD 164-41 should be forwarded
to Seattle.

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To: Minneapolis @... Seattle ®
Re: SE 164A-81, 10/07/1999

LEAD (s):
Set Lead 1: {Adam}

MINNEAPOLIS

AT MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Search closed files under Minneapolis or Seattle file
number and forward all serials, 1A and 1B exhibits to Seattle.

Set Lead 2: (Adm)
PORTLAND
AT PORTLAND, OR
Search closed files under Portland or Seattle file
number and forward all serials, 1A and 1B exhibits to Seattle.
Set Lead 3: (Adm)
SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WA

For information of SAS.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

(01/26/1998)

Precedence: "ROUTINE Date: 10/08/1999

va
To: Sent Ele Attn: sA[___
Squad 5, PSVCTF

From: Phoenix
Squad 7
Contacts 602-650-3107

Approved By: {

Drafted By:

Case ID #: 164A-81~ Pending)

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: Background on|

Enclosures: Enclosed for Seattle are DMV reports on | la

copy ef lsd Arizona drivers,license, CCH, and Arizona
Department of Revenue check. 7

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Details:| dob/ | y|

Arizona. He has operatéd that businéss~im~Arizona since

| _l out" of his residence | chandier,
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whe? he started the business , it was located at
List at| L
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[has a criminal record consisting mostly

of | | The
earliest charge was in Tempe, Arizona in| |

No contact has been made with[__——_—sd|Phoenix will
await further info from Seattle.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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e@ U.S. Department GD rustice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

in Reply, Please Refer to Phoenix, Arizona 85012
File No,

Unemployment Insurance Administration
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Phoenix, Arizona 85005

Dear

In connection with an official investigation being
conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it is requested
that all information regarding employment and/or unemployment
compensation be provided for the following Social Security
Number(s) :

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Your coopera I Ga appreciated.
Sincerely yours,

Guadalupe Gonzalez
Special Agent in Charge

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Supervisory Special Agent

/OCFF

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FRI and is loaned to
your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed ourside your agency.

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* 10/05/99 Record Check ICMIMR62
12:22:57

Case ID: SE 164A-81

Birth Credit X Criminal Death INS Marriage*
X Motor Vehicle X Other: DE PHOTO

Assign To: Record Check Deadline: b6
Return To: BIC
Name imatases oF sublet apalican or employee, and spouse:
Addresses ~
Residence: | | CHANDLER, ARIZONATER__| 6 |
Business:
Former:
*Date & place
of marriage
Race:, I Sex: I Age: I Height: I Weight: I Hair: I Eyes:
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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Date: 10/21/99 Time: 11:53
Case ID: SH 164A-81 Serial: 9322
Description of Document:

Type : OTHER

Date : 09/01/99

To : SEATTLE

From : AMERICAS MOST WANTED

Topic: FUGUTIVE D.B. COOPER LAST SEEN IN HOUSTON, TX

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:

SERIALIZATION COMPLETED TWICE. CORRECT SERIAL IS IN SE 164-81-AMW SER
48

Employee: ere

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U.S, Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Please Refer to
FileNo. SE 164A-81 915 Second Avenue, Room 710

Seattle, Wa 98174
October 29, 1999

Fresno, CA |
bearL__|

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| |may be

the individual who hijacked Northwest flight 305 on 11/24/1971,

any other information concerning your belief that

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please let us know. As you were advised by Special Agent

a photograph is not conclusive, in and of itseif.

We appreciate you bringing this to our attention.

Sincerely,

Supervisory Special Agent

1 - Addressee

D- Seatt}e (SE 164A-81) —45LD

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(01/26/1998) - ~ ..)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 10/27/1999
Oo: Seattle
From: Minneapolis

Squad 6
Contact: Ia|

Approved By: | |

Drafted By: | |
Case ID #: 164A-SE-81 ending)

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING

ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: Minneapolis file and 1A items furnished to Seattle.

Reference: 164A-SE-81 Serial 9320

penaetsi On 10/27/1999, Minneapolis File SupervisorL____

advised that all original serials and 1A items from
former Minneapolis AO file 164A-73 entitled "NORJAK" were
forwarded to Seattle approximately two months ago. There were
1B exhibits in this file.

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For information of Seattle search of ACS indicates file

164A-36 is possibly file number for Milwaukee "NORJAK" file.

Inasmuch as no further investigation remains in the
Minneapolis Division this lead is considered covered.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

(Rev. 10-01-1999}

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 11/22/1999

To: Seattle" Attn: SAs|
SA|

From: Portland
Contact: §03-423-93783

Approved By!

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Drafted By: angle
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Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending) - FBAD

Title: NORJACK;
CAA - Hijacking

A D AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: Cover lead 2./ Forwarding Portland Division files to
Seattle on above-captioned case.

Reference: SE 164A-81 Serial 9320
Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover are nine
volumes of the main file, one volume of sub 1 and two 1A

sections.

Details: Files maintained on this case by Portland Division are
being forwarded to Seattle Division per referenced EC from SA

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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(Rev, 10-01-1999) '
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 11/22/1999
To: Seattle" Attn: SAS] |
SA
From: Portland
Contact: | | 503-423-9783
Approved By:
Drafted By: | lam dH
Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending) -ABOD

Title: NORJACK;
CAA - Hijacking

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: Cover lead 2. Forwarding Portland Division files to

Seattle on above-captioned case.
Reference: SE 164A-81 Serial 9320
Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover are nine

volumes of the main file, one volume of sub 1 and two 1A
sections.

Details: Files maintained on this case by Portland Division are

_being forwarded to Seattle Division per referenced EC from SA

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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FD-448 (Rev. 6-2-97)

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FBI FACSIMILE ,
COVER SHEET
PRECEDENCE CLASSIFICATION
+ 4 -_
{]} Immediate f] Top Secret Time Transmitted: { } y wa AM
("] Priority CJ Secret Sender's Initials:
Routine L] Confidential Number of Pages: +
L] Sensitive (including cover sheet)'
Unclassified
To: _OMAHA . Date: 01/07/2000
Name of Office
Facsimile Number: _309 764-9589
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SE 164-81 SER 4545
Special Handling Instructions:
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Originator's Facsimile Number: 206 262-2500

Approved: SSA

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JAN 0 7 2000
WARNING
Information attached to the cover sheet is U.S. Government Property. If you are not the intended ré€ipithsTak thi i
information, disclosure, reproduction, distribution, or use of this information is prohibited (18.USC, § 641). Fle
notify the originator or local FBI Offigg immediately to arrange for proper isposition. -_
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sa]

This is the only document that I could access at this
time. Our office has just moved locations, and our closed file
section is still in boxes stacked six high and about ten deep. I
have a feeling that this may be the only document in the sub-file
anyway. Another possibility is calling the closed section'in Los
Angeles and ask to see alli the documents that they might have
pertaining to this subject. It would be in their file LA 164-
497. The specific serial might be in their old card index.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE . Date: 03/27/2000

To: Phoenix Attn: Squad 7:
sa| |

wFrom: Seattle
Squad 5/ PSVCTF
Contact: | (206) 262-2503

Approved By: | |

Drafted By: |
Case ID #: SE 164A-817% 4Pending)

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - Hijacking

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: «Set lead for additionai information concerning[____

Reference: SE 164A-81 Serial 9319
SE 164A-81 Serial 9321

: Information provided from Phoenix identified|
Gate of birth| |] as having a spouse named|
This individual can be eliminated as being a possible
subject in captioned case as he would only have been 24 at date

of the hijacking. It was noted, however that the information

provided by Minneapolis to Seattle and Phoenix in_serial 9319
advised that | | jand

[Sod]s«sott is also noted that the telephone number provided by
the Minneapolis anonymous caller | | is similar but

not the same _as the number connected to} |} date
of birth

Phoenix is requested_to conduct additional appropriate
fovesticatyon to determine if date of birth
is the person referenced by the caller.

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To: Phoenix sro Seattle @
Re: SE 164A-81, 03/27/2000

LEAD (s):
Set Lead 1:
PHOENIX

AT CHANDLER, AZ

1. Through county records gr other sources, determine
if| | date of birt} has a b6
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2. If this information is verified, subject is
eliminated - conduct no further investigation.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge~Out
FD-Sa (1-5-94)

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9329
Description of Document:

Type : LETTER

Date : 02/29/00

To : SRATTLE

From : |

Topic: ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE
Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81-933 Serial: 31

Employee: | |

. Date:

03/28/00 Time: 20:13

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SEARCHED HD! —
SERIALIZED FILED

MAR 9 9 2000

FBI SEATTLE
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Complaint Form

NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices: [] Negative [1] See below
Subject's name and aliases Character of case
D.B. Cooper ad
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Complaint geceived
[J Personal [&] Telephonic Date.03/17/2000 Time_1: 30pm
Address of Subject Complaindnt's address and telephone number
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Complainant's DOB Sex
Male '
Race ix] Male Height Hair ia Birth date and birth place (
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8a) Age (J Femaie Weight Eyes Gomplexion Social Security Number '
Bs
33 A
| Scars, marks and other data
Employer Address Telephone
Vehicie Description
Facts of Complaint
C stated that he is a retired Boeing[ | and was lately Pe
going through old paperwork. C stated that he Camé across a note he made
to himself, back in the 1970s after the D.B. Cooper hijacking, and the
note had information on it he wanted to pass along. C stated that he
cannot remember who gave him this information, that that individual knew
a guy that did a lot of parachuting in Issaqua, and was into night jumps,
and looked like D.B._ Cooper. The individual told C that he knew this
individual, and that possibly had an AP license, but was not sure.
supposedly went_to jive on the East Coast. C had no further
information regarding and is trying to remember who gave him this
information approximatiey 30 years ago.
Do not write in this space ZO
$8 1644-61 -9S
SERRE nomen OY
Raat J FILED /
Fri SEATTLE
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Complaint Form
FD-71 (Rev. 3-27-95) @ @

NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices: [_] Negative See below ,

Subject's name and aliases Character of case

D B COOPER

Complainant [(] Protect Source

Complaint received

{J Personal {1 Telephonic Date 10/29/99 Time _12 : 00N

Address of Subject Complainant's address and telephone number
Complainant's DOB Sex
FEMALE
Race [Xi Male Height Hair Build Birth date and birth place
es
Sa] Age [] Female Weight Eyes Complexion Social Security Number
Q | Sears, marks and other data

Employer Address Telephone

Vehicle Description

Facts of Complaint A.

C advised'that she was at the Oregon University Dental School
in Portland on Wedhesday, October 27, 1999. She saw an individual who
resembled D.B. @6oper. After this male left the dentist office, ¢ asked
the dentist that individual's name was. The dentist stated his name
was Cc told the dentist that this individual looked just
like D.B. Yooper. The dentist agreed that this individual did look like
D.B. Coopér. C advised that there is a listing for al Jin the
phone book at | in Oregon. C advised that the male was
at least ears Old but possibly older. |.

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Indices negative for

Dog not write in this space.

SEE 1A ~ §1,-933\
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 04/07/2000
To: Seattle Division

From: San Diego

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Contact: SSA] | (858) 514-5810
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Case ID #: 164A-SE-81 (Closed)

Title: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
MISCELLANEOUS MATTER

Synopsis: Electronic Communication (EC) reflecting compiaint
(FD-71) received by the San Diego Division.

Enclosure(s}): One copy of FD-71 with attachments.

or the Seattle Division is a copy of a FD-71
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number Jregarding a telephone message
answering machine referencing a D.B. Cooper and hijackings. A

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Precedence' ROUTINE Date: 05/08/2000
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Case ID #:57164A-817 (bx ing)

Title: NORJAK;
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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 06/12/2000

To: Omaha Attn: North Platte RA,
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Squad 5/ PSVCTF
Contact: | (206) 262-2503

Approved By: | |

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Title: NORJAK;
CAA - Hijacking

Synopsis: Reference telecal to sa[_____—id6/9/2000. To set
lead for forwarding to Laboratory of human skull allegedly found
on a bank of the Columbia River.

Details: For the_information of Omaha, on June 8, 2000 Seattle
was contacted by Pierce County SO concerning
a_human skull that might be related to captioned case.

advised that he had received a fax from the Police Chief
in Cozad, Nebraska who related the following: A female resident
of Cozad, name unknown, has recently died. Family members had
long ago discounted a story she had related about finding a human
skull along the Columbia River in Washington State in the mid-
1980's. However, a inventory of her residence by family members
recently located a nearly intact human skull.

Captioned case involves the hijacking of a Northwest
Airlines flight between Portland and Seattle on 11/24/1971. The
subject jumped from the aircraft carrying $200,000 in ransom
money and two parachutes in southern Washington State. This case
remains the only unsolved aircraft hijacking in U.S. history. In
February, 1980 a portion of the money was found deposited along
the Columbia River.

It is unknown as to the specific location from where this skull
was retrieved, and if this evidenced remains that could have come
from captioned case, or merely ancient remains or those from an
unrelated death.

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Re: SE 164A-81, 06/12/2000

LEAD (s):
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AT COZAD, NEBRASKA

1. Contact the Cozad, Nebraska Police Chief and
conduct logical investigation.

2. If any doubt as to source of these remains, conduct
logical interviews and set out appropriate leads to determine
when, and exactly where these remains were recovered and if
anything else was recovered nearby.

3. Obtain quality photographs of remains recovered and
forward to Seattle. Forward remains to Laboratory, Trace
Analysis Unit and request appropriate anthropology and odontology
examination to determine age of remains, race, sex, and age at
death.

4. Direct any media inquiries to Seattle.

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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 06/12/2000
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(206) 262-2503

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Case ID #: 1¢4a-cu.g1 SE IL4A-81 - T3897
Title: NORJAK
Synopsis: Lead to FBIHO to analyze recovered skull.

Enclosure(s): One skull, one bone, and one rock, packaged under
separate cover.

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Bisie Rogers, of Cozad, Nebraska.

It is believed Rogers found the skull and other items
in the early 1980s while vacationing on the Columbia River in
Washington state, and had kept these items in her residence up
until her death. It is requested this skull be analyzed since it
was recovered in the same river that money from captioned
skyjacking was found, and there is a possibility it is the skull
of subject, D. B. Cooper.

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LEAD (s):
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LABORATORY

AT WASHINGTON, DC

Perform forensic anthropological examination of
enclosed skull in an attempt to determine race, sex, age and any
other distinguishing characteristics which could indicate skull
may be that of D. B. Cooper.

Upon completion of examination, please contact SA

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FBI Office. | |had previously contacted the FBI on numerous
occasions concerning captioned case. Following one such contact
in 1991 (see Serial 9165),[ __—sitwas deemed not to be credible.

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prosecuted. [____—sdJrelated that in November of 1971, he was
employed in a logging camp near Carbonado, Washington, where he
worked with an individual, whose name he does not recall, whom he
believes was Cooper. said he came to this conclusion
since this individual disappeared from the logging camp_at
approximately the same time he heard of the hijacking.
said that in the summer of 1972, he returned to an area near this
camp, described as approximately four miles off of Highway 165,
between Buckley, Washington, and Carbonado, Washington, where he
found the skeletal remains of an_individual and pieces of a
parachute hanging from a tree. [L_——sCidadvised that this
skeleton had a black briefcase handcuffed to his wrist.
said he removed the skeletal remains, briefcase, and parachute
from the tree; removed $10,000 to $15,000 in cash in $20 bills
from the briefcase, buried the remains, and discarded the
parachute nearby. advised then, he went into the town of
Coronado, where he spent some of the money at the general store
and gave somtie of it to some young females there, whom he believed
were later questioned by the FBI. After noticing what he

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Re: SE 164A-81, 06/28/2000

believed to be numerous law-enforcement vehicles in the area,
became scared and drove towards Portland, stopping in the
area of Woodland, Washington, where he buried a quantity of the
money in the Columbia River bank, inside a fire pit.
does not recall exactly where he buried this _mone but said he
noticed lots of logs and an empty beer can. | |believed he
may have wrapped the money in plastic. | jsaid he returned
to the Carbonado area in approximately 1976 and revisited the
location where he had buried the remains and money. [__|said
he again saw remnants of the parachute he had discarded at that
time.

[admitted he has read numerous books on
captioned case and could not explain why he had waited this long
to come forward, other than being afraid of possible prosecution.
It was noted by sal ]thatl facts concerning the
discovery of the remains and their condition, as well as the
briefcase, did not correspond to known facts in the case.
Further, it was noted that the location described by| Jis
on the north side of Mt. Rainier, and the location| |
claimed to have buried the money, near Woodland, Washington, was
actually down-stream from where money was actually located in
February of 1980.

Based on the above and prior contacts with[ si it
is recommended no further investigation be conducted concerning
his story. [___]was told to return to the site at which he
claimed to have buried the briefcase and retrieve one of the
remaining bills for verification of his accounts.

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LABORATORY
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Date: June 27, 2000
To: SAC, Seattle

Case ID No.: 164A-SE-81 461
LabNo.: 000615033 GX

Reference: Communication dated 6/12/00

Your No.:

Title: NORJAK

Date specimens received: June 15, 2000

Specimens:

Ql Skull
Q2 Bone
Q3 Rock

The results of the anthropological examinations are included in this report.
The materials were examined by| |in the Department of
Anthropology of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. The
submitted items are being returned under separate cover by registered mail.

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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
telephone (202) 786-2505
fax (202) 357-2208

DATE: June 20, 2000

TO: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
ATIN: EERILY chacotocian
FROM:

Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

SUBJECT: Forensic Case SI 679, FBI 00615033 GX, Seattle WA

Material submitted consists of one human cranium and one animal bone. The cranium is well
preserved, lacking soft tissue and apparently is filled with soil. The cranium is complete except for the
right zygomatic arch area and six teeth. These missing materials appear to have been lost perimortem or
not recent post-mortem, although the broken margin of the right malar shows some evidence of more
recent fracture,

The sex of the individual is difficult to determine reliably because of the attributes presented.
Metric analysis using Fordisc 2.0 indicated female sex, although the cranium is very robust.

Morphologically, the skull presents some characteristics of Asian ancestry, to include Native
American populations, and metric analysis with Fordisc 2.0 was inconclusive but indicated some possible
Asian ancestry.

The chewing surfaces of the teeth show extreme wear. Such extreme wear is unusual for a modern
individual but is expected in the dentition of an individual of archeological context.

The cranial sutures show minimal closure. This information coupled with observations on the
extent of dental formation, dental eruption, and general skeletal development suggests an age at death of
likely between 25 and 35 years.

In summary, this crantum presents characteristics suggesting an archeological origin. It likely
represents an individual of American Indian ancestry and considerable antiquity.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

National Museum of Natural History
10th & Constitution Avenue NW
Washington DC 20560

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 06/21/2000

| white male, Date of Birth (DOB)

| Place of Birth Social Security

Account Number (SSAN) | | Imperial, Nebraska
telephone number | telephonically contacted

the interviewing Agent. | Jvoluntarily provided the following

information:

Regarding the human skull which was found_in_the attic of
| ELSIE ROGERS,[__ advised | }
found this skull in the early 1980s on the Columbia River near the
town of Golden Dale, Washington. [___|believes the skull was
found shortly after the eruption of Mount St. Helen's and was
accidentally found by| |while she was picking
cherries. | |believes ELSIE ROGERS was accompanied by her
husband, who died in 1989.

advised] joftentimes spoke about the
skull she had found, however, | |does not believe at any time
that she displayed the skull to| | ROGERS

never mentioned that she believed the skull might have belonged to

D. B. COOPER and[___—i|believes she simply picked up the skull to
ive it a better resting place than along the Columbia River.

[ Jaavisea he knew of no other individuals

nor any acquaintances of ROGERS, who could provide any more
detailed information regarding this skull.

Investigation on 6/13/2000 at North Platte, Nebraska (telephonically)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 06/21/2000

| | Ste male, Date of Birth (DOB)
| | Place of Birth Social Security

Account Number (SSAN) | Imperial, Nebraska

telephone number | telephonically contacted
the interviewing Agent. jvoluntarily provided the following
information:

Regarding the human skull_which was found_in the attic of
| | ELSIE ROGERS, | | advised| |
found this skuli in the early 1980s on the Columbia River near the
town of Golden Dale, Washington. | believes the skull was
found shortly after the eruption of Mount St. Helen's and was
accidentally found by| |while she was picking
cherries. believes ELSIE ROGERS was accompanied by her
busband, who died in 1989.

advised | | oftentimes spoke about the
skull she had found, however, | | does not believe at any time
that she displayed the skull to| | ROGERS

never mentioned that she believed the skull might have belonged to
D. B. COOPER and{ ~~ [believes she simply picked up the skull to
ive it a better resting place than along the Columbia River.
advised he knew of no other individuais | |
nor any acquaintances of ROGERS, who could provide any more
detailed information regarding this skull.

Investigation on 6/13/2000 at North Platte, Nebraska (telephonically)
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File # GlimL640-SH= ~ F3AO Date dictated 6/16/2000

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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 07/07/2000

To: Seattle Attn: SA

From: Omaha
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Contact: SAI | (308) 532-5116

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Case ID #: SE 1640-81 ~ %94l
Title: NORJAK
CRIME ABOARD AN AIRCRAPT -
HIJACKING

Synopsis: Leads covered by Omaha Division.

Administrative: Re Seattle EC to Omaha, dated 6/12/2000.

Enclosure(s}: One FD-302 interview of | |} and one
FD-340 1A envelope with original interview notes of |

Details: As indicated in Omaha EC to Laboratory, dated
06/12/2000, skull obtained from Cozad Police Department was sent
to Laboratory for analysis. Prior to this, photographs were
taken of the skull and were forwarded to Case Agent in Seattle.

[was interviewed on 06/13/2000, and no additional
leads were developed as a result of this interview.

Media inquiries will continue to be directed to
Seattle.

All leads have been covered at this time, and Omaha
considers this matter closed.

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DB Cooper Case on July 10, 2000. Your facsimile has been
forwarded to the Seattle Division for their review as
they have investigative responsibility in this case. If you have
further inquiries regarding this matter you may contact the
Seattle Office directly at (206) 622-0460.
Sincerely
David W. Szady
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Suite 400, Crown Plaza Building 1500 Southwest ist. Avenue Portland, Oregon 97201-5828
(503) 224-4181.

Please respond to the following questions.

1). Ref: The DB Cooper Case. Where in Clark County was the money found?

Reason for asking the question.

lf DB made a night time water jump and drowned, by determining where along the Columbia River where
the money was recovered in Clark County, ! would be able to bring in a trained cadaver dog and look for the
bone fragments remains of the "DB Cooper" case. Possibly locating more evidence for your agents.

What kind of parachute was he jumping? A PCMark111/or Delta? I know it was a specially made
competition chute. During this time period the only new Comp chutes were the Paracommander Mark
models and the Deltas. { don't believe the squares or strato clouds were made yet.

I need this information to figure glide/drop ratios. (lusedtebeal with USPA). bs |

Winds were reported from the west at 25MPH. A delta chute has a forward glide rate of approx. 18-25MPH,
APCM111 12MPH glide ratio. Under canopy from 7,000 feet gives "DB" 6.30 minutes of glide time at
35MPH. (With the wind in his back). If he jumps over amboy and splashes down near CAMAS, figuring
waiter current speed, water temp, weight of chute, harness, suspect, money, he'll drift 1/2 mile unless
snagged underwater.

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Indices: [J Negative See below

Subject's name and aliases Character of case

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Vehicle Description

Facts of Complaint

Complainant (C) advised that he knows the location of money and
other evidence from the "D.B. Cooper" skyjacking investigation. C claims
that he was a co-conspirator in the skyjacking and has since re-located
where he buried money and other items. C advised that the items are
buried near a Champion Lumber Company logging road that leads into the
Golden Lakes area near Mount Ranier National Park, WA. C is willing to
provide corroborating information regarding his locating the buried items
approximately two years ago. C had previously spoken with the
interviewing agent and provided similar information (see serial 9317 in
Captioned case number). C re-stated that he previously had not come
forward with the information for fear of being prosecuted. C believes

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that the statute of Limitations has since expired and wishes to
cooperate fully regardless. C is willing to travel to Seattle,
WA and lead agents to the location of the buried items.

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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 08/10/2000

| | Lynnwood,: Washington,
telephone number] | was telephonically contacted at
his residence. jwas advised of the identity of the
contacting Agent and asked about_a human skull that had been found
amongst the personal effects of| jin Cozad,
Nebraska.

date of birth] advised that[__|
ELSIE ROGERS, was moving residences in the early 1990s and
he traveled to Nebraska to assist. During the move,|
what appeared to be a human skull in a box and asked|
about it. ELSIE ROGERS said that, "That's my Indian skull."
inquired further and believes he was told that ELSIE ROGERS
picked the skull up along the Columbia River near_Goldendale,
-Hashington, sometime in the early to mid-1980s. [___| said that
kept the skull in a hat box in her garage and believed
she intended to possibly display it in a small museum she
volunteered at in Cozad.

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Investigation on 6/13/2000 at_ Lynnwood, Washington (telephonically)

File # SR 164n-31-ABTY Date dictated 6/13/2000
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he traveled to Nebraska to assist. During the move, noticed
what appeared to be a human skull in a box and asked]
about _it. ELSIE ROGERS said that, "That's my Indian skull."
inquired further and believes he was told that ELSIE ROGERS
picked the skull up along the Columbia River near Goldendale,
Bashinaton, sometime in the early to mid-1980s. [ ___|said that j
kept the skull in a hat box in her garage and believed
she intended to possibly display it in a small museum she
volunteered at in Cozad.

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File # SE_164A-81 <4344 Date dictated 6/13/2000
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U.S. Department. of. Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Please Refet to 1110 Third Avenue
FileNo. SE 164A-81 an

Seattle, WA 98201-2904
August 10, 2060

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9348
Description of Document:

Type : FD71
Date : 09/12/00

To : SEATTLE
From : SEHATTLE
Topic:| |

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
TRANSFPERED TO CORRECT SUBFILE
Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81{ _| Serial: 6

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4) Sometime after the skyjacking he bought a ranch. He
had never had a job long enough to earn money.

5) He currently lives near "a boarder" supposedly so he
can leave the country in a hurry. He that he
is hiding from the law.

5) He has all his property in another person's name.

6) Shortly after the hijacking, the FBI came out and

interviewed and | | because we supposedly
thought he was Cooper. After further investigation he was
cleared. | she suspects looks just like] | we

| | would not give me| |

| Jname or any other identifiers. She is concerned about
protecting her identity from| |who do not want to
turn him in. She stated that she would supply everything to an
agent during a face to face interview.
Indices were negative on[ __—_] but, she stated that
she recently took that name on. She would not say what other
names she has gone under.

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9349

Description of Document:

Type : EC
Date : 09/25/00
To : LAS VEGAS

From : SEATTLE

Date: 02/01/01

Topic: TO SET LEAD TO INTERVIEW

A LAS VEGAS

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
TRANSFERED TO CORRECT SUBFILE

Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-814 Serial: 7

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 10/10/2000
To: Directors Office Attn: 'OPCA
Criminal Investigative VCMO,
Section Chief Andreas Stephens
vc/FU, SSA
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Title: NORJAK (XX. :
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Synopsis: Request Bureau and Attorney General authority for the trae

offering of a $100,000 reward for specific evidence leading to
the resolution of this case. This was discussed between Seattle
SAC Charles E. Mandigo and Section Chief Andreas Stephens on
8/18/2000

Details: To summarize, this case involving the 11/24/1971
hijacking of Northwest flight 305 has remained the only unsolved
hijacking in U.S. history. Seattle has processed well over 1100
subjects over the years and virtually every other field division
has also expended significant investigative resources. Other
than a small portion of the $200,000 ransom money being recovered
along the bank of the Columbia River, near Vancouver, Washington
in February, 1980, no trace of the unidentified subject has ever
been found. A recently updated prosecutive opinion received from
the Seattle USA's office and DOT has continued to indicate that a
statute of limitations does not apply in this matter. At the
time of this crime, airplane hijacking was a capital offense in
the United States. This hijacking, due to its singular nature,
certainly contributed to the acceleration of sweeping changes in
U.S. airport security and thus had a direct and long lasting
impact on the traveling public.

The hijacking of Northwest 305 continues to garner
media attention. Seattle continues to receive numerous media
inquiries (about fifty in the past year alone). Pursuant to
recent requests [rom the National Press Office, Seattle
cooperated in the new production of a special on the History

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To: Directors oc. From: Seattle @
Re: SE 164A-81, 10/10/2000

Channel, a U.S. News & World Report story, and another soon to be
filmed production titled "The Ultimate Ten" to be shown on the
Learning Channel. In most of these media inquiries, the issue of
a reward is invariably raised.

Previous Rewards Offered

A $25,000 reward offered by Northwest Airlines in the
early 1970's was later withdrawn after the airlines was fully
reimbursed by its insurer, Royal Globe Insurance. A Seattle area
newspaper offered a $5,000 reward for one of the NORJAK $20 bills
until the offer was terminated in 1976. There has been no FBI
sponsored reward ever offered.

Timing and Benefit of Offering a $100,000 Reward Now

As this case nears its 30 year anniversary, it is
likely that any associates or family members of the unknown
subject (as well as the subject himself, if alive) are in their
seventies. With the passage of this amount of time it is
possible that any such person might be now motivated by such a
reward to come forward to resolve this matter. Additionally, it
is expected that this approaching anniversary will be the
appropriate time to make best use of likely additional media
interest. It is undoubtedly in the best interests of this case
not to discourage any person with positive and direct information
from contacting the FBI due to press accounts of a reward no
longer being available.

To avoid generating large quantities of "looks like"
leads, any reward should be specific as to direct evidence or

knowledge that could resolve this case. Additionally, it is
anticipated that the fact of the existence of a reward, if

approved, will be provided to those inquiring, not contained in a
press release. It is unlikely that Northwest Airlines would wish
to participate in a new reward at this time due to current public
relations considerations.

If someone were to come forward with information that
resolved this case, Seattle would, in any event, very likely be
able to justify the payment of a significant cash payment after
the fact. Approval of a reward now would enable Seattle to use
this fact as an investigative tool as this anniversary date
approaches.

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To: Directors Off¥fce From: Seattle ®@

Re: SE 164A-81, 10/10/2000

LEAD (8):
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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE

AT WASHINGTON, DC

For information of the VCMO Section.

appropriate approvals be obtained for offering a $100,000 reward

in this case.

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June 29, 2000

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Your May 19th communication to the Department of
Justice in which you inquired about the investigation of the
D. B. Cooper airliner hijacking was referred to the FBI for
response,

Dear | |

This matter remains the subject of an ongoing FBI
investigation and, as such, I am precluded by longstanding FBI
and Department of Justice policy from commenting on specific
aspects of the case. I can tell you, however, that while there
is no standing, posted reward in this case, the FBI has a mecha-
nism in place which permits us to make payments from time to time
to individuals who provide us with information which enables us
to resolve certain investigations.

We are unable to determine from the information

ou_ provided the exact nature of your inquiry regarding a a
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individual which you believe may concern a matter involving a ' bI7C

violation of federal law falling within the investigative
jurisdiction: of the FBI, or if you have information which you
believe pertains to the D. B. Cooper hijacking, please provide
the specific, factual details to our Detroit Office at the
address below.

Sincerely yours,

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Office of Public and
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950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
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Whatit.the:statue of limitations as far as Hi-Jacking an Airplane?

Asthe fellow AKA DB Cooper stilLopen to Prosecution for the Plane Hi-
Jacking that occured Thanksgiving Evening 1971?

If an individual were to provide information or cause Mr Cooper's
capture is there an outstanding Reward still availible?

I the same individual I spent time with in Jackson —_
County Jail located in Medford Oregon during the fall off___}were to
visit my home would I be guilty of anything as far at the law is
concerned?
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« Date: Thu. 6 Jul 2000 13:17:12 -0500
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subject to procescution for the Hi~Jacking which occured
Thanksgiving Evening 1971 if he were apprehended?

I'd also like to know if there is an outstanding reward
availible if a person were to help you apprehend the
individual that hi-jacked that plane?

Thank You ;
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subject to procescution for the Hi-dacking which occured
Thanksgiving Evening 1971 if he were apprehended? I'd also
like to know if there is an outstanding reward availible
if a person were to help you apprehend the individual that

hi-jacked that plane? Thank You
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Date: 8/29/73

(Type in plaintext or code)
AIRTEL AIR MAIL

{Priority}

-TO: aC, -SEATTLE (164-81)

coms SAC, SAM FRANCISCO (164-220) (P)
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Re Seattle letter to San Francisco, 7/26/73.

On 8/14/73, | | (CONCEAL ,
IDENTITY) ,| __ | California;
voluntarily appeared at the Monterey, California Resident
Agency as previously arranged. He related that in April
or May he had been on vacation in the State of Washington.

He related he had discussed the COOPER hijack with !
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mentioned to | |
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flight they were|

The crew, which included|

engaged ina Sonversation about bailing out of
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discussed how they could accomplish their mission just _as

well for the Air Force using
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advised| ldid not mention at
any time in his presence any plan to hijack an airplane,
and the discussion was probably prior to NORJAK. He fur-
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aman in the Air Force named
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according tol } and left prior to the NORJAK
incident, He was either al Jor was
At thé: time |
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the ability to fly this plane and appeared to be -competent
in its piloting even though he was not.a pilot at the time he
was |
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this
man., Lo! went into great detail on how he would hijack a
| Boeing 727, and get ransom and generally spoke about all the
details which eventually were the very details of the hijacking
itself. This man is reported to still be in the military.
advised that when| jis . —_
contacted that it be pointed out | | has

been Concerned about this matter for some time, jand felt that
the incident in question should be called to a attention of

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10/19/73
AIRTEL
TOs Sac, SEATTLE (164-81) .
FROM: SAC, SAN ANTONIO (164-111) (RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
RE: : ) b6
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ReSFairtel to Seattle, 8/29/73.
Enclosed for Seattle are two copies of an FD~302
reflecting interview of on 10/4/73. b6
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1973, were negative.

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revealed that they had no records which would substantiate bIc
whether or not was in fact working on 11/24/71.

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as_o & date. They had no records which would show whether

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i 10/16/73.
Date.
| ;
| |who resides at | | on
: San Antonio (phonel] |, was inter-
; view =e:
] San Antonio, Texas.
was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and
{ of the reason for the interview after which he was furnished
| an Interrogation; Advice of Rights form which he read, stated
he understoced, and voluntarily signed. thereafter
| Furnished the following information:
Full Name
t Race Waite
Sex Male
! Born.
: Height GtaF b6
Weight 170 lbs. BIC
i Build Slender
fo Hair Medium brown, curly
Eves Bie. dears classes. has
Complexion Fair
Visible Scars and
Marks
i Disability None
Arrests None
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Employment
Automobiles 971 Chevrolet Imraia,
i973 Texas License
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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-Sa (1-5-94)

Date: 02/01/01 Time: 12:51
Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9355

Description of Document:

Type : EC
Date : 10/26/00
To : LABORATORY, et al.

From : LAS VEGAS
Topic: TO SET LEADS TO INTERVIEW POSSIBLE SUSPECTS' SISTER,

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE

Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 3 on

Employee:

FBI SEATTLE

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Date: 02/01/01 Time: 12:48

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9356
Description of Document:

Type : FD302
Date : 10/17/00

To : SEATTLE
From : LAS VEGAS
Topic: : b6
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Reason for Permanent Charge-Out: B7D
ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE
Transferred to:
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Case ID: SE 164A-817 Serial: 1 p7c

Employee:

FB! SEATTLE

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

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Case ID: SE 164A~81 Serial: 9357
Description of Document:

Type : FD302
Date : 10/18/00
To >: SEATTLE
From : LAS VEGAS
Topic:|

ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE

Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-~-81; Serial: 4

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9358

Description of Document:

Type : EC
Date : 10/30/00
To : LAS VEGAS, et al.

From : LAS VEGAS

Date: 02/01/01 Time: 12:53

Topic: | | INTERVIEWED AT YERINGTON, NEVADA.

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:
ENTERED INTO MAIN FILE BY MISTAKE

Transferred to:

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 5

Employee:

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: PRIORITY Date: 11/06/2000
To: Las Vegas Attn: VCMO, Squad #5
on b6
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From: Salt Lake City
Helena/Kalispell RA

Contact: SA| | 406-755-5131
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Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending) ~
Title: NORJAK;
CAA - Hijacking
Synopsis: Cover of lead at Polson, Montana. Ge
Enclosure(s): Enclosed for Seattle are the following: —
1. 1(A) envelope containing a copy of NCIC
information re[___Jand_a_ copy of driver's b6
license photograph off BIC
Details: Investigation by the Kalispell RA disclosed the
following information regarding
Review of telephone listing for the Polson, Montana
area disclosed telephone number | | registered co) | b6
The Lake County Sheriff's Office {(LCSO), Polson, Montana b7C
advised that telephone number is associated with
Polson, Montana. Due to the nature of the Polson
community, direct contact was not made with the|
However, LCSO also advised that is
associated with] LNU (last name
unknown), possible SSAN's | |
Neighborhood investigation disclosed a 1970's Dodge
pickup truck, Montana license| ] and a Chevrolet truck, b6
Montana license | | parked at the aforementioned residence. b7C
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BSHVs 4 9
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Weight: 150 pounds

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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 11/13/2000
To: Las Vegas Attn: VCMO, Squad 5,
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Contact: TA |
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Case ID #: 164A-81 (Pending)
Title: NORJAK;
CAR - HIJACKING
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Louis, Federal Records Center, Military Branch. b7C
Administrative: Reference Las Vegas EC to Seattle, dated
10/26/2000. [A
Details: Military records>for | | date of b6
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located at the Federal Records Center, Military Branch,

Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri.

9700 Page

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dissemination. They are not for court use.

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Mystery —
skull will ©
return to—
Northwest

FBI analysis showed _
it's not D.B. Cooper's -

By GREGG HERRINGTON
Columbian staff writer

A skull discovered in an attic in
Nebraska last June and briefly sus- -
pected ofbelonging to theinfamous
1971 airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper
is coming back from whence itorig-
inated: the Northwest.

Butit's anybody's guess who will
ultimately end up with the skull, un-.
earthed in Klickitat County near:
the Columbia River in the early '80s
and stored in the attic of a Cozad,
Neb., home.

Theskull was examined lastsum-
mer at the Smithsonian Institution,
in Washington., D.C., where-scien-
tists concluded that it in no way
i could belong to the man who hi-
. jacked a Northwest Airlines plane
- and parachuted out over Cowlitz or
Clark County with $200,000 in cash.
i _ There are at least two reasons:
. its the wrong sex and way too old.

: The skull has been returned to

' the FBI lab in Washington, D.C.

: That Thanksgiving Eve 1971:
: crime is the nation's only unsolved ;
: skyjacking. The male perpetrator,
' widely presumed to have died in the |
_ jump, never was found, although

' $5,800 of the cash was discovered

in the sand along the Columbia Pir |
er nine years later. But that's an-:
other story.

As for the skull from Klickitat:
County, Smithsonian scientists de-|
termined it belonged to an Ameri-'
can Indian woman who lived and.
died long before airplanes were}
even invented, the FBI says. . |

Last week, the Seattle FBI office
said it will be getting the skull back'
from the FBI lab to dispose of as it.
sees fit Ray Laurer of the agency's
Seattle office said the skull might
go to the Klickitat County Sheriff's .
Office in Goldendale, not far from

_ where it was found by Elsie

Rodgers of Cozad during a trip
through the area in the early '80s
with her husband.

She brought it home and putitin
a box in her attic. After she died in '
May this year, family members dis- ;
covered it and notified authorities.
At some point, as word spread
among police and the press of the
skull's discovery in Nebraska, ,

' gomeone in authority speculated |

aloud that, gee, it might belong to

. the highjacker known as D.B. or.

Dan Cooper.
Well, that got the attention of TV

' networks and other mediafor afew

days, wotil authorities said it ap-
peared to be far too old and the;
wrong sex. Now, that's the final sci-
entific conclusion and the Smith~
sonian has sent it back to the FBE. :

The only question remaining is:
where the skull will end up once it
is: shipped back to Washington,
state. ! '
"Given, that we no longer need it,
we will determine whether to give:
it to the (American Indian) people
or the sheriff," said Laurer. "Ifthey
(ndians)} want to claim it, they'd:
have first priority."

He said both the Yakama and
Umatilla nations have history inthe
area.

GREGG HERRINGTON covers state
and local issues and may be reached
af 360-759-8025, or via e-mailat
gregg. herrington@columbian.com.

°

(indicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.)

pate: 12/19/2000
Edition: COLUMBIAN

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Character:

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Submitting Office:

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Mystery .':
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FBI analysis showed

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ie ath . _ : 'iat

By GREGG HERRINGTON . .

, Columbian staff writer ' . eerie)
A skull discovered in an attic in
Nebraska last June and briefly sus-
pected ofbeloanging to the infamous
1971 airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper
is coming back from whence itorig-
inated: the Northwest. "OVis
. Butit's anybody's guess who will
ultimately end up with the skull, un-
' earthed in Klickitat County"hear
' the Columbia River in the early 80s
' and stored 'in the attic of a Cozad,
Neb. home: - as

{ - Theskullwas examined lastsum-
mer at the Smithsonian Institution
+ in Washington., D.C.; where scien-
- tists concluded that" it in no way
could belong to the man whohi-
jacked a Northwest Airlines plane

and parachuted out over Cowlitz or'

+ Clark County with $200,000 incashi,
. There are at least two: reasons:
It's the wrong sex and way: too'old:

* 'The skull has been returned to
the FB] lab in Washington, D.C.°.

That Thanksgiving Eve 1971

crime is the nation's only unsolved.
skyjacking. The male perpetrator?

widely presumed to have died in the

jump, never was found, although
$5, 800 of the cash was discovered

in the sand along the Columbia Riv-
t er nine years. later: But that's an
other storytevi = +t

As for-the' skull from Klickitat'

- County, Smithsonian scientists de-
termined it belonged to.an Ameri-

can Indian woman who lived and -

died long before airplanes - were
even invented, the FBI says. !

Ae

ISOs *

: Last weelk,.the Seattle FBL office
\ gaid it will be getting the skull back
"from the FBI lab to dispose.of as it
sees fit. Ray Laurer of the agency's
. Seattle office said the skull might
go to the Klickitat County Sheriffs
- Office'in Goldendale, not far from
where' if 'was found by: Elsie
" Rodgers:-of Cozad "during 'a trip
, through the area in-the early '80s

4 with her husband. Bs aor BLT
'She brought ithome and put itin

a box in hetattic. After she diedin ©

ay this -year, family members dis-
'covered it and notified authorities,
: At some :point, as word spread
.among police and the: press of the
skull's:discovery' "in Nebraska,
» someone in authority speculated
'Caloud that;.gee, it might belong to
3 the shighjacker known "as D.B. or
-Dan Coopers, «i? .. 3
me Well; that-got the attention of tv
' networks'and other media for'a few
days, until authorities said: it ap-
'peared to be far too old and the
. wrong sex. Now, that's thé final sci-
entific conclusion and the Smith-
sonian has sent it back to the EBL.
te, 'The: only:question: remaining is
Agwheré thé Skill willénd iip-once it
is: shipped back to .Washington
State. AS TAPER
Given that we no longer needit,
. we will determine whether to give
_ Jt fo the (American: Tadian). 'people
"or the sheriff." said Laurer. "Ifthey
Gndians), 'want to claim it, they'd
"ave first priority." ~
He said hoth the: Yakania and
- Umaildnations have historyinthe
Ate; Tan of Apr. oy

. a
133 205

tt 'GREGG HERRINGTON. covers state
, and local issues and may be reached
" at 360-759-8025, or via e-mail at

" gregg. herrington@columbian: com.

Date: 12/19/2000
Edition: COLUMBIAN
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NOVEMBER 4, 2000 ReF: D. B. COOPER

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
SUITE 460

1500 SOUTHWEST 1° AVENUE
PORTLAND OR 97201-5828

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:

] HAVE SEEN THE RE-ENACTMENT OF THE "SKY JACKING" BY THE MYSTERIOUS "D. B. COOPER" A
NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE YEARS.

EACH AND EVERY TIME | SEE.THE ARTIST'S SKETCH OF THE PERPETRATOR, } AM REMINDED OF A MAN
WHO LIVED HERE IN COLUMBUS YEARS AGO.

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HE WAS LIVING IN COLUMBUS, OHIO DURING AT LEAST PART OF THE 1960's. HOW LONG BEFORE
OR HOW LONG AFTER, | DON'T KNOW.

HIS NAME3

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UNDERSTAND THEY WERE DIVORCED. B7C

AS { INDICATED, THE ARTIST'S SKETCHES RESEMBLED HIS FACIAL FEATURES. HE WAS ABOUT 6'2" OR
SO AND PROBABLY WEIGHED ABOUT 180 TO 190 LBs.

HE HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED PARACHUTE JUMPS TO HIS CREDIT AND WAS A PILOT. HE HAD SERVED IN
KOREA AS A SMALL PLANE RECONNAISSANCE PILOT. HE WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT AIR
CURRENTS, PLANES SPEEDS, AIR AT CERTAIN ALTITUDES, ETC.

HE WAS A DETERMINED TYPE AND SOMEWHAT FORWARD. His 1.Q. MOST LIKELY WAS NOT TOO HIGH,

PROBABLY 140-150. HE WAS A VERY CONFIDENT TYPE PERSON WHO MIGHT UNDERTAKE THE TASK OF

HIGHJACKING A PLANE. HE WOULD HAVE MADE PLANS SIMILAR TO THOSE IMPLEMENTED IN THE
———— INCIDENT. HE WOULD BE VERY NEARLY THE CORRECT AGE.

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SOMETIME DURING THE 1960" $, PROBABLY DURING THE EAST HALF -HE- MOWED: TO-CADEORW IAS f———--———-____._
HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE DID THERE NOR DO | KNOW HOW LONG HE MAY HAVE STAYED. | DON'T '
KNOW WHERE HE MAY BE NOW.

--—-——-—---- JIS ALSO. POSSIBLE THAT HE COULD HAVE HAD HELP FROMA FRIEND BYTHENAMEOH___|

AS A PILOT TOO. HE WAS INTELLIGENT; QUIET, -AND-QUITE.MEMCULOUS ABOUT a

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ANYTHING HE UNDERTOOK. HE WAS A LICENSED PARACHUTE RIGOR AND HE TOO HAD MADE

HUNDREDS OF JUMPS.

IF "COOPER" HAD ANY HELP ON THE GROUND \VOULD HAVE BEEN AN IDEAL

ACCOMPUSE Jcauiren A POSITION WITH THA

LATER 60'S.

PURING THE

BOTH OF THESE MEN WOULD HAVE HAD "THE GUTS" TO NEGOTIATE SUCH A SCHEME. AND AS FAR AS
| KNOW, NEITHER HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD, WHICH WOULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR LAW

ENFORCEMENT.

| CANNOT SAY THAT I KNOW THAT EITHER ACTUALLY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT, BUT
AS | SAID EARLIER, THE SKETCHES AND THE WAY THE SKY-JACKING WAS PERPETRATED, REMINDS ME

VERY MUCH ©

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: Routine Date: 03/03/2002
To: Seattle Attn: VCMO Supervisor
From: Anchorage

Squad 4

Contact: | |

Approved By: Va
Drafted By: al

Case ID #: 164A-SE-81 3
164-AN-0 bo

Title: D. B. COOPER
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT

Synopsis: Information for Seattle regarding captioned matter.

Enclosure: FD-71 and attachments.

Details: The Anchorage Division was contacted by
on 02/21/01. He provided information the he believed was
important in the D. B. Cooper matter. This information is
provided to Seattle for review and action.

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To: Seattle From: Anchorage
Re: 164A-SE-81, 03/03/2001

Set Lead 1:
SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

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Indices: im Negative BY See betow
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Complaint received
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of
Ee Age [} Female Weight Eyes / Complexion Social Security Number / a
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Employer | Address Telephone

Vehicle Description

Facts of Complaint

prefaced his complaint by stating he is in poor
health and wished to "clear his congcience". He then asked if the FBI
was still looking for D.B. Cooper' He provided the following
information:

Back in the 1970's he knew a man named| | no
identifying data known. [jana the complainant were "fishing buddie

3"

in Kelso, Washington. On one occasion_when he visited[___ lat his place
in Kelso, the complainant noted that[___]had shaved his beard and his

face (and body) was covered with scratches. Complainant joked that
looked just like D.B. Cooper (now that he had no beard). a
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: Routine Date: 03/03/2001
To: Seattle Attn: VCMO Supervisor

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From: Anchorage
Squad 4
Contact: | |

Approved By:

Drafted By: H->7O

Case ID #: 164A-SE-81
164-AN-0

Title: D. B. COOPER
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT

Synopsis: Information for Seattle regarding captioned matter.

Enclosure: FD-71 and attachments.

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important in the D. B. Cooper matter. This information is
provided to Seattle for review and action.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To: SAC, Las Vegas
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Case ID No.:

Reference: Communication dated October 26, 2000

Your No.:

Title: NORJAK;
CAA. - Hijacking

Date specimens received:

(seattle (SE 164A-81) F364

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164-HQ-2111
LabNo.: 001030004 DQ

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Report of Examination

Examiner Name:

Date: March 16, 2001

CaseID No: 164-HQ-2111 Lab No 001030004 DQ

Results of Examinations:

unidentified in this case are not the fingerprints o

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Date: 03/30/01 Time: 15:22

Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9365
Description of Document:

Type : LAB RPT

Date : 03/12/01

To : PHILADELPHIA

From : LABORATORY

Topic: LAB RPT;LAB 00417013 LV CX 00919058 CX
Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:

ENTERED INTO SEATTLE CASE IN ERROR

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: DEADLINE 03/21/2001 Date: 03/28/2001

To: Director's Office Attn: OPCA
Unit Chief, FPIMSU, Rm. 7972
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Case ID #: 80-HQ-1077659 {(Pendin ab
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Title: TELEVISION/MOTION PICTURE PUBLICITY

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

Synopsis: Report of assistance given by Seattle tol]
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ocumentary concerning D.B. Cooper.

Details: On March 28, 2001 Seattle personnel assisted

with his
story concerning D.B. Cooper, Seattle file number SE 164-81
entitled "NORJACK; CAA-HIJACKING". No further assistance by
Seattle is anticipated.

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To: Director's &. From: Seattle
Re: 80-HQO-1077659, 03/28/2001

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DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

AT WASHINGTON, DC

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skyjacking, he and three friends were fishing on Rife Lake near Mossy c
Rock, Washington. He advised that he hooked a box about fourteen inches
square, tied in both directions with what appeared to be white nylon
rope. As they attempted to pull the box into the boat his line broke and
the box sunk to the bottom of the lake. At that point by the lake, the
shore line consists of a cliff and other land that is very rugged.
reported that one of his friends noticed what appeared to be a parachute
in a tree by the cliff. The next day he went to the Lewis County S.0O. and
reported what they saw. He stated that they just ignored him or didn't
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report that the lake is at it's lowest point in years and
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Copyright © 2001 The Seattle Times Company

Local News : Thursday, March 15, 2001

"D.B. Cooper' pilot dies; William Scott
never talked much about 1971
skyjacking

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By Susan Gilmore
Seattle Times staff reporter

For 30 years, William*Scotty" Scott said little about the
world's most famous skyjacking, shunning assorted.authors

and an who came knocking at his door.

djed of prostate cancer Sunday at his home in Green Valley,
iz., taking to the grave much of what he knew about that
fateful night, said his wife, Frances.

"When he came home that night," she said, "he told his family
about it, and that was the end of it. He was a very quiet man.
Very reserved."

Only in recent years had he begun to talk about the skyjacking
that perplexed the FBI and continues to rivet those who think
Cooper may have survived the jump of 10,000 feet into the
blackness of a storm over Southwest Washington.

Her husband was convinced Cooper died in the leap, said
Frances Scott. "He felt he jumped into Lake Merwin (Cowlitz

—County)-and-got-tangled-up-in-dead irees.and died," she said.

On the 25th anniversary of the heist, Mr. Scott spoke to a local
pilots club; 200 people showed up, said his wife.

_Mr. Scott was the captain of the Boeing 727 when a passenger
under the name of Dan Cooper boarded in Portland for the ~ ~
short flight to Seattle. Midway, he passed a note to a flight
attendant, saying he had a bomb and demanding $200,000.

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When the plane landed in Seattle, the other passengers were
evacuated, and the FBI gave the skyjacker the ransom money
and the four parachutes he had requested.

Cooper then ordered the pilot to fly toward Mexico, but he
jumped from the plane somewhere near the Columbia River.
Despite years of searching, all that has been found ts $5,800
unearthed along the north bank of the Columbia.

Mr. Scott never saw Cooper. "He was intent on flying the plane
and being able to get people out of there alive and save the
aircraft for Northwest," said his widow.

Little by little, she said, her husband had begun to talk about it
the past few years. "It was good for him," she said. "In later
years, he'd get mad at authors. Scotty would say, 'No, that's not
the way it happened.' They weren't there; he was."

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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out
FD-5a (1-5-94)

Date: 08/13/01 Time: 13:26
Case ID: SE 164A-81 Serial: 9374

Description of Document:

Type : EC
Date : 08/07/01
To : SEATTLE

From : SEATTLE
Topic: ITEM RECOVERED AT THE VANCOUVER RA.

Reason for Permanent Charge-Out:

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was with his boys in the area of Reed Island in the Columbia River
{a little east of Washougal) when they found what appeared to be a
parachute. They were playing in the sand along the water, digging
holes in the sand, when they came across the item.

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to the FBI, thinking that the parachute may be connected with the a
D.B. Cooper hijacking. 4

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(parachute) and that if it was no use to the FBI it could be
disposed of and/or destroyed. —_

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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/07/2001
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| 1) _Original and two copies of FD-302 reflecting
interview of | | and the recovery of an item believed to b6
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and item believed to be a parachute.
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believed to be a parachute that might be associated with the D.B.
Cooper hijacking. [7] stated that he and his sons were in the
area of Reed Island in the Columbia River, in approximately
August, 2000, when they came across an item that they believed to
be a parachute. They were digging in the sand along the water
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Date of transcription 08/07/2001

Washougal, wa.,L__

telephone | came to the office of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), Vancouver Resident Agency, 500 West 8th
Street, Suite #220, Vancouver, WA.

[_] provided his date of birth as | and his
Social Security Account Number as]

came to the FBI to turn in an item that he
described as a parachute. [__]stated that in August of 2000, he
was with his boys in the area of Reed Island in the Columbia River
(a little east of Washougal} when they found what appeared to be a
parachute. They were playing in the sand along the water, digging
holes in the sand, when they came across the item.

| contacted the FBI and wanted to turn the item over
to the FBI, thinking that the parachute may be connected with the
D.B. Cooper hijacking.

stated that he had no interest in the item
(parachute) and that if it was no use to the FBI it could be
disposed of and/or destroyed.

Investigation on 08/07/2001 at Vancouver, WA.

File # SE 164n-31- AF ID Date dictated W/A

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/22/2001

To: Laboratory Attn:

From: Seattle
Squad 5/ PSVCTF
Contact:

Approved By:

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Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending) 4377

Title: NORJAK;
CAA - HIJACKING

Synopsis: To transmit recovered possible parachute to the
Laboratory for analysis. For reference, the BUfile is 164-2111.

Package Copy: Being forwarded under separate cover is one
apparent parachute (1B23) recovered from a bank of the Columbia
River.

Details: The above apparent parachute was recovered byL__]

a resident of Washougal, Washington. advised that
in August 2000 he was in the Reed Island area of the Columbia
River with his family digging in the sand. This item, which
appears to be a parachute canopy, was recovered buried along the
waterline. [~~] provided this item to the FRI on August 2,
2001. It was noted that the canopy is still very wet and
contains a large quantity of sand. During the review in Seattle
small green markings were noted on the canopy.

As Seattle has no facility to properly dry an item this
size, it was packed in paper and is being provided in a wet
condition.

Of note, in February 1980, $5800 in currency identified

with this hijacking was recovered from the Tena Bar area of the
Columbia River, just south of Vancouver. A flow study
commissioned by the FBI at that time determined that the money

: had likely been naturally deposited in that location and had

7 probably flowed down the Washougal River or one of its
tributaries. The Washougal River empties into the Columbia
immediately down river (west) from Reed Island.

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The parachutes utilized during this event are described
as follows:

1. Backpack #1 : 28 foot, white nylon canopy, rip-
stop material, material 1.1 ounce weight, flat circular military,
non-steerable, white shrouds; harness was civilian luxury type,
soft tan. Backpack was Navy type 6, sage green nylon.

2. Chest pack #1 =: 24 foot, white nylon canopy, white
nylon shrouds - 14!' length model T-7A. Container was olive drab
green, 10" x 14" x 6". "Norm D" inscribed on container.

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To: Laboratory ®. Seattle
Re: SE 164A-81, 08/22/2001

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LABORATORY

AT WASHINGTON, DC

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attempt to identify item as a parachute and compare to above

descriptions. Photograph markings.
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