Suspect profile sheet describing unknown D.B. Cooper subject
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Original title: Suspect profile sheet describing unknown D.B. Cooper subject (Name/Race/Age through page 5)
Document date May 1972
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Id: Cooper-Part-109:334-337
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 109 pp. 334–337 (DB Cooper-49839–49842), Report, dated May 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-109%3A334-337
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Salary was in the 5 figures, possibly $20-$30,000 annually.
Lost his job possibly between 1/70 and 7/70.
Before being laid off, his working hours were somewhat irregular.
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Employment as youth or prior to last job As a youth was a caddy. Also worked for a construction outfit, later on.
Unemployment After being laid off, tried to obtain Compensation: unemployment compensation but was offered jobs-that he considered were too menial for his status. Therefore he walked out of unemploy. office and never returned. (technician or aid)
He considered working in life insurance, construction field or selling mobile homes.
Voice: Twangy- nasal voice.
Medicines: Took only Vitamins B and C. No aspirin or tranquilizers
Drinking Habits: Stopped drinking two years ago because of intestinal troubles.
Arrest Record: No record. Had some traffic violations - running red light; making a California stop
Music: Liked classical music (on the light side) such as Offenbach (his favorite)
Wine: Liked Chablis
Organizations: As a youth was in the [guess: Sea]-Cadets, org. like the Scouts.
Played game as a youth called Ring-A- leave-oh.
Presently belongs to the Country Club, pays $12.00 a month dues. Indicates that when he goes to club everything is carte blanche.
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DB COOPER-49839
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Residence
Presently owns a pretentious home, with large grassy lawn.
Prior home had a $300 a month mortgage.
Has a vacation place.
Present home is in a suburban area. He lives next door to an Episcopalian minister.
"Well, this man was my next door neighbor and from time to time he'd come over and we'd have some coffee. And one tir we got onto suburbia -- what he would do some Sunday if a large group from Skid Row showed up with bedraggled clothes, unwashed and reeking of last night's drink, how he would react to this. I asked him why he didn't go out and solicit this type of person. Didn't they need saving as much as his well-to-do parishioners? And he couldn't answer that very well, What answer could he give? I said good naturedly that he was a 14-carat phony. That he was just a rising young executive who didn't have any more idea of the true meaning of religion, even though he was an ordained minister, than I did. As far as I am concerned, the people working down in the mission districts so that these poor dregs of humanity can get something to eat and get through another day-- perhaps they have the truer meaning of religion.
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Vehicles:
Indicates he has three cars, his car, [redacted] car, [redacted] car. Also b6 states he has a camper and a boat. b7C
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Sports
As youth played soccer and hockey. As adult he played golf, shot in the 80s, admits his game isn't as good as it used to be, has not played too often in the last couple of years.
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Marital Status:
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[REDACTED] was a bad cook. Calls her [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] graduated with honors from highschool, then went to business college. She thereafter went to work as an administrative secretary.
Indicates [REDACTED] was a born leader
Children [REDACTED]
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Brothers & Sisters: Indicates he has [REDACTED] he has not seen in many years. Indicates he has [REDACTED] Mother: His mother was a school teacher. Father His father was Irish. Had black hair. Employed as a newspaperman who worked for larger and better known newspapers. His father read the "WORLD TELEGRAM" (NYC)
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Retirement Income Hoped to retire with enough income from investments, bonds, real estate
Travel: Would like to travel to the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands. He was a dreamer and wanted to drive a Rolls Royce
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Hijacking Reason for hijacking was "All the research. And the provocation."
Didn't have to give pilot any heading because he knew that if he was heading south he would have to go a certain way because of the terrain.
Talked about an "omni" (a radio directional course)
Took same flight 12 times before actual hijacking.
Planned hijacking while his family was asleep or sometimes would go to a restaurant and just think about it.
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DB COOPER-49841
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Hijacking plan took 15 months to plan.
When asked how he felt about the hijacking, he replied that it made him feel like when he first jumped out of an airplane
After jumping out of the plane and landing, he drove up I-5 for 150 miles and reached home about midnight.
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Miscellaneous: As youth lived near Bohemians.
70% of the time, when he was working he carried his lunch to work in a briefcase. Ate 2 cheese sandwiches and drank coffee at his desk, which was provided by his company.
Was interested in horoscope books and astrology. Wife was also interested in this subjects.
Did many things in his life that he was ashamed of.
Said he took 3 bills and placed them in a special place in his wallet.
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Voting Record: Always voted in elections but otherwise was not politically active.
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DB COOPER-49842