To SAC Seattle transmitting anonymous Secret Witness letter naming D.B. Cooper

Document date 13 April 1972

Part 110pages 629–6302 pagesDB Cooper-5037, DB Cooper-50377

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Id: Cooper-Part-110:629-630

Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-110:629-630

Document: Memo to SAC Seattle transmitting anonymous Secret Witness letter naming D.B. Cooper
Id: Cooper-Part-110:629-630
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A629-630

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 110 pp. 629–630 (DB Cooper-5037, DB Cooper-50377), Memo, dated 13 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-2249 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A629-630

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/13/72

SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C NORJAK

Attached is a letter which was furnished by [REDACTED] of the SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, which was received by his office in response to their Secret Witness Program.

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164-81-2249 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED APR 10 1972 FBI—SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-50377

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Pleased be advised that the hijacker of the Northwest Airlines plane on the night of November 24th known as "D.B. Cooper" is now living in Seattle at [REDACTED] His name is [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He jumped from the plane near Ephrata, Wash., around 8 p.m. He had two accomplices who picked him up and hid him until December 7th, then they took him back to Seattle. He still has all the money which is hidden under the mattress in his bedroom. Please approach this man with caution. He is armed and believed to be dangerous. Have search warrant to search house. [REDACTED]

The safest time to pick him up will be at 7:30 Sunday morning April 2nd. All the money will be recovered.

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164-81-[guess: 8946] SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED / [guess: MARFED] APR 10 1972 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-5037[guess: 8]

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b6 b7C

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2249