Anonymous letter naming a Seattle man as the hijacker

Document date 2 April 1972

Part 24page 4541 pageDB Cooper-7868

Part of: To SAC Seattle transmitting anonymous Secret Witness letter naming D.B. Cooper · 13 April 1972 · Part 110 pp. 629–630

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Id: Cooper-Part-24:454-454

Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-24:454-454

Document: Anonymous letter naming a Seattle man as the hijacker
Id: Cooper-Part-24:454-454
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A454-454

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 24 p. 454 (DB Cooper-7868), Letter, dated 2 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-8746 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A454-454

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] [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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164-81-8746 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] APR 1 2 1972 [REDACTED] DB Cooper-7868

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Serials: SE 164-81-8746