Citizen letter to Director Hoover re suspicious man paying in $20 bills, Oregon Coast
Document date 12 April 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 25 pp. 321–323 (DB Cooper-8390–8392), Letter, dated 12 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-3387 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-25%3A321-323
[REDACTED] April 12, 1972
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J. Edgar Hoover, Director F.B.I. Washington, D.C.
Honorable Sir:
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Shortly after 6:30 P.M. on April 10 I placed a long distance call to the Regional Office of the F.B.I. in Portland. The call was answered by a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who turned the call over to a [REDACTED] after I had stated my reasons for placing the call.
Briefly, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] on the Oregon Coast I recently (Mar 23). [REDACTED] to a certain party and this subsequent actions have raised doubts in my mind.
(1). He carried on his person a large sum of money-all in $2000 bills.
(2). Each time he made a purchase - no matter how small-such as 2 packages of cigarettes (70¢) it was with a $20°° bill and he never spent the change or smaller bills. Each purchase was paid with a "new" $20°° bill and the pattern was repeated again.
(3) He did not want to be alone and, if he could, would get me or someone else to make his purchases with one of his $20°° bills.
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164-81-3387 SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ APR 2 0 1972 FBI — SEATTLE [initials]
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(4) Sometime between the evening hours March 31 and the morning hours of April 1, he moved all his possessions [REDACTED] and has not been seen on the property since.
I thought nothing of the fact he was "missing" over the weekend as many visitors to the area, also permanent residents, will take weekend side trips.
I checked [REDACTED] April 4 and found [REDACTED]
(5) Yesterday, or rather the afternoon of April 10, I learned he had claimed to be a paratrooper during the Korean conflict.
(6) "D.B. Cooper" who hi-jacked a plane in Portland last Thanksgiving, demanded - and got - $200,000oo in $20oo bills.
It may only be a coincidence, but his physical description could fit "D.B."
(7) It is puzzling why anyone would pay [REDACTED]
Mr. Hoover, I requested [REDACTED] to have an agent contact me April 11, before I [REDACTED] [REDACTED] I live on [REDACTED] is marked with the [REDACTED] and I instructed [REDACTED] as to mile posts, landmarks, etc. [REDACTED] is approximately [REDACTED] of Portland via hiway - [REDACTED]
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Needless to say, after staying home all day, no agent called, and, incidently the Newport airport is
Portland or vice versa. Your agent has my telephone number - [REDACTED]
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I figured I was acting like a "good citizen" when unrelated incidents started to fit together, however, I didn't even get a telephone call, saying when they would call.
Personally, I'm getting too old to care very much what happens any more - I can't afford a plane trip so I'll have to forego the dubious pleasure of being, on a hijacked plane, and if the F.B.I. doesn't care-, why should I?
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Sincerely,
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Serials: SE 164-81-3387