FBI flyer 'Can You Identify This Hijacker?' with composite sketch
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 34 p. 144 (DB Cooper-12761), Other — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-34%3A144-144
Can You Identify This Hijacker?
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The Crime
A lone white male using the name Dan Cooper boarded Northwest Orient Airlines Flight No. 305 at Portland, Oreg., on November 24, 1971. At approximately 3:22 p.m., while the flight was en route to Seattle, Wash., he indicated to a stewardess that his briefcase contained a bomb which would blow up the plane unless his demands were met.
The hijacker demanded $200,000 and four parachutes in exchange for the safety of the 36 passengers aboard the plane. When the aircraft landed at Seattle, Northwest Orient Airlines complied with his instructions. After he received the parachutes and money, the hijacker allowed all passengers and two of the airline stewardesses to deplane.
He then ordered the remaining crew members into the first-class section of the aircraft and informed them he desired to fly to Mexico City. The hijacker instructed that the plane proceed in a southerly direction and fly at a low altitude and slow speed which enabled the rear door of the plane to be opened during the flight.
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The hijacker apparently bailed out somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nev., where, when the plane landed, it was determined that "Cooper," two parachutes, and the ransom money had disappeared.
The Criminal
Artist conception drawings of the aircraft hijacker were prepared by the FBI Exhibits Section and are considered an excellent likeness. He is described as follows:
Race______________ White. Sex_______________ Male. Age_______________ Middle 40's. Height____________ 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet. Weight____________ 170 to 180 pounds. Complexion________ Olive, Latin appearance, medium smooth. Hair______________ Dark brown or black, parted on left, combed back. Eyes______________ Possibly brown. During latter part of flight he put on dark, wrap-around sunglasses with dark rims. Voice_____________ Low, spoke intelligently, no particu-
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lar accent, possibly from the Midwest section of the United States. Characteristics_____ Heavy smoker of Raleigh filter-tip cigarettes. Wearing apparel_____ Black or brown suit; narrow black tie; black dress suit; black rain-type overcoat or dark topcoat; dark briefcase or attache case; carried a paper bag—4 by 12 by 14 inches; brown shoes. Remarks___________ Very polite at all times.
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Notification
Anyone having any information or knowledge believed to refer to this individual, please notify the Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. 20535, or the Special Agent in Charge of the nearest FBI field office, the telephone number of which appears on the first page of most local telephone directories.
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U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTED
DB Cooper-12761
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