Philadelphia re UNSUB aka D.B. Cooper letter writer claiming information

Document date 24 October 1974

Part 34pages 435–4362 pagesDB Cooper-13079–13080

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Document: Memo Philadelphia re UNSUB aka D.B. Cooper letter writer claiming information
Id: Cooper-Part-34:435-436
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 34 pp. 435–436 (DB Cooper-13079–13080), Memo, dated 24 Oct 1974, serial SE 164-81-6354 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-34%3A435-436

SAC, 164- 10/24/74

SA [REDACTED]

UNSUB, aka D.B. COOPER Northwest Airlines Flight

OO:Seattle

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By letter dated 9/7/1974, received in the Phila Office on Oct 11/1974, [REDACTED] advised that his rights had been violated. In addition he in effect offered Mr. COOPER as negotation in consideration for the proper hanlding of his civil rights case. At the time he wrote the letter he [REDACTED] in Norristown [REDACTED]

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He was contacted [REDACTED] where he has [REDACTED] He was advised that the Dept Of Justice would make the legal determination concerning his Civil Rights issue, but that there would not be any deal or any negotia tion. He allegedly had possession of the knowledge and location of a Federal fugitive.

He said that he was not interested in rewandi and would furnish the information to the best of his ability.

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BACKGROUND: In his letter he goes over some of the basic background concerning the hi-jacking, tying the basic facts, as obtained fromthe newspapers, to the person he considers to be COOPER. He talks about physical description and the fact that his COOPER, took parachute lessons. In the interview he stated that the person he believes to be COOPER is [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Pleasantville, NJ, an[d] place of business, [REDACTED] Atlantic City, NJ. He said [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at the time of the hi-jacking and since his return has acted more affluent and has even [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He is 6' 190 lbs, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] has taken parachute training either at Teterboro NJ airport or Willingsboro NJ airport, which should be recorded on logs

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2- 164- 1- [REDACTED] FMO/imo

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164-81-6354

SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ NOV 3 1974

Ph 164- -2-

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[REDACTED] also advised that [REDACTED] is very interested in planes and everything concerning them and also in parachuting. He has photos of several planes and also photos of himself jumping out of planes.

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[REDACTED] is a white male, born [REDACTED] 5'8", 160 lbs, brown hair, hazel eyes, single.

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He has [REDACTED] Phila indicies reflect he was subject of [REDACTED] in 1967. He has been [REDACTED] He admitted

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DB Cooper-13080

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Serials: SE 164-81-6354