Citizen letter 'Dan B. Cooper's ILLUSIONS' theorizing the hijacking was a staged magic performance

The following outline is the result of many hours of research by [REDACTED] and we be- [illegible]

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live that this information will lead to the arrest and conviction of "Dan B. Cooper", and the return of the money taken. Dan B. Coopers "ILLUSIONS" A. The public and the FBI believe the following: 1. On November 24, 1971 Northwest Orient flight 305 left Washington DC for Portland Oregon, then Seattle Washington. 2. Shortly before landing in Seattle a note was given to a stewardess to relay the following information to the pilot a. I have a bomb in my briefcase; b. Do the following: Relay I will exchange all 36 passengers for $200,000 in twenty dollar bills, and 4 parachutes. 3. All the passengers, plus 2 stewardesses were released in exchange for the above. 4. Money and chutes on board, Cooper positively identified as being on board the aircraft - Aircraft now lifts off. a. 8 fighter jets now tail the aircraft at slow speed, with the door in the tail section of the aircraft open, all the way to Reno Nevada. 1. All the fighter pilots report that no one left the aircraft b. The aircraft now lands, FBI agents and police engulf the aircraft and are convinced that Cooper did not get off the aircraft in Reno Nevada. c. Lodigicol assumption is to assume that Cooper had to parachut off the aircraft between Seattle and Reno Nevada.

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1. The search now starts for Coopers body, and the money.

a. everyone is throughly convinced that mr. Cooper is without a doubt dead.

b. 5 years later still no evidence to indicate that Cooper had indeed jumped. The money is still missing. Not one of the $20 dollar bills has ever turned up in circulation.

d. Cooper is now made a national hero, the public, and the FBI are still stumped as to the whereabouts of Cooper or the money.

The following information has been abbreviated to indicate our main findings.

A. Flight 305 starts as a routine flight from Washington DC to Portland, then Seattle.

1. Mr. X dressed as himself now leaves DC for Seattle.

a. Mr. or Mrs. X upon arrival in Portland departs the aircraft with the portland passengers, even though his ticket axually reads to Seattle.

b. Mr. or MrsX now changes clothing, and now is ready to re- board the aircraft as a ticketed passenger known as Mr. Dan Cooper.

2. Just prior to touchdown Mr. Dan Cooper hands the stewardess a note indicating her to have the pilot to do the following:

A.I have a bomb in my briefcase have the pilot relay the following:

1. I will exchange all the passengers aboard for $200,000 and 4 parachutes.

2. The return message came that we will follow your instruc- tions as indicated if you release the passengers first.

B. Passengers were now released as asked to do, in good faith.

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l. Before the passengers were released off the aircraft the following took place as scheduled. a. Cooper now changes back into his origional clothing of Mr. X. 1. A crewmember, most likely the 2nd officer puts on the clothing that Cooper originally had on, to complete the second part of Cooper. 2. 35 passengers, plus Mr. or Mrs. X and 2 stewardesses now de- part the aircraft, all of these people probably state that they saw Cooper on board the aircraft. (Actually they must have been convinced that the 2nd officer was Cooper at this point.) 3. Actually you have 2 people playing themselves, and Cooper. Mr. X plays himself, then Cooper until the plane lifts off, upon which he resumes his real idenity, creating the illusion that there are 5 people on the aircraft upon take off, when in reality only 4 are indeed aboard. 3. Money and chutes are now put upon the aircraft, and the flight now lifts off for Reno Nevada. A. 8 fighter jets now trail the aircraft all the way to Reno. 1. The aircraft flys at slow speed, and low with the door in the tail open to create the illusion that Cooper would indeed jumpout. B. On the aircraft 4 crewmembers, not 5 - because there was no Cooper- complete the following: 1. All the evidence aboard the aircraft must be destroyed. a. The dummy chutes, $200,000, and any other evidence is now all burned. YES I SAID THAT THEY DID INDEED BURN EVERY LAST 20 DOLLAR BILL OF THE $200,000. -THE ILLUSION IS NOW COMPLETE- NO COOPER, NO MONEY, NOCHUTES, NO EVIDENCE ARRIVES IN RENO NEVADA. - 4. Upon touchdown in Reno the fighter pilots now state that Cooper did not jump, and that nothing left that aircraft. DB Cooper-15154

2. The FBI and police now engulf the aircraft, certain that Mr . Cooper is aboard. After a through search of the aircraft, and crew, they are convinced that Mr. Cooper had indeed jumped without them detecting his jump. THE GREATEST MADIGICAL PERFORMANCE EVER HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED, WITH THE LARGEST POSSIBLE AUDINCE -THE WHOLE WORLD. 1. The crew of this aircraft were nothing but actors that were probably paid very well to put on this fine performance. 2. You must realize that the money was not the motive in this fine madigical feat, the money was no more than a mere stage prop that had to be burned to complete this fine series of illusions. 3. This shows you something about our Mr. or Mrs. Cooper. Cooper has to be a very well to do person, such as an actor, or magician. 4. In 5 years the FBI has been trying to find some evidence to indicate that Mr. Cooper jumped, and in 5 years they have not been able to prove this fact, no body, parachutes, or money has ever been found.

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The above information has been presented to you to be notorized and signed [REDACTED] to represent the research that [REDACTED] have concluded, that in our opinions may lead to the arrest and conviction of Mr. or Mrs. Dan B. Cooper, and accomplices. Therefore Mr. X also known as Dan B. Cooper, has his name on the passenger list in the FBI files, and we have been denied permission to look at this list by the FBI. Dated at Tacoma, Washington, this 9th day of December, 1976.

Subscribed and sworn to before m[REDACTED]

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