Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office report re airline hijacking suspect (anonymous informant)
Document date 24 November 1986
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 48 pp. 63–68 (DB Cooper-19861–19866), Report, dated 24 Nov 1986 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-48%3A063-068
Criminal Department SHERIFF'S OFFICE Cowlitz County KELSO, WASHINGTON 98626
TYPE OF INCIDENT: AIRLINE HIJACKING REPORTING AGENCY: CCSO DATE REPORTED: Nov/1971 TODAY'S DATE: 11/24/86 COMPL NO.: PAGE NO.: 1 CTIM, LAST FIRST M: RATING: ADDRESS: PHONE:
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Narrative:
Shortly before 1:00 PM, Tuesday, November 11, 1986, a woman, who wished to remain anonymous, came to the Sheriff's Office to view the composite likeness of "D.B. Cooper", the successful hijacker who received #200,000 in ransom money in November of 1971. The woman believed she knew who the hijacker was and related the following story:
A short while after [REDACTED] he told her that he had a confession to make and just had to get something off his chest. She stated he acted nervous and broke out into a cold sweat which was somewhat out of character for him. He admitted that [REDACTED]
She believes he was telling the truth because she [guess: states] that his kind of [REDACTED] and can't remember dates or anything, but his story of the incident was too smooth and went into too much detail to be making it up.
She went on to say that [REDACTED] was with the 176th Airborne (possibly up near Fort Lewis) and had just gotten out around Christmas time before the November hijacking.
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INVESTIGATING OFFICER: [REDACTED] APPROVING OFFICER: [REDACTED]
DB Cooper-19861
Criminal Department SHERIFF'S OFFICE Cowlitz County KELSO, WASHINGTON 98626
YPE OF INCIDENT: AIRLINE HIJACKING REPORTING AGENCY: CCSO DATE REPORTED: Nov /1971 TODAY'S DATE: 11/24/86 COMPL NO.: [blank] PAGE NO.: 2 CTIM, LAST FIRST M: [blank] RATING: [blank] ADDRESS: [blank] PHONE: [blank]
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[REDACTED] his hostility toward the establishment occurred when he was a[n] [REDACTED] and was [REDACTED] He and relatives contend that [REDACTED]
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The informant advised that the following individuals were involved in plotting and partaking in the scheme:
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1) [REDACTED] 2) [REDACTED] 3) [REDACTED] 4) [REDACTED] 5) [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
INVESTIGATING OFFICER: [REDACTED] APPROVING OFFICER: [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-19862
Criminal Department SHERIFF'S OFFICE Cowlitz County KELSO, WASHINGTON 98626
TYPE OF INCIDENT: AIRLINE HIJACKING REPORTING AGENCY: CCSO DATE REPORTED: Nov/1971 TODAY'S DATE: 11/24/86 COMPL NO.: [blank] PAGE NO.: 3 CTIM, LAST FIRST M: [redacted] RATING | ADDRESS | PHONE
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[redacted] After [redacted] bailed out of the plane, [redacted] [redacted] Sometime later [redacted] [redacted] of the money to [redacted] [redacted] wasn't interested in getting much of the money, he After the hijacking, he let his hair grow long and changed his appearance. Although the [redacted] [redacted] . In June of 1972, [redacted] and other expensive items which were uncharacteristic considering their limited income. After [redacted] [redacted] When [redacted] became ill, a relative by the name of [redacted] [redacted] a shirt
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INVESTIGATING OFFICER: [redacted] APPROVING OFFICER: [redacted]
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DB Cooper-19863
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b6 b7C b7D
Criminal Department SHERIFF'S OFFICE Cowlitz County KELSO, WASHINGTON 98626
TYPE OF INCIDENT: AIRLINE HIJACKING REPORTING AGENCY: CCSO DATE REPORTED: Nov /1971 TODAY'S DATE: 11/24/86 COMPL NO.: PAGE NO.: 4 CTIM, LAST FIRST M: RATING | ADDRESS | PHONE
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time later leaving the money to [REDACTED]. Since that time, [REDACTED] months possession of the money [REDACTED]
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Other pertinent information obtained from the anonymous informar [guess: informant] was that [REDACTED] and has a neighbor by the [REDACTED] name of [REDACTED]. Also that [REDACTED] worked for Weyerhaeuser Co. for [REDACTED] years, but is currently on [REDACTED] and that [REDACTED] lives in Daisy, a town in [guess: Costin] [guess: County], Wn. and has a large [REDACTED] near an [REDACTED]
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The informant refused to give any additional identifying names and stated she would keep in touch. She further stated she was fearful of [REDACTED] and was concerned about his finding out that she was telling to us about him.
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The informant was a [REDACTED] possibly 5/9 and [REDACTED] with brown hair. As she left she gave me a picture of [REDACTED] taken in 1970. In the picture, he was [guess: accepting] papers to [REDACTED]
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After the informant left the Hall of Justice, this officer obtained her license number without her knowledge. The vehicle
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INVESTIGATING OFFICER | APPROVING OFFICER [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
DB Cooper-19864
Criminal Department SHERIFF'S OFFICE Cowlitz County KELSO, WASHINGTON 98626
YPE OF INCIDENT: AIRLINE HIJACKING REPORTING AGENCY: CCSO DATE REPORTED: Nov /1971 TODAY'S DATE: 11/24/86 COMPL NO.: PAGE NO.: 5
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was registered to [REDACTED] b6 which is [REDACTED] b7C b7D PUD electrical records show that [REDACTED] is listed to a [REDACTED] will [REDACTED] and Weyerhaeuser listed as employer. They showed his social security number as being [REDACTED] PUD records show that [REDACTED] has lived in the following residences:
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ADDRESS SERVICE BEGAN SERVICE END [REDACTED] 8-14-70 2-16-71 b6 [REDACTED] 2-16-71 ? 9-3-71 & [guess: transfer] b7C [REDACTED] 2-3-77 8-4-78 GMP IN b7D [REDACTED] 8-1-78 12-17-78 DATES [REDACTED] 12-14-78 4-21-79 [REDACTED] 4-19-79 6-15-79 [REDACTED] 6-15-79 8-14-79 [REDACTED] 8-12-79 9-12-79 [REDACTED] 9-12-79 2-22-80 [REDACTED] 2-21-80 2-20-81 [REDACTED] 2-18-81 6-4-81 [REDACTED] 6-1-81 6-27-81 [REDACTED] 6-25-81 3-1-82 [REDACTED] 2-18-82 3-4-83 [REDACTED] 3-3-83 3-2-84 [REDACTED] 3-2-84 5-31-85 [REDACTED] 5-29-85
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PUD also shows that a [REDACTED] had lived at b6 [REDACTED] in Kelso and [guess: forwarded] out in 8/4/86. They gave a forwarding b7C of [REDACTED] Rice, Wa. [REDACTED] b7D
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INVESTIGATING OFFICER: [REDACTED] APPROVING OFFICER: [REDACTED]
DB Cooper-19865
Criminal Department SHERIFF'S OFFICE Cowlitz County KELSO, WASHINGTON 98626
TYPE OF INCIDENT: AIRLINE HIJACKING REPORTING AGENCY: CCSO DATE REPORTED: Nov/1971 TODAY'S DATE: 11/24/86 COMPL NO.: [blank] PAGE NO.: 6 VCTIM, LAST FIRST M: [blank] RATING: [blank] ADDRESS: [blank] PHONE: [blank]
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They also listed [REDACTED] as once living at [REDACTED] b6 however the County Assessor shows that [REDACTED] sold the home b7C at this address to [REDACTED] b7D
PUD records do not show a current listing for [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] There records do show a current address for [REDACTED] at b7C [REDACTED] in [guess: Kelso]. b7D
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Local law enforcement records reveal extensive contact with [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] (See attached photocopies) b7C Suspects [REDACTED] in tentatively identified as [REDACTED] b7D with an address in Rice, Washington.
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INVESTIGATING OFFICER: [REDACTED] APPROVING OFFICER: [REDACTED]
DB Cooper-19866
Serials: SE 164-81