Investigative insert re Flagstaff contact with man claiming to be D.B. Cooper

Part 50pages 143–1442 pagesDB Cooper-20747–20748

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Document: Investigative insert re Flagstaff contact with man claiming to be D.B. Cooper
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 50 pp. 143–144 (DB Cooper-20747–20748), Report, serial SE 164-81-9142 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-50%3A143-144

164A-SE-81 AJT/dkm 1

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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent (SA) [REDACTED] at Flagstaff, Arizona:

On April 9, 1990, [REDACTED] date of birth [REDACTED] [REDACTED] address [REDACTED] Arizona [REDACTED] home telephone number [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Flagstaff Resident Agency, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), to advise that he had contact with a white male who claimed to be D. B. COOPER. The individual was met by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] 1990, at the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Flagstaff, Arizona. The man appeared to be an [REDACTED]

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During the evening, the man claimed to be D. B. COOPER and that in 1965 he hijacked a NORTHWEST AIRLINES flight from Portland, Oregon and changed planes to a military C-130 or C-141. He demanded $500,000.00 in two duffel bags and made it down with only one. He also threw money in the Snake River to deceive trackers. The man was intoxicated while telling the story so [REDACTED] [REDACTED] did not believe it. [REDACTED] 1990, [REDACTED] he told the same story with the same detail. This made [REDACTED] believe his story. The man wrote a note, [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] accompanied [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] had mentioned an [REDACTED] who works at [REDACTED] Arizona. [REDACTED] may try to locate [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] Arizona, had been interviewed regarding the D. B. COOPER case. [REDACTED] also said that JOHN LIST had been captured, but was the wrong man and was 6 feet 2 inches tall.

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On April 10, 1990, [REDACTED] contacted the [REDACTED] Flagstaff RA regarding providing the note, captioned above, to the FBI, as discussed with [REDACTED] on April 9, 1990.

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[stamp] 164A-81-9142 MAY 1 7 1990 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-20747

164A-SE-81 AJT/dkm 2

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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] residence in a [REDACTED] knew of the [REDACTED]

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The individual is described as follows:

Name [REDACTED] also known as D. B. COOPER Age 63 years old Height 5'7" tall Weight 165-170 pounds, [REDACTED] Hair Silver/gray, combed straight back Eyes Unknown color; [REDACTED] Scars Miscellaneous [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-20748

Serials: SE 164-81-9142

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