FD-71 Complaint Form re Duane L. Weber as possible D.B. Cooper

Complaint Form FD-71 (Rev. 4-13-92)

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NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder. Indices: ☐ Negative ☒ See below

Subject's name and aliases: DUANE L. WEBER, AKA JOHN COLLINS, OTHERS UNKNOWN;

Character of case: 164A-81 (POSSIBLE SUSPECT)

Complainant ☐ Protect Source ✓ [REDACTED]

Complaint received ☐ Personal ☒ Telephonic Date 9/24/1996 Time 4:45PM

Complainant's address and telephone [REDACTED] PACE, FL [REDACTED]

Race: U | Sex: F

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Race: W | Sex: ☒ Male ☐ Female Age: Height: Weight: Hair: DARK Eyes: Complexion: Social Security Number: [REDACTED] Build: [REDACTED] Birth Date and Birthplace: [REDACTED]

Scars, marks and other data: INJURY TO LEG

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Facts of complaint

C believes [REDACTED] is identical with D.B. COOPER and provided the following background information:

S was born in 1924 as Duane L. Weber. At some point in time, he was sent to San Quentin prison and released in approximately 1946. Sometime between 1946 and 1965, he was sent to federal prison under an unknown name in Colorado. From approximately 1965 to 1968, he was in the Kansas State prison, inmate number W12019, under the name of John C. Collins.

C stated that [REDACTED] would relate stories of crimes that he and [REDACTED] had committed together. In the early 70s, S was diagnosed with a liver disease that had killed his mother. C believes that it was at this time that S and [REDACTED] planned the hijacking in that S was expected to die and had nothing to lose.

In approximately 1978, S was talking in his sleep and was upset about having left fingerprints on the stairs. C did not understand this and S explained he was having nightmares about prison.

C stated that in approximately 1990, she found a parking slip

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[REDACTED] (Complaint received by)

Do not write in this space. 164A-81 [signature - illegible]

STAMP

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from the early 1970s from the Seattle area. She asked S why he was saving it and then he threw it away.

C stated that S had destroyed all photographs prior to the late 70s. They later found a full-body photograph of subject wearing a plaid jacket that experts have told her was taken between 1965 and 1972. C stated that when they found the old photograph, S stated that [REDACTED] had taken the photograph just before "the big one". In this photograph, C stated that it is very apparent to anybody who knows S's build that he has something under his jacket and C believes that it was possibly a backpack or something.

C stated that she has in her possession a tie tac and cuff links that S had from prior to [REDACTED] C has learned from books that D.B. Cooper was wearing a stick pin which C stated has been described as very similar to the tie tack she has in her possession. She described the tie tac as being gold with a pearl in it.

In the early 80s, C and S were on a trip to Columbus, Georgia. S pointed out a house that he and [REDACTED] had lived in, and an area where they used to "jump". C questioned this in that S was not known to be a skydiver. S responded that anybody can join the service during war times. C believes he was possibly in the Korean war.

In 1990 he was diagnosed as manic depressive and was on medication. Sometime after that, S began jumping around his hospital room screaming, "Let's get the fucking show on the road. Where's the road, Joe?" C has learned from a book that this and other statements that S made during this time are similar to things D.B. Cooper said during the hijacking.

Very shortly before S's death on 3/28/95, he told her that he was actually Dan Cooper. C was aware that S had used aliases in his earlier life so did not put much thought into this at the time, until about a year later when she was encouraged by friends to read, "D.B. Cooper, What Really Happened" by Max Guenther. C advised that after she read this book, she was 100% convinced [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was identical with subject D.B. Cooper. C stated that there are things in the book that could not have been known by [REDACTED] prior to the book being published but that he had relayed to her years prior. Additionally, she believes that the person referred to as [REDACTED] is actually [REDACTED] in that she spoke of identical incidents as S had relayed to her about his life when he was [REDACTED]

Also, just prior to S's death, she mentioned that S had never told her how he injured his leg. He told her that he injured it during the "big one".

C advised that she has viewed photographs of the composite drawing of D.B. Cooper and does not think they are identical but

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DB Cooper-21198

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sees enough similarities in the composite alone to warrant further investigation.

C stated she has a lot more information and evidence to relay but would like to speak with somebody who is familiar with the case.

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268eRL02.71 manual indices negative.

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DB Cooper-21199