Handwritten citizen letter naming a suspect as D.B. Cooper and describing drug-trade knowledge

Part 73pages 260–2656 pagesDB Cooper-31611, DB Cooper-31612, DB Cooper-31614, DB Cooper-31616

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-73:260-265

Document: Handwritten citizen letter naming a suspect as D.B. Cooper and describing drug-trade knowledge
Id: Cooper-Part-73:260-265
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 73 pp. 260–265 (DB Cooper-31611, DB Cooper-31612, DB Cooper-31614, DB Cooper-31616), Handwritten note — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A260-265

[guess: the] person who I believe used the name D.B. Cooper for the skyjack is one I have been working on to find his contacts for drugs. I shall explain this further in a moment.

This individual is a pilot, a parachutist and has "$700,000.00 stashed. He also has the intelligence, ability and criminal attitude [guess: to] attempt this type of play.

Now the reason I came by this information as due to the fact, he is involved very heavy [guess: in] heroine. Strictly on my own as a private [guess: citizen] with [REDACTED] I started 5 months ago to do something about the drug problem. [guess: You] [guess: see] I didn't think enough was being done so had to put my 2¢ in. [REDACTED] that were constantly exposed to this filth was reason enough I also [guess: you] can [guess: through] [illegible] in the fact that I didn't find a home [guess: here] that it wasn't in on [guess: it] at the other [guess: reading]

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DB Cooper-31611

[guess: During] my [guess: crash] [guess: program] to [guess: learn] all I [guess: could] [guess: about] [guess: drugs] and [guess: other] sources ([guess: starting] from [illegible]) I was [guess: arrested] [illegible]

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DB Cooper-31612

Page 3 of 6Part 73 p. 262

[I] am not crying about that since this was the [proper] thing to do. I did find the B.M.D.D. [guests] a little over zealous in their statement of facts in fact very much so, but I guess I just feel they are doing their job. I can [prove] my position and innocence; all the proper [time] and this is not my purpose here. Just because I [REDACTED] [wasn't] going to [stop] me from the program [and] [felt] myself one time ago, This basically was to find the sources and through legal means stop them. [The] pushers and small time dealers were all [picked] us [up] as fast as they were picked up [more] would pop up behind them. I knew that just something would stop [and] [this] [would] but would necessarily endanger [REDACTED] [I] [my]. So if [I was] going to really do some [good] it would have [to] [be] [the] [much] [deeper], I [knew] [on] the fact I had lived in an area [several] [years] [where] drugs were plentiful

[illegible/cut off] it would [guess: have to] be much deeper, I [guess: know] on the fact I [guess: had] lived in an area [guess: for] several years where drugs were plentiful [guess: and] the people trusted me. Because of [guess: this] and the large number of people I know [guess: and] [REDACTED] with top credentials. [guess: around]

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DB Cooper-31614

Page 5 of 6Part 73 p. 264

I [guess: med] have the inside track to large quantities throughout the West Coast, Canada and Mexico, But guess what. Each direction I turn some one tries to get it up. Just who is paying who? I know the vast sums of money have reached [guess: deep] into the enforcement agency's but this [guess: really] far out. Is every one on the take? I also know most that unless I can convince a few people otherwise there will be a contract on me when I go out. Mostly because of a stupid use of information in the [guess: county] the office here. There must be a few straight intelligent people around here that one can work [guess: with]. I also know where phoney money is being minted et. [guess: est]. As you know none of this information is of any value unless it is properly developed the right time. Some of this will go down [illegible line - cut off at bottom of page]

As you know none of this information is of [guess: real] value unless it is properly developed the [guess: upper] time. Some of this will go down [guess: the] drain unless some one some where starts [guess: digging] out the fact. None [guess: you] [guess: can] be of help. Sincerely,

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[redacted rectangular box – return address or sender info] [redacted polygonal box – signature]

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DB Cooper-31616