Insert re man observed in copper Dodge and Avis Rent-A-Car check, Eugene, Oregon
Document date 28 November 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-90:287-288
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 90 pp. 287–288 (DB Cooper-40297–40298), Report, dated 28 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-90%3A287-288
PD 164-41 TGA:sao 1
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The following investigation was conducted by SA THOMAS G. ACKERMAN:
AT EUGENE, OREGON
On November 28, 1971, [REDACTED] , advised he had observed an artist's conception of the hijacker who hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, in the November 28, 1971, issue of the 'Oregonian,' a newspaper published in Portland. [REDACTED] stated he [REDACTED] in the Eugene, Oregon, area. At about 4:15 a.m. on November 24, 1971, he was at the Red Carpet Laundrymat in the Riviera Shopping Center located on River Road in Eugene, Oregon, to [REDACTED] at which time he observed an individual sitting in a 1971 or 1972 copper colored Dodge Charger. He stated he walked up to the man and [REDACTED]. The man indicated he was washing some clothes as he had not had an opportunity to do so the previous day and he was headed to Reno, Nevada. [REDACTED] stated he thought the man's presence near the laundrymat was unusual and therefore, noted the license number on the vehicle as FFE-698 on a piece of paper he had in his pocket. [REDACTED] stated he did not associate this man in the hijacking until he saw the November 28, 1971, issue of the "Oregonian" and noted certain similarity between the person portrayed in the artist's drawing and the man at the laundrymat.
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On November 28, 1971, [REDACTED], Eugene Police Department, Records, advised that an inquiry of Department of Motor Vehicles, Salem, Oregon, disclosed that Oregon license FFE-698 belongs on a 1971 Dodge, Vehicle Identi- fication Number WH23G1A182397. The registered owner is Avis Rent-A-Car, 6627 Northeast 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
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[partially illegible stamps/handwriting] [illegible] /47A [illegible markings]
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DB Cooper-40297
PD 164341 TGA:sao 2
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On November 28, 1971 [REDACTED], Avis Rent-A- Car, 929 West 7th Street, Eugene, advised that she had rented a 1971 Dodge bearing Oregon license FFE-698 at [REDACTED] to a [REDACTED] who gave his address as [REDACTED], Eugene. For identification, he exhibited Oregon Driver's License number [REDACTED].
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[REDACTED] stated the vehicle was to be returned on [REDACTED]. She stated she did not recall very well what the man looked like except she remembers he stated he had a new Chevrolet in the garage and needed the car for one week. He gave her a $50 cash deposit on the automobile.
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A review of the 1970 City Directory for the Eugene-Springfield area discloses a [REDACTED], [REDACTED] resides [REDACTED], Eugene. His employment is shown as [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Eugene.
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On November 29, 1971, [REDACTED], Records, Eugene, Oregon Police Department, advised a review of Eugene Police Department records disclosed [REDACTED] [REDACTED], date of birth [REDACTED]. She stated, however, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], there was no derogatory or criminal information in the Eugene Police Department records.
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DB Cooper-40298
Serials: PD 164-41