Insert re informant report on Jesse Edwin Bell and resemblance to hijacker composite
Document date 7 December 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-92:065-066
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-92:065-066 Document: Insert re informant report on Jesse Edwin Bell and resemblance to hijacker composite Id: Cooper-Part-92:065-066 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-92%3A065-066 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 92 pp. 65–66 (DB Cooper-40932–40933), Report, dated 7 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-92%3A065-066
PD 164-41 LKE:csm 1
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ADMINISTRATIVE
On December 7, 1971, [REDACTED] furnished the following information to Special Agent [REDACTED] at Eugene, Oregon:
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] Informant began a conversation with the individual at the table, who identified himself as JESSE BELL. During the conversation, BELL stated [REDACTED] and also mentioned that he is employed by the telephone company.
[REDACTED] and on several occasions, opened his wallet, which contained a one-half inch stack of money, mostly $100 bills. [REDACTED] BELL stated that he was in possession of $5,000 and stated that he had "plenty of money." BELL then confided to the informant that he was responsible for the hi-jacking of the jet liner at Portland, Oregon, and had obtained $200,000. BELL told the informant that he was an accomplished sky-diver, and had parachuted from the aircraft somewhere in Washington.
BELL was very casual in discussing the hi-jacking and appeared very relaxed. During the evening, BELL paid for a ten cent item with a $5 bill, and told the waitress to keep the change. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] BELL did not drink heavily, and had only two or three drinks while talking to the informant.
Informant describes BELL as follows:
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Name JESSE BELL
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DB Cooper-40932
478
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[REDACTED] CA [guess: Kimmel] [illegible]
PD 164-41 LKE:csm 2
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Sex Male Race White Nationality American Age Approximately 50 years Height 5'9"to 5'10" Weight 150 to 160 pounds Build Medium Complexion Fair Hair Black with gray streaks, parted on right with medium sideburns Eyes Brown Voice Very soft Remarks Appears very intelligent, well- mannered, exceptionally polite, wears ring on right hand, and wears gold watch.
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Informant completely discounted information furnished by BELL until viewing a composite photograph of the hi-jacker of the Northwest Airlines flight, and noted that BELL strongly resembles the composite photograph.
On December 7, 1971, informant identified a photo- graph of JESSE EDWIN BELL as being identical to the individual
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b6 b7C b7D
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DB Cooper-40933
Serials: PD 164-41