Citizen tip letter to Portland Police Dept re Greyhound bus passenger, with mailing envelope

Document date 23 November 1973

Part 95pages 444–4452 pagesDB Cooper-42865–42866

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Document: Citizen tip letter to Portland Police Dept re Greyhound bus passenger, with mailing envelope
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 95 pp. 444–445 (DB Cooper-42865–42866), Handwritten note, dated 23 Nov 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-95%3A444-445

Portland Police Dept 7:45: Nov 23 Sirs, I don't know if what I tell you would be of off any help are that but I was on [guess: Greyhound] bus Camino South from Seattle [REDACTED] [REDACTED] boarded the bus about 5 o'clock in the evening later on the bus made a stop and picked up a few passengers and [guess: was a man] about 5'8" or around that stocky I believed he was blue eyed he wore a army type Cap + Coat he [guess: also] Carry army type Duffel Bag the large type he had it on his shoulders as he went down th[e] [illegible] [illegible] I just [guess: noticed] that [illegible] this [guess: running] he went to [guess: lock] off the bus and [guess: went] sleep he left the bus before me crossed the river at Portland I don't [guess: know if] this will help or not but its Bugged me ever since for [guess: heard] about it [guess: later] [REDACTED] | [REDACTED] | Campbell Calif

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-42865

AFTER FIVE DAYS RETURN TO [redacted return address] ZIP CODE

[Postmark: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE / PM / 24 NOV / 1973]

[Handwritten destination:] Portland Police Dept. Portland Oregon

[Recipient address block redacted — b6, b7C]

DB Cooper-42866