U.S. Attorney Lezak to Oakland attorney listing verification questions for client claiming to be Cooper
Document date 15 March 1979
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 96 pp. 247–248 (DB Cooper-43172–43173), Letter, dated 15 Mar 1979 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A247-248
22[redacted] March 15, 1979
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[redacted] Oakland, California [redacted]
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Dear [redacted]:
Pursuant to our phone conversation today, it is my understanding that you have a client who claims to be D.B. Cooper. As I stated in our conversation, before any negotiations or discussions can take place, it is necessary that this office be assured that there is a strong possibility that your client is, in fact, D.B. Cooper.
In an effort to resolve this problem, I provide the following questions for your client to answer:
1) Did D.B. Cooper purchase his airline ticket from a man or a woman? And was that man or woman young or old?
2) Did D.B. Cooper stand or sit while waiting to board the airplane?
3) When D.B. Cooper boarded the airplane, was he among the first passengers to board, in the middle, or one of the last passengers to board?
4) Precisely where did D.B. Cooper sit in the airplane? Right or left side of the plane, window or aisle seat, in the front or the back of the airplane or towards the middle?
5) What were the sexes of any persons D.B. Cooper sat next to?
6) In precisely what manner did D.B. Cooper communicate his demands? And what was communicated?
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DB Cooper-43172
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7) Specifically, what if anything did D.B. Cooper carry on the airplane?
8) What were the exact colors of the panels in the parachute that D.B. Cooper used?
It is my understanding from our conversation that this letter and its contents will only be shown or communicated to your client and noone else. If I do not hear from you by March 30, 1979, it will be my understanding that your client has refused to answer the questions or is no longer interested in pursuing the matter.
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Yours very truly,
SIDNEY I. LEZAK United States Attorney
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[REDACTED] Assistant United States Attorney
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