Re Cooper hijacking lead and suspect description comparison

Document date 13 September 1985

Part 97pages 81–822 pagesDB Cooper-43509–43510

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Document: Memo re Cooper hijacking lead and suspect description comparison
Id: Cooper-Part-97:081-082
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 pp. 81–82 (DB Cooper-43509–43510), Memo, dated 13 Sep 1985, serial PD 164-41-1922 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A081-082

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

MEMORANDUM

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DATE: 9/13/85

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (C)

FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C

SUBJECT : UNSUB; NORTHWEST Flight 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

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On 8/15/85, [REDACTED] Columbus, Ohio, appeared at the FBI Office in Portland, Oregon. Interview revealed the following information:

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[REDACTED] stated that he suspects an individual named [REDACTED] as being D. B. COOPER. He produced a photograph of [REDACTED] which he thinks resembles the description of the subject. He believes [REDACTED] may be COOPER because [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] In addition, [REDACTED] suspects [REDACTED] because he came out to the Pacific Northwest [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

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In view of the fact that the individual [REDACTED] suspects to be COOPER was approximately [REDACTED] years of age at the time of the highjacking (as indicated by attached photograph which was taken

[REDACTED] Portland [REDACTED]

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164A-41-1922 [REDACTED] b6 b7C Sept 13 85

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DB Cooper-43509

PD 164-41

in 1971 or 1972), the fact the highjacker was described as being in his mid 40's at the time of the highjacking, and that fact that the highjacking occurred on 11/24/71, while [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] Ohio, it is not recommended that any action be taken on this information. It is recommended that this information be filed for future reference.

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-43510

Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1922