News clipping · FD-350 clipping: 'FBI says man clear' re Jerry Cooper · 17 September 1975 · 1 pageAIType, title and date: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Document date 17 September 1975AIDates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63)
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FBI says
man clear
WASHINGTON — The FBI said Tuesday it has ended its investigation of a Virginia man who has a lot in common with the elusive "Dan Cooper," who parachuted from a hijacked jet four years ago with a bag full of ransom money.
Robert G. Kunkel, FBI agent in charge of the case, said the agency is convinced Jerry Cooper, an ex-skydiver with a knowledge of commercial aircraft, was hunting with friends in Virginia while his namesake was extorting $200,000 in the Pacific Northwest.
"The FBI began its investigation after an anonymous tip, and found that Jerry Cooper, a 30-year-old heavy equipment operator, bears a striking resemblance to an artist's sketch of the hijacker.
But Kunkel said friends confirmed the man's hunting alibi.
"We've concluded that he was not involved," Kunkel said.
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THE OREGONIAN
A13 PORTLAND, OREGON
Date: 9-17-75
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Editor: J. RICHARD NOKES
Title: NORJAK
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Submitting Office: PORTLAND
[X] Being Investigated