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Part 9, page 485 DB Cooper-1209 Serials PD 164-41-1524
Document date 30 March 1976 AI Dates: 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.
Open in FBI Vault (Part 9, page 485 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 9 p. 485 (DB Cooper-1209), Letter, dated 30 Mar 1976, serial PD 164-41-1524 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-09/pages/485
Transcript The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
3/30/76
[redacted — b6/b7C/b7D] [Salem, Oregon 97310]
Mr. John O'Rourke
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1500 SW 1st
Portland, Oregon
Dear Sir:
I CAN help you Solve the D.B. Cooper CASE.
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[REDACTED — b6, b7C, b7D]
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164-41-1524
SEARCHED / INDEXED
SERIALIZED / FILED
APR 5 1976
FBI PORTLAND [initials illegible]
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DB Cooper-1209
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Handwritten letter dated March 30, 1976, addressed to FBI Agent John O'Rourke at the Portland field office. The sender, whose identity is redacted, opens by claiming they can help solve the D.B. Cooper case. The sender's return address shows Salem, Oregon 97310; name and street address are withheld under b6/b7C/b7D exemptions.
A large rectangular block has been redacted from the body of the letter under FOIA exemptions b6 (personal privacy), b7C (unwarranted invasion of personal privacy in law enforcement records), and b7D (confidential source). The remaining lined ruled paper below the redaction is blank.
FBI Portland field office processing stamp recording that the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on April 5, 1976. The serial/case reference number is 164-41-1524. Initials of the processing agent are partially illegible.
Document control pagination stamp identifying this page as DB Cooper document number 1209.
Handwritten letter on ruled lined paper; script is large and clear Sender name and return address redacted under FOIA exemptions b6, b7C, b7D Large block redaction covers the body of the letter after the opening sentence Bottom-right FBI processing stamp is legible Scan order ← p. 484 p. 486 →