Part 10, page 133

Document date 7 January 1977

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 p. 133 (DB Cooper-1357), Airtel, dated 7 Jan 1977, serial PD 164-41-1608 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-10/pages/133

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LA 164-497

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On 1/3/77, [REDACTED] Burbank Studios of Warner Brothers - Columbia Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, advised he had never heard of [REDACTED] and a review of available records failed to identify anyone by this name as being an employee or tenant on the studio lot. Through inquiry [REDACTED] he determined that the Legal Department of Warner Brothers possibly had information concerning this person.

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On 1/3/77, [REDACTED] Warner Brothers, advised that about the middle of November 1976, [REDACTED] came to Warner Brothers accompanied by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] [REDACTED] could locate COOPER. He said the Statute of Limitations ran against COOPER in November 1976, and did not want to divulge COOPER's location until the statute had run. [REDACTED] wanted to know if Warner Brothers was interested in buying his story and had requested a substantial amount of money.

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[REDACTED] stated Warner Brothers was not interested in his story and declined his offer as they were aware that law enforcement agencies had thoroughly investigated the D. B. COOPER hijacking case apparently without developing a suspect, and it was seriously questioned that [REDACTED] could locate COOPER. [REDACTED] stated he was concerned that [REDACTED] claim was fraudulent.

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He stated that for the above reasons, Warner's had rejected [REDACTED] offer. He added that he had no further information regarding [REDACTED]

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Above information being furnished to each division inasmuch as it appears [REDACTED] the Los Angeles Division may well be the individual identified [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-1357

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FBI case file number for the Los Angeles field office D.B. Cooper investigation. On January 3, 1977, a contact at Burbank Studios of Warner Brothers - Columbia Studios in Burbank, CA advised that no one by a certain name was identified as an employee or tenant, but the Legal Department of Warner Brothers possibly had information. On January 3, 1977, a Warner Brothers contact reported that around mid-November 1976, an individual came to Warner Brothers claiming to be able to locate COOPER. The individual said the Statute of Limitations had run against COOPER in November 1976 and did not want to divulge COOPER's location until then. He wanted to sell his story for a substantial amount of money. Warner Brothers declined the offer, noting law enforcement had thoroughly investigated the D.B. Cooper hijacking case without developing a suspect, and seriously questioned whether the individual could actually locate Cooper, suspecting the claim was fraudulent. Warner Brothers rejected the offer and the contact had no further information about the individual. The information was being furnished to each FBI division, noting the Los Angeles Division may have identified the individual. Page number indicator showing this is page 2 of the document. Bates stamp or document tracking number. FOIA exemption codes in the right margin indicating redacted material is withheld under Privacy Act (b6), source-identifying information (b7C), and confidential source information (b7D).

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