Part 101, page 279

DB Cooper-45753Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 279 (DB Cooper-45753), Letter — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-101/pages/279

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AM Alive AND doing Well in HoMe toWn P.O. The system that beats the system. D B Cooper

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Sub 120 164-81-[illegible] SEARCHED _______ [illegible] SERIALIZED _______ FILED _______ DEC 3 197[1] FBI — SEATTLE

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RECEIVED FROM "THE OREGONIAN," 12/2/71 164-41

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DO NOT LATENT FINGERPRINT DO NOT TOUCH EVIDENCE TOUCH DB COOPER-45753

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b6 b7C

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A ransom-note style message composed of cut-out letters of varying sizes and fonts, purportedly from D.B. Cooper, claiming he is alive and doing well, and referencing a hometown P.O. (post office). The tagline reads 'The system that beats the system.' Signed 'D B Cooper' in the same cut-out letter style. FBI Seattle field office file stamp showing the document was serialized and filed on December 3, 1971. Received stamp indicating the document was obtained from The Oregonian newspaper on December 2, 1971, with file reference 164-41. FBI latent fingerprint evidence handling warning stamped across the bottom of the page, with case evidence number DB COOPER-45753. FBI FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement - personal privacy) marked in the right margin.

Ransom-note style cut-out lettering is large and mostly legible
Bottom processing stamps are partially obscured
Some photocopier artifacts and graininess throughout

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