MemoSAC Butte to SAC Seattle re Sandpoint, Idaho man claiming to be D.B. Cooper18 January 1978page 2 of 2
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Part 118, page 217

DB Cooper-54303

Document date 18 January 1978

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 118 p. 217 (DB Cooper-54303), Memo, dated 18 Jan 1978, serial 150-38-9540 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-118/pages/217

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BT #164-26

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Detective [REDACTED] indicated that he made a long distance telephone call on 12/15/77 to [REDACTED] Dr. ROBERT D. TOWELL, Spartanburg General Hospital, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dr. TOWELL indicated that he was a psychologist and described [REDACTED] as being [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] He further stated that he had not been in touch with [REDACTED] for some time and offered to supply him with travel expense money if it was needed. He also indicated that [REDACTED] was quite proficient in the marshal arts and had put on several demonstrations where he broke bricks and boards. Dr. TOWELL assured Detective [REDACTED] was not D. B. COOPER.

Detective [REDACTED] stated that it never came out as to where [REDACTED] was on 11/24/71. He thought, however, that it had been proven that [REDACTED] residence back East someplace. Detective [REDACTED] also indicated that [REDACTED] left Sandpoint, Idaho, on 12/16/77 leaving no forwarding address. At the time, Detective [REDACTED] indicated it appeared that [REDACTED] was residing at [REDACTED], South Carolina. He had only $17.00 to his name, and they had arrived in Sandpoint by bus. Detective [REDACTED] has no idea how they left nor where they were going.

Any leads to be set forth as a result of this information is being left to the discretion of the Office of Origin inasmuch as [REDACTED] has already been investigated as a suspect in this matter.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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