LetterHandwritten letter from inmate Howard J. Hubbell to Attorney General Kleindienst claiming to know Cooper's identity6 May 1972page 2 of 2
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Part 26, page 327

DB Cooper-8730

Document date 6 May 1972

Open in FBI Vault (Part 26, page 327 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 26 p. 327 (DB Cooper-8730), Letter, dated 6 May 1972, serial SE 164-81-3555 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-26/pages/327

Transcript

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consideration will be given to my case.

Your man will not have to talk to me long before he will see that I know what I'm talking about, and why I am positive of my facts.

I would say when you find this man you will find at least one hundred eighty thousand dollars. I will tell you how to locate him within twenty four hours. I've known this man nearly twenty years. He has no criminal history.

I'm sixty two years old and doing twenty five years for 211 3A [guess: in] 196[illegible] I have served over fourty years behind bars since my father was killed in 1922.

I do not want any visible credit for this.

Im not positive this letter goes out unopened or I'd have gave more details.

I am

Howard J. Hubbell #84333 /32 Leavenworth, Kan.

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DB Cooper-8730