Part 26, page 340

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May 9, 1972

Mr. Richard G. Kleindienst U. S. Attorney General

Sir:

I wrote you May 8th regarding skyjacking of Northwest 727 on the run from Portland to Seattle the eve of Thanksgiving last.

Today a Kansas City F.B.I. agent called me out (to early for you to have acted) I gave the agent the mans name, and other details, after he identified his self. I feel I should give you the facts too after the letter I wrote you.

I have a crime pardner named [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Whenever we registed anywhere [REDACTED] gave the name D. B. Cooper. In 1967 he approached me with the idea of skyjacking a 727 and him jumping out after the 200,000 was delivered to me.

When this skyjacking took place with the same name being used I was convinced my pardner was free and had done it. After [REDACTED] checked with the Waden and I found my pardner was still there I looked for any close friend he might have told the plan to.

The FBI composit drawing looked like my pardner and I was stumped. Last week I bought a June Stag Magazine and begining on page 18 was all I needed to figure it out. It is my pardners [REDACTED] who is [REDACTED] No arrest record. Has been in business for himself (that I know of) since 1955. Married twice, nice home and in 1967 owned a [REDACTED] Washington. Always drives a Cadilac and Bowls in the money every year. Like everyone he seemed to always be short a few thousand dollars every so often

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164-81-3559 SEARCHED __ INDEXED SERIALIZED __ FILED MAY 2 4 1972 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-8744

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