Part 34, page 128
Document date 3 April 1974
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 34 p. 128 (DB Cooper-12743), Letter, dated 3 Apr 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-34/pages/128
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[REDACTED] United States Air Force, originally from Seattle, Washington After W.W.II he was stationed at Portland Air base until the late 40's or early 50's.
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A [REDACTED] of Portland. First [REDACTED] then in the late 40's [REDACTED] were at their peak at this time in Portland and the [REDACTED] was the best in the aria. a good neighborhood and a gathering place for [REDACTED] of the Portland Air Base. They did a very good business until about 1955 as things were pretty wide open, punchboards, dice, cards and pinball machines. About this time the government had a national drive on "Bookies" they were picked up and busted which broke up the partnership etc.
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[REDACTED] then went into the insurance business selling [REDACTED] to all his friends and others. In 1962 this blew up as he was spending all the insurance money and not paying the main insurance company, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] were made from one policy and paid on another that had been let run to the limit etc., result nobodys policies were paid and the insurance company was stuck.
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His next venture was to start [REDACTED] and friends were taken for another ride.
The last I heard he was working [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The set-up here was to appraise business and personal property below the actual and take the kick back in payment.
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He lived [REDACTED] several different rented homes in [REDACTED] My last known address was [REDACTED] Portland, Oregon. This was just in back of [REDACTED]
A man about town, a big spender, well acquaninted every where.
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At one time in the early or mid 50's he [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Damascus, Oregon for [REDACTED]
As I recall he made several trips United air Lines to S.F. and return, this was in the early or mid 60's
Believe he [REDACTED] buisnes in S. F.
Also [REDACTED] in S.F. whose name I only recall as [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-12743