Part 37, page 22

DB Cooper-14158Serials LA 164-497

Document date 22 December 1975

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LA 164-497

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[REDACTED] pointedly asked questions regarding the individual that they suspected and determined that it was one [REDACTED] (all phonetic). According [REDACTED] to these two men, [REDACTED] was a pilot who had [REDACTED] in Kansas City, Missouri. He supposedly had a thorough knowledge of Trans World Airlines (TWA) aircraft as he had specifically installed equipment on such aircraft.

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[REDACTED] stated that his two acquaintances were very serious and emphatic that they believed [REDACTED] was identical with D. B. COOPER, and one jokingly stated that he was so sure of the identification that he had even considered attempting to blackmail him. They noted that [REDACTED] and that he seemed to have had considerable trouble with [REDACTED] about the time of the D. B. COOPER hijacking. After the hijacking, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] has had no further [REDACTED].

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[REDACTED] stated that he recalled that [REDACTED] had worked in the Pacific Northwest and would have a thorough knowledge of that area. [REDACTED] could offer no further aid towards identi- fying and locating [REDACTED] other than that he could be located through the aircraft industry in the Kansas City area.

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[REDACTED] was questioned as to why he had delayed in turning this information over to the FBI if he considered the information to be of value. He stated that the more he thought of his conversation with the two individuals the more he became convinced that there was some merit to what they said regarding the identification of [REDACTED] as being identical to D. B. COOPER.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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LEADS

KANSAS CITY

AT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: Will conduct any logical

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DB Cooper-14158

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FBI case file number for the Los Angeles field office. An individual questioned two acquaintances about a suspect. The suspect was identified by a phonetic name (redacted), described as a pilot based in Kansas City, Missouri, with thorough knowledge of TWA aircraft and experience installing equipment on them. Two acquaintances were emphatic that the redacted individual was identical to D. B. Cooper. One even joked about blackmailing him. The suspect reportedly had considerable trouble around the time of the hijacking and had no further contact with someone after the hijacking. The informant recalled the suspect had worked in the Pacific Northwest and would have thorough knowledge of the area. The suspect could potentially be located through the aircraft industry in Kansas City. The informant was asked why he delayed reporting to the FBI. He explained that the more he reflected on his conversations, the more convinced he became that the identification had merit. Standard FBI warning designation for the D. B. Cooper case. Leads section assigning follow-up investigation to the Kansas City field office to conduct logical investigative steps. Text appears to continue on the next page. Page number and Bates stamp identifier.

Multiple FOIA redactions (b6/b7C privacy exemptions) obscure names and some phrases
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