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SE 164-81
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Ransom money in the amount of $200,000 was made
up entirely of used, random 20 dollar bills. It was obtain-
ed from the Seattle First National Bank, Main Office, and
was part of a ransom package of $250,000. which had been
maintained by the bank for such emergencies. The package
measured approximately one foot by one foot by eight or
nine inches and weighed 19 pounds.
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A check of the Federal Aviation Administration
flight section at Portland International Airport reflected
that on November 24, 1971 between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM,
there was a ceiling of 5,000 feet, 3,500 feet broken clouds,
and at 1,500 feet scattered and broken clouds at times
with a wind of 12-14 knots. The temperature at the end of
the air stairs at the time of the jump was approximately
0° C.
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On October 5, 1972, [REDACTED]
Northwest Orient Airlines, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Interna-
tional Airport, advised he authorized a finders fee of
$25,000 total reward or 15% for any portion of the ransom
money that is returned.
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In addition, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a
local newspaper in Seattle, has offered $5,000 for informa-
tion leading to the arrest and conviction of Unsub.