Part 42, page 235
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 42 p. 235 (DB Cooper-16965), Handwritten note — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-42/pages/235
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nab him in the act. But D-B, never moved because D-B, knew it was nothing but a sting, one that backfired on the would-be stinger's. Here's how. The found loot had to be released to the finder, or so it was reported in the media's. Now lets take another look at that condition. First, if those $20, bills were identified as those-requested, by DB, and the insurance company that [guess: repaid] Northwest Orient Airlines the $200,000 — then, by law, those funds go back to the rightful owner. The insurance company. A finders-fee would be in order, under normal circumstances. Not 1/2 of what was found. Now we read where some if not all of those $20.00 bills would be worth up to $1,000 each. But that, in itself would have given the sting attempt away. Those $20, if used, were printed after November 24th 1971. Coin collectors would have uncovered that, & Pow, so these bills were kept as hard-evidence & other funds were used to pay off [guess: the] [guess: hijack] & insurance co. DB assured [guess: me] that he knew where 9,998 of the original 10,000 $20, are. "So you see [guess: Thomas], how it is..."
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