Part 42, page 282

DB Cooper-17012Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8087

Document date 5 February 1979

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OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON BOX 750 CHEHALIS, WASHINGTON 98532 (206) 748-8887

"THIS OFFICE DEDICATED TO SERVING YOU"

February 5, 1979

WILLIAM H. WIESTER SHERIFF

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Federal Bureau of Investigation 915 2nd Seattle, Wa.

Dear Sir:

I was contacted by telephone this date by a [REDACTED b6/b7C] [REDACTED] Centralia, phone [REDACTED] She states she has information on a suspect in the D. B. Cooper see special hijack case. indices

[REDACTED] states further the suspect told her that he 164-81 rode a plane to Seattle the night of the hijack and also states he threw some items our [guess: out] of the plane.

Suspect's name is [REDACTED] He also uses his [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She states [REDACTED] is from the [REDACTED] of the Centralia area. She believes [REDACTED] is now living in the southern California area.

I have no idea the value of her information, only that she is a stable person and has been long active in the Red Cross blood program in this county.

Sincerely,

W. H. Wiester W. H. Wiester, Sheriff

WHW:ml

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164-81-8087 SEARCHED [REDACTED] INDEXED [REDACTED] SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ FEB 7 1979

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DB Cooper-17012

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Official letterhead of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office in Chehalis, Washington, dated February 5, 1979. Letter from Lewis County Sheriff W. H. Wiester to the FBI Seattle field office reporting a tip from a woman in Centralia, Washington, who claims to have information about a D.B. Cooper suspect. The informant states the suspect told her he rode a plane to Seattle the night of the hijack and threw items out of the plane. The suspect is believed to be living in southern California. The Sheriff vouches for the informant as a stable person active in the Red Cross. FBI filing stamp showing the document was received and processed on February 7, 1979, with case number 164-81-8087. Page identification stamp from the FBI Vault DB Cooper file.

Several sections redacted with black boxes marked b6/b7C
Some text partially obscured by redaction boxes
Handwritten annotations in margins: 'see special indices' and '164-81'
Bottom of page has filing stamps and markings

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