Part 45, page 240

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After [illegible] After having determined the hijacker had actually left the airplane, the pilot then returned to the Salt Lake City International Airport, where the airplane was examined and searched for evidence. The evidence located contained some items that would later be very important in the positive identification of the hijacker. Included in the evidence was a copy of United Air Lines "Mainliner Magazine", which was located in the seat occupied by the hijacker, and also found was a hand printed note from the hijacker which read as follows: "Everybody off now except the stewardesses. They stay put. Get the hell off the GD [guess: plane]. Be quick about it --. use this runway." [illegible line - partially overtyped or degraded] [illegible] The above items, along with all of the items of evidence, were submitted to the FBI Laboratory in Washington, D.[illegible]C., for examination [illegible line] [illegible] A search of the vicinity of the Provo, Utah, Airport was instituted because it was felt the hijacker had bailed out in that area. It was there that the only casualty of the [guess: case] occurred. [illegible partial line] [illegible] It was approximately 2:00 a.m. on April 8, 1972, and Special Agents of the FBI, working together with Provo City Police, Utah County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Possee lined up approximately 20 to 30 yards apart and began combing

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