Part 45, page 244
Document date 23 May 1973
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 45 p. 244 (DB Cooper-18443), Report, dated 23 May 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-45/pages/244
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Salt Lake City May 23, 1973
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RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT -- HIJACKING; INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS
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Synopsis: On April 7, 1972, an individual boarded United Air Lines (UAL) Flight 855, a Boeing 727 from Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California, at Denver, Colorado. Approximately 15 to 20 minutes after take off, the individual was observed to be holding a hand grenade and a gun. The stewardess delivered messages of instruction to the pilot. Instructions included diverting airplane to San Francisco, California, where UAL was suppose to have $500,000 in cash and four parachutes available. Instruction envelope contained one hand grenade pin and a bullet. Aircraft landed at San Francisco where the hijacker's demands were met. All passengers and part of crew were permitted to deplane. The pilot was then ordered to take off immediately. The pilot felt a slight surge of the airplane in the vicinity of the Provo, Utah, Airport and thought the hijacker must have jumped out. Information was received that a possible suspect in the case might be Richard Floyd Mc Coy, Jr. Mc Coy was positively identified as the hijacker through handwriting comparisons and fingerprints located on UAL "Mainliner Magazine" found in seat occupied by hijacker. Mc Coy was arrested on April 9, 1972, after being charged in a complaint with violation of Section 1472(i)(1), Title 49, U. S. Code, Aircraft Piracy, and Section 1472(j), Title 49, U. S. Code, Interfering With Flight Attendant. On July 10, 1972, Mc Coy appeared in U. S. District Court and was sentenced to a period of 45 years in the custody of the Attorney General.
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164. 73 ENCLOSURE SEARCHED __ INDEXED __ SERIALIZED __ FILED __ JUL 25 1980 FBI-SEATTLE DB Cooper-18443