Part 48, page 19

DB Cooper-19810Serials SE 164-81, SU 164-259

Document date 17 January 1986

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SE 164A-81 SU 164A-259

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[REDACTED] COOPER b6 b7C Race: White White Sex: Male Male Age (Present): [REDACTED] Mid-fifties or older Height: 5'7" 5'10" to 6' Weight: 152 pounds 170 to 180 pounds Eyes: Light Blue Dark

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On 1/6/86, WESTMORELAND was shown on KUTV Channel 2 Television News being interviewed by Reporter BOB LOY. Contrary to the information he gave the FBI, WESTMORELAND said that he actually was D.B. COOPER. The following information he gave during the interview is inconsistent with information taken from documents of the incident in the Salt Lake City FBI files.

1. WESTMORELAND said that he was drunk. FBI accounts describe COOPER as cool, calculating and intelligent speaking. No mention is made of COOPER being drunk.

2. WESTMORELAND said that he made a "crack" about b6 a bomb. FBI accounts state that [REDACTED] used a sealed b7C envelope with a note in it and that he carried a briefcase with several red sticks, a battery, and a detonating device in it.

3. WESTMORELAND said that he demanded $250,000. FBI accounts list the amount at $200,000.

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A former stewardess of the flight which was hijacked, [REDACTED] maiden name [REDACTED] b6 now lives in Salt Lake City. WHEELER was interviewed on b7C a local television and during the interview stated that WESTMORELAND was not the person that hijacked the plane. [REDACTED] currently resides at [REDACTED] Salt Lake City, Utah. Her date of birth is [REDACTED] social security number [REDACTED]

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Salt Lake City has confirmed the identity of [REDACTED] obtained criminal records and a photograph b6 for inclusion in its file. b7C

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Since [REDACTED] is not identical with the b6 subject, no further investigation is being conducted in b7C this matter.

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DB Cooper-19810

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FBI case file reference numbers for the D.B. Cooper case. Side-by-side comparison table of physical characteristics between a redacted subject (likely Westmoreland) and D.B. Cooper's known description. FBI analysis of a 1/6/86 KUTV news interview in which Westmoreland claimed to be D.B. Cooper. Three inconsistencies are noted: Cooper was described as cool and calculating, not drunk; the hijacker used a sealed envelope and briefcase with device components rather than making a verbal crack about a bomb; and the ransom demand was $200,000, not $250,000. A former stewardess from the hijacked flight (partially identified as Wheeler) was also interviewed on local television and stated that Westmoreland was not the hijacker. Her personal details are mostly redacted. Salt Lake City FBI office confirmed the identity of a redacted individual and obtained criminal records and a photograph for the file. The investigation is closed because the redacted individual (Westmoreland) does not match the hijacking subject. Page number indicator (2*) and Bates stamp number DB Cooper-19810.

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