Part 49, page 153

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CG 164A-297

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[REDACTED] recalls that [REDACTED] stated he was calling from Oregon but would be returning "home" after a stop in Oklahoma. However, [REDACTED] noted that a couple of days after this telephone call she received a second telephone call from [REDACTED] at which she was informed that [REDACTED] was dead as a result of a gunshot wound.

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[REDACTED] stated that she was not currently in possession of any paintings done by MERLIN COOPER. However, [REDACTED] recalls that when COOPER did paint he signed his work at the bottom by using the name "COOP". In addition, [REDACTED] never heard [REDACTED] referred to as D. B. COOPER.

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With regard to an injury of MERLIN COOPER'S leg, [REDACTED] noted that when [REDACTED] was approximately [REDACTED] years old he accidentially hit himself in the leg with an ax. [REDACTED] noted that as a result of this accident, [REDACTED] occasionally walked with a slight limp.

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[REDACTED] also noted that [REDACTED] was involved in a second accident while employed as a truck driver for a logging company in Oregon. [REDACTED] could not be specific concerning the facts of this accident but did advise that [REDACTED] had surgery on his wrist as a result of said accident.

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[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] MERLIN COOPER as follows:

Sex: Male Race: White Height: 6'2" Weight: Very skinny Hair: full head of hair, curly/wavy Complexion: Olive

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Since all outstanding leads have been covered by the Chicago Division this matter is being considered RUC'd.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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2*

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DB Cooper-20281