Part 49, page 399

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SE 164A-81 SKO:blg

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [redacted] at Lynnwood, Washington, on September 12, 1989:

[redacted] DOB [redacted] [redacted] was contacted at her place of residence, [redacted] Lynnwood, Washington, telephone [redacted] [redacted] advised she telephonically contacted the "Unsolved Mysteries" television program following a segment featuring the hijacking committed by D.B. COOPER.

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In April, 1981, [redacted] and her husband were living just outside Columbia, Missouri, and were considering relocating to Arizona or Washington. During her research, [redacted] requested various newspapers from areas she was considering to relocate. One such area was Wickenburg, Arizona. [redacted] recalled reading an article in a Wickenburg paper, approximate date February 1978, which described an incident where a Sheriff and Deputy found a skeleton lodged in tree roots in a small river near Lewis, Washington. The article stated that the Sheriff and his Deputy made no attempt to identify the skeleton and cremated the remains shortly after its discovery.

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Approximately one year after reading the article concerning the discovery of the skeleton, [redacted] recalled reading an article where a small boy had discovered some deteriorated currency believed to be associated with the loot stolen by D.B. COOPER. [redacted] stated she believed the money was found in the same river that the skeleton was found in one year prior.

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[redacted] was unable to provide any further information or documentation concerning her recollections.

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[handwritten] 4/a-81 - 9053 SEARCHED __ INDEXED __ SERIALIZED __ FILED __ SEP 2 0 1989

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DB Cooper-20557