Part 50, page 141
DB Cooper-20745Serials SE 164-81
Document date 13 February 1990
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 50 p. 141 (DB Cooper-20745), Airtel, dated 13 Feb 1990, serial SE 164-81-9141 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-50/pages/141
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SE 164A-81
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In a recently completed manuscript, "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (D. B. Cooper - No Longer a Mystery)," RUSSELL P. CALAME, former SAC, Salt Lake City Division, and BERNIE A. RHODES, former Chief U.S. Probation and Parole Agent, contend RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., (Suspect Number 386) was COOPER.
MC COY was considered a suspect because he hijacked a plane five months after NORJAK using essentially the same scheme as UNSUB. MC COY's physical description is similar to UNSUB; however, his age at the time of NORJAK was 29. UNSUB's age was described by witnesses as mid-40s.
MC COY was placed in a Brigham Young University classroom on 11/23/71, the day prior to NORJAK. UNSUB was last seen at about 8:00 p.m. on 11/24/71, when he parachuted into dense woods in southern Washington State. A friend placed MC COY at his residence in Provo, Utah, at 10:00 a.m. on 11/25/71. In April of 1972, all three stewardesses stated they were quite certain MC COY was not identical to COOPER after viewing his photograph.
When Mc COY's home was searched after his arrest, $499,970.00 were recovered from his UNITED AIRLINES hijacking on 4/7/72. No NORJAK ransom money was found.
A comparison between MC COY's fingerprints and NORJAK partials was made with negative results.
This case was featured on "Unsolved Mysteries," a National Broadcasting Company television series, on 10/12/88 and again on 3/10/89. As a result of that exposure, 206 telephone calls were received after the 10/12/88 show and 193 calls were received after the 3/10/89 show.
The telephone calls fit into five categories:
1. SIGHTING: The caller had recently seen an individual resembling the artist's composite of UNSUB. (No lead)
2. RESEMBLANCE: The caller had an acquaintance who resembled the artist's composite of UNSUB. (No lead)
3. FORMER SUSPECT: The caller was suggesting a suspect that had been previously processed as a NORJAK suspect.
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