Part 50, page 379

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The Crime

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On 11/24/71, the day before Thanksgiving, a lone white male boarded Northwest Orient flight 305 at Portland, Oregon. At approximately 3:22 p.m., while the flight was enroute to Seattle, Washington, he indicated to the stewardess that his briefcase contained a bomb, which would blow up the plane unless his demands were met.

The hijacker demanded $200,000 and four parachutes in exchange for the safety of the 36 passengers aboard the plane. When the aircraft landed at Seattle, Washington, Northwest Orient Airlines complied with his instructions. After he received the parachutes and money, the hijacker allowed all passengers and two airline stewardesses to deplane.

He then ordered the remaining crew members into the first-class section of the aircraft and informed them he desired to fly to Mexico City. The hijacker instructed that the plane proceed in a southerly direction and fly at a low altitude and slow speed, which would enable the rear door of the plane to be opened during the flight.

The hijacker apparently bailed out somewhere between Seattle, Washington, and Reno, Nevada, where the plane landed to refuel. It was determined the hijacker, two parachutes and the ransom money had disappeared when the plane was inspected at Reno, Nevada.

Artist's conception drawings of the aircraft hijacker were prepared by the FBI Exhibit Section and are considered a reasonable likeness. The black and white composite was prepared initially and sometime later, the color composite was prepared to depict the hijacker's complexion and age more graphically.

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The hijacker is described as follows:

Race: White Sex: Male Age: Mid-40's Height: 5'10" - 6' Weight: 170 to 180 lbs. Complexion: Olive, latin appearance, medium smooth. Hair: Dark brown or black, parted on the left, combed back. Eyes: Possibly brown; during the latter part of flight,

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