Part 51, page 2

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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

915 Second Avenue, Room 710 Seattle, WA 98174 May 25, 1994

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[REDACTED] Fircrest, Washington [REDACTED]

Dear [REDACTED]

I have already apologized to your mother for the delay in responding to your request for assistance in writing a term paper on D.B. Cooper, but let me also apologize to you for not replying sooner. There were many reasons, some of which are valid; others not so excusable. I hope that this belated letter will mollify not having had a quicker return to your well-written letter.

Thank you for choosing such an interesting and still unsolved case to research. D.B. Cooper is still an open case and unless it is solved, will remain so until well into the twenty- first century when the subject of the case would have passed away naturally. We still do some investigation regarding it; however, almost every logical angle has been addressed without success. Around the anniversary date, numerous leads are received from throughout the world. This results from an increase in publicity given by the media. We attempt to follow all logical leads, most of which have been previously considered or are fabricated.

Inasmuch as the case is still open and pending, it is against our policy to discuss any details with non-law enforcement personnel beyond what we have already revealed to the press. I have included a brief synopsis of the events that lead up to the last sighting of the individual known as D.B. Cooper. This is probably a fictitious name only used for ticket and manifest purposes by the hijacker. I have also included four different photographs of the artist conceptions as created by interviews of other passengers and the flight crew. As you can see, there was quite a variance in how he was described.

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1 - Addressee (Enc. 5) 2 - Seattle (164-81) DJG/abs (3)

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164A-81-9233 DB Cooper-21099 M45

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