Part 51, page 45
Document date 15 December 1995
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 51 p. 45 (DB Cooper-21149), Report, dated 15 Dec 1995 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-51/pages/45
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(03/31/95)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 12/15/1995
To: Seattle
From: Portland Squad 3 Contact [REDACTED]
Approved By: [REDACTED]
Drafted By: [REDACTED]mke
File Number(s): 164A-SE-81-[REDACTED] 9248
Title: NORJAK
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Synopsis: USA's Office, Portland, Oregon, received information that a [REDACTED] Florence, Oregon, could possibly be identical to the individual known as D.B. Cooper. Investigation by Portland determined that [REDACTED] has claimed to be associated with the CIA, FBI and other intelligence agencies, and is not a creditable individual.
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Details: AUSA [REDACTED] via letter advised that their office received information from a [REDACTED] whose husband is a deputy sheriff in Lane County, that an individual she knew in the early 70s by the name of [REDACTED] Florence, could be identical to Cooper. [REDACTED] in the early 70s, talked about the Cooper incident, and allegedly wrote a story that was never published. He also was a paratrooper in World War II, and consistently paid for everything with $20.00 bills. He lived a quiet life, and it was alleged he had a trunk in his residence with a large amount of $20.00 bills. She indicated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] had seen the collection also.
[REDACTED] work telephone number [REDACTED] [REDACTED] residence telephone number [REDACTED] telephonically provided the following information:
[REDACTED] claimed that the money from the hijacking would not be found and the marked bills that were found along the Columbia River had been thrown off a bridge into the Columbia River. The hijacker did not get off the plane as purported. He hide in the [REDACTED] and when the plane landed, the hijacker either had with him or found, [REDACTED] could not recall, which the hijacker put on and left the area, clothing similar to that worn by the maintenance people at the airport. Fifteen
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