FormFD-71 Complaint Form re protected source naming a Spokane cat burglar as Cooper suspect18 January 2002page 2 of 2
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Part 52, page 13

DB Cooper-21612

Document date 18 January 2002

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 52 p. 13 (DB Cooper-21612), Form, dated 18 Jan 2002, serial SE 164-81-9382 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-52/pages/13

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[REDACTED] called the Complainant and told him he [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He told the Complainant that he had [REDACTED] [REDACTED] However, he [REDACTED] refused to give him any details. About four days later, the infamous hijacking occurred, and he never heard from [REDACTED] again. Later, he tried to contact [REDACTED] in Lewiston/Clarkston, but the landlord told him that they had disappeared one day without notification. Complainant advised that [REDACTED] strongly resembled the composite sketch that law enforcement publicized, and also closely matched the physical descriptors of D.B. Cooper. [REDACTED] grew up in the St. John's area of Portland, Oregon, and knew the area where D.B. Cooper jumped liked the back of his hand because he was a hunter. [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] Complainant advised that he provided the above information to authorities in a phone call about six months after the hijacking, but was never re-contacted. He decided to call again after seeing a show on TV this morning that indicated investigators were still working the case. An indices check was negative for both [REDACTED] and the Complainant.

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