Part 52, page 138

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Hidden Traces Page 2 of 2

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affecting the plane's pressure guage. The money, two parachutes and Cooper were missing when the plane landed for refueling in Reno.

Soldiers, police, volunteers and FBI agents searched the area — which the densest forest in the U.S. — for 18 days by foot, planes, boats an helicopters. But not until 1980 was any trace of Cooper found.

A little over five thousand dollars of Cooper's spoils were discovered b picnicking with his family along the banks of the Columbia River in sou Washington state, on Feb. 10, 1980. Then, in 1995, a woman named J claimed that her husband, Duane Weber, confessed to being D.B. Coop. deathbed after 17 years of marriage.

Ralph Himmelsbach, the FBI agent assigned to the case, remains steac belief that Cooper would not have survived — whether he was killed by the powerful turbulence on the way down, or died from a lack of food gear in the forest.

Himmelsbach may refer to him as "a dirty, rotten crook," but D.B. Coo achieved almost cult status. And just in case he ever does show up, ai charges await him in U.S. District Court.

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in Feb. ? Maybe Summer of '79 ?

each [illegible] know b7C

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Still need to know • Had [blank] done any parachute jumping COURT TV while in High School ? • Where was he picked up after [blank] • Where is he serving probation ? • Watch for more marked $20 Bills to show up • [blank] may also vanish w/Money

in '71 DB Cooper hijacked plan[e] Nov '71

→ Some money found FEB '80 ($5,000 of $200,000)

p/[illegible]

in Pacific NW during this time?

prior to [guess: hijacking] •

b6 b7C

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http://www.courttv.com/news/hiddentraces/sidebars/famous4_ctv.html

3/18/03 DB Cooper-21763

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Header of page 2 of a Court TV web article titled Hidden Traces. Continuation of a Court TV article about the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Describes the search aftermath, the 1980 discovery of some of Cooper's money along the Columbia River, Duane Weber's wife's 1995 claim that Weber confessed to being Cooper, and FBI agent Ralph Himmelsbach's belief that Cooper did not survive. Notes that charges still await Cooper in U.S. District Court. Handwritten marginal notes questioning the date, suggesting maybe February or Summer of 1979, with a b7C exemption code notation. Website navigation bar and copyright footer from Court TV website, dated 2002. Handwritten investigator notes listing open questions about a subject: whether they did parachute jumping in high school, where they were picked up, where serving probation, watching for marked $20 bills, and concern the subject may vanish with money. Includes a timeline noting the Nov 1971 hijacking and the Feb 1980 money discovery ($5,000 of $200,000). Notes question about subject being in Pacific NW during that time. Contains b6 and b7C FOIA exemption codes. URL source of the printed article and FBI file reference number with date.

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