Part 52, page 54
Document date November 1971
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 52 p. 54 (DB Cooper-21658), News clipping, dated Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-52/pages/54
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PARACHUTE SUSPECT Artist's conception
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No Trace of Skyjacker's Parachutes
WOODLAND, Wash. (AP). -- Authorities hiked through rural woodlands seeking traces of a parachuting airline hijacker for the third day Sat- urday. But again they report- ed no clues.
The hijacker is believed to have bailed out over the 15- square mile search area Wednesday night after hijack- ing the Northwest Airlines jet at Seattle. He had demanded and received four parachutes and $200,000 ransom.
"We're concentrating our search for a parachute," said Tom Manning, FBI agent co- ordinating the search. "We think this will give us a clue as to what happened to the hi- jacker.
"We've determined the hi- jacker was wearing a sport- type back-pack parachute," Manning said. "That means it would be difficult for him to maneuver if he had any kind of bulk on him at all and we've been told $200,000 weighs over 20 pounds."
Authorities earlier said the ransom, largest ever paid a hijacker in the United States, was in $20 bills.
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DB Cooper-21658