Part 53, page 104

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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63)

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SECRET WITNESS Do You Know Skyjacker? Win $5,000

-By WALTER A. EVANS The out-of-the-ordinary crime often excites the public's imagination. A cold-blooded criminal becomes a Robin Hood. A Jesse James — as vicious a nightrider as ever strapped on a gun—becomes a knight in somewhat tarnished armor. A man listed on the Northwest Airline's flight manifest as "D. B. Cooper" parachuted out into the dark night of Nov. 24 with a satchel containing $200,000 and into a sort of instant-folk-hero legend. "Cooper" was innovative, daring and—for a fleeting moment—the little man battling the system. No one was hurt, so many people gave their admiration—grudging or not—to the "little man" who got away with it. It was a classic sort of crime without pain. But law enforcement officials fear that the next time —and the next—and the next (these crimes have a way of being repeated)—someone will be hurt seriously. Or someone will be killed. Then a hijacking like that pulled by "Cooper" won't be funny. It won't be admirable. It will be another in a long list of hijackings that risk too much—too many lives. To assist in the capture of the hijacker, The Post-Intelligencer's Secret Witness program is offering a $5,000 reward for information that will lead to "Cooper's" arrest and conviction. The reward is the first of a series to be offered in the Secret Witness program. They are designed to assist the law-enforcement agencies of the State of Washington in solving unsolved crimes, in bringing to justice criminals who should not be walking the streets. As the trail of "Cooper" becomes colder, it becomes more and more important that some citizen come forward with information that will help stop a new form of plane hijacking in its embryonic stage. Anyone who has information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the hijacker should contact The P-I Secret Witness Editor and follow the rules and guidelines accompanying this article. In the near future The P-I will announce other [guess: rewards] to be offered under the Secret Witness program.

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p. A16 Seattle Post- Intelligencer Seattle, Wash.

Date: 12/14/71 Edition: Final Author: Walter A. Evans Editor: Dick Lyall Title: NORJAK

Character: CAA-HIJACKING; or EXT Classification: 164-81 Submitting Office: Seattle

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