Part 53, page 111

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

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Does Anyone Know Identity of Vanished Hijacker?

The trail of the skydiving airline hijacker continued to cool yesterday as the FBI indicated it was no closer to discovering the man's iden- tity than it was on Nov. 24, when he executed the spec- tacular crime. "We're getting calls from all over," an FBI source

said. "People think the guy might be their missing cousin, husband, uncle, boy friend or whatever." But the FBI said so far none of these tips has pro- duced a viable suspect. Newspapers throughout the western United States and Canada have been re- ceiving a rash of letters

signed by "D. B. Cooper," the name used by the man who hijacked a Northwest Airlines 727 and ransomed its passegers for $200,000. Authorities did not say whether they believed the letters were really from the hijacker. While the FBI wouldn't admit it, the agency has

been contacting parachu- tists throughout the North- west who might, however vaguely, bear a physical re- semblance to the 6-foot, 170-pound, swarthy-com- plexioned hijacker. One man in the Portland area, prominent in para- chuting circles there, was questioned by agents when

it was learned he had a pre- vious burglary conviction. He was cleared as a sus- pect. The Post-Intelligencer learned, too, that a Seattle resident who was said to re- semble the hijacker had been questioned by the FBI here. The man had been ac- tive in parachuting a few

years ago and local chutists said he had performed at least one high altitude jump. The FBI declined to veri- fy whether it had talked with the man or if he had been cleared as a suspect. Meanwhile, a Portland novelty firm was cashing in on what appears to be a

kind of "D. B. Cooper" cult- ism arising from the frank admiration expressed by much of the public for the daring air pirate. The firm is selling T- shirts which bear the in- scription: "D. B. Cooper, where are you?" The FBI wishes it knew.

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(Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.)

p.B4 Seattle Post- Intelligencer Seattle, Wash.

Date: 12/3/71 Edition: Final Author: Editor: Dick Lyall Title: UNSUB; aka Dan cooper; Northwest Air- lines Fl.305, Portland Character: to Seattle, II/24 or CAA-HIJACKING; EXT Classification: 164-81 Submitting Office: Seattle

☐ Being Investigated

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