Part 53, page 270
DB Cooper-22608Serials PD 164-41
Document date 24 June 1976
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 53 p. 270 (DB Cooper-22608), News clipping, dated 24 Jun 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-53/pages/270
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But not the IRS
Cooper may beat statute
SEATTLE (AP) — It was a dark and stormy night, nearly five years ago, when D. B. Cooper took the $200,000 he received in a hijacking and parachuted out of a jetliner, probably somewhere over southwest Washington. After thousands of hours of hunting, law enforcement authorities still have failed to turn up a trace of the famed hijacker or the money. If Cooper isn't found by authorities before Nov. 24, the statute of limita- tions on federal antihijacking laws will have run out. But that doesn't mean Cooper can come out of hiding, says an FBI spokesman. The Internal Revenue Service figures Cooper still owes the govern- ment more than $218,000 in back taxes on the original $200,000. D.B. Cooper was the name given by a man who paid cash for a Northwest Airlines ticket to fly from Portland to Seattle on Nov. 24, 1971. Shortly after the 727 jetliner lifted off from Portland, Cooper gave a stewardess a note. "I have a bomb in my briefcase," it said. Cooper allowed his passengers to disembark at Seattle after he received $200,000 and four parachutes. Soon after takeoff, a cockpit light went on, signalling that the rear door was open. It isn't clear where exactly Cooper jumped, but the best guess is somewhere over Washington state. The plane flew on to Reno, Nev. Authorities have never determined whether Cooper ever survived the jump. The FBI, extremely aware that the statute of limitations is about to ex- pire, continues the hunt. A spokesman says the FBI has a plan to try to recover ransom money if it is in circulation. The scheme in- volves a $5,000 reward to the first per- son who turns in one of the 10,000 $20 bills given to Cooper. But the FBI spokesman says the plan isn't being well received.
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Date: 6-24-76 Edition: Author: Editor: Jack R. Campbell Title:
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Character: or Classification: 164-41 Submitting Office: b6 ☐ Being Investigated b7C
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