Part 53, page 82
DB Cooper-22420Serials SE 164-81
Document date 30 March 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 53 p. 82 (DB Cooper-22420), News clipping, dated 30 Mar 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-53/pages/82
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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63)
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Sub B
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Body of woman found where troops hunt 'D. B. Cooper'
Authorities were attempting today to identify the body of a young woman found yesterday in the Clark County area where an intensive search is being conducted for the parachuting jet hijacker known as D. B. Cooper.
Initially the discovery of the body touched off rumors the hijacker had been found.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, aided by Fort Lewis troops and Army helicopters, have been searching the area for the body or traces of the hijacker of a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 who escaped with $200,000 last November 24.
While 200 troops have been used to comb the surrounding area, the woman's body was found by two women looking for old bottles at the historic Grist Mill northeast of Woodland. The body was at the bottom of a 20-foot shaft in the old mill.
Dr. Archie Hamilton, Clark County, coroner, said the woman, in her mid or late teens, died from a single stab wound in the heart. He estimated she had been dead three weeks or longer.
Dental casts were made to aid in identification.
Clark County Sheriff Eugene Cotten said he had no reports of missing persons whose description would match the body.
The body was partially disrobed when discovered. The girl had been wearing blue jeans and a sweatshirt.
The Grist Mill is near where the body of Cynthia Glass, 25, a Portland grocery clerk was found several weeks ago. She had been abducted from the store where she worked and shot to death.
Discovery of the body attracted the attention of the F. B. I. until it was determined it was a woman.
The F. B. I. believes the hijacker who used the name D. B. Cooper parachuted from the commandeered jet somewhere near the Clark and Cowlitz County line as the plane flew from Seattle to Reno.
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p.C3 Seattle Times Seattle, Wash.
Date: 3/30/72 Edition: Final Author: Editor: Henry McLeod Title: NORJAK
Character: 164-81- or Classification: Sub. B Submitting Office: Seattle
☐ Being Investigated
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DB Cooper-22420