Part 53, page 91

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

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None of hijack money found

None of the ransom money given the parachuting sky- jacker known as D. B. Cooper has turned up, a Federal Bu- reau of Investigation official said yesterday. The F. B. I. circulated a list of the serial numbers of the 10,000 $20 bills shortly af- ter the hijacking last No- vember 24. Paul Bibler, assistant spe- cial agent in charge of the Seattle office of the F. B. I., said none of the bills had surfaced. But he declined to

speculate that this has in- creased the belief that the hijacker did not survive his jump. The F. B. I. with the aid of about 200 Fort Lewis soldiers and nine Army helicopters is continuing a renewed ground search in Clark and Cowlitz Counties. Lake Merwin on the boundary line between the two counties is the stag- ing area. A thorough search of the area after the hijacking failed to turn up any trace of

the man who hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 between Portland and Seattle. The hijacker de- manded and received $200,- 000 and four parachutes in Seattle, released the passen- gers and then ordered the crew to fly him to Reno. When the plane got there he was gone. He was believed to have bailed out somewhere over Clark County in freezing weather.

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A19 SEATTLE TIMES

Seattle, Wash.

Date: 3/23/72 Edition: Night Sports Fin al Author: Editor: Henry MacLeod Title: NORJAK

Character: 164-81 - Sub B or Classification: Submitting Office: SEATTLE

[X] Being Investigated

COPY SENT TO BUREAU

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SEARCHED .............INDEXED ............ SERIALIZED ..........FILED ................ [illegible date] FBI -- SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-22429