Part 54, page 151
Document date 12 January 1975
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 54 p. 151 (DB Cooper-23080), News clipping, dated 12 Jan 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-54/pages/151
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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63)
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Skull Found in Oregon — Is Not D. B. Cooper's
PORTLAND, Ore. — (UPI)—The "D. B. Cooper" skyjacking case remained as much a mystery as ever yesterday with the latest set of tantalizing possibilities — a weathered skull, clothing remains and a parachute hanging from a tree — apparently ruled out of contention.
Cooper, one of the first in the nation's series of skyjackings, jumped from a Boeing 727 somewhere south of Woodland, Wash. with $200,000 in $20 bills strapped to his body.
He had seized the Northwest Airlines jet between Portland and Seattle, received the money in Seattle, and ordered the crew to fly to Reno, Nev.
En route he disappeared.
The skull, believed to be that of a Caucasian in his early 30s, was found Thursday in the Mt. Hood National Forest 10 miles east of Estacada. Near the skull was a parachute hanging high in a fir tree.
The Clackamas County sheriff's office said clothing was found in the area earlier, but it had not been connected with the Cooper case. A spokesman said the parachute was believed to be from a weather balloon.
"I'm satisfied it is not him," said Dr. Larry Lewman of the state medical examiner's office, who studied the skull and checked with the FBI.
Dr. Lewman said the skull was of a person younger than the description of Cooper, who was believed to be in his late 40s or early 50s. Lewman said the plane's flight path was west of Portland and the chute was found east of the city.
Sheriff's deputies said the skull may have been of a hunter or a missing pilot. Deputies were unable to thoroughly inspect the area until spring because of three feet of snow covering the ground.
Harold K. Clark, special FBI agent in charge, said his agents are continuing to investigate the Cooper affair, one of the top cases in the Pacific Northwest. But he said, "nothing's cooking."
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P.A 11-Seattle P.I.
Date: 1-12-75 Edition: Sunday Author: — Editor: Dick Lyall Title:
164-81 Sub B Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: SE ☐ Being Investigated
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED __4__ FILED ___ JAN 13 1975
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DB Cooper-23080