News clipping(FD-350): FBI distributes 34-page list of ransom bill serial numbers, The Oregonian9 December 19711 page
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Document date 9 December 1971

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FBI issues list of bills in hijacking

A 34-page list of serial numbers of the $20 bills giv- en to the parachuting hi- jacker known as D. B. Cooper on Nov. 24 has been widely distributed to banks and other places where the bills are likely to be passed, Vincent Ruehl, assistant spe- cial agent in charge of the Portland office of the FBI, said Wednesday.

The list indicates the 10,000 $20 bills given the hijacker were numbered in groups of numerical sequence, Ruehl said, but added he was un- certain if all the bills' serial numbers are known.

"If any of the money turns up, at least we'll have some- thing to go on," Ruehl said.

The hijacker, who com- mandeered the jet after it took off from Portland, is be- lieved to have bailed out with the money somewhere between Seattle and Reno. An intensive search of South- west Washington turned up nothing.

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THE OREGONIAN PORTLAND, OREGON

Date: 12/9/71, pg. 14 Edition: Author: Editor: Title:

Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: ☐ Being Investigated

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