Handwritten noteHand printed letter 'Dear Sirs' from claimed accomplice stating D.B. Cooper has died (specimens Q50-Q51)page 2 of 2
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Part 60, page 43

DB Cooper-24691

Open in FBI Vault (Part 60, page 43 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 60 p. 43 (DB Cooper-24691), Handwritten note — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-60/pages/43

Transcript

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EVERYTHING I'VE SAID HERE IS TRUE. I COULD'VE TOLD YOU THAT WE GAVE EVERY BIT OF THE MONEY TO CHARITY, BUT WE DIDN'T. LAST JANUARY WE FLEW TO EUROPE AND AROUND THE WORLD. [REDACTED] WANTED TO SEE THE WORLD BEFORE HE DIED. THAT WAS THE LAST TRIP WE EVER TOOK TOGETHER. [HIS] LAST [REDACTED] DAYS WERE SPENT COMPLETELY BEDRIDDEN. DESPITE KNOWING HIS INSIDES OUT AND [PAIN] SHOWING THROUGH HIS BODY, HE NEVER ONCE LOST HIS COURAGE. THE ONLY DAY HE MISSED AN ENTRY IN HIS DIARY WAS THE DAY HE PASSED. AWAY. I THINK YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN HIS LAST WRITTEN WORDS. ".... REALLY WEAK TODAY.... MOTHER CAME BY THIS MORNING. I LOVE HER.... LIFE ISN'T SO IMPORTANT. THAT I SHOULD IGNORE DEATH, NOR VICE VERSA. ALL MY LIFE I HAVE DENIED DEATH THE ATTENTION HE NOW DEMANDS. BETTER THAT HE TAKE ME, THAN THE LIFE FROM ANYONE ELSE...." EVEN ON THE VERGE OF DEATH, [REDACTED] WAS THINKING OF OTHERS.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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DB Cooper-24691

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