Part 62, page 191
Document date 13 February 1980
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 62 p. 191 (DB Cooper-25898), News clipping, dated 13 Feb 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-62/pages/191
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anniversary of his jump. Despite extensive searches employ- ing the FBI, sheriff's departments from two counties in southwest Washington and the Washington National Guard, no trace of Cooper has been found. "He's probably not alive today," said Dorwyn Schreuder, FBI agent supervis- ing the continuing beach search. "If he were, I think he'd be with his money." Ralph Himmelsbach, FBI agent lead- ing the Cooper investigation for the past eight years, said the conditions under which Cooper parachuted underscored the fact that he died in the jump. Himmelsbach said the FBI believes Cooper was wearing only a business suit and street shoes when he jumped at night into sub-freezing temperatures and winds of up to 200 miles an hour. Even if Cooper should somehow have survived and is watching recent devel- opments on television, he still isn't clear of the law. A federal grand jury in 1977 handed down an indictment against Cooper charging him with air piracy. "Just in case ...," said Baker.
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DB Cooper-25898