Part 63, page 153

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HUNT STILL ON FOR D. B. COOPER

The fact that the hunt is still on for the skyjacker known as D. B. Cooper whose story was told in the August Issue of MISSING, became apparent recently when Jerry A. Cooper, a Virginia man, learned he was being investigated by the FBI as possibly being the mystery man.

It is not surprising that Jerry Cooper was suspected of being the skyjacker. Jerry, a 30-year-old heavy equipment operator, was a sport skydiver for about eight years until he gave it up five years ago. And at one time he worked as a fueler at Washington National Airport where the hijacked Northwest flight originated four years ago.

"You come right down to it, the guy is almost the same as me. The same weight, same height, same complexion." Jerry said when interviewed by reporters. "You put glasses on that man and look at me four years ago and you're pretty close. My hair was shorter then. The ears are the same. It's scary."

The skyjacker who bailed out of the Northwest 727 somewhere between Seattle and Reno on the night of November 24, 1971, was described by witnesses as being about six feet tall, 180 pounds with dark hair and complexion. He was thought to be between forty and fifty years old, but the resemblance is startling as shown in the photographs below.

At last report, the FBI was still investigating Jerry Cooper's whereabouts on that Wednesday, four, years ago, but Michael A. Morrow, the assistant special FBI agent in charge of the Alexandria, Virginia office said, "We feel very certain that he isn't D. B. Cooper, but until we are one hundred per cent sure we'll keep checking."

Jerry's comment was, "D. B. Cooper, come out of hiding and get me out of this!"

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Jerry Cooper

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Artist's Composite Drawing of D. B. Cooper

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