AirtelSAC Phoenix to SAC Seattle re man claiming to be D.B. Cooper, Flagstaff RA11 May 1990page 2 of 3
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Part 69, page 68

DB Cooper-29355Serials SE 164-81-9M2

Document date 11 May 1990

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164A-SE-81 [redacted] 1

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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent (SA) [redacted] at Flagstaff, Arizona:

On April 9, 1990, [redacted] date of birth [redacted] address [redacted] Arizona [redacted], home telephone number [redacted], telephonically contacted the Flagstaff Resident Agency, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), to advise that he had contact with a white male who claimed to be D. B. COOPER. The individual was met by [redacted] on [redacted], 1990, at the [redacted] in Flagstaff, Arizona. The man appeared to be an [redacted]

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During the evening, the man claimed to be D. B. COOPER and that in 1965 he hijacked a NORTHWEST AIRLINES flight from Portland, Oregon and changed planes to a military C-130 or C-141. He demanded $500,000.00 in two duffel bags and made it down with only one. He also threw money in the Snake River to deceive trackers. The man was intoxicated while telling the story so [redacted] [redacted] did not believe it. [redacted] 1990.

[redacted] he told the same story with the same detail. This made [redacted] believe his story. The man wrote a note. [redacted]

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[redacted] accompanied [redacted]

[redacted] had mentioned an [redacted] [redacted] who works at the [redacted] [redacted] Arizona. [redacted] may try to locate [redacted].

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[redacted] stated that [redacted], Arizona, had been interviewed regarding the D. B. COOPER case. [redacted] also said that JOHN LIST had been captured, but was the wrong man and was 6 feet 2 inches tall.

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On April 10, 1990, [redacted] contacted the Flagstaff RA regarding providing the note, captioned above, to the FBI, as discussed with [redacted] on April 9, 1990.

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SUBJ 164A-81-9M2 DB Cooper-29355