LetterAnonymous handwritten letter to Portland/Woodland police theorizing hijacker was an ex-Marine paratrooper, with Long Beach envelopepage 1 of 5
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Part 74, page 24

DB Cooper-31866

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 74 p. 24 (DB Cooper-31866), Letter — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-74/pages/24

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Dear Police: Portland, A Woodland Re: Hijacker - 200,000 Case

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1. My theory: This man is crazy like a fox. This was planned well. a. This man, no questions in my mind, a former Marine. No soldier in the Army, has their daring. A Paratrooper. b. He was a a former [guess: huntsman] & loves sports. The wilds has no horror for him. He was also a former [guess: scout/graduating] into a Sportsman. Huntsman. He knew these wilds well. Hunted there, etc. He figured [guess: the location] [guess: guy] "got to Italy; he could drop down in such wilds with dough. c. Marine paratrooper releases, particularly, their induction papers in service, should be studied. The clue is in the induction papers. He mentioned scouting & hunting to show his daring [guess: for] the Marines. He was not secretive [guess: per]

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DB Cooper-31866 [guess: ser].