ReportInsert re informant report on Jesse Edwin Bell and resemblance to hijacker composite7 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 92, page 65

DB Cooper-40932Serials PD 164-41

Document date 7 December 1971

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PD 164-41 LKE:csm 1

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ADMINISTRATIVE

On December 7, 1971, [REDACTED] furnished the following information to Special Agent [REDACTED] at Eugene, Oregon:

[REDACTED] [REDACTED] Informant began a conversation with the individual at the table, who identified himself as JESSE BELL. During the conversation, BELL stated [REDACTED] and also mentioned that he is employed by the telephone company.

[REDACTED] and on several occasions, opened his wallet, which contained a one-half inch stack of money, mostly $100 bills. [REDACTED] BELL stated that he was in possession of $5,000 and stated that he had "plenty of money." BELL then confided to the informant that he was responsible for the hi-jacking of the jet liner at Portland, Oregon, and had obtained $200,000. BELL told the informant that he was an accomplished sky-diver, and had parachuted from the aircraft somewhere in Washington.

BELL was very casual in discussing the hi-jacking and appeared very relaxed. During the evening, BELL paid for a ten cent item with a $5 bill, and told the waitress to keep the change. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] BELL did not drink heavily, and had only two or three drinks while talking to the informant.

Informant describes BELL as follows:

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Name JESSE BELL

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DB Cooper-40932

478

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[REDACTED] CA [guess: Kimmel] [illegible]