Part 96, page 328
Document date 25 November 1979
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 96 p. 328 (DB Cooper-43263), News clipping, dated 25 Nov 1979 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-96/pages/328
Transcript
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A man using the name of Cooper boarded a Northwest Airlines jet headed from Portland to Seattle on Nov. 24, 1971. While airborne, he threatened to blow up the plane with a bomb he claimed to have in a briefcase unless he was given $200,000.
After the plane landed in Seattle, Cooper freed the passengers and was given the money and four parachutes. He or- dered the plane to fly to Reno, but opened the rear boarding ramp of the Boeing 727 some- where en route — be- lieved to be over southwest Washington — and bailed out.
No trace of Cooper or the money has been found.
Records indicated that Cooper was given white parachutes, Wil- liams said, while the parachute found in the woods was orange and white.
Authorities have said they believe Cooper died somewhere in the woods after bailing out. More than 1,000 persons were considered and rejected as suspects in the case.
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DB Cooper-43263