San Diego to Seattle and Sacramento re suspect skydiver formerly at Washington State Penitentiary

Document date 8 December 1971

Part 8pages 31–333 pagesDB Cooper-48–50

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Document: Teletype San Diego to Seattle and Sacramento re suspect skydiver formerly at Washington State Penitentiary
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 8 pp. 31–33 (DB Cooper-48–50), Teletype, dated 8 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-08%3A031-033

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Date: 12/8/71

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TO: SEATTLE (164-81) SACRAMENTO

FROM: SAN DIEGO (164-91)

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST; CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION, OO: SEATTLE.

RE PORTLAND TELETYPE TO SAN DIEGO, DECEMBER ONE LAST.

RE: SUSPECT [REDACTED b6/b7C]

THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES CONTACTED RE SUSPECT [REDACTED b6/b7C] AT EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS: EL CENTRO, PD, IMPERIAL COUNTY SO, IMPERIAL VALLEY CREDIT BUREAU, IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, U.S. POST OFFICE, AND ROSS FLYING SERVICE.

[REDACTED b6/b7C] CALIFORNIA, ADVISED [REDACTED b6/b7C] IS UNKNOWN TO HER AND IS NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AND NEVER HAS BEEN WITH [REDACTED b6/b7C]

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164-91 1 - Portland (AM)

TLK: lse (2) [signature illegible] Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sent 2:42 P.M. Per [signature illegible] DB Cooper-48 12-8-71 [Handwritten: 66 2:51 pm] [Stamps: INDEXED, FILED] [Handwritten top right: 4]

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SD 164-91

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COMPOSITE OF UNSUB UNFAMILIAR.

[REDACTED] ADVISED [REDACTED] UNKNOWN TO HIM [REDACTED] ADVISED APPROXIMATELY TWENTYONE CROP DUSTER PILOTS OPERATING IN IMPERIAL VALLEY [REDACTED] ACQUAINTED WITH ALL OF THEM. NONE OF THE TWENTYONE FIT DESCRIPTION OF [REDACTED] OR RESEMBLE COMPOSITE OF UNSUB. [REDACTED] STATED ALL CROP DUSTING PILOTS MUST BE LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

FOR INFORMATION SACRAMENTO, PORTLAND DIVISION ADVISED [REDACTED] MULTNOMAH COUNTY SO, PORTLAND, ADVISED HE RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT [REDACTED] RESEMBLED ARTIST SKETCH OF UNSUB. [REDACTED] DESCRIBED WMA, BORN [REDACTED] FIVE FEET ELEVEN, ONE HUNDRED FORTY POUNDS, BROWN HAIR, BROWN EYES. [REDACTED] STATED

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Approved: ___________________________ Sent _____________ M Per _____________ DB Cooper-49 Special Agent in Charge ☆ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135

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SD 164-91 PAGE THREE

[REDACTED] SERVED TIME AT WASHINGTON STATE PENITENTIARY FOR [REDACTED] THAT HE WAS A SKYDIVER AND WAS KNOWN TO BE [REDACTED] IN EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA.

SACRAMENTO. WILL REVIEW RECORDS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TO DETERMINE IF SUSPECT [REDACTED] IS CURRENTLY [REDACTED] TO ASCERTAIN HIS CURRENT RESIDENCE.

UNSUB CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.

PENDING.

AIR MAIL COPY TO PORTLAND.

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Approved: ________________________ Sent ____________ M Per ________________ Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-50

Serials: SD 164-91, SE 164-81