ADIC Los Angeles to Director re 'Still at Large' documentary and suspect Jack Bryant Coffelt
Document date 24 January 1977
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-10:144-150 Document: Airtel ADIC Los Angeles to Director re 'Still at Large' documentary and suspect Jack Bryant Coffelt Id: Cooper-Part-10:144-150 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A144-150 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 pp. 144–150 (DB Cooper-1370–1376), Airtel, dated 24 Jan 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A144-150
FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)
FBI
Date: 1/24/77
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) ATTN: Identification Division
FROM: ADIC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P) (13)
RE: NORJACK OO: Seattle
RE: UNSUB: [REDACTED]
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Re Los Angeles airtel to Seattle dated 11/15/76; Seattle letter to Bureau dated 12/20/76; Minneapolis letter to Seattle dated 12/22/76; Los Angeles airtels to Seattle dated 1/7/77, and 1/19/77; Los Angeles telephone call to Las Vegas dated 1/12/77; and Las Vegas letter to Los Angeles dated 1/18/77.
Enclosed for each receiving office are two copies each of photographs of BRYANT COFFELT reportedly taken in 1974.
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3 - Bureau 2 - Alexandria (Enc. 2) 2 - Honolulu (Enc. 2) 2 - Kansas City (Enc. 2) 2 - Las Vegas (164-60) (Enc. 2) 2 - Portland (164-41) (Enc. 2) [guess: adm] 2 - Seattle (164-81) (Enc. 2) 2 - Washington Field (Enc. 2) 2 - Los Angeles
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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED
JAN 28 1977
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Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge
Sent _______ [guess: lee] ml M Per ________ [guess: Ph. gulu]
DB Cooper-1370 GPO: 1975 O - 536-692
LA 164-497
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For the information of the Bureau and receiving offices, information has recently come to the attention of the Seattle, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles Divi- sions concerning a television documentary, "Still at Large" by Alan Landsburg Productions, Los Angeles, concerning the skyjacker as D. B. COOPER. It has recently been ascertained through investigation at Las Vegas and Los Angeles that this production is based on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[REDACTED] has been interviewed in Las Vegas and ad- vised he was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] refused to identify. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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Subsequent investigation by Las Vegas revealed that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Subsequent investigation at Los Angeles reveals [REDACTED] believes to be D. B. COOPER is one [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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On 1/17/77; [REDACTED] [REDACTED] were interviewed by SAs C. ROBERT STRANGER and JOSEPH C. ALSTON in the presence of [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] advised he has [REDACTED] [REDACTED] based on the activities of "D. B. COOPER," [REDACTED] in Las Vegas. [REDACTED] stated he is convinced that [REDACTED] believes [REDACTED] the skyjacker known as COOPER.
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DB Cooper-1371
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LA 164-497
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While making references to notes [REDACTED] explained were taken [REDACTED] and infor- mation related to him by [REDACTED] related as follows:
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[REDACTED] related the following information, which allegedly was [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-1372
LA 164-497
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[REDACTED] [REDACTED] Making references to his notes at this point, [REDACTED] but he was not certain of this. [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED — large block, approximately 8-10 lines]
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Both [REDACTED] advised that they did not understand [REDACTED] at this time.
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It is recognized that a great deal of public infor- mation is available concerning this matter and that some license has possibly been taken with the facts set forth
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DB Cooper-1373
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LA 164-497
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above between the time they were allegedly provided by [REDACTED] and the Los Angeles FBI.
However, as actual activities of the skyjacker [REDACTED] the following investigation is being recommended by the Los Angeles Division to ascertain if COFFELT is pos- sibly identical to the unknown subject in this matter.
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REQUEST OF THE BUREAU
The Identification Division is requested to com- pare all unidentified latents in this matter with the known fingerprints of BRYANT COFFELT, FBI number 590 868, Atlanta Penitentiary number 69305, and advise Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles of the results of this comparison.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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LEADS
ALEXANDRIA
AT [REDACTED] VIRGINIA: Conduct appropriate investigation [REDACTED]
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HONOLULU
AT HONOLULU, HAWAII: Check records at Bureau of
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DB Cooper-1374
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LA 164-497
Vital Statistics in an effort to verify the death of BRYANT COFFELT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Obtain any pertinent infor- mation regarding cause of death and next of kin.
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KANSAS CITY
AT PITTSBURG, KANSAS: Will check records of the Pittsburg, Kansas, Police Department, number A9860, for JACK BRYANT COFFELT as FBI identification records indicate he was arrested 9/29/74, for felony theft. Obtain any per- tinent information, for example, any obvious scars or data at time of arrest indicating COFFELT suffered a crippling injury in 1971 in the groin or leg area.
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LAS VEGAS
AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Reinterview [REDACTED] concerning alleged [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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PORTLAND
AT PORTLAND, OREGON: Conduct investigation as set forth in Las Vegas letter dated 1/4/77.
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WASHINGTON FIELD
AT WASHINGTON FIELD, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Check employment records and display photographs of COFFELT to [REDACTED] Washington, D.C., which firm COFFELT listed as his prior employment from 1963 to 1970 on the records of the Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital. It is noted [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-1375
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LA 164-497
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LOS ANGELES
AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Will maintain contact with [REDACTED] for any additional pertinent information regarding this matter.
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DB Cooper-1376
Serials: 164-2111, LA 164-497, LV 164-60, PD 164-41, SE 164-81