Seattle report on NORJAK investigation, 11/24/76-4/11/77
Document date 31 May 1977
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 pp. 191–194 (DB Cooper-1417–1420), Report, dated 31 May 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A191-194
FD-263 (Rev. 7-15-75) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
REPORTING OFFICE: SEATTLE OFFICE OF ORIGIN: SEATTLE DATE: 5/31/77 INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD: 11/24/76-4/11/77 TITLE OF CASE: NORJAK REPORT MADE BY: SA [REDACTED] deh CHARACTER OF CASE: CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
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REFERENCES:
Seattle report of SA [REDACTED] 11/30/76.
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ADMINISTRATIVE:
The purpose of this report is to advise the Bureau and other offices of pertinent facts concerning this major case other than the routine investigation of numerous suspects currently being processed.
Because of the recent indictment of unsub in this matter by the Portland Division, copies of this report are being designated for Portland and for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Portland.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED [X] NONE CONVIC. PRETRIAL/DIVERSION FUG. FINES SAVINGS RECOVERIES ACQUIT-TALS CASE HAS BEEN: PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [X]YES [ ]NO PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS [ ]YES [X]NO
APPROVED SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: 8 - Bureau (164-2111) 1 - USA, Seattle 2 - Portland (164-4[REDACTED]) (1-USA, Portland) 3 - Seattle (164-81)
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SEARCHED __ INDEXED __ SERIALIZED __ FILED __ JUN 0 1977
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Dissemination Record of Attached Report Agency Request Recd. Date Fwd. How Fwd. By
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There are currently 908 suspects, 880 of whom have been eliminated. New suspects are being developed and appropriate investigation is being instituted. No promising suspects are under consideration at this time.
Leads concerning individual suspects are being set out by separate communication. The results of these investigations are not being set forth in this report since all results to date have been negative. Positive results will be immediately forwarded to the Bureau by appropriate communication.
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DB Cooper-1418
FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Copy to: 1 - USA, Seattle 1 - USA, Portland
Report of: SA [REDACTED] Office: Seattle, Washington Date: 5/31/77
Field Office File #: 164-81 Bureau File #: 164-2111
Title: NORJAK
Character: CRIME ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT- HIJACKING; EXTORTION
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Synopsis: All investigation to identify unsub to date has been negative. On 11/24/76, a U.S. Grand Jury in Portland, Oregon, returned an indictment charging unsub as JOHN DOE, aka Dan Cooper, with violations of aircraft piracy and Hobbs Act statutes. Bond fixed at $500,000. The $5,000 reward formerly offered by the Seattle Post Intelligencer newspaper was withdrawn as of 12/31/76. A manual search of the missing persons indices at FBI Headquarters was conducted based on the presumption that unsub may have parished during the jump and a missing persons report may have been filed with the FBI. Twenty-one possible suspects were developed as a result of this search and they are currently being processed as suspects. Investigation continuing at Seattle and other divisions. ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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DETAILS:
All investigation to identify unsub to date has been negative.
On 11/24/76, a U.S. Grand Jury in Portland, Oregon, returned an indictment charging unsub as JOHN DOE, aka Dan Cooper with violations of aircraft piracy and Hobbs Act statutes. A bond was fixed at $500,000.
By letter, dated 11/30/76, ROBERT E. THOMPSON, Publisher and Editor of the Seattle Post Intelligencer news- paper, advised that he was withdrawing his previous offer of a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of unsub, aka D. B. Cooper. THOMPSON stated the reward would be with-
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-1419 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1970 O - 406-840
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drawn as of 12/31/76.
The Bureau advised by airtel, dated 4/11/77, that a manual search of the missing persons indices at the FBI Headquarters was conducted based on the presumption that unsub may have parished during the jump and a missing persons report may have been filed with the FBI. Twenty-one possible suspects were developed as a result of this manual search and they are currently being processed as suspects at the present time.
On the same date, the Bureau advised by letter that there are eight latent fingerprints connected with this case that were obtained from and around the seat occupied by unsub. The eight latent fingerprints were made by the tip and lower joint areas of fingers and a latent impression, which is a fingerprint or a palm print, was also developed.
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2* DB Cooper-1420