SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle transmitting California driver's license of John Gordon Hoskins

Document date 29 November 1971

Part 100pages 203–2042 pagesDB Cooper-45150–45151

Also filed at: Part 90 pp. 271–272

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Id: Cooper-Part-100:203-204

Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-100:203-204

Document: Airtel SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle transmitting California driver's license of John Gordon Hoskins
Id: Cooper-Part-100:203-204
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A203-204

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 100 pp. 203–204 (DB Cooper-45150–45151), Airtel, dated 29 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-365 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A203-204

11/29/71

AIRTEL AIR MAIL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE

FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB; Hijacking of a Northwest Airlines 727 Flight from Seattle, Washington 11/24/71 CAA OO: SEATTLE

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Enclosed for Seattle, Portland, and Las Vegas is one copy of California driver's license number H0913818.

The following investigation was conducted by SC[REDACTED - b6/b7C]

AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA:

On 11/29/71, one [REDACTED - b6/b7C] Sacramento, telephonically contacted the Sacramento Division of the FBI regarding captioned unknown subject.

[REDACTED - b6/b7C] advised that [REDACTED - b6/b7C] closely resembled the person whose picture appeared in the newspaper over the past weekend as the hijacker in captioned matter. [REDACTED - b6/b7C] described this individual as JOHN GORDON HOSKINS of Sacramento, California.

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(2) - Seattle (Enc. 1) 2 - Portland (Enc. 1) 2 - Las Vegas (Enc. 1) 2 - Sacramento PRH:mml (8)

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Sub. 69 164-81-365 SEARCHED..........INDEXED.......... SERIALIZED.........FILED.............. DEC 1 1971 FBI - SA [guess: FILE]

DB COOPER-45150

SC 164-50

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A check of the records of the California Department of Motor Vehicles reveals California driver's license number H0913818 was issued 9/11/70 and described JOHN GORDON HOSKINS as follows:

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Name JOHN GORDON HOSKINS Residence 6032 34th Avenue Sacramento, California Date of Birth 8/25/37 Sex White Male Height 5'9" Weight 140 pounds Eyes Blue Hair Brown Marital Status Married

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A check of the records of the California Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (CII) failed to locate any arrest record for HOSKINS. CII advised that record number 2 200 232 was located which is a record containing applications for employment. No photograph available in their files.

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DB COOPER-45151

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Serials: SC 164-50, SE 164-81-365