San Antonio to Seattle and St. Louis re Air Force records on Richard W. Ruthel

Document date 2 December 1971

Part 100pages 238–2392 pagesDB Cooper-45190

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-100:238-239

Document: Teletype San Antonio to Seattle and St. Louis re Air Force records on Richard W. Ruthel
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 100 pp. 238–239 (DB Cooper-45190), Teletype, dated 2 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-398 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A238-239

NR 002 SA PLAIN 11:09 AM URGENT 12-2-71 DET TO SEATTLE (164-81) ST. LOUIS FROM SAN ANTONIO (164-RC) 2P

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

RE SEATTLE TEL TO ST. LOUIS, DECEMBER ONE, LAST. RE: RICHARD R. RUTHEL - SUSPECT. M/SGT. [REDACTED], MILITARY PERSONNEL CENTER, RANDOLPH AFB, TEXAS, ADVISED ON DECEMBER TWO, INSTANT, HIS RECORDS DO NOT REFLECT THAT RICHARD R. RUTHEL IS PRESENTLY OR HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF U. S. AIR FORCE AS AN OFFICER OR END PAGE ONE

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164-81- 398 Sub. 73 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] DEC [guess: 4] 1971 FBI - SEATTLE [initials illegible]

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DB COOPER-45190

Page 2 of 2Part 100 p. 239

SA 164-RC PAGE TWO

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ENLISTED MEMBER. HE ADVISED ONE RICHARD W. RUTHEL, SSAN ZERO TWO ZERO - THREE FOUR - SIX SIX SEVEN TWO, IN DECEMBER, SIXTYNINE, WAS IN AIR FORCE RESERVES AND HIS ADDRESS WAS BOX ONE THREE ONE, SOUTH EGREMONT, MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INDIVIDUAL'S FILE IS PRESENTLY LOCATED ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, REGISTRY NUMBER ONE, FILE NUMBER SIX ONE NINE ONE THREE ZERO NINE.

INFORMATION FURNISHED ST. LOUIS TO ASSIST IN HANDLING OF LEAD IN RETEL. RUC END VAB FBI SEATTLE CLR

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-398