Seattle to St. Louis and San Antonio re suspect Richard R. Ruthel, with leads
Document date 1 December 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-100:240-241
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-100:240-241 Document: Teletype Seattle to St. Louis and San Antonio re suspect Richard R. Ruthel, with leads Id: Cooper-Part-100:240-241 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A240-241 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 100 pp. 240–241 (DB Cooper-45192–45193), Teletype, dated 1 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-292 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A240-241
NR013 SE PLAIN 2:16PM URGENT 12/1/71 VAB TO ST. LOUIS SAN ANTONIO FROM SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 2P
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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER. NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE. CAA-HIJACK- ING; EXTORTION. OO: SE BUFILE ONE SIX FOUR - TWO ONE ONE ONE.
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RE: RICHARD R. RUTHEL - SUSPECT
RE INDIANAPOLIS TELETYPE TO SEATTLE DECEMBER ONE INSTANT.
ON NOV. THIRTY LAST, [REDACTED] AD- VISED ARTISTS CONCEPTION OF UNSUB ALONG WITH COPY OF LETTER AND EN- VELOPE APPEARING IN INDIANAPOLIS NEWSPAPER EXCELLENT LIKENESS TO RICHARD R. RUTHEL, WHO SERVED IN THE U. S. AIR FORCE [REDACTED].
[REDACTED] ADVISED [REDACTED]; WASHING- TON DURING [REDACTED]. RUTHER POSSESSED FAA INSTRUCTORS LICENSE
[REDACTED] STATED [REDACTED]
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DB COOPER-45192 Sub. 73 164-81-292
PAGE TWO 164-81
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[REDACTED], WHICH SHOWS RUTHEL'S INSTRUCTORS LICENSE NO. AS C F ONE ONE FIVE NINE FIVE THREE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE LETTER R IN RUTHEL'S SIGNATURE AND THE R DEPICTED ON THE ENVELOPE SENT TO RENO, NEWSPAPER, VERY SIMILAR. [REDACTED] ALSO STATED THAT RUTHEL ACTIVE IN SKY DIVING WHILE STATIONED AT PAINE FIELD.
AIR FORCE NO LONGER HAS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED AT PAINE FIELD, WASHINGTON.
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LEADS:
ST. LOUIS - WILL REVIEW DISCHARGED AIR FORCE PERSONNEL RECORDS FOR RECORD CONCERNING RUTHEL AND SUTEL RESULTS.
SAN ANTONIO - AT RANDOLPH AFB, REVIEW RECORDS OF CURRENT AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND SUTEL RESULTS.
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MMB FBI S OLER
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DB COOPER-45193
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-292