SA to SAC Seattle re demonstration of photographs to witnesses (Watson, Gallaher, Shinn, Cooper)
This copy: Part 100 pp. 352–353Also filed at Part 103 pp. 224–225 (primary) · Part 33 pp. 128–129 · Part 103 pp. 344–345
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To SAC Seattle re demonstration of photographs to witnesses (11/29/73)
Document date 19 December 1973
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 100 pp. 352–353 (DB Cooper-45311), Memo, dated 19 Dec 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A352-353
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 12/19/73
FROM : SA [REDACTED b6/b7C]
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
RE: DEMONSTRATION OF PHOTO- GRAPHS TO WITNESSES SUB: HH
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On 11/29/73, witness [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] telephone [REDACTED] was exhibited photographs of the following individuals:
NAME SUB FILE # EUGENE LEROY WATSON 87 [REDACTED b6/b7C] /GARY B. GALLAHER [REDACTED] RICHARD DOUGLAS SHINN 572 [REDACTED b6/b7C] ALAN FAIRFAX COOPER 663 [REDACTED b6/b7C]
With the exception of COOPER, [REDACTED b6/b7C] and [REDACTED], none of the other individuals bore any resemblance to the hijacker and in his opinion, are not identical with him.
In regard to the COOPER artist composit touch up, [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] made the following comments:
"Now the best representation of unsubs mouth he has seen; forehead good, hairline good, fact too square, glasses too big because you could see unsubs cheekbones, and in artists touch up you can't see enough of the cheekbones."
[REDACTED b7D] stated he suspects this touch up photograph looks a lot like what he remembers what unsub to look like because it is in fact an artist touch up and therefore resembles the original artist composit.
[REDACTED] stated concerning [REDACTED], his forehead was similiar to that as he remembers unsub, and [REDACTED]. Concerning suspect [REDACTED] stated the eyes and
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hair were not identical with unsub and on second consideration he would eliminate [REDACTED] as being identical with unsub.
[REDACTED] finally advised that the photograph of [REDACTED] depicted an individual whose face was angular such as unsubs was and whose cheekbones were similiar to that of unsubs.
[REDACTED] stated that the touch up composit of COOPER, the photograph of [REDACTED], and the photograph of [REDACTED] were similiar to unsub and, therefore, he could not say that it was not unsub, but he added that he could also not indicate that it was unsub.
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