To SAC Seattle re informant identification of Robert Harold Shores

Document date 2 December 1971

Part 101page 1011 pageDB Cooper-45552

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-101:101-101

Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re informant identification of Robert Harold Shores
Id: Cooper-Part-101:101-101
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 101 (DB Cooper-45552), Memo, dated 2 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-487 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-101%3A101-101

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 12/2/71

SA [REDACTED]

UNSUB, Aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305 PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

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SUSPECT: ROBERT HAROLD SHORES

On December 1, 1971, [REDACTED], Phone [REDACTED] advised that the photograph of the hijacker appearing in the Everett Herald appeared to be identical to [REDACTED] ROBERT HAROLD SHORES. She had not [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] He said he had recently been released from jail. SHORES was raised in the Woodland Washington, area and has [REDACTED] still residing there. She described him as White, male, age 34 years, 5'11" tall, medium build, light complexion, light hair.

On December 1, 1971, [REDACTED] Phone [REDACTED] advised that she received [REDACTED]

He stated he was calling from Woodland and he was staying [REDACTED] (PHONETIC). He was obviously at some type of party when he called and probably had been drinking. [REDACTED] indicated that [REDACTED] constantly was dreaming up ideas to make large sums of money without working. He is thoroughly familiar with the area surrounding Woodland. She met him [REDACTED] [REDACTED] , where he had flight duty. She believed that he has had some training in parachuting from planes.

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Seattle TMK/rse (3)

164-81-487

SEARCHED.... INDEXED SERIALIZED.... 9 FILED 9 DEC 21 1971 FBI-SEATTLE

DB COOPER-45552

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-487