SAC Portland to Director/Laboratory re letter postmarked The Dalles, Oregon for latent examination
This copy: Part 101 pp. 175–176Also filed at Part 25 pp. 79–80 (primary) · Part 94 pp. 203–204
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SAC Portland to Director re latent fingerprint exam of threatening D.B. Cooper letter
Document date 24 April 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 pp. 175–176 (DB Cooper-45638–45639), Memo, dated 24 Apr 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-101%3A175-176
DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) 4/24/72 ATTN: FBI LABORATORY Latent Fingerprint Section SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)(P)
NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
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Enclosed for the Bureau is an envelope and a one- page letter directed to the Sheriff, Criminal Dept. Ct. house, The Dalles, Oregon 97058, postmarked The Dalles, Oregon 97058, March 23, 1972, PM. The letter reads as follows:
"YOU WILL NEVER FIND ME GIVE UP D B COOPER"
On 3/24/72 Chief Deputy[ ], Wasco County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), The Dalles, Oregon, advised his department received the enclosed letter on the same date. [ ]advised he normally opens all the mail and did open this particular letter. He advised that to his knowledge he was the only individual at the WCSO who knew the contents of the letter. He further advised no press media is aware or has been informed of the receipt of the letter. He ad- vised this information would not be furnished to any press media.
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On 3/27/72 referenced letter was received by the FBI and investigation conducted at The Dalles, Oregon, U. S. Postal Service, failed to show where in The Dalles the letter was deposited or the approximate PM time the letter could have been deposited.
[ ]For the assistance in the elimination of Deputy [ ]fingerprints, the following data is furnished:
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Name [REDACTED] DOB Fingerprint Classification 21 L 1 R III 12 M 1 R III
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3 - Bureau (Enc. 2)(RM) 2 - Seattle (164-81) 2 - Portland
EKK/gle (7)
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[guess: Jul]. 130 164-81-[guess: 2947] SEARCHED .... INDEXED .... SERIALIZED MM FILED 7/[?]... APR 26 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-45638
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b6 b7c b6 b7c
PD 164-41
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REQUEST OF THE BUREAU:
The Latent Fingerprint Section is requested to compare any developed latent fingerprints with developed latent prints obtained from letters of this nature previously examined by the Laboratory.
The FBI Laboratory is further requested to compare the attached letter with other received letters as to possi- ble similarities of the physical make-up.
Upon completion of the examination, the Laboratory is requested to submit the results of the requested examina- tions to both the Portland and Seattle Offices.
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DB COOPER-45639