SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect compared to artist's conception

3/24/72

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AIRTEL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)(P) RE: NORJAK OO: Seattle

Re Seattle airtel 3/16/72.

RE: [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED], Nevada, advised on 3/21/72, that [REDACTED] was employed [REDACTED] for approximately one month to six weeks having departed about one and one half weeks ago allegedly for Oregon. [REDACTED] indicated that he had spent most of his life employed as [REDACTED] and being employed as an instructor [REDACTED] throughout the U.S.

[REDACTED] explained that he initially met [REDACTED] approximately one year ago and was favorably impressed with him and particularly sympathetic to the fact that [REDACTED] had approximately [REDACTED] and he was in need of employment. Consequently when BASHFORD returned in early January [REDACTED] provided him with employment [REDACTED]

residence at [REDACTED] for the entire period of his six weeks employment at the [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that from conversation [REDACTED] had with him he indicated employment [REDACTED] during the period of November of 1971. He [REDACTED]

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(2) - Seattle 1 - Las Vegas HEH:bsh (3)

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164-81- [illegible] SEARCHED.......INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] MAR 28 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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LV 164-60

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now, however, fill out a formal employment application and [REDACTED] had no written record concerning his background. During the period of his residence and employment, however, [REDACTED] took a number of snap shots of subject and [REDACTED] and while he believed that he had forwarded a portion of these to [REDACTED] he might still have some at his residence.

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[REDACTED] was recontacted 3/22/72, and advised that he has now determined that all of the photographs of [REDACTED] have been forwarded [REDACTED] He has called [REDACTED] and requested that they be returned to him and as soon as he receives these snap shots he will immediately notify and furnish same to the FBI.

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[REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] appeared to be a W/M, about 34 or 35 years of age, originally from [REDACTED]. He was 6' tall and weighed 230 pounds with a very husky and rugged build. He had dark hair, a high forehead, and could conceivable resemble the artist's conception of subject if he were considerably thinner at the time the photograph was made. He noted, however, that on his visits with [REDACTED] both prior to November of 1971 and since November, 1971, [REDACTED] was in the over 200 pound category and definitely not as thin as that pictured in the artist's conception.

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[REDACTED] added that he had never observed [REDACTED] wearing any type of glasses or sun glasses such as pictured in the artist's conception and also noted that while [REDACTED] claimed his intent to go to Oregon, [REDACTED] has since been contacted by [REDACTED] Phoenix, Arizona, telephone [REDACTED] advising that [REDACTED] had since visited him and also one other [REDACTED] spa in Phoenix where he obtained an advance in wages of $150 from [REDACTED] and $50 from another health spa on the promise that he contemplated going to work for them but failed to live up to this agreement. [REDACTED] stated he has no idea as to whether [REDACTED] is still in the State of Arizona but stated that additional information concerning [REDACTED] whereabouts could probably be determined from interview of [REDACTED]

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DB COOPER-46728

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LV 164-60

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Foregoing furnished for information of Seattle only. Photographs of [REDACTED] will be forwarded upon receipt from [REDACTED] and additional investigation at Phoenix is being left to discretion of Seattle.

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