SA to SAC Seattle re demonstration of photographs to witnesses (Watson, Gallaher, Shinn, Cooper)
This copy: Part 103 pp. 344–345Also filed at Part 103 pp. 224–225 (primary) · Part 33 pp. 128–129 · Part 100 pp. 352–353
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To SAC Seattle re photographs shown to witness 11/29/73
Document date 19 December 1973
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 103 pp. 344–345 (DB Cooper-46799–46800), Memo, dated 19 Dec 1973, serial SE 164-81-6508 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-103%3A344-345
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 CO: SEATTLE
RE: DEMONSTRATION OF PHOTO- GRAPHS TO WITNESSES SUB: HH
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On 11/29/73, witness [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] was exhibited b6 photographs of the following individuals: b7C b7D NAME SUB FILE # EUGENE LEROY WATSON 87 [REDACTED]/GARY B. GALLAHER [REDACTED] RICHARD DOUGLAS SHINN 572 [REDACTED] ALAN FAIRFAX COOPER 663 [REDACTED]
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With the exception of COOPER, [REDACTED] and b6 [REDACTED] none of the other individuals bore any resemblance to b7C the hijacker and in his opinion, are not identical with him. b7D
In regard to the COOPER artist composit touch up, [REDACTED] 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."
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[REDACTED] stated he suspects this touch up photograph b6 looks a lot like what he remembers what unsub to look like because b7C it is in fact an artist touch up and therefore resembles the b7D original artist composit.
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[REDACTED] stated concerning [REDACTED] his forehead was similar to that as he remembers unsub, and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Concerning suspect [REDACTED] stated the eyes and
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164-81-[guess: 6508]
DB COOPER-46799
SE 164-81
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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 composite 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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b6 b7C b7D
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DB COOPER-46800
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6508