SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re Benjamin Robert Kane aka Ben R. King
Document date 21 December 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-104:209-211
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-104:209-211 Document: Airtel SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re Benjamin Robert Kane aka Ben R. King Id: Cooper-Part-104:209-211 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-104%3A209-211 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 104 pp. 209–211 (DB Cooper-47171–47173), Airtel, dated 21 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-104%3A209-211
AIRTEL AIR MAIL
12/21/71
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM : SAC, BUTTE (164-26)(P) SUBJECT: NORJAK
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[redacted] [illegible] several time the area [illegible] in [redacted] families advised that KING was not [illegible] [illegible] Reurairtel, 12/20/71, [illegible], and he has been [illegible] doing [redacted] since with this time. [illegible] to [redacted] Re: BENJAMIN ROBERT KANE, also known as Ben R. King
Enclosed are the following: [illegible] Boise,
Nine copies of an investigative insert reflecting investigation at Deer Lodge, Montana, 12/7/71, by SA [redacted]
Two copies of an investigative insert at Lewistown, Montana, by SA HARRY V. RYAN, 12/9/71.
Two copies of an investigative insert at Boise, Idaho, by SA [redacted] 12/6/71.
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On 11/29/71, [redacted] advised that one BEN R. KING appears to resemble very closely the artist's conception of the unknown hijacker, which appeared in the Spokane, Washington, newspaper 11/29/71. [redacted] described KING as follows:
Race: White Sex: Male
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(2) - Seattle (Enc. 13) 2 - Butte TLC/jop (4)
SEARCHED _____ INDEX(D) SERIALIZED /M/ FILED /M/ DEC 23 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
DB COOPER-47171
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b6 b7C
BT #164-26
Height 5' 9" to 5' 10" Age Approximately 50 years (looks 10 years younger) Eyes Blue, wears dark glasses Hair Sandy Residence Post Falls, Idaho
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[REDACTED] stated KING served time for arson either in Montana or Idaho. [REDACTED] further advised that KING ran off with his [REDACTED] on 9/28/71, and he has been keeping track of KING's whereabouts since this time. According to [REDACTED] KING has been missing from his residence at Post Falls for at least the last four days.
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Investigation at the Idaho State Prison, Boise, Idaho, on 12/7/71, revealed that BENJAMIN ROBERT KANE was received at the Idaho State Penitentiary on 4/30/54, for a term of 20 years following a conviction of first- degree arson at Boise. KANE is described as follows:
Race White Sex Male Nationality American Date of birth January 10, 1918 Place of birth Lewiston, Idaho Height 5' 10½" Weight 156# Eyes Blue Hair Blond Complexion Ruddy Build Medium FBI #3473308 U. S. Army Serial #39305451, served from 1/19/42 to 4/5/43
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Records reflect KANE was released on parole 4/28/60 to the custody of Grant County, Washington.
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[REDACTED] Idaho State Penitentiary, recalls KANE eventually arrived at the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington, and may still be there.
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DB COOPER-47172
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12/31/76
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BT #164-26 VIA AMTL
LEAD [illegible] (INFORMATION)
SEATTLE DIVISION, [at] SE 164-26) (P)
BCAR AT WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON
Contact authorities at the Washington State Penitentiary and attempt to determine KANE's present whereabouts, during pertinent period.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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[illegible] data [from] the following:
[illegible] copies of [an] [guess: investigation] report, [guess: additional] [illegible] investigation [illegible] [guess: base] [illegible], [illegible], 12/7/7[illegible], by [REDACTED]
[illegible] [guess: and] [illegible] on [an] investigation [illegible] [illegible], [illegible] [guess: to] body, [illegible], [illegible] [guess: and] [illegible] V. [illegible], 3/7, 7[illegible].
[guess: and] copies of on [illegible] [guess: irregular] [illegible] search at [illegible] Idaho, 19, [REDACTED] 12/19/7[illegible].
On 11/29/76, [REDACTED] [illegible] [guess: advised] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible], [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [guess: regarding] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible], [illegible] [illegible] [guess: this] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 11/[illegible]/7[illegible].
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DB COOPER-47173
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b6 b7C