Butte investigative insert re Ben King inquiries at Lewistown, Montana
Document date 9 December 1971
Also filed at: Part 17 pp. 378–379
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Id: Cooper-Part-104:213-214
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 104 pp. 213–214 (DB Cooper-47175–47176), Report, dated 9 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1586 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-104%3A213-214
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The following investigation was conducted by SA HARRY V. RYAN:
AT LEWISTOWN, MONTANA
On December 9, 1971, Chief of Police [REDACTED] ad- vised he had been on the Lewistown, Montana, Police Department for more than 20 years. He does not know anyone by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING, and they have no reference in their files to either one of these individuals.
On December 9, 1971, Fergus County Sheriff [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised a review of their files failed to reflect any information for BEN [REDACTED] KING. [REDACTED] advised he has served on the Fergus County Sheriff's Office for many years and does not recall anyone by these names.
On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] Credit Bureau of Lewistown, advised a review of their files reflects no information for [REDACTED] BEN KING. [REDACTED] further ad- vised that a review of the city directories for Lewistown and area for the past 20 years reflects no information for either of these people.
On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] Montana, was interviewed at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Lewistown, Montana. She advised that [REDACTED] named [REDACTED] She can recall no one in their family or residents of the area by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING.
On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] FIRST NATIONAL BANK, advised she can recall no one in their family or residents of the area by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING.
On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] FIRST NATIONAL BANK, advised that a review of the bank's current and closed checking and savings accounts failed to reveal any information for [REDACTED] BEN KING.
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[handwritten] Jul. 261 164-81-1586 [stamp] DEC 2 9 1971 DB COOPER-47175
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On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] FIRST NATIONAL BANK, advised they had reviewed their records for the past 20 years and failed to find any information pertaining to [REDACTED] BEN KING.
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On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised she recalls no one in the vicinity by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING. She said she is unable to check their records for birth certificates of BEN KING without the names of both mother and father and also the date of birth.
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On November 9, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised there is a [REDACTED] west of Lewistown, Montana. She further advised she is personally acquainted with all members of this colony, inasmuch as she has relatives married into that colony. She further advised that there is no one at the [REDACTED] by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING.
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DB COOPER-47176
Serials: BT 164-26, SE 164-81-1586