SAC St. Louis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, ATF source at Cape Girardeau naming suspect
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SAC St. Louis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, source allegation against Cooper, Sr.
Document date 8 January 1992
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-106:145-147 Document: Airtel SAC St. Louis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, source allegation against Cooper, Sr. Id: Cooper-Part-106:145-147 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-106%3A145-147 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 106 pp. 145–147 (DB Cooper-48441–48443), Airtel, dated 8 Jan 1992, serial 164A-SE-81 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-106%3A145-147
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ AIRTEL ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS
Date 1/8/92
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TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-SE-81)
FROM : SAC, ST. LOUIS (164A-SE-81) (RUC)
SUBJECT : NORJAK; CAA-HIJACKING OO: SEATTLE
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
Reference Springfield airtel to St. Louis dated 11/14/91 and telcall between [REDACTED] Springfield, [REDACTED] and SA [REDACTED] Seattle, 10/31/91.
For information of receiving offices, on 12/3/91, ATF, Cape Girardeau informant was contacted by FBI, St. Louis. ATF informant was contacted at the [REDACTED] Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent. Source then provided the following information:
Source advised [REDACTED] has been acquainted with [REDACTED] white male, date of birth [REDACTED] since [REDACTED] Since [REDACTED] has stated several times that [REDACTED] JOHN DEAN COOPER, SR. is the same person as the D. B. COOPER who hijacked an airline and got away with $200,000.00.
Source advised that [REDACTED] knew this fact because [REDACTED] (COOPER, SR.) was a former Green Beret and paratrooper. [REDACTED] further stated that COOPER, SR. had
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2 - Seattle 2 - Springfield 1 - St. Louis FRB:dls (5)
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164A-SE-81 [guess: 9094] SEARCHED......INDEXED SERIALIZED......[illegible]
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Approved: [signature] Transmitted _______________ (Number) (Time)
JAN 1 5 1992 DB COOPER-48441
164A-SE-81
extensive survival training. [REDACTED] has also stated that COOPER, SR.'s [REDACTED] was an [REDACTED] [REDACTED] for the airline that was hijacked by COOPER, SR. [REDACTED] had access to all flight information pertaining to the hijacked plane.
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[REDACTED] had not been close to COOPER, SR. and only saw COOPER, SR. a few times [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is now wanted on two felony charges and is hiding out with COOPER, SR. in Canada. Source advised during the time of the hijacking COOPER, SR. owned a ranch in Ten Sleep, Wyoming. After the hijacking, COOPER, SR. disappeared. COOPER, SR.'s father, who is now deceased, saw COOPER, SR. shortly after the hijacking. COOPER, SR. was observed sitting alone in his home with a rifle laid across his lap.
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After his incident, COOPER, SR. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] moved to Canada. The entire [REDACTED] family was questioned by authorities concerning COOPER, SR. and his whereabouts.
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Source advised that COOPER, SR. parachuted over Washington State because he has a mother [REDACTED] who reside there. COOPER, SR.'s [REDACTED] name is [REDACTED] (Last Name Unknown), and mother, IRENE DAVIS, who now lives in Seattle, Washington.
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[REDACTED] is currently employed with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. [REDACTED] and JOHN COOPER, SR. are not citizens of Canada and considered "Landed Immigrants".
The [REDACTED] current address is [REDACTED] Dawson Creek, British Columbia (BC) [REDACTED] telephone number [REDACTED]
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Source advised because COOPER, SR. is the hijacker D. B. COOPER and [REDACTED] is wanted on two felonies, they will not come to the United States for any reason.
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Source provided a description of COOPER, SR. as follows:
Age: Late 50's Height: 5'7" - 5'8" Weight: 180 pounds
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DB COOPER-48442
164A-SE-81
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Build: Stocky Hair: Dark brown, receding hairline Scars, marks, and tattoos: Right eye is blind Unusual characteristics: Practical joker
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Source could not provide a date of birth, Social Security Account Number, or Military Identification Number for COOPER, SR. Military records checks at St. Louis, Missouri cannot be conducted without this information.
Seattle Division is requested to review above information for suitability of continued investigation. Logical investigative leads will be sent at discretion of Seattle Division.
St. Louis Division considers this matter RUC.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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DB COOPER-48443
Serials: 164A-SE-81