To SAC Seattle re NORJAK, interviews at Degarmo, Leedy, Oles and Morrison identifying Murphy
Document date 27 April 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-108:267-268 Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, interviews at Degarmo, Leedy, Oles and Morrison identifying Murphy Id: Cooper-Part-108:267-268 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-108%3A267-268 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 108 pp. 267–268 (DB Cooper-49315–49316), Memo, dated 27 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-3053 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-108%3A267-268
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) April 27, 1972
SA [REDACTED] b6 SA [REDACTED] b7C
NORJAK
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[REDACTED] of the firm Degarmo, Leedy, Oles and Morrison, Seattle-First National Bank Building, Seattle, Washington, identified the photo of [REDACTED] on April 27, 1972. He stated that when [REDACTED]
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Photographs of [REDACTED] and UNSUB were displayed to b6 various members of the above mentioned law firm, including b7C clerical personnel. b7D
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On April 27, 1972, [REDACTED], Seattle, Washington, [REDACTED] advised she was [REDACTED] of the above mentioned firm. She immediately recognized the photo of [REDACTED] and also the photo of UNSUB displaying a bald head and sunglasses as DONALD SYLVESTER MURPHY. She believes that MURPHY presently resides at Higgs House, a hotel on Fourth Street in Bremerton. She believes he is a promoter and deals frequently in land development. He has an office in Silverdale but she was unable to furnish the address. She has known MURPHY or known of him for over three years. She described MURPHY as appearing to be 55 years old but believes he is in fact 48 years old. He has an indentation in his forehead which is not particularly noticeable until he furrows his brow. She stated that at one time he advised her that he had two front teeth which were gold capped; however, she advised that it is difficult to realize that they are gold capped since they are discolored. MURPHY's [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] is believed to be employed at the Keyport Naval Station b7C in Bremerton, Washington. MURPHY and [REDACTED] see b7D each other frequently.
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4 - Seattle JWM/JFR/cjw (4)
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SEARCHED..........INDEXED.......... SERIALIZED..........FILED.......... [guess: MAY] 8 1972 FBI-SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-49315 164-81-3053
SE 164-81
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In an effort to identify the two individuals who accompanied MURPHY when he posed for a photograph wearing a wig, she was asked of her knowledge of MURPHY's associates and close personal friends. She advised [REDACTED] ROBERT SEEVER, is a close personal friend and associate of MURPHY's. She described [REDACTED] as 34 years old, born January 3, 1938, 6'1", 185 - 200 pounds, muscular build and black hair, combed back. She is [REDACTED] ROBERT SEEVER [REDACTED] She believes he is the manager of Publisher's Printing Company in Port Orchard, Washington; however, she does not know this to be true. She stated further that MURPHY and [REDACTED] frequently associate with a third individual whom she knows as [REDACTED] in Bremerton. His name is [REDACTED] telephone number [REDACTED] She could furnish no further information concerning this individual.
When asked about her association between [REDACTED] and the two other individuals, she stated MURPHY is known commonly as the town bum, her husband is known commonly as the town playboy, and [REDACTED] is known commonly as the attorney who handles people like these.
She advised further that [REDACTED] BILL LEWIS, is also a close associate of the above named individuals. She described him as 5'8", approximately 55 years of age, black, greasy hair, dark complexion, and as having one bad eye. She believed he might be blind in that eye although she stated it was not particularly noticeable.
[REDACTED] stated further [REDACTED] would also know many of these individuals. She lives also in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She is employed at the State Highway Department, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Seattle. Her office telephone number is 764-4060.
[REDACTED] stated finally that she was under the impression that MURPHY had recently come into a lot of money as he was apparently spending quite a bit and had recently leased a new Buick.
[REDACTED] requested that her name be kept confidential.
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DB COOPER-49316
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b6 b7C b7D
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3053