NITEL NR 001 LA to Director, Seattle and Philadelphia re identification of Jon Koester

Document date 22 March 1972

Part 109pages 129–1313 pagesDB Cooper-49592–49594

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Document: NITEL NR 001 LA to Director, Seattle and Philadelphia re identification of Jon Koester
Id: Cooper-Part-109:129-131
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 109 pp. 129–131 (DB Cooper-49592–49594), Teletype, dated 22 Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-8496 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-109%3A129-131

NR 001 LA CODE 520PM NITEL 3-22-72 CXF TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SEATTLE (164-81) PHILADELPHIA FROM LOS ANGELES (164-497) 3P

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NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE.

RE LOS ANGELES TELETYPE TO BUREAU, MARCH EIGHTEEN LAST. INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED TO FURTHER IDENTIFY JON KOESTER, PREVIOUSLY NAMES BY [REDACTED] LEE MOTION PICTURE SERVICES, HOLLYWOOD, AS POSSIBLE COMPANION OF [REDACTED] AT TIME OF RENTAL OF [REDACTED] ON FEBRUARY TWENTY FOUR LAST, TO BE USED ON TRIP TO "NORTH". ON MARCH TWENTY LAST, RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHECKED AND NO RECORD LOCATED IDENTIFIABLE WITH JON OR JOHN KOESTER. RECORDS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY VOTERS REGISTRAR REVEAL NO RECORD IDENTIFIABLE WITH JON OR JOHN KOESTER. IT WAS NOTED END PAGE ONE

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164-81 - 8496 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ MAR 22 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-49592

LA 164-497 PAGE TWO

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ON MARCH SEVENTEEN, NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE, [REDACTED] KNOWN [REDACTED] JON, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] LOS ANGELES, REGISTERED. HIS OCCUPATION SHOWN AS [REDACTED]

RECORDS, CALIFORNIA DMV REVEAL DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER R ZERO FIVE TRHREE NINE ONE ONE SEVEN, ISSUED TO JOHN COSGROVE KOESTER, TWO ZERO THREE FOUR AND ONE QUARTER NORTH HIGHLAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES. JOHN KOESTER DESCRIBED AS MALE, BORN JANUARY TWENTY FIVE, NINETEEN FORTY, SIX FEET, ONE EIGHTY POUNDS, BROWN HAIR AND EYES, SINGLE AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FIVE ONE FIVE DASH FOUR ZERO DASH TWO FIVE THREE ZERO.

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OBSERVATION ABOVE ADDRESS REVEALS JOHN KOESTER, WHITE MALE, IS CURRENT OCCUPANT IN SECOND CLASS "HIPPIE TYPE" APARTMENT HOUSE IN HOLLYWOOD DISTRICT AND DRIVES NINETEEN FIFTY BENTLEY BEARING CALIFORNIA LICENSE TWO THREE EIGHT CQL.

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RECORDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRST NATIONAL BANK, LOS ANGELES, WHERE [REDACTED] MAINTAINS CURRENT CHECKING ACCOUNT, REVIEWED AND REVEALED NO INFORMATION WHICH INDICATES [REDACTED] MADE TRIP TO SEATTLE OR DATE OF SUCH TRIP.

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ON MARCH TWENTY LAST, WESTERN AIRLINES, LOS ANGELES, MADE AVAILABLE MANIFESTS FOR ALL EIGHT DAILY FLIGHTS FROM LOS END PAGE TWO

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DB COOPER-49593

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LA 164-497 PAGE THREE

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ANGELES TO SEATTLE ON DATES FEBRUARY TWENTY FOUR THROUGH FEBRUARY TWENTY SEVEN LAST, AND REVIEW OF THESE RECORDS REVEALED NO PASSENGERS IDENTIFIABLE WITH [REDACTED] OR KOESTER.

ON THIS DATE, UNITED AIRLINES, LOS ANGELES, ADVISED REVIEW OF MANIFESTS OF ALL FLIGHTS BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SEATTLE ON DATES FEBRUARY TWENTY FOUR THROUGH FEBRUARY TWENTY SEVEN LAST, FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PASSENGERS IDENTIFIABLE WITH [REDACTED] OR KOESTER.

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INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS. PENDING.

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END

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FBI SEATTLE

DCA

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DB COOPER-49594

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Serials: 164-2111, LA 164-497, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8496