Search warrant (Form A.O. 93), W.D. Washington, re Douglas Sylvester Murphy posing as D.B. Cooper

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Original title: Search warrant (Form A.O. 93), W.D. Washington, re Donald Sylvester Murphy posing as D.B. Cooper

Document date 2 May 1972

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Document: Search warrant (Form A.O. 93), W.D. Washington, re Douglas Sylvester Murphy posing as D.B. Cooper
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Form A. O. 93 (Revised Sept. 1970) Search Warrant

United States District Court FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) Magistrate's Docket No. ) VS. ) Case No. ) b6 [REDACTED] ) b7C SEARCH WARRANT

To any Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Affidavit having been made before me by Charles E. Farrell [REDACTED]

that he { has reason to believe } that { [REDACTED] { is positive } { on the premises known as }

[REDACTED]

in the Western - District of Washington

there is now being concealed certain property, namely [REDACTED] consisting of an unknown num- ber of bills in twenty, fifty and one hundred here describe property dollar denomina- tions. Three twenty dollar bills and the paper and equipment used to alter their appearance prior to being copied. A light brown hairpiece, sunglasses and soft hat with a concentric color pattern worn by the defendant Douglas Sylvester Murphy when posing as "D. B. Cooper" and printed matter, with or without notes describing the hi-jacking of Flight 305 on Nov. 24, 1971 and the activities of a "D. B. Cooper" and other materials used as resources for development of the "D.B. Cooper" story alleged in the complaint filed this [REDACTED] here give alleged grounds for search and seizure date.

SEE AFFIDAVIT.

and as I am satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that the property so described is being

concealed on the { [REDACTED] } above described and that the foregoing grounds for application for issu- { premises } ance of the search warrant exist.

You are hereby commanded to search forthwith the { [REDACTED] } named for the property specified, { place } serving this warrant and making the search { in the daytime } and if the property be { at any time in the day or night [struck]} found there to seize it, leaving a copy of this warrant and a receipt for the property taken, and prepare a written inventory of the property seized and return this warrant and bring the property before me within ten days of this date, as required by law.

Dated this 2nd day of May , 1972 [guess: Charles A. Schof] U.S. Magistrate

1. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provide: "The warrant shall direct that it be served in the daytime, but if the affidavits are positive that the property is on the person or in the place to be searched, the warrant may direct that it be served at any time." (Rule 41C)

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Form A. O. 93 (Revised Sept. 1970) Search Warrant

United States District Court FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Magistrate's Docket No.

vs. Case No. A one room office and walk-in vault identified as the Seven Beaver Lakes office located on SEARCH WARRANT the ground floor of the Bud Higgs Enterprises Bldg., at 6608 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, Washington

To any agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Affidavit having been made before me by Charles E. Farrell

that he { has reason to believe } that { [struck-through text] on the premises known as } A one room office and walk-in vault identified as the Seven Beaver Lakes office located on the ground floor of the Bud Higgs Enterprises Bldg. at 6608 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, Washington

in the Western District of Washington

there is now being concealed certain property, namely [redacted] consisting of an unknown b6 ber of bills in twenty, fifty and one hundred here describe property dollar denomin b7C tions. Three twenty dollar bills and the paper and equipment used to alter their appearance prior to being copied. A light brown hairpiece, sunglasses, and soft hat with a concentric color pattern worn by the defendant Douglas Sylvester Murphy when posing as "D. B. Cooper" and printed matter, with or without notes describing the hi-jacking of Fligh 305 on Nov. 24, 1971 and the activities of a "D.B. Cooper" and other [struck-through] materials used as resources for development of the "D.B. Cooper" story alleged in the [struck-through/redacted] complaint filed this date Alleged Grounds for search and seizure.

SEE AFFIDAVIT

and as I am satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that the property so described is being concealed on the { person / premises } above described and that the foregoing grounds for application for issu- ance of the search warrant exist.

You are hereby commanded to search forthwith the { person / place } named for the property specified, serving this warrant and making the search { in the daytime / at any time in the day or night¹ } and if the property be found there to seize it, leaving a copy of this warrant and a receipt for the property taken, and prepare a written inventory of the property seized and return this warrant and bring the property before me within ten days of this date, as required by law.

Dated this day of , 19

U.S. Magistrate. 1. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides "The warrant shall direct that it be served in the daytime, but if the affidavits are positive that the property is on the person or in the place to be searched, the warrant may direct that it be served at any time." (Rule 41C)

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