Search warrant (A.O. 93) and Farrell affidavit with return/inventory re Donald Sylvester Murphy premises

Document date 2 May 1972

Part 109pages 169–1724 pagesDB Cooper-4963, DB Cooper-49638

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-109:169-172

Document: Search warrant (A.O. 93) and Farrell affidavit with return/inventory re Donald Sylvester Murphy premises
Id: Cooper-Part-109:169-172
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 109 pp. 169–172 (DB Cooper-4963, DB Cooper-49638), Form, dated 2 May 1972, serial SE 164-81-3863 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-109%3A169-172

[REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] Karl Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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The complainant further states that he believes that the statements made by Karl Fleming to Special Agents of the F.B.I. are accurate in that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and photographs of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] and Donald Sylvester Murphy have been identified by Karl Fleming, and other persons, as the individuals [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" respectively.

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Special Agent Charles E. Farrell the affiant above- described, and the affiant herein further deposes and says: That the items to be searched for have clearly been in the possession of the defendant [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] They have not been discovered elsewhere and are believed to be in the defendant's office or home. The defendant [REDACTED] has been interviewed by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on several occasions and has corroborated the statement of the victim Karl Payne Fleming in all essential particulars with the exception that he has not acknowledged the interview by Karl Fleming of the the defendant Donald Sylvester Murphy on February 23, 1972, or [REDACTED] [REDACTED] or that the defendant Donald Sylvester Murphy fraudulently represented himself to be the alleged hi-jacker "D.B. Cooper".

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[REDACTED] has advised agents of the F.B.I. that on or about April 24, 1972 he was in the office of the defendant [REDACTED] when the secretary received a telephone call. During the conversation she asked whether the caller had a search warrant and when the call was completed she

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DB COOPER-4963

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[illegible] GPO, 1941 07-814-154

1 stated that she was closing the office as the F.B.I. was 2 coming. She picked up a number of papers, put some in the 3 vault and took some under her arm, leaving the office and 4 locking it. 5 The telephone calls on or about February 1, 1972 to the 6 residence of Karl Fleming in Los Angeles, California and 7 subsequent telephone calls on or about February 13, 1972 and 8 February 20th to local motels where Karl Fleming was staying 9 were made from the residence of the defendant [REDACTED] 10 On May 2, 1972, Defendant's counsel stated that defendant 11 [REDACTED] has been aware that the FBI was investigating him for a 12 week.

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Affiant Charles E. Farrell

Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence ________________, 1972.

United States Magistrate

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GPO: 1966 OF—216-814

DB COOPER-4963[7]

RETURN

I received the attached search warrant May 2 , 197[2], and have executed it as follows:

On May 2 , 197[2] at 7:2[1] o'clock M, I searched { the premises } described in the warrant and

I left a copy of the warrant with [REDACTED b6/b7C] together with a receipt for the items seized.

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The following is an inventory of property taken pursuant to the warrant: 1 sheet of paper with notes including [guess: 'Dugway'] '& Karl Fleming' '[guess: Yancen]'. 1 [guess: unmarked] credit card - [guess: charge] [guess: form] from WA be [guess: felt] 2/4/72 + WAS [guess: files].

WAL Boarding Pass, Flt 652 10. Papers stapled together including [guess: WBI for/from regan] Cooper-Se[attle] [guess: RP FBI]. dated 2/1/72, receipt from [guess: International Dist], Ltr 3/6/72 + [guess: cases second committee]. airline receipts [guess: for] 2/9 + 3/[guess: 6]/72. Multiple Maps of Clark County Washington. Envelope from Washington Dept. [guess: of] Natur[al] Resources containing Fl[igh]t [guess: index] for aerial photos [guess: for several] [illegible] + [guess: Tooele(?)] [illegible] [guess: blank].

FBI List of Bills [guess: Bird entire] [guess: Ransom] Case, [guess: Issued] [guess: 4/23/71]. Dark glasses with gold colored metal [guess: frames].

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This inventory was made in the presence of [REDACTED b6/b7C] and FBI [guess: Special] [guess: Agents]

I swear that this Inventory is a true and detailed account of all the property taken by me on the warrant.

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Subscribed and sworn to and returned before me this day of , 19

________________________________________ U.S. Magistrate.

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[guess: A. Hart Lewis]

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DB COOPER-49638

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FPI 81—8-4-70-20M-5184

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164-81-[guess: 3863]

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DB COOPER-4963

Serials: SE 164-81-3863