SA to SAC Seattle recommending termination of suspect Vance Clayton Saxton

Document date 7 April 1972

Part 109page 4221 pageDB Cooper-49936

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Document: Memo SA to SAC Seattle recommending termination of suspect Vance Clayton Saxton
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 109 p. 422 (DB Cooper-49936), Memo, dated 7 Apr 1972, serial 544-20-3782 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-109%3A422-422

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/7/72

SA [REDACTED] [signature/initials] NORJAK

RE: SUSPECT VANCE CLAYTON SAXTON

Re Seattle memo of SA [REDACTED] 3/21/72.

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On April 5, 1972, VANCE C. SAXTON was located at his home, 603 Pontius Avenue North, Seattle, Washington. SAXTON provided the following information on himself:

Name VANCE CLAYTON SAXTON Sex Male Race White Height 5'9" Weight 125 Hair Brown Eyes Brown DOB 1/26/27 POB Canby, Oregon SSAN 544-20-3782 Occupation Buys and sells junk merchandise Characteristics Very pointed nose

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SAXTON also stated that he suffers from heart trouble and does not smoke. He claims he has never made a parachute jump, is not a pilot, and has ridden in a plane only once. He also stated that he could not recall his whereabouts on November 24, 1971, however, he spent Thanksgiving day at the home of [REDACTED] Seattle, Washington.

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Since SAXTON weighs only 125 pounds and has an extremely slender build, it is recommended that investigation of him as a suspect be terminated.

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JTS:set (2)

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[handwritten] [guess: sub]. 371 164-81 - [guess: 2916] SEARCHED........INDEXED........ SERIALIZED...FILED...[illegible] [illegible] FBI -- SEATTLE

DB COOPER-49936

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7/ 27 44

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Serials: 544-20-3782, SE 164-81