SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re claim that D.B. Cooper is Howard J. Hubbell, with criminal record
Document date 5 May 1980
Also filed separately as sections:
- Dallas investigative insert DL 164-1928 re bank robbery subject Howard J. Hubbell, Abilene TX
- Dallas investigative insert DL 164-1928 re Howard J. Hubbell (duplicate first page)
- SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect Clair F. Young / Howard Hubbell
- SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re NORJACK informant naming Clair F. Young
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-112:275-278 Document: Airtel SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re claim that D.B. Cooper is Howard J. Hubbell, with criminal record Id: Cooper-Part-112:275-278 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A275-278 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 112 pp. 275–278 (DB Cooper-51116–51119), Airtel, dated 5 May 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A275-278
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78)
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET [X] Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 5/5/80
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: [redacted] SAC, DALLAS (164-1928) (P) SUBJECT: NORJACK Sub J, Sub [redacted]
OO: SEATTLE Bufile: 164-2111
Re Dallas teletype to Seattle dated 4/10/80.
A copy of this communication is being made available to the Portland Office as [redacted] (Protect Identity) has furnished information that D. B. Cooper is in actuallity Clair F. Young, a Portland restaurant owner.
Enclosed for Seattle are three copies of an insert from an interview with [redacted] U.S. Probation b6 Officer. b7C
On 4/16/80, [redacted] advised Howard J. Hubbell, Federal Bank Robbery parolee, FBI #199 557 is presently on 12 years probation after serving 13 years in prison for the July 19, 1967 robbery of the Westend Branch of the Pugitt Sound National Bank at Tacoma, Washington.
Howard J. Hubbell, Carl H. Bistram and [redacted] b6 [redacted] were arrested [redacted] by Washington State Highway b7C Patrol, Pierce County SO, and Tacoma PD following [redacted] [redacted] at Tacoma, Washington. [redacted] were suprised during unharmed at the time of the arrest of the subjects.
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(2) Seattle (Enc. 3) [handwritten: Recorded] 1-Portland (Info) 2-Dallas GEG:ls (5)
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[handwritten] SUE [illegible] 4/18 [handwritten] [illegible] 4/8 [illegible] SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED......FILED...... MAY [illegible] 19[illegible] FBI-SEATTLE
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Approved: ________ Transmitted ________ Per ________ (Number) (Time)
DB COOPER-51116 FBI/DOJ
DL 164-1928
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Hubbell was [REDACTED] and had known him [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and Hubbell were both associated with a Warren Smith- who was a convicted bank robber and who has served time for the offense.
In view of the close association between Howard Hubbell and [REDACTED], it is not deemed advisable to interview Hubbell as originally set out in Dallas teletype to Seattle, dated 4/10/80, until advised to do so by office of origin. It is believed that if Hubbell is interviewed at this time he would contact [REDACTED] and thereby alert Clair F. Young that he is alleged to be D. B. Cooper.
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b6 b7C
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2*
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DB COOPER-51117
DL 164-1928 GEG:ls 1
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SUB [redacted] K/148
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [redacted]
AT ABILENE, TEXAS
On April 15, 1980, [redacted], U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, advised Howard J. Hubbell was on parole for twelve years after serving a 13 year sentence on being convicted in Federal Court for bank robbery in the State of Washington. [redacted] made available his file on Hubbell and the following information was collected:
Howard J. Hubbell, Carl H. Bistram, and [redacted] [redacted] were arrested [redacted] by Washington State Highway Patrol, Pierce County Sheriff's Office and Tacoma Police Department following an [redacted] [redacted] at Tacoma, Washington on that day. All men were armed. Bistram had a .22 caliber magnum revolver and extra shells on his person during the [redacted] at the time of his arrest. As of the day of the [redacted] Hubbell was 57 years of age, Bistram was 45 years of age, and [redacted].
The [redacted] were surprised during the attempted [redacted] [redacted] until stopped at a road block on the Highway en route to Olympia, Washington.
None of [redacted] although the defendants offered some resistance at the time of arrest and all were slightly bruised.
Howard has a long list of arrests and convictions dating back to April 14, 1926 when he was arrested for two counts of grand larceny, on both of which he was convicted and served one and a half to two years per count. His list of accomplishments from that date include a one [guess: body] [guess: five] [illegible]
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SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] MAY [illegible] 1980 FBI-SEATTLE DB COOPER-51118
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b6 b7C
DL 164-1928 2
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year sentence for second degree burglary on March 1, 1929; a six month county jail sentence for Dyer Act violation July 8, 1930; a one to 15 year sentence for burglary, October 16, 1930; rearrested as an Escaped Federal Prisoner October 24, 1935; maximum of 15 years for burglary, second degree, November 8, 1936; 18 months for dyer Act violation, December 14, 1943; two years for Dyer Act violation March 22, 1944; seven and a half years, minimum sentence, burglary second degree, February 28, 1946; six months, Dyer Act conviction, March 13, 1951; four years Dyer Act conviction, March 28, 1952; zero to 15 years and zero to 20 years, conviction for second degree burglary and first degree assault, December 19, 1956; and a 25 year sentence for bank robbery, July 19, 1967.
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Hubbell advised [REDACTED] that he had not known Bistram until shortly before [REDACTED] in Pugitt Sound and that he was introduced to Bistram by another former inmate. He states that he has known [REDACTED] for the last [REDACTED] further, that [REDACTED] had the idea of pulling a [REDACTED] for a long time before the offense was committed. Hubbell said that [REDACTED] had discussed the matter with [REDACTED], Warren Smith, who himself, is a convicted bank robber and who has served time for the offense.
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Hubbell is currently living in a trailer at 607 North Panther Street, Breckenridge, Texas, and also spends a great deal of time with [REDACTED]
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The following identifying date was provided on Hubbell:
Sex Male Race White Date of Birth 5/29/10 FBI # 199 557 Prison # 5819-MC
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DB COOPER-51119
Serials: 164-2111, DL 164-1928, SE 164-81