SAC Los Angeles to Acting Director re NORJAK suspect Willard Carlos Twigg background investigation
Document date 10 July 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 112 pp. 354–357 (DB Cooper-51210–51213), Airtel, dated 10 Jul 1972, serial SE 164-81-3688 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A354-357
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Date: 7/10/72
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Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority) -------------------------------------------------------
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TO: ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)
RE: NORJAK
OO: Seattle
Re Los Angeles teletype to the Bureau dated 6/30/72.
Re: Suspect WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG, aka Willard Carlos Twigg, Jr., Bill Twigg, "Twiggy"
Copies of this airtel are furnished Knoxville and Phoenix as future investigation may be requested of those divisions if whereabouts of TWIGG not positively established during interview of HENRY CONRAD upon his return from abroad in mid July 1972.
For the information of Knoxville and Phoenix, TWIGG, white male American, born 3/27/22 at Terre Haute, Indiana, has been furnished as possible suspect in this matter.
Investigation at Los Angeles reveals that during mid 1969 one WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG, JR., not further described
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2 - Bureau (AM) 2 - Indianapolis (164-62) (AM) 2 - Knoxville (AM) 2 - Phoenix (AM) 2 - Salt Lake City (164-24) (AM) 2 - Seattle (164-81) (AM) 2 - Springfield (164-31) (AM) 2 - Los Angeles crs/kah (16)
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[handwritten] Sub. 450 164-81-3688 SEARCHED..........INDEXED........ SERIALIZED [handwritten] /M/ FILED [handwritten] /M/ JUL 04 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
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Approved: [signature] /M/ Special Agent in Charge
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DB COOPER-51210 GPO: 1970 O - 402-735
LA 164-497
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1416 Elm Avenue, El Segundo, California, was interviewed concerning a fist fight aboard an American Airlines (AAL), plane arriving in Los Angeles. TWIGG furnished his occupation as Assistant to the President, Wescal Corporation, El Segundo, and was traveling with WILLIAM BROWN, 337 Hillcrest, El Segundo, described as the President of Wescal Corporation. AUSA, Los Angeles, declined prosecution of the participants in the fracas and no further investigation was conducted.
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On 7/5/72, [REDACTED] El Segundo, advised [REDACTED] a former shareholder in Wescal Corporation and for about three months during 1969 BILL TWIGG and two other Wescal sales agents, names unrecalled, resided at her home upon the invitation of [REDACTED] She had spoken with TWIGG on numerous occasions while he was a guest in their home but had no knowledge of his activities after 1969. She observed the artist's conception of the hijacker and advised, in her opinion, the sketch did not resemble TWIGG.
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She advised [REDACTED] of Wescal Corporation are now in probate being handled by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California, and [REDACTED] might have knowledge concerning TWIGG.
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On the same date, [REDACTED] confidentially furnished information from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is one of the defendants in [REDACTED] U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, case captioned [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] added the [REDACTED] including defendant TWIGG, is represented in the matter by [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised TWIGG was not personally known to him and requested his cooperation be kept strictly confidential.
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On 7/6/72, [REDACTED] El Segundo, advised she was acquainted with both WILLARD CARLOS
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DB COOPER-51211
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LA 164-497
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TWIGG, whom she knew as "Twiggy", and the former owner of her current home, WILLIAM BROWN. She stated her husband had been a business associate of BROWN and TWIGG. She advised the BROWNs had moved fro[redacted]El Segundo in 1971 and were last known to have resided in [redacted]elbyville, Tennessee, where BROWN is associated with the [redacted]ord Manufacturing Company, telephone 615-684-8110. She recal[redacted] TWIGG was in the Los Angeles area about Thanksgiving of 1971. [REDACTED] added that on prior occasions TWIGG had been a guest at their home on Thanksgiving Day, but was not with them on 11/25/71. She recalled he was staying with a pilot named HENRY CONRAD in Garden Grove about that time and although she was not positive, she believed she had heard from unrecalled friends that TWIGG, HENRY CONRAD and his wife were guests at the home of [REDACTED] on Thanksgiving Day 1971. She did not know the address or employment of HENRY CONRAD or [REDACTED]
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She observed the artist's conception of the hijacker and stated in her opinion the drawing did not resemble BILL TWIGG as TWIGG's face was much fuller, shorter and broader than the man depicted in the drawing.
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Intensive daily efforts to contact HENRY CONRAD or his wife at 12861 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove, California, and neighborhood inquiries to ascertain their whereabouts were unproductive. Two vehicles in the parking area of the residence bore California license plates registered to [REDACTED] Lakewood, California, and [REDACTED] Boulevard, Garden Grove.
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On 7/6/72, discreet inquiries in the vicinity of [REDACTED] Lakewood, revealed that [REDACTED] resided with [REDACTED] at this address and that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] residing in Garden Grove. It was ascertained that a postcard had been received by [REDACTED] postmarked 7/1/72, from Edinburgh, Scotland, advising that Mr. and Mrs. HENRY CONRAD planned to visit Perth, Glasgow, and fly from London to Boston, U.S.A. on 7/10/72. They planned to return to Garden Grove in mid July. It was further ascertained that [REDACTED] was currently on [REDACTED] at an [REDACTED]
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DB COOPER-51212
LA 164-497
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unknown location and [REDACTED] was on two week vacation visiting relatives in North Carolina.
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U.S. Postal Inspector's Office, Anaheim, California, advised that HENRY CONRAD currently receives mail at the address of 12861 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove, California, and no change has been furnished.
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LEAD
LOS ANGELES
AT GARDEN GROVE AND LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA: Will interview HENRY CONRAD, [REDACTED] and conduct all necessary investigation in attempt to positively establish whereabouts of WILLARD TWIGG on 11/24/71.
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Inasmuch as information developed to date indicates TWIGG may well have been in Garden Grove during pertinent period, no additional leads are being set forth by the Los Angeles Division pending completion of above interviews.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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DB COOPER-51213
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Serials: 164-2111, 164-31, IP 164-62, LA 164-497, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3688, SU 164-24