SAC Indianapolis to SAC Seattle re Danville, Indiana source on Willard Carlos Twigg

Document date 6 July 1972

Part 112pages 372–3732 pagesDB Cooper-51228–51229

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-112:372-373

Document: Airtel SAC Indianapolis to SAC Seattle re Danville, Indiana source on Willard Carlos Twigg
Id: Cooper-Part-112:372-373
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A372-373

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 112 pp. 372–373 (DB Cooper-51228–51229), Airtel, dated 6 Jul 1972, serial SE 164-81-3681 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A372-373

7/6/72

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AIRTEL

TO SAC, Seattle (164-81)

FROM SAC, Indianapolis (164-62) (P)

NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

Re Springfield teletype to the Bureau, 6/29/72, and Indianapolis teletype to Seattle, 6/30/72.

RE: WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG

[REDACTED], Danville, Indiana, Telephone [REDACTED] on 7/5/72, advised as follows:

He is employed in [REDACTED], Detroit Diesel, Allison Division General Motors Corporation, Speedway, Indiana. He has known BILL TWIGG, a native of Brazil - Terre Haute, Indiana, since 1959. BILL and his brother BEN TWIGG together with their father, formerly were highly successful in manufacturing aircraft parts. The TWIGGs reportedly disagreed and discontinued their operation sometime prior to 1959. When [REDACTED] met BILL TWIGG in 1959, the latter was a sales engineer for an aircraft parts manufacturer.

[REDACTED] has not been in contact with BILL TWIGG in about two years. Two months ago [REDACTED] Jay-Dee Air- craft, Santa Monica, California, told [REDACTED] that BILL TWIGG was despondent and spoke of committing suicide.

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(2)- Seattle 1 - Indianapolis LRM:teh (3)

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[guess: Seriv]. 450 164-81-3681 [stamp] [guess: SEARCHED] [guess: INDEXED] M JUL 10 1972 FBI [guess: SEATTLE]

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DB COOPER-51228

IP 164-62

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[redacted] did not say when he had been in contact with BILL TWIGG, although [redacted] is of opinion contact between BILL TWIGG and [redacted] occurred immediately proceeding conversation between [redacted]

BILL TWIGG has been "up and down the ladder" financially on many occasions, and he doubts TWIGG would resort to anything as drastic as to hijacking an aircraft.

Similarity between TWIGG and artist's conception, in opinion of [redacted] is limited strictly to forehead.

Los Angeles teletype to the Bureau, 6/30/72, discloses [redacted] mentioned above, has been interviewed concerning TWIGG.

Investigation at Indianapolis is continuing.

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DB COOPER-51229

Serials: IP 164-62, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3681