Citizen letter from Kirkland, Washington enclosing two photographs

This copy: Part 115 p. 112Also filed at Part 29 p. 272 (primary)

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Citizen tip letter to FBI Seattle regarding a Dan Cooper suspect

Document date 8 January 1973

Part 115page 1121 pageDB Cooper-52585

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Document: Citizen tip letter to FBI Seattle regarding a Dan Cooper suspect
Id: Cooper-Part-115:112-112
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 115 p. 112 (DB Cooper-52585), Letter, dated 8 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4299 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A112-112

January 8, 1973

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle Office 1015 2nd Ave Seattle, Washington 98104

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Dear Sirs:

Enclosed you will find two (2) pictures. One is a newspaper print of the composite picture of "Dan Cooper" which was printed in the Seattle PI approximately a week ago. The other is of [REDACTED] and at that time [REDACTED]

It is my opinion that [REDACTED] strongly resembles "Dan Cooper", which is why I am sending you his picture and the following information about him:

He was born on [REDACTED] in Tennessee, enlisted in the Navy, during which time he served as [REDACTED] For the last several years, he has lived in Indiana. The last I heard, he was living in Chesterton, address unknown. He is a (truck driver) by profession. In 1969, the last time I saw him, he was smoking Raleigh filter tip cigarettes. This I can remember for sure because he was giving my [REDACTED] While I cannot conceive him being smart enough to pull off a high-jacking, he is an ex- tremely glib talker. He, in my opinion, has a problem differentiating between truth and lies. When he speaks on any subject matter, no matter how simple, he takes a fragment of truth, elaborates, and comes out with falsehoods. The pic- ture enclosed shows his complexion darker than it actually is. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] I subsequently had [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The State Police, Porter County, Valparazo, did the investigation on the matter. Perhaps they have a set of fingerprints, or a mug shot. He has been known to use on occassion, the alias of [REDACTED]

If you would like to ask me any questions regarding [REDACTED] my home phone number is [REDACTED]

Sincerly,

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[REDACTED signature] Kirkland, Washington [REDACTED]

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[guess: UNINTH] [guess: IN] A[illegible] -

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PLS COPY 164-81-4299 SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ JAN 9 1973

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DB COOPER-52585

Serials: SE 164-81-4299