Seattle to Acting Director re description of Cheville traveling to Honolulu

Document date 9 January 1973

Part 115pages 136–1372 pagesDB Cooper-52613–52614

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-115:136-137

Document: Teletype Seattle to Acting Director re description of Cheville traveling to Honolulu
Id: Cooper-Part-115:136-137
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 115 pp. 136–137 (DB Cooper-52613–52614), Teletype, dated 9 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4300 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A136-137

WXA NR 001 SE PLAIN 145PM URGENT 1-9-73 DCB TO ACTING DIRECTOR (164-2111) HONOLULU (164-85) VIA WASHINGTON PORTLAND (164-41) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 2P

NORJAK. OO: SE.

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Sub 57/

Leary [guess: Johnson]

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RE SUB MAURICE CHEVILLE.

AT NINE O'CLOCK A.M. PST, THIS DATE SEATTLE DIVISION RECEIVED INFORMATION CONCERNING SUSPECT MAURICE CHEVILLE. CHEVILLE FLYING FROM PORTLAND TO HONOLULU VIA SEATTLE. DURING LAYOVER AT SEATTLE NORTHWEST ORIENT EMPLOYEE [REDACTED] b6 RECOGNIZED CHEVILLE AS LOOK ALIKE FOR UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER. b7C

CHEVILLE INTERVIEWED BY [REDACTED], SEATAC AIRPORT, SEATTLE. CHEVILLE HAD NO IDENTIFICATION ON HIM BUT CLAIMED HE LIVES AT FIVE ONE EIGHT EAST NORA, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, WITH HIS MOTHER, MARVEL ROBINSON.

CHEVILLE STATED HE WAS TRAVELING TO HONOLULU TO OBTAIN WORK. CHEVILLE PLANNED TO STAY AT THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL IN HONOLULU. CHEVILLE ADVISED HIS LAST JOB WAS AS A COOK FOR THE DAVENPORT HOTEL, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. END PAGE ONE

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DB COOPER-52613 Sub 57/ 164-81- [guess: 4300]

SE 164-81 PAGE TWO

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DESCRIBED CHEVILLE AS WHITE MALE AMERICAN, 35-40, 5'7-8", THIN BUILD, BROWN HAIR, AVERAGE COMPLEXION, SMOKE STAINED YELLOW CROOKED TEETH.

CHEVILLE TRAVELING ALONE IN SEAT 43H ON NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES FLIGHT 87 DUE TO ARRIVE HONOLULU 1:15 P.M. HONOLULU TIME.

ABOVE INFORMATION TELEPHONICALLY FURNISHED HONOLULU OFFICE.

HONOLULU DIVISION MEET FLIGHT 87 AND INTERVIEW CHEVILLE.

SEATTLE DIVISION WILL ATTEMPT TO VERIFY CHEVILLE'S STORY THROUGH CONTACTS AT THE DAVENPORT HOTEL AND CHEVILLE'S ALLEGED MOTHER, MARVEL ROBINSON, IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

END

LXS FBI WASH DC CLR

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DB COOPER-52614

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b6 b7C

Serials: 164-2111, HN 164-85, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4300