SAC Minneapolis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect reported by Joseph Lorenz
Document date 9 January 1973
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Id: Cooper-Part-115:190-191
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-115:190-191 Document: Airtel SAC Minneapolis to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect reported by Joseph Lorenz Id: Cooper-Part-115:190-191 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A190-191 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 115 pp. 190–191 (DB Cooper-52672–52673), Airtel, dated 9 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4334 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A190-191
1/9/73
AIRTEL [REDACTED]
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P) SUBJECT: NORJAK
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RE: [REDACTED]
A Mr. JOSEPH LORENZ, 1022 Philadelphia Street, Rapid City, South Dakota, submitted a letter to the Minneapolis Division in which he suggested [REDACTED] as a possible suspect. He based his opinion on an artist's conception which had appeared in a newspaper during July of 1972. [REDACTED] for approximately a year prior to the captioned hijacking. [REDACTED] approxi- mately one month after the hijacking occurred. After seeing the artist's conception, he thought perhaps [REDACTED] resembled the unknown subject.
Mr. and Mrs. CLIFTON NEWKIRK, owners, Newkirk's Hardware Store, Rapid City, South Dakota, advised that they [REDACTED] while
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(2) - Seattle 2 - Minneapolis RWG:cmk (4)
[handwritten signature]
164-81- 4334
SEARCHED............. INDEXED............. SERIALIZED....[illegible]... FILED.....[illegible]..... JAN 1 2 1973 FBI--SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-52672
MP 164-73
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residing in Rapid City, South Dakota. They pointed out that Mr. JOSEPH LORENZ is 76 years of age, resides alone, and at times is not especially clear in his observations. They stated that [REDACTED] resided at their rental property from January to May, 1970, at which time he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He returned to their rental property in December, 1970 and lived there until May, 1972, at which time he moved to Kansas City, Missouri. During the date of the Norjak case, they are certain that [REDACTED] were in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Mr. and Mrs. NEWKIRK observed the artist's concep- tion dated 11/10/72, both with and without sunglasses, and advised that in no way did [REDACTED] resemble the unknown subject. The NEWKIRKs provided the following description of [REDACTED]:
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Name [REDACTED] Sex Male Race Caucasian Age 35 to 36 years old Place of Birth Unknown Height Approximately 6' Weight Approximately 175 pounds Hair Black Eyes Brown Complexion Dark Characteristics A "loner" and "hippie type" Employment Sign painter Marital Status Married [REDACTED] Unknown
Former Address [REDACTED] Rapid City, South Dakota Current Address Unknown
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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DB COOPER-52673
Serials: MP 164-73, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4334