Denver to Butte, Seattle and Portland re suspect William Deems, Kalispell FAA lead

This copy: Part 115 pp. 323–324Also filed at Part 95 pp. 188–189 (primary)

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Denver to Butte, Seattle and Portland re FAA tip on William Deems

Document date 5 February 1973

Part 115pages 323–3242 pagesDB Cooper-5281, DB Cooper-52813

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Document: Teletype Denver to Butte, Seattle and Portland re FAA tip on William Deems
Id: Cooper-Part-115:323-324
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 115 pp. 323–324 (DB Cooper-5281, DB Cooper-52813), Teletype, dated 5 Feb 1973, serial SE 164-81-4399 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A323-324

NR005 DN PLAIN 6:33PM 2/5/73 NITEL DXF TO BUTTE SEATTLE (164-81) PORTLAND (164-41) FROM DENVER (164-98) (P) 2P

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NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE.

RE SUSPECT WILLIAM DEEMS.

ON 2/5/73, [REDACTED], FAA, ADVISED HE WAS RECENTLY AT KALISPELL, MONTANA AIRPORT. [REDACTED] [REDACTED], AIR WEST AIRLINES, TOLD HIM HE SUSPECTED WILLIAM DEEMS OF NORJAK.

[REDACTED] TOLD ALLEN DEEMS HAS WORKED FOR SEVERAL AIRLINES AND HAS GONE TO 727 FLIGHT SCHOOL, POSSIBLY AT SEATTLE. DEEMS WAS LIVING CORAM, MONTANA, UNTIL THREE MONTHS AGO AND RECEIVED AIR FREIGHT UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES AND UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

[REDACTED] SAID COMPOSITES OF NORJAK UNSUB BEAR STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO DEEMS. DEEMS DESCRIBED AS WM, EARLY 50'S, 5'11", END PAGE ONE

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Sub 570 164-81-4399

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FEB 5 1973

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DB COOPER-5281

DN 164-98 PAGE TWO

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MEDIUM BUILD, DARK HAIR, GRAYING AND THIN IN FRONT. DEEMS BELIEVED PRESENTLY RESIDING ROSEBURG, OREGON. BUTTE AT KALISPELL, MONTANA, CONTACT [REDACTED] RESIDENCE [REDACTED] AIR WEST AIRLINES, FOR FURTHER INFO RE DEEMS. CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION AT CORAM IF INDICATED. INFORMATION FURNISHED PORTLAND SINCE DEEMS REPORTEDLY NOW RESIDES ROSEBURG, OREGON. A R M E D A N D D A N G E R O U S. E N D T E L FEE FBI SEATTLE CLR

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b6 b7C b7D

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DB COOPER-52813

Serials: DN 164-98, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4399