To SAC Seattle re 'CHANGED' NORJAK subject Roger Lee Tharaldson, Sub 647
Document date 4 October 1973
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-116:178-179 Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re 'CHANGED' NORJAK subject Roger Lee Tharaldson, Sub 647 Id: Cooper-Part-116:178-179 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-116%3A178-179 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 116 pp. 178–179 (DB Cooper-53179–53180), Memo, dated 4 Oct 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-116%3A178-179
SAC (164-81) October 4, 1973
SA [REDACTED] [handwritten: Sub 647]
"CHANGED" NORJAK
RE: ROBER LEE THARALDSON SUB. 647
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Title marked "CHANGED" to reflect suspects full true name as ROGER LEE THARALDSON which was pre- viously carred as ROGER THORSON.
Re Seattle memo of Special Agent CHARLE E. FARRELL dated August 29, 1973, and September 11, 1973.
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On September 17, 1973, TOM HINCHCLIFFE, Records, Washington Correction Center, Shelton, Wash- ington, advised that he had no record concerning a [REDACTED] however, he did have a record of an inmate by the name of [REDACTED] but this individual was only [REDACTED] and then transferred He was definately [REDACTED] Mr. HINCHCLIFFE did have a record indicating that LARRY MITCHELL WRIGHT was in- carcerated in this institution from January to Octo- ber of 1970.
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On September 27, 1973, LARRY MITCHELL WRIGHT, 303 South Jefferson, Aberdeen, Washington, advised that the individual that he had referred to as being possibly identical to D. B. COOPER was one ROGER THOROLSON (Phonetic), a white male, age 30 - 33, 5'10" tall, 150 pounds, light brown or blond hair. He stated that THOROLSON was incarcerated at Washington Corrections Center, Shelton, Washington from January, 1970 until April or May, 1971, at which time he was released on parole to the Longview-Kelso, Washington area.
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SEARCHED [INDEXED] SERIALIZED [FILED] OCT 4 1973 FBI — SEATTLE
DB COOPER-53179
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[handwritten: Sub 647] [handwritten margin notations: b6, b7C] [handwritten: Sub 647]
SE 164-81
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He added that he merely felt that THOROLSON resembled the composite drawing of D. B. COOPER which he had seen, and he had no other basis for feeling that THOROLSON could be identical with D. B. COOPER.
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On September 27, 1973, TOM HINCHCLIFFE (SUPRA) advised that he did have a record of a ROGER LEE THARALDSON who was committed to this institution on January 14, 1970 as a probation violator and sub- sequently released on parole on April 9, 1971 to Kelso, Washington. He has since then returned to custody as of September 29, 1972 as a parole violator and according to his record he should be currently incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory, Monroe, Washington under their number 220653.
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HINCHCLIFFE described THARALDSON as follows:
Race White Sex Male Age 28 Date of Birth December 2, 1945 Place of Birth Bremerton, Washington Height 5'9" Weight 150 pounds Build Medium Eyes Blue Hair Brown and receding Complexion Fair Scar 3" cut scar on left forehead
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In view of the vast difference in physical description of THARALDSON and that furnished concerning D. B. COOPER, it is suggested that no further investi- gation be conducted concerning THARALDSON.
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DB COOPER-53180
Serials: SE 164-81