SA to SAC Seattle re Shelton source's recollection of bank burglary tunnel job
This copy: Part 117 pp. 109–110Also filed at Part 33 pp. 354–355 (primary)
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To SAC Seattle re interview of former Mason County Sheriff David 'Sam' Clark
Document date 30 January 1974
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 pp. 109–110 (DB Cooper-53560–53561), Memo, dated 30 Jan 1974, serial SE 164-81-6095 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A109-110
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 1/30/74
SA [REDACTED]
NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
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Re subject number 687; UNSUB; Tacoma Bank Robbery; Seattle memo of SA [REDACTED], 12/17/73.
On 1/22/74, DAVID "SAM" CLARK, former Mason County Sheriff, 519 Grandview, Shelton, Wa., advised he had no specific information concerning the possible identity of unsub in this matter, also known as D. B. COOPER. He explained that he merely recalled recently a bank burglary which occurred in the early 1960's in some small town located between Seattle and Tacoma, in which the individual responsible for the burglary had tun- neled into the bank and had made away with some $75,000 in cash. He added that the individual had to use explosives to gain entrance to the bank and as best he could recall, this in- dividual was also believed to have been employed with United Airlines at the time of the burglary. He stated he could not recall the subject's name nor could he recall the date or lo- cation of the bank burglary, and he had no other reason for thinking that this individual might be the unsub in this matter, other than the fact that it occurred to him that this bank burglar must have been a very smart individual as he believed unsub, aka D. B. COOPER must have been, and also, since he recalled he was employed with United Airlines, he would have a knowledge of the air transportation industry.
CLARK stated that possibly he could locate the news- paper article concerning this bank burglary which was the source of his information, as it was written up in the Shelton Journal which is only a weekly newspaper. He stated that he would re- contact the FBI should he be able to obtain any additional in- formation.
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DB COOPER-53560
SE 164-81
On 1/23/74, CLARK (SUPRA) telephonically advised that he had been unable to locate the newspaper article concerning the above mentioned bank burglary and he could not furnish any other information concerning the identity of the bank burglar or the incident itself.
In view of the above, it is suggested no further investigation be conducted concerning subject number 687.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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DB COOPER-53561
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6095