SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle re suspect Donald Lee Tompkins

Document date 12 February 1974

Part 117pages 179–1802 pagesDB Cooper-53640–53641

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Document: Memo SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle re suspect Donald Lee Tompkins
Id: Cooper-Part-117:179-180
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 pp. 179–180 (DB Cooper-53640–53641), Memo, dated 12 Feb 1974, serial SE 164-81-6114 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A179-180

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220)

NORJAK OO: Seattle

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2/12/74

Sub 704

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RE Suspect DONALD LEE TOMPKINS

Re San Francisco telephone call to Portland, dated 2/7/74.

Enclosed for the Seattle Division are two copies of a FD 302 reflecting interview of suspect at Oakland, California, 2/7/74. Enclosed for Portland Division is one copy of above enclosure for information inasmuch as suspect resides in the Portland Division.

For information Seattle and Portland Division, on the evening of 2/7/74, Lieutenant [REDACTED] and Sergeant [REDACTED] Oakland California Police Department, furnished information that suspect was currently in Oakland California at the Dusty Rhodes Marina in order to obtain an airplane, which he had purchased in May of 1973, for $8,000. According to the above sources, TOMPKINS slightly resembled composite drawing of Unsub COOPER. TOMPKINS is driving a Ford pickup, Oregon License [guess: KEG] 890.

Inquiry through Department of Motor Vehicles, Salem Oregon, disclosed Oregon license [guess: KEG] 890 issued to 1972 Ford pickup, VIN F10HRN21696, registered to JAMES H. KING, born 12/6/28, Route 1 Box 68-B, Dayton, Oregon. It is determined that KING has Oregon drivers license number 864 383 issued to JAMES MARION KING, described as a white male, date of birth 12/6/28, 6'2", 210 pounds, showing an address of 6375 S.W. Dawn, Lake Grove, Oregon. KING's drivers license record indicated had been suspended for driving while intoxicated.

Further inquiry disclosed Oregon drivers license number 66079 issued 11/24/72 to DONALD LEE TOMPKINS, Route 1 Box 112, Dayton, Oregon, born 11/24/30, 5'10", 180 lbs., and

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(2) - Seattle (Enc. 2) 1 - Portland (Enc. 1) 2 - San Francisco DRE:tns (5)

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Sub 704 164-81-6114 [guess]

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SEARCHED________ INDEXED____ SERIALIZED___ FILED____

FEB 14 1974

FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-53640

SF 164-220 DRE:tms

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registration indicates 1968 Buick, Oregon license [REDACTED] issued b6 to DONALD and [REDACTED] b7C

Interrogation and observation of TOMPKINS eliminated this individual due to eye color and fact that TOMPKINS is blind in right eye as being identical with Unsub COOPER.

No further investigation regarding this suspect is being conducted in San Francisco.

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b6 b7C

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DB COOPER-53641

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6114, SF 164-220