Nitel Minneapolis to Seattle re tip on David Cooper suspect

Document date 27 August 1975

Part 118pages 3–42 pagesDB Cooper-53977–53978

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Document: Nitel Minneapolis to Seattle re tip on David Cooper suspect
Id: Cooper-Part-118:003-004
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 118 pp. 3–4 (DB Cooper-53977–53978), Teletype, dated 27 Aug 1975, serial SE 164-81-6657 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-118%3A003-004

NR0C4 MB PLAIN 10:55PM NITEL AUGUST 27, 1975 DCW TO SEATTLE (164-81) FROM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE BUFILE 164-2111. RE ANCHORAGE AIRTEL TO SEATTLE, DATED MAY 2, 1975.

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OFFICER [REDACTED], AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT (APD), MINNEAPOLIS- ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS DATE THAT A DOROTHY M. O'BRIEN, AMBERY, WISCONSIN, DOB DECEMBER 23, 1922, TELEPHONE NUMBER (715) 759-5734, AT 2:30PM, HAD STOPPED AT THE APD AND ADVISED THE FOLLOWING:

MRS. O'BRIEN HAD BEEN VISITING [REDACTED] [REDACTED], YELM, WASHINGTON, TELEPHONE NUMBER [REDACTED] PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERN- ING A RENTER OF THE [REDACTED] WHO WAS KNOWN AS DAVID COOPER:

DAVID COOPER IS REPORTEDLY A RETIRED U.S. ARMY DOCTOR, WITH FIVE YEARS PARACHUTE EXPERIENCE. HE IS CURRENTLY MARRIED TO [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. PRIOR TO NORJAK, DAVID COOPER WAS ENGAGED IN AN EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING PROGRAM. COOPER WAS NOT SEEN BY [REDACTED] ON THE DAY OF NORJAK.

AT TIME OF NORJAK, COOPER WAS RENTING PROPERTY FROM [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND LIVING A MEAGER LIFE. HE NEVER ALLOWED ANY PICTURES TO BE

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Sub 738 [lower right, near stamp] Sect 738 164-81-6657 [lower left] Lead to [REDACTED box] [near bottom stamp] WOW!!

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SEARCHED..... INDEXED..... SERIALIZED..... FILED..... AUG 27 1975

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DB COOPER-53977

PAGE TWO MP 164-73

TAKEN OF HIM. COOPER DESCRIBED AS 5'9", 150 POUNDS, SLIM BUILD, GRAY HAIR, BROWN EYES, AND NERVOUS.

COOPER, WHO HAS NO KNOWN INCOME, RECENTLY PURCHASED PROPERTY IN LEWISTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

MRS. O'BRIEN ADVISED THAT [REDACTED] HAD NOT REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO AUTHORITIES DUE TO THEIR CLOSE RELATIONSHIP [REDACTED] CONTINUES TO RESIDE IN THE YELM, WASH., AREA.

SEATTLE DIVISION AT YELM, WASHINGTON WILL CONTACT [REDACTED] REGARDING INFORMATION OF DAVID COOPER.

WILL CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION REGARDING DAVID COOPER.

INTERVIEW OF MRS. DOROTHY M. O'BRIEN, AMBERY, WISCONSIN, LEFT TO DISCRETION OF OFFICE OF ORIGIN.

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GJW FBI SE ACK FOR ONE TEL CLR TKS

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DB COOPER-53978

Serials: 164-2111, MP 164-73, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6657