SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re suspect Franklin John Painter, with Reno insert

Document date 9 June 1975

Part 118pages 311–3122 pagesDB Cooper-54430–54431

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Document: Memo SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re suspect Franklin John Painter, with Reno insert
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 118 pp. 311–312 (DB Cooper-54430–54431), Memo, dated 9 Jun 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-118%3A311-312

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE DATE: 6/9/75

FROM : SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (P)

[handwritten, upper right: Sub 766]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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RE: SUSPECT FRANKLIN JOHN PAINTER, aka Nick Leuis

Re SF airtel to LV, 5/22/75.

Enclosed herewith are two copies of an investigative insert re investigation conducted at Reno, Nevada.

LEAD

LAS VEGAS

AT YERINGTON, NEVADA. Will interview suspect's sister, LUCINDA REYES, telephone number 463-2674.

[handwritten, right margin near LEAD section: 6595]

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[circled] 2 - Seattle (Enc. 2) 1 - San Francisco (Enc. 2) 2 - Las Vegas NMS/den (5)

[handwritten, right of list: Sub 766]

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[handwritten, above stamp box, partially illegible: 16Y-8|-6575 [illegible]]

SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ JUN 13 1975 FBI - SEATTLE

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

5010-103-02

DB COOPER-54430

1 LV 164-60 NMS/den

The following investigation was conducted by SA NORMAN M. STONE.

AT RENO, NEVADA

On May 29, 1975, [REDACTED], [REDACTED], United States Post Office, advised JOSEPH PAINTER is employed by that Post Office as a mail handler. He noted PAINTER is mentally retarded and was employed through a program with the Nevada State Rehabilitation Agency.

On May 30, 1975, JOSEPH PAINTER, Apartment 7, 228 Mill Street, was contacted. He stated he was uncertain when he last saw his brother, FRANKLIN PAINTER, stating that they were never close. He said several years ago his brother stopped by the Post Office where he is employed and attempted to borrow some money from him. He refused. He had not seen his brother prior to that time since his father's funeral, on May 1, 1961. He could furnish no information concerning his brother.

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Sub 766 [guess]

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Sub 766 [guess] 164-8-6574 [guess, handwritten over stamp] SEARCHED ______ INDEXED ______ SERIALIZED ______ FILED ______ JUN 13 1975 [guess] SE - SEATTLE [guess]

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DB COOPER-54431

Serials: LV 164-60