SA to SAC Seattle re Vancouver subject and interview of Hough

Document date 26 February 1976

Part 119pages 252–2532 pagesDB Cooper-54790

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 pp. 252–253 (DB Cooper-54790), Memo, dated 26 Feb 1976, serial SE 164-81-6858 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-119%3A252-253

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 2/26/76

FROM : SA [redacted box]

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE Bufile 164-2111

Re: [redacted box]

Re memorandum of SA RICHARD AVERY DYER dated 12/3/75.

On 1/5/76, a check with the Seattle telephone book revealed the following information:

Subscriber WILLIAM HOUGH, residing at 7458 Corliss North, Seattle, Washington, possessed telephone number 522-2256. In the Seattle City Directory listing for WILLIAM HOUGH indicated he worked for Westlake Chevrolet as a mechanic and his wife's name was IRIS Y. HOUGH.

Credit and criminal checks at Seattle, Washington, concerning IRIS and WILLIAM HOUGH indicated that she worked for the Boeing Company and there was no criminal record for either WILLIAM or IRIS HOUGH.

On 2/10/76, attempt was made to contact IRIS HOUGH at 7458 Corliss Avenue North, with negative results.

On 2/11/76, IRIS HOUGH was contacted at Boeing Aircraft Corporation, Security Office, at which time she provided the following information:

[redacted box] moved to a new address in Vancouver approximately two or three years ago and HOUGH stated she had that new address at home.

RNN/tcs (2)

[illegible cursive signature]

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

5010-110 DB COOPER-54790

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164-81-6858 [handwritten, partially legible] SEARCHED..........INDEXED.......... SERIALIZED................. FEB 26 [illegible] FBI-SEATTLE

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HOUGH advised [REDACTED] works in outdoor advertising in the Portland - Vancouver area. She described him as a white male American, 5'8", brown - blondish receding hairline, approximately [REDACTED] years old with a thin build.

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HOUGH stated she did not know of any parachutes brands that [REDACTED] may have had; however, he was in the military. HOUGH advised [REDACTED] is not the type of person to be involved in this crime; as far as she knows he has no criminal record.

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HOUGH viewed the color and black and white composites of Unsub in this matter with and without glasses and stated [REDACTED] does not resemble any of the composites; however, the black and white composite without glasses looks the most like him. HOUGH stated [REDACTED] does not smoke cigarettes at all.

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On 2/12/76, IRIS HOUGH telephonically furnished the following address for [REDACTED] in Vancouver, Washington:

[REDACTED ADDRESS BOX] Vancouver, Washington

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In view of the above, no further investigation will be conducted at this time.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6858