SAC Seattle re Mrs. Erma Cooper tip on Glenn Delbert Burke, NORJAK

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: 5/21/76

FROM : SA [redacted]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

[handwritten] /164-81-1a 546

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Re Seattle memo of SC FRANCIS E. ENTLER, dated 4/7/76.

On 5/6/76, Mrs. ERMA COOPER, 806½ West First Street, Aberdeen, Washington, advised that she suspected [redacted] as possibly being identical with D. B. COOPER. She identified this individual as GLENN DELBERT BURKE, however, she noted that BURKE had on several occasions used the last name COOPER. She then displayed a photograph of BURKE taken in 1969, which depicted BURKE as having a very receding hairline, however, Mrs. COOPER claimed the photograph was not a good representation of BURKE and she felt that he had more hair than depicted. She described BURKE as a white male American, age 43 or 44, 5'8" tall, 160 pounds, dark brown hair, brown eyes.

Mrs. COOPER stated the reason she suspected BURKE as possibly being identical with D. B. COOPER were the following:

He had told her that he was an ex-paratrooper; he had used the name DELBERT COOPER in the past and since his true last name was BURKE, she felt he could easily have used the name DELBERT BURKE COOPER. She also noted that she has had no contact with BURKE since 1970 and prior to that time they had been good friends. She knew of no reason why he would be avoiding her and felt the fact that he had not visited her since that time was suspicious. She also noted that she had mentioned the possibility of BURKE as being COOPER to [redacted] and he had acknowledged this possibility.

She stated that he was last known to be residing in Enumclaw, Washington, and she believed he had married a [redacted] (LNU) who had come from [redacted], Washington.

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[handwritten] 164-81-6948 Sub 822

SEARCHED____/ INDEXED____ SERIALIZED____ FILED____ MAY 22 1976 FBI — SEATTLE [illegible handwritten initials]

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PTS/jcb (3)

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB COOPER-55044

5010-110

SE 164-81

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Mrs. COOPER when asked to why she had not previously contacted the FBI with the above information, she merely stated that she did not want to believe BURKE could be involved but recently she had spoken with another friend and had mentioned the possibility and this other friend had also felt that BURKE could in fact be D. B. COOPER.

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On 5/13/76, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] DMV, Olympia, Washington, furnished a copy of Washington driver's license, number BU-RK-ED-G670K8, which was issued on 12/14/71 to DELBERT GLENN BURKE, 2304 A Street S.E., Auburn, Washington, and which described him as a male, born 5/28/33, brown eyes, 160 pounds, 5'9". Expiration date on this license was 5/28/73 and the license has not been renewed since that date. It is noted that the photograph on the license appears identical to the individual depicted in the photograph shown to SA [REDACTED] by Mrs. COOPER as mentioned above. Since neither the photograph nor description of BURKE could positively eliminate him as being a suspect in this matter, the following additional investigation is deemed appropriate.

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LEADS:

SEATTLE DIVISION

At Auburn, Washington

Will conduct credit and criminal inquiry concerning suspect BURKE to determine his employment during November, 1971. Will conduct other logical investigation in an effort to either eliminate him as a suspect or further identify him as D. B. COOPER.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB COOPER-55045