SA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK - airport police identification of J. Croak
Document date 15 July 1976
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 pp. 133–134 (DB Cooper-55137–55138), Memo, dated 15 Jul 1976, serial SE 164-81-7009 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-120%3A133-134
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: 7/15/76
FROM : SA [redacted]
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
RE: JAMES CROAK - SUSPECT
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On 7/9/76, Detective [redacted] Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Police, phone [redacted], telephonically contacted SA [redacted] at approximately 3:55 pm and advised that there was an individual that was close in appearance to D. B. COOPER. [redacted] advised that this individual had been spotted by a Hughes Airwest Ticket Agent. The ticket agent advised [redacted] that this individual was booked on the flight as J. CROAK and was scheduled to depart Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from Alaskan Airlines on Flight 87 at 4:15 pm for Fairbanks, Alaska. [redacted] advised that he had previously contacted the FBI - Seattle Office, to obtain information regarding D. B. COOPER. SA [redacted] advised that he would obtain descriptive data on D. B. COOPER and recontact [redacted] at the terminal concourse.
At approximately 4:05 pm, SA [redacted] recontacted [redacted] and supplied [redacted] with the available descriptive data. [redacted] advised that he was going to question J. CROAK and let the ticket agent take a closer look at this individual.
[redacted] again contacted SA [redacted] at approximately 4:35 pm and advised that he had confronted CROAK and obtained the following information from CROAK's [handwritten: driver's] license:
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Name: JAMES CROAK Address: Hutton Heights Village #63 Green River, Wyoming DOB: 6/29/32 Weight: 175 lbs. Height: 5'10½" Hair: Dark brown and greying
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164-81-7009 [handwritten] SEARCHED..........INDEXED....... SERIALIZED.......FILED.......... JUL 15 1976 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-55137
SE 181-64
[redacted] advised that CROAK had stated that he was going to Fairbanks, Alaska to look for a job and also to do some hunting and fishing. [redacted] advised that CROAK did not have an olive complexion but he was dark skinned. CROAK was very calm when stopped and was very polite even though he did not know why he was stopped initially. CROAK was dressed in bluish plaid pants, white dress shirt and had a light blue nylon jacket. [redacted] advised that the ticket agent's name is [redacted] (phonetic) and had seen an artist conception drawing of D. B. COOPER in the newspaper recently. [redacted] was present when CROAK was stopped by [redacted] believed that CROAK was still a good possible for D. B. COOPER. [redacted] knows [redacted] and considers him to be quite stable.
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DB COOPER-55138
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7009, SE 181-64
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