SAC Portland to Director FBI (Identification Division) re NORJAK - Marion Mooney
Document date 16 July 1976
Also filed at: Part 38 pp. 31–32
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 pp. 152–153 (DB Cooper-55156–55157), Memo, dated 16 Jul 1976, serial SE 164-81-7049 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-120%3A152-153
DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) 7/16/76 (ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION)
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)(P)
NORJAK (00: Seattle)
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On 7/10/76, an individual who identified himself as [redacted] telephonically contacted the Portland [illegible handwritten annotation] Office, advising that he believed that D. B. COOPER was identical to an individual known to him as MARION MOONEY, who resided at Route 1, Box 140, Jasper Road, Springfield, Oregon.
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At that time, [redacted] stated that [redacted] but since his house is bugged and he has had his telephone removed for several years because it was bugged, he could only meet with Agents in Eugene, Oregon. He stated that contact with him can be arranged through the personnel of the bus concession stand in the Eugene Mall. He stated he was calling from this concession stand at that time.
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[redacted] made no further remarks as to why he considers MOONEY identical to the unknown subject known as D. B. COOPER.
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On the morning of 7/14/76, an individual identifying himself as [redacted] who resided at [redacted] Springfield, Oregon, personally appeared at the Eugene Resident Agency and advised that an individual known as MARION MOONEY, who lives on the only other property where [redacted] is very similar in appearance to the individual who hijacked a plane in Seattle, Washington, in 1971, using the name of D. B. COOPER. [redacted] stated that MOONEY told him that he had been a paratrooper in the Army. [redacted] further stated that he had seen photographs of the artist conception of the individual known as D. B. COOPER, and he believed that MARION MOONEY is very similar in appearance to this individual. He described MARION MOONEY as being a white male adult, approximately 60 years old, 6' tall, 175 pounds, muscular build, gray hair.
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2- Bureau 2- Portland PEK:laa (6) (2) Seattle (164-81)
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Sub 832 [appears twice, handwritten]
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164-81-7049 SEARCHED ____ INDEXED ____ SERIALIZED ____ FILED ____ JUL 20 1976 FBI SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-55156
[redacted] further stated that he did not know what type of occupation MOONEY had been involved in in the past, and he believes at the present time MOONEY is retired. He stated that MOONEY owns the property [redacted] and supposedly owns additional property in the area. [redacted] stated that MOONEY uses various airlines in traveling to different locations around the West Coast and is familiar with the various airlines and their flight patterns.
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[redacted] could provide no additional information regarding MARION MOONEY and could provide no additional information which would indicate that MARION MOONEY was identical with D. B. COOPER.
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On 7/15/76, the records of the Area Information Records System (AIRS), the computerized record keeping system for all law enforcement agencies in Lane County, Oregon, were examined and revealed that MARION HENRY MOONEY, with a date of birth of November 15, 1913, height 6', weight 175, hair gray, eyes blue, address Route 1, Box 140, Springfield, Oregon, was cited by the Springfield Police Department on November 19, 1975, for violation of the basic rule/radar. He was again cited by the Lane County Sheriff's Office on 5/24/76, for violation of the basic rule/radar.
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On 7/16/76, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles, Salem, Oregon, advised via State Teletype that MARION HENRY MOONEY, Route 1, Box 140, Springfield, Oregon, was issued Oregon license 140300 on 11/14/75. He is described as 6', 175 pounds, DOB 11/15/13.
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REQUEST OF THE IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
The Identification Division is requested to compare the known fingerprints of MARION HENRY MOONEY, DOB 11/15/13, if available, with the latent fingerprints previously submitted in this case to determine if any are identical to those of MOONEY.
[handwritten annotation, right margin: "[guess: DONE] SER 7039"]
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LEADS
PORTLAND
AT SPRINGFIELD, OREGON. Will interview MARION HENRY MOONEY at Route 1, Box 140, in an effort to determine if he is identical to the unknown subject known as D. B. COOPER.
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DB COOPER-55157
Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7049