ADIC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re studio interviews and Dirk Wayne Summers background
Document date 7 January 1977
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-120:364-367 Document: Airtel ADIC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re studio interviews and Dirk Wayne Summers background Id: Cooper-Part-120:364-367 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-120%3A364-367 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 pp. 364–367 (DB Cooper-55395–55398), Airtel, dated 7 Jan 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-120%3A364-367
FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)
FBI Date: 1/7/77
Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) AIRTEL AIR MAIL Via ___________ (Precedence)
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: ADIC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P) RE: NORJAK OO: Seattle
RE: [REDACTED] SOURCE
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Re Los Angeles airtel to Seattle dated 11/15/76, and Minneapolis letter to Seattle dated 12/22/76.
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For the information of Portland, on 12/16/76, [REDACTED] Minneapolis, Minnesota, who was a stewardess on victim aircraft in this matter, advised the Minneapolis FBI that on 12/12/76, she had received a call from an individual who identified himself as DICK SUMMERS of Warner Brothers Studios, Los Angeles, California. SUMMERS told [REDACTED] that Warner Brothers was doing a film on hijacking and D. B. COOPER and he wanted [REDACTED] to come to California to look at some pictures of COOPER. [REDACTED] advised that SUMMERS told her Warner Brothers knew who COOPER was. She stated she did not cooperate with SUMMERS and does not intend to contact him in California. She thought the above call may have been a prank, but thought it should be reported.
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On 1/3/77, [REDACTED] Alan Landsburg Productions, 9200 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, advised he knew of no one by the name of DICK SUMMERS and no one by this name was working on a television documentary entitled, "Still At Large," which Warner Brothers is currently making regarding the Hijacker, D. B. COOPER. [REDACTED] also stated the documentary is not being filmed at Warner Brothers and does not maintain office space at Warner Brothers.
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2 Seattle 2 - Portland (164-41) 2 - Los Angeles crs/aml (6)
Approved: ___________________ Sent ___________ Special Agent in Charge M Per ______ TITLE
GPO-1975-O-590-992
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[illegible routing/date stamp, partially reads "...77"] DB COOPER-55395
LA 164-497
On 1/3/77, [REDACTED], Burbank Studios of Warner Brothers - Columbia Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, advised he had never heard of DICK SUMMERS and a review of available records failed to identify anyone by this name as being an employee or tenant on the studio lot. Through inquiry by [REDACTED] he determined that the Legal Department of Warner Brothers possibly had information concerning this person.
On 1/3/77, [REDACTED], Legal Department, Warner Brothers, advised that about the middle of November 1976, Mr. DIRK SUMMERS came to Warner Brothers accompanied by his literary agent, [REDACTED], International Literary Agency, telephone 274-8779. SUMMERS stated he had obtained the rights to the D. B. COOPER story and could locate COOPER. He said the Statute of Limitations ran against COOPER in November 1976, and did not want to divulge COOPER's location until the statute had run. SUMMERS wanted to know if Warner Brothers was interested in buying his story and had requested a substantial amount of money.
[REDACTED] stated Warner Brothers was not interested in his story and declined his offer as they were aware that law enforcement agencies had thoroughly investigated the D. B. COOPER hijacking case apparently without developing a suspect, and it was seriously questioned that SUMMERS, as a writer, could locate COOPER. [REDACTED] stated he was concerned that SUMMER's claim was fraudulent.
He stated that for the above reasons, Warner's had rejected SUMMER's offer. He added that he had no further information regarding SUMMERS.
Above information being furnished to each division inasmuch as it appears the unidentified writer referred to by Attorney [REDACTED] during his prior contacts with the Los Angeles Division may well be the individual identified above as DIRK SUMMERS.
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DB COOPER-55396
LA 164-497
Los Angeles file 26-54042, captioned, "DIRK SUMMERS," indicates that in June 1968, a Chevrolet Corvette owned by General Motors Corporation, Los Angeles, was recovered stripped and abandoned in Chicago, Illinois. Investigation revealed that a theft report was filed with the Lyons, Illinois, Police Department by owner DIRK SUMMERS, 451 Wrightwood, Chicago. SUMMERS advised that Police Department that the vehicle had previously been reported stolen to the Los Angeles Police Department and he, SUMMERS, had recovered it, however, he failed to notify LAPD of this first recovery.
Investigation at Los Angeles revealed the vehicle had been loaned by General Motors Corporation to DIRK SUMMERS on several occasions in June 1967, for use in the television and movie industry. In June 1967, SUMMERS obtained loan of the Corvette from General Motors and after several weeks, General Motors tried unsuccessfully to recover the vehicle. Subsequent investigation by General Motors at that time revealed SUMMERS had no affiliation with the television or movie industry and had written numerous bad checks over all areas of the United States. Negotiations by SUMMERS to purchase the vehicle were never consummated. He never owned the vehicle per his claim to Lyons, Illinois, Police Department. Assistant U. S. Attorney Chicago, declined prosecution of SUMMERS and there is no indication in the Los Angeles file that he was interviewed.
California Law Enforcement Teletype System (CLETS) was checked and revealed a DIRK WAYNE SUMMERS, [illegible: handwritten/redaction mark], California Driver's License SO759225, and had an address of 3921 Deervale Drive, Sherman Oaks, California, effective 6/15/73. He was described as male, born 6/9/31, 6'2", 175 pounds, green eyes, blond hair. SUMMERS is registered owner of a 1966 Mercedes bearing license UTA 291. There are no warrants and no criminal history is indicated. He had two traffic citations in 1975-1976, at which time he was driving a 1965 Lincoln bearing license NRK 095, which is registered to DIRK WAYNE SOMMERS in Sherman Oaks, California.
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[handwritten underline beneath "DIRK WAYNE SUMMERS"] [dark scribble/redaction-style mark after "SUMMERS,"] [handwritten checkmark/arrow near "California Driver's License S0759225"] [handwritten underline beneath "3921 Deervale Drive"] [handwritten underline beneath "born 6/9/31"] [handwritten arrow/checkmark at end of paragraph] [handwritten looping flourish beneath the paragraph, above "- 3 -"]
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DB COOPER-55397
LA 164-497
LEAD
LOS ANGELES
AT SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA: Will attempt to locate and interview DIRK WAYNE SUMMERS at 3921 Deervale Drive, regarding any knowledge of D. B. COOPER.
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DB COOPER-55398
Serials: LA 164-497, PD 164-41, SE 164-81