SA Martin J. Godfrey to SAC Seattle re suspect John Scott (Sub 76), formerly John Schaff (Sub 883)

Document date 3 August 1977

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Document: Memo SA Martin J. Godfrey to SAC Seattle re suspect John Scott (Sub 76), formerly John Schaff (Sub 883)
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 122 p. 129 (DB Cooper-56236), Memo, dated 3 Aug 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-122%3A129-129

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

Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 Sub 76) (P) DATE: 8/3/77

FROM : SA MARTIN J. GODFREY

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Suspect #76 Formerly Suspect #883

Re: JOHN SCOTT, Sub 76 Formerly Identified as JOHN SCHAFF, Sub 883

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[REDACTED] Yakima, Washington, telephone [REDACTED] advised that he works with a JOHN SCOTT at the East Tank Farm of the Valdez Terminal on the Alaska pipeline. He does not know any JOHN SCHAFF. SCOTT was a head timekeeper and was the [REDACTED] They worked at the terminal at Valdez during most of 1975 and SCOTT returned for a three-month period from 8/76 through 11/76.

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[REDACTED] advised that SCOTT apparently was a para- trooper and was a draftsman for the Boeing Company. SCOTT told [REDACTED] that he had worked on the 727 aircraft while he worked at Boeing. According to [REDACTED] a couple of weeks before the Statute of Limitations ran out on the hijacking in question, JOHN SCOTT was quite inebriated and said words to the effect that it was only a couple of weeks until the Statute of Limitations runs out on D. B. COOPER. These comments were apparently made to [REDACTED] at Valdez. [REDACTED] described SCOTT as 5'8" to 5'10", 175 lbs., with thick dark hair.

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[REDACTED] was shown artists' conceptions of the subject in this matter, and advised that it would be possible that this could be JOHN SCOTT. [REDACTED] showed photographs of SCOTT to this Agent, and it was noted that he had a full beard. The other features would could be compared to the artist's conception on the subject would not eliminate JOHN SCOTT.

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[handwriting, partially overlapping typed text]: Sub 883 164-81-7624 [guess: last digits uncertain due to overlapping handwriting] [REDACTED box] N

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DB COOPER-56236

Serials: 164-81 Sub 76, 164-81-7624 [uncertain], Sub 76, Sub 883