SAC Seattle to SAC Portland re Cooper suspects, with page two leads

Document date 8 December 1971

Part 15pages 5–62 pagesDB Cooper-3797–3798

Also filed at: Part 15 pp. 7–8

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Document: Airtel SAC Seattle to SAC Portland re Cooper suspects, with page two leads
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 15 pp. 5–6 (DB Cooper-3797–3798), Airtel, dated 8 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-902 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A005-006

12/8/71

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AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB; aka Dan Cooper Northwest Airlines Flight 305 Portland to Seattle 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION 00: Seattle

RE: SUSPECT [REDACTED] RE: SUSPECT [REDACTED]

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[guess: Sub]

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Re Portland teletype to Seattle, dated 11/30/71.

On December 6, 1971, Sheriff [REDACTED] County, Washington, advised that [REDACTED] resides near [REDACTED] Washington, and is

[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as white male, approximately [REDACTED] years old, 5' 10", 170, olive complexion, generally fitting composite description. He added that [REDACTED]

[REDACTED]

On December 1, 1971, [REDACTED] was developed as a suspect in captioned matter.

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2 - Portland (2) - Seattle NDS:bfr (4) [guess: Aronow] [guess: Serialized] [guess: Indexed] .... [guess: 19d]

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DB Cooper-3797 164-81-902

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SE 164-81

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On December 3, 1971, [REDACTED] Police Department, [REDACTED] Washington, advised that her records revealed [REDACTED] born [REDACTED] white male, 5' 10½", 160 pounds, brown hair and eyes, [REDACTED] County Sheriff's Office, Portland, Oregon.

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LEADS:

PORTLAND

AT PORTLAND, OREGON Conduct appropriate investigation to determine if [REDACTED] is identical to unsub.

2. Procure photograph of [REDACTED] Co. SO for elimination purposes.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB Cooper-3798

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Serials: PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-902