SAC Minneapolis to Director re latent fingerprint examination of Dan Cooper flight coupon

Document date 8 December 1971

Part 15pages 300–3012 pagesDB Cooper-4163, DB Cooper-4166

Also filed at: Part 66 pp. 270–271

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Document: Airtel SAC Minneapolis to Director re latent fingerprint examination of Dan Cooper flight coupon
Id: Cooper-Part-15:300-301
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 15 pp. 300–301 (DB Cooper-4163, DB Cooper-4166), Airtel, dated 8 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A300-301

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AIRTEL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION-LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

OO: Seattle

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Re Minneapolis teletype to Bureau, 12/7/71 and Portland teletype to Minneapolis, 12/6/71.

Enclosed for Bureau is ticket purchased by hijacker.

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[REDACTED] Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis International Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota, furnished the original of NWAL ticket number 012-144406773-0 dated 11/24/71 and issued to DAN COOPER for passage on NWAL flight 305 from Portland to Seattle. This ticket was purchased by hijacker of captioned flight.

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[REDACTED] advised this ticket has been handled by many NWAL employees and may be of little value in developing latent fingerprints.

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3 - Bureau (Enc. 1) (RM) 2 - Seattle (164-81) 2 - Portland (164-41) 2 - Minneapolis HDL:dja (9)

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164 - 81 - [illegible] SEARCHED... INDEXED... SERIALIZED... FILED... DEC 1971

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DB Cooper-4163

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MP 164-73

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Request of Latent Fingerprint Section conduct latent fingerprint exam on this flight coupon to attempt to develop any latent prints of value.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB Cooper-4166

Serials: MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81