SAC San Antonio to SAC Seattle re Braniff witnesses and two unknown subjects (SA 164-111)
Document date 11 December 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 16 pp. 208–211 (DB Cooper-4527–4530), Airtel, dated 11 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-16%3A208-211
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Date: 12/11/71
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Via AIRTEL (Priority) ---------------------------------------------------------------
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, SAN ANTONIO (164-111) (P)
RE: UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
OO: SEATTLE Bufile: 164-2111
Re San Antonio telcall to Seattle, 11/27/71, and Houston airtel to Seattle, 11/30/71.
Enclosed for Seattle and Minneapolis are photographs of [REDACTED] and [REDACTED].
For information of Seattle, [REDACTED] was furnished by referenced telcall the following:
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(2)- Seattle (Encs. 2) 2 - Minneapolis (Encs. 2) 2 - San Antonio RLS:doz (6)
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164-81 - 12622 SEARCHED......INDEXED SERIALIZED...FILED DEC [0] 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
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Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge
Sent _________ M Per _________ DB-Cooper-4527
* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1969 O - 346-090 (11)
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SA 164-111
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On 11/27/71, at approximately 11:45 a.m., [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Texas, telephone No. [REDACTED] telephonically contacted FBI, San Antonio, and stated that he had some information that may possibly be of some value in above-captioned case.
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[REDACTED] stated that on 11/23/71, he took [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to Austin Municipal Airport, Austin, Texas, so she could fly to Dallas, Texas, via Braniff Airlines Flight #8, departing Austin at 1:05 p.m. for Dallas.
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While standing at the Braniff Airways window at 12:20 p.m. he noticed a man who came up to the window and started talking to the Braniff employee. [REDACTED] said that the unknown man questioned the employee about connections from Dallas to Seattle When the employee informed him of different matters concerning the flight he refused to take her word for it and insisted that she verify it all by making different phone calls. Unknown individual would ask the employee some questions and then step aside and talk to another individual who seemed to be with him. Unknown indivi- dual doing all the talking with the Braniff employee seemed overly concerned with the exact time and connections for this proposed flight.
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The following description of the two unknown males and the Braniff employee were obtained from [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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Unknown Subject #1 (person doing talking):
Sex Male Race White Weight 170 to 180 pounds Age 38- 45 years of age Hair Brownish, combed straight back Dress Gray, slightly mod Complexion Medium
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Unknown Subject #2:
Sex Male Race White Height 6'2" - 6'3" Weight 175 - 180 pounds Age 35 to 40 years of age Hair Dark
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SA 164-111
Braniff Employee:
Sex Female Hair Black Age 30 - 35 years oa age
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[REDACTED] further described Unknown Subject #1 as looking like Vice President AGNEW in the face but said that the man was not as heavy as AGNEW. [REDACTED] also stated that both unknown subjects seemed to have a slight accent, possibly German. According to [REDACTED] Unknown Subject #1 also mentioned Northwest Airlines when talking about going to Seattle, Unknown Subject #1 flew to Dallas on Flight 8.
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[REDACTED] Special Agent, FBI, Seattle, was telephonically contacted at approximately 5:30 p.m. on 11/23/71, and he advised that investigation should be conducted at the airport in Austin to ascertain the names of the two unknown individuals that [REDACTED] was suspect of.
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On 12/8/71, [REDACTED] Texas, Braniff Employee, advised she does not recall the above incident.
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For information of Seattle and Minneapolis, photographs previously submitted by Houston of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] are most recent ones available to the Texas Department of Public Safety Identi- fication Division.
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On 12/8/71, photographs of [REDACTED] may be identical to [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were obtained from the Texas Department of Public Safety Drivers License Section. Their driving records describe them as follows:
[REDACTED]
Race White Sex Male Born [REDACTED] Eyes [REDACTED] Height 5'9"
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DB Cooper-4529
SA 164-111
Address [REDACTED] Houston, Texas Drivers License # Texas [REDACTED] issued [REDACTED] photographed [REDACTED] Previous License [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] Race White Sex Male Born [REDACTED] Place of Birth [REDACTED] Height 5'11" Weight 180 pounds Hair Brown Eyes Brown Address [REDACTED] Houston, Texas Drivers License # Texas [REDACTED] issued [REDACTED] photographed [REDACTED] Previous License [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-4530
Serials: 164-2111, SA 164-111, SE 164-81