SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect interviewed at Vacaville, with leads

Document date 28 December 1971

Part 17pages 446–4483 pagesDB Cooper-5280–5282

Also filed at: Part 103 pp. 230–232

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Document: Airtel SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect interviewed at Vacaville, with leads
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 17 pp. 446–448 (DB Cooper-5280–5282), Airtel, dated 28 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1625 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-17%3A446-448

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI Date: 12/28/71

Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via __AIRTEL__ AIR MAIL (Priority) ------------------------------------------------------------- TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) [REDACTED] b6 b7C FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

NORJAK

RE: SUSPECT [REDACTED] b6 b7C

ReSFairtel to SC, 12/16/71; CEairtel to SE, 12/10/71.

For the information of Charlotte, reSFairtel advised records of San Quentin disclose only that captioned suspect was discharged from Folsom Prison, California, on 9/28/70. His prison file was to be located at Archives, California Medical Facility, Vacaville, California.

The following investigation was conducted by SA RICHARD S. ERICKSON at Vacaville, California:

On 12/23/71, [REDACTED] California Medical Facility, made available the b6 prison file for suspect under California prison number[REDACTED] b7C

This file disclosed that as of 11/2/70 suspect was confined [REDACTED] Raleigh, b6 North Carolina, [REDACTED] b7C He was received into [REDACTED] on 4/28/64 from [REDACTED] with [REDACTED] He was released on 9/28/70 to [REDACTED]

(2) Seattle (Enc. 1) (RCdSU) 2-Charlotte (164-101) 1-Sacramento (143)

RSE:kep [initials] (5) Approved: _______________ Sent _______ M Per ________ Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-139 DB Cooper-5280

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164-81-1625 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ........ SERIALIZED [initials] FILED [initials] DEC 30 1971 FBI--SEATTLE

SC 164-50

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His visitors and correspondence record list the following:

[REDACTED] California

[REDACTED] North Carolina

[REDACTED]

[REDACTED] Delaware

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His parole plan indicated he would seek employment as a helicopter pilot or instructor at Novato, California.

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His record shows him to have FBI #[REDACTED] California Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (CII) #[REDACTED] with service in the U. S. Army from 6/29/54 to 10/27/61 under service numbers [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] He indicated he had been a helicopter pilot for the Laotian Government from 1960 to 1963. He was also shown to have Social Security Number [REDACTED] He is described as WMA, born [REDACTED] North Carolina, 5'10", 157 pounds, brown hair, hazel eyes, ruddy complexion, medium build.

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A photograph of suspect is enclosed herewith for the Seattle Office.

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LEAD:

CHARLOTTE DIVISION

At Raleigh, North Carolina

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DB Cooper-5281

SC 164-50

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Through [REDACTED] ascertain if suspect [REDACTED] on 11/24/71. If not, ascertain further background information concerning him.

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-5282

Serials: CE 164-101, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1625