Los Angeles to Director and offices re NORJAK suspect leads (Highland Park, Illinois)

This copy: Part 20 pp. 37–39Also filed at Part 93 pp. 79–82 (primary)

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SAC Los Angeles to Seattle and offices re Houston informant on hijacking braggart

Document date 20 January 1972

Part 20pages 37–393 pagesDB Cooper-5994–5996

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 20 pp. 37–39 (DB Cooper-5994–5996), Teletype, dated 20 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-1969 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-20%3A037-039

NR 005 LA PLAIN 149PM URGENT 1-20-72 NJZ TO CHICAGO SEATTLE (164-81) HOUSTON MINNEAPOLIS PORTLAND WASHINGTON FIELD FROM LOS ANGELES (164-497) 3P

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NORJAK

RE SUSPECT [redacted] INSTANT DATE, [redacted] SOUTHWEST LAND DEVELOPMENT, THREE FOUR THREE ONE WEST PLABANA STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS, TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED [redacted] [redacted] LOS ANGELES DIVISION AS FOLLOW: [redacted] NAMED [redacted] WAS IN CORBO SAN LUCAS, BAJA, MEXICO, DECEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST AND PERSON NAMED [redacted] WAS DRUNK IN BAR, CONNECTED WITH CAMINO REAL HOTEL IN CORBO SAN LUCAS. BAR CALLED RAEFAEL RESTAURANT AND BAR. [redacted] TOLD STORY TO [redacted] AND TWO UNKNOWN PERSONS HE WAS HIJACKER OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES AND PARACHUTED OUT END PAGE ONE

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164-81 - 1969 SERIALIZED [illegible] m2 JAN 08 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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PAGE TWO LA 164-497

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OF PLANE. [REDACTED] STATES MAN WENT INTO DETAIL ABOUT HIJACKING. [REDACTED] ADVISED HE WOULD BE AT LOCATION IN MEXICO FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. HOWEVER, [REDACTED] NOTICED NEXT DAY [REDACTED] WAS GONE. ESTIMATED COST OF BOAT FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. [REDACTED] HAS STATED [REDACTED] WERE ON ONE TO THREE YEAR VACATION AND DESTINATION NOT GIVEN. [REDACTED] CLAIMED TO BE FROM HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS AND FORMER EMPLOYEE OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES IN [REDACTED] CLAIMED [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ON WEST COAST AND PRIOR TO LIVING IN ILLINOIS, RESIDED IN PORTLAND, OREGON. [REDACTED] DESCRIBED AS WHITE MALE, AGE [REDACTED] FIVE FEET TEN TO FIVE FEET ELEVEN INCHES TALL, SLENDER BUILD, DARK BROWN HAIR.

HOUSTON CONDUCT INTENSIVE INTERVIEW OF [REDACTED] EMPLOYED SOUTHWEST LAND DEVELOPMENT, THREE FOUR THREE ONE WEST PLABANA STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS. DISPLAY ARTIST SKETCH OBTAIN ALL DESCRIPTIVE DATA AND SET OUT ALL LOGICAL ADDITIONAL LEADS TO ASCERTAIN IF [REDACTED] LOGICAL SUSPECT.

MINNEAPOLIS THROUGH NORTHWEST AIRLINES RECORDS, ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY [REDACTED] AS FORMER EMPLOYEE OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES IN [REDACTED]

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PAGE THREE LA 164-497

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CHICAGO AT HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, CHECK INDICES, CREDIT AND CRIMINAL AND OTHER LOGICAL SOURCES IN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY [REDACTED]

PORTLAND CONDUCT SAME INVESTIGATION AS CHICAGO.

WASHINGTON FIELD THROUGH U.S. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY [REDACTED] POSSIBLY [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ON WEST COAST.

REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION IN MEXICO NOT BEING SET FORTH BY LOS ANGELES PENDING INTENSIVE INTERVIEW OF [REDACTED] [REDACTED] IN HOUSTON.

UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

END VAB FBI SEATTLE CLR

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DB Cooper-5996

Serials: LA 164-497, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1969

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