SAC Seattle to Director/FBI Laboratory re typewriter specimens from Smith Corona Electric
Document date 21 January 1972
Also filed at: Part 20 p. 125 · Part 103 p. 457
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-20:124-124 Document: Memo SAC Seattle to Director/FBI Laboratory re typewriter specimens from Smith Corona Electric Id: Cooper-Part-20:124-124 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-20%3A124-124 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 20 p. 124 (DB Cooper-6081), Memo, dated 21 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-2019 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-20%3A124-124
DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) 1/21/72 ATTN: FBI LABORATORY
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P-)
NORJAK
Re: [REDACTED] - SUSPECT
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Re Bureau airtel to Seattle 1/6/72, requesting samples of the typewriter described below.
Enclosed herewith are two pages of typing taken from the Smith Corona Electric portable typewriter.
[REDACTED]
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For the information of the Bureau, [REDACTED] was interviewed at which time he advised that he was 200 miles east of Honolulu on [REDACTED] on 11/24/71 when he first heard of the hijacking. He advised he has no idea who did it and has no idea who wrote the "D.B. COOPER" letters. He stated that the only people who have access to his typewriter are himself, [REDACTED]
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In this case it is not considered that other relatives may be considered as suspects.
A fingerprint examination is not deemed necessary.
REQUEST OF BUREAU
Will conduct typewriter examination of the submitted items for comparison with previously received "D.B. COOPER" letters.
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2 - Bureau (Encl 2) (REG) ARMED & DANGEROUS (3)- Seattle DJS:klb (5)
Searched Serialized [initialed] Indexed .. Filed....
176958 1-21-72
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DB Cooper-6081 164-81-2019
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2019