Supervisor J. Robert Sutthoff to SAC Seattle re Seattle PD informant identifying suspect from Cooper photos

Document date 1 February 1972

Part 21pages 16–172 pagesDB Cooper-6250–6251

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Document: Memo Supervisor J. Robert Sutthoff to SAC Seattle re Seattle PD informant identifying suspect from Cooper photos
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 21 pp. 16–17 (DB Cooper-6250–6251), Memo, dated 1 Feb 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-21%3A016-017

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 2/1/72

FROM : SUPERVISOR J. ROBERT SUTTHOFF [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Re: SUSPECT - [REDACTED]

On 2/1/72, [REDACTED] called me concerning captioned matter. He advised an old informant of his has recently contacted him and pointed out that after he saw pictures of "D.B. COOPER" in the newspapers, it immediately struck him as being very similar to [REDACTED] above.

Suspect [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] in approximately 1967 where he served time [REDACTED] is also said by [REDACTED] informant to be a former paratrooper, acquainted with the area of Gresham, Oregon and is fairly well known in that area. He is 35 to 40 years of age now. [REDACTED] had no further descriptive data noting that it is possibly available at [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] pointed out that his informant is money hungry and that should anything come of the above information putting him in for any reward etc., [REDACTED] will be available in the [REDACTED] at the [REDACTED] since he is [REDACTED]

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JRS:klb (3)

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164-81 - 211 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED JAN 3 1972 FBI—SEATTLE

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-6250

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 2/1/72

SUPERVISOR J. ROBERT SUTTHOFF

NORJAK

Re: SUSPECT - [redacted]

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On 2/1/72, [redacted] Seattle PD [redacted] called me concerning captioned matter. He advised an old informant of his has recently contacted him and pointed out that after he saw pictures of "D.B. COOPER" in the newspapers, it immediately struck him as being very similar to [redacted] above.

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Suspect [redacted] was [redacted] in approximately 1967 where he served time [redacted] is also said by [redacted] informant to be a former paratrooper, acquainted with the area of Gresham, Oregon and is fairly well known in that area. He is 35 to 40 years of age now. [redacted] had no further descriptive data noting that it is possibly available at [redacted].

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[redacted] pointed out that his informant is money hungry and that should anything come of the above information putting him in for any reward etc., [redacted] will be available in the [redacted] since he is [redacted].

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JRS:klb (3)

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[handwritten] 164-81-[guess: 2111] SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ........ SERIALIZED ........ FILED ........ FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-6251

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-211, SE 164-81-2111