SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re Stardust Hotel employment records and photographs

Document date 3 February 1972

Part 22pages 30–323 pagesDB Cooper-6371–6373

Also filed at: Part 75 pp. 26–28

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Document: Airtel SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re Stardust Hotel employment records and photographs
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 22 pp. 30–32 (DB Cooper-6371–6373), Airtel, dated 3 Feb 1972, serial SE 164-81-2174 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-22%3A030-032

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

FBI

Date: 2/3/72

Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via AIRTEL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)(P)

RE: NORJAK

Re Butel 12/28/71 and Sacramento airtel 1/11/72.

Enclosed for Sacramento and Seattle is one copy each of photographs of [REDACTED] taken in the 1960's at Las Vegas.

A canvas has been made of law enforcement agencies in the Las Vegas Division for reported missing persons in accordance with directions in re Butel with negative results.

[REDACTED] Stardust Hotel, advised on 1/17/72, that records of personnel and employees during the early 1960's are currently in storage and it would take approximately two weeks to make a pertinent appropriate file review for a former [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] Stardust Hotel, who has held that position [REDACTED] advised on 1/11//2, that he had no personal recollection of a former [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] was recontacted 2/1/72, and advised that a thorough search of their records failed to disclose the former [REDACTED] ever having been employed at that establishment.

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② - Seattle (Enc. 2) Recorded 2 - Sacramento (164-50)(Enc. 2) 1 - Las Vegas

HEH:bsh (5)

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164-81-2174 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED FEB 7 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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Approved: ____________ Special Agent in Charge

Sent _________ M Per _________

DB Cooper-6371

LV 164-60

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She noted, however, that their records did disclose one, [REDACTED] with Social Security Number [REDACTED] and residence [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Nevada, was employed as a [REDACTED] at the Stardust Hotel from [REDACTED] when he voluntarily resigned. She stated there was nothing additional concerning [REDACTED] in their personnel files, and noted that employment records for that period were maintained by a security firm known as [REDACTED] which is no longer in operation.

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[REDACTED] Clark County SO, advised on 2/1/72, that they had no record of [REDACTED] and that any [REDACTED] would require a work permit from the Clark County SO.

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Their records disclosed # [REDACTED] which indicated that [REDACTED] a W/M adult, born [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] 6'1" tall, 183 pounds, medium build, black hair, blue-gray eyes, dark complexion, with [REDACTED] and residence at [REDACTED] Nevada, subject [REDACTED] who had been an Air Force veteran with honorable discharge as a private first class serial # [REDACTED] held a work permit for employment as a [REDACTED] Nevada.

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According to their records [REDACTED] was initially employed with the Tropicana Hotel as of [REDACTED] the Riviera Hotel [REDACTED] the Dunes Hotel on [REDACTED] the Silver Slipper on [REDACTED] and the Stardust Hotel from [REDACTED] when his card was cancelled due to his resignation from the Stardust.

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[REDACTED] file indicated a prior arrest by the [REDACTED] and at the time of his work card application on 1/15/62, for the Stardust Hotel he listed the following references:

[REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-6372

LV 164-60

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[REDACTED] Las Vegas PD, advised on 2/1/72, their file [REDACTED] disclosed that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] born [REDACTED] with residence at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Nevada, had made application for [REDACTED] position with the Las Vegas PD on 4/22/51, received a work card [REDACTED] the Mint Hotel on 2/20/59, and was [REDACTED] 9/18/61, [REDACTED]

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The record disclosed that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] of 2/14/62.

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LEADS:

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

At South Lake Tahoe, California:

Display enclosed photographs to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to determine if [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is identical to the [REDACTED] he described .as [REDACTED] at the Stardust in Las Vegas in 1963.

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2. If identical Sacramento will then contact DMV, obtain most recent photograph of [REDACTED] and have same forwarded to Seattle and related offices for display to pertinent witness in this matter for identification or elimination as subject.

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CONSIDER UNSUB DANGEROUS.

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DB Cooper-6373

Serials: LV 164-60, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2174

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