SAC Memphis to SAC Seattle re NORJACK suspect background and leads
Document date 19 February 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 23 pp. 49–52 (DB Cooper-7158–7161), Airtel, dated 19 Feb 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-23%3A049-052
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 2/19/72
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Via Airtel (Priority)
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TO: SAC, Seattle (164-81) FROM: SAC, Memphis (164-78)(RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJACK OO: Seattle Bufile 164-2111
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[stamp: 220]
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Enclosed herewith for the Seattle Division are two photographs of [REDACTED]
On 2/2/72 [REDACTED] advised he received information from an informant that [REDACTED] should be considered as a suspect in captioned hijack. According to the informant, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Tennessee, and [REDACTED] generally resembles the artist's conception of captioned hijacker which recently appeared in the Nashville newspapers. The informant related that [REDACTED] was formerly with [REDACTED] and had recently been [REDACTED] Nashville, Tennessee, [REDACTED]
On the same date a review of records at Nashville Metropolitan PD located a record for [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is described as follows:
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(3) - Seattle (Encs. 2) [illegible annotation] 1 - Memphis
LMM:jlg (4)
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] FEB 25 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Special Agent in Charge
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135
DB Cooper-7158
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ME 164-78
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Race White Sex Male DOB [redacted] POB [redacted] Hair Brown Eyes Blue Height 5'9" Weight 170 Build Medium Complexion Medium Address [redacted]
Wife [redacted]
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PD records disclose [redacted] and [redacted]
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On the same date [redacted] [redacted] Tennessee National Guard, Nashville, Tennessee, advised his records disclosed [redacted] served with the U. S. Navy from [redacted] under [redacted] [redacted] and was last assigned to [redacted] U.S. Navy Air Station, San Diego, California.
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On 2/4/72 [redacted] Tennessee, advised the Nashville Parachute Club has not jumped [redacted] for more than one year [redacted] stated the parachute club now jumps at Springfield, Tennessee, and that [redacted] Nashville, Tennessee, has been [redacted] the club for some [redacted] and knows all the members.
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On the same date [redacted] [redacted] Tennessee, [redacted] advised he was [redacted] of the Nashville Parachute Club and served [redacted]
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DB Cooper-7159
ME 164-78
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was displayed an artist's conception of DAN COOPER and advised the artist's conception in no way resembles [REDACTED] [REDACTED] known to him as [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] related that [REDACTED] has only had about 10 jumps and [REDACTED] is not a good parachutist. [REDACTED] believes that [REDACTED] lacks the experience to be responsible for this hijacking and [REDACTED] knows nothing about aircraft.
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[REDACTED] is of the opinion that the person responsible for captioned hijack was an extremely experienced parachutist and this individual is probably also a pilot. Many years ago when [REDACTED] was in the military stationed on the west coast he did a great did of parachute jumping. During this time he met a man whose name he cannot recall from Spokane, Washington, or near Spokane, Washington. He recalls that this man was a very experienced jumper; known by parachute clubs up and down the west coast and he fully recalls that this man was an experienced pilot. He described this man as follows:
Race White Sex Male Age Approximately 45 Hair Dark brown Height 6' Build Slender
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In 1968 [REDACTED] learned that this man had [REDACTED] [REDACTED] However, he heard that this man was making some [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is of the opinion that the artist's conception of DAN COOPER very much resembles this experienced jumper from Spokane, Washington, whose name he cannot recall.
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[REDACTED] says he has a number of magazines in his residence and he believes he might be able to find a photograph of this unknown man.
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DB Cooper-7160
ME 164-78
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On 2/18/72 [REDACTED] advised he was unable to locate the name or a photograph of the experienced jumper from the Spokane, Washington, area, however, he is positive that an inquiry among parachute jumping enthusiasts in the Spokane, Washington, area would identify this man.
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LEADS
SEATTLE
AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. If feasible, display photograph of [REDACTED] to appropriate witnesses.
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AT SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. Will make inquiry among parachute jumping enthusiasts in an effort to identify an experienced jumper and pilot, resembling the artist's conception of hijacker, and who was making [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-7161