SA to SAC re man contacting Spokane Chronicle about hidden ransom money
Document date 11 April 1972
Also filed at: Part 110 p. 362
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 24 p. 450 (DB Cooper-7864), Memo, dated 11 Apr 1972, serial 164-21-8274 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A450-450
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : SAC DATE: 4/11/72
FROM : SA [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: NORJACK
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Re my memo, 3/30/72, regarding call from unidentified man claiming to know[redacted]/ where hijack ransom money is hidden. It will be recalled the individual also called city editor of [redacted] the Spokane Chronicle and gave same story.
It appears the call was from a prankster or someone seeking to confuse the issue. On 3/31/72, Spokane Chronicle [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised the writer that the individual came in person to the [REDACTED] office that morning and gave substantially the same story and said he wanted 20% of the loot. He declined to identify himself but [REDACTED] said he looked and acted like an ex-con, [REDACTED] guessed him to be about 30, fairly clean and polite but somewhat arrogant. Said he insisted on dealing with newspaper so he could enforce any promise not to be prosecuted.
Individual told [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] that there are five other peoples who know where the money is. Amount involved is $491,000. He said there were three persons who stole a station wagon and the money was in it. They don't know where it came from. They found a paper folder that had held an airplane ticket so they figured it might have come from a highjacking. The individual stated that three guys stole the vehicle that had the money in it. They are "heavy" theeves and have relatives here. He figures if they are picked up, they will think the relatives fingered them and not the man talking. After leaving the Chronicle office, the man called by phone and said he would send in 12 of the bills to be checked; that he had $2500 of the money himself. He promised to send the money in right away. [REDACTED] felt that if they got anything in the mail it would be an April Fool letter. Neither of them, nor the Spokane R/A, have heard from the individual since.
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JDJ (1)
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164-21-8274 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [REDACTED] APR 10 1972 FBI - SEATTLE [REDACTED]
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
DB Cooper-7864
Serials: 164-21-8274