To SAC Seattle eliminating Indianapolis-referred NORJAK suspect

Document date 3 March 1972

Part 25pages 308–3092 pagesDB Cooper-8377–8378

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Document: Memo to SAC Seattle eliminating Indianapolis-referred NORJAK suspect
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 25 pp. 308–309 (DB Cooper-8377–8378), Memo, dated 3 Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-3379 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-25%3A308-309

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

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 3/3/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

RE: SUSPECT [REDACTED] E / rn

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Re Indianapolis airtel to Seattle, dated 2/11/72.

On February 16, 1972, the files of the Tacoma Police Department were caused to be searched and produced no record identifiable with [REDACTED]

On February 16, 1972, the files of the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, Tacoma, Washington, were caused to be searched and produced no record identifiable with [REDACTED]

On February 18, 1972, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sumner, Washington, advised confiden- tially that [REDACTED] Sumner, Wash- ington, is a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] indicated that he was employed with the [REDACTED] giving a business address of [REDACTED] Sumner, Washington, telephone No. [REDACTED] The home address was listed as the same with a telephone No. [REDACTED] The driver's license at the time of registration was [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] and has gotten to know him on sight. [REDACTED] stated that he has taken the time to talk [REDACTED] in the past and stated that [REDACTED] looks nothing like the artist's conception of D. B. COOPER, the person responsible for the NORJAK hijack- ing. [REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as follows:

Age Approximately 50 Height 6' Weight 180 lbs. Good-looking in appearance, Gray hair, poor complexion, sickly in appearance.

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164-81-3379 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] MAR 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

DB Cooper-8377

SE 164-81

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[REDACTED] stated that to his knowledge, [REDACTED] has been present before and after the hijacking with no interrup- tion [REDACTED] during the Thanksgiving holiday.

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[REDACTED] was shown a copy of the artist's concep- tion of D. B. COOPER, and he stated [REDACTED] look nothing like the sketch with regard to facial features. [REDACTED] knows of no reason to suspect [REDACTED] as the subject of this hijacking and felt [REDACTED] would not be physically able to have parachuted, even if he knew how to. [REDACTED] also ob- served no interruption in [REDACTED]

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Due to the above, it is felt that [REDACTED] can be eliminated as a suspect.

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DB Cooper-8378

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3379