San Francisco report (SF 164-220) on background investigation of NORJAK suspect in Richmond, California

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] AT RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA

The following sources were contacted in an effort to identify suspect [REDACTED] who was suggested as suspect by [REDACTED] Universal Airlines, Oakland, California:

[REDACTED] Richmond Police Department, on May 1, 1972;

[REDACTED] Richmond Credit Bureau, May 23, 1972;

[REDACTED] San Pablo Police Department, on May 23, 1972;

Local public telephone directory covering Richmond area, including new listing information.

All of the above sources were completely negative regarding [REDACTED]

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On May 23, 1972, [REDACTED] Richmond Police Department, was contacted for background information on [REDACTED] furnished the following information:

[REDACTED] is presently employed as [REDACTED] the Richmond Police Department, and is currently assigned to the [REDACTED] was employed by the Department during November 1971. He currently resides at [REDACTED] California.

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Information in [REDACTED] personnel folder indicates he was formerly jump-qualified in the U. S. Army, and served as an Army paratrooper [REDACTED] The file indicated [REDACTED] has received [REDACTED]

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Other [illegible] 18 164-81- [guess: BG] 76 -3676 SEARCHED........INDEXED........ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] JUL 1 1972

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DB Cooper-8775

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training [REDACTED] indicated he received in the Army included [REDACTED] [REDACTED] file indicated he was in excellent shape and engaged in daily calesthenics. His file further indicated he currently participates in sports parachuting and that he currently belongs to the U. S. Parachute Association, and holds license number [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] was unable to eliminate [REDACTED] as a suspect in captioned violation through his employment with the Police Department, since Department records indicate he was off duty from 7:00 A. M. on November 23, 1971 until 11:00 A. M. on November 26, 1971.

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[REDACTED] furnished the following description of [REDACTED]

Race White Sex Male Height 6' 1"-2" Weight 173 pounds Build Slender Eyes Brown Hair Gray, short, slightly longer than crew cut Marital Status Divorced 1970

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[REDACTED] stated he believed [REDACTED] to have been in somewhat of a financial bind during the course of his 1970 divorce, but [REDACTED] did not believe this to have been any severe financial crisis for [REDACTED] considered [REDACTED] to be a fine [REDACTED] and noted that no problems regarding [REDACTED] had come to his attention. [REDACTED] stated he would have no reason at all to suspect [REDACTED] of anything at all dishonest. [REDACTED] furnished several copies of Subject's [REDACTED] photograph. He inked in a mustache to show [REDACTED] present appearance. [REDACTED] could not recall how long [REDACTED] had worn the mustache, but believed he first observed same during the latter part of 1971.

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DB Cooper-8776

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[REDACTED] discreet inquiries, during June 1972, with [REDACTED] and other members of [REDACTED] Richmond Police Department, failed to develop any indication of anything unusual in [REDACTED] personality, routine, or activities, which might suggest him as a suspect in captioned matter.

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On June 21, 1972, [REDACTED] Richmond Credit Bureau, furnished the following information regarding [REDACTED]

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He had been in file since September 1969, the last inquiry having been made in January 1972, when [REDACTED] applied for an American Express Credit Card. [REDACTED] address and employment were the same indicated above. His Social Security Account Number was shown as [REDACTED] claimed to have been divorced from [REDACTED] since August 1970. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was shown for him with the Richmond Employees Credit Union, since March 1970. Pay- ments have been made on [REDACTED] in the amount of [REDACTED] a month since that date.

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[REDACTED] was shown to maintain two savings accounts, both at the Mechanic's Bank, Mira Vista Branch, Richmond. One account was listed as a "low 2" ($10.00 - $50.00) and the second account as a "high 1" ($9.00 or less).

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All payments were shown to be as agreed or better. There was no derogatory information regarding [REDACTED] in the file.

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DB Cooper-8777