Indianapolis to Seattle re Terre Haute confidential source report on NORJAK suspect and LIFE magazine article

Document date 13 July 1972

Part 26pages 566–5672 pagesDB Cooper-8976–8977

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-26:566-567

Document: Teletype Indianapolis to Seattle re Terre Haute confidential source report on NORJAK suspect and LIFE magazine article
Id: Cooper-Part-26:566-567
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-26%3A566-567

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 26 pp. 566–567 (DB Cooper-8976–8977), Teletype, dated 13 Jul 1972, serial SE 164-81-3683 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-26%3A566-567

NR001 IP PLAIN 2:25PM URGENT 7/13/72 OJS TO SEATTLE (164-81) PHOENIX FROM INDIANAPOLIS (164-62) 2P

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NORJAX, OO: SEATTLE

RE INDIANAPOLIS NITEL TO SEATTLE, JULY TEN LAST.

FOR INFO PHOENIX, TERRE HAUTE CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE ADVISED THAT [redacted] OF PARIS, ILL. STATED THAT AN ARTIST CONCEPTION OF B. D. COOPER SEEN IN JUNE ISSUE OF LIFE MAGAZINE WAS AN EXTREMELY CLOSE RESEMBLANCE OF [redacted]. [redacted] HAS BEEN IN ARICRAFT BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS, AND IS EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF AIRPLANES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS. ACCORDING TO ASSOCIATES OF [redacted] HE WAS IN TERRE HAUTE IN AUG. OR SEPT. LAST AND WAS IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY. [redacted] TERRE HAUTE, IND. POLICEMAN AND BUSINESSMAN, [redacted] [redacted] OBTAINED INFO FROM [redacted] LOCAL [redacted] THAT [redacted] WAS NOW LOCATED IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA AND PRESENTLY [redacted] [redacted] FURTHER ADVISED THAT A [redacted] WOULD POSSIBLY KNOW HIS WHEREABOUTS.

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164-81-3683 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED ___ [illegible] FILED ___ JUL 13 1972 FBI - SEATTLE [illegible initials]

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DB Cooper-8976

IP 164-62 PAGE TWO

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[REDACTED] OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, NO PERMANENT ADDRESS AS YET, INTERVIEWED INSTANT DATE IN TERRE HAUTE, IND. [REDACTED] DOES NOT BELIEVE [REDACTED] COULD POSSIBLY HIJACK AN AIRPLANE. [REDACTED] ADVISED [REDACTED] FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BUILDING, THREE ZERO ZERO THREE NO. CENTRAL AVE., PHOENIX, ARIZONA, PHONE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] IS [REDACTED] ATTORNEY AND IS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH [REDACTED] [REDACTED] HAS BEEN ADVISED BY FRIENDS IN TERRE HAUTE OF INVESTIGATION CONCERNING [REDACTED] AND CONSEQUENTLY [REDACTED] IS AWARE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. [REDACTED] TOLD [REDACTED] INSTANT DATE THAT HE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH [REDACTED] AND THAT HE WILL ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN [REDACTED] AND THE FBI AT ANY SPECIFIED TIME OR PLACE. PHOENIX AT PHOENIX. INTERVIEW [REDACTED] AND CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION. 'AM COPY FURNISHED SPRINGFIELD. END DCB FBI SEATTLE TU CLR

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DB Cooper-8977

Serials: IP 164-62, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3683