To SAC Seattle re Kitsap County Sheriff information on Black Ball Trucking employee suspect

Document date 21 September 1972

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-28:063-063

Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re Kitsap County Sheriff information on Black Ball Trucking employee suspect
Id: Cooper-Part-28:063-063
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 28 p. 63 (DB Cooper-9587), Memo, dated 21 Sep 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-28%3A063-063

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) C1-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81-3472) DATE: 9/21/72 FROM : SA [REDACTED] SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 8/16/72, [REDACTED] Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, Port Orchard, Washington, advised that the subject, [REDACTED] works for the Black Ball Trucking Company, in Bremerton, Washington, [REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] Kitsap County Sheriff's Office some time in [REDACTED] would further advised that the [REDACTED] would have the parsonnel records of [REDACTED] but is now on vacation and would not return until 8/21/72.

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On 8/25/72, [REDACTED] Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, advised that [REDACTED] did not fit the description of the unsub who committed the skyjacking, as [REDACTED] is 6'1" - 6' 2" tall, 185 pounds, and that his military background is in communications in the Army.

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On 8/25/72, [REDACTED] Black Ball Express Company, Ferry Terminal Building, Bremerton, Washington, was contacted and advised that [REDACTED] worked on the day in question, 11/24/71, eleven hours. The normal working hours of [REDACTED] would be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the afternoon; however, working 11 hours, he would have to have worked until at least 8:30 p.m. [REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] would have been on the Hood Canal run and would not have been able to get back in time to sign back in if he had been over to the Seatac Airport or anywhere else, and still get his work done.

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[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as 6'3" tall, 215 pounds, DOB [REDACTED] SSN [REDACTED] address [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Bremerton, Washington, telephone [REDACTED] Based on the above information, it is recommended that this subcase be closed.

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164-81-3720

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