SA Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle re Sheriff Gallagher's complainant and requested license check

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Original title: Memo SA Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle re Sheriff Gallagher's complainant and suspect eliminated by DMV records

Document date 7 December 1972

Part 29pages 56–572 pagesDB Cooper-10114–10115

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Document: Memo SA Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle re Sheriff Gallagher's complainant and requested license check
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 29 pp. 56–57 (DB Cooper-10114–10115), Memo, dated 7 Dec 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A056-057

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

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 12/7/72

FROM : SA ROBERT H. WICK

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On November 16, 1972, Sheriff PAT GALLAGHER, Monte- sano, Washington, advised that a complainant by the name of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised she had met a fellow who is going by the [REDACTED] name of [REDACTED] who is employed by the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington. She advised that [REDACTED] told her he had been in trouble during the past and had re- cently killed a person near Snohomish, Washington. She further stated he was 5'11"; about 36 years; 160 lbs.; dark brown hair, and talks with a drawl. He is driving a car (1964 Oldsmobile), Washington license [REDACTED] registered to [REDACTED] Washing- ton. The Sheriff said [REDACTED] wondered if the person known to her as [REDACTED] was possibly the skyjacker involved in the D. B. COOPER case.

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On November 22, 1972, [REDACTED] Department of Motor Vehicles, Olympia, Washington, made available a driver's license photograph of [REDACTED] whose description does not fit that of the skyjacker or [REDACTED]. A photograph of [REDACTED] is available in the file.

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SEATTLE

AT [REDACTED] WASHINGTON

Will contact [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington, and determine from [REDACTED]

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SEARCHED _____ [illegible] Dec 4 1972

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll S[avings Plan]

DB Cooper-10114

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SE 164-81

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him the identity of the person driving his vehicle and us- ing the name [REDACTED] so a driver's license check can be made on [REDACTED] and that he may be identified or elimi- nated in this case.

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DB Cooper-10115

Serials: SE 164-81