To SAC Seattle re Bethel, Alaska tip that Cooper lives near Shelton, Washington

Document date 23 January 1973

Part 29pages 376–3772 pagesDB Cooper-10469–10470

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Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re Bethel, Alaska tip that Cooper lives near Shelton, Washington
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 29 pp. 376–377 (DB Cooper-10469–10470), Memo, dated 23 Jan 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A376-377

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: 1/23/73

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE: [REDACTED] NEAR SHELTON, WASHINGTON

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On 1/10/73, [REDACTED] local phone [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] Bethel, Alaska, X Source [REDACTED] who he declined to name has heard rumors that "D. B. COOPER" lives [REDACTED] near Shelton, Washington.

[REDACTED] advised there are several homes and a country store located [REDACTED] There is a rumor that D. B. COOPER is passing $20 bills at the country store. The rumor states, according to [REDACTED] that COOPER's wife jumped from the aircraft and that none of the residents [REDACTED] will turn him or his wife in because they admire him. [REDACTED] further stated that COOPER's wife fits the physical description of COOPER and in addition possessed a limp shortly after the NORJAK incident.

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LEADS

SEATTLE At Shelton, Washington.

Will discretely investigate the above rumors concerning UNSUB residing [REDACTED]

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] JAN 23 1973

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Seattle RNN/rse (3)

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[handwritten] 4/35/ [handwritten] 16 4-81-[illegible] DB Cooper-10469 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 1/23/73

SA [REDACTED b6/b7C]

NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE: [REDACTED] NEAR SHELTON, WASHINGTON

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On 1/10/73, [REDACTED b6/b7C] Bethel, Alaska, local phone [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] who he declined to name has heard rumors that "D. B. COOPER" lives [REDACTED] near Shelton, Washington.

[REDACTED] advised there are several homes and a country store located [REDACTED]. There is a rumor that D. B. COOPER is passing $20 bills at the country store. The rumor states, according to [REDACTED] that COOPER's wife jumped from the aircraft and that none of the residents [REDACTED] will turn him or his wife in because they admire him. [REDACTED] further stated that COOPER's wife fits the physical description of COOPER and in addition possessed a limp shortly after the NORJAK incident.

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LEADS

SEATTLE At Shelton, Washington.

Will discretely investigate the above rumors concerning UNSUB residing [REDACTED b6/b7C]

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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/3 / Seattle RHN/rse (3)

[Signature]

[STAMP: SEARCHED... SERIALIZED... FILED... JAN 13 1973]

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DB Cooper-10470

Serials: SE 164-81