SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect last seen mid-1950s (LA 164-497)

Document date 6 February 1973

Part 30pages 20–212 pagesDB Cooper-10603–10604

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Document: Airtel SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect last seen mid-1950s (LA 164-497)
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 30 pp. 20–21 (DB Cooper-10603–10604), Airtel, dated 6 Feb 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-30%3A020-021

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Date: 2/6/73

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Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)

RE: NORJAK

OO: Seattle

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Re Seattle teletype dated 1/19/73, and Los Angeles airtel dated 1/24/73.

RE: [REDACTED]

On 2/5/73, Chief of Police FERTIG, Huntington Park Police Department (HPPD), Huntington Park, California, who has served with that department for 32 years, advised he personally recalls [REDACTED] who was hired as [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]

Chief FERTIG added that [REDACTED] served in the [REDACTED] while he, FERTIG, was [REDACTED] in the [REDACTED] He described [REDACTED] as completely unsuitable for police work. [REDACTED] constantly talked about "making it big" and once, a few years after [REDACTED] left the HPPD, FERTIG met him in Las Vegas. At that time he recalls [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] the Las Vegas Police Department with whom he had taken a job as an [REDACTED] after leaving Huntington Park. He recalls [REDACTED] made some remarks about going to Cuba and having some connection with [REDACTED] in gambling. He could recall no specifics and did not know if [REDACTED] actually had gone to Cuba or was involved with [REDACTED]

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Approved: ______________ Sent __________ M Per _______ DB Cooper-10603 Special Agent in Charge GPO: 1970 O - 402-735

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164 - 51 - 4Y/0 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [checked] FILED [checked] [illegible date] '73 LA

LA 164-497

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He has not seen [REDACTED] since the mid 1950's and knows nothing of his recent activities. He recalls when [REDACTED] left Huntington Park for Las Vegas he left [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He recalled [REDACTED] [REDACTED] a few years after [REDACTED] left, but did not know [REDACTED]

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Records of the Los Angeles, California Police Department were caused to be reviewed and no arrest for [REDACTED] could be located in addition to the [REDACTED] which information was furnished to Seattle in referenced Los Angeles airtel dated 1/24/73.

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Chief FERTIG advised he was unaware of any flying or parachuting experience on the part of [REDACTED]

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No further investigation is being conducted regarding [REDACTED] at Los Angeles, UAC Seattle.

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UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Serials: LA 164-497, SE 164-51, SE 164-81