SAC Anchorage to SAC Seattle re Seward, Alaska witnesses recalling a man from Woodland, Washington (164-81-4922)

Document date 31 August 1973

Part 32pages 224–2263 pagesDB Cooper-1836, DB Cooper-11834, DB Cooper-11835

Also filed at: Part 95 pp. 351–352

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Document: Memo SAC Anchorage to SAC Seattle re Seward, Alaska witnesses recalling a man from Woodland, Washington (164-81-4922)
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 pp. 224–226 (DB Cooper-1836, DB Cooper-11834, DB Cooper-11835), Memo, dated 31 Aug 1973, serial SE 164-81-4922 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A224-226

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

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM : SAC, ANCHORAGE (164-59) (P) DATE : 8/31/73 SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Re: [REDACTED]

Re Portland letter to Anchorage, 8/6/73.

On 8/29/73, [REDACTED] were located and interviewed at their residence in Seward, Alaska. They stated that they were [REDACTED] Woodland, Washington. They recalled that approximately two weeks prior to the subject hijacking, a man [REDACTED] [REDACTED] This man had a late model Ford pickup truck and claimed to be employed by a construction firm working on the dykes on the Columbia River near Woodland, Washington. The man [REDACTED] until a day or two prior to the hijacking when he left. They recall that he was gone for approximately two weeks and then returned [REDACTED] recalls that during the time that he was gone she made a telephone call to a telephone number that he had left [REDACTED] and she determined that he was staying in a rooming house, location unknown to [REDACTED] and that she was able to contact him at the number left [REDACTED] and found that he was ill but was intending to return to Woodland, Washington.

[REDACTED] recall that when [REDACTED] they noted that the individual had [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] They also recalled that he always [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that a short time after the individual returned [REDACTED] after his stated illness, [REDACTED]

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(2) Seattle 1-Portland (164-41) 1-Anchorage

RHL:sag (4)

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164-81-4922 SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED...FILED...[illegible] SEP 5 1973

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-11834

AN 164-59

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[REDACTED] stated that the individual never stated anything about his background and they did not know the name of the construction company for whom he was reportedly employed. They said he was approximately 50 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches tall, medium build, with balding gray hair. They stated that they did see a composite drawing of the hijacker and believed that it resembled the individual that [REDACTED] They could not recall the individual's name or any other information concerning him.

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LEAD

SEATTLE

AT WOODLAND, WASHINGTON. Attempt to determine from [REDACTED] [guess: employment] [REDACTED] just prior to the hijacking and set forth appropriate leads to identify.

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DB Cooper-11835

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 8/31/73

SAC, ANCHORAGE (164-59) ((P))

NORJAK

Re: [REDACTED]

Re Portland letter to Anchorage, 8/6/73.

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On 8/29/73, [REDACTED] were located and interviewed at their residence in [guess: Kenard], Alaska. They stated that they were [REDACTED] Woodland, Washington. They recalled that approximately two weeks prior to the subject hijacking, a man [REDACTED] truck and claimed to be employed by a construction firm working on the dykes on the Columbia River near Woodland, Washington. The man [REDACTED] until a day or two prior to the hijacking when he left. They recall that he was gone for approximately two weeks and then returned [REDACTED] recalls that during the time that he was gone she made a telephone call to a telephone number that he had left [REDACTED] and she determined that he was staying in a rooming house, location unknown [REDACTED] and that she was able to contact him at the number [REDACTED] and found that he was ill but was intending to return to Woodland, Washington.

[REDACTED] recall that when [REDACTED] [REDACTED] they noted that the individual had [REDACTED]

They also recalled that he always [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that a short time after the individual returned [REDACTED] after his stated illness, [REDACTED]

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2-Seattle 1-Portland (164-41) 1-Anchorage

RHL:sag (4)

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[Handwritten date] [illegible] 4-81- Y922 [Stamp] SEP 5 1973 DB Cooper-1836

Serials: AN 164-59, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4922