To SAC Seattle re interview of Olympia, Washington paratrooper suspect resembling composite (164-81-4924)
Document date 31 July 1973
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 pp. 229–231 (DB Cooper-11840–11842), Memo, dated 31 Jul 1973, serial SE 164-81-4924 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A229-231
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: 7/31/73
FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
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RE: [REDACTED]
Re Seattle memo of SA [REDACTED] 5/16/73.
Several attempts were made to contact [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Olympia, Washington, during June, 1973, with negative results.
On 7/3/73 [REDACTED] U.S. Post Office, Olympia, Washington, advised that his records reflected that [REDACTED] had moved from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Olympia, Washington.
On 7/3, 6, 16, and 18, 1973 attempts were made to contact [REDACTED] with negative results.
Also on 7/18/73, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Olympia, Washington, advised that [REDACTED] was on vacation until July 23, 1973. She stated she would have [REDACTED] contact the FBI upon his return to work.
On 7/23/73, [REDACTED] Olympia, Washington, voluntarily appeared at the Olympia Resident Agency. [REDACTED] was advised by SA [REDACTED] that it had come to the attention of the FBI that he, [REDACTED] had been a paratrooper, and was similar in appearance to the composite drawing of the hijacker known as D.B. COOPER in connection with the hijacking of a Northwest Orient Airlines on November 24, 1971.
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164-81-4924 [guess: in] [guess: 1st] [illegible] [guess: at] JUL [guess: 3] 1 1973
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(3)- Seattle PTS/rse (3)
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DB Cooper-11840
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
SE 164-81
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[REDACTED] stated outright that he knew nothing concerning the hijacking other than what he had read in the newspapers and he had never been a paratrooper in the military nor had he ever had any experience of any kind as a parachutist. He added that he served in the United States Army during World War II in the [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] specifically recalled his whereabouts on November 24, 1971 since this was the day before Thanksgiving and he had to go to the [guess: Doctor's] office in Olympia to see [REDACTED] He stated that on or about November 20, 1971 while working at the [REDACTED] he accidently [REDACTED] He added that [REDACTED] but did not really begin bothering him until the following Monday, November 22, 1971, and by November 24, 1971, he was having [REDACTED] He stated
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[REDACTED] stated that he was in [REDACTED] most of the morning until approximately 12:00 noon at which time he [REDACTED] drove to Portland, Oregon, to visit [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Gresham, Oregon. He stated that he [REDACTED] arrived at approximately 3:00 PM in Portland and waited until approximately 4:30 that afternoon [REDACTED] to return to their residence. He added that he spent the rest of that day and Thanksgiving day with [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] stated he had no knowledge of the hijacking of the Northwest Orient Airlines and again stated he was in no way involved.
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The following description was obtained by observation and interview:
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DB Cooper-11841
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b6 b7C
SE 164-81
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Name [REDACTED] Race White Sex Male Height 5'11" Weight 160 lbs. Hair Dark Brown, very thin and receding DOB [REDACTED] POB [REDACTED] Eyes [REDACTED] Complexion Medium [REDACTED] added that although he was born [REDACTED] [REDACTED] from the [REDACTED] he has resided either in Oregon or Washington.
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It should be noted that [REDACTED] was most cooperative in this matter and stated that he understood the FBI merely was doing it's job by checking into all persons who looked like the composite drawing of D.B. COOPER and he was in no way upset by this inquiry. It is suggested that no further investigation be conducted concerning [REDACTED] in view of the fact that he did have [REDACTED] prior to the date of the hijacking which would have made it highly unlikely he could have been involved and nothing has been developed in his background to indicate that he has any large sums of money.
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It is suggested that should any further investigation be desired to eliminate [REDACTED] as a possible suspect in this matter that his drivers license photograph be displayed to any logical witness as the photograph on the drivers license is current and a good likeness of [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-11842
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b6 b7C
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4924