SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re Hollywood pilot/jumper NORJAK suspect
Document date 10 October 1973
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-32:353-355 Document: Memo SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re Hollywood pilot/jumper NORJAK suspect Id: Cooper-Part-32:353-355 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A353-355 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 pp. 353–355 (DB Cooper-11971–11973), Memo, dated 10 Oct 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A353-355
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 10/10/73
FROM SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle
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RE NEW SUSPECT: [REDACTED] b6 Date of Birth [REDACTED] b7C
[REDACTED] Hollywood, California, advised the Los Angeles Office that captioned individual should be considered as a possible suspect in this matter. He stated that [REDACTED] was a former pilot and jumper, who had flown throughout the United States as well as in the Seattle, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada, areas. [REDACTED] advised that sometime shortly after Thanksgiving Day, 1971, an associate of [REDACTED] had attempted to contact him [REDACTED] in Chatsworth, California. This associate was told by [REDACTED] name unknown, that [REDACTED] had returned within the past couple of days and [REDACTED] Based on the above, investigation was conducted by the Los Angeles Division to ascertain if [REDACTED] should be considered a logical suspect in this matter.
It was ascertained that [REDACTED] maintains a part- time residency with a [REDACTED] Chatsworth, California. On 9/18/73, [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] stayed with him on Wednesdays and Saturdays and the remainder of the time [REDACTED] [REDACTED] located at [REDACTED] Los Angeles, California. [REDACTED] at the time of contact and appeared to be [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] has no phone [REDACTED] as it has recently been taken out due [REDACTED] financial condition. [REDACTED] indicated that [REDACTED] does not actually [REDACTED]
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SEARCHED [REDACTED] INDEXED [REDACTED] SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] OCT 15 1973 FBI - SEATTLE
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(2) - Seattle 1 - Los Angeles crs/rge (3)
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-11971
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/64-81- [illegible]
LA 164-497
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On 9/26/73, [REDACTED] was interviewed at his place of business, [REDACTED] Los Angeles. [REDACTED] stated he was a expert parachutist, having made over 1000 jumps while traveling through the United States with various air shows during the 1940's and 1950's. [handwritten annotation: [illegible]] He stated he had last jumped about six years ago and added that he was also a pilot who has flown small planes throughout the United States, as well as in Canada.
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Concerning his whereabouts on or about Thanks- giving Day in 1971, he stated he is quite certain that he was with [REDACTED] either the day before or on Thanksgiving Day, 1971. He also stated that at that time he was [REDACTED] in Torrance, California, and although he would not have worked on Thanksgiving Day, for the following week or two weeks he had been engaged in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Torrance.
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On 10/4/73, [REDACTED] Sepulveda, California, advised she has dated [REDACTED] for the past three or four years, having [REDACTED] She stated that she does not recall having had Thanksgiving dinner with [REDACTED] in November, 1971, but specifically recalls having been with him on the day before Thanksgiving, 1971. They had discussed their plans and [REDACTED]
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stated she is positive she was [REDACTED] on the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, and also knows that he was driving a truck in connection with [REDACTED] during the period before Thanksgiving and immediately after Thanksgiving. She added that he has on occasion borrowed money from her and has had considerable financial problems over the past few years.
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On 10/9/72, [REDACTED] Van Nuys, California. [REDACTED] recalled [REDACTED] had positively spent the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day [REDACTED] in Van Nuys.
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DB Cooper-11972
LA 164-497
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During interview and investigation, the following descriptive data was obtained:
Name [REDACTED]
Sex Male Race White Date of Birth [REDACTED] Place of Birth [REDACTED] Height 6' [REDACTED] Weight 190 pounds Eyes Grey Hair Grey Prior Arrests [REDACTED]
FBI Number Los Angeles Police Department Number [REDACTED]
In view of the above, [REDACTED] is no longer being considered a logical suspect by the Los Angeles Division at this time.
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-11973
Serials: LA 164-497, SE 164-81