SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Pacific County Sheriff Webb contact on NORJAK suspect

Document date 28 October 1973

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Document: Memo SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Pacific County Sheriff Webb contact on NORJAK suspect
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 p. 396 (DB Cooper-12034), Memo, dated 28 Oct 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A396-396

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 5010-108-03

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 10/28/73

FROM : SA THOMAS J. MANNING

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 10/26/73 Sheriff WILLIAM WEBB, Pacific County, Washington telephonically contacted the writer and stated he had been in contact with, that date, a [REDACTED] who had information concerning the subjet in captioned matter. He requested contact with the writer on 10/27/73 at Raymond, Wn

on 10/27/73 the writer contacted Sheriff WEBB and later, at WEBB's home, contacted [REDACTED]. They advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who presently lives in Burlington, Washington [REDACTED] In the summer of 1972 [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] that he was the individual who had perpetrated the crime in the Norjak matter and had the money he received hidden in several banks in the state of California.

The [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] is very familiar with the Spirit Lake area of Cowlitz County since he [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] that on the afternoon of the hijacking he drove to a point in Cowlitz County where he hid [REDACTED] to Portland where he boarded the Northwest airline plane and hijacked it. When he jumped from the plane he recovered [REDACTED] drove it to Portland, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and successfully completed the hijacking.

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] have hesitated to bring this to the attention of the authorities in view of [REDACTED] but decided on 10/26/73 that they had to take some action and therefore contacted [REDACTED] Sheriff WEBB. They both advised that [REDACTED] has anticipated contact by the FBI since she told the story [REDACTED] is described as follows:

WMA, 6' 190 pounds has few teeth and has a bridge Ruddy complex. hair getting greay and crew cut 50-55 years of age. Pilot during WW II worked with [REDACTED] Olympia, Wn. until had some type of physical problem and is probably retired now on disability. His present location is unknown and [REDACTED] supplied three (3) photos [REDACTED] which he blew up from a wedding group shot. The pictures are a good likeness according to [REDACTED] LEAD: At Burlington, Washington Contact [REDACTED] address not known, Burlington for further details on above. It is to be noted that [REDACTED] viewed the color composite of the subject and both said that doesn't look like [REDACTED]

(2) TJM/

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DB Cooper-12034

Serials: SE 164-81