SAC Charlotte to Director re NORJAK suspect interview, Wilmington N.C.

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 11/9/73

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: SAC, CHARLOTTE (164-101)(P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB; Aka. Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight #350 Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

(OO: SEATTLE)

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On 11/1/73, an individual who identified himself as [REDACTED], Wilmington, N. C., telephone [REDACTED] [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Wilmington RA and advised that he knows an individual who resembles the artist's conception of [REDACTED] the individual who hijacked the airplane on the west coast about two years ago. He requested that he be shown the artist's conception of [REDACTED]

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On 11/7/73, after receipt of artist's conceptions from Charlotte, [REDACTED] was contacted at his residence and was shown these pictures. He advised that the drawings of the unknown subject, also known as DAN COOPER, do not look like the artist's conception of [REDACTED] he saw in the Wilmington, Delaware, newspaper which appeared several days after the hijacking. The drawings shown [REDACTED] on 11/7/73, were a black and white conception with dark glasses and two color artist's conceptions, one with glasses and one without glasses. [REDACTED] advised that these drawings do not look like the individual he had in mind but that the drawings seen by him in the Wilmington, Delaware, paper looked exactly like an individual known to him without his glasses.

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2 - Bureau (164-2111) 2 - Seattle (164-81) 2 - Baltimore (164-103) 2 - Newark (164-196) 2 - Charlotte CFW:sjw (10)

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SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ NOV 1 4 1973

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Approved: ___________ Special Agent in Charge

Sent _____ M Per _____ U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 - 455-574 DB Cooper-12065

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[guess: 164-8129]

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CE 164-101

[REDACTED] identified this individual as [REDACTED] Ocean City, New Jersey, telephone [REDACTED] He advised he has known [REDACTED] since 1970 but only casually. He did not see [REDACTED] in 1971 and only once in 1972. However, he worked with [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] at Ocean City, New Jersey, and [REDACTED]

He advised that [REDACTED] is [REDACTED] was in the U. S. Marine Corps and [REDACTED] In 1970, [REDACTED] and he believes [REDACTED] He estimated [REDACTED] income at the time at approximately $10,000 a year.

During [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ocean City, New Jersey. During this same period, he bought [REDACTED] In [REDACTED] he also bought [REDACTED] in Ocean City, New Jersey, and [REDACTED] in Williamstown, New Jersey. In the spring of [REDACTED] he bought a [REDACTED] stated that he does not know where [REDACTED] is [REDACTED] although [REDACTED] At the present time, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] are maintained at Williamstown and one is maintained at Woodbine, New Jersey. [REDACTED] place not known.

[REDACTED] advised that during the summer [REDACTED] when he worked [REDACTED] in Ocean City, [REDACTED] mentioned that several years ago he was completely broke [REDACTED]

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Approved: _______________ Sent _______________M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB Cooper-12066

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CE 164-101

[REDACTED] estimated [REDACTED]

He stated that [REDACTED] is the kind of person who always has a reply when asked questions and usually gives evasive answers. He stated that when he [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he mentioned to [REDACTED] that he looked exactly like COOPER, the man who hijacked the airplane on the west coast, but that [REDACTED] did not answer him at all which was very unusual. [REDACTED] during the summer [REDACTED] he mentioned to [REDACTED] that he looked like COOPER and [REDACTED] gave him no reply.

He advised that [REDACTED] grew a mustache at about the time of the hijacking. On one occasion during the summer [REDACTED] [REDACTED] mentioned his having grown a mustache and he became upset [REDACTED] over this comment.

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] told him that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] name not mentioned, [REDACTED] and who disappeared in 1971 at which time he [REDACTED] [REDACTED] also has [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was born and reared in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] On several occasions during the summer [REDACTED] when they were very busy, [REDACTED] would make trips to [REDACTED] in a very secretive manner but never mentioned the purpose of these trips.

[REDACTED] advised that when he first saw the artist's drawing of COOPER in the Wilmington, Delaware, paper several days after the hijacking he immediately associated the drawing with [REDACTED]. He stated he did not contact the FBI at that time because he did not know anything about [REDACTED] and thought the similarity and appearance coincidental. He advised, however, that after working with [REDACTED] during the summer [REDACTED] he feels strongly that [REDACTED] may be identical with the unknown subject known as DAN COOPER. 3

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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB Cooper-12067

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CE 164-101

He advise[d] that he arrived at this conclusion due to the fact t[hat] [REDACTED] looks like the first artist's conception he saw of COOPER, the fact that [REDACTED] about the same time of the hijacking grew a mustache and became affluent, due to the fact that [REDACTED] and he believes that the unknown subject, known as DAN COOPER, was a pilot or had considerable knowledge of airplanes, but most of all he became suspicious of [REDACTED] due to the fact that [REDACTED] did not reply to him when he mentioned that [REDACTED] looked like COOPER which was completely out of character and most unusual for [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as follows:

Sex: Male Race: White Age: About 38 Height: 6' Weight: 170 pounds Hair: Light brown, thin on top, balding, medium length Eyes: Gray - blue, protruding, wears glasses Characteristics: Smokes many different brands of filtered cigarettes, preferred Benson and Hedges General Appearance: Sloppy Complexion: Fair Build: Stocky Voice: Soft, no accent

[REDACTED] requested that in the event [REDACTED] is contacted concerning this matter that he, [REDACTED] not be identified as the source of the above information and that his identity be maintained in confidence.

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Approved: _______________ Sent ___________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 - 455-574

DB Cooper-12068

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CE 164-101

LEADS:

NEWARK:

AT OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY

Will conduct appropriate investigation to determine whether or not [REDACTED] is identical with Unsub, Aka. Dan Cooper.

SEATTLE:

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

1. Will furnish the Newark Office any information which might assist that office in conducting the above requested investigation.

2. Will furnish the Charlotte office the artist's conception of Unsub, Aka., Dan Cooper, which initially appeared several days after the hijacking and any other artist's conception not previously furnished to Charlotte in order that these drawings may be shown to [REDACTED]

BALTIMORE:

AT WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

Will at the Wilmington newspaper obtain the artist's conception of Unsub, Aka. Dan Cooper which appeared several days following the hijacking and forward same to the Charlotte office in order that this drawing may be shown to [REDACTED]

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Approved: _______________ Sent _____________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 -- 455-574 DB Cooper-12069

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CE 164-101

CHARLOTTE:

AT WILMINGTON, N. C.

Will display to [REDACTED] the artist's conceptions received and obtain from him any additional information he may have regarding [REDACTED] if such information is requested by the Newark Office.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Approved: _______________ Sent ___________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB Cooper-12070

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