SA to SAC Seattle re demonstration of photographs to witnesses (Watson, Gallaher, Shinn, Cooper)

This copy: Part 33 pp. 128–129Also filed at Part 103 pp. 224–225 (primary) · Part 100 pp. 352–353 · Part 103 pp. 344–345

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SA to SAC Seattle re demonstration of photographs to witness, 11/29/73

Document date 19 December 1973

Part 33pages 128–1292 pagesDB Cooper-12229–12230

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Document: Memo SA to SAC Seattle re demonstration of photographs to witness, 11/29/73
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 33 pp. 128–129 (DB Cooper-12229–12230), Memo, dated 19 Dec 1973, serial SE 164-81-6008 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-33%3A128-129

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: 12/19/73

FROM : SA [REDACTED] Sue H.H. b6 b7C SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE: DEMONSTRATION OF PHOTO- GRAPHS TO WITNESSES SUB: HH

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On 11/29/73, witness [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] was exhibited b6 photographs of the following individuals: b7C

NAME SUB FILE # b6 [REDACTED - table contents obscured] b7C

With the exception of [REDACTED] and b6 [REDACTED] none of the other individuals bore any resemblance to b7C the hijacker and in his opinion, are not identical with him.

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In regard to the COOPER artist composit touch up, [REDACTED] made the following comments:

"Now the best representation of unsubs mouth he has seen; forehead good, hairline good, fact too square, glasses too big because you could see unsubs cheekbones, and in artists touch up you can't see enough of the cheekbones."

[REDACTED] stated he suspects this touch up photograph b6 looks a lot like what he remembers what unsub to look like because b7C it is in fact an artist touch up and therefore resembles the original artist composit.

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[REDACTED] stated concerning [REDACTED] his forehead was b6 similiar to that as he remembers unsub, and [REDACTED] b7C Concerning suspect [REDACTED] stated the eyes and

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RNN/jms (12) 164-81- [guess: P1] - 6008

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-12229

SE 164-81

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hair were not identical with unsub and on second consideration he would eliminate [REDACTED] as being identical with unsub.

[REDACTED] finally advised that the photograph of [REDACTED] depicted an individual whose face was angular such as unsubs was and whose cheekbones were similiar to that of unsubs.

[REDACTED] stated that the touch up composit of COOPER, the photograph [REDACTED] and the photograph of [REDACTED] were similiar to unsub and, therefore, he could not say that it was not unsub, but he added that he could also not indicate that it was unsub.

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b6 b7C

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-2- DB Cooper-12230

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6008