SA to SAC Seattle re follow-up investigation and interview re man claiming to be D.B. Cooper
Document date 13 February 1974
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-33:389-391 Document: Memo SA to SAC Seattle re follow-up investigation and interview re man claiming to be D.B. Cooper Id: Cooper-Part-33:389-391 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-33%3A389-391 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 33 pp. 389–391 (DB Cooper-12528–12530), Memo, dated 13 Feb 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-33%3A389-391
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : SAC (164-81) [REDACTED] DATE: 2/13/74
FROM : SA [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: NORJAK
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Re memo of SA THOMAS J. MANNING, 10/28/73.
On 11/22/73, the records of the Burlington, Washington, PD and the Skagitt County SO, Mount Vernon, Washington, were checked and revealed no records identifiable with [REDACTED]
On 12/20/73, the U. S. Post Office, Burlington, records showed no address where [REDACTED] was or has been receiving mail in Burlington. The General Telephone Directory for the Burlington area revealed no listing for [REDACTED] On 12/20/73, records of the Skagitt County Credit Bureau, Mount Vernon, revealed a record for [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Burlington. The credit bureau record indicated the above address for [REDACTED] on May, 1971.
On 12/27/73, and 1/14/74, attempts were made to contact someone [REDACTED] Burlington, and no one could be located at that address. On 1/24/74, [REDACTED] was contacted at [REDACTED] Burlington, at which time she provided the following information:
[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and has been [REDACTED] latter part of 1971. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] used to visit her from time to time even after they [REDACTED] advised that they had a hard time
[REDACTED] advised that she has no idea where [REDACTED] is at this time. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] live somewhere in Pennsylvania at the current time.
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SEARCHED..........INDEXED...... SERIALIZED........FILED........ FEB 13 1974 FBI-SEATTLE
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WGG/spr (2)
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
DB Cooper-12528
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b6 b7C
SE 164-81
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[REDACTED] advised that during the summer of 1972 [REDACTED] was at her residence and that [REDACTED] visited with them several times during that summer. [REDACTED] advised that during one of the visits [REDACTED] and told a story about how he was D. B. COOPER and how he hijacked the Northwest Airlines plane. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was always telling tall stories and after the D. B. COOPER hijacking, used to sit around the coffee shops in the Burlington area and talk with [REDACTED] about the D. B. COOPER hijacking. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] always considered D. B. COOPER to be a hero and liked to think of himself as being that type of person. [REDACTED] advised that as far as she is concerned, [REDACTED] is completely incapable of such an act and she is very certain the story he told [REDACTED] was simply a story. [REDACTED] advised that even at the time he told the story he told it in a context of simply being a story and she did not think he even meant for anyone to believe it.
[REDACTED] advised that sometime after [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] this story, she went to a [REDACTED] in Raymond, Washington, and during [REDACTED] she repeated this story told to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She told it simply as a story and did not expect anyone to take her seriously. She advised that [REDACTED] evidently took her seriously as she is aware that [REDACTED] reported this to the police in Pacific County, Washington. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] later told her that he told the police about her story and that he was sending the FBI to talk to her about it. [REDACTED] advised that she was very disappointed in [REDACTED] as she felt he just wanted to try to be a "big shot" with the police in his area.
[REDACTED] advised that the story [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] did portray himself [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She advised he did have [REDACTED] however, she is certain he did not use it to commit this crime. She advised that he told them [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to the Spirit Lake area and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to Portland where he boarded the airplane to hijack it. He then told them he jumped from the plane with the money and landed right [REDACTED] and drove to Portland, recovered [REDACTED] and proceeded on to California where he deposited the money in numerous banks.
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DB Cooper-12529
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b6 b7C
SE #164-81
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[REDACTED] advised that all during this story [REDACTED] laughed and gave the impression that it was simply a story.
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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was formerly in the Air Force and was a pilot during World War II; however, she advised that she did not feel [REDACTED] was in any mental or physical condition to perpetuate such a crime. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was employed with the State Highway Department as [REDACTED] in Olympia, Washington, until [REDACTED] that he had to quit his job. She advised she has not heard from [REDACTED] in over one year and has no idea where he is. [REDACTED] advised that contrary to what [REDACTED] believes, she does not fear [REDACTED] and knows that he would in no way attempt to harm her.
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[REDACTED] viewed the photograph of [REDACTED] and advised that it is a very good likeness of him and also viewed the composite of D. B. COOPER which she advised in no way resembles [REDACTED] provided the following description of [REDACTED]
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Race White Sex Male Nationality American Height 6'0" Weight 190# Remarks
Complexion Very ruddy Hair Brown, turning grey worn in crewcut, not receding Age [REDACTED] Build Heavy
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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] had a Washington driver's license when she last knew him.
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DB Cooper-12530
Serials: SE 164-81