To SAC Seattle re Olympia tipster on Auburn photographer

Document date 9 December 1974

Part 35pages 201–2022 pagesDB Cooper-13171–13172

Also filed at: Part 68 pp. 264–265

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Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re Olympia tipster on Auburn photographer
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 35 pp. 201–202 (DB Cooper-13171–13172), Memo, dated 9 Dec 1974, serial SE 164-81-6397 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-35%3A201-202

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 12/9/74

FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C Sur. J

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

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On 12/2/74, [REDACTED] telephonically contacted this office stating she lives in Olympia, Washington and that she had some information concerning captioned matter. [REDACTED] advised approximately two weeks after captioned event she had a family portrait taken by a photographer in Auburn, Washington. [REDACTED] stated the photographer resembled the composite of unsub in this matter.

[REDACTED] stated the suspect she has in mind was a photographer [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Auburn, Washington.

[REDACTED] described the individual as follows:

Race: White Sex: Male Age: Approximately mid 30's Height: 5'5" Hair: Light brown or blond Build: Heavy, approximately 30 lbs. overweight

[REDACTED] stated the only reason she suspects this individual is because at the time she had her picture taken this individual was laughing at a news story of captioned hijacking. In addition, [REDACTED] stated she did not think the photographer knew much about photography.

A check of the Auburn City Directory, 1970 edition revealed the following information:

Photography Shop: [REDACTED] b6 Telephone: [REDACTED] b7C Located: [REDACTED]

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164-81-6397 SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED....FILED...... DEC 9 1974

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(3) - Sea[ttle] [REDACTED]/ljt[REDACTED] (3)

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

DB Cooper-13171

SE 164-81

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Shop has since gone out of business. The pro- prietor's of the afore mentioned shop were listed as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The afore mentioned information is being fur- nished for Seattle Sub file J, Miscellaneous Information.

ARMED & DANGEROUS

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b6 b7c

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DB Cooper-13172

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6397