SAC Milwaukee to SAC Seattle re Wisconsin suspect resembling Cooper composite, eliminated

Document date 1 July 1975

Part 36pages 92–943 pagesDB Cooper-13639–13641

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Document: Memo SAC Milwaukee to SAC Seattle re Wisconsin suspect resembling Cooper composite, eliminated
Id: Cooper-Part-36:092-094
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 36 pp. 92–94 (DB Cooper-13639–13641), Memo, dated 1 Jul 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-36%3A092-094

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 7/1/75

FROM : SAC, MILWAUKEE (164-36) (RUC)

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 3/28/75, [REDACTED], Wisconsin, advised that he and another local resident, [REDACTED] recently saw a newspaper article containing the artist's conception sketch of the UNSUB and both thought there was a similarity in appearance between the UNSUB sketch and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] raises beef cattle and operates a small farm, [REDACTED] by the Federal Savings & Loan Association, [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] who works at the Federal Savings & Loan Association, [REDACTED] with [REDACTED] advised 3/28/75, that [REDACTED] was formerly employed by a bank in Chicago, Illinois, and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Marquette, Iowa.

It was ascertained that the [REDACTED] signed up for LP gas with Petrolane Gas Service, [REDACTED] about two months prior to the hijacking.

[REDACTED] was contacted at his farm by SA [REDACTED] on 6/20/75, at which time he furnished the following information:

He was born [REDACTED] Michigan City, Indiana. He graduated from St. Leo High School, Chicago, [REDACTED] served in the U. S. Navy as a Yeoman 3rd class from [REDACTED]

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(2-)Seattle 1-Milwaukee HCL:mhb (3)

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SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___ FILED ___

164-81-[guess: 6591]

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll S[avings Plan]

DB Cooper-13639

MI 164-36

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Serial No. [REDACTED] was employed [REDACTED] by First Federal Savings, Chicago, for 4 years and by Home Federal Savings & Loan Association, Chicago, for 6 years.

[REDACTED] in Memphis, Tennessee; he met his present [REDACTED] in Chicago while both were employed by Home Federal Savings & Loan. He was employed about 8 months by IRS at Rockford, Illinois, as a Revenue Officer before moving with [REDACTED] to his present address.

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They purchased their farm of 140 acres for $19,500 and the mortgage is held by the Federal Savings & Loan Association. [REDACTED] They had been coming up to [REDACTED] for several years with friends before they purchased their farm and subsequently decided they wished to live in the area. He said he moved to [REDACTED] for reason of his health [REDACTED]

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When he [REDACTED] moved to the farm, both commenced working for the [REDACTED] Marquette, Iowa, in September, 1971, and lived [REDACTED] He [REDACTED] while [REDACTED] When [REDACTED] terminated her employment [REDACTED] in December, 1971, to accept a position with the Federal Savings & Loan Association, [REDACTED] they moved into their farm house which they were in the process of renovating at the time. He worked six nights a week at the [REDACTED] Sundays off. After quitting his job at the [REDACTED] in April or May, 1972, he has been self employed raising beef cattle, corn and grain. He is unable to recall specifically his activities on 11/24/71, but said he would have been working that night if it was not a Sunday because he did not take off any time from the job.

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On 6/23/75, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Marquette, Iowa, [REDACTED] advised she could not locate her payroll records for [REDACTED] but recalls having hired [REDACTED] about 8/15/71, [REDACTED] in the 2nd or 3rd week of September, 1971. [REDACTED] in December, 1971, to work for the Federal Savings & Loan Association, where she is still employed. She let [REDACTED] in February or March, 1972, for she [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-13640

MI 164-36

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[redacted] She advised he worked evenings and was off on Sundays. She said the [redacted] She advised the [redacted] did not take any time off during November, 1971, and would say with certainty they were working at the [redacted] on 11/24/71.

[redacted] is a white male, born [redacted], 6'1", 150 pounds, slender build, brown hair - graying, hazel eyes, long slender face, fair complexion, SSAN [redacted] self-employed farmer.

In view of the above, no further investigation is being conducted re [redacted] as a possible suspect.

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DB Cooper-13641

Serials: 164-36, MI 164-36, SE 164-81