SAC Albany to Director re psychic letter on Cooper, with laboratory request and source page

Document date 10 December 1975

Part 36pages 453–4564 pagesDB Cooper-14106–14109

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 36 pp. 453–456 (DB Cooper-14106–14109), Memo, dated 10 Dec 1975, serial SE 164-81-6768 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-36%3A453-456

DIRECTOR, FBI 12/10/75 (ATTN: LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION)

SAC, ALBANY (164-47) (P)

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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ReALtelcalls to Los Angeles and Seattle 11-22-75.

Enclosed for the FBI Laboratory is a handwritten letter addressed to "Whom It May Concern" and envelope addressed to the Syracuse, New York, Police Department.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

On 11-25-75 source, who has provided reliable information in the past, advised [REDACTED] resides [REDACTED] Syracuse, New York. X

On same date a second confidential source advised [REDACTED] is employed [REDACTED] Solvent and Petroleum, Syracuse, New York, [REDACTED] and lists social security account number [REDACTED]

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For information of Seattle, enclosed letter reads as follows:

"To Whom It Concern,

"I hope you are able to grasp these few words of wit, I wish you to believe in me I have never been in your town, But I am sure I have some important information that you and the F.B.I. would love to hear. Early this eviming I was reading a local newspaper, while reading I notice one particular article. State that the very famous hijacker of Nov 24-1971 that parachuted into

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164-81-6768 SEARCHED [REDACTED] [REDACTED] PARALEGAL HERD DEC 15 1975

DB Cooper-14106

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(2) - Bureau - Enc. (2) (2) - Seattle 3 - Albany PJL:clb (7)

NON SYMBOL SOURCE PARALEGAL [REDACTED]

AL 164-47

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the darkness over Oregon, carring the sum of $200,000 with him his name was D.B. COOPER. Of course I am sure you people will laugh & call me crazy, but I asked God to show me this man whereabouts and he did as always in a vision. I will not give my name because I do not want to be in newspapers or T.V. I am not asking for a reward, I am only doing what God has choosen for me.

"You will find this man at [REDACTED] b6 Syracuse, N.Y. He will be using the name [REDACTED] b7C My vision shows [REDACTED] Do investage this situation because God don't lie. May God bless all of you and the rest of us American,

[REDACTED]

"Oh yes I am a psychic healer if you are wondering."

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For information of the FBI Laboratory and Seattle, on 11-22-75 [REDACTED] Syracuse, New York, b6 Police Department (SPD), notified Syracuse, New York, RA of b7C receipt of enclosed letter and turned same over to FBI on above date. [REDACTED] advised both letter and envelope handled by several people in the department during normal [guess: mail] routing. [REDACTED] stated that Syracuse, New York, Police Department arrest records and Alpha file records were negative regarding [REDACTED]

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Syracuse Directories show [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] telephone number [REDACTED] employed at b7C Solvent and Petroleum Service, Syracuse, New York. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles negative for [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Syracuse.

Albany, Los Angeles and Seattle indices negative regarding [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] b7C

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REQUEST OF THE FBI LABORATORY

The Laboratory is requested to process enclosures for latent fingerprints and compare same against partial prints of unknown subject DAN COOPER on file.

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DB Cooper-14107

AL 164-47

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LEAD:

ALBANY

AT SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

Will continue investigation to resolve matter.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB Cooper-14108

AL 164-47

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NONSYMBOL SOURCE PAGE

The first confidential source referred to in captioned matter is [REDACTED] Syracuse, New York.

The second confidential source mentioned i[s] [REDACTED] Syracuse, New York.

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b6 b7C b7D

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DB Cooper-14109

Serials: AL 164-47, SE 164-81-6768