SAC Columbia to Seattle re NORJACK subject, vehicle records and interviews
Document date 11 August 1976
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Id: Cooper-Part-38:178-180
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 38 pp. 178–180 (DB Cooper-1484, DB Cooper-14846, DB Cooper-14847), Memo, dated 11 Aug 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-38%3A178-180
SAC, COLUMBIA (164-48) 8/11/76
SA [REDACTED]
NORJACK CO: SEATTLE
RE: [REDACTED]
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On 7/27/76, records of SCHD revealed that [REDACTED] S. C., are the registered owners of a Cadillac, VIN [REDACTED] bearing S. C. license [REDACTED] The records of the Title Section, SCHD, indicated this vehicle was purchased on [REDACTED] from Arnold Palmer Cadillac, Charlotte, N. C., and a lien was indicated for GMC, Box 840, Charlotte, N. C., in the amount of $12,209.
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On the same date, a source in a position to have such information advised [REDACTED] SSAN [REDACTED] was employed during [REDACTED] [REDACTED] by Red and White, Graniteville, S. C. He advised subject subsequently employed Decker Plaza Red and White and Northside Plaza Red and White, both Columbia, S. C.
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On 8/10/76, [REDACTED] Thomas and Howard Company, Highway 555 North, Columbia, S. C., advised that Thomas and Howard Company owns both the Decker Plaza and Northside Plaza Red and White stores. He stated [REDACTED] is presently employed in their Northside store [REDACTED]. He stated his company did not have [REDACTED] application stating this would be maintained at the store.
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On the same date, [REDACTED] Thomas and Howard, advised he is well acquainted with [REDACTED] and the Northside Plaza Store. He viewed the composite
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ SEP 20 1976
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DB Cooper-14846
CO 164-48
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photographs of the NORJACK subject and advised that in his opinion [REDACTED] was not identical to the composite photographs.
On the same date, [REDACTED] was interviewed at the Northside Plaza Food Town Store, formerly Red and White, Columbia, S. C. [REDACTED] furnished his residence as [REDACTED] S. C., and telephone number [REDACTED] stated that he had absolutely no knowledge regarding the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines flight #305 which took place on 11/24/71 between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. He denied that he had ever commented that he was D. B. COOPER, the person responsible for the hijacking. He furnished the following descriptive information:
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Race White Sex Male DPOB [REDACTED] Height [REDACTED] Weight 185 lbs. Military service U. S. Army, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] service number believed to be [REDACTED] Previous residence 2007 White Pine Road North Augusta, S. C. Hair Dark brown, graying, and balding. The hair on subject's forehead has receded approxi- mately 1/3 of the way back from subject's forehead Marital status [REDACTED] Relatives living in Washington [REDACTED] Spokane, Washington Employments during 1971 [REDACTED] Monroe, N. C.
A & P Company Elizabeth City, N. C. Characteristics [REDACTED]
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DBCooper-14847
CO 164-48
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[REDACTED] advised that prior to his first wife's death in 1973, and his parents death in Spokane, Washington, in 1967 and 1972, he and his wife visited Spokane, Washington, approximately once every 2 years. He said on these occasions they would visit with his parents [REDACTED] said it is possible that he and his wife visited his parents [REDACTED] in Spokane, Washington, in 1971 but stated this would have been before November of 1971.
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By observation, it was determined that [REDACTED] does not resemble the composite photographs of the NORJACK UNSUB. His hair is receded and does not at all look similar to the hair of the NORJACK UNSUB composite. [REDACTED] complexion is also pale and could not be considered swarthy.
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Leads to verify [REDACTED] employment in Monroe and/or Elizabeth City, N. C., and/or contacts with [REDACTED] in Spokane, Washington, is being left to the discretion of the case agent.
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[guess: CRIMINAL]
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DB Cooper-1484[guess: 8]
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Serials: CO 164-48