Kansas City investigative report re suspect background, Sheriff Light re-interview and employment check

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 39 pp. 264–267 (DB Cooper-15449–15452), Report, serial SE 164-81-7423 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-39%3A264-267

KC 164-80 ATJ:ofj 1

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED]

AT KANSAS

On January 27, 1977, Sheriff CHUCK LIGHT was recontacted concerning his knowledge of [REDACTED] LIGHT advised that [REDACTED] either worked for Day's Chevrolet or Watkins' Chevrolet. In addition to working for some insurance company in the local area. Sheriff LIGHT recommended contacting [REDACTED] State Farm Insurance Company, and that he would probably know which company [REDACTED] was employed by.

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On January 27, 1977, [REDACTED] State Farm Insurance company, [REDACTED] Kansas, telephone [REDACTED] advised he vaguely knew [REDACTED] and stated that he worked for MFA Insurance Company as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kansas, [REDACTED] advised there is no local office in [REDACTED] and recommended contacting the District Manager of MFA in Kansas for further informa- tion.

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[REDACTED] was sure that [REDACTED] worked for Watkins Chevrolet and recommended contacting [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kansas, as he was a close friend of [REDACTED]

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On February 4, 1977, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kansas, advised he did not know the current whereabouts of [REDACTED] of Watkins' Chevrolet, but that [REDACTED] at the First National Bank, [REDACTED] Kansas, would know the current location of [REDACTED]

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On February 4, 1977, [REDACTED] First National Bank, [REDACTED] Kansas, advised [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-15449

164-81 - 7423

KC 164-80 2

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is residing in Kansas City, Missouri, and furnished telephone number [REDACTED] and telphone number [REDACTED] for numbers b6 [REDACTED] and where [REDACTED] could be reached. b7C

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AT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

On February 4, 1977, [REDACTED] was contacted b6 at [REDACTED] and advised that he recalled [REDACTED] b7C working for him [REDACTED] until his dealership closed in 1974. Prior to that, he recalls that [REDACTED] worked for the General Motors Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Missouri. Regarding past records [REDACTED] advised they are stored in an office above the First National Bank, [REDACTED] Kansas, and that [REDACTED] has access to the records. He advised [REDACTED] resides [REDACTED] Kansas.

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[REDACTED] General Motors b6 Plant, Kansas City, Missouri, furnished the following b7C information on February 7, 1977:

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Employment records indicate an [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] date of birth [REDACTED] employed b7C by General Motors from November 11, 1957, through July 31, 1972. The following was obtained from a review of [REDACTED] employment records:

Name [REDACTED] b6 b7C Race White

Sex Male

Date of birth [REDACTED]

Employment dates November 11, 1957, - July 31, 1972

Specific Jobs [REDACTED]

Local address [REDACTED] Kansas City, Missouri

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DB Cooper-15450

KC 164-80 3

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Height 5'11" Weight 200 lbs. Children [redacted] SSAN [redacted] SSAN previously reported as [redacted]

Military U. S. Army, through [redacted] [redacted] when discharged honorably, and employed as [redacted] b6 [redacted] b7C

References [redacted] Carrollton, Missouri [redacted]

[redacted] Carrollton, Missouri [redacted]

[redacted] Carrollton, Missouri [redacted]

[redacted] Carrollton, Missouri [redacted]

Employment History [redacted] until [redacted] University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri b6 b7C [redacted] until [redacted] Service Pipe Line Company Carrollton, Missouri, [redacted]

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DB Cooper-15451

KC 164-50 4

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[REDACTED] until [REDACTED] 'lational and Accident Insurance Company, 3315 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] records indicated he was not at work on November 21, 1971, and that he was on sick leave from November 17, 1971, through November 29, 1971, under the care of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] His file indicated when he returned he admitted [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Under the advice of [REDACTED] effort to resolve his problems.

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On February 3, 1977, [REDACTED] Kansas City, Missouri, furnished the following information. [REDACTED] advised her records indicated [REDACTED] on November 1, 1971, and [REDACTED] On November 26, 1971, [REDACTED] was seen at the hospital [REDACTED] where he was treated [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was currently [REDACTED] and would not be available for interview. She advised any further information would have to be furnished by [REDACTED]

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Review of the Kansas City, Missouri computer system, which covers all law enforcement agencies in the greater Kansas City area, revealed no record identifiable with [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-15452

Serials: KC 164-50, KC 164-80, SE 164-81-7423