SAC WFO to Director re Jack Bryant Coffelt and Melwood Farm lead to Baltimore
Document date 22 April 1977
Also filed at: Part 120 pp. 412–413
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-39:372-373 Document: Airtel SAC WFO to Director re Jack Bryant Coffelt and Melwood Farm lead to Baltimore Id: Cooper-Part-39:372-373 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-39%3A372-373 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 39 pp. 372–373 (DB Cooper-15565–15566), Airtel, dated 22 Apr 1977, serial SE 164-81-7470 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-39%3A372-373
4/22/77
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AIRTEL
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM: SAC, WFO (164-169) (RUC)
NORJACK (OO:SE)
Re Honolulu airtel to Seattle dated 4/13/77 and Los Angeles teletype to WFO dated 4/18/77.
Enclosed for Baltimore is one copy of referenced Honolulu airtel and enclosure thereto.
For information of Baltimore, JACK BRYANT COFFELT (deceased) is a possible suspect in captioned matter. COFFELT resided in the Washington, D. C. (WDC), area during the 1960's and early 1970's. He was employed with the Hoffman Furniture Company, 2447 18th Street, N.W., WDC, as a used furniture salesman. He also acted as a chauffer and companion for ROBERT TODD LINCOLN BECKWITH. BECKWITH, an elderly gentleman, is the last living descendant of ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The enclosed airtel and 302 set forth results of an interview with [REDACTED] of JACK BRYANT COFFELT. [REDACTED] indicated that while she and [REDACTED] resided in WDC in 1971, [REDACTED] suffered from a severe case of phlebitis and emphysema and eventually suffered a nervous breakdown and received psychiatric care for this nervous condition and alcoholic affliction. She claimed he received treatment at the Melwood Hospital in WDC.
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2-Bureau (164-2111) 2-Baltimore (164-103)(Enc. 1) 1-Honolulu (164-85) 2-Los Angeles (164-497) 2-Seattle (164-81) 1-WFO
TFD:smv (10)
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164-81- 7470 [illegible initials/signature]
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DB Cooper-15565
WFO 164-169
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Investigation by WFO determined that there is no Melwood Hospital in WDC. There is, however, an institution in Olney, Md., known as Melwood Farm. This is a private alcoholic treatment facility and most likely identical to the Melwood Hospital referred to by [REDACTED]
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The Los Angeles Division has requested that in order to eliminate COFFELT as a suspect, appropriate investigation be conducted at Melwood Farm to definitely establish whereabouts of COFFELT during the pertinent period, specifically 11/24/71.
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LEAD
BALTIMORE
AT OLNEY, MARYLAND. Conduct appropriate investiga- tion re JACK BRYANT COFFELT at Melwood Farm, Olney, Md.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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2 DB Cooper-15566
Serials: 164-2111, BA 164-103, HN 164-85, LA 164-497, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7470, WF 164-169