Seattle report re NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) investigation, period 11/24/76-4/11/77
Document date 31 May 1977
Part of: Seattle report on NORJAK investigation, 11/24/76-4/11/77
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 39 pp. 444–445 (DB Cooper-15660–15661), Report, dated 31 May 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-39%3A444-445
FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Copy to: 1 - USA, Seattle 1 - USA, Portland
Report of: SA [REDACTED] Office: Seattle, Washington b6 Date: 5/31/77 b7C
Field Office File #: 164-81 Bureau File #: 164-2111
Title: NORJAK
Character: CRIME ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT- HIJACKING; EXTORTION
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Synopsis: All investigation to identify unsub to date has been negative. On 11/24/76, a U.S. Grand Jury in Portland, Oregon, returned an indictment charging unsub as JOHN DOE, aka Dan Cooper, with violations of aircraft piracy and Hobbs Act statutes. Bond fixed at $500,000. The $5,000 reward formerly offered by the Seattle Post Intelligencer newspaper was withdrawn as of 12/31/76. A manual search of the missing persons indices at FBI Headquarters was conducted based on the presumption that unsub may have parished during the jump and a missing persons report may have been filed with the FBI. Twenty-one possible suspects were developed as a result of this search and they are currently being processed as suspects. Investigation continuing at Seattle and other divisions. ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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DETAILS:
All investigation to identify unsub to date has been negative.
On 11/24/76, a U.S. Grand Jury in Portland, Oregon, returned an indictment charging unsub as JOHN DOE, aka Dan Cooper with violations of aircraft piracy and Hobbs Act statutes. A bond was fixed at $500,000.
By letter, dated 11/30/76, ROBERT E. THOMPSON, Publisher and Editor of the Seattle Post Intelligencer news- paper, advised that he was withdrawing his previous offer of a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of unsub, aka D. B. Cooper. THOMPSON stated the reward would be with-
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
DB Cooper-15660
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1970 O - 406-840
SE 164-81
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drawn as of 12/31/76.
The Bureau advised by airtel, dated 4/11/77, that a manual search of the missing persons indices at the FBI Headquarters was conducted based on the presumption that unsub may have parished during the jump and a missing persons report may have been filed with the FBI. Twenty-one possible suspects were developed as a result of this manual search and they are currently being processed as suspects at the present time.
On the same date, the Bureau advised by letter that there are eight latent fingerprints connected with this case that were obtained from and around the seat occupied by unsub. The eight latent fingerprints were made by the tip and lower joint areas of fingers and a latent impression, which is a fingerprint or a palm print, was also developed.
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2* DB Cooper-15661