SAC Sacramento to Director re Rackstraw apprehension and palm print comparison request

Document date 6 February 1979

Part 40pages 402–4032 pagesDB Cooper-16030–16031

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Document: Airtel SAC Sacramento to Director re Rackstraw apprehension and palm print comparison request
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 40 pp. 402–403 (DB Cooper-16030–16031), Airtel, dated 6 Feb 1979 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-40%3A402-403

FD-36 (Rev. 9-22-78) FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☐ AIRTEL ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 2/6/79

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) ATTN: FBI IDENT

FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P) Sub 153-

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

Re Sacramento airtel to Seattle, 11/8/78, and Portland teletype to Sacramento 2/5/79.

RE: ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW

Enclosed for the Bureau are three copies of palm prints of ROBERT W. RACKSTRAW.

RACKSTRAW was apprehended 1/26/79, by the Fullerton Police Department, Fullerton, California, for trying to have copies made of a forged federal pilot's license.

On 2/5/79, [REDACTED] San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, provided the enclosed palm prints obtained from RACKSTRAW at Fullerton, California. [REDACTED] stated that the original prints are being retained by his office for use in RACKSTRAW's local prosecution.

Sacramento is obtaining major case prints which will be submitted when available.

2-Bureau (Encl. 3) 2-Portland (164-41) 2-Seattle (164-81) 2-Sacramento TRK/ab (8)

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Sub 955 164-61-[illegible] SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED FEB 8 1979 FBI -- SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-16030

SC 164-50

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REQUEST OF THE BUREAU

The Bureau is requested to compare palm prints of RACKSTRAW to those of unknown subject in captioned hijacking.

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DB Cooper-16031

Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, SC 164-50, SE 164-81