SAC Minneapolis to SAC Omaha re NORJACK suspect tip from Willmar, Minnesota

Document date 28 February 1980

Part 43pages 346–3472 pagesDB Cooper-17575–17576

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 43 pp. 346–347 (DB Cooper-17575–17576), Memo, dated 28 Feb 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-43%3A346-347

2/23/80

SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P)

NORJACK OO: SEATTLE

SAC, OMAHA

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On 2/13/80, [REDACTED] Willmar, Minnesota, telephone number [REDACTED] advised that artist's sketch of Unsub he had recently seen on Minneapolis television station looked very similar to an individual he had known in the past named [REDACTED]. He explained that he attended Worthington, Minnesota, [REDACTED] with [REDACTED] years ago, but has not seen or heard of him in the past ten years. He advised that [REDACTED] was a Vietnam veteran, [REDACTED] and felt the world owed him something for this. He believes [REDACTED] was a parachutist in the military, was very athletic, but did not do well scholastically. He added that [REDACTED] was rather anti-social and he had heard him use first names other than his true first name. He estimated that [REDACTED] would now be approximately 36 years old. This [REDACTED] was from Lyon County, Iowa, and lived [REDACTED] Iowa. He did not know his mailing address. He cannot recall [REDACTED] father's first name, but feels that the local Sheriff would know them.

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[REDACTED] stated that he had not thought of [REDACTED] as being identical with Unsub, until he saw the artist's sketch. [REDACTED] feels that [REDACTED] has the same description and the personality to commit this act and he would not be surprised if he is identical with Unsub.

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On 2/12/80, [REDACTED] Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, telephone number [REDACTED] advised that the apartment manager at [REDACTED] Minneapolis, Minnesota, looks like the photograph shown on television of D. B. COOPER. He gave a description of the apartment manager as 5'8", brown hair, approximately 37

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2 - Omaha 1 - Seattle (164-81) 1 - Minneapolis TAS:kae (4)

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[partially illegible] MAR 3 198[0] [illegible]

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DB Cooper-17575

MP 164-73

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years old.

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LEAD

OMAHA

AT GEORGE, IOWA

1. Attempt to identify [REDACTED] and determine if sufficient background information to determine if identical with alleged skyjacker, D. B. COOPER.

2. Lead to conduct interview of [REDACTED] is left to discretion of Omaha.

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MINNEAPOLIS

AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

1. Will determine full identity of apartment manager and will interview.

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DB Cooper-17576

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Serials: MP 164-73, SE 164-81