SAC Miami to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect, with leads to Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and Jacksonville

Document date 1 May 1980

Part 44pages 148–1503 pagesDB Cooper-17961–17963

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-44:148-150

Document: Airtel SAC Miami to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect, with leads to Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and Jacksonville
Id: Cooper-Part-44:148-150
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 44 pp. 148–150 (DB Cooper-17961–17963), Airtel, dated 1 May 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-44%3A148-150

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 5/1/80

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: [redacted] SAC, MIAMI (164-552) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A); OO:SEATTLE

RE: [redacted]

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Re San Francisco airtel to Miami, 4/15/80, and report of SA [redacted] dated 5/30/73.

Enclosed for all receiving offices are two copies of insert reflecting Miami investigation. Enclosed for Portland and Jacksonville are one each copy of referenced airtel.

[redacted] For information of Jacksonville and Portland, [redacted] [redacted] (protect identity) recently saw a composit of NORJAK suspect and advised that be believed [redacted] to be the suspect.

[redacted] Investigation at Miami confirms that [redacted] [redacted] is currently employed as an [redacted] in the Dade County (Miami) School System. [redacted] has lived in Miami since 1975. [redacted] employment application reveals that he was a [redacted] [redacted] Corvallis, Oregon during the time of captioned skyjacking (11/24/71). His address between 6/73 and 3/75 was [redacted] It is not clear whether [redacted] lived at this address at the time of the skyjacking.

Among the references listed on [redacted] employment application are: 1. [redacted] Albany High

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(2) - Seattle (Enc. 2)(\[redacted]) 2 - Jacksonville (164-109) (Enc. 3) 2 - San Francisco (164-220) (Enc. 2) 2 - Portland (164-41) (Enc. 3) 1 - Miami JJD:les (9)

Approved: ___________ Transmitted ________ (Number) (T ☆ U.S. GOVERNME

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SEARCHED... INDEXED... SERIALIZED... [illegible] MAY 5 1980

DB Cooper-17961

980-[illegible]-750/S402-

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164-81-[illegible]

MM 164-552

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School, 2010 S. Elm Street, Albany, Oregon; 2. [REDACTED] Coos Bay, Oregon School System, and 3. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (retired) of the same system.

[REDACTED] currently lives alone. No visitors or neighborhood contact observed. None of [REDACTED] neighbors have been interviewed. He does not appear to be in hiding. His vehicle is a [REDACTED] four door, VIN [REDACTED] Florida License Plate [REDACTED] Records at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] list a [REDACTED] as living in [REDACTED] To date, no one has been observed at that address. Records do not indicate any employment, vehicle, or references for [REDACTED] It should be noted that [REDACTED] listed [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Criminal, credit and license checks were negative for [REDACTED]

Description of [REDACTED] is in enclosed insert.

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LEADS

PORTLAND

At Corvallis, Oregon

1. Will determine [REDACTED] residence and whereabouts during time of captioned skyjacking (11/24/71). He was a [REDACTED] 1971-72 school term. (Note guidelines for investigating suspects in referenced report).

2. Will attempt to obtain photograph of [REDACTED] 1971, for display at Seattle.

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SAN FRANCISCO

At San Mateo, California

Will recontact [REDACTED] (protect identity) to determine if he has any specific knowledge of [REDACTED] financial and or emotional problems at time of skyjacking noting profile of referenced report.

At El Cajon, California

Will contact [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to determine if she has specific knowledge regarding suspect during time of skyjack.

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DB Cooper-17962

MM 164-552

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At San Francisco

Will provide Miami with photographs of [REDACTED]. None were received with referenced airtel.

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SEATTLE

At Seattle, Washington

1. Will contact witnesses and display photo enclosed with referenced airtel.

2. Will upon receipt of photographs from Portland and Jacksonville, display to witnesses.

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JACKSONVILLE

At Tallahassee, Florida

Will obtain copy of current driver's license photograph of [REDACTED] white male, DOB [REDACTED] license number [REDACTED] and provide copies to Seattle for display and Miami for possible future investigation.

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Investigation at Miami continuing.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB Cooper-17963

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Serials: JK 164-109, MM 164-552, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SF 164-220