SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle submitting possible Cooper suspect
Document date 25 September 1981
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 46 pp. 152–157 (DB Cooper-18947–18952), Memo, dated 25 Sep 1981 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-46%3A152-157
Memorandum
To : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) Date 9/25/81 [redacted] From : SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) (RUC) (SQ. 10)
Subject : NORJAK OO: Seattle
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Enclosed for Seattle Division are: two photographs of suspect [redacted] (photo taken approximately [redacted] b6 Venice, Austria); two Xerox copies of [redacted] U.S. Army b7C fingerprint card dated [redacted]; two investigative inserts reflecting investigation into the missing person status of [redacted] one Xerox copy of D.B. Cooper's composite drawing contained in San Francisco file dated 1973; and one Xerox copy of an article with composite drawing of Cooper, taken from June 1981 issue of "The Investigator".
For the information of Seattle, this communication and enclosures are being submitted reflecting [redacted] as a b6 possible suspect, whose photograph strongly resembles that of b7C the composite drawings of Unsub, aka D.B. Cooper, perpetrator of captioned hijacking on 11/24/71.
The circumstances surrounding [redacted] disappearance b6 following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army on [redacted] b7C from Fort Lewis, Washington, and his apparent disassociation from his parents, friends, and former associates; the fact that he has not been heard from since his discharge, the fact that his apparent voluntary "social dropout" status occurred shortly prior to the captioned hijacking, promoted the San Francisco Case Agent to submit this communication offering him as a possible suspect inasmuch as D.B. Cooper's true identity has not yet been established.
The following background information reflects the San Francisco Division's predication to conduct preliminary inquiries into the missing person status of [redacted] carried under San b6 Francisco file number [redacted], is being furnished for Seattle's b7C information:
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② - Seattle (Enc. 8) [redacted] 2 - San Francisco (1 - 164-220) (1 - [redacted]) RLS/klb (4)
[handwritten] [guess: New Subject]
[stamp] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ OCT 7 1981 [stamp: SEATTLE]
[handwritten notation top right of stamp area] [illegible] 11/1-81 - [illegible] 8546
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FBI/DOJ DB Cooper-18947
SF 164-220 RLS/klb
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In March, 1981, U.S. Senator Allen Cranston received a letter dated [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] Pacoima, California, who, in essence, were pleading for assistance in locating their only son, [REDACTED] who last corresponded with them from Viet Nam in [REDACTED] while he was serving in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps.
[REDACTED] through inquiries of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Fort Lewis, Washington, in 1972, determined [REDACTED] was discharged from the Fort Lewis Army Camp on [REDACTED] with a considerable amount of money and that he had never reached his forwarding address provided by him upon his departure.
Since [REDACTED] discharge, his parents, friends, and former associates have never received any correspondence nor have they, through exhaustive investigations by private detective agencies and assistance from other government agencies, been able to determine his whereabouts for the last ten years.
Senator Cranston furnished a copy of the [REDACTED] letter to the San Francisco Office requesting assistance, conveying the subject's parents' speculation that their son may have met with foul play following his discharge from the Army and that someone, other than their son, was using his Social Security card obtaining employment in the U.S. since 1971. Senator Cranston requested the San Francisco Division to attempt to determine if [REDACTED] was dead or alive.
In May, 1981, San Francisco received a copy of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] U.S. Army fingerprint card and his FBI criminal history record of identification. A copy of these documents have been enclosed should the Seattle Office desire the Identification Division, Fingerprint Section, to conduct a comparison against any latent fingerprints of unknown subject, aka D.B. Cooper.
San Francisco initiated a preliminary investigation resulting in the determination that a [REDACTED] Social Security Account number [REDACTED] was known to have been employed with the [REDACTED] San Francisco, California, during the year of 1979.
Contact with officials of this organization determined that a [REDACTED] found to be identical, did in fact reside at the [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] during the period of 2/23/78 until 8/17/79.
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DB Cooper-18948
SF 164-220 RLS/klb
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[REDACTED] photograph enclosed, as furnished by his parents, compared with that of the photographs located in the employee's file of the above named organization were one and the same persons with the exception of the ten years lapsed difference in age.
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[REDACTED] provided background infor- mation on [REDACTED] (as indicated in enclosed insert), stating that [REDACTED] came to their [REDACTED] and stayed in the dormitory. He [REDACTED] [REDACTED] On 8/17/79, [REDACTED] was to report to a farm project, but failed to show up and has not been seen since that date. No forwarding address was given by him and his whereabouts is unknown.
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San Francisco responded to the Senator and [REDACTED] parents explaining that he was still alive in August, 1979, however, further pursuit of this investigation was discontinued due to his adulthood, his rights under the Privacy Act, and that no federal jurisdiction existed. His whereabouts at this point is unknown by the San Francisco Division.
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San Francisco's reasons for submitting [REDACTED] as a possible suspect is a correlation of [REDACTED] background and unknown circumstances surrounding his disappearance with that of the psychological profile contained in Seattle's investigative report, dated 5/30/73. Listed below are some of the enumerated reasons for submitting this communication to the Seattle Division:
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1. [REDACTED] photograph, taken in [REDACTED] Venice, Austria, bears a strong resemblance to composite drawings of D.B. Cooper; i.e., facial features, hair and parting of the hair, etc., with the exception of the difference of his nose shape.
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2. [REDACTED] mysterious disappearance from the area of Fort Lewis, Washington, on [REDACTED] just prior to the hijacking of the airplane on 11/24/71.
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3. [REDACTED] military service may have afforded him some familiarization with airplanes and parachute jumping even though he was assigned to the U.S. Corps of Engineers.
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DB Cooper-18949
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SF 164-220 RLS/klb
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4. Unsub - D.B. Cooper made statements to the airline stewardesses explaining why he hijacked the plane, i.e., "It's not because I have a grudge against the airlines, it's because I have a grudge." [REDACTED] apparently disassociated himself from his parents due to intolerable home environment explaining to [REDACTED] that he always wanted to run away since childhood (see investigative insert).
5. [REDACTED] suit, narrow tie, and small collar points, (in photo) shows to be a conservative as described in Seattle's investigative report as that worn by Unsub, D.B. Cooper.
6. [REDACTED] background in military as a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and apparent trade skills may be compared with ingenuity of Unsub, D.B. Cooper's use of a knife to prepare a knapsack con- taining the extorted money, tying it to the parachute lines prior to jumping from the plane.
7. [REDACTED] may have been familiar with military bases as compared to Cooper's statements to airline stewardesses as they passed over those areas.
It is noted the difference in estimated age of Unsub, D.B. Cooper, by witnesses and what age [REDACTED] would have been in 1971 is recognized by the San Francisco Division, however, [REDACTED] in the enclosed photograph appears older than his age.
The background information and descriptive data of [REDACTED] was obtained from enclosed fingerprint card, investigation, and information provided by parents in their referenced letter which is contained in San Francisco's file:
Sex: Male Race: Caucasian Date of birth: [REDACTED] Place of birth: [REDACTED] and/or
Height: 5'10" Weight: 138 pounds (in 1964) Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown Scars & Marks: [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-18950
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b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C
SF 164-220 RLS/klb
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Military Service Number: [REDACTED] b6 Social Security b7C Account Number: [REDACTED] (has used [REDACTED] FBI Number: Fingerprint Classification (Henry System): [REDACTED]
Occupation prior to Military Service: [REDACTED]
Military Service Stations: Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Hood, Texas; Germany; Italy; and Viet Nam
Assignment in Viet Nam: Engineer Corps., U.S. Army [REDACTED]
Military release Camp: Fort Lewis, Washington [REDACTED]
Immigrant status: Received U.S. Citizenship, [REDACTED] (fingerprint believed b6 on file) b7C
Relatives: Mother: [REDACTED] Father: Parents' residence: [REDACTED] Pacoima, California [REDACTED]
Aunt: [REDACTED] Temple, Texas [REDACTED] (effective 1972)
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(Note: Investigative insert, [REDACTED] named an aunt in Saint Petersburg, Florida).
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DB Cooper-18951
SF 164-220 RLS/klb
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San Francisco has refrained from setting forth leads to the Bureau deferring to Seattle's Case Agent's review of the likelihood of [REDACTED] being considered as a possible suspect.
This matter is being considered RUC'd deferring to any positive response from the Seattle Division for any additional information.
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-18952
Serials: SE 164-81, SF 164-220