SAC Salt Lake City to SAC Seattle re Westmoreland claim, with description comparison
Document date 17 January 1986
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-48:018-019 Document: Airtel SAC Salt Lake City to SAC Seattle re Westmoreland claim, with description comparison Id: Cooper-Part-48:018-019 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-48%3A018-019 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 48 pp. 18–19 (DB Cooper-19809–19810), Airtel, dated 17 Jan 1986, serial SE 164-81-8840 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-48%3A018-019
XX Airtel
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1/17/86
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164A-259) (RUC)
UNSUB, aka D.B. COOPER; NORJAK (OO:SE)
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Enclosed for Director and Seattle are 2 copies each (originals to Seattle) of an FD-302 detailing the interview on 12/19/85 of [REDACTED] an inmate at the Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, regarding his involvement in the captioned skyjacking; and an FD-302 detailing a 1/6/76 interview of WESTMORELAND on KUTV Channel 2 Television News by Reporter BOB LOY.
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On 12/10/85, [REDACTED] (Protect Identity) telephonically advised the Salt Lake City Office that he had received information from a confidential source that the individual who may be responsible for the captioned skyjacking is [REDACTED] is currently incarcerated at the Utah State Prison on a [REDACTED] said that [REDACTED] was out of prison at the time of the skyjacking. [REDACTED] denied any involvement in the incident.
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On 12/19/85, [REDACTED] was interviewed at the Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, regarding his possible involvement in the skyjacking. A physical observation of [REDACTED] revealed that he did not resemble the description of COOPER given by the victims of the crime.
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Comparative descriptions of [REDACTED] and COOPER are as follows:
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2 - Bureau (Enc. 2) 2 - Seattle (164A-81) (Enc. 2) 1 - Salt Lake City RBO:kh (5)
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164A-81 -8840 [illegible initials/signature]
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[illegible stamp] ROS
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DB Cooper-19809
SE 164A-81 SU 164A-259
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[REDACTED] COOPER b6 b7C Race: White White Sex: Male Male Age (Present): [REDACTED] Mid-fifties or older Height: 5'7" 5'10" to 6' Weight: 152 pounds 170 to 180 pounds Eyes: Light Blue Dark
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On 1/6/86, WESTMORELAND was shown on KUTV Channel 2 Television News being interviewed by Reporter BOB LOY. Contrary to the information he gave the FBI, WESTMORELAND said that he actually was D.B. COOPER. The following information he gave during the interview is inconsistent with information taken from documents of the incident in the Salt Lake City FBI files.
1. WESTMORELAND said that he was drunk. FBI accounts describe COOPER as cool, calculating and intelligent speaking. No mention is made of COOPER being drunk.
2. WESTMORELAND said that he made a "crack" about b6 a bomb. FBI accounts state that [REDACTED] used a sealed b7C envelope with a note in it and that he carried a briefcase with several red sticks, a battery, and a detonating device in it.
3. WESTMORELAND said that he demanded $250,000. FBI accounts list the amount at $200,000.
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A former stewardess of the flight which was hijacked, [REDACTED] maiden name [REDACTED] b6 now lives in Salt Lake City. WHEELER was interviewed on b7C a local television and during the interview stated that WESTMORELAND was not the person that hijacked the plane. [REDACTED] currently resides at [REDACTED] Salt Lake City, Utah. Her date of birth is [REDACTED] social security number [REDACTED]
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Salt Lake City has confirmed the identity of [REDACTED] obtained criminal records and a photograph b6 for inclusion in its file. b7C
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Since [REDACTED] is not identical with the b6 subject, no further investigation is being conducted in b7C this matter.
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DB Cooper-19810
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8840, SU 164-259