SAC Newark to Director FBI re NORJACK suspect, with leads to San Francisco, Seattle and Newark
Document date 13 April 1988
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 49 pp. 56–58 (DB Cooper-20141–20143), Airtel, dated 13 Apr 1988 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-49%3A056-058
FD-36 (Rev. 8-29-85)
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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 4/13/88
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM: SAC, NEWARK (164A-402) (P) (PARA) [redacted] NORJACK; [redacted] 164-81 CAA-HIJACING OO: SEATTLE
Re: NORJACK suspect [redacted] subject number [redacted]
Re: Newark teletype to Bureau and Seattle, 4/16/87; Newark airtel to Seattle, 6/8/87; Seattle airtel to Bureau, Newark, Sacramento and San Francisco, 8/11/87; Sacramento airtel to Seattle, Newark and San Francisco with enclosures, 2/1/88.
For information of the Bureau and receiving offices, referenced communications set forth the background of captioned matter and advised that [redacted] white, male, DOB [redacted] SSAN [redacted] FBI Number [redacted] address [redacted] Battleground, Washington, telephone number [redacted] is actively being investigated as a suspect in regard to captioned matter.
Referenced Sacramento airtel to Seattle and Newark, 2/1/88, enclosed an investigative insert reflecting the inter- view of [redacted] Folsom, California, [redacted] telephone number [redacted] who is the [redacted] of suspect [redacted]
During the course of this interview, [redacted] [redacted] advised that [redacted] was [redacted]
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
2-Bureau [redacted] 2- [redacted] 2-Newark TAC/tac (8)
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[handwritten] 164A-81=89/4 SEARCHED __ INDEXED __ SERIALIZED __ FILED __ APR 22 1988 U.S. GPO 1987 - 181-486
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DB Cooper-20141
[REDACTED] (phonetic), who used to live in Menlo Park, California. [REDACTED] has a brother named [REDACTED] and re- portedly [REDACTED] This [REDACTED] at this time. [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] disappeared with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with the help of [REDACTED] reportedly spent some time in jail in San Francisco during his [REDACTED] believed this was in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was living in San Jose, California, when [REDACTED] met him in 1980.
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In regard to a possible MERRILL LYNCH account belonging to [REDACTED] advised that this would possibly be a property settlement that [REDACTED] received after [REDACTED] (San Francisco bay area) [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] that he received [REDACTED] in funds, which he put into MERRILL LYNCH in the bay area.
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Concerning the possibility that [REDACTED] might be D.B. COOPER. [REDACTED] recalled that [REDACTED] seemed to have a great and continuing interest in the folklore surrounding COOPER. [REDACTED] was an avid fisherman and hunter and told her he was very familiar with the terrain around Mt. St. Helens. He always reads a lot and pays attention to the media comments and stories about COOPER.
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[REDACTED] also commented that [REDACTED] always seemed "fascinated" about the D.B. COOPER legend, but he never initiated the conversation about it, and always seemed to have a quick answer to whatever was brought up about the case.
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[REDACTED] also served in the U.S. ARMY 101st Airborne Division as a paratrooper. [REDACTED] upon viewing the [REDACTED] arrest photo of [REDACTED] and the 1971 sketch of D.B. COOPER, advised that there did appear to be an uncanny, strong resemblance between the two.
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LEADS
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Will review marriage, divorce, "BVS", and DMV records and attempt to identify and locate [REDACTED] (phonetic), [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-20142
[REDACTED]
2. Will interview [REDACTED] (phonetic) and determine if in her opinion, if it is possible that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is identical to captioned UNSUB, aka D.B. Cooper.
3. Will attempt to identify any former friends or associates of [REDACTED]
4. Will obtain copies of SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT arrest records and photo of [REDACTED] SFPD Number [REDACTED] SID Number [REDACTED] arrested [REDACTED]
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AT SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
Will obtain copies of SANTA CLARA POLICE DEPARTMENT arrest records and photos of [REDACTED] arrested [REDACTED] Arrest Number [REDACTED] and arrested [REDACTED] Arrest Number [REDACTED]
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AT SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
Will obtain copies of SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT arrest records and photo of [REDACTED] arrested [REDACTED] Arrest Number [REDACTED] and arrest on [REDACTED] Arrest Number [REDACTED]
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SEATTLE DIVISION
AT BATTLEGROUND, WASHINGTON
Will upon completion of the San Francisco Division leads consider direct interview, and/or polygraph examination of [REDACTED] on the specific issue of him being "D.B. COOPER" and committing captioned hijacking.
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NEWARK DIVISION
AT PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY
Will await results of San Francisco Division and Seattle Division's leads.
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DB Cooper-20143
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Serials: 164-2111, NK 164-402, SE 164-81