SAC Milwaukee to Director re Merlin Cooper penitentiary letter and handwriting specimen
Document date 4 August 1988
Also filed at: Part 49 pp. 125–126
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-49:122-124 Document: Airtel SAC Milwaukee to Director re Merlin Cooper penitentiary letter and handwriting specimen Id: Cooper-Part-49:122-124 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-49%3A122-124 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 49 pp. 122–124 (DB Cooper-20225–20227), Airtel, dated 4 Aug 1988, serial SE 164-81-8922 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-49%3A122-124
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile/AIRTEL ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☐ ________ ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS 8/4/88 Date ________
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (Attn. Laboratory Division, Document Section)
FROM: SAC, MILWAUKEE (164A-36) (MRA)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK; CRIME ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING; OO: SEATTLE
Re Milwaukee airtel to Director, dated 7/22/88.
Enclosed for the Bureau is a letter written by MERLIN COOPER while he served time at the Oregon State Penitentiary. The letter is addressed to ORPHA COOPER and is post marked 9/25/67. Also enclosed for the Bureau are two copies of the FD-302 regarding the interview of ORPHA COOPER.
Enclosed for Portland is one copy of the FD-302 of ORPHA COOPER.
Enclosed for Seattle is one original and one copy of the ORPHA COOPER interview.
Enclosed for Chicago are copies of Milwaukee airtels to the Director, dated 6/9/88, 7/22/88, and Milwaukee memo of 6/27/88.
On 8/2/88, ORPHA COOPER was interviewed concerning her son, MERLIN COOPER. Contrary to other reports, Mrs. COOPER denied that she was close to her son. However, this denial seems to contradict MERLIN's statements made in the enclosed letter. MERLIN also mentioned in the letter that he was expecting a large sum of money and was going bald. (ORPHA COOPER stated that at the time of his death in 1974, MERLIN was almost completely bald. In high school graduation pictures MERLIN had a full head of hair).
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3 - Bureau (Encl. 3) 2 - Chicago (Encl. 3) 2 - Portland (164-41) (Encl. 1) 2 - Seattle (Encl. 2) [guess: 2/ORIGINAL] 2 - Milwaukee (164A-36) Approved: WK/kal Transmitted ________ (10) (Number) (Time)
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ AUG 0 9 1988
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Sus 1002
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164-81 - 8922
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PR[INTING OFFICE] b6 b7C WENC. · DB Cooper-20225
MI 164A-36
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Mrs. COOPER spoke fondly of her son, but admitted that he was "kind of a con man", having served time in the Oregon State Penitentiary in 1966-67 for bad checks. She has saved the two letters MERLIN had written her in addition to two swim awards he won early in life. With the exception of two phone calls she received the week before his death, Mrs. COOPER had no contact with MERLIN. Mrs. COOPER allowed the Bureau to have the enclosed letter for laboratory tests on the condition it would be returned when it was no longer needed.
Mrs. COOPER did not believe [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Berwyn, Illinois, telephone number [REDACTED] would be able to provide additional information of MERLIN. [REDACTED] works third shift at Midway Airport and is not considered to be in good health.
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REQUEST OF THE BUREAU:
Compare handwriting of enclosed letter with that of demand note of captioned case.
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[guess: Cost] [guess: Dvt]
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LEADS
CHICAGO DIVISION
AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Interview [REDACTED] Berwyn, Illinois, telephone number [REDACTED] Reportedly working third shift at Midway Airport. Interview should cover, but not be limited to the following questions:
1. If she possesses any paintings of MERLIN COOPER, signed D.B. COOPER.
2. MERLIN COOPER's location in December, 1971.
3. If and when he ever injured his leg.
4. Employment of MERLIN COOPER in 1971.
5. Insight as to what MERLIN COOPER might have meant by the possibility of him coming into a large sum of money in 1967.
MILWAUKEE DIVISION
AT MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
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DB Cooper-20226
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b6 b7C
MI 164A-36
Will reinterview ORPHA COOPER in an attempt to clarify statements made in the referenced letter that was delivered after the initial interview.
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3*
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DB Cooper-20227
Serials: 164-2111, 164-36, MI 164-36, PD 164-41, SE 164-81-8922