SAC Salt Lake City to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect from Kellogg, Idaho

Memorandum

To : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-SE-81)(P) Date 6/4/90 From : [redacted] SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164A-SE-81)(P) [redacted] 764-11 [redacted] SU#2 : Subject: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

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For purposes of information, during the last week of 4/90, [redacted] was in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Resident X Agency to [redacted] and during this procedure, inquired from SAs [redacted] if the FBI had ever caught/D. B. COOPER. [redacted] then provided the following information:

[redacted] stated that during the time frame of the NORTHWEST AIRLINES hijacking, there was a number of newspaper articles which revealed the likeness or showed photographs of an individual who used the name of D. B. COOPER during this hijacking. [redacted] stated these pictures closely resembled an individual known to him as [redacted] who worked with [redacted] X as a [redacted] in the Kellogg, Idaho, [redacted]

[redacted] stated that [redacted] was a sport parachutist and used to keep his parachute hung up in the [redacted] [redacted] added that when [redacted] left the [redacted] he went to either Los Angeles or San Francisco, California, and obtained work as a [redacted] for one of the major airlines, although, [redacted] could not remember which airline [redacted] worked for. [redacted] stated that he has not seen [redacted] since [redacted] left the fire department and traveled to California.

[redacted] thought [redacted] would have been in his mid to late 20s at the time of the hijacking incident. [redacted] stated [redacted] was approximately 6'0 tall, well built, 150-160 pounds, having dark black hair which may have been curly, and sometimes wore a beard. [redacted] described [redacted] as a nice guy, but a dare devil who was a con-man, in that money lent to him would never be returned.

[redacted] advised that [redacted] lived in Spokane, Washington, although he could not recall [redacted] first name. [redacted] believed that [redacted] was born in [redacted] [redacted]

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(2)- Seattle 2 - Salt Lake City TRN/km (4) CC +7 [redacted]

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ELIMINATED S#5 164A-81-9108 SEARED [redacted] BY [redacted] SERIALIZED [redacted] FILED [redacted] JUN 2 51990 DB Cooper-20666

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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] worked for the BUNKER HILL MINING COMPANY in Kellogg, Idaho, although it may have been called the PITLER MINES at that time. [REDACTED] advised that the main office for the BUNKER HILL MINING COMPANY was in the COEUR D'ALENE MINES Building located at 501 Front Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

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[REDACTED] stated that he provided this information to the police department in Kellogg, Idaho, during the time of the press coverage, although he felt that they did not do anything about it.

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[REDACTED] stated that FRANK CRNKOVICH, Sheriff, Shoshone County, Idaho, knew [REDACTED] and may know more about the incident. [REDACTED] added that the only other individuals he could think of who may have known [REDACTED] would have been [REDACTED] who lives in Post Falls, Idaho, or his brother, [REDACTED] who lives in Kellogg, Idaho.

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The following information was obtained concerning [REDACTED] through interview and a driver's license vehicle check:

Name [REDACTED] Date of birth [REDACTED] Height 5'7" Weight 170 pounds Social Security Account Number [REDACTED] Address [REDACTED] Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Telephone number [REDACTED]

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The vehicle registration check showed three addresses for [REDACTED] being as follows:

[REDACTED] Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

[REDACTED] Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

[REDACTED] Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

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DB Cooper-20667