EC Seattle to Jacksonville, Los Angeles and St. Louis re Duane Loren Weber as NORJACK suspect, with leads
Document date 16 January 1997
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 51 pp. 119–122 (DB Cooper-21224–21227), Memo, dated 16 Jan 1997 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-51%3A119-122
(12/31/1995)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 01/16/1997
To: Jacksonville Attn: Pensacola RA, SA [REDACTED] Los Angeles St. Louis
From: Seattle Squad 5 Contact: SA [REDACTED] (206) 667-0171
Approved By: [REDACTED]
Drafted By: [REDACTED] abs [illegible]
Case ID #: SE 164A-81 - 9268
Title: NORJACK; CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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Synopsis: To provide Jacksonville with enclosures needed to conduct interview in Pace, Florida. Also to set lead for Los Angeles and military record checks in St. Louis.
Administrative: Re telcall 1/13/97, between Pensacola SSA [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and Seattle SA [REDACTED]
Enclosures: Enclosed for Jacksonville and Los Angeles is a synopsis of captioned crime and description of typical lead information. Also enclosed is one artist's rendering of subject Cooper. Additionally enclosed for Jacksonville are various documents provided by [REDACTED]
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Details: For information of Jacksonville, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Pace, Florida, telephone number [REDACTED] has repeatedly contacted the FBI in Portland and Seattle concerning her belief that [REDACTED] deceased [REDACTED] Duane Loren Weber, date of birth 6/18/1924, SSN 293-14-8862, also known as John Carson Collins, date of birth 6/18/1924 or 11/13/1928, SSN 587-18-0349, was subject Cooper. [REDACTED] has repeatedly told Portland and Seattle FBI Offices that [REDACTED] confessed to being Cooper prior to his death in 1995. Following his death, false identification was found concealed in his vehicle which included a Florida driver's license under the name of John Carson Collins, date of birth 11/13/1928, a Social Security card under the name John Chalk Collins, Jr., SSN 587-18-0349, [guess: and a] photocopy of an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Navy, under the name John Claudian Collins dated 9/27/1951, as well as [guess: other] documents.
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[guess: Approved] 055
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FBI - SEATTLE
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[guess: Office of] Duane [guess: Weber]
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DB Cooper-21224
To: Jacksonville From: Seattle Re: SE 164A-81, 01/16/1997
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Duane Weber would have been 47 in 1971, within the age range for Cooper.
An FBI record, number 3552803, was located by FBI Ident and uploaded into the automated system. It was noted that Weber was apparently not incarcerated in November 1971.
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[REDACTED] has detailed information that warrants some evaluation. [REDACTED] also advised that although she was not [REDACTED] to Duane Weber in 1971, [REDACTED] at that time was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] did make frequent references to Weber and advised that they had committed certain unnamed crimes together. A TransUnion inquiry concerning [REDACTED] SSN determined that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] San Bernardino, California, was using SSN as of January 1993.
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Due to the fact that the U.S. Attorney's Office, Seattle, has not yet advised that this matter would not be prosecutable at this late date, it is requested that the below leads be undertaken to include/eliminate Weber. A large volume of tips continue to be provided to Seattle as a result of various recent news rebroadcasts of the Norjack case. Very few of these warrant followup of this nature.
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Pensacola SA [REDACTED] indicated that she has had contact with [REDACTED] concerning this matter.
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DB Cooper-21225
To: Jacksonville From: Seattle Re: SE 164A-81, 01/16/1997
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LEAD (s):
Set Lead 1:
JACKSONVILLE
AT PACE, FL
Using enclosed materials and outline provided by Seattle conduct detailed interview of [REDACTED] and set out appropriate leads to include or eliminate subject Duane Loren Weber as being subject Dan Cooper. Emphasis should be on determining Duane Weber's true identity, background, and whereabouts on 11/24/1971.
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Set Lead 2:
LOS ANGELES
AT SAN BERNARDINO, CA
Locate and interview [REDACTED] [REDACTED] San Bernardino, California, SSN [REDACTED] concerning her knowledge of Duane Loren Weber, his activities, and whereabouts in November 1971. Interview [REDACTED] and determine if [REDACTED] of Duane Weber and obtain information concerning Weber's background and whereabouts in November 1971. Ask [REDACTED] about any comments possibly made by Weber to her concerning captioned case, military training, or jump training.
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Set Lead 3:
ST. LOUIS
AT ST. LOUIS, MO
Conduct appropriate liaison with U.S. Military Records Center and ascertain if Duane Lauren Weber, date of birth 6/18/1924, SSN 293-14-8862, or John Carson Collins, date of birth 6/18/1924 or 11/13/1928, SSN 293-14-8862 or 587-18-0349, ever served in the U.S. Military. If military records are located, obtain training abstract and ascertain if subject ever received jump training.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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DB Cooper-21226
To: Jacksonville From: Seattle Re: SE 164A-81, 01/16/1997
016ABS01.EC
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DB Cooper-21227
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Serials: 293-14-8862, 587-18-0349, SE 164-81