Investigative insert LA 164-497 (CRS/gar) re suspect reported by Valley State College student
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Id: Cooper-Part-56:111-113
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-56:111-113 Document: Investigative insert LA 164-497 (CRS/gar) re suspect reported by Valley State College student Id: Cooper-Part-56:111-113 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-56%3A111-113 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 56 pp. 111–113 (DB Cooper-23501–23503), Report, serial LA 164-497-273 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-56%3A111-113
LA 164-497 CRS/gar 1
RE SUSPECT: [REDACTED]
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On January 5, 1972, [REDACTED] Van Nuys, California, advised he is a student at Valley State College, Van Nuys. [REDACTED] continued that a fellow student and friend has related information to him which is possibly of interest to the FBI. He stated this friend, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sepulveda, California, is the [REDACTED] of the same address. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is the [REDACTED] of a man named [REDACTED] [REDACTED] has learned through [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] planned a big "caper".
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[REDACTED] added that [REDACTED] is aware of the fact he planned to contact the FBI concerning the above information.
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On the same date, [REDACTED] was contacted at his employment, the Granada Hills Hospital, Granada Hills, California, and advised as follows:
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[REDACTED] who has no knowledge of this contact with the FBI, had been [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] until a few months ago. He had met [REDACTED] through [REDACTED] association with [REDACTED] and recalls that during discussions with him about four or five months ago, [REDACTED] had indicated that he planned to someday perpetrate a crime. He had mentioned such things as [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to avoid later identification. The nature of the crime planned was never indicated nor was the hijacking of an aircraft ever mentioned.
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[REDACTED] further recalls [REDACTED] mentionning of being a paratrooper in the United States Marine Corps in Michigan and on one occasion he, [REDACTED] was interested in sky-diving. He became involved in a discussion with [REDACTED] about parachutes and was impressed with [REDACTED] knowledge of parachutes and folding chutes. There was no indication by [REDACTED] that he was a pilot or had flying experience.
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164-497-273 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED DB Cooper-23501
LA 164-497 CRS/gar 2
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[REDACTED] continued that [REDACTED] had indicated he had served [REDACTED] but the nature of his crime was not mentioned. [REDACTED] had on one occasion mentioned that [REDACTED] engaged in a crime.
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He recalls about three weeks before the hijacking, [REDACTED] contacted [REDACTED] at the hospital where she is employed as [REDACTED]. He asked to borrow some money and according to [REDACTED] appeared quite desparate. [REDACTED] had become quite upset over the request and refused to assist [REDACTED] in anyway. During this contact [REDACTED] had indicated he was going to Seattle and [REDACTED] stated he appeared to have lost about twenty pounds in weight.
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[REDACTED] advised that through [REDACTED] and other persons who knew [REDACTED] he ascertained that [REDACTED] has been living with a [REDACTED] named [REDACTED] who was arrested recently at here employment on a [REDACTED]. She was formerly employed at the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California.
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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] was a very heavy smoker of cigaretts, brand name unknown, and when employed is [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. He believes both [REDACTED] use drugs in the form of "pills".
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Previous investigation has been conducted by the FBI concerning [REDACTED] FBI Number [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who appears identical to the man referred to by [REDACTED] was arrested by the Los Angeles FBI and charged with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] on these charges.
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DB Cooper-23502
LA 164-497 CRS/gar 3
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In 1965 the Seattle Division of the FBI advised that [REDACTED] Prison Number [REDACTED] had been recently released from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington.
[REDACTED] was described as follows:
Race White Sex Male Date of Birth [REDACTED] Place of Birth [REDACTED] Height 6' Weight 204 pounds Hair Black Eyes Brown Scars & Marks None
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On January 6, 1972, records of the California Department of Motor Vehicles were caused to be searched and revealed [REDACTED] California Driver's License [REDACTED] was issued to [REDACTED] on March 25, 1969. His address was shown as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with an address of [REDACTED] California, effective June 22, 1971.
He was described as follows in the above records:
Sex Male Height 6' Weight 190 pounds Eyes Brown Hair Brown Date of Birth [REDACTED] Marital Status Married. Social Security Number [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-23503
Serials: LA 164-497, LA 164-497-273