SAC Los Angeles to Director, Seattle and San Francisco re witness viewing of suspect photographs

Document date 24 April 1972

Part 58pages 86–872 pagesDB Cooper-24115–24116

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Document: Teletype SAC Los Angeles to Director, Seattle and San Francisco re witness viewing of suspect photographs
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 58 pp. 86–87 (DB Cooper-24115–24116), Teletype, dated 24 Apr 1972, serial LA 164-497-40 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-58%3A086-087

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FBI Date: 4/24/72

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Via __TELETYPE__ NITEL (Priority)

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) SAC, SAN FRANCISCO

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)

NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE

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RE LOS ANGELES TELETYPE TO BUREAU; SEATTLE AMSD LETTER TO LOS ANGELES, BOTH DATED APRIL TWENTY THREE LAST.

RE UNSUB; [REDACTED] DASH SOURCE.

PHOTOS OF [REDACTED] AND UNIDENTIFIED MALE WEARING GLASSES AND STRIPED TIE, DISPLAYED TO [REDACTED] THIS AM.

[REDACTED] STATES PHOTO OF [REDACTED] CLOSELY RESEMBLES PERSON WHO DROVE HIM AND [REDACTED] TO BEACH FRONT AREA IN SEATTLE WHERE UNIDENTIFIED [REDACTED]

HE ADVISED HIS MEMORY NOT VIVID ENOUGH TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY PHOTO OF [REDACTED] AS DRIVER.

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164-497 crs/kah (1)

Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge Sent: SE 8:58 PM WA-9:06 PM Per: JCO

SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED

164-497- 40

GPO: 1970 O - 402-735 DB Cooper-24115

LA 164-497 PAGE TWO

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UPON VIEWING PHOTO OF [REDACTED] STATED HE DEFINITELY HAS NOT SEEN THAT PERSON BEFORE.

UPON VIEWING PHOTO OF WHITE MALE WEARING WIRE-RIM SUN- GLASSES, DRESS SHIRT AND TIE, AND SWEATER, [REDACTED] STATED MAN IN PHOTO CLOSELY RESEMBLES UNIDENTIFIED MAN [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ON BEACH IN SEATTLE. HE STATED HE COULD NOT POSITIVELY STATE MAN IN PHOTO IS IDENTICAL TO PERSON [REDACTED] [REDACTED] BUT MOUTH AND JAWLINE APPEARS SAME.

CONTACT WITH [REDACTED] VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, FATHER OF [REDACTED] REVEALS HIS SON DEPARTED LOS ANGELES FOR HIS RESIDENCE, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA ON AFTERNOON APRIL TWENTY THREE LAST.

SEATTLE TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED OF ABOVE AND HANDLING LEAD TO DISPLAY PHOTOGRAPHS TO [REDACTED] AT LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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DB Cooper-24116

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Serials: 164-2111, LA 164-497, LA 164-497-40, SE 164-81