Nitel teletype Los Angeles re new NORJAK suspect from LA County Sheriff's Office

This copy: Part 60 pp. 192–196Also filed at Part 29 pp. 197–201 (primary)

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Nitel SAC Los Angeles re NORJAK suspect, former LA County Sheriff's deputy

Document date 2 January 1973

Part 60pages 192–1965 pagesDB Cooper-24870–24874

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Document: Nitel SAC Los Angeles re NORJAK suspect, former LA County Sheriff's deputy
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 60 pp. 192–196 (DB Cooper-24870–24874), Teletype, dated 2 Jan 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-60%3A192-196

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Date: 1/2/73

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) SAC, ST. LOUIS (164-63) [redacted], SACRAMENTO (164-50) RRH SAC, [struck-through: KANSAS CITY] LAS VEGAS S[redacted], OKLAHOMA CITY

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)

NORJAK, OO: SEATTLE

REGARDING NEW SUSPECT

[redacted] BORN [redacted] [redacted] ALL OFFICERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - [redacted] [redacted] HAVE ADVISED THAT ARTIST CONCEPTION OF HIJACKER IN DECEMBER ISSUE OF FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN BEARS CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO FORMER LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

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[redacted] (PHONETIC). crs:ldm (1) [redacted]

1/[illegible] - SE 10:56 p - SL 10:41p - SC 11:27 - LV Sent ___ 10:44 p - OC

164-497 [illegible] SEARCHED ___ INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED [illegible] [illegible]

Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-24870

LA 164-497 PAGE TWO

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THIS DATE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FURNISHED INFORMATION FROM PERSONNEL RECORDS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, INDICATING [REDACTED] [REDACTED] EMPLOYED AS [REDACTED] PROMOTED TO [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] [REDACTED] TO [REDACTED] CALIFORNIA. [REDACTED] DESCRIBED AS GREGARIOUS, ENERGETIC AND INTELLIGENT OFFICER AND NO DEROGATIVE INFORMATION IN PERSONNEL FILE. [REDACTED] CLAIMED TO BE GRADUATE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SCHOOL WHILE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND [REDACTED] [REDACTED] FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, NO DATE INDICATED BUT [REDACTED] BELIEVED DURING WORLD WAR II. [REDACTED] STATES [REDACTED]; A WHITE MALE, BORN [REDACTED] LEFT LOS ANGELES 1962 - 1963 AND BELIEVED [REDACTED] [REDACTED] IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. [REDACTED] REPORTEDLY [REDACTED] ALSO BELIEVED PARACHUTIST AND DESCRIBED AS QUOTE ADVENTURESOME UNQUOTE. [REDACTED] STATES [REDACTED] RECENTLY OBSERVED IN LOS ANGELES DRIVING A NEW [REDACTED] AND REPORTEDLY HAVING DOMESTIC PROBLEMS INCLUDING

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LA 164-497 PAGE THREE

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A DIVORCE OR SEPARATION FROM [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] NOTED PERSONNEL FILE INDICATED [REDACTED] IN [REDACTED] WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OFFICERS ACQUAINTED WITH [REDACTED] BETWEEN [REDACTED] STATE CLOSELY MATCHES DESCRIPTION IN MAGAZINE.

NO PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF [REDACTED] AVAILABLE IN PERSONNEL FILE. CHECK OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES RECORDS FAILS TO REVEAL CURRENT DRIVER'S LICENSE IDENTIFIABLE WITH [REDACTED] AND POSTAL GUIDE CONTAINS NO REFERENCE TO [REDACTED] IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

[REDACTED] ADVISED LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S [REDACTED]

WOULD HAVE MORE CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING [REDACTED] CURRENTLY ON VACATION AND WILL CONTACT LOS ANGELES FBI UPON RETURN.

SACRAMENTO ASCERTAIN IF [REDACTED] LOCATED AT [REDACTED] IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND CONDUCT ALL LOGICAL

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LA 164-497 PAGE FOUR

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DISCRETE INVESTIGATION IN ATTEMPT TO: (1) ASCERTAIN WHEREABOUTS OF [REDACTED] 11/23-24/71. (2) OBTAIN ALL INFORMATION REGARDING [REDACTED] FINANCIAL SITUATION. (3) ATTEMPT TO VERIFY IF KNOWN PARACHUTIST. (4) ASCERTAIN IF [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED]

LAS VEGAS AT RENO, NEVADA CONDUCT SAME INVESTIGATION AS SET FOR SACRAMENTO AND ASCERTAIN IF [REDACTED] HOLDER OF NEVADA DRIVER'S LICENSE AS [REDACTED] BELIEVED IN VICINITY OF RENO, NEVADA.

ST. LOUIS REVIEW APPROPRIATE MILITARY RECORDS TO OBTAIN BACKGROUND REGARDING [REDACTED] AND ASCERTAIN IF HE IS FORMER PARACHUTIST, NOTING HE CLAIMED POSITION AS [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

OKLAHOMA CITY REVIEW FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION RECORDS TO ASCERTAIN IF [REDACTED] AND OBTAIN ALL PERTINENT BACKGROUND INFORMATION. REVIEW RECORDS UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION TO ASCERTAIN IF [REDACTED] KNOWN PARACHUTIST.

LOS ANGELES WILL INTERVIEW [REDACTED] LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND FURNISH SEATTLE COPIES OF

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LA 164-497 PAGE FIVE

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PHOTOGRAPH OF [REDACTED] TAKEN 1962 AS OBTAINED FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PERSONNEL FILE FOR DISPLAY TO WITNESSES.

UNKNOWN SUBJECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Serials: LA 164-497, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SL 164-63