SAC New Orleans to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect reported by Houma source
This copy: Part 61 pp. 270–272Also filed at Part 38 pp. 432–434 (primary)
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SAC New Orleans to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect from Houma, Louisiana
Document date 3 December 1976
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 61 pp. 270–272 (DB Cooper-25479–25481), Airtel, dated 3 Dec 1976, serial LA 164-497-8 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-61%3A270-272
FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)
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Date: 12/3/76
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Via AIRTEL (Precedence)
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TO: SAC, Seattle (164-81)
FROM: SAC, New Orleans (164-136) (P)
NORJAK AIRCRAFT HI-JACKING (OO: SEATTLE)
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Re New Suspect: [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED]
The following information concerns captioned new suspect in the D. B. COOPER sky-jacking incident.
On 11/30/76, [REDACTED] Houma, Louisiana, home telephone [REDACTED] telephonically advised as follows to SA [REDACTED]
In early 1975 or late 1974, a man calling himself [REDACTED] applied for a job with [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Houma, Louisiana, and was hired. [REDACTED] On his job application form, he claimed his date of birth was [REDACTED] SSAN [REDACTED] He also claimed he had served in the U. S. Army at Fort Lewis, Washington, from [REDACTED] He was a white male, appeared to be about 40 years old, five feet ten inches tall, slender build, brown and slightly receding hair, parted on the left, and was a very neat dresser and took such care of himself that he was referred to as [REDACTED] He obtained permission
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2 - Seattle 2 - San Francisco 2 - Buffalo 2 - Sacramento 2 - NYC 3 - New Orleans 2 - Albany JAP/tac 2 - Atlanta (25) 2 - Savannah 2 - Los Angeles 2 - San Diego
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164 - 497-8[illegible] [SERIALIZED] [FILED] [illegible] 12 DEC 9 1976 FBI - LOS ANGELES
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Approved: _________ Sent _________ Special Agent in Charge
GPO: 1975 O - 590-983
DB Cooper-25479
NO 164-136 JAP/tac
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[REDACTED] to use their post office box for his mail, which consisted almost entirely of bank statements from his bank, Terrebonne Bank, Houma, Louisiana. While working for ARA, he became friendly with [REDACTED] who [REDACTED] for that firm, and visited them [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with them, which she still has. In conversations with her and [REDACTED] however, he advised he had been [REDACTED] the U. S. Air Force, that he had attended Peekskill Military School, Peekskill, New York, and Columbia University, New York City. He was a well-spoken man and appeared to be educated.
Without any prior warning, he disappeared from Houma about late 1975, and in early 1976, she was contacted by some Terrebonne Parish deputies, name unknown, who told her he was wanted for theft and wondered if he was living with [REDACTED] He apparently was wanted in the name [REDACTED]
She recently began to go through his things to see if she should dispose of them, for he had never re- contacted her, and she discovered items of identification indicating he may be wanted under another name. These items included a California driver's license issued [REDACTED] white male, born [REDACTED] residing at Daly City, California. The driver's license number is [REDACTED] and indicates he had a prior Georgia driver's license. On the back of the license is the notation that [REDACTED] of LaGrange, Georgia, [REDACTED] Another item was a Social Security Card, [REDACTED] in the name of [REDACTED] as well as a membership card for [REDACTED] Salinas, California, dated 12/2/68. Other identification was in the name [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The only photo of [REDACTED] is the photo on the California driver's license in the name of [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
She advised she would retain the personal effects of [REDACTED] and that the general appearance of [REDACTED] seemed to her to be similar to that of D. B. COOPER.
On 11/30/76, NCIC was queried re above names, dates of birth, and SSAN's and California driver's license, and no hits were made.
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DB Cooper-25480
NO 164-136 JAP/tac
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LEADS
ALL OFFICES
Review indices concerning subject and advise Seattle of any pertinent information.
NEW ORLEANS
At Houma, Louisiana. Will obtain California driver's license and other pertinent documents for Seattle and determine from local authorities nature of charges against him, these charges apparently not listed in NCIC in form of a warrant for subject.
At New Orleans, Louisiana. Review indices for any other pertinent information about subject.
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Armed & Dangerous
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DB Cooper-25481
Serials: LA 164-497-8, NO 164-136, SE 164-81