FD-71 complaint form naming Howard Roger Masterson as Cooper hijacker

Document date 18 July 1978

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-62:165-165

Document: FD-71 complaint form naming Howard Roger Masterson as Cooper hijacker
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 62 p. 165, Form, dated 18 Jul 1978 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-62%3A165-165

Complaint Form FD-71 (Rev. 7-21-67)

NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder. Indices: ☐ Negative See below

Subject's name and aliases: MORJAK

Character of case: CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT 164-497

Complainant: [REDACTED]

Complaint received: ☐ Personal ☒ Telephonic Date 7/18/78 Time 2:20 PM

Address of subject: [blank]

Complainant's address and telephone number: Corona, Cal.

Race: [blank] Sex: ☐ Male ☐ Female Height: [blank] Hair: [blank] Build: [blank] Birth date and Birthplace: [blank] Age: [blank] Weight: [blank] Eyes: [blank] Complexion: [blank] Scars, marks or other date: [blank]

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Facts of complaint

C telephonically advised this date he has reason to believe the hijacker in this case is [REDACTED], Howard Roger Masterson(present whereabouts unknown) C said [REDACTED] was familiar with the Woodland Hills, Wash. area where hijacker parachuted out of the plane. C would like to see drawing the FBI has of the hijacker to see if it is [REDACTED] C said [REDACTED] was supposed to have committed suicide in Beaverton, Oregon in May, 1974 but C said he knows this did not happen. C had occasion to talk to [REDACTED] a week ago and she said some things that led C to believe [REDACTED] is the hijacker. C said at the time of the above crime, [REDACTED] was about to go to jail. Visas were found he had obtained to go to [REDACTED] Checks were found written to his account three or four days after his death. C said [REDACTED] made a career of fraud. C said [REDACTED] was male, caucasian, age [REDACTED] in 1974, 5'7" to 5'8". A check of indices shows a file 164-497*.

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[Case number handwritten]: 4-497-984

SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ JUL 18 1978 FBI - LOS ANGELES

Action Recommended

SC ANNIE JUNE SHAW (Agent)

W/TH SERIAL 977 RETURN PHOTO TO J. [illegible] ALSTON

Serials: LA 164-497