SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland re NORJACK, enclosing photograph and booking records of Merlin Gene Cooper
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SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland re NORJACK suspect Merlin Gene Cooper background
Document date 31 May 1988
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-62:264-265 Document: Airtel SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland re NORJACK suspect Merlin Gene Cooper background Id: Cooper-Part-62:264-265 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-62%3A264-265 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 62 pp. 264–265 (DB Cooper-25980–25981), Airtel, dated 31 May 1988 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-62%3A264-265
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ 9Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ AIRTEL ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS
Date 5/31/88
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TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164A-41)
FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (164A-497) (C-1/SARA) (RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJACK; OO: Seattle
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Re Portland teletype to the Bureau, dated 4/26/88.
Enclosed for Portland is one black and white photograph taken of MERLIN GENE COOPER, also known as John Coop Titan, Marlin Gene Cooper on 11/22/60, when he was received in the ORANGE COUNTY JAIL, Santa Ana, California, following his arrest on a RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT, Richmond, California warrant for non-sufficient funds-checks. Enclosed also are copies of his ORANGE COUNTY JAIL booking sheet and a copy of his CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE identification record. The above was obtained from Central Jail records, ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, Santa Ana, California on 5/19 & 5/23/88, respectively.
ORANGE COUNTY JAIL records reflect that MERLIN GENE COOPER was arrested, fingerprinted, and photographed on 11/22/60. He was released on 11/23/60 to Deputy [REDACTED] CONTRA COSTA SHERIFFS OFFICE, Contra Costa County, California.
The following information was obtained from the ORANGE COUNTY JAIL in processing sheet:
Name MERLIN GENE COOPER Sex Male Race Caucasian Height 6'2"
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2 - Portland (Enc. 3) 2 - Seattle (INFORMATION ONLY) (Enc. 3) ⊘ Los Angeles WB/amk (5)
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[guess: 164A-497] 7-1038 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED # FILED 4
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-25980
LA 164A-497
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Weight 180 pounds Date of Birth July 8, 1934 Place of Birth La Crosse, Wisconsin Hair Brown Eyes Hazel Residence 1391 Graystone, Norwalk, California Marital Status Divorced Citizenship United States Employment Unemployed Occupation Salesman Relatives Mother: ORPHA O. COOPER, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Orange County Number 7720 CII Number 776-957 FBI Number 115-541D Tattoos Outer right forearm: two hands clasped with crown and initals "MGC"
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As no further investigation remains in the Los Angeles Division, this matter is being considered RUC.
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DB Cooper-25981
Serials: LA 164-497, PD 164-41