Seattle to Director and San Francisco re release of hijacker description and artist's conception

Document date 7 December 1971

Part 64pages 172–1743 pagesDB Cooper-26988–26990

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Document: Teletype Seattle to Director and San Francisco re release of hijacker description and artist's conception
Id: Cooper-Part-64:172-174
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 64 pp. 172–174 (DB Cooper-26988–26990), Teletype, dated 7 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-64%3A172-174

NR913 SE PLAIN 2:43PM URGENT 12/7/71 VAB TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SAN FRANCISCO (164-229) FROM SEATTLE (164-31)

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UNSUB; AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST, C4A-HIJACKING; EXTOPTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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RE SAN FRANCISCO TELETYPE TO BUREAU, DECEMBER TWO LAST.

[REDACTED] UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION, HAS OFFERED TO PRINT ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF SUBJECT IN THEIR MAGAZINE QUOTE PARACHUTIST UNQUOTE FOR JANUARY ISSUE. ARTICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSO- CIATION BY DECEMBER TWELVE NEXT.

BUREAU AUTHORITY IS REQUESTED TO HAVE FOLLOWING NOTICE PUB- LISHED IN JANUARY ISSUE OF QUOTE PARACHUTIST UNQUOTE.

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DB Cooper-26988 Sub. D 1L4I-81-1047

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PAGE TWO 164-81

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ENCLOSED IS AN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF THE HIJACKER WHO EX- TORTED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM NORTHWEST AIRLINES ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST. THIS MAN IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: RACE WHITE, SEX MALE, AGE MID FORTIES, HEIGHT, FIVE FEET TEN INCHES TO SIX FEET, WEIGHT ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TO ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY POUNDS, BUILD AVERAGE TO WELL BUILT, COMPLEXION OLIVE, LATIN APPEARANCE, MEDIUM SMOOTH; HAIR DARK BROWN OR BLACK, NORMAL STYLE, PARTED ON LEFT, COMBED BACK, SIDEBURNS, LOW EAR LEVEL; EYES POSSIBLY BROWN. DURING LATTER PART OF FLIGHT PUT ON DARK, WRAP AROUND SUNGLASSES WITH DARK RIMS. VOICE LOW, SPOKE INTELLIGENTLY, NO PARTICULAR ACCENT, POSSIBLY FROM MIDWEST SECTION OF THE UNITED STATES. CHARACTERISTIC HEAVY SMOKER OF RALEIGH FILTER TIP CIGAR- ETTES. WEARING APPAREL BLACK OR BROWN SUIT, WHITE SHIRT, NARROW BLACK TIE; BLACK DRESS SUIT; BLACK RAIN DASH TYPE OVERCOAT OR DARK TOP COAT; DARK BRIEFCASE OR ATTACHE CASE: CARRIED PAPER BAG FOUR INCHES BY TWELVE INCHES BY FOURTEEN INCHES; BROWN SHOES. END PAGE TWO

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DB Cooper-26989

PAGE THREE 164-81

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IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO THE IDENTITY OF THIS INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST FBI OFFICE.

IF APPROVED, A GLOSSY PICTURE OF ARTIST'S [guess: CONCEPTION] OF [guess: UNSUB] WITH GLASSES AND A GLOSSY PHOTO WITHOUT GLASSES SHOULD BE FOR- WARDED BY THE BUREAU TO SAN FRANCISCO TO ACCOMPANY [guess: THE] ARTICLE.

SEATTLE DIVISION INDICES CONTAIN NO [guess: DEROGATORY] [illegible] GARDING [redacted]

SAN FRANCISCO ADVISE RESULTS OF INDICES CHECK REGARDING [redacted]

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CAK DXXXX FBI SAN FRANCISCO

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DB Cooper-26990

Serials: 164-2111, 164-31, SE 164-81, SF 164-229

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