SAC San Diego to SAC Seattle enclosing San Diego investigative inserts (NORJAK)

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 12/22/72

Transmit the following in ____________________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL ____________________ (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-31) FROM: SAC, SAN DIEGO (164-91) (P) NORJAK (OO: Seattle)

Re New York airtel to the Bur[redacted]

Enclosed for Seattle are nine copies and for New York one information copy of an investigative insert resulting from investigation conducted at San Diego requested by New York in referenced airtel. Also enclosed for Seattle are nine copies of a investigative insert resulting from other investigation at San Diego concerning suspects in this matter.

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Suspect [REDACTED] eliminated as a suspect in this matter. Investigation at San Diego concerning the anonymous letter received at the New York Times signed "D. J. COOPER" negative.

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LEAD

SAN DIEGO

AT SANTEE AND SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. Will continue investigation concerning suspect [REDACTED].

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(2) - Seattle (Enc. 19) 1 - New York (164-627) (Enc. 1) (Info) 2 - San Diego (5)

Sub R 164 - 81-[illegible] SEARCHED ...........INDEXED SERIALIZED...| |ED... DEC 2 9 1972

Approved: ____________ Sent __________ M Per __________ Special Agent in Charge ☆U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB Cooper-31589

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SD 164-31

The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent [REDACTED]:

AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

[REDACTED]

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On September 8, 1972, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Santee, California, telephone [REDACTED] telephonically advised that on September 7, [REDACTED] 1972, [REDACTED] was visiting with a next door neighbor, and the next door neighbor, also [REDACTED] was getting married soon, and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] had a lot of money and gave [REDACTED] many nice things. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] name unknown, had lots of money and that he got this money from an airplane and then parachuted from the plane.

On September 14, 1972, a neighborhood investi- gation at [REDACTED] Santee, California, identified the [REDACTED], described as a white male American, [REDACTED] born [REDACTED] 5' 9", 167 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. A driver's license photo of [REDACTED] was obtained from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, and the photograph and description of [REDACTED] was determined not to be similar to that of the unknown subject known as D. B. COOPER. On the basis of the age and description

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ELIMINATE

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164-81-4053 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILE _____ Dec 9 1972 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-31590

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SD 164-91 [REDACTED]

of [REDACTED], he was eliminated as a suspect in this matter.

[REDACTED]

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On December 13, 1972, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] La Mesa, California, telephone - [REDACTED] advised he is [REDACTED] at Grossmont College, La Mesa, California. [REDACTED] stated that he recently [REDACTED] by the name of [REDACTED], who stated he was formerly [REDACTED] but had to quit due to illness. [REDACTED] stated that he had given [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] in San Diego, California, and planned to enter Grossmont College Spring semester of 1973. [REDACTED] stated that he had recently seen a composite photo of the unknown subject D. B. COOPER, and he thought that [REDACTED] was similar in appearance to the composite drawing. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] was described as a white male American, approximately 40 years of age, 6', 175 pounds, brown hair and medium build.

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On December 15, 1972, information was obtained from the California Department of Motor Vehicles indicating that [REDACTED] Santee, California, has driver's license number [REDACTED] white male, born [REDACTED], blond hair, blue eyes, 6' 1", weight - 175 pounds.

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DB Cooper-31591

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