SAC Minneapolis to Los Angeles, Cleveland, Portland and Seattle re suspect Fugate

Document date 30 June 1972

Part 78pages 203–2064 pagesDB Cooper-3407, DB Cooper-34074, DB Cooper-34075, DB Cooper-34076

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 78 pp. 203–206 (DB Cooper-3407, DB Cooper-34074, DB Cooper-34075, DB Cooper-34076), Teletype, dated 30 Jun 1972, serial AX 164-72-3877 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-78%3A203-206

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TO: SAC LOS ANGELES SAC CLEVELAND (164-88) SAC PORTLAND (164-41) SAC SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)

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5:25[guess: Rm] OLW RJB 5:0[guess: 9]Rm 5:16 Rm SLA 5:39 Rm [guess: GRO]

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NORJAK.

RE MINNEAPOLIS TELETYPE DEC. THIRTEEN, LAST, AND CLEVELAND TELETYPE DECEMBER SEVENTEEN, LAST.

RE: JAMES RAY FUGATE.

FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE LOS ANGELES DIVISION, FUGATE WAS FURNISHED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS DIVISION AS A POSSIBLE SUSPECT BY [REDACTED] [REDACTED] MINNEAPOLIS, ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS. FUGATE HAD DEALINGS IN THE PAST WITH [REDACTED] [REDACTED], MINN. FUGATE'S DEALINGS WERE HIGHLY SUSPECT; AND IT WAS DETERMINED BY [REDACTED] THAT FUGATE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR AND CONFINED FOR FRAUDULENT AND CON GAME ACTIVITIES. FUGATE HAS A FLYING BACKGROUND AND AT ONE TIME WAS CHARGED WITH THE THEFT OF AN AIRCRAFT. FUGATE FORMERLY WAS [REDACTED]

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[guess: 1/] - MINNEAPOLIS RWG:bam Approved: (1) Special Agent in Charge [signature] Serialized [illegible] Indexed Filed Sent _____ M Per [signature]

☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-419-135

DB Cooper-34074 1 64 - 72 - 3877

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MP 164-73

[REDACTED] RESIDENCE AT TIME [REDACTED] WAS [REDACTED] [REDACTED] DENVER, COLO. IN NINETEEN FIFTYEIGHT

FUGATE WAS CONVICTED OF PASSING NO ACCOUNT CHECKS ON A GOVERNMENT RESERVATION AND WAS STRIPPED OF RANK IN THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THIS OFFENSE. IN AUG., NINETEEN FIFTYNINE, HE WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD AND SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY AT LUBBOCK FEDERAL PENITENTIARY, LUBBOCK, TEXAS. IN FEB., FIFTYNINE, HE WAS CONVICTED OF A CON GAME AND OF THE INTERSTATE THEFT AND TRANSPORTATION OF AN AIRCRAFT. BECAUSE OF HIS CONVICTION FOR MAIL FRAUD, FUGATE RECEIVED PROBATION CONCERNING THE CON GAME AND WAS NOT PROSECUTED FOR THE AIRCRAFT THEFT. FUGATE'S MOST RECENT ADDRESS OBTAINED BY [REDACTED] MINNEAPOLIS, WAS ROUTE TWO, BOX NINE SIX, AURORA, OREGON. HIS LEGAL ADDRESS WAS LISTED AS THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON, P. O. BOX THREE ONE THREE ONE, PORTLAND, OREGON. FUGATE IS DESCRIBED AS WHITE MALE, DOB JAN. EIGHT, THIRTYONE, POB PORTLAND, OREGON, SIX FEET ONE INCH TALL, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY POUNDS, OLIVE COMPLEXION, DARK, SLIGHTLY GRAYING HAIR, EDUCATION DENVER UNIVERSITY, OCCUPATION PILOT, USAF AND UNITED AIRLINES,

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Approved: ________ Sent ________ M Per ________ Special Agent in Charge ☆ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971—413—138

DB Cooper-34075

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MP 164-73

ENGINEER WITH MARTIN DASH MARRIETTA CORP., DENVER, COLORADO; AIR CARRIERS, INC., AURORA, OREGON DASH PRESIDENT.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A PHOTO OF FUGATE WAS DISPLAYED TO THE STEWARDESSES OF FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, AND THEY ADVISED HE WAS TOO YOUNG, GOOD LOOKING, AND CLEANCUT TO BE THE SUBJECT; HOWEVER, THIS PHOTO IS AN ENLARGED SNAPSHOT WHICH WAS TAKEN ABOUT NINETEEN SIXTYEIGHT.

THE CLEVELAND DIVISION ADVISED CONTACT WITH U.S. POSTAL INSPECTOR, TOLEDO, OHIO, AND TOLEDO POST OF OHIO STATE HIGHWAY INDICATES FUGATE RESIDENCE OF ELEVEN S. MARTIN ROAD, JAMESTOWN, WIS., PILOT FOR BUCKEYE AIR SERVICE, SIX ONE THREE OBERLIN RD., ELYRIA, OHIO, WAS KILLED AT TWO FORTYSEVEN A.M. ON FEB. EIGHTEEN, SEVENTYONE, DURING CRASH OF A BEECHCRAFT AIRPLANE AT TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT, TOLEDO, OHIO.

INSTANT PLANE WAS CARRYING MAIL UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE U. S. POST OFFICE.

THE MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE WAS RECONTACTED BY [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WHO ADVISED THAT A JAMES FUGATE IS

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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-34076

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CURRENTLY RESIDING AT NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AND IS TO APPEAR AT GLENDALE SUPERIOR COURT ON JULY ONE, NEXT, ON LEGAL ACTION ON THE PART OF [REDACTED] REPRESENTED BY [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] OF SANTA MONICA, CALIF.

LOS ANGELES AT NEWPORT BEACH, GLENWOOD, AND SANTA MONICA, WILL CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TO ESTABLISH IF JAMES RAY FUGATE IS ALIVE AND IF SO, IF HE IS POSSIBLY IDENTICAL WITH UNSUB.

IN VIEW OF NATURE OF CRIME, SUBJECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.

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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-3407[7]

Serials: AX 164-72-3877, CV 164-88, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81