SA to SAC Minneapolis re NORJACK suspect reported by source, with photographs

Document date 3 December 1981

Part 79pages 3–42 pagesDB Cooper-34295–34296

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Document: Memo SA to SAC Minneapolis re NORJACK suspect reported by source, with photographs
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 79 pp. 3–4 (DB Cooper-34295–34296), Memo, dated 3 Dec 1981, serial MP 164-73-663 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-79%3A003-004

Memorandum

To : SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (X/U) Date 12/3/81

From : SA [REDACTED]

Subject : NORJACK; CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING; OO: SEATTLE

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On 11/13/81, [REDACTED], Minneapolis, Minnesota, advised that again [REDACTED] should be considered a suspect in the Norjack Hijacking. [REDACTED] bases his opinion on an experiment he conducted wherein he sketched in a beard and placed it on a photograph which was displayed in the "Minneapolis Tribune". In so doing, [REDACTED] determines that with the beard, the sketch of the hijacker, known as D. B. COOPER, bears a very close resemblance to [REDACTED].

In addition to this, [REDACTED] furnished three photographs of [REDACTED] and a book [REDACTED], which [REDACTED] believes depicts [REDACTED]. It should be noted that [REDACTED] which is contained in all of the other photographs [REDACTED] is not discernible in the photo-graph [REDACTED] due to the type of clothing he is wearing. Further, it should be noted that [REDACTED].

Information with respect to [REDACTED] opinion of [REDACTED] was previously furnished to Seattle in Minneapolis letter, dated 3/12/81, and again in a Minneapolis letter, dated 9/18/81. Furthermore, similar information was previously furnished to Seattle.

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(1) - Minneapolis (1)

164-73 - 663

SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ [guess: FILED] _____

DEC - 1981

FBI - MINNEA[POLIS]

DB Cooper-34295

MP 164-73

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Copies of the photographs provided by [REDACTED] are being made a part of this file and the original photographs [REDACTED] will be returned to him.

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In view of the fact that this information has been previously furnished to Seattle, it is recommended that the information provided by [REDACTED] on 11/13/81, simply be made a part of this file and not furnished to Seattle.

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DB Cooper-34296

Serials: MP 164-73, MP 164-73-663