State teletype APB to Oregon re followup description of Northwest 727 hijacker

FD-358 (Rev. 3-29-65)

FBI, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STATE TELETYPE SYSTEM

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# _________ FBI 11/30/71

APB OREGON

HIJACKING OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES 727 JET, NOVEMBER 24, 1971 -- FOLLOWUP.

JUST AS THE NORTHWEST PLANE WAS LEAVING PORTLAND AIRPORT, THE HIJACKER INFORMED THE STEWARDESS THAT HE HAD A BOMB AND WANTED HER TO SIT WITH HIM. AFTER TAKING THE SEAT BESIDE THE HIJACKER, HE OPENED A BLACK ATTACHE CASE HE HAD IN HIS LAP AND SHOWED HER WHAT HE CLAIMED WAS A BOMB. SHE LATER DESCRIBED THE CONTENTS OF THE ATTACHE CASE AS A BUNDLE OF RED STICKS WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS DYNAMITE. THE BUNDLE CONSISTED OF SIX OR EIGHT REDDISH COLORED STICKS, SIX OR EIGHT INCHES LONG, WITH NO WRITING ON THE OUTSIDE. THERE WAS SMALL WIRE LEADING FROM BUNDLE OF STICKS, AND THE HIJACKER HELD IT IN HIS HAND AS IF TO INDICATE HE COULD DETONATE THE BOMB BY TOUCHING THE WIRE TO A CONTACT. THERE WAS ALSO A CYLINDRICAL SHAPED BATTERY IN THE BRIEFCASE ABOUT EIGHT INCHES LONG.

AT SEATTLE, IN ANSWER TO HIS DEMANDS, THE HIJACKER WAS FURNISHED WITH FOUR PARACHUTES AND $200,000 IN $20 BILLS IN CANVAS BANK BAG. WHEN THE PLANE LANDED AT RENO, NEVADA, SUBJECT

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164-41 JLM:lam (1)

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Approved: _______ Sent _3 48_ M Per _______

DB Cooper-40223

FD-358 (Rev. 3-29-65)

FBI, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STATE TELETYPE SYSTEM

Transmit in _______ by teletype to: _______ (Type in "plaintext" or "code")

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WAS NOT ABOARD, BUT THE EXACT SPOT OF HIS BAILOUT IS NOT KNOWN. HOWEVER, SEARCH HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED AT THIS TIME IN AN AREA NEAR WOODLAND, WASHINGTON. AIR SEARCH ALSO CONDUCTED IN OREGON ALONG AIR ROUTE VICTOR 23, PORTLAND TO MEDFORD. THE ATTACHE CASE CONTAINING THE BOMB WAS NOT ON THE PLANE, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE JETTISONED THE ATTACHE CASE FROM THE AIRCRAFT SINCE HE ALREADY HAD THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE MONEY, APPROXIMATELY 19 LBS.

LOCAL DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO BE ON THE ALERT FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF THE BLACK ATTACHE CASE OR ANY INFORMATION FROM CITIZENS WHICH MIGHT RELATE THERETO. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT:

WHITE, MALE, MID 40'S, 5'10" TO 6', 170-180 LBS., AVERAGE TO WELL BUILT, OLIVE COMPLEXION, LATIN APPEARANCE, MEDIUM SMOOTH, DARK BROWN OR BLACK HAIR, NORMAL STYLE, PARTED ON LEFT, COMBED BACK, SIDEBURNS, LOW EAR LEVEL, POSSIBLY BROWN EYES, DURING LATTER PART OF FLIGHT PUT ON DARK, WRAP AROUND SUNGLASSES WITH DARK RIMS, LOW VOICE, SPOKE INTELLIGENTLY; NO PARTICULAR ACCENT, POSSIBLY FROM MIDWEST SECTION OF THE U. S., HEAVY SMOKER OF RALEIGH FILTER TIP CIGARETTES, WEARING WHITE SHIRT, NARROW BLACK

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Approved: _______ Sent _______ M Per _______

DB Cooper-40224

FD-358 (Rev. 3-29-65)

FBI, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STATE TELETYPE SYSTEM

Transmit in ______________________ by teletype to: ______________________________ (Type in "plaintext" or "code")

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TIE, BLACK DRESS SUIT, BLACK RAIN-TYPE OVERCOAT OR DARK TOP COAT, DARK BRIEFCASE OR ATTACHE CASE, CARRIED PAPER BAG 4" X 12" X 14", DARK OXFORD SHOES.

HIJACKER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

FBI, PORTLAND, OREGON

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Approved: __________________________ Sent _____________________ M Per ______________________ DB Cooper-40225