SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle transmitting California driver's license of John Gordon Hoskins

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SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re suspect John Gordon Hoskins

Document date 29 November 1971

Part 90pages 271–2722 pagesDB Cooper-40280–40281

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Document: Airtel SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re suspect John Gordon Hoskins
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 90 pp. 271–272 (DB Cooper-40280–40281), Airtel, dated 29 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-90%3A271-272

11/29/71

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AIRTEL AIR MAIL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P) SUBJECT: UNSUB; Hijacking of a Northwest Airlines 727 Flight from Seattle, Washington 11/24/71 CAA OO: SEATTLE

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INVFY John Gordon Hoskins SUSPECT

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Enclosed for Seattle, Portland, and Las Vegas is one copy of California driver's license number H0913818.

The following investigation was conducted by SC PAUL R. HOOK:

AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA:

On 11/29/71, one [REDACTED] Sacramento, telephonically contacted the Sacramento Division of the FBI regarding captioned unknown subject.

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] closely resembled the person whose picture appeared in the newspaper over the past weekend as the hijacker in captioned matter. [REDACTED] described this individual as JOHN GORDON HOSKINS of Sacramento, California.

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2 - Seattle (Enc. 1) (2) - Portland (Enc. 1) 2 - Las Vegas (Enc. 1) 2 - Sacramento PRH:mml (8)

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SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED.....FILED..... DEC 1 1971

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DB Cooper-40280

SC 164-50

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A check of the records of the California Department of Motor Vehicles reveals California driver's license number H0913818 was issued 9/11/70 and described JOHN GORDON HOSKINS as follows:

Name JOHN GORDON HOSKINS Residence 6032 34th Avenue Sacramento, California Date of Birth 8/25/37 Sex White Male Height 5'9" Weight 140 pounds Eyes Blue Hair Brown Marital Status Married

A check of the records of the California Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (CII) failed to locate any arrest record for HOSKINS. CII advised that record number 2 200 232 was located which is a record containing applications for employment. No photograph available in their files.

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[guess: 34] yrs

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DB Cooper-40281

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Serials: SC 164-50