Portland to Las Vegas re NORJAK lead with female witness description of suspect

Document date 2 December 1971

Part 90pages 343–3442 pagesDB Cooper-40359

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 90 pp. 343–344 (DB Cooper-40359), Teletype, dated 2 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-179 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-90%3A343-344

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Date: 12/2/71

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TO: LAS VEGAS (164-60)

FROM: PORTLAND (164-41) 2P No Prior Leads

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE, CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO SE.

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ON NOVEMBER THIRTY LAST, [REDACTED] ADVISED THE COMPOSITE PICTURE OF HIJACKER WHICH APPEARED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL WITH A MAN SHE KNEW AS

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1 Seattle (164-81)(AM) 1 Portland

[REDACTED] lam Approved: [REDACTED] Special Agent in Charge

Sent 1143 p M Per [initials]

☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-138

164-41-179 Searched [checked] Serialized [checked] I..s [illegible] Filed [checked]

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PD 164-41 PAGE TWO

SHE DESCRIBED HIM AS FOLLOWS:

WMA, SIX FEET TO SIX FEET ONE, [REDACTED] YEARS OF AGE, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TO EIGHTY POUNDS, OLIVE COMPLEXION.

LAS VEGAS, AT [REDACTED] ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY [REDACTED] AND ASCERTAIN IF HE IS POSSIBLY IDENTICAL WITH UNSUB.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Approved: _______________ Sent ___________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-40359

Serials: LV 164-60, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-179, SE 164-81