Minneapolis to Director re suspects Ben Leibsen and Daniel L. Cooper

Document date 7 December 1971

Part 91pages 230–2323 pagesDB Cooper-40617–40619

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Document: Teletype Minneapolis to Director re suspects Ben Leibsen and Daniel L. Cooper
Id: Cooper-Part-91:230-232
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 pp. 230–232 (DB Cooper-40617–40619), Teletype, dated 7 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-302 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A230-232

NR 007 MP PLAIN 5:52 PM NITEL 12/7/71 CMH TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) KANSAS CITY LAS VEGAS NEWARK NEW YORK (164-627) NORFOLK PORTLAND RICHMOND SEATTLE (164-81) SPRINGFIELD (164-31) WFO HOUSTON

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Suspect: BEN LEIBSEN Suspect: [blank]

ALL ELIMINATED

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FROM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE. CAA DASH HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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RE NEW YORK TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR DECEMBER THREE LAST, NORFOLK TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR DECEMBER THREE LAST, SEATTLE NITEL NOVEMBER THIRTY LAST AND SPRINGFIELD TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR DECEMBER ONE LAST. END PAGE ONE

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164-41-302 [initials/signature illegible]

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DB Cooper-40617

PAGE TWO

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PHOTOGRAPH OF SUSPECT BEN LEIBSEN, OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA, DISPLAYED TO STEWARDESS [REDACTED] WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION. PHOTOGRPAHS OF DANIEL L. COOPER DEVELOPED BY SPRINGFIELD DIVISION DISPLAYED TO STEWARDESSES [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. BOTH STEWARDESSES ADVISED PHOTOS OF [REDACTED] DEVELOPED BY KANSAS CITY AND [REDACTED] OF SEATTLE, NOT IDENTICAL WITH UNSUB.

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WITH REGARD TO SUSPECT [REDACTED] SUBMITTED BY NEW YORK, A SEARCH OF FLIGHT LEFT ENVELOPES FOR NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE FOR NOVEMBER TWENTYTWO, TWENTYTHREE, AND TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANYONE BY NAME OF COOPER USED THIS FLIGHT BETWEEN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND PORTLAND, OREGON.

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STEWARDESSES ON FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE DURING HIJACK ADVISED THEY OBSERVED NO ENGLISH OR SCOTTISH ACCENT DURING CONVERSATION WITH HIJACKER. END PAGE TWO

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DB Cooper-40618

PAGE THREE

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NWA, MINNEAPOLIS, HAS LOCATED UNSUB'S TICKET LIFT COUPON FOR FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE AND COUPON IS BEING SUBMITTED TO IDENTIFICATION DIVISION BY MINNEAPOLIS.

THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHS WERE ALSO SHOWN TO STEWARDESS [REDACTED] WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS: [REDACTED] DEVELOPED BY PORTLAND OFFICE; [REDACTED] [REDACTED] DEVELOPED BY HOUSTON OFFICE; AND [REDACTED] DEVELOPED BY SEATTLE OFFICE.

PENDING.

END

LJQ

REC OK FBI PORTLAND CLR TU

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DB Cooper-40619

Serials: 164-2111, 164-31, MP 164-73, NY 164-627, PD 164-41-302, SE 164-81

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