SAC Denver to SAC Seattle re Cooper suspect Leslie Gene Mince

Document date 11 December 1971

Part 92pages 15–162 pagesDB Cooper-40880–40881

Also filed at: Part 102 pp. 320–321

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Document: Airtel SAC Denver to SAC Seattle re Cooper suspect Leslie Gene Mince
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 92 pp. 15–16 (DB Cooper-40880–40881), Airtel, dated 11 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-4530 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-92%3A015-016

12/11/71

AIRTEL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SAC, DENVER (164-98)(P) SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

Re: LESLIE GENE MINCE

Re Seattle teletype to Denver, 12/8/71.

Enclosed for Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis is one copy of Colorado driver's license D140553 for LESLIE GENE MINCE.

Seattle previously advised in referenced teletype that LESTER E. MINCE has been named as a suspect in this matter. Correct name of suspect determined to be LESLIE GENE MINCE.

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[REDACTED BLOCK] Frontier Air Lines, Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, stated on 12/9/71, that LESLIE GENE MINCE is a First Officer for Frontier Airlines and has been employed by Frontier since 8/23/61. [REDACTED] provided the following descriptive information concerning MINCE:

Name LESLIE GENE MINCE Sex Male Race White DOB 1/15/28 POB Long Beach, California Marital Status Single Address 2631 Chambers Road Aurora, Colorado

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2-Seattle (Encl. 1)(RM) 2-Minneapolis (Encl. 1)(RM) 2-Portland (Encl. 1)(RM) 2-Denver JMB/skc (8)

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164-41- 4530 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED DEC 15 1971 FBI - PORTLAND

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DB Cooper-40880

DN 164-98

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[REDACTED] further advised that MINCE was not working from 11/19/71, through 11/26/71, because these were his days off and that MINCE had secured a pass for a flight from Denver, Colorado to Los Angeles, California, on 11/19/71. [REDACTED] could not determine MINCE's whereabouts on 11/24/71.

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LEADS:

SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND MINNEAPOLIS DIVISIONS:

1. Display photograph of LESLIE GENE MINCE to witnesses in this matter.

2. Seattle will advise Denver if interview of MINCE required.

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DB Cooper-40881

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Serials: DN 164-98, PD 164-41-4530, SE 164-81