Newark to Director, Seattle and St. Louis re John Emil List as possible suspect

This copy: Part 92 pp. 141–142Also filed at Part 15 pp. 353–354 (primary) · Part 103 pp. 191–192

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Urgent teletype Newark re resemblance of fugitive John Emil List to NORJAK composite

Document date 13 December 1971

Part 92pages 141–1422 pagesDB Cooper-41011–41012

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Document: Urgent teletype Newark re resemblance of fugitive John Emil List to NORJAK composite
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 92 pp. 141–142 (DB Cooper-41011–41012), Teletype, dated 13 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-92%3A141-142

NR 004 NK PLAIN 401PM URGENT 12-13-71 MJK TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SEATTLE (164-81) ST.LOUIS FROM NEWARK (164-196) (P) 2P

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NORJAK

RE; NEWARK TELCALL TO BUREAU, INSTANT DATE.

IT HAS BEEN NOTED STRONG PHYSICAL RESEMBLANCE EXISTS BETWEEN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF UNSUB, AKA D.COOPER, IN CAPTIONED MATTER AND PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN EMIL LIST, BUREAU FUGITIVE IN UFAP- MURDER CASE (NK FILE EIGHTY EIGHT-EIGHT FOUR SIX EIGHT). FOR INFO OF SEATTLE LIST ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLDE HIS MOTHER ,WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN IN OR AT THEIR WESTFIELD,N.J., RESISENCE ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER NINE SEVENTY ONE. THE BODIES WERE DISCOVERED ON DECEMBER SEVEN LAST, IN THE LIST RESIDENCE, BY THE WESTFIELD,N.J.,P.D. LIST'S NINETEEN SIXTY THREE CHEVROLET WAS DISCOVERED AT KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK CITY, PARKING LOT ON DECEMBER NINE LAST, WHERE IT HAD BEEN SINCE NOVEMBER TEN LAST. LIST IS DESCRIBED AS A W ITE MALE DOB SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN, TWENTY FIVE;POB BAY CITY MICHIGAN, SIX FEET

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ DEC 2 0 1971 FBI — PORTLAND

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END PAGE ONE

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DB Cooper-41011

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164-196-[illegible] b6 b7C

NK -164-196 PAGE TWO

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WEIGHT ONE EIGHTY LBS., STRAIGHT,BLACK-GRAYING HAIR MASTOID OPERATION SCAR BEHIND RIGHT EAR,COMPLEXTION FAIR, WEARS GLASSES AND IS DESCRIBED AS NEAT DRESSER. LIST SERVED INT U.S.ARMY WW TWO, AS PFC, SN ONE SIX ONE SEVEN SEVEN ZERO THREE FOUR, AND KOREAN WAR AS SECOND LT., SN ZERO NINE SEVEN EIGHT TWO FIVE THREE. LIST HAS ACCOUNTING DEGREE, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, AND HAS VARIED BUSINESS BACKGROUND IN ACCOUNTING FIELD.

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ST. LOUIS, AT MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER , WILL REVIEW MILITARY RECORDS OF LIST AND FURNISH SAME TO SEATTLE NOTING PARTICULARLY ANY PARACHUTE TRAINING.

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NEWARK BY AIRTEL WILL FURNISH PHOTOS OF LIST TO SEATTLE FOR DISPLAY TO APPROPRIATE AIRLINE CREW MEMBERS IN NORJAK.

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NORJAK SUBJECT AND LIST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. END

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VAB FBI SEATTLE CLR 5L FBI BGH Wal DC DRL

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DB Cooper-41012

Serials: 164-2111, NK 164-196, SE 164-81