Los Angeles to Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis re suspect John H. Marler

Document date 22 December 1971

Part 92pages 187–1882 pagesDB Cooper-41061–41062

Also filed at: Part 103 pp. 395–396

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Document: Teletype Los Angeles to Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis re suspect John H. Marler
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 92 pp. 187–188 (DB Cooper-41061–41062), Teletype, dated 22 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-553 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-92%3A187-188

NR 008 LA PLAIN 5:29 PM NITEL 12-22-71 LRS TO SEATTLE (164-81) PORTLAND (164-41) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) FROM LOS ANGELES (164-497) 2P

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RE SUSPECT JOHN NEAL MARLER, AKA JOHN HENRY MARLIN, JOHN GALVAN DOUGLAS.

REVIEW OF BANK ROBBERY SUSPECTS IN LOS ANGELES DIVISION REVEALS CAPTIONED PERSON SHOULD BE CONSIDERED POSSIBLE SUSPECT THIS MATTER. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (CDC), BULLETIN NUMBER SEVENTY ONE/FIVE ONE DL, INDICATES MARLER ESCAPED JULY ELEVEN, LAST, FROM CUSTODY CDC. HE IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE, AGE FORTY FOUR, BORN NOVEMBER TWENTY, NINETEEN TWENTY SIX, PROSSER, WASHINGTON, BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, SIX FEET, ONE NINETY POUNDS, MEDIUM BUILD, RUDDY COMPLEXION, PILOT (OCCUPATION), TATTOO: PARATROOPER EMBLEM ON LEFT FOREARM, FBI NUMBER FOUR FIVE SIX ONE EIGHT NINE FOUR.

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164-41-553 SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ DEC 2 2 1971 FBI - PORTLAND

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DB Cooper-41061

LA 164-497 PAGE TWO

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IN NINETEEN SIXTY, MARLER SUBJECT IN LOS ANGELES CASE CAPTIONED "JOHN H. MARLER, AKA, ITSMV, LOS ANGELES FILE TWENTY SIX - TWO SEVEN FOUR THREE EIGHT; SEATTLE FILE TWENTY SIX - ONE FOUR ONE TWO FIVE."

ABOVE FILE REVEALS MARLER'S MOTHER AND STEPFATHER RESIDED IN SEATTLE AND IN NINETEEN SIXTY, SUBJECT HAD SEATTLE ADDRESS.

HE HAS OWNED AIRPLANES AND IN NINETEEN SIXTY, ABANDONED STOLEN VEHICLE AT SEATTLE, TACOMA, AIRPORT. APPEARS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA.

EXCELLENT PHOTO OF MARLER AVAILABLE IN CDC FILE.

PHOTOS BEING FORWARDED REGISTERED AIRMAIL THIS DATE FOR DISPLAY TO WITNESSES TO ASCERTAIN IF MARLER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED LOGICAL SUSPECT.

IN VIEW OF FUGITIVE STATUS AS ESCAPEE WANTED BY STATE OF CALIFORNIA, NO ADDITIONAL LEADS BEING SET FORTH AT THIS TIME, AS MARLER'S WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN.

MARLER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS, AS HE REPORTEDLY ARMED WITH A THIRTY EIGHT CALIBER REVOLVER AND TWENTY TWO PISTOL IN THE PAST. END AJW FBI PORTLAND CLR TU

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DB Cooper-41062

Serials: LA 164-497, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-553, SE 164-81