Nitel Houston to Seattle and other offices re NORJAK suspect Joe Staggs
This copy: Part 93 pp. 198–200Also filed at Part 105 pp. 310–312 (primary)
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Houston to Seattle et al. re suspect Joe Staggs
Document date 4 February 1972
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Id: Cooper-Part-93:198-200
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-93:198-200 Document: Teletype Houston to Seattle et al. re suspect Joe Staggs Id: Cooper-Part-93:198-200 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-93%3A198-200 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 93 pp. 198–200 (DB Cooper-41580), Teletype, dated 4 Feb 1972, serial PD 164-41-821 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-93%3A198-200
NR008 HO PLAIN 11:06 PM NITEL 2-4-72 CLB O SEATTLE (164-81) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) PORTLAND EL PASO KANSAS CITY FROM HOUSTON (164-118) THREE PAGES
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NORJAK (SUSPECT: JOE STAGGS); OO: SEATTLE.
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TODAY, [REDACTED] (PROTECT IDENTITY), CURRENTLY [REDACTED], MADE KNOWN TO [REDACTED] OFFICIALS THAT HAD INFO RE CAPTIONED CASE AND REQUESTED INTERVIEW WITH FBI. HE FURNISHED FOLLOWING: JOE STAGGS, WMA, EARLY FORTIES, SIX FOOT, ONE SEVEN ZERO - ONE EIGHT ZERO LBS., DYED BLACK HAIR, WELL GROOMED, CURRENTLY RESIDING IN PORTLAND, ORE., SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SUSPECT. STAGGS CURRENTLY LIVING WITH [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ALL THREE ARE LIVING IN PORTLAND, ORE. AND [REDACTED] CORRESPONDS AT [REDACTED] [REDACTED], PORTLAND, ORE. CLAIMS STAGGS RECENTLY BOUGHT A TWO STORY HOUSE ON LONGVIEW STREET, LANE OR ROAD, END PAGE ONE
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[Handwritten date stamp: 10. [illegible] 4/17[2]] 164-41-821 SERIALIZED [FILED] FEB 4 1972 FBI — [PORTLAND]
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HO 164-118 PAGE TWO
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PORTLAND AND IS LISTED IN PORTLAND PHONE BOOK UNDER TRUE NAME. [REDACTED] WORKS AS A [REDACTED] [REDACTED] PORTLAND. JOE STAGGS OWNS A FORD PICKUP AND SEVERAL DOGS AND COULD POSSIBLY OPERATE A KENNEL.
[REDACTED] STAGGS IN DALLAS IN SIXTY NINE AND LATER SAW STAGGS IN DALLAS AT WHICH TIME STAGGS WAS IN POSSESSION OF A NEW PARACHUTE FOR WHICH HE CLAIMS TO HAVE PAID TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS. [REDACTED] UNCERTAIN AS TO PARACHUTE ABILITY OF STAGGS.
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[REDACTED] VISITED [REDACTED] IN DEC., SEVENTY ONE AT WHICH TIME CAPTIONED HI-JACKING WAS MENTIONED BY [REDACTED] WHICH PRODUCED UNUSUAL REACTION FROM [REDACTED]. FURTHER, [REDACTED] WAS ADVISED TODAY BY [REDACTED] WAS LEAVING [REDACTED] AND FOR HIM TO NO LONGER CORRESPOND. [REDACTED] FEELS THAT POSSIBLY [REDACTED] PLANNING TO ELOPE WITH JOE STAGGS.
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STAGGS IS ALLEGED TO HAVE SERVED TIME AT LA TUNA FCI FOR DYER ACT AND ESCAPED AND LATER INCARCERATED AT USP, END PAGE TWO
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DB Cooper-41580
HO 164-118 PAGE THREE
LEAVENWORTH.
EL PASO AT LA TUNA. REVIEW RECORDS AND DETERMINE STAGGS INMATE AND FURNISH PHOTO TO MINNEAPOLIS AND SEATTLE. KANSAS CITY AT LEAVENWORTH. SAME LEAD AS EL PASO. PORTLAND WILL CONDUCT AGENCY CHECK IN EFFORT TO OBTAIN PHOTO OF JOE STAGGS AND FURNISH SEATTLE AND MINNEAPOLIS. CONSIDER UNSUB DANGEROUS.
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Serials: HO 164-118, MP 164-73, PD 164-41-821, SE 164-81