Re second suspect photo shown to Portland and Seattle witnesses

Document date 23 April 1972

Part 94pages 200–2012 pagesDB Cooper-42261–42262

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Document: Teletype re second suspect photo shown to Portland and Seattle witnesses
Id: Cooper-Part-94:200-201
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 94 pp. 200–201 (DB Cooper-42261–42262), Teletype, dated 23 Apr 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-94%3A200-201

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Date: 4/23/72

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Via TELETYPE URGENT (Priority)

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) NORJAK

RE CURRENT UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT.

SECOND PHOTO OF UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT DISPLAYED AMONG SIXTEEN OTHER PHOTOS TO PORTLAND WITNESS [REDACTED], NORTHWEST (NWA) [REDACTED] SELECTED FOUR PHOTOS, INCLUDING THAT OF SUSPECT, AS MOST RESEMBLING UNSUB, BUT COULD NOT RANK THEM OR MAKE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. PORTLAND WITNESS [REDACTED], NWA [REDACTED], NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW PHOTOS, BUT STOPS PLACED AND CONTINUOUS EFFORT BEING MADE TO SHOW PHOTOS TO HIM AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME.

WITNESS [REDACTED], EUGENE, OREGON, FELLOW PASSENGER OF UNSUB DURING HIJACKING, VIEWED SECOND PHOTO AMONG OTHERS AND SELECTED IT AS SAME PHOTO DISPLAYED ALONE TO HIM AT 2:00 AM, 4/22/72 BY NEWSWEEK [REDACTED] STATES THIS PHOTO STRONGLY RESEMBLES UNSUB, MORE SO THAN ANY OTHERS OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED HE HAS VIEWED, BUT HE COULD NOT MAKE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. [REDACTED] FURTHER ADVISED [REDACTED] HIM BY TELEPHONE FROM SEATTLE AFTER ABOVE DISPLAY OF SINGLE PHOTO TO ADVISE HE WAS ALSO CONTACTING OTHER WITNESSES AND SHOWING THEM PHOTOS. IT SHOULD BE RPH

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Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge

Sent 2[guess: 5]/4 M Per [signature]

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971--413-135 DB Cooper-42261

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NOTED THAT [REDACTED] ADVISES HE MADE NO IDENTIFICATION OF PHOTO DISPLAYED BY [REDACTED], BUT DECEIVED [REDACTED] BY STATING HIS RECOLLECTION OF UNSUB WAS TOO VAGUE TO RECALL.

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DB Cooper-42262

Serials: PD 164-41, SE 164-81