Urgent teletype Los Angeles re NORJAK suspect James Ray Fugate, Jr.
This copy: Part 95 pp. 22–26Also filed at Part 26 pp. 382–386 (primary) · Part 59 pp. 414–418 · Part 103 pp. 109–113
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Los Angeles to Seattle, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Portland re NORJAK suspect James Ray Fugate
Document date 3 July 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-95:022-026 Document: Teletype Los Angeles to Seattle, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Portland re NORJAK suspect James Ray Fugate Id: Cooper-Part-95:022-026 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-95%3A022-026 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 95 pp. 22–26 (DB Cooper-42420–42424), Teletype, dated 3 Jul 1972, serial PD 164-41-1093 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-95%3A022-026
NR 026 LA PLAIN 132AM NITEL 7-3-72 (SENT 4XX 7-4-72) RWM TO SEATTLE (164-81) CLEVELAND (164-88) MILWAUKEE (164-73) PORTLAND (164-41) FROM LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P) 5P.
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NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE.
RE MILWAUKEE TEL TO LOS ANGELES JUNE THIRTY LAST. RE: SUSPECT - JAMES RAY FUGATE. FOR INFO RECEIVING OFFICES, LOS ANGELES CASE CAPTIONED "UNSUB; BURGLARY OF AUTOMOBILE, FEBRUARY TWELVE - THIRTEEN, SIXTY NINE, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA; CAPTAIN JAMES ROY FUGATE - VICTIM. ITSP", LA FILE EIGHTY SEVEN DASH TWO 87-10639 NINE NINE THREE FIVE, PD FILE EIGHTY SEVEN DASH ONE ZERO SIX THREE NINE, REVEALS LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PD (LBPD) REPORTED THEFT OF VARIOUS ITEMS FROM AUTO OF JAMES RAY FUGATE A LAGUNA BEACH, FEBRUARY SIXTY NINE. FUGATE DRIVES SIXTY EIGHT CADILLAC, OREGON LICENSE L F A NINE TWO ZERO. END PAGE ONE
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SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIAL[illegible] FILED___ [illegible] 1972
164-41 -1093
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SA [illegible] 7/17/72 adv 8+[illegible] et SA
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DB Cooper-42420
LA 164-497 PAGE TWO
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FUGATE STAYING AT LOCAL MOTEL TIME OF ALLEGED THEFT AND EFFORTS TO LOCATE AND INTERVIEW AT LAGUNA BEACH FOLLOWING BURGLARY UNPRODUCTIVE. HE FURNISHED HOME ADDRESS OF SIX ONE TWO RIDGEWAY RD., LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON.
INVESTIGATION AT PORTLAND REVEALED FUGATE FURNISHED FORWARDING ADDRESS FEBRUARY TWENTY FIVE SIXTY NINE FROM LAKE OSWEGO TO GENERAL DELIVERY, LAGUNA BEACH.
OREGON LICENSE L F A NINE TWO ZERO REGISTERED TO JAMES R. FUGATE, RT. TWO, BOX NINETY SIX, AURORA, OREGON, WITH LEGAL OWNER FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON, P.O. BOX THREE ONE THREE ONE, PORTLAND, OREGON.
OREGON DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO JAMES R. FUGATE, SIX ONE TWO RIDGEWAY RD., LAKE OSWEGO, DESCRIBED FUGATE AS BORN FEBRUARY EIGHTEEN THIRTY ONE, SIX FEET, ONE SIXTY FIVE LBS., TO EXPIRE FEBRUARY EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE.
PORTLAND ADVISED A JAMES RAY FUGATE, JR., SUGGESTED AS POSSIBLE BR SUSPECT IN NINETEEN SIXTY AND INVESTIGATION REVEALED JAMES RAY FUGA E, JR., WAS FEDERAL PAROLEE OUT OF U.S. PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICE, PORTLAND, DESCRIBED AS WMA, BORN FEBRUARY EIGHTEEN THIRTY ONE, AT PORTLAND, SIX FEET, ONE FIFTY SEVEN LBS., DARK BROWN OR BLACK HAIR, TANNED FACE, END PAGE TWO
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DB Cooper-42421
LA 164-497 PAGE THREE
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SMOOTH COMPLEXION, SLIGHT DIMPLE OR CLEFT IN CHIN, ERECT, NEAT DRESSER, END OF RIGHT THUMB AMPUTATED, AND FORMER SECOND LIEUTENANT WITH AIR FORCE RESERVES, SERIAL NUMBER A ZERO THREE ZERO FOUR ONE TWO FOUR FIVE.
[REDACTED] LISTED IN NINETEEN SIXTY AS [REDACTED] TRAVELERS MOTEL, ONE FIVE NINE ONE NINE S.E. MC LOUGHLIN BOULEVARD, PORTLAND, AND FUGATE EMPLOYED AS FLIGHT SALESMAN FOR FLIGHTCRAFT, INC., PORTLAND AIRPORT.
IN NINETEEN SIXTY SIX, CHIEF OF POLICE LARRY EDLUND, PORTLAND AIRPORT, CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION REGARDING FUGATE WHO WAS OPERATING BUSINESS CALLED COUNTRY CLUB OF THE AIR.
IN NINETEEN SIXTY NINE CHIEF EDLUND ADVISED FUGATE HAD MOVED FROM PORTLAND AIRPORT TO AIRPORT AT AURORA, OREGON.
IN NINETEEN SIXTY NINE AN ATTORNEY [REDACTED], PORTLAND, ADVISED HE QUESTIONED WHETHER FUGATE'S AUTO HAD ACTUALLY BEEN BURGLARIZED AS ALLEGED. THE LAST ADDRESS KNOWN TO [REDACTED] FOR FUGATE WAS P.O. BOX ONE NINE ONE TWO, LAGUAN BEACH. THIS MATTER WAS CLOSED WHEN STOCK ALLEGEDLY STOLEN FROM FUGATE'S CAR WAS DESCRIBED AS WORTHLESS.
THIS DATE, [REDACTED], SUPERIOR COURT, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, ADVISED JAMES R. FUGATE PERSONALLY
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DB Cooper-42422
LA 164-497 PAGE FOUR
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APPEARED AT SUPERIOR COURT LAST WEEK OF JUNE SEVENTY TWO FOR MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IN CASE OF JAMES R. FUGATE VS. AIRCRAFT TANK SERVICE. MATTER WAS SET FOR NON JURY TRIAL INSTANT DATE; HOWEVER, WAS REMOVED FROM CALENDAR WHEN JUDGEMENT ISSUED AGAINST FUGATE IN AMOUNT OF SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THIS DATE, [REDACTED], ATTORNEY, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, ADVISED [REDACTED], AIRCRAFT TANK SERVICE, INVOLVED IN SUIT AGAINST JAMES R. FUGATE. STAES JUDGEMENT OF SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ISSUED AGAINST FUGATE ON BEHALF OF CLIENT LAST WEEK; HOWEVER JUDGEMENT NOT YET SIGNED BY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE.
[REDACTED] STATES, THRU EXTENSIVE EFFORTS ON HIS PART, FUGATE LOCATED AND HIS CURRENT WHEREABOUTS KNOWN TO [REDACTED]. HE IS EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO FURNISH INFO LEADING TO CONTACT OF FUGATE BY FBI AT THIS TIME AS IT COULD JEOPARDIZE CLIENT'S SETTLEMENT. STATES WILL NOT WITHHOLD INFO IF MATTER OF EXTREMELY URGENT NATURE, BUT WOULD OTHERWISE COOPERATE FULLY AND FURNISH ALL AVAILABLE INFO AFTER JUDGEMENT SIGNED BY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE NEXT WEEK.
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DB Cooper-42423
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LA 164-497 PAGE FIVE
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PORTLAND, CONTACT CHIEF OF POLICE LARRY EDLUND, PORTLAND AIRPORT, TO ASCERTAIN IF HE HAS CURRENT INFO RE ACTIVITIES OF FUGATE AND CONDUCT OTHER LOGICAL INVESTIGATION IN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH WHEREABOUTS ON NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR. LAST AND OBTAIN GOOD PHOTO FOR DISPLAY TO WITNESSES THIS MATTER.
LOS ANGELES WILL FOLLOW AND CONDUCT ALL LOGICAL INVESTIGATION IN ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH WHEREABOUTS OF FUGATE NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR LAST.
ADDITIONAL LEADS WILL BE LEFT TO OFFICE OF ORIGIN AS LOS ANGELES UNAWARE OF ALL PRIOR INVESTIGATION RE FUGATE.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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END
JAS
FBI PORTLAND CLR
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DB Cooper-42424
Serials: CV 164-88, LA 164-497, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1093, SE 164-81
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