Seattle to Acting Director, Honolulu and Portland re look-alike suspect on flight to Honolulu

Document date 9 January 1973

Part 95pages 166–1672 pagesDB Cooper-42566–42567

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Document: Teletype Seattle to Acting Director, Honolulu and Portland re look-alike suspect on flight to Honolulu
Id: Cooper-Part-95:166-167
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 95 pp. 166–167 (DB Cooper-42566–42567), Teletype, dated 9 Jan 1973, serial PD 164-41-1180 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-95%3A166-167

NR001 SE PLAIN 151PM URGENT 1-9-73 DCB TO ACTING DIRECTOR (164-2111) HONOLULU (164-85) VIA WASHINGTON PORTLAND (164-41) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 2P

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NORJAK. OO: SE.

RE SUB [REDACTED] AT NINE O'CLOCK A.M. PST, THIS DATE SEATTLE DIVISION RECEIVED INFORMATION CONCERNING SUSPECT [REDACTED] FLYING FROM PORTLAND TO HONOLULU VIA SEATTLE. DURING LAYOVER AT SEATTLE NORTHWEST ORIENT EMPLOYEE [REDACTED] RECOGNIZED [REDACTED] AS LOOK ALIKE FOR UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER. [REDACTED] INTERVIEWED BY [REDACTED], SEATAC AIRPORT, SEATTLE. [REDACTED] HAD NO IDENTIFICATION ON HIM BUT CLAIMED HE LIVES AT [REDACTED] SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, WITH [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] STATED HE WAS TRAVELING TO HONOLULU TO OBTAIN WORK. [REDACTED] PLANNED TO STAY AT THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL IN HONOLULU. [REDACTED] ADVISED HIS LAST JOB WAS AS [REDACTED] HOTEL, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. END PAGE ONE

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ JAN 9 1973 FBI—PORTLAND

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16 4/ - 4/- 1180

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DB Cooper-42566

SE 164-81 PAGE TWO

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[REDACTED] DESCRIBED [REDACTED] AS WHITE MALE AMERICAN, [REDACTED], 5'7-8", THIN BUILD, BROWN HAIR, AVERAGE COMPLEXION, SMOKE STAINED YELLOW CROOKED TEETH.

[REDACTED] TRAVELING ALONE IN SEAT 43H ON NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES FLIGHT 87 DUE TO ARRIVE HONOLULU 1:15 P.M. HONOLULU TIME.

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ABOVE INFORMATION TELEPHONICALLY FURNISHED HONOLULU OFFICE. HONOLULU DIVISION MEET FLIGHT 87 AND INTERVIEW [REDACTED]. SEATTLE DIVISION WILL ATTEMPT TO VERIFY [REDACTED] STORY THROUGH CONTACTS AT [REDACTED] HOTEL AND [REDACTED] ALLEGED [REDACTED], IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

. ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

END

SRC FBI PORTLAND CLR

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DB Cooper-42567

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Serials: 164-2111, HN 164-85, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1180, SE 164-81