Denver to Butte, Seattle and Portland re suspect William Deems, Kalispell FAA lead

Document date 5 February 1973

Part 95pages 188–1892 pagesDB Cooper-42589–42590

Also filed at: Part 115 pp. 323–324

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Document: Teletype Denver to Butte, Seattle and Portland re suspect William Deems, Kalispell FAA lead
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 95 pp. 188–189 (DB Cooper-42589–42590), Teletype, dated 5 Feb 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-95%3A188-189

NR005 DN PLAIN 6:41PM 2/5/73 NITEL DXF TO BUTTE SEATTLE (164-81) PORTLAND (164-41) FROM DENVER (164-98) (P) 2P

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NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE.

RE SUSPECT WILLIAM DEEMS.

ON 2/5/73, [REDACTED], FAA, ADVISED HE WAS RECENTLY AT KALISPELL, MONTANA AIRPORT. [REDACTED] [REDACTED], AIR WEST AIRLINES, TOLD HIM HE SUSPECTED WILLIAM DEEMS OF NORJAK.

[REDACTED] TOLD [REDACTED] DEEMS HAS WORKED FOR SEVERAL AIRLINES AND HAS GONE TO 727 FLIGHT SCHOOL, POSSIBLY AT SEATTLE. DEEMS WAS LIVING CORAM, MONTANA, UNTIL THREE MONTHS AGO AND RECEIVED AIR FREIGHT UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES AND UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

[REDACTED] SAID COMPOSITES OF NORJAK UNSUB BEAR STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO DEEMS. DEEMS DESCRIBED AS WM, EARLY 50'S, 5'11", END PAGE ONE .

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SEARCHED __ INDEXED __ SERIALIZED __ FILED __ FEB 5 1973 FBI—PORTLAND

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DB Cooper-42589

DN 164-98 PAGE TWO

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MEDIUM BUILD, DARK HAIR, GRAYING AND THIN IN FRONT. DEEMS BELIEVED PRESENTLY RESIDING ROSEBURG, OREGON. BUTTE AT KALISPELL, MONTANA, CONTACT [REDACTED], RESIDENCE [REDACTED], AIR WEST AIRLINES, FOR FURTHER INFO RE DEEMS. CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION AT CORAM IF INDICATED. INFORMATION FURNISHED PORTLAND SINCE DEEMS REPORTEDLY NOW RESIDES ROSEBURG, OREGON. A R M E D A N D D A N G E R O U S. E N D T E L AJW FBI PORTLAND CLR TU

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DB Cooper-42590

Serials: DN 164-98, PD 164-41, SE 164-81