SAC Portland to SAC Seattle re interview of Lake Merwin witness
Document date 25 April 1979
Also filed at: Part 42 pp. 209–210
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Id: Cooper-Part-96:239-240
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 96 pp. 239–240 (DB Cooper-43164–43165), Memo, dated 25 Apr 1979, serial PD 164-41-1752 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A239-240
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/25/79
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
NORJAK (A) (OO: Seattle) BuFile 164-2111
Re [REDACTED]
Re Seattle letter to Portland dated 3/6/79.
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[REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] was interviewed at his place of employment, [REDACTED], Washington, [REDACTED], Portland, Oregon, telephone [REDACTED], on 4/23/79, at which time he furnished the following information:
For several years during the late 60's and early 70's, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] of Southwest Washington. He [REDACTED]. He worked [REDACTED] and accumulated a little money. Everything he owns, he has worked very hard for. He has all of his bank records, his employment records, and his tax records which will show his financial structure.
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On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, the day of the hijacking in this matter, he was contacted by telephone at approximately 3:00 p.m., by a young man, whose father-in-law is one (FNU) [REDACTED] who lives near Kelso, Washington. The son-in-law advised that his father-in-law had gone fishing on Lake Merwin, and had not returned as he had said he would. The young man said he had notified local authorities that he considered his father-in-law to be in trouble, but they would do nothing until the father-in-law had been missing for a longer time. The young man stated to [REDACTED] that it was not like his father-in-law to be gone without letting his daughter know, and so they knew something had happened to him.
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2 - Seattle 2 - Portland RPH: [REDACTED] (4)
[handwritten initials/signature]
Searched Serialized Indexed Filed
164-41-1752 DB Cooper-43164
PD 164-41
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The young man convinced [REDACTED] that the father-in-law must be in trouble, and so he, [REDACTED], then attempted to enlist the aid of the local authorities to form up a search. They declined also, and as the weather worsened, he decided [REDACTED] and go searching for the man, even though the weather was worsening.
[REDACTED] continued that shortly after 8:00 p.m., he and a deputy sheriff [REDACTED] [REDACTED], searching for the elderly man. They found him after several hours clinging to his overturned boat, and nearly dead of hypothermia. They rescued the man, and he has since recovered fully.
[REDACTED] stated that night was the stormiest in his experience, and the winds were so high, they turned Lake Merwin into giant waves [REDACTED], and [REDACTED]. He said that at the same time the clouds were so close to the water, that there was a dense fog and he was unable to see more than a few feet ahead of [REDACTED].
[REDACTED] related that he was contacted by two FBI Agents shortly after the hijacking, and related the above experience to them. He said he could not recall having heard an airplane fly over at any time during the storm.
In view of the above information, no further investigation concerning [REDACTED] would appear warranted in this matter.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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DB Cooper-43165
Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1752, SE 164-81