SAC San Francisco to SAC Miami re NORJAK suspect Ralph Hess
Document date 15 April 1980
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Id: Cooper-Part-96:361-362
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-96:361-362 Document: Airtel SAC San Francisco to SAC Miami re NORJAK suspect Ralph Hess Id: Cooper-Part-96:361-362 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A361-362 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 96 pp. 361–362 (DB Cooper-43297–43298), Airtel, dated 15 Apr 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A361-362
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: [ ] Teletype [ ] Immediate [ ] TOP SECRET [ ] Facsimile [ ] Priority [ ] SECRET [x] AIRTEL [ ] Routine [ ] CONFIDENTIAL [ ] UNCLAS E F T O [x] UNCLAS Date 4/15/80
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TO: SAC, MIAMI (164-522)
FROM : SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220)
SUBJECT: NORJAK (A); OO: Seattle
Re: Miami airtel to San Francisco dated, 3/21/80.
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The following investigation was conducted by SA Thomas J. Sullivan:
AT SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
On April 1, 1980, [REDACTED] (protect identity) furnished photograph of Ralph D. Hess, whom he had previously stated closely resembled the subject of this matter.
Enclosed for both Seattle and Miami offices are two copies each of this photograph.
[REDACTED] stated that he still feels strongly that the composite of the subject of this matter strongly resembles Hess. He stated that though Hess is 60 years old, his last recollection of him would lead him to believe that the man looked only 40 years old. He pointed out that Hess flew in the Berlin Air Lift and in the Burma Theater during World War II having been a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He also was a parachute instructor at some air base in California, during the war. He stated that [REDACTED] who is married to a [REDACTED] and resides at [REDACTED], El Cajon, California, telephone [REDACTED]. He further advised that his latest and he feels up-to-date address for Ralph Hess is 15642 Southwest 102 Place, Miami, Florida, telephone 305-233-6253 and that [REDACTED] has an address of [REDACTED], Miami, Florida, telephone [REDACTED].
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2 - Miami (Enc.2) 2 - Seattle (Enc.2) 1 - San Francisco [REDACTED] (5)
Approved: ___________ Transmitted ________ (Number)
[Stamp: SEARCHED | INDEXED | b6 SERIALIZED | LED | | b7C]
[Handwritten date stamp: 64-A1-1825]
MAY 5 1980
DB Cooper-43297
SF 164-220
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[REDACTED] also pointed out that Ralph Hess had been a school teacher in the Seattle, Washington area prior to his moving to Florida, but was expelled from this job for having hit a child. He considers Hess very erratic and undependable.
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LEADS
MIAMI
AT MIAMI, FLORIDA: Will conduct neighborhood checks and record checks in an effort to locate Ralph Hess or [REDACTED] at the above mentioned addresses and endeavor to determine the occupations and present employment of these two individuals at this time.
Further leads to interview suspect Ralph Hess if located or any further desired investigation is left to the discretion of the office of origin.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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b6 b7C b7D
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- 2* -
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DB Cooper-43298
Serials: 164-522, SF 164-220