SAC Miami to SAC Seattle re source identifying Ralph Hess from composite

Document date 1 May 1980

Part 96page 3631 pageDB Cooper-43299

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Document: Airtel SAC Miami to SAC Seattle re source identifying Ralph Hess from composite
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 96 p. 363 (DB Cooper-43299), Airtel, dated 1 May 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A363-363

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 5/1/80

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, MIAMI (164-552) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A); OO:SEATTLE

RE: RALPH D. HESS

Re San Francisco airtel to Miami, 4/15/80, and report of SA[REDACTED] dated 5/30/73.

Enclosed for all receiving offices are two copies of insert reflecting Miami investigation. Enclosed for Portland and Jacksonville are one each copy of referenced airtel.

For information of Jacksonville and Portland, [REDACTED] [REDACTED](protect identity) recently saw a composit of NORJAK suspect and advised that be believed Ralph D. Hess to be the suspect.

Investigation at Miami confirms that Ralph Dent Hess, 15645 SW 102nd Place, (305-233-6253) is currently employed as an Industrial Arts teacher in the Dade County (Miami) School System. Hess has lived in Miami since 1975. Hess employment application reveals that he was a graduate student at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon during the time of captioned skyjacking (11/24/71). His address between 6/73 and 3/75 was 759 S. First Street, Coos Bay, Oregon. It is not clear whether Hess lived at this address at the time of the skyjacking.

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Among the references listed on Hess' employment application are: 1. [REDACTED], Albany High [REDACTED]

2 - Seattle (Enc. 2) 2 - Jacksonville (164-109) (Enc. 3) 2 - San Francisco (164-220) (Enc. 2) (2) - Portland (164-41) (Enc. 3) 1 - Miami [REDACTED](9)

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SEARCHED SERIALIZED MAY 5 1980

DB Cooper-43299

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Approved: _____________ Transmitted _____________ Per _____________ (Number) (Time) ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980-305-750/5402

Serials: JK 164-109, MM 164-552, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SF 164-220