SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland enclosing Orange County Jail booking record for Merlin Gene Cooper

Document date 31 May 1988

Part 97pages 133–1353 pagesDB Cooper-43659, DB Cooper-43661, DB Cooper-43662

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-97:133-135

Document: Airtel SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland enclosing Orange County Jail booking record for Merlin Gene Cooper
Id: Cooper-Part-97:133-135
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A133-135

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 pp. 133–135 (DB Cooper-43659, DB Cooper-43661, DB Cooper-43662), Airtel, dated 31 May 1988, serial PD 164-41-19564 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A133-135

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ 9Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ AIRTEL ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS

Date 5/31/88

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TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164A-41)

FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (164A-497) (C-1[REDACTED]) (RUC) b6 b7C SUBJECT: NORJACK; OO: Seattle

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Re Portland teletype to the Bureau, dated 4/26/88.

Enclosed for Portland is one black and white photograph taken of MERLIN GENE COOPER, also known as John Coop Titan, Marlin Gene Cooper on 11/22/60, when he was received in the ORANGE COUNTY JAIL, Santa Ana, California, following his arrest on a RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT, Richmond, California warrant for non-sufficient funds-checks. Enclosed also are copies of his ORANGE COUNTY JAIL booking sheet and a copy of his CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE identification record. The above was obtained from Central Jail records, ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, Santa Ana, California on 5/19 & 5/23/88, respectively.

ORANGE COUNTY JAIL records reflect that MERLIN GENE COOPER was arrested, fingerprinted, and photographed on 11/22/60. He was released on 11/23/60 to Deputy [REDACTED], CONTRA COSTA b6 SHERIFFS OFFICE, Contra Costa County, California. b7C

The following information was obtained from the ORANGE COUNTY JAIL in processing sheet:

Name MERLIN GENE COOPER Sex Male Race Caucasian Height 6'2"

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2 - Portland (Enc. [REDACTED]) 2 - Seattle (INFORMATION ONLY) (Enc. 3) 1 - Los Angeles (5)

164/A - 4/1 - 195[guess: 6]0P

Approved: [REDACTED] Transmitted _________ _________ Per __________ (Number) (Time) [guess: Jun] - [guess: 4] N[guess: S]O Mc [illegible]

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DB Cooper-43659

164A-41-19564 [illegible] [redacted box] [redacted box] b6 b7C [illegible] -3 [illegible] McAllen [guess: Sr.]

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DB Cooper-43661

ORANGE COUNTY JAIL

DATE-TIME: [illegible] NAME: COOPER, [guess: Male] In [guess: Cust]

13918 ADDRESS: 13018 GRAYSTRM, Bismarck, C.L.E. [guess: Rte] V-6-54 La Cross, Miss. CHARGES: VIOL PC [illegible] WARRANT # II

BOOKED FOR: [illegible] PO BOOKED BY: [blank] DEPT: [illegible] SENTENCE: 11-23-60 - [guess: Held on] a [illegible] Contra Costa [illegible]

MALE RACE: WHT AGE: 26 HT: 6-2 WT: 160 HAIR: [illegible] EYES: [illegible] NAT: [illegible] BUILD: Med COMPLEXION: Med BIRTHDATE: 8 July 1934 BIRTHPLACE: La Cross, Wisconsin CITIZENSHIP: U.S. MARITAL STATUS: Divorced MARKS & SCARS: Tat RFAO two hands clasped with [guess: ribbon] and initials "N O C" OCCUPATION: Salesman EMPLOYED BY: Unemployed NEAREST KIN: Orpha O Cooper (Mthr) ADDRESS: La Cross, Wisconsin

11-22-60 [guess: Arrested] 11-22-60 [illegible] 11-22-60

[Fingerprint impressions section] Right Impressions: Left Hand Thumbs Thumbs [fingerprint images]

DB Cooper-43662

Serials: LA 164-497, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-19564