To SAC Charlotte re snapshot of Carl Van Orden, NORJAK suspect

Document date 30 January 1981

Part 97pages 241–2422 pagesDB Cooper-43778–43779

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-97:241-242

Document: Memo to SAC Charlotte re snapshot of Carl Van Orden, NORJAK suspect
Id: Cooper-Part-97:241-242
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 pp. 241–242 (DB Cooper-43778–43779), Memo, dated 30 Jan 1981 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A241-242

Memorandum

To : SAC, CHARLOTTE (164A-219) (P) Date 1/30/81

From : SA [REDACTED]

Subject: NORJAK CAA - HIJACK

(OO: SEATTLE) (Bufile 164-2111)

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On 1/28/81, [REDACTED] (PROTECT IDENTITY), [REDACTED] for Belmont Abbey College, made available a [REDACTED] which has a snapshot therein of CARL VAN ORDEN, Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Belmont Abbey College.

[REDACTED] stated that VAN ORDEN came to Belmont Abbey in 1979. He has a B.S. Degree from Rider College in 1958 and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1973.

[REDACTED] was unable to furnish additional information concerning VAN ORDEN.

Additionally, it was noted that the photograph of VAN ORDEN is similar in appearance to the artist's conception drawing of unsub, aka D. B. COOPER.

However, VAN ORDEN has a receding hairline and is partially bald.

On 1/29/81, a check of the Police Information Network (PIN) for the State of North Carolina revealed that CARLOS HAROLD VAN ORDEN resides at 607 North Central Avenue, Belmont, N. C. His date of birth is listed as 4/26/31, North Carolina Driver's License #168554, which was issued 7/24/79, to expire 4/26/83. Vehicles listed to VAN ORDEN are a 1979 Buick, North Carolina Title Number [REDACTED] listed to CARLOS HAROLD VAN ORDEN and [REDACTED], Belmont, N. C., and a 1973 Supe, North Carolina Title Number [REDACTED] listed to CARLOS HAROLD VAN ORDEN and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Belmont, N. C. The current license plate for the Buick is [REDACTED] and for the other vehicle, [REDACTED].

164A-519.

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FBI/DOJ DB Cooper-43778

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(2) Charlotte (164A-219) (2 [REDACTED])

CE 164A-219

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A lead has been set forth by Form FD-125 for SC [REDACTED] to conduct a credit check at Charlotte, N. C., concerning VAN ORDEN. Based upon information obtained from this credit check, a decision will be made as to what additional investigation should be conducted in this matter.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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b6 b7C

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2*

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DB Cooper-43779

Serials: 164-2111, 164-519, CE 164-219