FBI Laboratory transmittal and report to SAC Las Vegas re letter to Reno newspaper

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Original title: FBI Laboratory transmittal and report to SAC Las Vegas re Reno Evening Gazette letter

Document date 7 December 1971

Part 99pages 199–2002 pagesDB Cooper-44692–44693

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 99 pp. 199–200 (DB Cooper-44692–44693), Form, dated 7 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-99%3A199-200

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Laboratory Transmittal Form 7-72

LABORATORY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To: SAC, Las Vegas (164-60) Date: December 7, 1971

Re: UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: Seattle

Examination requested by: Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Sacramento

Reference: Airtels 11/30/71, 12/3/71, 11/30/71

Examination requested: Document - Fingerprint

Remarks:

Q1 through Q4 will be returned with the fingerprint report.

Sacramento is referred to Las Vegas teletype to the Bureau, dated 11/30/71, requesting photographs of Q1 and Q2 for CII, Sacramento. These photographs are enclosed for Sacramento and are to be delivered to [REDACTED] Supervisory Special Agent, CII, for comparison with the Zodiac case. The hand printing on Q1 is disguised and nothing of significance was noted in the comparison with the questioned hand printing in the case "Zodiac; Extortion, OO: Sacramento," Sacramento file 9-68, Bureau file 9-49911. No connection could be established by the Laboratory between Q1 and Q2 in captioned case and the Zodiac case.

Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report) 2-Philadelphia (164-133) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report) 2-Sacramento (164-50) Enclosures (5) (Photographs of Q1 and Q2, K1, 2 Lab report) 2-Seattle (164-81) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report) 164-81 [handwritten] 2-Portland Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report) 2-Minneapolis (164-73) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)

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ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE

DB COOPER-44692

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John Edgar Hoover, Director

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DO NOT INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE PAGES INFORMATION IN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED DEC 6 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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REPORT of the FBI LABORATORY

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To: SAC, Las Vegas (164-60) Date: December 7, 1971 FBI File No. 164-2111 Re: UNSUB; Lab. No. D-711206032 LL NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, D-711206033 LL PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, D-711203049 LL 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

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Specimens received 12/4/71 from Las Vegas

Q1 Envelope postmarked "OAKDALE, CA NOV 27 PM 1971 95361," addressed "RENO NEWSPAPER RENO NEV."

Q2 Accompanying piece of paper with cutout words forming the message "ATTENTION Thanks for Hospitality was IN A RUT D. B. Cooper," ELIMINATE

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Specimens received 12/4/71 from Philadelphia

Q3 Envelope postmarked "U. S. POSTAL SERVICE, MN 553 26 NOV PM 1971" addressed [REDACTED] b6 b7C

Q4 Accompanying one-page handwritten letter dated Nov. 25, 1971, beginning [REDACTED] b6 b7C

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Specimen received 12/2/71 from Sacramento

K1 One copy of the final edition of the 11/26/71 issue of the MODESTO BEE

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Result of examination:

Q1 through Q4 were not identified in the Anonymous Letter File. Appropriate copies of these specimens have been added to this file for future reference.

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16 4:81-87 (over) SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED /M FILED ___ DEC 8 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-44693

Serials: 164-2111, LV 164-60, MP 164-73, PH 164-133, SC 164-50, SE 164-81

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