Pittsburgh to Director re West Virginia caller naming hijacking suspect

This copy: Part 99 pp. 353–354Also filed at Part 11 pp. 232–233 (primary)

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Pittsburgh to Director re West Virginia suspect tip

Document date 29 November 1971

Part 99pages 353–3542 pagesDB Cooper-44887–44888

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 99 pp. 353–354 (DB Cooper-44887–44888), Teletype, dated 29 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-99%3A353-354

NR011 PG PLAIN 11:13 PM URGENT 11-29-71 PVC TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION FROM PITTSBURGH (164-NEW) 2-P UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE, CAA-HIJACKING, OO:SEATTLE. [REDACTED], W.VA., TODAY OFFERED NAME OF [REDACTED] AS SUSPECT IN THIS CASE. [REDACTED] IDENTIFIED AS [REDACTED] [REDACTED], FBI NO. [REDACTED]; W/M; DOB [REDACTED]; SIXTYNINE INCHES; ONE HUNDRED FIFTYFIVE LBS.; BLUE EYES; BROWN HAIR. [REDACTED] IDENTIFIED [REDACTED] AS [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND DESCRIBED [REDACTED] ALSO BELIEVES D.B. COOPER WOULD BE [REDACTED] WAY OF USING END PAGE ONE

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1/4-81-[illegible] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED NOV 20 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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NAME OF [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WAS SOUGHT BY STATE AUTHORITIES, [REDACTED], W.VA., IN [REDACTED] ON [REDACTED] CHARGE GROWING OUT OF [REDACTED]

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SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED THERE ON [REDACTED] CHARGE PURPORTEDLY WHEN [REDACTED] SOURCE AT [REDACTED], W.VA., SAID [REDACTED]

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BUREAU IS REQUESTED TO SEND COPY OF FINGERPRINT RECORD TO SEATTLE BY TELECOPIER.

SEATTLE WILL THEREAFTER OBTAIN MOST RECENT PICTURE OF [REDACTED] FOR DISPLAY TO WITNESSES.

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Serials: 164-2111