AirtelADIC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re Burbank Studios checks and related leads7 January 1977page 3 of 4
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Part 10, page 134

DB Cooper-1358Serials LA 164-497

Document date 7 January 1977

Open in FBI Vault (Part 10, page 134 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 p. 134 (DB Cooper-1358), Airtel, dated 7 Jan 1977, serial PD 164-41-1608 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-10/pages/134

Places

CaliforniaChicago, IllinoisLos AngelesLyons, Illinois

Dates mentioned

unknown

Transcript

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LA 164-497

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[REDACTED] Los Angeles file [REDACTED] captioned, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] indicates that in [REDACTED] a Chevrolet Corvette owned by General Motors Corporation, Los Angeles, was recovered stripped and abandoned in Chicago, Illinois. Investigation revealed that a theft report was filed with the Lyons, Illinois, Police Department by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Chicago. [REDACTED] advised that Police Department that the vehicle had previously been reported stolen to the Los Angeles Police Department and [REDACTED] had recovered it, however, he failed to notify LAPD of this first recovery.

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Investigation at Los Angeles revealed the vehicle had been loaned by General Motors Corporation [REDACTED] on several occasions in [REDACTED] for use [REDACTED] [REDACTED] In [REDACTED] obtained loan of the Corvette from General Motors and after several weeks, General Motors tried unsuccessfully to recover the vehicle. Subsequent investigation by General Motors at that time revealed [REDACTED] had no affiliation with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and had [REDACTED] over all areas of the United States. Negotiations by [REDACTED] to purchase the vehicle were never consummated. He never owned the vehicle per his claim to Lyons, Illinois, Police Department. Assistant U. S. Attorney Chicago, declined prosecution of [REDACTED] and there is no indication in the Los Angeles file that he was interviewed.

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California Law Enforcement Teletype System (CLETS) was checked and revealed a [REDACTED] California Driver's License [REDACTED] and had an address of [REDACTED] California, effective [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He was described as male, born [REDACTED] 175 pounds, [REDACTED] eyes, [REDACTED] hair. [REDACTED] is registered owner of a 1966 Mercedes bearing license [REDACTED] There are no warrants and no criminal history is indicated. He had two traffic citations in [REDACTED] at which time he was driving a 1965 Lincoln bearing license [REDACTED] which is registered to [REDACTED] in [REDACTED] California.

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