Teletype · Seattle to Mobile re investigation of Donald E. Turner, with leads · 21 December 1971 · page 1 of 2AIType, title and date: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Document date 21 December 1971AIDates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 100 p. 230 (DB Cooper-45178), Teletype, dated 21 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1499 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-100/pages/230
The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
NR009 SE PLAIN
1038 PM NITEL 12/21/71 FEE
TO MOBILE
FROM SEATTLE (164-31) 2P
NORJAK.
ON DECEMBER ONE, SEVENTY-ONE, [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D], RIVERTON, WYOMING, REPORTED DONALD E. TURNER AS A POSSIBLE SUSPECT IN HIJACKING. TURNER HAS A BACKGROUND IN AVIATION AND IS REPORTEDLY HIGHLY INTELLIGENT WITH A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE WEST COAST TERRAIN.
ON DECEMBER TEN, SEVENTY-ONE, JOHN LEE REEDER, ATTROENY [sic] REPRESENTING VALLEY HELICOPTER, INC., AT TWISP, WASHINGTON, ADVISED THAT DONALD E. TURNER WAS EMPLOYED BY VALLEY HELICOPTERS DURING SUMMER OF SEVENTY-ONE, BUT ABSCONDED WITH THE COMPANY HELICOPTER ON AUGUST FIVE, SEVENTY-ONE. THE COPTER WAS LATER RECOVERED IN GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. NO ITSMV CHARGES FILED DUE TO QUESTIONABLE WORDING IN COMPANY CONTRACT WITH TURNER.
NO SIGN OF TURNER SINCE THAT DATE.
SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED TURNER LISTED HIS FATHERS ADDRESS AS H.E. TURNER, ONE NINE FIVE EIGHT COLLEGE COURT, MOBILE,
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