Part 104, page 227

Document date 28 February 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 104 p. 227 (DB Cooper-47190), Memo, dated 28 Feb 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-104/pages/227

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 2/28/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 2/8/72 witness CORD SPRECKEL, 624 Yale Avenue North, Seattle, Washington, telephone 623-2984 was displayed photographs of the following suspects. SPRECKEL stated that in his opinion based on his observation of the subject during the hijacking he could positively eliminate the following persons as suspects in this matter:

WILLIAM JOHNSON LOUDERBACK MASON [REDACTED] 304 JAY WHITEFORD (Sub 231) DONALD ALLEN BRENNEN [REDACTED] 31 [REDACTED] MAX ARNOLD FREEMAN (Sub [strikethrough: 283] 104) [REDACTED] THOMAS M. CLANCY [REDACTED] 161 LAWRENCE ALLISON HOBART [REDACTED] 279 CHARLES A. WHITAKER [REDACTED] 263 ROBERT HETCHLER [REDACTED] 198 JOSEPH ROYCE STAGG (Sub [symbol]) 320 [REDACTED] EDWARD BURTON McGOVERN (Sub 96) [REDACTED] ALVIN EARLE COOPER [REDACTED] [guess: 2XL] LAWRENCE LYSTER KENNEDY [REDACTED]

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Sub.263 164-81- [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED FBI SEATTLE [guess: 1E1-SEATTLE]

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB COOPER-47190

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Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, dated 2/28/72. Sender is a Special Agent whose name is redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Subject is NORJAK (the FBI codename for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case). Witness Cord Spreckel of 624 Yale Avenue North, Seattle, was shown photographs of suspects on 2/8/72. Based on his observation of the hijacker during the actual hijacking, Spreckel stated he could positively eliminate the listed individuals as suspects. Fifteen named suspects are listed with associated sub-file or reference numbers. Several entries have redacted boxes (b6/b7C exemptions) likely concealing personal identifiers. One sub-number for Max Arnold Freeman was corrected from 283 to 104. File routing and serialization stamps indicating the document was indexed, serialized, and filed at FBI Seattle field office. References Sub 263 and the main case file 164-81. Standard government form footer with savings bond advertisement and Bates stamp number DB COOPER-47190.

Clear typewritten text
Some redacted boxes obscure agent name and reference numbers
Right margin annotations (b6, b7C) indicate FOIA exemption codes
One strikethrough correction on MAX ARNOLD FREEMAN sub number

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