MemoSA William L. Price to SAC Seattle re Spokane caller naming a NORJAK suspect14 January 19721 page
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Part 105, page 70

DB Cooper-47605Serials SE 164-81

Document date 14 January 1972

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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: 1/14/72 FROM : SA WILLIAM L. PRICE - P - [signature] SUBJECT: NORJAK

RE: CHARLES DeWITT BLOOMER, Suspect

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On this date a man who identified himself as [REDACTED], who is well known as a lecturer before service clubs", phoned the Spokane R/A and said he has a woman friend whom he has known for about five years who asked him to report to the FBI that her [REDACTED] CHARLES DeWITT BLOOMER could be considered a prime suspect for the instant skyjacking. [REDACTED] said he met BLOOMER about three years ago when he went with BLOOMER and the woman to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at which time BLOOMER and the woman were married. 5/25/66

[REDACTED] said the woman does not want her name mentioned because she [REDACTED] She formerly worked as [REDACTED] in Seattle, and BLOOMER after [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] said BLOOMER is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant and drawing a pension of $225.00 per month; he is about 42 years old and 5'10", stocky build, dark blonde hair which was last known to be crewcut.

[REDACTED] admitted that his unidentified woman friend primarily suspected her [REDACTED] of being a good suspect because of the similarity of the names: D. B. COOPER vs C. D. BLOOMER, and because BLOOMER was previously a Marine paratrooper and an Army demolitions expert.

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[REDACTED] said the woman friend now lives out of Spokane, and she left [REDACTED] his home about two days ago with [REDACTED] enroute to California; before she left his place she asked [REDACTED] he said, to contact the FBI and furnish the above information, and to also report that she suspects that BLOOMER has since gone to Mexico, but she had no reason for suspecting that.

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A review of the Spokane Telephone, City, and Suburban Directories failed to reveal any [REDACTED]. SEATTLE: Will attempt to identify CHARLES DE WITT BLOOMER, who formerly resided in Seattle, and if identified will determine if he could be considered a suspect in this case. 1 - Seattle WLP

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SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ JAN 17 1972

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