MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect from telephonic tip (164-81-3300, file copy)4 May 19721 page
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Part 107, page 78

DB Cooper-48738Serials SE 164-81

Document date 4 May 1972

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 5/4/72

SA [REDACTED]

NORJAK [REDACTED] SUSPECT

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On 5/1/71 [REDACTED] Washington telephonically advised this agent that [REDACTED] would be a good prospect to consider as being the subject in the hijacking of the Northwest Orient Airliner on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] left Goldendale area in mid-1971 ostensively to go to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, which is in the north slope area. [REDACTED] advised that it might be possible for him to return from Alaska to pull off the hijacking and then quickly make his way back to Alaska. [REDACTED] advised that this is only a "hunch" of his but he feels that [REDACTED] bears checking out. He stated that [REDACTED] is a private pilot and a skydiver and that he is quite familiar with the area in which the hijacker supposedly bailed out. He stated that [REDACTED] left very quickly in late Fall, 1971 and that she sent a change of address form to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in February, 1972 saying that she is presently living in Vancouver, Washington. He states that [REDACTED] is employed as [REDACTED] and that he worked on the construction of the Harvey Aluminum Plant located on the Columbia River south of [REDACTED] in 1971. While working on the Harvey Aluminum Plant [REDACTED] probably worked for HEINTZ EMERICK Construction Company which is out of Portland, Oregon. [REDACTED] states that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is also a skydiver. [REDACTED] stated that while [REDACTED] in late Fall, 1971 her mail was picked up by a person by the name of [REDACTED] who brought the mail over to her in Vancouver.

[REDACTED] describes [REDACTED] as being in his low 30's, standing 5'10" tall, average build, weighing 165 or 170 pounds. As far as he knows [REDACTED]

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It is to be noted that Klickitat Sheriff's Deputy [REDACTED] advised that this same [REDACTED] individual

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3 - Seattle MJG/rse (3)

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DB COOPER-48738