Part 109, page 377
DB Cooper-49890Serials DN 164-98, PH 164-133, PX 164-100, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3457
Document date 24 May 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 109 p. 377 (DB Cooper-49890), Airtel, dated 24 May 1972, serial SE 164-81-3457 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-109/pages/377
Transcript
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5/24/72
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AIRTEL
TO: SAC, PHOENIX (164-100)
FROM: SAC, DENVER (164-98)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle
Re suspect WALTER LEWIS HAMPTON, SR.
Re Phoenix teletype to Seattle and Denver dated 5/22/72.
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For the information of Phoenix, a resident of Ft. Collins, Colorado, reliability unknown, on 3/3/72 advised the Ft. Collins Resident Agent that he was in a local restaurant on or about 2/8/72 and overheard two white males talking about a "WALT 'SKIP' HAMPTON", allegedly a former resident of Ft. Collins and a sky diver who "somewhat resembled composite of unsub". Source overheard these two individuals state HAMPTON had cancer and a short time to live.
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Additional investigation determined that HAMPTON had worked as a salesman from April, 1971, through September, 1971, and skipped town after writing bad checks on the employer, J&A Distributing Company. Employer stated that HAMPTON had previously mentioned having done considerable sky diving and parachuting and allegedly was wounded in Korea, had a bad heart, cancer, and a short time to live.
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The employer indicated that HAMPTON [REDACTED] living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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2 - Phoenix (RM) 2 - Seattle (RM)(164-81) 1 - Philadelphia (164-133)(Info)(RM) 2 - Denver RBR:sls (7)
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Sub. 366 164-81-3457 SEARCHED......INDEXED SERIALIZED/FILED M/ MAY 27 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
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b6 b7C
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DB COOPER-49890