MemoTo SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect Rex Alexander, with investigative results and leads12 April 1972page 4 of 5
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Part 110, page 600

Serials SE 164-81

Document date 12 April 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 110 p. 600, Memo, dated 12 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-2931 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-110/pages/600

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SE 164-81

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On April 7, 1972, The Clark County Sheriff's Office indices cards were checked by the writer of this memo, and the following information was developed:

An indices card bearing the name REX ALEXANDER was located, which revealed the address of Route 1, Box 477C. The first entry was dated March 9, 1970, and the last entry was dated January 28, 1972. No criminal violations were noted. An index card bearing the name JOSEPH FERNAND A. AUGER, dob 3/15/31, was located bearing the following descriptive data:

POB: St. Jerome, Canada Height: 5'3" Weight: 115 pounds Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Arrest: 6/8/69, for DWI, Clark County Sheriff's office number 38872

On April 7, 1972, REX ALEXANDER was contacted at Route 1, Box 477C, Woodland, Washington, telephone 263-2521, at which time he provided the following information:

ALEXANDER advised that he had lived with [REDACTED] JOSEPH AUGER [REDACTED] for approximately 2 1/2 years, until May 1971, at which time [REDACTED] He further advised that prior to this time he [REDACTED] used the name ALEXANDER AUGER, which is a combination of his last name and [REDACTED] He further advised that sometime during the month of October 1971, a friend of his, [REDACTED] Portland, Oregon, phone [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] flew over their home in [REDACTED] small plane, at which time [REDACTED] dropped a small parachute out of the plane, which had a note attached to the shroud lines of the chute. He added that the para- chute landed in the top of a large pine tree and that he was unable to recover the parachute. He stated that he had contacted [REDACTED] and that [REDACTED] advised him that [REDACTED] merely wanted to drop a note to ALEXANDER's [REDACTED] and that there was nothing important in the note. ALEXANDER was observed to appear completely different in facial features than the composite drawing of the unsub in this matter.

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