Part 113, page 174

DB Cooper-51683Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3847

Document date 31 August 1972

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 8/31/72

SA [redacted]

NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE: [redacted] (LNU)

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On August 29, 1972, Special Agent [redacted] advised that he had contacted a [redacted] [redacted] Tacoma, Washington, phone number [redacted] advised that [redacted] a property owner in Issaquah, Washington, had rented [redacted] (LNU), a skydiver. [redacted] suspects [redacted] (LNU) as being identical with UNSUB in this matter.

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[redacted] according to [redacted] works for [redacted] a firm in the Seattle area. [redacted] suspects [redacted] (LNU) of being the skyjacker because he is a "nut," unemployed, and has knowledge of skydiving. [redacted] described [redacted] (LNU) as:

Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age [redacted] Height 5' 7" Build Slender but athletic Hair Sandy brown, worn in crewcut

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On August 29, 1972, a check was made of [redacted] in the Seattle area in the Seattle main telephone directory. The results of this check indicated a [redacted] was located at [redacted], phone number [redacted]

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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RNN:bgw (3)

[redacted] 164-81-3847 [illegible initials]

DB COOPER-51683

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Header block of an FBI memo from SAC Seattle, case 164-81, dated August 31, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case. The subject line references a person whose last name is unknown (LNU). A Special Agent reports that a contact in Tacoma, Washington advised that a property owner in Issaquah, Washington had rented to a person (last name unknown) who is a skydiver. The contact suspects this person may be the unidentified subject (UNSUB) in the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. The contact suspects the individual (LNU) of being the D.B. Cooper skyjacker because he is described as a 'nut,' unemployed, and has knowledge of skydiving. A physical description is provided: white American male, 5'7", slender but athletic build, with sandy brown hair in a crewcut. Age is redacted. On August 29, 1972, a check of the Seattle main telephone directory was conducted to locate information on the suspect. A result was found with an address and phone number, both redacted. Standard FBI warning designation indicating the subject should be considered armed and dangerous. Administrative footer with typist initials (RNN:bgw), distribution count (3), a handwritten case sub-file number 164-81-3847, and the Bates stamp DB COOPER-51683.

Multiple redaction boxes obscure names, phone numbers, ages, and addresses throughout the document
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