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Record Request
FD-125 (Rev. 11-3-71)
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[X] Credit [X] Criminal [ ] Death [ ] INS [ ] Marriage* [X] Motor Vehicle [ ] Other
[X] Driver's License
To: CAROLYN B 350 Buded
Return to: [redacted]
File number: 164-81 (JOHN GOTTEN) b6 b7C
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Name and aliases of subject, applicant, or employee, and spouse:
JOHN BOTEN was [guess: also] checked KOTTEN
Addresses
Residence ——
Business: TRUCK DRIVER, USED CAR SALESMAN
Former ——
* Date and place of marriage ——
Race: W
Sex: [X] Male
Age: 42-43
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165#
Hair: BLOND
Eyes: [illegible]
Birth date: [blank]
Birthplace: [blank]
Arrest Number: [blank]
Fingerprint classification: [blank]
Criminal specialty: [blank]
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Specific information desired:
ALL BACKGROUND TO ELIMINATE AS SUSPECT IN NORJAK
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Results of check
Se Suffix Bur. 11/13/72 - NR
SEPD 11/13/72 card on [redacted] - nothing new b6 b7C
KCSO 11/14/72 John Don BOOTON (Born 12/22/32) # 5359[guess: 4] [guess: since] 1957.
Le Suffix Bur 11/14/72 - John D. Booton (Born 12/22/32) [guess: Ident]
ord. 5713 S. F[guess: letcher] 164/ 81-Bud S29
12-14-65, NO Wash. Oper's lic privilege
nothing since 1965
Cred - Bur. 11/14/72 - NR
SEPD 11/14/72 John Don Booton MIS3777 [guess: Ident]
also cards att'd
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INDEXED
[guess: set] [illegible]
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DB COOPER-52077
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FBI Record Request form header identifying the form type and revision date.
Record request routing information. Credit, Criminal, Motor Vehicle, and Driver's License checks requested. Directed to Carolyn at B 350, Buded. File number 164-81 with subject name annotated and privacy exemptions noted.
Subject identification section for John Boten (also checked as Kotten). White male, age 42-43, 5'10", 165 lbs, blond hair. Occupation listed as truck driver and used car salesman. No residence or arrest information provided.
Request for full background check to evaluate and potentially eliminate subject as a suspect in the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking) case.
Results of record checks conducted in November 1972. Seattle PD (SEPD) and King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) checks returned records for John Don Booton, born 12/22/32. Bureau credit check returned no record. Subject's Washington operator's license privilege noted as revoked/suspended since 12-14-65 with nothing since 1965. Address on file was 5713 S. Fletcher. MIS number 3777 noted. Cards attached.
Indexing stamp indicating the document was processed and indexed into FBI records.
Bates stamp or document tracking number from the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper file release.
Handwritten entries in multiple hands with varying clarity Several redacted blocks marked b6/b7C Small fingerprint or ink stamp partially obscuring upper-right of name field Some abbreviations and shorthand difficult to decipher