MemoRe Richard Douglas Shinn record checks and Olympia/Seattle leads (Sub 572)15 March 19731 page
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Part 115, page 145

DB Cooper-52622Serials SE 164-81

Document date 15 March 1973

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 3/15/73

SA [REDACTED] Sub 572

NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

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RE: RICHARD DOUGLAS SHINN SUB 572

Re Butte airtel to Seattle, 1/6/73.

On March 6, 1973, Sgt. [REDACTED], Auburn Police Department, Auburn, Washington, advised their records contained no criminal charges placed against RICHARD DOUGLAS SHINN. He found one 1970 traffic citation for a RICHARD DOUGLAS SHINN, date of birth November 3, 1921, of a 1962 Chevrolet, Washington license AXU-452.

Sergeant [REDACTED] further advised that he is familiar with a cult of people in the Auburn area known to him as the Happy Valley Commune, some sort of co-op outfit. The outfit is allegedly led by a [REDACTED] and the in- dividual members pool their financial resources in a sort of Communist or socialist manner.

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SEATTLE DIVISION At Olympia, Washington

Through DMV, will attempt to locate current driver's license photo and information regarding RICHARD DOUGLAS SHINN, date of birth November 3, 1921.

At Seattle, Washington

Will contact the Boeing Company for background in- formation on subject's personnel file, noting that Boeing will have no current photo unless subject's employment had been terminated, and he had been rehired recently.

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164-81- [illegible] SEARCHED......INDEXED ... SERIALIZED......FILED ... MAR 15 1973

DB COOPER-52622

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