AirtelSAC Salt Lake City to SAC Seattle re suspect Richard Drese resembling composite4 February 1974page 1 of 2
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Part 117, page 175

DB Cooper-53636Serials LA 164-497, SE 164-81, SU 164-24

Document date 4 February 1974

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People

Richard Drese

Places

AlaskaGlendale, CaliforniaGrand Central Station, Glendale, CaliforniaLaCrescenta, CaliforniaLos AngelesOgden, UtahSalt Lake CitySeattleSonora Avenue, Glendale, CaliforniaState of WashingtonWestern and San Fernando Road, Los Angeles

Dates mentioned

1974-01-311974-02-04approximately 3 years prior to 1974approximately 5 years prior to 1974

Transcript

The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

2/4/74

AIRTEL AIR MAIL

Sub 703

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) (RUC)

RE: NORJAK (OO: SE)

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[REDACTED b6/b7C] Ogden, Utah, telephone number [REDACTED b6/b7C], advised as follows on 1/31/74:

On several occasions he has viewed the composite drawing of the hijacker of instant plane. This drawing resembles in every detail an individual with whom he was previously associated in California. This man's name is RICHARD DRESE. DRESE is a white male in his thirties who was last known to reside with [REDACTED b6/b7C] in LaCrescenta, California. DRESE was formerly in either the Navy or the Coast Guard and was later a mail carrier working out of the Grand Central Station in Glendale, California. He quit the Post Office approximately five years ago and went to work for Prudential Insurance Company at Western and San Fernando Road in Los Angeles. Source has not seen or heard from DRESE for approximately three years.

At the time [REDACTED b6/b7C] was acquainted with DRESE, DRESE was [REDACTED b6/b7C] was always in need of additional funds and his personality was such that he would try almost anything. He was reportedly in the Navy in Alaska and the State of Washington and is acquainted in that area.

[REDACTED b6/b7C] has no reason to connect DRESE with this hijacking other than he appears to be identical with the individual depicted in the composite drawing. DRESE's father and mother did reside in the 1100 block of Sonora Avenue in Glendale, California.

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(2) - Seattle 2 - Los Angeles (164-497) 1 - Salt Lake City

RBT:nsb (5)

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Sub 703 16 [illegible] - 81 - 6-10-6 [partially struck through] [FBI receipt/indexing stamp - partially illegible] FEB [illegible] 1974 [guess: FEB 6 1974]

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DB COOPER-53636