MemoSAC Baltimore to SAC Seattle re NORJAK information from Westminster, Maryland police20 June 19741 page
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Part 117, page 318

DB Cooper-53818Serials BA 164-103, SE 164-81-6274

Document date 20 June 1974

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 p. 318 (DB Cooper-53818), Memo, dated 20 Jun 1974, serial SE 164-81-6274 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-117/pages/318

Places

Akron, OhioBaltimoreCuyahoga Falls, OhioJack's Tire CompanyManchester, MarylandMaryland Route 27SeattleWestminster, Maryland

Dates mentioned

1974-02-041974-02-111974-06-201974-06-24

Transcript

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

SAC, SEATTLE 6/20/74

SAC, BALTIMORE (164-103) (RUC) [redacted b6/b7C]

NORJAK CAA OO: SEATTLE

For the information of Seattle, on 2/11/74, [redacted], Westminster, Maryland Police Department, Westminster, Maryland, advised that on 2/4/74, at 1:30 a.m., he observed a white male, age 50's, 5'7", to 5'8", 150 pounds, medium brown hair (receding on the sides and bald spot on the back of his head) [redacted] Maryland Route 27, in front of Jack's Tire Company. [redacted] stated that as he approached this individual he put up his thumb as if he wanted to hitch a ride. [redacted] advised that he stopped his police car and picked this individual up, and at that time he stated his name was [redacted], although he had no form of identification on his person.

He further advised that he observed a packet of $20.00 bills in [redacted] wallet, and stated that [redacted] told him that he wanted to go to [redacted] in Manchester, Maryland, because he had relatives who lived in Manchester. [redacted] stated he then transported [redacted] to Manchester and during the trip [redacted] told him that he was with the [redacted] [redacted], and said that he was recently employed as a sky [guess: diver/jumper] [redacted] in the Akron, Ohio area, but left the show after [redacted]

[redacted] stated that [redacted] also told him that he had recently been living [redacted] in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and is now returning to Manchester, Maryland, and spoke as if he were familiar with the area between Westminster and Manchester.

He continued by stating that after he dropped [redacted] off in Manchester and returned to Westminster, Maryland, he was looking through some copies of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, and after looking at the composite of the suspect in the NORJAK matter he felt that [redacted] could be identical

2 - Seattle 1 - Baltimore JRT/dsf (3)

[handwritten: illegible signature/initials]

[stamp: SEARCHED___ FILED___ SERIALIZED___ JUN 24 1974 SEATTLE INDEXED]

[handwritten case number: 164-81-6274 (struck through)]

DB COOPER-53818