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(Rev. 08-28-2000)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: PRIORITY Date: 10/26/2000

To: Seattle Attn: SA [redacted] Laboratory Attn: LFPS, SA [redacted] Salt Lake City Attn: Kalispell RA St. Louis Attn: Military Records Center Las Vegas Attn: Carson City RA SA [redacted]

From: Las Vegas VCMO, Squad #5 Contact: SA Joseph A. Dushek (702) 366-7229

Approved By: [redacted]

Drafted By: Dushek Joseph A:jad [redacted]

Case ID #: SE 164A-81 (Pending)

Title: NORJAK; CAA - Hijacking

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Synopsis: To set leads to interview possible suspects' sister, Lucinda Reyes, at Yerrington, Nevada; confirm suspects military record in U. S. Army as paratrooper; and to compare original partial latent fingerprints of "D.B. Cooper" at LFPS with suspect, Franklin John Painter, FBI # 828046B, who is currently residing at Polson, Montana.

Reference: SE 164A-81 Serial 9349

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Administrative: Per current case agent, SA [redacted], at Seattle, [redacted] telephoned Seattle Division on [redacted] regarding her suspicions that D.B. Cooper is identical to an unidentified [redacted] which has been known to [redacted] for years.

[redacted] Nevada was interviewed by the FBI on 10/17/2000 and confirmed [redacted] suspects Cooper is identical to [redacted] Frank Painter, nee, Nick Leuis, who is alive and resides at 1000 B Cherry Hill Court, in Polson, Montana.

[redacted] stated [redacted] Lucinda Reyes, who is Frank Painters' sister, residing at 320 Reyes Way, Yerrington, Nevada, was previously interviewed by the FBI in the early 1970's but escaped detection. Reyes can provide additional photographs of Painter and advised full name of her brother is Franklin John Painter, date of birth 4/27/1936 or 1937.

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DB COOPER-54447 SE 164A-81-9355-3