MemoElectronic communication Las Vegas to Seattle et al. re NORJAK suspect Franklin John Painter, interviews and leads26 October 2000page 3 of 5
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Part 118, page 329

DB Cooper-54449Serials SE 164-81

Document date 26 October 2000

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To: Seattle From: Las Vegas Re: SE 164A-81 , 10/26/2000

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1971. She also believes he is identical to D.B. Cooper and advised that Franklin in 1971 had told their mother, Emila Grefer (deceased), of Ely, Nevada, that he "could be" Cooper and displayed a small black suitcase burned on one corner to her.

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On 10/18/2000 an E-Mail summary of above was forwarded to FBI Seattle, Salt Lake City, the Kalispell and Helena RA's and to the FBI Laboratory, to the attention of [REDACTED] who identified criminal fingerprints of Franklin John Painter, aka Nick Leuis and Nick Lewis, FBI number 828046B, listing an arrest in 1952 by the Landers County Sheriffs Office in Wyoming for investigation for horse theft. He was found guilty on 8/8/1952 and parolled to his parents. [REDACTED] was unable to locate any military fingerprints for Franklin Painter at the Identification Division at this time.

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