Part 119, page 127

DB Cooper-54616Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6703

Document date 10 October 1975

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 p. 127 (DB Cooper-54616), Airtel, dated 10 Oct 1975, serial SE 164-81-6703 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-119/pages/127

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10/10/75

AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

[redacted box]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

RE: SUSPECT [redacted]

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On 10/9/75, Officer [redacted] Gladstone Police Department, Gladstone, Oregon, advised that an informant, known to him for many years as a reliable person, suggested to him as a suspect in this matter one [redacted] [redacted] is reportedly a white male, age 40's, 6', 160 - 170 pounds, medium build, black hair, medium cut; dark, [redacted] complexion; resident of [redacted], Washington; former [redacted]; currently employed as [redacted] the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office, Washington.

Officer [redacted] advised his informant suspects [redacted] because of his wearing of wrap around type sunglasses, the fact that he bears a close resemblance to the composite sketch of unsub. and his familiarity with, and residence in, [redacted] Washington.

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LEAD

SEATTLE

AT WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Will conduct logical investigation to involve or eliminate [redacted] [redacted] in this matter.

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2-Seattle 2-Portland

RPH:lrv (4)

164-81-6703 [handwritten, partially legible] [illegible cursive handwritten notation] #

DB COOPER-54616

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Routing header of an FBI airtel from the Portland field office to the Seattle field office regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, referencing a specific redacted suspect. A Gladstone, Oregon police officer relayed a reliable informant's tip identifying a suspect (name redacted) in the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper case: a white male in his 40s, about 6 feet tall, 160-170 lbs, medium build, black medium-cut hair, dark complexion, employed by the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office in Washington. The suspicion was based on the man wearing wrap-around sunglasses, his resemblance to the hijacker composite sketch, and his familiarity with and residence in the area near the hijacking. Investigative lead instructing the Seattle field office to conduct logical investigation in Wahkiakum County, Washington, to include or rule out the redacted suspect. Distribution/copy list (2 copies to Seattle, 2 to Portland), typist initials RPH:lrv, a handwritten file/serial number, illegible cursive annotations, and the DB COOPER-54616 archival Bates stamp identifying this as part of the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper file release.

Typed text is clear and legible.
Multiple sections of the document are physically redacted (blacked out) covering suspect name, informant details, officer name, residence location, and former employer.
Small handwritten annotations near bottom right are partially illegible cursive.

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