AirtelSAC Seattle to Director (Identification Division) re major case prints of John Richard Merit13 August 1976page 1 of 2
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Part 119, page 356

DB Cooper-54912Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7693

Document date 13 August 1976

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8/13/76

AIRTEL

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION)

FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

SUBJECT : NORJAK OO: SE

RE: JOHN RICHARD MERIT - SUB #811

For the information of the Identification Division, MERIT is being considered a suspect in above captioned matter because of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kansas, [REDACTED] (protect), advised that MERIT had approached him with a plan to hijack an airplane and ransom 70 to 80 passengers for a substantial amount of money. [REDACTED] stated he arrived [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and at the time he arrived MERIT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated MERIT was [REDACTED] sometime in 1971.

The following is a description of MERIT:

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The following is a description of MERIT:

Name: JOHN RICHARD MERIT Alias: Lavell McKinney, J. R. Merrick, R. Merriman, John D. Roadcap Race: Caucasian Sex: Male DOB: 12/3/31 POB: Los Angeles, California Height: 73" Weight: 195 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Eyes: Green Hair: Black

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4 - Bureau 3 - Seattle RNN/[illegible initials] (5) [handwritten, illegible]

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DB COOPER-54912

Sub 811 164-81-7693

[illegible stamp, possibly "Serialized"] [illegible stamp, possibly "Indexed"] [illegible stamp, possibly "Filed"]