TeletypeColumbia to Director and Seattle re tipster claim that E. A. Lame is D.B. Cooper5 March 1976page 5 of 6
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Part 119, page 403

DB Cooper-54973Serials CO 164-43

Document date 5 March 1976

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 p. 403 (DB Cooper-54973), Teletype, dated 5 Mar 1976, serial SE 164-81-6879 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-119/pages/403

People

Edward Anthony LameSuspect

Places

A&P Food StoreCharleston, S.C.Charlotte DivisionColumbia DivisionColumbia, S.C.N.C. Highway Patrol Motor Vehicle DivisionOrangeburg, S.C.Piggly-Wiggly Food StoreRaleigh, N.C.Thomas and Howard CompanyVetterau Wholesale Grocery Company

Transcript

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PAGE FIVE, CO 164-43

[REDACTED] BELIEVED THAT LAME IS WORKING AT THOMAS AND HOWARD COMPANY OR ONE OF THEIR RETAIL OUTLETS IN THE COLUMBIA, S. C., AREA. [REDACTED] NOTED THAT LAME IS AN EXTREMELY COMPETENT BUTCHER AND HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE MONEY FOR HIM DURING HIS EMPLOYMENT.

CHARLOTTE DIVISION AT RALEIGH, N. C. WILL CHECK RECORDS OF THE N. C. HIGHWAY PATROL MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION, TO DETERMINE WHEN LAME WAS ISSUED N. C. LICENSE 1420573 AND OBTAIN ALL BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH PRIOR STATE AT WHICH LAME MAY HAVE BEEN LICENSED AS A MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR. WILL CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ABOVE RECORDS.

COLUMBIA DIVISION AT ORANGEBURG, S. C. WILL AT PIGGLY- WIGGLY FOOD STORE OR A&P FOOD STORE IN ORANGEBURG, VERIFY EMPLOYMENT OF LAME AND OBTAIN ANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.

COLUMBIA AT CHARLESTON, S. C. WILL, AT VETTERAU WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY, ASCERTAIN IF LAME FILED EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION WITH THIS FIRM AND OBTAIN PERTINENT BACKGROUND

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