MemoTo SAC Seattle re Almon D. De Graw of Bucoda, Washington, claiming to have divined skyjacker's location1 December 19711 page
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Part 12, page 118

DB Cooper-2760Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-505

Document date 1 December 1971

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 12/1/71

FROM : SA [REDACTED b6/b7C]

SUBJECT: UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

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On 12/1/71, [REDACTED b6/b7C] SO, Washington, advised that at 1200 hours on this date his department received a call from ALMON D. DE GRAW, Age 72, Bucoda, Washington, that he had information concerning the location of the "skyjacker."

He said [REDACTED b6/b7C] was dispatched to contact DE GRAW which he did, and he, [REDACTED b6/b7C] filed the following report:

ALMON D. DE GRAW, age 72, who is living under poor conditions at Bucoda, Washington, had located the "skyjacker," his parachute, and the money by use of his homemade detector-direction finder. DE GRAW stated he had devined the location of the above as being in Skamania County 45 miles east of Woodland, Washington between Mt. St. Helens and an unnamed resevoir on the Lewis River Road.

[REDACTED b6/b7C] described the "direction finder" as being several alka-seltzer bottles attached by strings and nylon stockings along with some pieces of metal.

The above is being furnished for whatever action may be deemed advisable.

PTS (2)

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164-81-505 INDEXED FILED DEC 0 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-2760

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