Part 120, page 378

DB Cooper-55410Serials LA 164-497

Document date 24 January 1977

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LA 164-497

above between the time they were allegedly provided by BRYANT COFFELT, who allegedly died in Honolulu in 1975, to his cell mate, JIM BROWN, and in turn related to DIRK SUMMERS and the Los Angeles FBI.

However, as actual activities of the skyjacker in some areas closely parallel the facts provided by SUMMERS, the following investigation is being recommended by the Los Angeles Division to ascertain if COFFELT is pos- sibly identical to the unknown subject in this matter.

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REQUEST OF THE BUREAU

The Identification Division is requested to com- pare all unidentified latents in this matter with the known fingerprints of BRYANT COFFELT, FBI number 590 868, Atlanta Penitentiary number 69305, and advise Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles of the results of this comparison.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

LEADS

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ALEXANDRIA

AT ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA: Conduct appropriate investigation at Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital, 601 Carleen Springs Road, Arlington, where COFFELT was allegedly em- ployed as a surgical technician during the time of 12/8/71, through 3/3/72, and 4/24/72, through 9/29/72, it being noted that the date of 12/8/71, is a very short time after the skyjacking which occurred on 11/24/71, and if in fact COF- FELT was seriously injured during the jump, such injuries should be a matter of record at this institution.

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HONOLULU

AT HONOLULU, HAWAII: Check records at Bureau of [continues on next page - cut off]

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Continuation of a narrative (from a prior page) describing an account allegedly relayed from Bryant Coffelt (who died in Honolulu in 1975) to cellmate Jim Brown, then to Dirk Summers and the Los Angeles FBI office, regarding the D.B. Cooper skyjacking. The LA Division recommends investigation to determine if Coffelt could be the unknown skyjacking subject. Request to the FBI Identification Division to compare unidentified latent fingerprints in the case with Bryant Coffelt's known fingerprints (FBI number 590 868, Atlanta Penitentiary number 69305), and to notify Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles field offices of the results. Section header labels indicating the subject is considered armed and dangerous, followed by the start of the investigative leads list. Lead directed to the Alexandria field office to investigate Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital in Arlington, VA, where Coffelt allegedly worked as a surgical technician during two periods in 1971-1972, noting the close timing to the November 24, 1971 skyjacking and the possibility that jump-related injuries would be recorded there. Beginning of a lead directed to the Honolulu field office to check records at the 'Bureau of' (text cut off at bottom of page, presumably continuing onto the next page). Page number footer (-5-) and FBI Vault release/bates stamp number DB COOPER-55410.

Clean typewritten FBI teletype/memo page, minor scan artifacts (two black dots at top, likely hole-punch or redaction markers), bottom right corner text partially cut off

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