Part 17, page 89
Serials BU 164-46, SE 164-81-7446
Document date 21 December 1971
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 17 p. 89, Teletype, dated 21 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-7446 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-17/pages/89
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R937 BU PLAIN 11:19 PM 12-21-71 D[REDACTED] TO PHOENIX (URGENT) SEATTLE (NITEL) FROM BUFFALO (164-46) 4P
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[REDACTED], OO SEATTLE
RE [REDACTED] SUSPECT.
[REDACTED] DISAPPEARED SUDDENLY FROM ELMIRA, NY AREA MID OCTOBER SEVENTYONE AND RETURNED TO HIS HOME IN [REDACTED] NY ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO.
[REDACTED] IDENTIFIED AS SUSPECT BY PERSONS IN ELMIRA AREA WITH WHOM HE HAD WORKED ONLY BECAUSE HIS WHEREABOUTS WERE UNKNOWN, HE CLOSELY FIT AVAILABLE DESCRIPTION OF UNSUB, AND ACQUAINTANCES BELIEVED HIM CAPABLE OF INSTANT CRIME.
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[REDACTED] INTERVIEWED DEC. TWENTYONE INSTANT AND ADVISED AS FOLLOWS:
BECAUSE OF SERIOUS FINANCIAL TROUBLE HE LEFT HIS HOME ON OCT. TWELVE LAST AND DROVE TO LAS VEGAS, NEV., TO REPAY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR LOAN WITH FUNDS HE OBTAINED THRU CASHING FRAUDULENT CHECK JUST BEFORE LEAVING TOWN. AFTER STAYING IN LAS VEGAS ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF WEEKS, HE WENT TO PHOENIX, ARIZ., WHERE HE STAYED ANOTHER ONE AND ONE HALF WEEKS BEFORE RETURNING TO LAS VEGAS. HE WAS VERY DISPONDENT BECAUSE OF HIS FINANCIAL STRAITS, HEALTH PROBLEMS AND "DIDN'T GIVE A DAMN."
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HE WAS STAYING AT CAREFREE INN, ARIZONA ON THANKSGIVING NOV. TWENTYFIVE LAST AND BELIEVES HE HAD CHECKED INTO [REDACTED] PREVIOUS NIGHT. HE CHECKED OUT ABOUT NOV. TWENTYSIX L[A]ST [REDACTED]. BILL WITH ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.
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164-81-7446 [STAMPED] SEARCHED___ INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___ FILED___ DEC 27 1971 FBI - SEATTLE