MemoTo SAC Seattle re Cowlitz County vehicle stop and hitchhiker, I-5 near Kalama (with carbon copy)4 January 1972page 3 of 4
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Part 18, page 65

Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1686

Document date 4 January 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 18 p. 65, Memo, dated 4 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-1686 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-18/pages/65

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 1/4/72

SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C NORJAK

Re [REDACTED] b6 b7C Re memo SA THOMAS J. MANNING, 12/1/71.

The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C AT [REDACTED] WASHINGTON b6 b7C

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On December 6, 1971, [REDACTED] Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, advised that in the early morning hours of December 1, 1971, he stopped a vehicle driven by [REDACTED] on I 5 north of Kalama, Washington. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] initially refused to allow him to search his car; however, after being advised that the purpose of the search was to locate a stack of $20 bills alleged to be in his vehicle, [REDACTED] gave permission for the search. [REDACTED] advised that his search of the vehicle revealed only a paper sack containing a six pack of beer on the floor in the front seat of the car. [REDACTED] further advised that attempt to recontact [REDACTED] the person who called the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, and alleged that [REDACTED] car contained a sack of $20 bills proved negative. Investigation by the Sheriff's Office revealed that [REDACTED] did not in fact live at the address he gave.

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On December 13, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington, was contacted by the writer of this memo, and provided the following information:

[REDACTED] advised that in the early morning hours of December 1, 1971, he picked up a hitchhiker on I 5

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164-81 - 1686 SEARCHED......INDEXED SERIALIZED /M/ FILED \M/ JAN 4 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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