Part 20, page 83
DB Cooper-6040Serials PX 164-100
Document date 18 January 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 20 p. 83 (DB Cooper-6040), Airtel, dated 18 Jan 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-20/pages/83
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PX 164-100 REL: lmb
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[REDACTED] an ex-paratrooper from the Army, has also [REDACTED] Arizona, in 1969.
On 12/21/71, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was a quiet and well-mannered individual. [REDACTED] smoked a pipe but would also smoke any brand of cigarettes. [REDACTED] has supposedly spend some time in the Lake Tahoe, California, area in northern California, possibly tending bar while there. [REDACTED] stated he has not heard from [REDACTED] since March, 1970.
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On 12/20/71, [REDACTED] Arizona, stated he was a good friend of referenced suspect while he was in the [REDACTED] area. He advised that [REDACTED] had the necessary background to have been the hijacker in view of his knowledge of planes and parachuting. He stated [REDACTED] was a soft-spoken individual, well mannered, and very easy to like. He advised [REDACTED] did have a bad habit of [REDACTED]
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The above information is being furnished to the office of origin for informational purposes, and the showing of the photograph of referenced suspect is being left to the discretion of the office of origin. No further investigation will be conducted in this regard by the Phoenix Office unless otherwise advised by office of origin.
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