MemoSupervisor J. Robert Sutthoff to SAC Seattle re Seattle PD informant identifying suspect from Cooper photos1 February 1972page 2 of 2
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Part 21, page 17

DB Cooper-6251Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2111

Document date 1 February 1972

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 2/1/72

SUPERVISOR J. ROBERT SUTTHOFF

NORJAK

Re: SUSPECT - [redacted]

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On 2/1/72, [redacted] Seattle PD [redacted] called me concerning captioned matter. He advised an old informant of his has recently contacted him and pointed out that after he saw pictures of "D.B. COOPER" in the newspapers, it immediately struck him as being very similar to [redacted] above.

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Suspect [redacted] was [redacted] in approximately 1967 where he served time [redacted] is also said by [redacted] informant to be a former paratrooper, acquainted with the area of Gresham, Oregon and is fairly well known in that area. He is 35 to 40 years of age now. [redacted] had no further descriptive data noting that it is possibly available at [redacted].

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[redacted] pointed out that his informant is money hungry and that should anything come of the above information putting him in for any reward etc., [redacted] will be available in the [redacted] since he is [redacted].

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[handwritten] 164-81-[guess: 2111] SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ........ SERIALIZED ........ FILED ........ FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-6251