AirtelSAC New Haven to SAC Mobile re NORJAK suspect James Hatfield of Clinton, Connecticut3 March 1972page 3 of 3
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Part 23, page 136

DB Cooper-7283Serials NH 164-77

Document date 3 March 1972

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NH 164-77

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Regarding the composite photograph of the hijacker in captioned matter, [REDACTED] said it bore a very close resemblance to HATFIELD. However, he could not be certain it was identical.

Additional investigation conducted in Connecticut has dis- closed that other individuals who knew HATFIELD furnished similar information regarding the photo likeness.

An obituary notice re HATFIELD's death appeared in the 1/7/72 issue of the "Middletown Press", a local newspaper published daily in Middletown, Conn. No additional informa- tion re HATFIELD's death appeared therein. It did indicate that HATFIELD had [REDACTED] who reside in [REDACTED] Additional investigation has determined that HATFIELD's [REDACTED] also resides in [REDACTED] exact address unknown.

[REDACTED] PD, Middletown, advised on 2/29/72 that HATFIELD's [REDACTED] and that this could possibly be identical with the [REDACTED] mentioned above as living in [REDACTED] as well as others contacted, had questions regarding HATFIELD's trustworthiness and it should be noted by the Mobile Office that upon HATFIELD's departure from Connecticut he took an amount of money from the corporation with him and left owing considerable in debts. These debts had not been paid at his death.

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LEADS

MOBILE At Gulf Shores, Ala.

Will contact [REDACTED] and conduct additional investigation to determine if HATFIELD was hospital- ized or confined to bed on 11/24/71.

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