Part 26, page 473
Document date 27 June 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 26 p. 473 (DB Cooper-8883), Memo, dated 27 Jun 1972, serial SE 164-81-3634 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-26/pages/473
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Letter to SACs, Seattle, Portland Re: NORJAK
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name "Towncraft" and bore store #3 Penneys. The label in this tie showed it to be a "Snapper" patent type tie. Investi- gation at Las Vegas indicated that this type sold for about a dollar and a half, that it was about a year to a year and a half old, and it was a favorite item for individuals such as waiters, busboys, and bartenders. Stewardess [REDACTED] has said that this tie was probably the unsub's and other witnesses have indicated that he wore a similar type tie.
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Located in the ashtray utilized by the unsub were eight cigarette butts, seven of which have been identified by the FBI Laboratory as Raleigh filter tip cigarettes, and the eighth cigarette is probably the same. These cigarettes are sold in a "soft pack."
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During the period Stewardess [REDACTED] was with the unsub and in her conversations with him she related what appeared to be keen observations concerning him, and which are as follows:
1) He impressed her as being an executive because of his dress, special mannerisms, and consideration that he exhibited for her while on the aircraft.
2) In one of the conversations she had with him, she re- marked that the parachutes were coming from McChord Air Force Base at which time he remarked that it was only about twenty minutes from McChord to the Seattle-Tacoma airport and which was apparently an accurate estimate.
3) While the aircraft was in a holding pattern and prior to its landing at Sea-Tac, the unsub looked out of the window and remarked, "We are over Tacoma now," although no mention of this had been made over the interphone of the aircraft.
4) He displayed an extensive and technical knowledge of this aircraft and seemed particularly well informed as to the refueling procedures and flying in general. He apparently was aware of where the oxygen bottles were and Stewardess [REDACTED] felt this information was normally known only by the crew personnel. The only function of the aircraft that he did not appear to be fully aware of was the procedures involved in the opening of the rear door and the extending of the stairway. He likewise appeared to be completely familiar with the parachutes that had been furnished to him.
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-8883