Part 27, page 365

Document date 31 August 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 27 p. 365 (DB Cooper-9444), Memo, dated 31 Aug 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-27/pages/365

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 8/31/72

SA [REDACTED]

NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE: [REDACTED] (LNU) [REDACTED]

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On August 29, 1972, Special Agent [REDACTED] b6 advised that he had contacted a [REDACTED] b7C [REDACTED] Tacoma, Washington, phone number [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] a property owner in Issaquah, Washington, had rented [REDACTED] (LNU), a skydiver. [REDACTED] suspects [REDACTED] (LNU) as being identical with UNSUB in this matter.

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[REDACTED] according to [REDACTED] works for b6 [REDACTED] a firm in the Seattle b7C area. [REDACTED] suspects [REDACTED] (LNU) of being the skyjacker because he is a "nut," unemployed, and has knowledge of skydiving. [REDACTED] described [REDACTED] (LNU) as:

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Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age [REDACTED] b6 Height 5' 7" b7C Build Slender but athletic Hair Sandy brown, worn in crewcut

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On August 29, 1972, a check was made of [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] in the Seattle area in the Seattle main telephone directory. b7C The results of this check indicated a [REDACTED] was located at [REDACTED] phone number [REDACTED]

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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RNN:bgw (3)

[handwritten] 164-8138[illegible]7 [handwritten] [illegible]

N DB Cooper-9444

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Header of FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, filed under case 164-81, dated August 31, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case. The subject line references an individual whose last name is unknown (LNU). On August 29, 1972, a Special Agent reported that a contact in Tacoma, Washington advised that a property owner in Issaquah, Washington had rented to a skydiver whose last name is unknown (LNU), and the contact suspects this person is identical with the UNSUB (unknown subject) in the NORJAK hijacking case. The source suspects the individual (LNU) of being the skyjacker because he is described as a 'nut,' unemployed, and has knowledge of skydiving. The source works for a firm in the Seattle area. A physical description follows. Physical description of the suspect: white American male, age redacted, 5 feet 7 inches tall, slender but athletic build, with sandy brown hair worn in a crewcut. On August 29, 1972, a check was made in the Seattle main telephone directory. The results indicated a person was located at a redacted address with a redacted phone number. Standard FBI warning notation indicating the subject should be considered armed and dangerous. Typist initials (RNN:bgw), copy count (3), handwritten case reference number (partially illegible), and Bates stamp 'DB Cooper-9444' at bottom right.

Multiple redactions (black bars) obscure names, phone numbers, and addresses marked b6/b7C
Handwritten notation in lower right is partially legible

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