Part 49, page 178

DB Cooper-20311Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8449

Document date 9 December 1988

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Memorandum

To : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-81)(P) Date 12/9/88

From : SA [REDACTED]

Subject: NORJAK; OO: SEATTLE

[REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] (PROTECT), work [REDACTED] Tacoma, home [REDACTED] advised confidentially that she works with a [REDACTED] who has told her over the years that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] of being identical with Unsub in this matter for the following reasons:

[REDACTED] and his wife were taking parachute lessons and his wife was an [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] saw [REDACTED] and his wife on the day of the hijacking and they were strangely dressed. Since the hijacking, they have had lots of money and have never worked. The sketch published of the hijacker looks very much like [REDACTED] [REDACTED] further advised that the [REDACTED] now live in North Carolina.

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The caller advised that [REDACTED] has two brothers in Tacoma, [REDACTED] who is a [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] who is [REDACTED] stated she felt that contact with either one of these two brothers or with [REDACTED] would result in more specifics on [REDACTED] did not want [REDACTED] to known she had called the FBI. [REDACTED] stated she had tried to get [REDACTED] to report this to the FBI a long time ago, and to her knowledge, she had not done so.

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LEADS

SEATTLE DIVISION

AT TACOMA, WASHINGTON

Will contact [REDACTED] at her home, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and attempt to determine descriptive information on [REDACTED] In addition, an attempt should be made to determine any further reasons [REDACTED] may have of suspecting [REDACTED] as being identical with Unsub in this matter. 164A-81-[guess: 8449]

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

RNN:cp (4) CC

- 1* -

TACOMA [REDACTED]

DB Cooper-20311

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FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated December 9, 1988, from a redacted Special Agent. A confidential source in Tacoma reports that a coworker has told her over the years about a person she suspects of being identical with the NORJAK unsub. Reasons include: the suspect and his wife were taking parachute lessons, his wife was seen on the day of the hijacking strangely dressed, they have had lots of money since the hijacking and have never worked, and the published sketch of the hijacker closely resembles the suspect. The suspects reportedly now live in North Carolina. The caller reports the suspect has two brothers in Tacoma. She suggests contacting either brother for more specifics but does not want it known that she called the FBI. She had previously tried to get her source to report the information directly. Lead assignment for the Seattle Division at Tacoma, Washington to contact the source at her home to obtain descriptive information and further reasons for suspecting the individual as the NORJAK unsub. Standard armed and dangerous warning, administrative notations including typist initials RNN:cp, copy count (4), and DB Cooper file tracking number 20311.

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