AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC (office redacted) re Unsolved Mysteries lead, serial 898530 July 19891 page
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Part 49, page 271

DB Cooper-20414Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8985

Document date 30 July 1989

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 49 p. 271 (DB Cooper-20414), Airtel, dated 30 Jul 1989, serial SE 164-81-8985 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-49/pages/271

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FD-36 (Rev. 2-2-87)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ AIRTEL ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 7/30/89

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To : SAC, [REDACTED] From : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-81) (P) Subject: NORJAK; OO: SEATTLE

Reference SUB: R. L. DWIGHT [REDACTED] - source) (UNSOLVED MYSTERIES lead).

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For the information of the Omaha Division, the television show UNSOLVED MYSTERIES was recently broadcast on 3/8/89. As a result of that broadcast, [REDACTED] of Omaha, Nebraska, telephone number [REDACTED] telephonically advised he suspected a R. L. DWIGHT, of being identical with UNSUB in this matter.

[REDACTED] stated DWIGHT, aka D. B. COOPER, died and was buried at Saltese Mountain. [REDACTED] stated DWIGHT was in the International Guard and had purchased a bar and nightclub after the hijacking. He described him as a white male, 5'10" tall, 155 pounds, dark, curly hair.

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LEADS:

OMAHA DIVISION

AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. Will contact [REDACTED] and determine from him any information he may have concerning captioned matter. Specifically, information concerning background and descriptive data of R. L. DWIGHT should be obtained so he might be processed as a NORJAK suspect.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

2 - Omaha 3 - Seattle RNN:jmb (5) 1*

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Approved: _____________ Transmitted _______ Per _________ (Number) (Time)

DB Cooper-20414

164A-81-8985 *U.S. GPO: 1988-202-042/85013