FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action 1:16-cv-01790. Lists 16 deleted pages from Part 52 of the D.B. Cooper file: 12 pages removed as duplicates and 4 pages (57, 59, 108, 112) wi…

FBI routing form header for a routine communication from Seattle Squad 5/PSVCTF to the Laboratory DNA unit, dated 08/23/2001, regarding NORJAK/CAA-HIJACKING case SE 164A-81. FBI Seattle office reque…

Memo header indicating communication from the Seattle field office to the FBI Laboratory, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 08/23/2001. Lead assignment requesting the FBI Laboratory in Washington, D…

Memo header from SAC Portland to FBI Director, attention Laboratory division, regarding NORJAK case. Portland field office is forwarding the hijacker's narrow black necktie with tie clip (found aboa…

FBI Laboratory Transmittal Form from Director J. Edgar Hoover to SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Requests microscopic and chemical analyses of specimens Q40 and Q41, referencing…

FBI Laboratory report dated March 8, 1972, addressed to SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Specimens Q40 (tie) and Q41 (tie clip) were received on 2/28/72. Examination found no bod…

FBI Laboratory letterhead with form revision number 7-1 (Rev 5-13-99) in upper left corner. Routing block of the FBI Laboratory report addressed to SAC Seattle, dated September 12, 2001, regarding c…

Small partial text or artifact in upper-left margin, not fully legible. Continuation of a laboratory report indicating that this report covers trace evidence examination results, and that DNA, laten…

FBI Laboratory Report of Examination header from the Trace Evidence Unit, dated September 12, 2001, for case SE-164A-81. Trace evidence examination results stating that the Q1 fabric sample is consi…

Form revision date stamp Document header/title FBI routing form header for a NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking) communication from Seattle field office Squad 5/PSVCTF to Kansas City office, VCMO unit,…

Memo header indicating communication from Seattle FBI field office to Kansas City, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 02/14/2002. Lead assignment directing Kansas City field office to contact a redac…

FBI FD-71 Complaint Form header and subject description fields. Subject is described as a 60-year-old white male, 5'2", 125 lbs, dark hair, slender build, dark complexion. Case number 164A-SE-81 (D.B…

A complainant describes a person (name redacted) who called him before the hijacking and later disappeared from Lewiston/Clarkston. The redacted individual allegedly strongly resembled the D.B. Coope…

FBI internal routing form from Seattle (Squad 5/PSVCTF) to Portland, dated 02/19/2002, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Sets a lead to identify a past inmate from archives or other means. Ref…

Header block identifying this as an inter-office FBI communication from Seattle to Portland, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 02/19/2002. Lead assignment directing the Portland field office to cont…

FBI internal communication from Seattle (Squad 5/PSVCTF) to Los Angeles dated 02/19/2002 requesting Los Angeles locate a glass microscope slide with a hair sample that was evidence in the NORJAK (D.B…

Header of an inter-office FBI communication from Seattle to Los Angeles, referencing case SE 164A-81-G dated 02/19/2002. Part of the 'From' field is redacted with a black dot. Lead assignment direct…

FBI form FD-5a documenting a permanent charge-out of serial 9385 from case SE 164A-81. The document was an insert dated 02/19/02 regarding the U.S. Marshal's Office telephonically confirming somethin…

FBI internal communication from Portland to Seattle field office regarding a tip from a woman in Corvallis, Oregon who suspects an acquaintance may be D.B. Cooper. The suspect is described as a white…

Routing header of an inter-office FBI memo from Portland to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 02/25/2002. Lead assignment section directing the Seattle field office to read and clear the co…

FBI memo header from Portland to Seattle field office, dated 02/25/2002, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case SE 164A-81, with synopsis noting possible subject information. A woman from Corvallis, Or…

FBI memo header from Portland field office to Seattle, dated 02/25/2002, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case SE 164A-81, with routine precedence. Synopsis indicates possible subject information. A f…

Header section of an FBI Laboratory report addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, dated April 2, 2002, referencing a communication from August 23, 2001. FBI Labo…

FBI Laboratory Report of Examination header with form fields including date April 2, 2002, DNA Analysis I unit, and case ID SE-164A-81. DNA analysis results for specimens Q40/Q41 (combined). PCR amp…

FBI internal communication form header from Portland to Seattle field office, dated 04/22/2002, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case SE 164A-81, serial 9388. Routine precedence. Multiple fields redact…

FBI form header for a routine communication from Portland field office to Seattle field office, dated 04/22/2002, regarding case NORJAK (D.B. Cooper), Case ID SE 164A-81, serial 9388. FBI lead follo…

FBI memo header from Seattle office to New Orleans, dated 07/03/2002, regarding case NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking), Case ID SE 164A-81-9389, marked ROUTINE precedence and ARMED AND DANGEROUS. Synop…

Memo header indicating correspondence from FBI Seattle field office to New Orleans field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated July 3, 2002. Continuation of memo text recommending a significant…

Routing header indicating a communication from FBI Seattle to FBI New Orleans, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 07/03/2002. Lead instructions from Seattle to New Orleans field office directing agen…

FBI routine precedence memo from Kansas City Squad 5 to Seattle Squad 5/PSVCTF regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case). Kansas City attempted to contact a redacted individual by telephone with…

Memo header indicating communication from Kansas City FBI office to Seattle FBI office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated July 8, 2002. Lead assignment section directing the Seattle office to read a…

Case file number and agent/typist initials. Between 2/18/2002 and 2/22/2002 a Task Force member made numerous attempts to contact a redacted individual by telephone who reportedly had information ab…

FBI case file number and author initials header. Between 2/18/2002 and 2/22/2002, a task force member made multiple attempts to contact an individual by telephone who reportedly had information abou…

FBI internal communication (EC) dated July 23, 2002, from FBI Los Angeles Squad C-1 to FBI Los Angeles Evidence Control Center and FBI Seattle Squad 5/PSVCTF. The document describes the transfer of a…

Internal FBI memo header indicating correspondence from Los Angeles to Los Angeles, referencing case SE 164A-81-G dated 07/23/2002. FBI Los Angeles is transferring all documents, evidence, and exhib…

Internal FBI routing header indicating this memo is from and to the Los Angeles field office, referencing case SE 164A-81-G dated 07/23/2002. Lead 1 directs FBI Los Angeles Evidence Control Center t…

FBI internal routing form header for a NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case communication from Los Angeles Squad C-1, dated July 23, 2002. Several agent names are redacted under b6/b7C FOIA exemptions. FBI Los…

FBI internal memo routing header dated 08/20/2002 from Seattle Squad 5/PSVCTF regarding NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking). Classified as ROUTINE precedence. Several names redacted under b6/b7C exem…

Internal routing header indicating a memo from Seattle to Seattle office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 08/20/2002. Three-phase investigative plan for using DNA results in the D.B. Cooper case.…

Fax header and law firm letterhead from a professional law corporation in Bossier City, Louisiana. Attorney name, phone, and fax numbers redacted under b6/b7C. Letter from an attorney to an FBI agen…

Fax transmission header showing date, time, redacted sender/receiver info, and page number 03. Continuation header of a letter addressed to a redacted FBI agent regarding D.B. Cooper, dated August 2…

Standard FD-302 form header with revision date. FD-302 interview record of a lawyer from a law office in Bossier City, LA, who represents a client claiming to have information that could help appreh…

FBI FD-302 form header with revision date. An FD-302 interview report documenting a telephonic interview with a redacted attorney from a law office in Bossier City, LA. The attorney claims to repres…

FBI internal memo from New Orleans Division (Shreveport Resident Agency) to Seattle Division dated August 29, 2002, regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. A client of an unnamed attorney cl…

Header of an inter-office FBI memo from New Orleans field office to Seattle field office, referencing case SE-164A-81 dated 08/29/2002. Lead assignment section directing the Seattle office to read a…

FBI internal memo header with routing, case identification, and synopsis. Case is NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking), SE 164A-81, regarding late evidence submission. Details of late evidence submission:…

FBI form FD-350 header for mounting newspaper clippings. Associated Press article from November 2001 recounting the 30th anniversary of D.B. Cooper's 1971 hijacking. Reviews the unsolved case, the l…

FBI form FD-350 used to mount a newspaper clipping. The clipping is from The Columbian, Clark County, dated 11/23/2001, with FBI case title 164A-SE-81-LL. Associated Press article from Seattle dated…

FBI case number stamp with file number SE 164A-81-9400 and a date stamp of December 10, 2002, with a signature or initials below. Bates number stamp identifying this as page 21652 in the DB Cooper f…

FBI Seattle field office letterhead with address and date. Recipient address block for a PLC law firm in Bossier City, Louisiana, with subject line referencing Northwest 305 hijacking. FBI letter r…

FBI internal communication form header from San Francisco field office (Squad 18B / Santa Rosa RA) to Seattle (Squad 5 / PSVCTF), dated 11/26/2002, regarding the NORJAK case (SE 164A-81). A complain…

Inter-office memo header from San Francisco FBI field office to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81, dated 11/26/2002, with status Pending. Lead assignment section directing the Seattle field offic…

Scanned business card of an antique arms historian, consultant, and collector based in Healdsburg, CA. The individual is a CAGA Certified Appraiser specializing in antique arms, western items, and U.…

Artist's sketch/composite drawing of the skyjacking suspect, showing a man with dark hair, sunglasses, and a suit/tie. AP wire story datelined Woodland, Wash. reporting on the third day (Saturday) o…

Military separation record (WD AGO Form 53) for Earl A. Crill, 1st Lieutenant, Army of the United States, assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, 152nd Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion. Separated at C…

FBI internal communication from San Francisco field office (Santa Rosa RA) to Seattle regarding NORJAK case. A historian in Healdsburg, CA dropped off documents from the papers of now-deceased Karl A…

FBI internal routing form requesting the opening of a new subfile (SE 164A-81-DNA-1) for the ongoing DNA project related to the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case. FBI Seattle office filing stamp d…

FBI Complaint Form header identifying the form type and revision date. Top portion of the FD-71 complaint form identifying the subject as D.B. Cooper, case SE-164A-81, complaint received telephonica…

Empty FD-350 newspaper clipping cover sheet. The form is filled in with a date of 11/22/2001 and edition of Seattle Times, with FBI case number 164A-SE-81-LL and sub-number 9403. No newspaper clippin…

Website header and navigation elements from the Seattle Times web archive, including banner advertisements and site navigation links. Left sidebar navigation and promotional links for the Seattle Ti…

Newspaper header and article title from the Seattle Times, page 2 of a multi-page article about the 30th anniversary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Article recounts the D.B. Cooper hijacking of Nov.…

Page number indicator for the newspaper article. Continuation of a Seattle Times article about the D.B. Cooper skyjacking legend at its 30th anniversary. Describes Cooper's jump from the plane, the…

Continuation header of a Seattle Times article about the D.B. Cooper legend turning 30 years old, page 4. Continuation of a story about a D.B. Cooper suspect named Huddleston, as told by an associat…

Jo Weber describes finding an old airline ticket from Portland to Seattle among her husband's records, and expresses frustration at trying to prove her claims to the FBI. FBI agent Hope explains tha…

Final page (page 6) of a Seattle Times article about the 30th anniversary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Quotes FBI agents who have kept clues secret, describes the annual Cooper celebration in Ariel,…

Blank FBI form FD-350 used for mounting newspaper clippings. The form is dated 11/22/2001, references the Seattle Times, and carries case title 164A-SE-81-LL-9403. No clipping was actually mounted on…

FBI Seattle filing stamp indicating the document was serialized and filed on January 2, 2003, with case reference SE-164A-81 serial 9404. Bates number stamp identifying this page in the DB Cooper FB…

Letterhead of a law corporation based in Bossier City, Louisiana. Attorney name, phone, and fax numbers are redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Date line and addressee block identifying an FBI Supervi…

Return address of a professional law corporation located in Bossier City, Louisiana. The firm name and specific address lines are redacted. USPS postmark dated December 18, 2002, with a 37-cent US f…

Header of an FBI document with Seattle field office case number SE 164A-81-9405, a received stamp dated approximately July 28, 2001, and what appears to be a Seattle office routing label. Redaction e…

Return address and date written at top right of letter Postage stamp depicting an American flag, postmarked from Sparks, NV Addressee line indicating the letter is directed to an FBI agent in Seatt…

A patriotic stamp or sticker depicting a flag with the text 'THANK A VETERAN', affixed to the top of the letter. A handwritten letter from an individual recalling a person who asked many questions a…

Return address area with American flag stamp graphic. Sender location is Sparks, NV. Name and full address redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. USPS postmark, partially legible. Date appears to be some…

Page header/title identifying the document topic. Email headers for a message sent to FBI Seattle on November 23, 2001, with subject 'D.B. Cooper Information'. Sender identity redacted under b6/b7C…

Handwritten note, partially legible, appears to read something like 'Lead to New SCS Orleans' or similar routing instruction. FBI Seattle filing stamp dated June 13, 2002 with case number SE 1694-81…

Letterhead of a professional law corporation based in Bossier City, Louisiana. The firm name, attorney name, and contact details are redacted under b6/b7C FOIA exemptions. Letter dated June 7, 2002…

Return address from a professional law corporation based in Bossier City, Louisiana. Sender name and specific address redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. USPS postmark from Shreveport, LA, dated 2002.…

FBI Complaint Form FD-71 header and subject description fields. The case is identified as 'DB Cooper Case'. Complaint was received telephonically on 03/17/2003 at 10:00 pm. Complainant is female. Mos…

Standard FD-302 interview form header with revision date. Introduction of FD-302 interview with a redacted white male subject at his residence in Akron, Ohio. An Akron Police Department member was a…

Page 2 of an FD-302a continuation form from the Seattle field office (SE 164A-81). Contains biographical details of a male subject: 6 feet tall, 135 pounds, presently on oxygen. Name, DOB, SSAN, and…

FBI FD-302 form header with revision date. Page number and title header of the FD-302 interview report. Opening paragraph of FD-302 interview. A redacted white male subject in Akron, Ohio was conta…

Form revision date Document header/title FBI routine communication from Cleveland (Akron RA) to Seattle regarding a NORJAK investigation. A subject was contacted at his residence on 4/16/2003 and b…

Routing header of an inter-office FBI communication from Cleveland to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated April 16, 2003. Lead assignment section directing Seattle field office to read and cl…

Mostly illegible handwritten note, possibly informal notes or routing annotations. References to 1971 are partially visible. The handwriting is heavily cursive and overlapping, making reliable transc…

Letterhead of an attorney, with name redacted. Letter dated April 5, 2003, from a Maine attorney to an FBI Special Agent in Seattle. The attorney describes a private investigation into a client's as…

Continuation of a letter to an FBI agent regarding the D.B. Cooper case. The author describes obtaining DNA material (handkerchiefs with blood) and fingerprints from a suspect, having nuclear and mit…

Title of the document describing reasons to suspect an individual referred to as 'X' in the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case. Section describing how suspect X's physical appearance matches eyewitness des…

Background section describing suspect X's military service in the Air Force, familiarity with Boeing 727s and the Pacific Northwest region, piloting and skydiving skills, outdoor survival expertise a…

Describes suspect X's considerable freedom of movement and travel autonomy since the late 1950s, noting that the Thanksgiving 1971 weekend would have been a plausible window for him to be away unacco…

Section header describing how an unidentified person came to suspect an individual referred to as 'X' in the D.B. Cooper case. The informant had no suspicion of the suspect's criminal past until the…

A witness recounts how suspect 'X' reacted to a radio mention of D.B. Cooper's 28th anniversary on November 24, 1999 while stuck in Atlanta traffic, undergoing a dramatic positive mood change. The wi…

The author argues that suspect 'X' has never attracted law enforcement attention because he did not live in the Northwest at the time, has no criminal record, is employed and well-respected, and main…

Return address of an attorney at law located in Holden, Maine. Name and specific address details are redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. USPS postage label showing $0.60 paid at Brewer, ME on…

Letter from an attorney to an FBI Special Agent in Seattle, dated April 29, 2003, regarding a suspect the attorney believes is connected to the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case. The attorney encloses the…

Partial handwritten label, likely reading 'Picture of' followed by redacted content Handwritten word 'suspect' adjacent to first redaction box, completing the phrase 'Picture of [redacted] suspect'…

Redaction exemption codes indicating personal privacy information has been withheld. Standard National Personnel Records Center form used to reply to inquiries concerning military records. Multiple…

Military/veteran service record form for an unidentified individual (name redacted under b6/b7C FOIA exemptions). Subject was married with 3 dependents, had college-level education, was inducted in E…

Fragment of a document listing a subject's birth date and Social Security number, both fully redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. FOIA exemption codes indicating redaction of personal privacy i…

Return address of sender, an attorney at law in Holden, Maine. Name is redacted. USPS Certified Mail label with tracking number 7002 0860 0006 3913 3057 and postage stamp showing $2.90 paid on April…

Date of the letter. Salutation with agent name redacted. Letter from a member of the public to an FBI agent discussing a suspect they believe could be D.B. Cooper. The writer acknowledges the FBI's…

A short handwritten note indicating that the suspect's profile is designated as 'A' from a handkerchief, likely referring to a forensic evidence sample or profile obtained from a handkerchief. FBI V…

Orchid Cellmark laboratory letterhead and report title dated December 2, 2002. Recipient address in Chicago, IL and Cellmark case number, both partially redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Lists exhi…

Header of page two of a Cellmark Diagnostics lab report dated December 2, 2002, with case number redacted. Standard evidence disposition notice stating evidence will be returned via Federal Express…

Letterhead and title for Orchid Cellmark laboratory examination report dated December 2, 2002. Recipient address in Chicago, IL and Cellmark case number reference, both partially redacted under b6/b…

Cellmark DNA laboratory results page showing alleles detected using COfiler STR kit for two samples: a handkerchief and Swab B. The case number and allele results are redacted. Exemption codes b6 and…

Return address of sender, an attorney at law located in Holden, ME. Name and full address redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. USPS postmark dated 23 May 2003. US flag postage stamp, 37-cent denominat…

FBI form header for a routine communication from Omaha Squad 6/CRRA to Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, dated June 19, 2003. Case ID SE 164A-81xxx (Pending). Multiple fields…

Header of an FBI memo from the Omaha field office to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 06/19/2003. A redacted individual was arrested and extradited to California for a parole violation. Th…

Routing header of an inter-office FBI memo from Omaha to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 06/19/2003. Lead assignment directing the Seattle field office to take discretionary action as dee…

FBI internal memo header from Seattle field office to Omaha field office, dated June 27, 2003, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case SE 164A-SE-81. Purpose is to set a lead for an interview o…

Internal FBI routing header indicating a communication from Seattle to Omaha field office, referencing case SE 164A-SE-81 dated 06/27/2003. Lead assignment directing the Omaha field office to conduc…

FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790. Lists 89 total deleted pages with exemption codes (b6, b7C, b7D) or reasons (Duplicate, Referral/Consult) for each deleted p…

Continuation of a deleted/withheld pages index listing page numbers and the FOIA exemption or reason for withholding. Reasons include Referral/Consult, Duplicate, and FOIA exemptions b6, b7C, b7D, an…

Internal FBI routing note instructing that an FD-192 form has been split, modified, or repackaged, and asking the recipient to staple the new note to the old FD-192 in the file. Addressed to an SSA (…

Form header showing FD-192 form identifier, print timestamp, and page number. Case title NORJAK with property acquisition date of 02/12/1980. Disposition is RETURN. Source, acquired by, and case age…

Form header with date/time stamp, form number FD-192, system identifier ICMIPR01, page 2. Case title NORJAK with property acquisition date 02/12/1980. Disposition is RETURN. Source, Acquired By, and…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) for case 164A-SE-81, filed by the LA field office on 6/13/08. The item described is a CD containing photos. Not to be returned; no receipt given. Exemption codes b6…

Photograph or scan of a Memorex CD-R disc labeled 'DB Cooper-21731'. The disc appears to be an evidence or case-file data disc associated with the D.B. Cooper investigation. The label is printed/writ…

Handwritten or stamped page/item number at top of form FBI evidence intake form FD-340 documenting receipt of a photograph related to an interview, received on April 25, 2008 by the LS (likely Louis…

Return address area showing handwritten location 'Hodgenville, Ky.' with sender name and street address redacted under b6/b7C FOIA exemptions. USPS postmark from South Central Kentucky processing fa…

FBI internal routing form (ROUTINE precedence) dated 07/22/2003 from Omaha Squad 6/CRRA to Oklahoma City and Seattle regarding NORJAK/Hijacking case SE 164A-81. Sets lead to interview a redacted inma…

Internal FBI memo routing header from Omaha field office to Oklahoma City, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 07/22/2003. A person absconded from supervision. An arrest warrant was obtained. The subj…

Routing header indicating a communication from the Omaha FBI field office to Oklahoma City, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 07/22/2003. Two investigative leads are set: Lead 1 directs Oklahoma Cit…

FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. Interview summary of a subject (white male, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) who claims his father hijacked a plane in the late 1960s to early 1970s…

Standard FBI FD-302a continuation form header with revision date. Continuation of an FD-302 interview report dated 06/02/03, page 2. A redacted source advises that a white male of unknown DOB is in…

Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. FD-302 interview summary. An individual was interviewed at the CRRA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The interviewee's father claims to k…

Handwritten note or signature block, largely illegible, with a diamond/pentagon-shaped sketch or routing symbol to the left. FBI Seattle office file stamp with case number SE 164-81-9418, dated Augu…

FBI Seattle filing stamp with case number SE 164A-81-9419, searched and serialized checkmarks, dated August 21, 2003. Bates-style page identifier for the DB Cooper FBI Vault release. Two hole punch…

Handwritten note with a rough sketch of what appears to be an envelope shape, with partial date and fragmentary text. Very difficult to decipher. Handwritten FBI case file number SE 164A-81-9419 wit…

FBI form FD-5a documenting the permanent charge-out (transfer) of serial 9420 from case SE 164A-81. The document being transferred is an EC (Electronic Communication) dated 09/23/03 from Jacksonville…

FBI Laboratory report header addressed to Seattle Squad 5/PSVCTF regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) CAA-HIJACKING case, dated October 3, 2003. Latent print examination results for resubmitted eviden…

Remarks section noting that specimens are being returned under separate cover, and that Trace Evidence and DNA Analysis unit examination results are covered in separate reports. Redacted signature o…

FBI Complaint Form header with revision date. FBI complaint form identifying subject DAVID BROOKS (DECEASED) in case SE 164-81. Complainant is a male from East Swanzey, NH. Complaint received by Sea…

Handwritten note documenting a contact attempt on September 4th. The agent left a voice mail explaining the case agent was away for approximately 2 months but would receive the information upon retur…

Continuation of an FBI report describing informant C's account of subject S. S was hospitalized (meningitis, broken bones), then went to Mexico. A man associated with S was a Thayer Academy alumnus w…

Sender's return address in Decatur, Alabama, with date August 13, 2003. Name and specific address redacted under b6/b7C. Addressee block and reference line of letter directed to FBI Seattle field of…

Website header and navigation banner for CourtTV.com Forensic Files / Hidden Traces section. Left sidebar navigation listing other Famous Cold Cases and Hidden Traces categories on the CourtTV websi…

Header of page 2 of a Court TV web article titled Hidden Traces. Continuation of a Court TV article about the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Describes the search aftermath, the 1980 discovery of some o…

A handwritten timeline or flowchart on graph paper depicting a theory or investigative summary of D.B. Cooper's life events. The timeline traces from birth through personality traits (daredevil, love…

Handwritten note on a gridded form indicating a woman claimed her husband confessed on his deathbed to being D.B. Cooper. A boxed or highlighted entry reading 'GRANTED PAROLE', with adjacent redacti…

Upper portion of a grid/ledger form, mostly blank. Contains hole-punch marks on the left side, faint markings that may read 'NW', and FOIA exemption markers b6 and b7C on the right margin indicating…

Return address on envelope with sender name redacted. Location is Decatur, Alabama. USPS postage meter stamp showing mailing from Decatur, AL on August 26, 2003, with postage amount of $1.06. FBI e…

FBI Seattle field office letterhead with address and date. Recipient address partially redacted under b6, b7C, b7D exemptions. City is Hopkins, Minnesota. FBI response letter to a citizen in Hopkin…

FOIA exemption codes indicating redacted personal information (b6 - personal privacy, b7C - law enforcement personal privacy, b7D - confidential source). Email header showing a tip submitted to the…

Handwritten routing note, likely an internal FBI instruction to send photographs and await a response, dated 11/2/2003. FBI Seattle filing stamp with case number SE 164A-8/-9426, dated November 21,…

A brief handwritten note, largely illegible, that appears to reference numerous letters received, a P.O. Box, and possibly a request for information or assistance. The context and full meaning cannot…

Standard FBI FD-302 interview form header with revision date. FD-302 interview of a redacted inmate at R.B. Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy, Oklahoma. The inmate claims that he and his dec…

FBI FD-302a continuation form header with case number SE 164A-81, dated 12/04/2003, page 2. Before dying, COOPER instructed someone to send a note to three friends in Alaska who were waiting for him…

Header of FBI FD-302a continuation form, page 3 of an interview record dated 12/04/2003, case number SE 164A-81. Continuation of an interview in which the subject stated that if a certain person cou…

FBI FD-302 form header with revision date. FD-302 interview of a redacted inmate at R.B. Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy, Oklahoma. The inmate claims that while traveling on foot through W…

Standard FBI FD-302a continuation form header. Continuation page 3 of an FD-302 interview dated 12/04/2003. A redacted individual stated that if a certain person could be found, he would tell the wh…

FBI internal routing form (EC) from Oklahoma City field office to Omaha and Seattle regarding NORJAK hijacking case SE 164A-81, covering lead serial 9416. Dated 12/11/2003. Encloses FD-302 interview…

Routing header of an FBI inter-office communication from Oklahoma City to Omaha, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 12/11/2003. Redacted passage indicating someone intends to do something involving a…

Routing header of an inter-office memo from Oklahoma City to Omaha, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 12/11/2003. Two informational leads assigned to the Omaha and Seattle field offices. Both leads…

Handwritten routing or reference note, largely illegible. Appears to contain a name and brief instructions or references. FBI case file number written by hand at top right of page. FBI Seattle fili…

Handwritten annotation, partially illegible, appears to reference leads or routing instructions. FBI Seattle filing stamp with case number 164A-81-943, serialized and indexed, dated January 30, 2004…

FBI memo header from Seattle field office to Minneapolis, dated 02/02/2004, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, case ID SE 164A-81, classified as routine precedence. Synopsis states the purpose…

Routing header indicating a communication from Seattle FBI office to Minneapolis FBI office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 02/02/2004. Action lead assigned to Minneapolis field office to conduct…

Fax transmission timestamp showing the document was faxed on February 9, 2004 at 11:58 AM. Received fax header showing February 10, 2004 at 03:23, page number partially visible. Letterhead of a law…

Header section of an FBI communication form from the Pittsburgh field office (Squad 12/Clarksburg, WV) to Seattle regarding the NORJAK/CAA case, dated 03/02/2004. Interview details describing a West…

Header of an FBI inter-office communication from Pittsburgh to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 03/02/2004. A witness recalls encounters with an individual whose name is redacted. The witn…

Routing header of an FBI inter-office communication from Pittsburgh field office to Seattle field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated March 2, 2004. Lead assignment section directing the Seatt…

FBI form header with revision date. FBI memo routing information from Seattle Squad 1 to Director's Office, FPPAU Unit Chief. Routine precedence, dated February 4, 2004. Multiple pending case IDs, o…

Page 2 of an FBI memo from the Seattle field office to the Director's Office, dated 02/04/2004. Sets a lead for Director's Office at OPA, DC for information only. Subject line and a field near ♦♦I ar…

Handwritten routing or disposition note indicating no action was taken, dated 3/17/2004. Most words are illegible due to the angle and handwriting quality. FBI Seattle file stamp with case number SE…

FBI internal memo header from Minneapolis field office to Minneapolis and Seattle, dated 04/15/2004, regarding case NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking), Case ID SE 164A-81. Synopsis states the memo conce…

Internal FBI memo header showing Minneapolis division to Minneapolis, case number SE 164A-81, dated 04/15/2004. Continuation of prior page. Someone requested a DNA test from the FBI. A DNA profile p…

Internal FBI routing header for a Minneapolis division lead document, case SE 164A-81, dated 04/15/2004. Action lead directing Minneapolis to contact and interview a redacted individual in St. Cloud…

Case header indicating NORJAK case, CAA designation, and case number SE 164A-81. Summary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking on November 24, 1971. A lone white male hijacked Northwest Orient flight 305 fro…

Page header indicating this is page 2 of a NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case codename) document. Suspect description form listing voice characteristics, smoking habits, clothing, accessories, and demeanor of…

Header indicating this is page 3 of a NORJAK document. Continuation of a NORJAK report discussing suspect processing categories. Notes that age and height differences between a suspect and the UNSUB…

FBI form identifier and revision date. Page number, header, and transcription date for the FD-302 interview report. An unnamed individual (redacted) in Morris, Minnesota was interviewed at a city p…

Header of FBI FD-302a continuation form, case SE 164A-81, page 2, dated 4/30/04. Interviewee describes a person named Kenneth who matched Cooper's physical description (5'10", 170 lbs, approximately…

Standard FD-302 header with form revision date and transcription date. An anonymous male tipster from Morris, Minnesota was interviewed about his suspicion that Kenneth Peter Christiansen (DOB Octob…

FBI form header with revision date. FBI internal memo routing block dated 05/04/2004, from Minneapolis field office (St. Cloud RA) to Seattle and St. Louis divisions, regarding NORJAK case SE 164A-8…

Routing header indicating an FBI communication from Minneapolis to Seattle regarding case SE 164A-81, dated 05/04/2004. A redacted individual wanted to remain anonymous after previously sharing susp…

Routing header indicating a communication from Minneapolis to Seattle field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 05/04/2004. Lead 1 directs Seattle field office to locate and review an intervie…

FBI form header with revision date. Routing block of an FBI memo dated 05/04/2004 from Minneapolis (St. Cloud RA) to Seattle and St. Louis divisions regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Classified a…

Routing header indicating communication from Minneapolis to Seattle office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 05/04/2004. A redacted individual wanted anonymity because family dismissed suspicions a…

Form revision date FBI internal routing memo dated 06/03/2004 from Seattle Squad 5, requesting reassignment of multiple pending cases (under case 164A-81 and sub-numbers 9440, 21, 359, 45, 87) due t…

FBI internal routing form (revised 01-31-2003) dated 06/03/2004 from Seattle Squad 5 reassigning miscellaneous pending cases (Case ID 164A-81 and sub-cases 21, 359, 45, 87) due to the transfer of a S…

FBI Seattle file processing stamp indicating the document was serialized, searched, indexed, and filed on June 8, 2004, with case reference SE-164A-81 and serial number 9441. Handwritten annotation…

Fax transmission header showing date, sender (STF Productions / America's Most Wanted), and fax identifiers. America's Most Wanted logo alongside large title 'Hotline Tip Sheet' with a circled numbe…

Handwritten FBI case number notation at top right of page. FBI Seattle filing stamp indicating the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on June 14, 2004. Bates number / FBI Vault p…

America's Most Wanted logo and page title banner. Tip sheet header fields for case Cooper, Dan. Tip ID 7756, phone tip received 6/6/2004 lasting 37 seconds. Location of sighting listed as Washougal…

FBI form number and revision date printed at top left Title block with Department of Justice seal and FBI Facsimile Cover Sheet heading FBI fax cover sheet classified Routine/Unclassified, dated 06…

Case number header and page number for the FBI investigative report. An anonymous male caller from Eugene, OR contacted the FBI Seattle switchboard on July 20, 2004, seeking a reward for information…

FBI case number and dictation/typist initials header. Page number of the original document. An anonymous male caller (FNU, phonetic name redacted) phoned the FBI Seattle switchboard on July 20, 200…

FBI internal routing form header for a routine communication dated 07/29/2004 regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking) case, sent from Seattle Squad 5 to multiple offices and the Criminal Investi…

Header of a multi-page FBI memo from Seattle field office to Criminal Investigative division, regarding case SE 164A-81-DNA dated 07/29/2004. Continuation of memo describing the D.B. Cooper hijackin…

Memo header indicating communication from Seattle field office to Criminal Investigative division, regarding case SE 164A-81-DNA dated 07/29/2004. Instructions for contacting suspects and family mem…

Internal FBI routing header for a communication from Seattle field office to Criminal Investigative division, referencing case SE 164A-81-DNA dated 07/29/2004. Description of an unnamed suspect from…

Memo header indicating communication from Seattle field office to Criminal Investigative division, referencing case SE 164A-81-DNA dated 07/29/2004. Continuation of memo text discussing the possibil…

Header of an FBI internal memo from Seattle field office to Criminal Investigative division, regarding case SE 164A-81-DNA dated 07/29/2004. Administrative and informational leads directed to Crimin…

Header and continuation of instructions to submit DNA samples to the Laboratory, DNA 1, with EC and related FD-302 to be uploaded to SE 164A-81-DNA. Set Lead 5 directs the Seattle field office to di…

FBI memo header from Salt Lake City field office to Seattle, dated 10/18/2004, regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Multiple case IDs listed, some pending, some closed. An SA from Salt L…

Header of an inter-office FBI communication from Salt Lake City field office to Seattle field office, referencing case SE-164A-81-DNA dated 10/18/2004. Lead assignment section directing the Seattle…

FBI internal routing form header for a communication from Seattle Squad 6 to the Laboratory, Criminal Investigative division, and Jacksonville office regarding the NORJAK case. Seattle field office…

Header of an FBI internal memo from the Seattle field office to the FBI Laboratory, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 11/24/2004. Lead assignments: Lead 1 sends info to Criminal Investigative at Was…

Official FBI letterhead with DOJ seal FBI response letter dated February 4, 2005 to a student at St. Patrick School in Tacoma, WA, replying to their January 31, 2005 letter requesting information ab…

FBI form FD-160 (file review request) dated revision 7-22-02. The form is largely blank. The UNI (Global) search box is checked with a Negative result, searched on 2/3/05. Subject information is reda…

Return address and date of the letter from St. Patrick School in Tacoma, WA. Recipient address block for the FBI Seattle field office. A student at St. Patrick School writes to the FBI requesting a…

Return address on envelope from St. Patrick School in Tacoma, WA. The individual sender name is redacted with a black box (b6/b7C privacy exemption). USPS postmark stamp from Tacoma dated February 1…

Printed webpage from Saint Patrick School in Tacoma, WA (www.saintpats.org), listing upcoming events including Catholic Schools Week, an Open House, a Scholastic Book Fair, and a Parent Registration…

Page header showing this is page 2 of 2 of a St. Patrick School document. Mission statement of St. Patrick parish school emphasizing Catholic faith, academic excellence, honesty, respect, and servic…

FBI FD-491 memorandum from SF (San Francisco) to SE (Seattle) dated 12/15/2004 regarding the NORJACK case (D.B. Cooper), file number 164A-SE-81. The memo forwards 12 items for file destruction, inclu…

FBI Seattle filing stamp with case number SE 164A-81, dated May 17, 2006, with fields for searched, indexed, serialized, and filed. Handwritten serial number notation. Bates-style page reference nu…

Email header from an FBI (SE) sender to an FBI (SE) recipient dated June 23, 2005, regarding a Granite Productions request related to Norjak (the FBI code name for the D.B. Cooper case). Classified a…

Header indicating this is page 2 of 2 of a message document. Continuation of a numbered list (items 9-13) detailing FBI holdback information and items not to be released in response to FOI requests…

FBI internal memo header from Seattle Squad 5, dated 07/13/2006, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, Case ID SE 164A-81-9463, marked as Pending. Memo sets a lead for the Tacoma Reside…

Internal FBI routing header indicating a communication from Seattle to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 07/13/2006. Lead assignment directing the Seattle FBI office to contact a redacted i…

FBI Complaint Form header with form number and revision date. Top portion of FD-71 complaint form identifying the subject as DB Cooper, character of case as Crime Aboard Aircraft, filed through Taco…

Header indicating this is page 2 of the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case codename) document. Physical description summary of the NORJAK suspect (D.B. Cooper), including voice characteristics, smok…

Standard FBI FD-302 form header with revision date. Page number and form title with transcription date. Interview header identifying the location as the FBI office in Tacoma, Washington. Interviewe…

Standard FBI FD-302a continuation form header with case number SE 164A-81, dated 08/15/2006, page 2. DAYTON claims she hijacked the plane not for money but as retaliation for a hard life related to…

Standard FD-302 header with form revision date and transcription date. Interview summary describing witnesses who befriended BARBARA DAYTON (born ROBERT DAYTON) at Pierce County Airport in 1977. DAY…

FBI FD-192 property custody form documenting a yellow photocopy of handwriting from a postcard acquired on 08/21/2006, related to the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. The item is stored at location ECC1 CA…

Form header with print date/time, form number FD-192, and print identifiers. FBI property form (FD-192) documenting acquisition of a postcard from R.E. Dayton dated July 11, 1963, entered into evide…

FBI FD-192 property custody form for NORJAK case. Documents acquisition of two envelopes from Robert E. Dayton (one as PVT. Robert E. Dayton postmarked Sept. 4, one from Bob Dayton postmarked Sept. 2…

Form header showing date/time printed, form type FD-192, and print identifier. FBI FD-192 property acquisition form for a hair brush (item 1B 28) related to the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Property w…

Form header showing print date/time, form number FD-192, and report identifier ICMIPR01 Page 1. FBI FD-192 property custody form for the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Documents hair samples (item 1B 27…

FBI routing form header for a NORJAK/CAA-HIJACK case communication from Portland FIG to Seattle and Anchorage offices, dated April 17, 2007. A complainant in Anchorage, Alaska contacted the FBI on A…

Memo header indicating communication from Portland office to Seattle office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 04/17/2007. A complainant reported that DB Cooper worked as a cab driver for a while an…

Internal FBI memo routing header from Portland to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated April 17, 2007. Two investigative leads set: Lead 1 directs Seattle field office to provide information t…

FBI routing form header for a NORJAK/CAA-HIJACK communication from Portland FIG to Seattle and Anchorage field offices, dated April 17, 2007. A complainant in Anchorage, Alaska called the FBI on Apr…

FBI internal communication form header from Anchorage Squad 5 to Seattle field office regarding the NORJAK/CAA-HIJACK case (D.B. Cooper), dated May 7, 2007. Report details a lead from Portland Divis…

Header of an inter-office FBI communication from Anchorage to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 05/07/2007. A redacted source reports that an individual named Franklin had suffered broken b…

Internal FBI routing header indicating a communication from the Anchorage field office to the Seattle field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 05/07/2007. Lead assignment section directing th…

FBI internal communication header from Anchorage Squad 5 to Seattle, dated 05/07/2007, regarding case NORJAK / CAA-HIJACK (SE 164A-81). Report details a 2007 investigation into whether Lyle C. Frank…

FBI internal electronic communication (EC) dated 08/08/2007, reassigning the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case to a new Special Agent in the Seattle field office. Notes one outstanding DNA lead at…

FBI internal EC (Electronic Communication) reassigning the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case to a new Special Agent. Notes one outstanding DNA lead at the Quantico laboratory and requests DNA test…

FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form from the Anchorage field office documenting receipt of Alaska DMV records on April 20, 2007. The materials received include copies of an Alaska driver's license and i…

Alaska state database basic person record for Lyle Clark Franklin, DOB 05/19/1949, male, white, born in Spokane WA, residing at 1523 Juneau #22, Anchorage AK. Includes driver license info, APSIN ID 0…

Criminal convictions record for Lyle Clark Franklin, retrieved 04/20/07, showing two convictions in DAN court: Carry Conceal Weapon (11/29/88, docket 88-6279) and Damage Property (08/14/86, docket 86…

Criminal history record for Lyle Clark Franklin, DOB 05/19/1949, born in Spokane, WA. White male, 5'11", 150 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes. Resident of 1523 Juneau #22, Anchorage, AK. APSIN ID 662964, A…

Criminal history record for Lyle Clark Franklin showing a 1988 larceny/shoplifting charge from arresting agency ANC, convicted in court DAN, with disposition dismissed. APSIN ID 662964. Record retrie…

System header line for a criminal history database printout, timestamped April 20, 2007. Criminal history record for Lyle Clark Franklin showing an arrest by ANC (Anchorage) agency on 09/13/1988 for…

System header line showing terminal ID, report type, date and time of printout. Criminal history record for Lyle Clark Franklin showing an arrest by the Anchorage agency on 09/13/1988 for marijuana…

Criminal history record for Lyle Clark Franklin showing an arrest by ANC agency for damage to property (charge 2999), convicted on 08/14/1986 in court docket 86-3231 with a disposition of nolo conten…

Alaska DMV driving record for Lyle Clark Franklin, DOB 05/19/1949, born in Spokane, WA. Male, 5'11", 150 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes. SSN 533-52-9447. Mailing and residential address: 1523 Juneau #22,…

Page 2 of an Alaska DMV driving record for Lyle Clark Franklin, retrieved 04/20/07. Shows ADL number 0662964, restriction 1, and three license class entries (D, ID, IP) with original, expiration, and…

Page 3 of an Alaska DMV driving record query dated April 20, 2007, showing the LICENSE ACTIONS section. The record (APSIN/ADL/DMV ID 0662964) indicates no license actions for this person. FBI Vault…

Page 4 of an Alaska DMV driving record query run on 04/20/07 via terminal PDLD630P. The record (APSIN/ADL/DMV number 0662964) shows no violations for the subject. A disclaimer notes the record is the…

NCIC (National Crime Information Center) query result dated April 20, 2007, showing no wants found for a white male named Franklin, Lyle C with DOB May 19, 1949 and SOC 533529447. The message notes t…

NCIC Interstate Identification Index response for an inquiry on Franklin, Lyle Clark, a white male born 1949-05-19, height 5'11", weight 184 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, born in the United States. FBI…

An NCIC (National Crime Information Center) criminal history record notice indicating that identification data was updated on 2004/02/19. The record is maintained by the FBI under number FBI/379207H…

NCIC (National Crime Information Center) Interstate Identification Index response dated April 20, 2007, confirming that a record request for FBI number 379207H was processed. The FBI will respond to…

NLETS transmission header with routing codes and timestamps. FBI Criminal History Record (rap sheet) introduction page, produced via NLETS on 2007-04-20 for attention of J DECOU. FBI Number 379207H,…

FBI criminal history identification record for Lyle Clark Franklin (AKA Lyle C Franklin). FBI Number 379207H. White male, 5'11", 184 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, DOB 1949-05-19, born in US. Includes N…

Criminal history cycle record showing an arrest on 1970-06-01 in Hanford, CA. Charges include drunk in public (647.F PC) and carrying a switchblade knife (653K PC). Court disposition shows charge 01…

End of a law enforcement record listing the Sheriff's Office in Hanford, CA with its address and agency code CA0160000. The record appears to have originated from or been routed through Clarksburg, W…

Web page header for Alaska DPS DMV photo query system. DMV identification photo of Lyle Clark Franklin. DMV record fields for Lyle Clark Franklin showing ID card details: OLN 662964, DOB 05/19/1949…

Alaska ID card for Lyle Clark Franklin issued 06/12/2001, expiring 05/19/2006. DOB 05/19/1949. Physical: 165 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair, 5'11", male. Earlier Alaska identification card for Lyle Clark…

Photocopy of an Alaska driver's license for Lyle C. Franklin. Class A license, number 0662964, SSN 533-52-9447. Born May 19, 1949. License expires May 19, 1989. Male, 5'11" (71 inches), 160 lbs, blue…

FBI form header with revision date FBI internal memo routing block from Counterterrorism NTCS/Public Access Center Unit to Seattle field office, dated September 5, 2007, regarding NORJACK / CAA - HI…

Internal FBI routing header directing a tip to the Seattle field office from Counterterrorism division, referencing case SE 164A-81. A public tip submitted to the FBI regarding the D.B. Cooper case.…

Header of an FBI internal communication from Counterterrorism division to Seattle field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 09/05/2007. Contains redacted IP address and host information, with u…

Internal FBI routing header from Counterterrorism division to Seattle field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 09/05/2007. Lead assignment section directing a discretionary lead to the Seattl…

FBI internal routing memo from Milwaukee field office (Squad 7/Madison RA) to Seattle, dated 01/23/2008, forwarding a letter received on 01/03/2008 from an individual in Beloit, WI, regarding possibl…

Internal FBI routing header indicating a communication from Milwaukee field office to Seattle field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 01/23/2008. Lead assignment section directing the Seattl…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting a letter received on 1/3/2008 from a redacted individual in Beloit, WI, concerning the possible identification of D.B. Cooper. Filed under NORJAK (SE 16…

Scanned image of a mailed envelope postmarked January 3, 2008, from Beloit, WI to Madison, WI. The envelope contains a handwritten note referencing talking to someone and a letter. Both the sender an…

Redacted stamp or marking in upper left corner, likely a name or address block. Date of the document. A tip letter from an anonymous source describing a former coworker at the Rocky Flats nuclear p…

Continuation of a letter (likely a tip from a member of the public) describing a person of interest as dark-haired, average build, approximately 5'10" to 6'0" tall. The writer, from Beloit, WI, state…

Fragment of an unrelated article about a church in Eldoret, Kenya burned by a mob during election violence. Handwritten or stamped case reference number on the clipping. Associated Press article ab…

Continuation of a newspaper article about the FBI releasing new drawings of D.B. Cooper and a map of possible landing areas. The FBI concluded Cooper likely did not survive the jump. Agent Larry Carr…

FBI internal routing memo from Milwaukee field office (Squad 7/Madison RA) to Seattle, dated 01/23/2008, forwarding a letter received on 01/03/2008 from an individual in Beloit, WI, regarding a possi…

FBI FD-192 property acquisition form documenting the receipt of one potentially human bone fragment, case NORJAK, acquired on 01/11/2008 in Portland, OR. Barcode EO4D2Z897, stored at location ECR. So…

Document control or classification stamp at top right of page. Form revision date. FBI internal routing form (EC) from San Diego Squad VC-1 to Seattle field office, dated 02/25/2008, regarding the…

Inter-office FBI memo header indicating communication from San Diego field office to Seattle field office, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated February 25, 2008. Lead assignment section directing the…

FBI Complaint Form header identifying the form type and revision date. FBI complaint form fields showing a telephonic complaint received by a Special Agent in the San Diego field office on 1/3/2008…

Parachute jump log form with approximately 10 handwritten entries. All jumps appear to be from a location that looks like 'lakeside', using aircraft numbered 185 or 170, with D0 type jumps at altitud…

Parachute jump log entries showing multiple jumps from altitudes around 6,000-6,600 feet with delays of 3-25 seconds, various surface wind conditions ranging from 4-15, using T-type main chutes with…

Group photo of the 1st place winning team 'Family' at the Big Z Star Meet. Group photo of the 2nd place Taft, California team at the Big Z Star Meet. Article headline and byline for a piece about a…

Letter from FAA Director James F. Rudolph discussing seatbelt regulations (FAR 91.14) for parachutists during takeoff and landing, explaining the rationale for requiring safety belts despite the risk…

FBI FD-71 Complaint Form header and subject/complainant identification fields. Case is NORJAK (CAA - HIJACK). Complaint received telephonically by IOA at Seattle field office on 03/03/2008 at 1:20 pm…

Source C indicates a redacted individual previously owned most property in the area for a long time. Writer conducted record checks and found information of possible investigative value. Property r…

FBI electronic communication header from Louisville (Bowling Green RA) to Seattle, dated 03/26/2008, regarding NORJAK case SE 164A-81, reporting information received concerning the case. A woman fro…

Inter-office memo header indicating communication from Louisville FBI field office to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 03/26/2008. Set Lead 1 is discretionary, directed to the Seattle fiel…

FBI routine communication from Louisville (Bowling Green RA) to Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. A woman from Hodgenville, Kentucky called on 03/26/2008 to report that she believes a man who reside…

FBI inter-office communication header from Portland/Salem RA to Seattle and Memphis field offices, dated 03/26/2008, regarding case NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking). A caller to the Salem, Oregon RA o…

Routing header indicating this is an internal FBI communication from Portland to Seattle regarding case SE 164A-81 dated 03/26/2008. A redacted individual describes visiting someone's home in Tennes…

Memo header indicating communication from Portland FBI office to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 03/26/2008. Lead assignments for two FBI field offices: Seattle (discretionary action) and…

Header/title of the memo. Case identification block with subject name, case code NORJAK, category CAA - HIJACKING, office of origin Seattle, and file/serial number SE 164A-81 with handwritten notati…

FBI form header for a routine communication from the Philadelphia/Scranton Resident Agency to the Seattle field office regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, dated April 8, 2008. A complainant fro…

Internal FBI routing header indicating a communication from the Philadelphia field office to the Seattle field office, referencing case number SE 164A-81 dated April 8, 2008. Lead assignment section…

FBI internal communication form header from Philadelphia (Scranton Resident Agency) to Seattle field office, dated April 8, 2008, regarding case NORJAK (SE 164A-81, sub-file 9478). Routine precedence…

FBI form header with revision date and file path reference. Routine FBI communication from Louisville (Elizabethtown RA) to Seattle field office regarding NORJAK case, providing a photograph of a re…

Inter-office memo header indicating correspondence from Louisville FBI field office to Seattle, referencing case SE 164A-81 dated 04/25/2008. Lead assignment section directing Seattle field office t…

Browser page title bar showing the book listing title. Antiqbook.com listing for 'Sport Parachuting Handbook: The 1970s Textbook of Sport Parachuting' by R.A. Gunby, published 1969 in Monterey, CA.…

Website header, navigation breadcrumb, and left sidebar menu for ParachuteHistory.com. Biography of Russ Gunby describing his Army career from 1940, his pioneering role in sport parachuting, authori…

Header of a printed webpage about Russ Gunby from ParachuteHistory.com, page 2 of 3. Biographical article about Russ Gunby: his book "Sport Parachuting", Army career attaining rank of Major, role as…

Page header showing this is page 3 of 3 of the Russ Gunby article from ParachuteHistory.com. Continuation of article about Russ Gunby. Describes how his book 'Sport Parachuting' was the definitive t…

FBI internal memo header from Los Angeles field office to Seattle Criminal Investigative division, dated April 4, 2008, regarding case NORJACK (D.B. Cooper hijacking), Case ID 164A-SE-81, sub-file 94…

FBI internal routing header identifying this as a communication from Los Angeles to Seattle field office regarding case 164A-SE-81, dated 04/04/2008. A redacted individual recounts an interaction wh…

Header of an FBI lead memo from Los Angeles to Seattle, referencing case number 164A-SE-81 dated 04/04/2008. Two investigative leads are set: Lead 1 is informational for Criminal Investigative Divis…

FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet listing 13 pages deleted under FOIA exemptions b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790-02. Boxed no…

FBI form FD-340a header identifying the case as UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, November 24, 1971. File number 164-497. Notes that bulky exhibits 1a1 through 1a8 are maintai…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 2 photos and negatives from a contributor in Sun Valley, California, received on 12/13/71 under file number 164-497-1A9. The item was not…

FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement - personal privacy) indicating redacted personal information. Large rectangular redaction block obscuring what appears to be perso…

FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement - personal privacy), indicating content on this page has been redacted under these exemptions. Bates-style document tracking numbe…

FBI form FD-340 documenting the receipt of evidence: an original and one Xerox copy of an envelope and letter received at the LA Times. The item was received on 12/14/71, contributed by someone at th…

Handwritten FBI case/serial number on the envelope, likely added by FBI personnel for filing purposes. U.S. Postal Service postmark showing the date of mailing: December 11, 1971, AM. A Christmas-t…

Letter purportedly written by D.B. Cooper addressed to 'Sirs', claiming he knew he wouldn't be caught, explaining his motivations (not romantic but driven by hate and turmoil, claiming 14 months to l…

FBI form number and revision date printed at top of page. FD-340 receipt form with file number 164-497-1A11, received 12-15-71 from Sacramento. The contributor address, city/state, and special agent…

Handwritten case file reference number, likely an FBI Seattle field office designation. Handwritten FBI file/serial number, likely a cross-reference or sub-file number related to the D.B. Cooper cas…

FBI form identifier and revision date printed at top of page. Form fields filled in by hand indicating file number 164-497-1A 12, date received possibly 12/52/71 (likely a shorthand or error for a D…

Partially legible header text at top of page, possibly truncated words from a larger document or envelope. Vertical text printed along left margin, mostly illegible. Possibly form field labels or in…

FBI form number and revision date header FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of notes from a court case by a Special Agent. Materials were received from Superior Court in Long Bea…

FBI form FD-340 documenting receipt of 1 photograph from the Honolulu field office on 12/30/1971, filed under case number 164-497-1016. The description of the photo is largely redacted. FOIA exemptio…

FOIA exemption codes indicating redaction for personal privacy (b6) and law enforcement source identity (b7C). Large redacted block, contents fully obscured. Likely contained personal identifying in…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 1 copy of a driver's license from Sacramento on 12/31/1971, filed under case number 164-497-1A17. The identity on the driver's license is…

Handwritten FBI file/serial numbers. 'SC 164-50' likely refers to the Sacramento field office file number. '164-497-1A17' is a serial or sub-file reference number. Printed Bates stamp number used fo…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 1 negative and 1 photo from Western Airlines Security at Los Angeles International Airport. The photo was taken from a 1966 employment ap…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of a Look Magazine advertisement from pages 46-47, dated 8/24/71, received on 12/9/71 from a redacted contributor in Gardena, California. Fi…

Photocopy of the cover of LOOK magazine dated August 24, 1971, priced at 35 cents. The cover features a high-contrast photograph of a bald man with a goatee holding a skull, looking directly at the c…

Full-page KOOL cigarettes advertisement from 1971 offering a Sea Snark sailboat for $88 plus a carton end flap. Includes product imagery, promotional copy, a mail-order form, and the Surgeon General'…

Promotional offer for an activated charcoal water filter available for $5.00 with two Tareyton cigarette wrappers. Mail-order to a Chicago P.O. Box, expiring Dec. 31, 1972. Main advertising headline…

Small dark sketch or icon in the upper-left area, possibly depicting a figure or insect. Very low resolution. An oval or egg-shaped object with horizontal striations or hatching, possibly a fingerpr…

Small handwritten or stamped notation in the upper-left margin, likely a page or exhibit number. Full-page U.S. Army Airborne recruitment advertisement encouraging enlistment by emphasizing the para…

Handwritten FBI case/serial number at top of the page. Main headline and subheadline of the newspaper/magazine article. Photograph showing performers or students in front of a large abstract metal…

FBI form number and revision date printed at top of page. FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form with file number 164-497-1014, dated 12/30/71, material received from Chicago office. Address, city/state,…

FBI Chicago field office case file number for the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper case. Handwritten cross-reference notation indicating Los Angeles field office case file number and serial/sub-file reference.…

FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) indicating redacted content on this page. Typed FBI case reference number CG 164-297 (Chicago field office) foll…

Chicago FBI field office case number for the D.B. Cooper case (file 164-297). Handwritten cross-reference to Los Angeles FBI field office case number 164-497, sub-file A14. FOIA exemption codes b6…

FBI FOIA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790-02 listing 41 total deleted pages. Pages were deleted due to FOIA exemptions b6 (personal privacy), b7C (law enforcement - pers…

FBI form FD-340a header identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, file number 164-497. Evidence log table listing 8 items filed between 11/29/71 and 12/8/71 related to the D.B. Cooper hijacking ca…

FBI form number and revision date header FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting 22-30 copies of an artist's conception of the unsub (unknown subject) plus the original with glasses. File numbe…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged white male with dark, combed-back hair, wearing dark-tinted sunglasses with thick frames, a suit jacket with wide lapels…

Handwritten physical description of a white male suspect: mid 40s, 5'10" to 6' tall, 170-180 lbs, olive/Latin complexion, dark brown or flesh-toned [hair?], parted on left and combed back, heavy smok…

FBI form FD-340 (Receipt for Items Received) documenting an item received on 10/3/71 from a redacted contributor in Claremont, California, filed under case number 164-4197 1A 7. The description indic…

Handwritten FBI case file number, likely a sub-file reference for case 164-497, sub-file A7. Printed Bates number stamp used for document tracking in the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper release.

Large redacted rectangular block at the top of the page, contents fully obscured. Handwritten FBI case file serial number. FOIA exemption codes indicating redactions were applied under Privacy Act…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 4 photos of the hijacker from the Seattle field office on November 29, 1971, filed under case number 164-497-1A1. Not to be returned; no…

A black-and-white photograph of a middle-aged man wearing a suit and tie, with receding hair and sunglasses. The image is heavily dithered/halftone, consistent with a photocopy or microfiche reproduc…

Composite sketch or artist rendering of D.B. Cooper suspect. The image depicts a middle-aged white male with receding or thinning dark hair, dark eyes, a straight nose, and what appears to be a sligh…

Composite sketch or artist's rendering of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged Caucasian male with receding dark hair, sunglasses, a possible mustache or shadow around the mouth are…

A composite sketch or artist's rendering of D.B. Cooper, showing a middle-aged Caucasian male with short dark hair that is receding, wearing a suit jacket, white dress shirt, and dark tie. The image…

Composite sketch or artist rendering of D.B. Cooper suspect. The image shows a middle-aged Caucasian male with a receding hairline, dark hair combed back, prominent forehead, narrow face, and wearing…

Photocopied composite sketch or surveillance-style portrait of D.B. Cooper suspect. The image shows a middle-aged male with receding or thinning dark hair, a high forehead, dark-rimmed sunglasses, a…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The image depicts a middle-aged white male with receding hairline, dark hair on sides, wearing a suit with a narrow dark tie and white dress shirt. The la…

Composite sketch or artist rendering of D.B. Cooper suspect. The image shows a middle-aged Caucasian male with receding dark hair, dark sunglasses, a thin face, and wearing a suit with a necktie. The…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The sketch depicts a middle-aged white male with receding dark hair, a thin face, and somewhat gaunt features. He is wearing a suit with a collared shirt…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged white male with receding hairline, dark sunglasses, suit jacket, white dress shirt, and a dark tie with a tie clip. The…

Photocopied composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged white male with a receding hairline, dark hair on the sides, wearing dark-rimmed sunglasses, a suit jacket, whit…

Composite sketch or artist rendering of D.B. Cooper suspect. The image shows a middle-aged Caucasian male with receding dark hair, dark sunglasses, a narrow face, and wearing a suit with a white dres…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged white male with dark, slicked-back hair parted on the right, wearing dark-tinted sunglasses with thick plastic or horn-r…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The black-and-white drawing depicts a middle-aged white male with dark, slicked-back or receding hair, wearing dark sunglasses, a suit jacket, white dress…

Composite sketch or artist rendering of D.B. Cooper suspect. The image depicts a middle-aged Caucasian male with receding dark hair, a broad forehead, dark eyes, a straight nose, thin lips, and a poi…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper, the unidentified hijacker. The sketch depicts a middle-aged Caucasian male wearing dark sunglasses, a suit jacket, white dress shirt, and a narrow dark tie with a…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged white male with a receding hairline, dark hair on the sides, wearing a suit jacket, white dress shirt, and dark tie. The…

A composite sketch or heavily photocopied photograph of a male suspect identified as D.B. Cooper. The image shows a middle-aged man wearing dark-tinted sunglasses, a suit jacket, white dress shirt, a…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of photographs from the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Santa Ana, California on 11/30/71, filed under case number 164-497-106. The contributo…

FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) indicating redacted content on this page. A large black-bordered rectangular redaction box obscuring what appear…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-940) documenting the receipt of a Xerox copy of a check from Security Pacific National Bank, Sacramento. The contributor's name and address are redacted under b6/b7C exe…

FBI form FD-340 documenting receipt of evidence related to the D.B. Cooper case. The item received on 11-30-71 is described as a tracing of an auto (automobile), filed under case number 164-497-143.…

Handwritten note listing emergency contact information. Contains a heading 'In Case of Emergency' followed by heavily redacted personal details (names, phone numbers or addresses protected under b6/b…

FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of a tape recording from KABC Radio on December 8, 1971. The tape is described as a 'Tape of KABC Show.' The item is not to be returned and…

FBI form number and revision date header. FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of a photographic negative and artist's sketch of an unknown male hijacker of Northwest Airlines.…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. High-contrast black-and-white artist rendering showing a middle-aged white male with dark, swept-back hair, wearing dark sunglasses, a suit jacket with a…

Handwritten physical description of the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper) from Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Describes a white male, mid 40s, 5'10"-6', 170-180 lbs, olive/Latin complexion, d…

FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect. The drawing depicts a middle-aged white male with short dark hair, wearing dark-tinted sunglasses, a suit jacket, white dress shirt, and a narrow dark tie…

Handwritten case label identifying the unknown subject (UNSUB) associated with Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Seattle to Portland on November 24, 1971. This appears to be a divider or cover page…

Handwritten FBI case file number in a box at the top of the page, likely 164-497-A8 or similar sub-file designation. Bates stamp or digitization reference number at the bottom-right of the page. Th…

Photograph of Side 1 of an AMPEX C-90 recording cassette tape. Handwritten label indicates a recording made at 5:45 PM on 11/27/71 by an SA (Special Agent), from Gene Grant at radio station KABC, pho…