ReportInvestigative insert LA 164-497 (LSH/mje) re suspect, interviews in Los Angeles areapage 1 of 8
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Part 56, page 98

DB Cooper-23488Serials LA 164-497, LA 164-497-91

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1 LA 164-497 LSH/mje

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RE SUSPECT: [REDACTED] aka

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Investigation pertaining to [REDACTED] was predicated upon information furnished by [REDACTED] Port of New York Authority Police Department, La Guardia Airport, New York, New York, on December 7, 1971. At this time, [REDACTED] advised that in the Spring of 1971, two white male individuals identifying themselves as [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] appeared at the Eastern Airlines ticket office at the La Guardia airport and attempted to purchase tickets for Miami, Florida, with a fraudulent credit card. The ticket agent recognized the fraudulent credit card and attempted to stall the two passengers, who left the counter abruptly, but who had previously checked their luggage which they left behind. The luggage became the property of the Port Authority Police Department, and when it was inspected, it was determined that one or both of these individuals was an experienced and active sports parachutist. A personal letter located in the luggage indicates that [REDACTED] may have been incarcerated at one time. Included in the luggage was a [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] Also included in [REDACTED] luggage was a sports parachutist's log book, bearing no name.

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On December 8, 1971, an examination of the records of the United States Parachute Association, Monterey, California, revealed that [REDACTED] address, as of June 11, 1971, was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California. These records describe [REDACTED] as born on [REDACTED] five feet eleven inches tall, 170 pounds and his occupation as [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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164-497-91 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED [date stamp] 1972

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DB Cooper-23488