Part 62
284 pages
FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action 1:16-cv-01790-02. Lists 19 deleted pages (pages 5, 6, 15–31), all withheld under FOIA exemptions b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcem…
Page 2Note explaining that exhibits 1a1 through 1a57 are maintained in separate closed files across six volumes due to bulkiness. FBI evidence log (FD-340a form) listing items 58–63 filed between April an…
Page 3FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting an item received on approximately 5-6-74, file number 164 497-1a 60. The contributor name appears to be 'Burreau' or similar. The description field refere…
Page 4FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form with file number 164-497-1a 59, date received 4/24/24, contributor appears to be from Seattle. No return requested, no receipt given. Handwritten description of evid…
Page 5FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form dated 3-26-76, associated with file number 164-497. The contributor name and address are blank. The special agent name is redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. Th…
Page 6FBI form number and revision date Standard FBI Miranda rights advisement form (FD-395) with handwritten place (Glendale, Orbit), date (3-26-74), and time (9:26 PM) filled in. A case or file number 1…
Page 7Date and location header for the interview notes. Handwritten log of an FBI interview conducted at Glendale Police Department on March 26, 1974. The subject refused to sign the advice of rights form…
Page 8FBI form identifier and revision date FBI FD-340 receipt form documenting Xerox copies of charge slips received from Atlantic-Richfield Co. at 515 So Flower, Los Angeles, Calif. on 12-26-74. The cha…
Page 9FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790-02. Lists 32 total deleted pages with exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement - personal privacy), plu…
Page 10FBI File-Serial Charge Out form (FD-5) documenting the transfer of Serial 1A 56, which consists of hair fibers, glass slides, and an envelope containing hair collected on 4/23/74, charged out on 8/30…
Page 11Note explaining that exhibits 1a1 through 1a45 are maintained in separate closed files across five volumes. FBI exhibit log (FD-9008) for NORJAK case file 164-497, listing items 45–57 filed between…
Page 12FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 2 photographs of a bald headed white male wearing wire rim sunglasses, striped tie and sweater, noted as possibly identical to DB Cooper…
Page 13Handwritten FBI case/serial number at top of page Printed document identifier or Bates number stamp
Page 14FBI form FD-340 documenting the receipt of 2 photos of an unidentified male wearing a woolen-type cap with alternating black and white stripes radiating from the top center. The item was received fro…
Page 15A mostly blank bordered area containing a printed evidence or document label 'DB Cooper-26110' and a handwritten FBI case/sub-file number '164-497-1A 46'. Likely the back or separator page of a photo…
Page 16FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting the receipt of 2 photos on 6-28-72 in the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, file number 164-497-1A47. The contributor information and description of photo subjec…
Page 17FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of material on 6/30/72 from Records & Identification division of the Santa Monica Police Department, Santa Monica, California. File number 164-4…
Page 18Redacted name or identifying information followed by a physical description: White Male, 6 feet tall, 170 pounds, Brown hair, Brown eyes. FBI exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enfor…
Page 19FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting receipt of a photo from a redacted individual in North Hollywood, California. File number 164-497, sub-item 1A49. Received on 8-10-72. The item is not to…
Page 20FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of one copy of an original letter on 10-11-72, filed under case number 164-497, sub-file 1A50. The contributor appears to be named Burnham.…
Page 21A handwritten letter from an unidentified individual, largely illegible. The letter appears to be personal correspondence with references to various people (names redacted under b6/b7C privacy exempt…
Page 22FBI filing stamp with case number 164-2111, exhibit marking Q50, and laboratory routing notations. A handwritten letter addressed to 'Dear Sir' from an anonymous writer claiming that the person know…
Page 23Photograph of the Los Angeles Times building sign at Times-Mirror Square, with handwritten annotations. An American flag and what appears to be an 8-cent postage stamp image are visible in the lower…
Page 24FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of items from an individual in Beverly Hills, California on 12/13/1972. Items received include one sheet of lined paper with 1969 series serial…
Page 25Handwritten list of serial numbers from 1969 Series L-A US currency. Three serial numbers are recorded on lined paper. A handwritten notation, possibly a reference number or calculation, enclosed in…
Page 26Handwritten FBI routing note indicating a newspaper clipping was furnished to a Special Agent on an uncertain date in 1975. The clipping originated from a newspaper in Beverly Hills, California, labe…
Page 27FBI facsimile cover sheet from SAC Los Angeles (file 164-497) to SAC Seattle, attention SA Charles Farrell, regarding subject NORJAK. The fax was sent at 1145A on 12/12/79. The form indicates a plain…
Page 28FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 1 photograph taken in 1963 and 5 copies, received on 1/3/72 from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office Strategic Support Detail. The it…
Page 29Small, dark photograph affixed to page; contents are largely indiscernible due to low resolution and dark exposure. Date stamp indicating May 5, 1983, printed inverted/rotated on the page. Bates-st…
Page 30FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 2 colored artist's conceptions of the unidentified subject known as "Dan Cooper." Received on 3-6-73 from the FBI Seattle, Washington off…
Page 31Handwritten FBI case file number and sub-file or serial number. 164-497-A is consistent with the D.B. Cooper NORJAK case file numbering. The number 53 appears beneath or as part of the reference. Ba…
Page 32FBI form FD-340 documenting receipt of 1 photograph from the Seattle FBI Office, filed under case number 164-497, sub-file 1A-54. Received 5/31/73. The subject of the photograph is redacted under b6/…
Page 33FBI identification or suspect card for an American white male, with physical descriptors: male, American nationality, 5'9" tall, 165 lbs, white race, brown (BEN. = brown) hair and eyes, scars and mar…
Page 34Memo cover sheet indicating enclosures sent to the Los Angeles field office from a Special Agent regarding the NORJAK case. References LA file 164-497 and SA file 164-111, with a SAlet (Special Agent…
Page 35FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of a copy of a driver's license and photos of Owen Murray Reynolds from the Sacramento FBI office on 7/19/73, filed under case number 164-497. T…
Page 36California DMV driver license record cross reference copy for Owen Murray Reynolds of Anaheim, CA. Shows license number Y56661, male, brown hair, brown eyes, 5-10, 160 lbs, DOB 10-14-20, age 50. Date…
Page 37Heavily redacted page showing only an FBI case file reference number 164-497-1A56 for the Los Angeles field office. Most content is obscured by redaction blocks. Bates stamp identifier for the DB Co…
Page 38Top pair of booking photographs (profile view on left, frontal view on right) of an unidentified male subject. The booking placard reads Newport Beach, NB 17448, dated 3-16-72. The subject appears to…
Page 39Handwritten FBI case number, likely 164-497-1A56, appearing in the upper portion of a bordered area. Same handwritten FBI case number repeated at the bottom of the bordered area. Printed or stamped…
Page 40Mugshot pair (profile and front-facing) of an unidentified male subject, taken by Newport Beach Police Department. Booking number NB 17448, dated 3/16/72. The subject is a middle-aged white male with…
Page 41Booking-style photographs of a male subject shown in two views: a profile (left) and a frontal mugshot (right). The subject is a middle-aged white male with short hair, wearing a light-colored shirt…
Page 42FBI index card or record entry for Owen Murray Reynolds, a male white American, 5'10", 150 lbs, brown hair, blond(?), born October 14, 1920 in Texas. Last known address at 11611 Brookhurst, Garden Gr…
Page 43Mugshot photograph (profile and frontal views) of an unidentified male subject. The booking placard indicates Sheriff, County of Orange, booking number 70952, dated November 1963. A caption below the…
Page 44A mostly blank page with a typed Bates-stamp identifier 'DB Cooper-26151' and a handwritten FBI case/serial number '164-497 - 1A56'. Likely the back or blank side of a document, or a separator/divide…
Page 45Booking mugshot consisting of a profile (left side) and front-facing photograph of a white male. The subject is holding an Orange County Sheriff booking placard with the number 709 52 and a date that…
Page 46FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of rights form and interview log related to an interview of a redacted individual. File number 164-497, sub-file 1A 57. Received on 4-10-74 from…
Page 47FBI form number and revision date header Standard FBI Miranda rights advisement form (FD-395) completed in Los Angeles, California on April 10, 1974 at 10:30 AM. Case number 164 497/A59 noted. Waiv…
Page 48Title of the document Header fields of the FBI interview log showing date, place, and redacted names of person interviewed and interviewer. Chronological log of an FBI interview conducted on 4/10/7…
Page 49FBI FOI/PA Deleted Page Information Sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790-02, listing 28 deleted pages with reasons including FOIA exemptions b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal p…
Page 50FBI form FD-340a header indicating bulky exhibits 1a1 through 1a35 are maintained in separate exhibit sections across four volumes. Case title is NORJAK, file number 164-497. Evidence log table list…
Page 51FBI form number and revision date header FD-340 evidence receipt form showing file number 164-497-1A 36, dated approximately 2-1-77, contributor associated with TWA. Name and personal details redact…
Page 52Handwritten FBI case/serial number in upper-left corner of an otherwise blank page. Bates stamp number applied during FBI Vault document processing.
Page 53Redacted name or identifying information block with FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C marked to the right. Handwritten notation, likely a file or serial number reference (possibly 1x4-497- /A36 or sim…
Page 54Redacted box with FOIA/Privacy Act exemption codes b6 and b7C indicating personal privacy and law enforcement source protection. Handwritten FBI case file number and sub-file reference. Bates numbe…
Page 55FBI form identifier and revision date printed at top of page. FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting receipt of an item on April 17, 1972, under file number 164-497-1A37. The contributor name…
Page 56A mostly blank page bearing a printed Bates-style identifier 'DB Cooper-26034' and a handwritten FBI case/serial number, likely a separator or back page of a document. Faint numbers or marks along t…
Page 57FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 1 copy of a SACI4 driver's license or identification document from the FBI Sacramento office, filed under case number 164-497, sub-file 1…
Page 58Vertical header text identifying the document as a California DMV driver license application cross-reference copy, restricted to DMV or law enforcement use. Driver license photo area that has been r…
Page 59Handwritten FBI case file number, likely a sub-file reference for case 164-497. Printed document identifier or Bates-style tracking number for the DB Cooper case file. Vertical number stamp or nota…
Page 60A California Department of Motor Vehicles driver license application record cross-reference copy, used for DMV or law enforcement purposes. Nearly all personal identifying information has been redact…
Page 61Vertical header text identifying this as a California DMV driver license application record cross reference copy, restricted to DMV or law enforcement use. Main body of a California DMV driver licen…
Page 62FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting the receipt of 2 sets of photos from Salt Lake City on 1-30-72 in connection with the D.B. Cooper case (file 164-497). A portion describing the subject of…
Page 63Handwritten FBI field office case file numbers for Sacramento (SU), Seattle (SE), and Los Angeles (LA) divisions, all under the 164 classification. FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C…
Page 64Handwritten FBI case file number, likely referencing file 164-4971, sub-file or serial 39. A rectangular box with redacted (blacked-out) content, likely a name or personal information. FBI exemptio…
Page 65Handwritten FBI field office file numbers referencing case 164 across multiple offices (SU, SE, LA). FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement – personal privacy) indicatin…
Page 66Handwritten case file or serial number, likely an FBI file reference. FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement – personal privacy), indicating redacted personal informatio…
Page 67FBI form FD-340 documenting receipt of photographic evidence. File number 64-4971, received April 23, 1973, from the FBI in Washington, D.C. The item is not to be returned and no receipt was given. T…
Page 68Handwritten notation showing the name or label 'NORNAK' followed by what appears to be an FBI case or sub-file number 164-497/A40. Printed Bates-style identifier stamp marking this as page 26056 in…
Page 69Handwritten note showing the FBI NORJAK case designation and a file/serial number 164-497-1A40. NORJAK is the FBI codename for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Bates stamp or document tracking number…
Page 70FBI evidence receipt form dated 4-23-72 under file number 164-497-1A-4, originating from FBI Seattle, Washington. The description lists 6 photos and 4 photos of a white male wearing glasses, dressed…
Page 71FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement – personal privacy) indicating redacted content. A redacted rectangular box (likely a name or identifying information removed unde…
Page 72FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) indicating redacted content. A redacted rectangular block (name or address likely withheld under b6/b7C) followe…
Page 73FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) indicating redacted content. A rectangular redacted box, likely containing a name or identifying information rem…
Page 74FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) indicating redacted content. Handwritten case or file reference number. Large redacted block covering the major…
Page 75FOIA exemption codes indicating redaction for personal privacy (b6) and law enforcement source identity (b7C). A redacted name/address box at top followed by a handwritten case number or reference n…
Page 76A redacted box at the top of the page with FOIA exemption markers b6 and b7C. Below the box is a handwritten case/serial number that appears to read 164-4971/p41 or similar. Bates stamp or document…
Page 77A large rectangular bordered area occupying the upper-left portion of the page. The interior appears completely blank or fully redacted/whited out. Bates stamp identifier for the DB Cooper FBI Vault…
Page 78FBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting receipt of an interview log from a contributor in Los Altos, California, related to the D.B. Cooper case (file 164-497). Received 4/21/72. Item not to be…
Page 79Header of the interview log indicating it took place in Los Angeles, California on April 21, 1972. Handwritten interview log documenting a session at FBI Headquarters in Los Angeles on 4/21/72. A re…
Page 80FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of a xerox copy of a passenger manifest for Western Airlines Flight #632 on February 25, 1972, contributed by Western Airlines at Los Angele…
Page 81Handwritten notes referencing a date of 3/23 and possibly a Jet AL (airline) and Western connection. Handwritten flight information showing arrival in Seattle at 8:35pm and departure from LAX at 6:1…
Page 82Serial index or log sheet listing numbered items 30 through 67, with checkmarks to the left of most entries and certain numbers circled (37, 42, 45, 51, 57, 58, 59, 64). Bottom entries include ANC no…
Page 83FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of 2 photographs related to the DB Cooper case (file 164-497). Received on 4/28/72 from the FBI Seattle, Washington office. Items not to be…
Page 84A partially redacted FBI document snippet showing a redacted name or identifier, a handwritten phone number (164 497-1044), FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C (personal privacy), and the case reference…
Page 85FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790-02. Lists 7 total deleted pages: pages 10, 18, 21, 22, 23, and 24 were withheld under FOIA exemptions b6 (personal privacy) a…
Page 86FBI form FD-340a header describing bulk exhibit storage for the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper case file 164-497, with volumes I through III referenced. Evidence log listing items 31-35 filed in April 1972, inc…
Page 87FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting the receipt of materials related to the D.B. Cooper hijacking case on 12/9/71 in Seattle, WA. Items received include 2 negatives, approximately 35 photo…
Page 88FBI composite sketch of D.B. Cooper suspect, depicting a middle-aged white male wearing dark sunglasses, a suit jacket, white dress shirt, and dark tie. The sketch is rendered in high-contrast black…
Page 89FBI case/serial number appearing at the top of an otherwise mostly blank page. Bates stamp number for the DB Cooper FBI Vault release. A small dark mark or partial stamp/checkmark visible in the up…
Page 90FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of 1 photo from the Los Angeles Police Department Records Bureau on 3/10/72. The description of the photo subject is redacted under b6/b7C priva…
Page 91A blacked-out redaction block at the top of the page, likely a name or identifying information. Handwritten FBI case/sub-file number. FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforce…
Page 92FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting receipt of a tape cassette containing a conversation. File number 164-497-1A sub 33, received on 3/10/72. The contributor name, address, and receiving a…
Page 93Photograph of an Ampex 661 C90 cassette tape with a handwritten label indicating a conversation recorded at 11:30 AM related to Norjak case 164-497. Photograph of the cassette case with a printed/ha…
Page 94FBI evidence receipt form documenting an item received on 3/19/75 under file number 164-497, from the FBI office at an address in Los Angeles, California. The item is described as relating to anonymo…
Page 95A citizen's follow-up letter dated March 14, 1972, referencing a prior letter from February 24, 1972, offering a tip on a D.B. Cooper suspect. The writer claims to have retouched the composite sketch…
Page 96FBI FD-340 receipt form documenting evidence received on 3/13/72 from Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank, California, under file number 164-497-1435. Items received include 4 photos and a negative, 1 appli…
Page 97Handwritten FBI case/serial number, likely referencing file 164-497, sub-file or serial A35. Printed document tracking identifier from the FBI Vault DB Cooper collection.
Page 98FBI FOI/PA Deleted Page Information Sheet for Civil Action# 1:16-cv-01790-02. Lists 154 total deleted pages. Pages 29, 31, and 49 were deleted as duplicates. Pages 60 through 108 were deleted under F…
Page 99FOIA exemption index listing pages 109 through 166, each withheld under exemptions b6 (personal privacy), b7C (law enforcement records – personal privacy), and b7D (confidential source identity). Thi…
Page 100Continuation of FBI FOIA deleted-page listing. Pages 167–194 withheld under exemptions b6 (personal privacy), b7C (law enforcement personal privacy), and b7D (confidential source). Several additional…
Page 101Teletype room receipt stamp showing date and time of August 2, 1977 at 2:50 PM. FBI teletype from Washington Field Office to Director and multiple field offices regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case, O…
Page 102Continuation header indicating this is page two of document WF 164-169. A redacted individual, an attorney in Washington D.C., describes meeting James Bryant Coffelt in 1970 at Alcoholics Anonymous…
Page 103Continuation of an FBI interview (page 3 of teletype WF 164-169). A redacted witness discusses Jack Coffelt's claim against Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith and outstanding legal fees. A Universal Studio…
Page 104Continuation header for page four of a teletype under WFO file 164-169. A redacted source in WDC was recontacted to review Coffelt's medical records to determine his whereabouts on or about November…
Page 105Teletype room receipt stamp showing date and time of August 2, 1977 at 2:32 PM. FBI teletype from Minneapolis field office to Director and multiple field offices regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case.…
Page 106Page two of a teletype (MP 164-73) discussing an individual who claimed to have FBI permission (including from Griffin Bell and West Coast FBI) to make a movie about the D.B. Cooper hijacking. The FB…
Page 107Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated August 17, 1977, sent via AIRTEL. Routing block of AIRTEL from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding NORJAK case and subject James Bryant Coffelt wit…
Page 108FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper case, Seattle division. FBI leads section directing the Minneapolis Division to interview a Northwest Orient Airlines employee about confidential information…
Page 109FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Los Angeles Division tasked with determining if a redacted individual could have received confidential FBI information from a form…
Page 110Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated August 23, 1977, sent via airtel air mail. Routing block identifying the memo as sent from ADIC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJA…
Page 111FBI case file number for the Los Angeles field office. Los Angeles field office states it is not conducting further investigation to identify a redacted individual. They believe even if identified,…
Page 112Airtel memo header from Los Angeles field office to Seattle SAC regarding NORJAK case. Los Angeles office forwards an anonymous letter received 8/22/77, mailed from San Francisco on 8/15/77, suggest…
Page 113A handwritten tip letter suggesting a person (name redacted) as a possible suspect for the D.B. Cooper hijacking, noting Cooper parachuted from the plane in flight. A rectangular bordered area that…
Page 114Cover page or title page from the FBI Los Angeles field office. Most identifying information in the header is redacted with black bars. Contains the FBI seal and handwritten office identification. Th…
Page 115FBI FD-36 transmittal form header indicating an airtel sent on 8/24/77 with no special classification marked. Airtel from SAC Atlanta to FBI Director regarding NORJAK case. References prior communic…
Page 116Case file number for this report page. A woman seated on a flight met a man who identified himself as working for Newsday newspaper. He claimed to have met the D.B. Cooper hijacking subject under an…
Page 117Header identifying document as a teletype room communication. Teletype routing header from Little Rock field office to Director and multiple field offices (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle…
Page 118Page two of a teletype (LR 164-22) describing an investigation into a D.B. Cooper lead. An agent went to Durham and spoke with an attorney associated with the American Bar Association and a friend wh…
Page 119Page three of a teletype (LR 164-22) describing an individual residing in Montana who displayed several cassette tape cartridges and a reel-to-reel tape allegedly containing original telephone call r…
Page 120Continuation of a teletype (page four) under case LR 164-22. A redacted individual claims that persons in Malibu, California were hired by Music Corporation of America (MCA) in Universal City, Califo…
Page 121Teletype room header stamp with date and time received. Teletype from FBI Little Rock to Seattle and Los Angeles offices regarding NORJAK case. On October 2, 1977, redacted individuals from Fayettev…
Page 122Privacy Act exemption markings indicating redactions under b6 and b7C. Page two of a teletype (LR 164-22) discussing an individual named Coffelt who is stated not to be D.B. Cooper. A redacted indiv…
Page 123Teletype routing header from Little Rock field office to Seattle and Los Angeles, dated October 5, 1977. Received stamp from teletype room showing date and time of receipt. Teletype re Jack Bryant…
Page 124Page two of an FBI teletype (LR 164-22) discussing the possibility of criminal charges against persons publicizing the D.B. Cooper case. A redacted individual recalls the night of the hijacking and n…
Page 125FBI Los Angeles field office filing stamp dated December 22, 1977, with handwritten case number 164-492-960 and processing checkboxes for searched, indexed, serialized, and filed. FBI Vault page ide…
Page 126Standard FD-302 header with date of transcription. FD-302 interview of a redacted individual at Century 21 Real Estate in Oceanside, CA. The interviewee reports that after the 1971 D.B. Cooper hijac…
Page 127FBI file numbers and page indicator for the document. Physical description of a person matching D.B. Cooper: white male, estimated 47-48 years old in 1972-1973, 5'10"-5'11", 175-180 lbs, black strai…
Page 128Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated December 19, 1977, sent via AIRTEL. AIRTEL memo from SAC Seattle to SAC Detroit regarding NORJAK case, enclosing copies of an FD-302 interview for De…
Page 129An FBI AIRTEL memo dated January 19, 1978, from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. The Los Angeles office reports that all investigation at their end has been completed and the…
Page 130Standard FBI FD-36 Airtel transmittal form header dated January 12, 1978. Routing block for an FBI Airtel from SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. On January 4…
Page 131FBI case file number and dictator/typist initials for the report. A person told a redacted individual about Northwest Orient Flight 10 boarding at Gate 34 at 6:45 PM and began to suspect the passeng…
Page 132FBI case file number and dictator/typist initials header. Subject was evasive about his activities and doctor visits. He mentioned traveling to Los Angeles to meet an Ear-Nose and Throat doctor frie…
Page 133Case file number and dictation initials for the San Francisco FBI office document. Continuation of an FBI report (page 4) describing a suspect whose hair is brown (not dark brown or black). A $20 bi…
Page 134Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated January 20, 1978. Airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC Las Vegas regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking), Bureau file 164-2111, office of…
Page 135Standard FD-302 FBI interview form header with transcription date of January 20, 1978. FD-302 interview documenting a personnel record from United Technology at 6233 Concord Avenue. The record descr…
Page 136FBI case file number and page continuation number. List of previous employment for a redacted individual, including positions at Marvel Oil Company in Port Chester NY, Hastings Manufacturing Company…
Page 137FBI inter-office memo from Detroit to Seattle and Los Angeles regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Encloses an FD-302 interview report from a redacted individual at United Technology in Detroit,…
Page 138Page header with case number LA 164-497 and typist initials flb/ms. Investigation at Santa Fe Springs, CA. A representative of Nucarprep System at 12141 Slauson advised that the business was sold to…
Page 139Case number header indicating this is page 2 of an FBI report filed under Los Angeles field office case 164-497. Bank of America at 833 West Whittier Boulevard confirmed they had no record of a reda…
Page 140Header of a United States Government memorandum from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated 1/31/78. The memo references a Seattle airtel to Las Vegas dated 1/20/78 and encl…
Page 141FBI case file number for the Los Angeles field office. Instructions to contact International Harvester offices at 4501 South Alameda Street in Los Angeles to verify the employment of a redacted indi…
Page 142Internal FBI memo header dated 3/2/78 from SAC Phoenix to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Phoenix division reports that on 2/22/78 a contact was made at a redacted telephone number in Phoenix, Ar…
Page 143Header of a United States Government interoffice memorandum dated 3/7/78 from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (A), Bufile 164-2111. An individual at International Harvester Corporati…
Page 144Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated March 15, 1978. FBI investigative memo documenting contacts made in early March…
Page 145Case file reference number and typist initials for Las Vegas field office file 164-60. Investigation report documenting negative record checks at Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff's Depa…
Page 146FBI Las Vegas field office file number and dictation codes. An FBI Special Agent in Reno, Nevada checked with Sierra Pacific Power Company on February 22, 1978. The company's records showed no elect…
Page 147File number and dictation initials header for Las Vegas field office case 164-60. An FBI Special Agent searched Nevada DMV Driver License Division records on February 13, 1978 for a redacted individ…
Page 148Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated March 22, 1978. Body of memo references a Los Angeles letter to Seattle dated 1/31…
Page 149Header of a US Government memorandum from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated 3/29/78. RE line is fully redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. An employee of Overseas Tra…
Page 150Teletype room receipt stamp showing date and time of May 5, 1978 at 1:42 AM. FBI teletype from Director FBI to all field offices regarding NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper). Provides a press-release summary…
Page 151Page two of an unclassified teletype describing the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Details how the hijacker released passengers and two stewardesses after receiving parachutes and ransom money in Seattle, th…
Page 152Page three of an unclassified FBI HQ teletype continuing a suspect description for the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Describes the suspect's sunglasses, voice, accent (possibly Mid-Western), cigarette brand…
Page 153Final page (page four) of an unclassified FBI teletype from HQ. The message concludes with a warning that information is most likely to be released inadvertently and that the subject should be consid…
Page 154Header of a United States Government memorandum from SA Joseph C. Alston regarding NORJAK case, filed under Bufile 164-2111, directed to SAC Los Angeles. Memo body regarding James Bryant Coffelt. On…
Page 155Headline and byline for a Washington Star article about Byron de la Beckwith waiving extradition to Louisiana. Black-and-white photograph of Byron de la Beckwith with caption identifying him as a wh…
Page 156Header of a US Government memorandum from a redacted Special Agent in Los Angeles to SAC Los Angeles, dated 5/25/78, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. SAC Jack Reid of Seattle Division report…
Page 157FBI Los Angeles field office case number for the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper investigation. Continuation of investigative instructions (items 2–5) directing agents to interview a redacted individual about th…
Page 158Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated 5/25/78. No boxes are checked. FBI teletype from Los Angeles field office to Director and Seattle regarding NORJAK case. References James Br…
Page 159Header identifying this as page two of an unclassified FBI document with Los Angeles file number LA 164-497. Continuation of an FBI interview report. The interviewee knew Jack Coffelt by telephone s…
Page 160Header indicating page three of an unclassified Los Angeles field office teletype, case number LA 164-497. An interviewee had three photographs of Coffelt. The interviewing agent telephonically cont…
Page 161Final page (page 4) of an unclassified FBI teletype from the Los Angeles field office (LA 164-497). States that the subject was not involved in criminal activity. Photographs furnished by a redacted…
Page 162FBI AIRTEL memo from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case). References subject James Bryant Coffelt and encloses three photographs of Jack Coffelt believed taken in 1962,…
Page 163Header of a US Government memorandum from San Diego field office to SAC Los Angeles regarding NORJAK case. References prior correspondence between multiple FBI field offices. Reports that the Las Ve…
Page 164Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. SA Mark Lafe Thompson interviewed a redacted individual at his California residenc…
Page 165FBI Complaint Form FD-71 regarding subject MORJAK in a Crime Aboard Aircraft case (164-497). Complaint received telephonically on 7/18/78 at 2:20 PM. Complainant located in Corona, California. Subjec…
Page 166FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is Airtel, dated 7/25/78. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Routing block of airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland regarding…
Page 167Header of an FBI inter-office memo from Portland to Seattle regarding suspect Howard Roger Masterson in the NORJAK case, referencing a Los Angeles airtel dated 7/25/78. A source at the Washington Co…
Page 168FBI form header FD-350 for mounting newspaper clippings. Newspaper clipping describing the discovery by a hunter of a heavy plastic placard—an emergency warning notice from a 727 aircraft rear exit—…
Page 169Teletype routing header from Portland FBI office to Los Angeles and Seattle, dated February 3, 1979, classified UNCLAS (unclassified). Portland FBI teletype regarding NORJAK suspect Robert Wesley Ra…
Page 170FBI teletype transmittal form FD-36, classified UNCLAS, routine precedence, dated February 5, 1979. Routing information showing teletype sent from Los Angeles to Seattle, Portland, and Sacramento fi…
Page 171Continuation (page two) of a teletype classified UNCLAS under LA file 164-497. Instructs that fingerprints and palm prints of Rackstraw be obtained and forwarded immediately to the FBI Identification…
Page 172Handwritten case file number and initials, likely an FBI file reference number 164-497-990 with reviewer initials. Bates number stamp applied during FBI Vault digitization.
Page 173A student writes to the FBI requesting general information about the D.B. Cooper case for an unsolved crimes school project. The student expresses interest in becoming an FBI agent and encloses a sel…
Page 174Handwritten envelope addressed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation at a P.O. Box in Long Beach, California 90801. Postal cancellation mark with a partially legible date from 197x and a commemorat…
Page 175Return address and date of the FBI Los Angeles field office letter. A handwritten checkmark or initial in upper right corner, likely a routing mark. Letter from FBI SAC Herbert D. Clough, Jr. to a…
Page 176Standard FBI transmittal header indicating an AIRTEL communication dated April 25, 1979. No classification or precedence boxes are checked. FBI AIRTEL from SAC San Diego to the Director regarding th…
Page 177Inter-office FBI memorandum from SAC Seattle to SAC Los Angeles regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. References an airtel to the Bureau dated 4/25/79 that set out a lead for the Los Angeles Divis…
Page 178Header of a United States Government memorandum dated June 27, 1979, addressed to SAC Los Angeles regarding the NORJAK hijacking/extortion case. The sender's name is redacted. Brief memo body statin…
Page 179FBI form number and revision date header. Newspaper article from The Register (Orange County) reporting that Huntington Beach man Jack E. Cannon sued Bank of America for allegedly telling the FBI he…
Page 180FBI form header for FD-350, used to mount newspaper clippings. Newspaper article reporting that the FBI confirmed investigating Huntington Beach businessman Jack Cannon as a possible D.B. Cooper sus…
Page 181Standard FBI form header for mounting newspaper clippings. Newspaper article about Huntington Beach man Jack E. Cannon suing Bank of America for slander, alleging the bank told the FBI he was D.B. C…
Page 182FBI Los Angeles office date stamp dated July 25, 1979, with handwritten case number 164-497-998 and routing notation. FBI Vault Bates stamp identifier at bottom right of page.
Page 183Standard FD-302 form header with date of transcription July 10, 1979. An individual was interviewed at Denny's Restaurant in Huntington Beach, CA on July 5, 1979, in the presence of his attorney. Th…
Page 184Header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Cover memo forwarding an FD-302 interview report and agent notes from Los Angeles to Seatt…
Page 185FBI teletype from Portland to Seattle and multiple field offices announcing a press conference on February 12, 1980, regarding a development in the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Arhtur G. Barger (likel…
Page 186Page two of an unclassified teletype summarizing the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Dan Cooper bought a one-way ticket on Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle, displayed a bomb, and demande…
Page 187Teletype page header indicating page three of Portland teletype 164-41, unclassified. Continuation of a teletype reporting the discovery of a sum of badly decomposed $20 bills partially buried in sa…
Page 188FBI form FD-350 used to mount newspaper clippings, identifying source as Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, dated February 13, 1980, Wednesday Latest edition. Case file number 164-497. Newspaper arti…
Page 189Continuation of a newspaper article describing the Ingram family's discovery of D.B. Cooper ransom money on a beach near Vancouver, Washington. The family found bundles of bills six inches below the…
Page 190Continuation of a newspaper article discussing FBI efforts to determine how D.B. Cooper's ransom money ended up on a beach. Baker states the FBI will consult hydrology and topography experts. The FBI…
Page 191Continuation of a newspaper article about the D.B. Cooper case. FBI agents Dorwyn Schreuder and Ralph Himmelsbach discuss the ongoing search and investigation. Schreuder believes Cooper is probably n…
Page 192Black-and-white newspaper photograph showing a young boy (Brian Ingram, age 8) in the center, flanked by his parents Harold (left) and Patricia (right). The family appears to be speaking about their…
Page 193Newspaper photograph showing deteriorated U.S. $20 bills recovered from a beach, identified as part of the D.B. Cooper ransom money. Photo caption identifying the currency as part of the D.B. Cooper…
Page 194FBI FD-350 form identifying the newspaper clipping source as the Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, dated 2/13/80, Wednesday Latest edition. Newspaper article recounting the D.B. Cooper hijacking on…
Page 195Newspaper article detailing the FBI's investigation of D.B. Cooper's parachute jump, the search efforts, the discovery of ransom money by the Harold Dwayne Ingram family, Byron "Jack" Coffelt's false…
Page 196Newspaper clipping containing a map of the Washington-Oregon border area along the Columbia River, showing the original D.B. Cooper search area (shaded, near La Center/Amboy/Woodland, WA) and the loc…
Page 197FBI form FD-350 used to mount newspaper clippings, indicating the source is the Los Angeles Times, dated February 13, 1980, Wednesday Final edition, with title 'Part of D.B. Cooper Loot Found' and cl…
Page 198Continuation of a newspaper article about the discovery of D.B. Cooper ransom money. Ingram describes finding decomposed bills which the FBI matched to the missing ransom money. The FBI confirmed the…
Page 199Newspaper photograph showing Harold and Patricia Ingram in Portland posing with weathered cash that their son found, related to the D.B. Cooper ransom money discovery. FBI Vault Bates number stamp i…
Page 200FD-350 newspaper clipping form identifying the source as the Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, dated 2/14/80, Thursday Latest edition. Title references FBI continuing hunt for D.B. Cooper cash. Class…
Page 201Fragment of a newspaper article quoting Himmelsbach about the discovery of D.B. Cooper ransom money found on a Sunday, secured by rubber bands in the same manner as originally given to Cooper. Himmel…
Page 202Newspaper article discussing the FBI investigation into D.B. Cooper's ransom money found near Vancouver, Washington. Agent Williams discusses uncertainty about how the money reached the site, about 2…
Page 203Newspaper photograph showing FBI agents conducting an outdoor search for D.B. Cooper's ransom money using tools including a backhoe, rake, and screen. Photo caption describing FBI agents searching f…
Page 204FBI form number and revision date for newspaper clipping mount form. FBI clipping form metadata identifying the source as Los Angeles Times, page II-12, dated February 14, 1980, Thursday Final editi…
Page 205Standard FBI FD-350 newspaper clipping form header. FD-350 form metadata identifying the source newspaper, date, edition, title code NORJACK, character DAMV, classification 164-497, and submitting o…
Page 206FBI form FD-350 used to mount newspaper clippings, identifying the source as the Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, dated 2/16/80, Saturday Latest edition, regarding D.B. Cooper, classification 164-45…
Page 207FBI form FD-850 metadata block identifying the newspaper clipping source as the Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, dated 2/17/80, Sunday Latest edition, regarding the FBI Cooper Case, classification 1…
Page 208Excerpt from a newspaper article discussing the D.B. Cooper case. FBI Special Agent Himmelsbach comments on how Cooper remains a mystery despite the discovery of bundles of the skyjacker's money by a…
Page 209A newspaper feature article profiling FBI agent Ralph Himmelsbach and his long pursuit of D.B. Cooper. Himmelsbach discusses why he believes Cooper likely died in the jump, details the conditions of…
Page 210Black-and-white halftone portrait photograph of Ralph Himmelsbach, captioned with his name beneath the image. Himmelsbach was the lead FBI agent on the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. FBI Vault document…
Page 211FBI FD-850 form header identifying the newspaper clipping source as the Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, dated 2/18/80, Monday Latest edition. Classified under Skyjacking, case number 164-497, Los A…
Page 212FBI form FD-350 metadata indicating the clipping is from the Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA, dated 12/16/79, Sunday Latest edition, classified under NEWS FOCUS, with character type Criminal. Newsp…
Page 213Lengthy newspaper article detailing the mysterious life of Jack Coffelt, a suspected D.B. Cooper candidate. The article covers Coffelt's criminal history, his time in federal prisons alongside James…
Page 214Newspaper article detailing Jack Coffelt's claim to be D.B. Cooper. Coffelt confided in cellmate James Brown in 1974, describing details of the hijacking. They searched the Cascades for the lost rans…
Page 215FBI form FD-350 used to mount and catalog a newspaper clipping from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, dated 12/17/79, Monday Latest edition, page A-1, regarding hijacker Cooper. Newspaper article fro…
Page 216Newspaper article discussing conflicting accounts of D.B. Cooper's hijacking of Flight 305, focusing on Jack Coffelt's claims (via cellmate Jim Brown) about the hijacking details, the flight route di…
Page 217Detailed account by Jack Coffelt (as recounted by Brown) claiming to be D.B. Cooper. Coffelt describes planning the hijacking, jumping from the plane near Mount Hood in Oregon (not Lake Merwin as the…
Page 218Map of the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon) showing two proposed flight routes of the hijacked D.B. Cooper plane. One route is labeled 'F.B.I. Route' running roughly straight south from Seat…
Page 219FBI Complaint Form FD-71 documenting a telephonic complaint regarding a person who claims to know the identity of D.B. Cooper. The complainant (C) reports that during a summer visit to Hawaii, an acq…
Page 220An informant (C) was surprised when Rackshaw's name and photograph appeared during a show. The informant provided background on a redacted individual's residence and personal relationships. C request…
Page 221FBI FD-36 AIRTEL transmittal form header dated April 1, 1980. AIRTEL is checked as the transmit method. Routing information for an AIRTEL from SAC Portland to SAC Los Angeles regarding the Californi…
Page 222Document transmission type indicator. FBI airtel memo from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland regarding the California Institute of Criminology at 6253 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 519, Hollywood, CA 900…
Page 223FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Method is AIRTEL, dated 5/27/80, classification and precedence boxes unchecked. AIRTEL from SAC Los Angeles to FBI Director regarding NORJAK subject James Bryant C…
Page 224FBI teletype transmittal form header indicating routine priority, unclassified, sent via teletype, dated partially visible as -11-7. FBI teletype from Los Angeles field office to Director, Minneapol…
Page 225Page three of an UNCLAS teletype from the Los Angeles field office (LA 164-467). A source reports learning through conversation with American Indians in South Dakota that a redacted individual report…
Page 226Page four of an unclassified FBI teletype (LA 164-467) discussing a confidential source who previously furnished extensive and reliable information for the Phoenix Division. The source provided infor…
Page 227Continuation header indicating this is page five of a teletype from the Los Angeles field office, case number LA 164-467, unclassified. Continuation of a teletype requesting the FBI Bureau delay any…
Page 228FBI inter-office memo header from SAC Minneapolis to Director FBI regarding NORJAK case, dated June 18, 1980. OST Police Department officer at Pine Ridge, SD was contacted on 6/17/80 regarding a sub…
Page 229Minneapolis field office case number reference. Advisory to receiving offices that discreet investigation in the Kyle and Yellow Bear Camp areas is extremely difficult due to the small, remote commu…
Page 230FBI Latent Fingerprint Section report dated July 3, 1980, addressed to SAC Los Angeles regarding the NORJAK case. References a teletype from 6/12/80. States that previously unidentified latent finger…
Page 231FBI file number stamp and routing label in upper right corner. Case number appears to be 164-497-1019. Additional text partially illegible but includes what appears to be a serial tracking notation a…
Page 232Standard FD-302 form header with date of transcription June 17, 1980. A source in Billings, Montana reported via telephone that an American Indian residing in Kyle, South Dakota, confided in 1979 th…
Page 233FBI Complaint Form (FD-71) documenting a telephonic complaint received on 8/28 regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, number 164-497. The complainant reported seeing an NBC News special about the C…
Page 234Continuation of an FBI investigative report describing a subject who was a veteran familiar with weather, parachutes, survival techniques, and 727 aircraft systems. The subject could possibly be loca…
Page 235FBI transmittal form FD-36 header indicating an AIRTEL communication dated 9/9/80 with no classification or precedence boxes checked beyond AIRTEL. Memo from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding…
Page 236FBI FD-36 airtel transmission form header. Transmit via AIRTEL is checked. Date is 9/3/81. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Los Angeles regarding NORJACK (D.B. Cooper case). A source in Lone Pine,…
Page 237FBI case file number for the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper investigation. On August 27, 1981, it was determined that a redacted individual is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran receiving VA disability payments, thoug…
Page 238FBI Los Angeles field office letterhead with DOJ seal. Date line and file reference block of the letter. Letter addressed to the Privacy Act Desk at the Veterans Administration Regional Office in L…
Page 239FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL, dated 9/17/81. No precedence or classification boxes are checked. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK case.…
Page 240Teletype room receipt stamp showing date and time of processing. FBI teletype from the Director to all field offices regarding Universal Pictures' upcoming release of the motion picture 'The Pursuit…
Page 241Partially visible stamp or routing mark at top left of page. Page two of an FBI teletype (HQ 0185, UNCLAS) regarding Universal Pictures' reward offer to promote a motion picture about D.B. Cooper. I…
Page 242FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case). A woman from Covina, California called the FBI on 11/17/81 inquiring about a re…
Page 243FBI case file number for the Los Angeles field office. An unnamed source describes a subject who appeared to live beyond his means in Covina, CA, owned property, bought a new item before moving, and…
Page 244FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated January 5, 1982, sent via AIRTEL. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK case. A female informant from South Lake Tahoe, Californi…
Page 245FBI case file number for the document. A redacted witness provides a physical description of Melvin Cooper: white male, 5'8" to 5'9", rather stocky build, piercing dark brown eyes, long slender nose…
Page 246FBI FD-36 transmittal form header indicating an AIRTEL communication dated January 27, 1982. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK suspect Melvin Cooper. A source in South Lake…
Page 247Sacramento field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Seattle FBI office requested Sacramento to investigate whether Melvin Cooper could be the D.B. Cooper suspect. Lead assigned t…
Page 248FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated 2/11/82, sent via Airtel. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJACK case and suspect Melvin Cooper. A Special Agent interviewed…
Page 249FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Method selected is Airtel, dated 2/11/82. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK investigation…
Page 250FBI Los Angeles field office case number for the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper investigation. Lead assignment directing the Los Angeles field office to contact personnel at the General Aviation District Office…
Page 251FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Method is AIRTEL, dated 3/8/82. No classification or precedence boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK case. On 3/5/82, a reda…
Page 252FBI filing stamp and handwritten routing notation at top of an otherwise blank page. Case number 164-497-1032 with standard SEARCHED/INDEXED/SERIALIZED/FILED processing block. Handwritten notation ap…
Page 253An anonymous handwritten letter from someone claiming to be a neighbor in Costa Mesa, California, alleging that a neighbor matches the D.B. Cooper suspect. The writer states the neighbor has the mone…
Page 254Circular postmark stamp from Santa Ana, CA dated September 22, 1983. US postage stamp affixed to envelope, partially obscured by cancellation. FBI FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C…
Page 255FBI Latent Fingerprint Section report header addressed to SAC Los Angeles regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, referencing a telephone call on 9/23/83. The report confirms a previous Bucal repor…
Page 256FBI interoffice memorandum header from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated January 12, 1984. The memo encloses a driver's license photo and relays the content of an anonymous…
Page 257FBI internal memorandum header addressed to SAC Los Angeles, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the D.B. Cooper case (file 164A-497). An LAPD officer contacted the FBI on 11/16/84 reporting th…
Page 258FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated March 4, 1987. An informant reported on 1/15/87 that he had seen someone resembling D. B. Coop…
Page 259FBI Los Angeles field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Physical description of a subject of interest: white male, 5'11", 175 lbs, black hair, green eyes. Name and date of birth…
Page 260Electronic message system header indicating a single document in inbox queue #2626. Date/time stamp and teletype classification marking. FBI teletype from Portland field office (case 164A-41) sent…
Page 261Page two of an unclassified teletype describing a D.B. Cooper suspect who was a known con-man. Two family associates believed he was Cooper when the composite sketch appeared in 1971 but did not cont…
Page 262Continuation header from a multi-page teletype, page three, unclassified. Ends a prior sentence with the word 'INJURY.' Suspect information for Merlin Gene Cooper, also known as John T. Titan / John…
Page 263Continuation of teletype instructions: item 2 directs obtaining family information on Merlin Cooper via birth records and vital statistics to identify parents/family members, noting Cooper was close…
Page 264FBI FD-36 transmittal form header indicating an AIRTEL transmission dated 5/31/88. Routing block: from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland regarding NORJACK case, office of origin Seattle. Los Angeles…
Page 265FBI Los Angeles field office case number header. Continuation of a subject profile listing physical descriptors, personal details, criminal record numbers, and tattoo description. Subject is an unem…
Page 266FBI filing and indexing stamp indicating the document was searched, serialized, indexed, and filed on June 14, 1988, under case number 164A-4997-1039. Contains a redacted box likely covering personal…
Page 267FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmitted via Airtel, unclassified, dated 6/9/88. FBI airtel from SAC Milwaukee to Director FBI regarding NORJAK investigation. Reports on Madison PD records for…
Page 268FBI case file number for the Milwaukee division. Continuation from a previous page noting that Merlin Gene Cooper was born in the Township of Campbell, LaCrosse County, Wisconsin. Leads section out…
Page 269FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC Los Angeles regarding the NORJACK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case, office of origin Seattle, dated July 8, 1988. Los Angeles Division reports that investigation r…
Page 270FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated 7/28/88, sent via AIRTEL. AIRTEL from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding NORJAK suspect Merlin Gene Cooper (Subject Number 1002). Cooper resided in Pendlet…
Page 271FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is Airtel, dated 3/27/89. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle forwarding additional compu…
Page 272FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated August 10, 1989, sent via AIRTEL. Airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC Phoenix regarding the NORJAK case. References a prior airtel dated 10/19/88 in which a…
Page 273FBI Indices Search Slip (FD-160) dated 1/10/91 for subject D. B. Cooper. The form lists three file and serial number entries: 164-497-789 from 11/74 regarding a look-alike, 164-497-789 from 9/75 rega…
Page 274A blank Standard Form 63 (Memorandum of Call, Rev. 8-81) with no fields filled in. The only handwritten or typed content in the message area is the case reference 'DB Cooper-25992'. No checkboxes are…
Page 275Handwritten note expressing that the subject (presumably D.B. Cooper or a caller/tipster) did not sound like a crazy person. FBI Vault Bates stamp identifier for the D.B. Cooper file.
Page 276FBI FD-36 transmittal form header indicating an AIRTEL communication dated 11/13/90. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland regarding the NORJAK case. On 10/24/90, during receipt of phone calls…
Page 277Handwritten FBI case file number in upper-right area of the page. Handwritten initials or abbreviation, possibly an agent's initials. Bates number stamp applied during FBI Vault digitization. Two…
Page 278Case file number and agent initials with page number. FBI report of an interview conducted at the Los Angeles field office. An anonymous woman accompanied by another individual reported that a secre…
Page 279A female source describes Pine Mountain Club as a small community patrolled by the Kern County Sheriff's Office, Frazier Park Substation. Source states a redacted individual has been driving a picku…
Page 280Handwritten FBI case file number 164-497-1047 and a notation 'K mfr', likely indicating a cross-reference or memorandum for record. Bates number stamp applied during FBI Vault digitization.
Page 281Driving directions from Los Angeles to Pine Mountain Club via I-5 and Frazier Park/Mt. Pinos off-ramp, leading to a Realty World Mountain Properties office. A detailed street map of the Pine Mountai…
Page 282FBI FD-36 transmittal form header indicating an AIRTEL transmission dated 5/8/92. Routing information showing the memo is from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Sacramento regarding the NORJAK case with office…
Page 283Lead assignment directing the Sacramento Division to conduct an investigation at Pine Mountain Club and Frazier Park, California, to identify a redacted individual and determine if they are identical…
Page 284FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL, dated 6/29/92. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Coop…