AirtelSAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland re suspect Howard Roger Masterson25 July 19781 page
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Part 62, page 166

DB Cooper-25868Serials LA 164-497, LA 164-497-985

Document date 25 July 1978

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 62 p. 166 (DB Cooper-25868), Airtel, dated 25 Jul 1978, serial LA 164-497-985 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-62/pages/166

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FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ E F T O ☐ CLEAR Date 7/25/78

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TO: SAC, PORTLAND

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (RUC) (3)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) OO: Seattle

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On 7/20/78, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Corona, California, telephone number [REDACTED] advised she [REDACTED] to ROGER HOWARD MASTERSON, aka Howard Roger Masterson, Howard Roger Mastenson, Howard McGill, Howard Roger Kuskie. She described MASTERSON as a White male, born 10/6/43, in Oregon, 5'9"-5'10", 145 to 155 pounds, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, medium complexion.

She said [REDACTED] [REDACTED] numerous states including Oregon where MASTERSON had many relatives. In 1970, MASTERSON was arrested in the Los Angeles, California, area on a Colorado warrant, charging him with writing bad checks.

She said MASTERSON was returned to Colorado, convicted and served about 1½ years at the State prison at Buena Vista, Colorado.

[REDACTED] said she [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She believed MASTERSON was released from prison in October 1971, at which time he moved to Portland, Oregon. She never had any contact with MASTERSON after his imprisonment in 1970 except through [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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2 - Portland 2 - Seattle ① - Los Angeles MLT/dga (5)

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164-497-985 SEARCHED ___ INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] Per ___________

DB Cooper-25868 GPO : 1977 O - 225-539