Part 75, page 77
Serials SE 164-81
Document date 10 October 2000
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 75 p. 77, Memo, dated 10 Oct 2000 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-75/pages/77
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(Rev. 10-01-1999)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 10/10/2000
To: Directors Office Attn: OPCA Criminal Investigative VCMO, Section Chief Andreas Stephens VC/FU, SSA [REDACTED] b6 From: Seattle b7C Squad 5/ PSVCTF Contact: [REDACTED] (206) 262-2503
Approved By: [REDACTED] b6 b7C
Drafted By: [REDACTED]
Case ID #: SE 164A-81✓ (Pending)
Title: NORJAK
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Synopsis: Request Bureau and Attorney General authority for the offering of a $100,000 reward for specific evidence leading to the resolution of this case. This was discussed between Seattle SAC Charles E. Mandigo and Section Chief Andreas Stephens on 8/18/2000
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Details: To summarize, this case involving the 11/24/1971 hijacking of Northwest flight 305 has remained the only unsolved hijacking in U.S. history. Seattle has processed well over 1100 subjects over the years and virtually every other field division has also expended significant investigative resources. Other than a small portion of the $200,000 ransom money being recovered along the bank of the Columbia River, near Vancouver, Washington in February, 1980, no trace of the unidentified subject has ever been found. A recently updated prosecutive opinion received from the Seattle USA's office and DOJ has continued to indicate that a statute of limitations does not apply in this matter. At the time of this crime, airplane hijacking was a capital offense in the United States. This hijacking, due to its singular nature, certainly contributed to the acceleration of sweeping changes in U.S. airport security and thus had a direct and long lasting impact on the traveling public.
The hijacking of Northwest 305 continues to garner media attention. Seattle continues to receive numerous media inquiries (about fifty in the past year alone). Pursuant to recent requests from the National Press Office, Seattle cooperated in the new production of a special on the History
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SE 164-81-FF- SEARCHED [INDEXED] SERIALIZED [FILED] OCT 1 7 2000 FBI SEATTLE