ReportInvestigative insert re suspect Sherwin Blaine McCurdy30 November 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 90, page 258

DB Cooper-40264Serials PD 164-41

Document date 30 November 1971

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PD 164-41 LDT:njm 1

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SUSPECT SHERWIN BLAINE MC CURDY

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED]:

At 3:40 p.m., November 30, 1971, [REDACTED] Oregon, advised she is [REDACTED], telephone [REDACTED] advised she had seen a man resembling the artist's sketch of the hijacker in Henry Thiele's Restaurant around 2:00 p.m. this date. The man left the bar and got into a rust colored convertible, possibly a Camaro, Oregon license CEW-939, driven by another individual. At 4:30 p.m., [REDACTED] called from her home and said that [REDACTED], who is also [REDACTED], had called her and said that the man was in the bar again.

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[REDACTED] was contacted [REDACTED], and she provided the following description of the individual who was in the bar:

Height 6'2" Weight 195-200 Age 52-53 Hair Short; receding, died black Complexion Fair Miscellaneous Wearing dark glasses Clothing Dark suit, white tie, wedding ring, no hat

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On November 30, 1971, Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles, Salem, Oregon, advised via state teletype that Oregon license CEW-939 is listed to a 1971 Chevrolet registered to Dollar-A-Day Rent-A-Car, 929 S.W. Broadway, Portland.

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On November 30, 1971, [REDACTED], Dollar-A-Day Rent-A-Car, 929 S.W. Broadway, advised SHERWIN BLAINE MC CURDY, 1217 Sunnyglen Drive, Dallas, Texas, had rented a 1971 Camaro, Oregon license CEW-939, at 2:40 p.m. this date. He was to return the car on December 2, 1971. He paid for the car with a BankAmericard and showed his employment as Edideles, Inc., Carlton, Texas. He furnished local address as 2209 N.W. 22nd. The following description was on the car rental agreement:

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DB Cooper-40264