TeletypeButte to Seattle re suspect Ben Franklin Stephens, Sr., GFPD records5 June 1972page 2 of 2
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Part 94, page 288

DB Cooper-42351Serials BT 164-26

Document date 5 June 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 94 p. 288 (DB Cooper-42351), Teletype, dated 5 Jun 1972, serial PD 164-41-1051 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-94/pages/288

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BT 164-26 PAGE TWO

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CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE PRESENT WHEREABOUTS. [REDACTED] [REDACTED], SEATTLE ALLEGEDLY CONTACTED SUSPECT ABOUT FEBRUARY SEVENTY TWO [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND MAY HAVE CURRENT ADDRESS. [REDACTED], RESIDES [REDACTED] [REDACTED], BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, SUSPECTS FATHER, ARTLEY C. STEPHENS, EIGHTY YEARS, RESIDES ONE SIX ZERO EIGHT HOUSSELS, LAS VEGAS.

SUSPECT, WHITE, MALE, SIY FT., ONE INCH, ONE EIGHT FIVE- TWO ZERO ZERO POUNDS, BROAD SHOULDERS, SLENDER BUILD, BLOND WAVY HAIR, BLUE EYES, FAIR COMPLEXION AND HAS UNUSUALLY SMALL EARS.

[REDACTED] UNABLE TO LOCATE PHOTO LESS THAN FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. [REDACTED] STATED SUSPECT IS WWII PARATROOPER, HAS FLARE FOR THE FLAMBOUANT, FITS DESCRIBTION OF HIJACKER AND RESEMBLES COMCEPTION OF HIJACKER. SHE CONSIDERS HIM POSSIBLE SUSPECT.

LAS VEGAS CONTACT SUSPECT FATHER ARTLEY C. STEPHENS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE SUSPECT.

SEATTLE CONTACT [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] AND OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ESTABLISH SUSPECTS WHEREABOUTS DURING PERTINENT PERIOD.

BUTTE AT BIG FORK, MONTANA WILL ATTEMPT TO LOCATE SUSPECT AT BIG FORK, MONTANA AND DETERMINE WHEREABOUTS DURING PERTINENT PERIOD. AT HELENA, MONTANA WILL ATTEMPT TO LOCATE DRIVERS LICENSE PHOTO RE SUSPECT. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. END

AJW

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DB Cooper-42351

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