People

Everyone the files name, one entry each, with every spelling the transcripts produced folded into the person it means.

Roles, notes and the merging of name variants into one person are machine-generated and can be wrong, and some people appear in the files only under redacted names.

5,165 people named, plus the hijacker. 1,518 mentions of people whose names are withheld or unrecorded.

The hijackerD.B. CooperThe unidentified hijacker (UNSUB). Alias 'Dan Cooper' from the ticket; 'D.B.' from press error.9,838 mentions · 7,577 documents · 144 spellings

Everyone else · 5,165

  1. Henry E. ZimmermanSuspectListed in NORJAK suspect index; Sacramento investigation12 mentions9 documents
  2. Howard Eugene ShirleySuspect12 mentions7 documents
  3. Howard HughesOther12 mentions11 documents
  4. James A. AbbottLawyerNorthwest Airlines Legal Department counsel who relayed tip information to FBI12 mentions10 documents
  5. John David SilvaSuspect12 mentions11 documents
  6. Kenneth Louis McClellanSuspect12 mentions6 documents
  7. Larry EdlundUnknown roleNamed in Portland and Los Angeles leads on suspect James Ray Fugate Jr.12 mentions8 documents
  8. Neil ModieJournalistSeattle Post-Intelligencer reporter on the 1980 ransom money find12 mentions11 documents
  9. Richard FazioOther12 mentions12 documents
  10. Richard Frederick HeslinSuspectSuspect named to Portland; investigated and eliminated by Salt Lake City12 mentions7 documents
  11. Richard G. HeldFBI agent12 mentions12 documents
  12. Richard G. KleindienstOfficial12 mentions12 documents
  13. Richard T. GuthrieSuspectPhoenix-area suspect; KOPA Radio employment and unemployment records checked12 mentions9 documents
  14. Richard W. HeadFBI agent12 mentions11 documents
  15. Robert H. Matheson JrFBI agent12 mentions11 documents
  16. Robert KeeleySuspectSuspect in Portland and Sacramento teletypes; listed in NORJAK suspect index12 mentions9 documents
  17. Robert L. Bonshire Jr.FBI agentMinneapolis SA on Allen Fairfax Cooper and Neal Sundberg leads12 mentions11 documents
  18. Robert Maxim La FontaineSuspect12 mentions6 documents
  19. Stanley Harold AndersonSuspect12 mentions10 documents
  20. William Allen JonesSuspect12 mentions7 documents
  21. Allen P. WhitakerFBI agent11 mentions11 documents
  22. Brian D. HodgsonSuspect11 mentions7 documents
  23. Byron H. BrownJournalist11 mentions5 documents
  24. Carroll Creighton CooperSuspectNORJAK suspect surfaced via Pierce County Sheriff and San Francisco tips11 mentions8 documents
  25. Charles W. HarveyFBI agent11 mentions10 documents
  26. Clayton BrewerWitness or source11 mentions6 documents
  27. Clifford Eugene WhittenSuspectSuspect named by Vancouver informant; license photo obtained11 mentions8 documents
  28. Donald W. Lyon JrFBI agent11 mentions11 documents
  29. Dorothy M. O'BrienWitness or source11 mentions6 documents
  30. DuquetteSuspect11 mentions7 documents
  31. Harley Compton Brinkley Jr.Suspect11 mentions5 documents
  32. Harry Hubert RamseySuspect11 mentions9 documents
  33. Herman Lewis JonesSuspect11 mentions11 documents
  34. Howard J. HubbelSuspectBank robbery subject and parolee checked as NORJAK suspect11 mentions6 documents
  35. James B. KingUnknown roleName in press clippings and a suspect memo; likely conflated persons11 mentions10 documents
  36. James T. DavisFBI agent11 mentions11 documents
  37. Jess Leroy TerhuneWitness or sourceEugene, Oregon witness shown suspect photo spreads11 mentions11 documents
  38. John R. RichardsonSuspect11 mentions6 documents
  39. Mamie EisenhowerUnknown roleFormer First Lady; hospital dedication she attended figures in suspect sighting11 mentions11 documents
  40. Otis CoxFBI agent11 mentions11 documents
  41. Robert HockmanWitness or sourceEl Paso interviewee providing information on Jerry Arthur Cooper11 mentions6 documents
  42. Robert J. McKinleyFBI agent11 mentions9 documents
  43. Ronald Lee MulvihillSuspect11 mentions9 documents
  44. Ronald ReaganOfficial11 mentions10 documents
  45. Terry Frederick ScheerSuspectWisconsin suspect interviewed in Winnebago County Jail11 mentions4 documents
  46. Thomas B. MillerFBI agent11 mentions9 documents
  47. Walter Charles ScherarSuspect11 mentions7 documents
  48. Ward Ferdinand BarkSuspect11 mentions4 documents
  49. Alva Earl LominackFBI agent10 mentions10 documents
  50. Alvin Melvin JohnstonSuspect10 mentions5 documents
  51. B. Bugler HoganWitness or sourceApparent writer of anonymous psychic letter naming a Cooper alias; suspect eliminated10 mentions3 documents
  52. Bryce Matthew TullerRelative10 mentions6 documents
  53. Cameron Allen ThompsonOtherFalse identity used by suspect Charles Andrew Tuller in Toyota purchase10 mentions7 documents
  54. Clyde KennedySuspect10 mentions8 documents
  55. Conrad Gerald WarrenSuspect10 mentions7 documents
  56. D.B.OtherFragment of the alias 'D.B. Cooper' rather than a distinct person10 mentions10 documents
  57. Danny CartanSuspect10 mentions4 documents
  58. David James DunwoodieSuspect10 mentions6 documents
  59. David NivenUnknown roleName arising in Charlottesville witness interviews on Cooper composites; role unclear10 mentions10 documents
  60. Denise KaletteJournalistReporter covering Lewis/Murphy Cooper interview fraud story10 mentions8 documents
  61. Dennis J. Barry JrFBI agent10 mentions10 documents
  62. Dick CleverJournalist10 mentions10 documents
  63. Everett Henry TingleSuspect10 mentions5 documents
  64. Gary Lee IngramSuspect10 mentions4 documents
  65. George AmesUnknown roleAppears in Minneapolis suspect leads and Farrell photo-viewing memos10 mentions10 documents
  66. George WheelerWitness or sourceAssociated with Jack Coffelt's claim to be Cooper; travel tracked10 mentions9 documents
  67. Harold John Lawrence JrSuspect10 mentions7 documents
  68. Hubert HumphreyOfficialSenator referenced in magazine coverage of the hijacking10 mentions10 documents
  69. Jack LinkletterSuspect10 mentions9 documents
  70. James Howard StockwellSuspectSuspect investigated by Sacramento; Las Vegas mugshots obtained10 mentions4 documents
  71. James W. HornerWitness or source10 mentions8 documents
  72. Joe FrazierJournalist10 mentions8 documents
  73. John F. KennedyOfficial10 mentions9 documents
  74. John Hardy JrUnknown roleFigures in Los Angeles material on Bryant Coffelt and 'Still at Large' documentary10 mentions10 documents
  75. John KeransUnknown roleAssociated with Cricket Theater D.B. Cooper stage production, Minneapolis10 mentions8 documents
  76. John R. KellisonFBI agentFBI Seattle special agent; source contacts and photo identifications10 mentions10 documents
  77. Joseph A. DushekFBI agentLas Vegas/Carson City SA on later NORJAK suspect leads10 mentions9 documents
  78. Larry FinegoldLawyerProsecutor quoted on Cooper-related fraud charges and case law10 mentions9 documents
  79. Laurel FisherOther10 mentions8 documents
  80. Leonard Dale CooperSuspectKansas City suspect whose photo was shown to witness Speckel10 mentions9 documents
  81. Leonard NimoyOtherActor-host of 'In Search Of'; requested filming on Cooper case10 mentions10 documents
  82. Letta J. CaseWitness or sourceConnected to anonymous postcard naming a NORJAK suspect, New Haven10 mentions6 documents
  83. Michael CooperOtherApparent pseudonymous author of hijacking manuscript reviewed by FBI10 mentions9 documents
  84. Michael Martin JrSuspect10 mentions8 documents
  85. PatriciaRelativeApparently mother of Brian Ingram, who found the ransom money in 198010 mentions10 documents
  86. Paul HudsonJournalistBylined reporter in 1980 coverage of the recovered ransom cash10 mentions10 documents
  87. Paul R. WhiteSuspect10 mentions4 documents
  88. R. Bert CarterUnknown roleListed in 1970 USPA parachute directory used for skydiver leads10 mentions6 documents
  89. Ray Charles CoffmanSuspect10 mentions10 documents
  90. Ray W. GammonFBI agentAgent coordinating photo displays to stewardess witnesses in Minneapolis10 mentions10 documents
  91. Raymond Madden JrFBI agent10 mentions10 documents
  92. Robert Arthur ChickSuspect10 mentions8 documents
  93. Robert B. GregoryPassenger10 mentions9 documents
  94. Robert Edward ComstockSuspect10 mentions8 documents
  95. Robert HetcherWitness or sourceWitness shown suspect photographs, noting two look-alikes, February 197210 mentions10 documents
  96. Robert W. LandonLaw enforcementChief of the Washington State Patrol; corresponded with citizens and FBI Seattle10 mentions10 documents
  97. Roger Cliffe StromSuspect10 mentions4 documents
  98. Tom CollinsVictim10 mentions8 documents
  99. Verne Garth KnottSuspect10 mentions7 documents
  100. Wayne Morris ZaricorSuspect10 mentions6 documents

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