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FD-302 interviewInterview of Earl J. Cossey, master parachute rigger, Seattle Sky SportsInterviewed 26 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 64 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 202 · page 1 of 2Seattle OfficeStandard FBI FD-302 interview form header with date of transcription. FD-302 interview of Earl J. Cossey, a master parachute rigger and jump instructor at Seattle Sky Sports in Issaquah, WA. Cossey…

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ReportFBI Seattle letterhead public appeal with description of hijacking suspect28 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 64 · 1 page

p. 52Seattle OfficeOfficial DOJ/FBI letterhead with file number 164-81, dated November 28, 1971, from the Seattle field office. Handwritten annotation noting this was the second artist's sketch prepared by the Bureau,…

TeletypeNITEL Los Angeles re parachute clubs and suspect Michael Charles Sullivan1 December 1971 · Los Angeles · Part 100 · 8 pages · 1 of 8 pages

p. 37 · page 4 of 8Seattle DivisionCase number header and page number designation for this teletype transmission. Large redacted block, personal and law enforcement privacy exemptions applied. Reference to a subject's military servi…

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TeletypePortland to Director, Las Vegas and Seattle re suspect's activities at Reno3 December 1971 · Portland · Part 13 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 94 · page 3 of 3FBI SeattleTeletype routing indicator and page number, indicating this is page three of a multi-page teletype under file 154-41. Continuation (page 3) of an FBI teletype instructing the Las Vegas field office…

TeletypePortland to Seattle re interview of suspect using name on plane manifest (copy)3 December 1971 · Portland · Part 13 · 1 page

p. 229FBI SeattleRedacted name block with alias notation, obscured by FOIA exemptions b6 and b7C. FBI teletype header from Portland to Seattle field office, dated December 3, 1971, regarding the NORJAK hijacking cas…

TeletypeNew York to Director re suspect vehicle check3 December 1971 · New York · Part 101 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 4 · page 2 of 2FBI SEATTLETwo filled circles near top of page, likely teletype routing or transmission markers. Page two of an FBI teletype. Describes a subject identified via New York State DMV (NYSDMV) records as a white m…

TeletypeSt. Louis (NPRC) to Pittsburgh and Seattle re military records check on Cooper suspect6 December 1971 · St. Louis · Part 100 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 184 · page 3 of 3FBI SEATTLEPage four of a teletype from SL (St. Louis FBI field office), reference number 164-NPRC-M. Instructs recipient to consider the unknown subject (UNSUB, i.e. D.B. Cooper) dangerous. Notes that Charlott…

TeletypeSacramento to Seattle and San Francisco re Dan Cooper suspect7 December 1971 · Sacramento · Part 100 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 307 · page 2 of 2FBI SEATTLEDocument identifier and page label indicating this is page two of a teletype or communication with identifier SC 164-50. A redacted line stating that a named individual (redacted under b6/b7C) comme…

LetterSAC Seattle to James J. Rowley, Director U.S. Secret Service, re microfilming of hijacking ransom bills10 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 15 · 1 page

p. 284Seattle Office of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationReturn address and date of the letter from FBI Seattle field office. Addressee block identifying the recipient as James J. Rowley, Director of the U.S. Secret Service in Washington, D.C. Subject li…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re suspect photographs obtained from Oregon police13 December 1971 · Portland · Part 16 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 52 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionPortland field office case file number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. An SA (Special Agent) reports that on 12/10/71 a police identification division in Oregon made available two photographs of…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Gresham PD suspect resembling NORJAK composite13 December 1971 · Portland · Part 91 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 370 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionCase file number for the Portland Division. SA (Special Agent) reports that on 12/10/71 the Portland PD Identification Division made available two photographs of a suspect, which are enclosed for th…

TeletypeNITEL Los Angeles to Seattle and San Diego re NORJAK suspect13 December 1971 · Los Angeles · Part 100 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 33 · page 2 of 2FBI SEATTLEHeader area with redacted identifier box and two circular routing or classification stamps at top of page. Page continuation label indicating this is the second page of the teletype message. Contin…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re NORJAK with Spokane investigative insert on Ron White21 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 100 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 209 · page 2 of 3FBI SeattlePage number, FBI file/serial number, and typist initials. Opening line identifying the investigating Special Agent, whose name is redacted. FBI interview summary. On December 9, 1971, Mrs. Virginia…

MemoSA Castellow to SAC Seattle re walk-in claiming to identify hijacker22 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 17 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 185 · page 1 of 3Seattle OfficeStandard US Government memorandum header addressed from SA Castellow to the SAC of the Seattle field office, dated 12/22/71, regarding the NORJAK case. An unidentified individual appeared at the Sea…

TeletypeNew Orleans to Seattle re verification of Donald E. Turner alibi23 December 1971 · New Orleans · Part 100 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 228 · page 2 of 2FBI SeattlePage two of a teletype message from FBI Seattle. A redacted source in Iberia, Louisiana advised that Donald E. Turner was working on an offshore oil rig from November 19 through December 23, 1971. Tu…

MemoSAC Seattle to file re disposition of two rolls of ransom-bill microfilm, with attached 11/29/71 routing slip25 January 1972 · Seattle · Part 21 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 8 · page 1 of 2FBI—SeattleStandard US Government memorandum header (OF-10). Addressed to FILE (164=81), from SAC Seattle, subject NORJAK, dated 1/25/72. Handwritten initials 'Sul', 'M', and 'G' appear near the date field. Me…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re former Boeing employee as NORJACK suspect2 February 1972 · Seattle · Part 104 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 187 · page 1 of 2FBI—SeattleStandard header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle, dated February 2, 1972, regarding the NORJACK case. A Boeing Company source in Renton, WA reported on 1…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re photographs shown to Cord Spreckel, 624 Yale Avenue North22 February 1972 · Seattle · Part 100 · 1 page

p. 380FBI-SEATTLEStandard United States Government Memorandum header (Optional Form No. 10, May 1962 edition). Addressed to SAC (Special Agent in Charge), Seattle, case file 164-81, dated February 22, 1972. Originati…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Cord Spreckel eliminating photo suspects22 February 1972 · Seattle · Part 101 · 1 page

p. 95FBI-SEATTLEStandard US Government Memorandum header. Addressed to SAC Seattle under file 164-81, dated February 22, 1972. From a Special Agent (name redacted). Subject is NORJAK (FBI code name for the D.B. Coop…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re witness Cord Spreckel viewing suspect photographs28 February 1972 · Seattle · Part 100 · 1 page

p. 401FBI SeattleStandard United States Government Memorandum header. Addressed to SAC (Special Agent in Charge), Seattle, file number 164-81, dated February 28, 1972. From a Special Agent whose name is redacted. Sub…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re photos shown to witness Cord Spreckel28 February 1972 · Seattle · Part 101 · 1 page

p. 65FBI SeattleStandard US Government Memorandum header. Dated 2/28/72, addressed to SAC Seattle under case number 164-81. Sent from a Special Agent whose identity is redacted. Subject is NORJAK (the D.B. Cooper hi…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Cord Spreckel eliminating suspects from photos on 2/8/7228 February 1972 · Seattle · Part 104 · 1 page

p. 91FBI—SEATTLEStandard US Government memorandum header addressed from a Special Agent (redacted) to SAC, Seattle, file 164-81, dated February 28, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case. Witness Cord Spreckel of 624 Yale…

MemoSA Farrell to SAC Seattle re witness unable to identify suspect photos1 March 1972 · Seattle · Part 100 · 1 page

p. 400FBI - SeattleStandard United States Government Memorandum form header. Addressed to SAC Seattle under case number 164-81, dated March 1, 1972, from SA Charles E. Farrell. Subject is NORJAC (the D.B. Cooper hijack…

LetterLouisiana State Penitentiary re inmate John Richard Merit records6 April 1972 · Louisiana State Penitentiary · Part 119 · 1 page

p. 152FBI-SeattleOfficial letterhead of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, naming the Director of Corrections, Warden, and Governor, with an institutional seal. Handwritten marginal annotations, po…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect who voluntarily appeared at Seattle office 3/31/727 April 1972 · Seattle · Part 24 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 395 · page 1 of 2Seattle Office of the FBIHeader of a US Government interoffice memorandum from a redacted Special Agent to the SAC of the Seattle FBI field office (case 164-81, NORJAK), dated April 7, 1972, referencing a prior Seattle memo…

ReportInsert re North Carolina DMV records on Richard Floyd McCoy, Sr. and Jr.13 April 1972 · Charlotte · Part 25 · 1 page

p. 164FBI - SeattleFBI investigation report documenting North Carolina DMV records for Richard Floyd Mc Coy, Sr. (DOB 2-14-16) and Richard Floyd Mc Coy, Jr. (DOB 12-7-42), including their operator's license numbers, ad…

FD-302 interviewInterview of New York man who placed newspaper ads seeking the hijackerInterviewed 25 April 1972 · New York · Part 59 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 272 · page 2 of 5Seattle OfficePage number and FBI case file references for New York and Seattle field offices. A redacted individual advised that another party was not agreeable to paying a sum of money; a final price was eventu…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Karl Payne Fleming, Newsweek, re contact with man claiming to be D.B. CooperInterviewed 25 April 1972 · New York · Part 109 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 274 · page 2 of 5Seattle OfficeFBI case file numbers for New York and Seattle field offices. FLEMING reports that Newsweek Magazine refused to pay a sum of money. FLEMING obtained funds from his partner MAX PALEVSKY, and a final…

AirtelSAC Omaha to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect in Des Moines, Iowa26 April 1972 · Omaha · Part 25 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 95 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionOmaha field office file number for this case document. An interviewee states that a redacted subject has personal problems and a history of difficulties, was in the Des Moines, Iowa area in late Mar…

TeletypeUrgent teletype Los Angeles to Director, New York and Seattle re Max Palevsky background and availability1 May 1972 · Los Angeles · Part 109 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 254 · page 3 of 3Seattle FBI OfficeContinuation from previous page describing an individual reported on the advisory board of a committee affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union and identified as a financial contributor. A…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re unknown subject at Marketime Drug Store (164-81-3296)2 May 1972 · Seattle · Part 25 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 205 · page 1 of 2Seattle Office of the FBIHeader of a US Government interoffice memorandum from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle, dated 5/2/72, regarding NORJAK case (164-81), with RE line referencing unknown subject at a redacted location. A…

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Part 25 pp. 207–208 · matching p. 207
Part 107 pp. 153–154 · matching p. 153

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FD-302 interviewRe receipt of package from New York Office via United Airlines Flight #43Interviewed 2 May 1972 · Seattle · Part 59 · 1 page

p. 327Seattle OfficeStandard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. An FBI Special Agent received a package via United Airlines Flight #43 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, sent from the N…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle recommending termination of suspect investigation (164-81-3302)5 May 1972 · Seattle · Part 25 · 1 page

p. 220Seattle OfficeStandard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, dated 5/5/72, from a redacted Special Agent, subject NORJAK. Memo recommends terminating investigation of a red…

MemoSA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re walk-in claim that acquaintance is 'D.B. Cooper'8 June 1972 · Seattle · Part 26 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 233 · page 2 of 2Seattle OfficeMemo header identifying the recipient (SAC Seattle), case number 164-81, date 6/8/72, author SA Charles E. Farrell, and case name NORJAK. An individual appeared at the Seattle FBI Office on 6/5/72 w…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re informant's report of 1/25/72 alibi telephone call1 August 1972 · Seattle · Part 27 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 82 · page 1 of 2Seattle DivisionStandard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, dated 8/1/72, from a redacted Special Agent, subject NORJAK. On 1/25/72 a Seattle informant reported receiving a call…

FormFD-125 Record Request re NORJAK suspect checks4 October 1972 · Seattle · Part 113 · 1 page

p. 215FBI—SEATTLEFBI FD-125 Record Request form dated 10/4/1972, requesting credit, criminal, motor vehicle, and driver's license checks on a white male subject (name and personal details redacted under b6/b7C). The…

FD-302 interviewInterview at New York Times re anonymous letter (NY 164-627)Interviewed 17 October 1972 · New York · Part 28 · 1 page

p. 237FBI-SeattleStandard FBI FD-302 form header with date of transcription. An interview with a redacted individual at the New York Times regarding a handwritten letter received around September 23, 1972. The lette…

FD-302 interviewInterview of New York Times employee re two-page hand-printed letter and envelopeInterviewed 17 October 1972 · New York · Part 73 · 1 page

p. 276FBI—SeattleStandard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. An individual at the New York Times, 229 West 43rd Street, made available a two-page handprinted letter and envelope postmarked…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Richard Witkin, Transportation News Editor, New York TimesInterviewed 17 October 1972 · New York · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 384FBI - SeattleStandard FD-302 interview form header with FBI seal and date of transcription. FBI interview of Richard Witkin, Transportation News Editor at the New York Times. Witkin made available a two-page han…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Tom Wark, Assistant National News Editor, New York Times18 October 1972 · New York · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 374FBI-SeattleStandard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. Interview with Tom Wark, Assistant National News Editor at the New York Times, regarding a handwritten letter received around S…

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MemoFrom Supervisor J. Robert Sutthoff to SAC re King County SO tip naming Heslin29 November 1972 · Seattle · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 218FBI—SeattleMemo header addressed to SAC with file number 164-81, dated 11/29/72, directed to Supervisor J. Robert Sutthoff, regarding NORJAK case. Handwritten annotations read 'Sub 539' and 'Neslin'. On 11/27/…

AirtelSAC Butte to SAC Seattle re Cooper suspect Richard Douglas Shinn and $36,0006 January 1973 · Butte · Part 115 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 150 · page 5 of 5Seattle DivisionTeletype reference number for this communication. The Butte Division states it will hold off on investigating $36,000 in Idaho banks until ELAINE SHINN is interviewed and the Seattle Division deems…

MemoSA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re Florsheim customer identifying himself as D.B. Cooper (Sub 630)3 April 1973 · Seattle · Part 116 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 97 · page 1 of 2FBI - SeattleHeader of a United States Government memorandum from Special Agent Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated April 3, 1973, regarding the NORJAK case. FBI memo documenting a report from shoe salesman…

FormFD-340 receipt for exhibit 164-497-1A54, photograph from Seattle, with FBI descriptive card31 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 62 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 32 · page 1 of 2Seattle FBI OfficeFBI form FD-340 documenting receipt of 1 photograph from the Seattle FBI Office, filed under case number 164-497, sub-file 1A-54. Received 5/31/73. The subject of the photograph is redacted under b6/…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Sonny Totten (duplicate copy)12 July 1973 · Seattle · Part 32 · 1 page

p. 78Seattle OfficeHeader block of an FBI internal memo from the Seattle field office, case file 164-81, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case). The SA (Special Agent) name and RE (subject) fields are redacted under b6/b7…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Aurora, Colorado witness shown photographs of Alvin Curtis Hartley (Sub 437) and Harvey W. Gray (Sub 575)Interviewed 29 September 1973 · Denver · Part 115 · 1 page

p. 177FBI-SeattleAn FD-302 interview report in which a redacted witness in Aurora, Colorado, after viewing photographs of subjects ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY (subject 437) and HARVEY W. GRAY (subject 575), stated that neit…

FD-302 interviewInterview at Anderson, Indiana by SA Rudolph re NORJAC leadInterviewed 3 December 1973 · Indianapolis · Part 117 · 1 page

p. 85FBI-SeattleFD-302 interview report dated December 7, 1973, documenting an interview conducted on December 3, 1973 in Anderson, Indiana by SA Ferry L. Rudolph. The interviewee (name redacted) discussed someone a…

MemoSA Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle re Hotel Olympian source and man claiming to be retired Lt. Colonel4 February 1974 · Seattle · Part 117 · 1 page

p. 149FBI SeattleMemo header addressed to SAC, Seattle from SA Robert H. Wick, dated 2/4/74, regarding an unknown subject (UNSUB) with redacted aka. Memo describes information from a retired source at Hotel Olympian…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re source name changed to Ethel Schneider (duplicate copy)12 April 1974 · Seattle · Part 117 · 1 page

p. 273FBI-SeattleFBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, dated April 12, 1974, regarding NORJAK case and source Ethel Schneider. Memo notes title correction from ETHYL SNYDER to ETHEL SCHNEIDER. On Ap…

ReportPort of Seattle Airport Police officer's report re possible Cooper sighting at C Checkpoint9 July 1974 · Port of Seattle Airport Police · Part 117 · 1 page

p. 327FBI-SeattleHeader of Port of Seattle Airport Police Officer's Report, dated July 9, 1974 at 1030 hrs, regarding a suspicious person. Names of From/To officers are redacted. Reporting officer describes encounte…

FD-302 interviewInterview of redacted source, St. Paul, MinnesotaInterviewed 26 September 1974 · Minneapolis · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 10FBI-SeattleFD-302 report dated September 27, 1974 documenting an FBI interview conducted September 26, 1974 in St. Paul, Minnesota with a redacted source. The source had called the FBI's Minneapolis office week…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re telephonic NORJAK tip of 11/29/742 December 1974 · Seattle · Part 34 · 1 page

p. 451Seattle FBI OfficeStandard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle from a Special Clerk (SC), regarding NORJAK case 164-81, dated December 2, 1974. Handwritten annotation near the subject line, likel…

MemoSA Martin L. Cannaday to SAC Newark re NJ police chief's identification of Templin12 December 1974 · Newark · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 57FBI SeattleStandard FBI memorandum header identifying sender, recipient, date, and subject. Newark FBI agent reports that a local NJPD police chief flagged a resident, Raymond Cornell Templin, as resembling a…

Memo(handle as airtel) SAC St. Louis to SAC Seattle re NPRC records check, NORJAK2 January 1975 · St. Louis · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 60FBI - SeattleFBI memorandum (Airtel) from SAC St. Louis to SAC Seattle dated 1/2/75, subject NORJAK, reporting that a National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) check turned up no record on the (redacted) subject,…

TeletypeUrgent teletype Portland to Director and Seattle re NORJAK11 January 1975 · Portland · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 85FBI - SeattleIllegible/garbled teletype routing or transmission code fragment at top of page. Teletype header identifying an urgent message sent 1-11-75 at 3:30 PM from FBI Portland to FBI Director/Seattle regar…

MemoSAC Seattle re Boeing employment history of Don Brockway, NORJAK16 January 1975 · Seattle · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 73 · page 1 of 2FBI-SeattleFBI Seattle field office memo dated 1/16/75 under the NORJAK case, referencing a prior Los Angeles airtel of 12/23/74. It documents that on 1/15/75 The Boeing Company provided the personnel file of D…

MemoSeattle SA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect review19 February 1975 · Seattle · Part 117 · 1 page

p. 250FBI-SeattleFBI internal memorandum dated 2/19/75 from a Seattle SA to SAC Seattle (file 164-81) regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation). The memo summarizes a review of a Boeing Aircraft Corporat…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Seattle PD sergeant's suspicion of Jimmy Cooper14 March 1975 · Seattle · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 196FBI-SeattleStandard FBI government memorandum header addressed to SAC, Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated 3/14/75, subject Jimmy Cooper. A Seattle Police Department sergeant told the FBI he suspected Jim…

AirtelSAC Anchorage to SAC Seattle re unknown subject about whom Jerry Sibley is knowledgeable18 March 1975 · Anchorage · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 12 · page 2 of 2FBI - SeattleFile/reference numbers and initials header for the memo. Handwritten routing/subfile annotation, partially illegible cursive notation. Memo body describing FBI follow-up contacts with a redacted in…

ReportSacramento investigative inserts re Mahona Walters interview at Meridian and Oroville records checks25 March 1975 · Sacramento · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 155 · page 2 of 2FBI-SeattleFBI report page documenting an investigation conducted at Oroville, California on February 10, 1975, in which records checks with the Butte County Sheriff's Office, Oroville Police Department, and Or…

FormFD-9 Identification Record Request for Jon William Clayton4 April 1975 · Kansas City · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 160FBI - SeattleStandard printed instructions for completing FBI form FD-9, Identification Record Request. Routing header addressed to the FBI Director, referencing the NORJAK case out of the Seattle field office.…

AirtelSAC Anchorage to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, enclosing FD-302 of Sibley interview2 May 1975 · Anchorage · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 6 · page 2 of 2FBI - SEATTLEFBI memo referencing file numbers AN 164-59 and SE 164-81, stating that a redacted subject/caption was formerly carried under the title referencing an unknown subject about whom Jerry Sibley was alle…

ReportInsert of Las Vegas investigation re Painter whereabouts and description of suspect12 June 1975 · Las Vegas · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 309 · page 1 of 2FBI-SeattleFile/routing header identifying the FBI field office case file number and typist/agent initials. Illegible handwritten cursive note, possibly a serial number notation, near two circular hole-punch o…

ReportInsert re interview at D & J Refrigeration, De Witt, Iowa (SE 164-81)21 July 1975 · Seattle · Part 36 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 133 · page 1 of 2FBI - SeattleCase file number SE 164-81, dictated by agent with initials AJK, transcribed by dat, page 1. FBI investigative report documenting an interview conducted on July 21, 1975 with a redacted female indiv…

ReportOmaha investigative insert re interview concerning Robert Maxim LaFontaine21 July 1975 · Omaha · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 200 · page 1 of 2FBI - SeattleHandwritten annotation reading "Sub 759" at the top right of the page. File/reference number header block. Investigative report by SA Arnold J. Kuta describing a July 21, 1975 contact with an unnam…

LetterFBI Seattle form letter requesting employment and credit information re Sub 739 (with handwritten no-record reply)15 August 1975 · Seattle · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 23Seattle Office of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationStandard FBI form letter from the Seattle Field Office (file 164-81 Sub 739, dated August 15, 1975) requesting employment and credit information from an unnamed recipient/subject, signed by Special A…

TeletypeSAC Minneapolis to SAC Seattle re airport police officer's NORJAK suspect27 August 1975 · Minneapolis · Part 78 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 329 · page 2 of 3Seattle DivisionStandard FBI FD-36 teletype/transmittal form header, page two continuation. Date field is blank. Continuation of an FBI teletype regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. A redacted individual was no…

ReportMilwaukee report MI 164-36 (continued, pages 5-7), NORJAK suspect interviews23 October 1975 · Milwaukee · Part 9 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 392 · page 1 of 3Seattle DivisionTwo circular stamps or routing marks at the top of the page, both fully redacted. FBI report header MI 164-36 documenting an interview conducted on August 21, 1974 by two Special Agents (names redac…

AirtelSAC Phoenix to SAC Seattle re Alex Gonzales, Jr. (Sub 802), enclosing Flagstaff insert29 December 1975 · Phoenix · Part 119 · 1 page

p. 307FBI-SEATTLECase caption identifying an FBI interoffice communication from SAC Phoenix to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB in the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking/extortion case, dated 12/29/75. Phoenix f…

TeletypeFBI Seattle teletype record check on William Joseph Sullivan, Jr. (Sub 806)9 January 1976 · Seattle · Part 119 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 325 · page 1 of 2FBI SeattleRedaction code box indicating information withheld under FOIA exemptions (b)(6) and (b)(7)(C). Handwritten annotation referencing a sub-file number 806. Typed teletype/records-check text listing ro…

ReportInvestigative insert AT Bend, Oregon re interview of TINDLE, former owner McMinnville Aviation21 January 1976 · Portland · Part 119 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 208 · page 1 of 3FBI-SeattleFile/reference number header block for the report. Header identifying the investigating Special Agent and the location of the investigation. David Tindle is identified as the former owner of McMinn…

MemoSAC Seattle re discrepancies in A. L. Wheeler parachute find near Reno30 January 1976 · Seattle · Part 119 · 1 page

p. 183FBI - SeattleFBI Seattle field office memo dated 1/30/76 in the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, addressing a parachute found by Mr. A. L. Wheeler near Reno. The memo notes discrepancies in parachute canopy colors vers…

ReportInvestigative insert: interview at Higginsville, Missouri re NORJAK suspect4 March 1976 · Kansas City · Part 119 · 1 page

p. 303FBI-SeattleFBI investigative report documenting a March 4, 1976 interview conducted at Higginsville, Missouri, in which an unnamed (redacted) individual employed at Higginsville Avionics Laboratory stated he is…

ReportInsert re recontact of Eugene, Oregon source, March 17, 197617 March 1976 · Portland · Part 119 · 1 page

p. 156FBI-SEATTLEFile/case reference numbers and file classification codes at the top of the report page. An FBI report noting that on March 17, 1976, a confidential source in Eugene, Oregon was recontacted and stat…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Chester May as possible NORJAK suspect3 April 1976 · Portland · Part 120 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 33 · page 1 of 2FBI-SEATTLEFBI airtel header identifying the communication as sent by airmail from the Portland Field Office (SAC Portland) to the Seattle Field Office (SAC Seattle), dated April 3, 1976, regarding case NORJAK…

ReportInvestigative insert, Rock Springs, Wyoming, re Credit Bureau records on suspect6 April 1976 · Denver · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 107FBI-SeattleFile/reference identifier block at top of page (Denver field office file number and initials/serial line). Investigation report describing that the Credit Bureau of Rock Springs, Wyoming manager Ros…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re NORJAK conference at San Francisco 4/8/76 and statute of limitations15 April 1976 · Seattle · Part 37 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 283 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionFBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper case, Seattle field office. Continuation of a memo discussing the Statute of Limitations expiring on 11/24/76 for the D.B. Cooper case. Recommendations will…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re NORJAK multi-office conference of 4/8/76, San Francisco15 April 1976 · Seattle · Part 77 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 352 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionContinuation of a memo discussing the statute of limitations expiring on 11/24/76 for the D.B. Cooper case. Recommendations will be presented to the Bureau, which will specify the course of action vi…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re attempts to contact Mt. Vernon informant16 April 1976 · Seattle · Part 119 · 1 page

p. 405FBI-SEATTLEStandard U.S. Government memorandum header addressed from an FBI Special Agent (name redacted) to the SAC of the Seattle field office, dated 4/16/76, subject NORJAK (the FBI's D.B. Cooper hijacking c…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re NORJAK: suspect suggested to FBI Honolulu12 May 1976 · Seattle · Part 37 · 1 page

p. 334FBI-SeattleStandard U.S. Government inter-office memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle from a redacted Special Agent, dated May 12, 1976, regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking). A redacted indi…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re John Cooper, Sub 74813 May 1976 · Seattle · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 105FBI-SEATTLEStandard U.S. Government memorandum form header. Memo routing header identifying sender (redacted), recipient (SAC Seattle), date, subject (NORJAK case), and reference to John Cooper, Sub #748. Bod…

MemoSAC Seattle re Mrs. Erma Cooper tip on Glenn Delbert Burke, NORJAK21 May 1976 · Seattle · Part 120 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 51 · page 1 of 2FBI - SEATTLEFBI memorandum header identifying it as routed to SAC Seattle from a redacted Special Agent, dated 5/21/76, subject NORJAK (the D.B. Cooper case designation). Memo recounting Mrs. Erma Cooper's 5/6/…

MemoSA Manning to SAC Seattle re Royal Insurance call about Lake Merwin search proposal15 June 1976 · Seattle · Part 65 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 212 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionResults of a background check on a company found very little information. The subject was not listed in phone books or Better Business Bureau. A woman stated she did not doubt the legitimacy of a red…

AirtelSAC New Haven to Director re anonymous postcard naming suspect, NORJAK22 June 1976 · New Haven · Part 120 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 72 · page 1 of 2FBI SeattleStandard FBI Airtel transmittal form header specifying transmission method and date. FBI Airtel from SAC New Haven to FBI Director regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, reporting an anonymous tip…

ReportInvestigative insert re military personnel file review of Col. Jerry S. Edwards (AX 164-72)29 July 1976 · Alexandria · Part 120 · 1 page

p. 172FBI SeattleFile/reference number and initials header for the memo. FBI memo detailing a records search on Colonel Jerry S. Edwards's military personnel file, including his date of birth, duty assignments, educ…

MemoSAC San Diego to SAC Seattle re Naval Training Center source on NORJACK7 August 1976 · San Diego · Part 120 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 220 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionTwo black circular marks and a small handwritten fragment near the top of the page; purpose unclear. Typed paragraph noting that follow-up on the information referenced is left to the discretion of…

MemoSAC San Diego to SAC Seattle re telephonic Cooper suspect information from San Diego caller11 August 1976 · San Diego · Part 9 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 61 · page 2 of 2Seattle DivisionTwo circular stamp marks at the top center of the page, likely redaction indicators or classification stamps. References case identifier SD 164-91 and states that any leads regarding the information…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Weyerhaeuser informant tip25 August 1976 · Seattle · Part 120 · 1 page

p. 239Seattle DivisionStandard U.S. Government memorandum letterhead identifying the recipient (SAC, Seattle, file 164-81), the sender (an FBI Special Agent, name partially unclear), the date (8/25/76), and the subject (N…

AirtelDirector to SACs Philadelphia and Seattle re retired SRA's information on NORJAK suspect3 September 1976 · Bureau · Part 38 · 1 page

p. 136FBI-SEATTLEDocument type header indicating an Airtel communication. FBI Director's Airtel to SACs in Philadelphia and Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. A former FBI Senior Resident Agent in Pennsylv…

AirtelSAC Norfolk to SAC Alexandria re NORJAK - Fort Monroe inquiries on Col. Edwards10 September 1976 · Norfolk · Part 120 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 159 · page 2 of 3Seattle DivisionFBI report discussing difficulties by the Military Intelligence Group (MIG) at Fort Monroe, Virginia in accessing Colonel Edwards' field personnel file, contrasted with successful access to his 'main…

ReportInsert re interview of Carroll County Sheriff Paul Johnson at Carrollton, Missouri24 September 1976 · Kansas City · Part 120 · 1 page

p. 205FBI-SeattleHeader/file identifiers and introductory line stating an investigation was conducted by a redacted Special Agent on September 24, 1976, at Carrollton, Missouri. Carrollton County Sheriff Paul Johnso…

LetterFBI letterhead letter re NORJAK suspect information29 September 1976 · Part 38 · 1 page

p. 281FBI-SeattleDate of the letter. Addressee of the letter. A letter from a retired postal or federal employee to the FBI Seattle office, dated September 29, 1976. The author claims to know the identity of D.B. C…

MemoSAC Portland to SAC Mobile re Richard Lee 'Dick' Waller (Sub 741), lead at Foley, Alabama4 October 1976 · Portland · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 39 · page 1 of 2FBI SeattleStandard FBI interoffice memorandum header identifying it as sent from SAC Portland to SAC Mobile on 10/4/76 regarding the NORJAK investigation (D.B. Cooper case), subject Dick Waller. Handwritten a…

LetterFrom Knedlik & Goddard, Attorneys at Law, re client information8 October 1976 · Part 121 · 1 page

p. 284FBI-SeattleLaw firm letterhead identifying the firm Knedlik & Goddard, its attorneys, and contact information. A blank redaction box next to the date line, labeled with FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C in the m…

LetterCitizen letter to FBI Washington from retired Federal analyst re D.B. Cooper theory5 November 1976 · Part 120 · 1 page

p. 350FBI - SeattleTwo solid black circular marks near the top of the page, purpose unclear. A typed letter dated 5 November 1976 from a self-described retired federal analyst to FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.,…

Teletype(FD-36 copy) Seattle to Director and Denver re attorney's client claiming to know Cooper23 November 1976 · Seattle · Part 121 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 183 · page 1 of 4FBI SEATTLEStandard FBI teletype transmission header form (FD-36) indicating method (Teletype), precedence (Immediate), and sensitivity (Clear), dated 11/23/76. A handwritten '001' appears in the margin. Handw…

News clippingClippings: 'FBI Steps Up D.B. Cooper Search' and 'Streets Paved With $20 Bills'November 1976 · Part 120 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 352 · page 2 of 2FBI - SeattleNewspaper clipping reporting that residents of Harbor Grace, Newfoundland found $20 bills scattered on the streets, with the RCMP unable to determine their origin and speculating the money was stolen…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Richfield, Minnesota man re Vietnam Army acquaintance as possible suspectInterviewed 3 December 1976 · Minneapolis · Part 39 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 54 · page 1 of 2FBI-SEATTLEStandard FD-302 interview form header with FBI letterhead and transcription date. An individual residing in Richfield, Minnesota was interviewed about a possible D.B. Cooper suspect. The interviewee…

LetterJames A. Abbott, Northwest Airlines, to SA Robert Bonshire forwarding Cooper tip23 December 1976 · Part 122 · 1 page

p. 92FBI - SeattleLetter from Northwest Airlines VP-Law James A. Abbott to FBI Special Agent Robert Bonshire, forwarding a redacted letter received regarding the D.B. Cooper case, noting Northwest collected insurance…

MemoASAC to SAC Seattle re media request for hijacking transcripts and photograph29 December 1976 · Seattle · Part 39 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 97 · page 1 of 3≈ Seattle Division territoryStandard U.S. Government memorandum header from ASAC (redacted) to SAC Seattle, dated 12/29/76, regarding the NORJAK case (164-81). Handwritten routing or annotation marks, possibly 'Sue C' and init…

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