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News clippingNew York Times clipping: 'Hijacker Collects Ransom of $200,000; Parachutes From Jet and Disappears'
- p. 341 · page 3 of 5Lake MerwinHeadline of the newspaper article about the D.B. Cooper hijacking, continuation from page 1. Describes the parachute logistics: military models from McChord AFB were rejected by the hijacker who dem…
- p. 342 · page 4 of 5Lake MerwinDescribes the ground communication during the D.B. Cooper hijacking, including the FBI message to the plane, the delivery of money and parachutes, release of 36 passengers, and negotiations about the…
MemoSAC J. E. Milnes to all agents summarizing hijacking facts and suspect description
+2 copies
- Part 10 pp. 424–426 · matching p. 425
- Part 48 pp. 29–31 · matching p. 30
Copies may differ in what was redacted.
TeletypeMinneapolis to Director, Portland and Seattle re computed jump area near Heisson, Washington
MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re aerial and ground search of flight path
- p. 501 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinStandard U.S. Government interoffice memorandum header. From Special Agent Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/26/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland…
- p. 502 · page 2 of 2Lake MerwinFBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation (Seattle field office). An unidentified object was spotted on a bluff south of the lake near the hijacked aircraft's flight path. Hel…
MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re aerial and ground search (file copy)
- p. 503 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinHeader block of an FBI memo from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/26/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Ground search of the pertinent area…
- p. 504 · page 2 of 2Lake MerwinFBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. An unidentified object was spotted on a bluff on the south side of a lake near the hijacked aircraft's flight path.…
TeletypeSAC Minneapolis to Director, Portland and Seattle re flight path and jump point computations
News clipping(FD-350): 'Weather frustrates hijacker hunt' with hijack route map, The Oregonian
- p. 74 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinFBI filing instruction header Main headline of the newspaper article about weather hampering the D.B. Cooper search Newspaper article describing the frustration of search teams looking for the airl…
- p. 75 · page 2 of 2Lake MerwinAccount of the D.B. Cooper hijacking from Northwest Airlines pilot William Scott via official Walt Helmer, describing the route selection, hijacker's demands, exchange of passengers for ransom, and d…
ReportSearch operation planning notes: command post, bivouac, coroner, dog teams, helicopter support
News clippingFD-356 clipping: Seattle P-I 'Nobody Says, But They Must Think He's There' on Lake Merwin search, with jump page
- p. 85 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinFBI form header FD-356 for mounting newspaper clippings. Handwritten sub-file designation on the clipping form. Newspaper article about the FBI continuing its search for D.B. Cooper near Lake Merwi…
- p. 86 · page 2 of 2≈ Lake MerlinHeadline of the newspaper article about FBI search for D.B. Cooper near Lake Merlin. Photograph showing a map being held, captioned as an Army Major directing troops with a map of the search area.…
TeletypeSeattle to Director, Minneapolis and Portland re troops arriving at Lake Merwin bivouac
- p. 245 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinStandard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated April 7, 1972, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Routing block showing the teletype is from SAC Seattle to Director FBI, SAC Minneapol…
- p. 246 · page 2 of 2Lake MerwinTeletype from Seattle FBI to Director, Minneapolis, and Portland offices reporting that Army troops arrived at their bivouac area near Lake Merwin on April 7, 1972 at approximately 2 PM. Due to conta…
News clippingFD-350 clipping, Los Angeles Times, 'No Trace of Hijacker in Foot-by-Foot Search'
- p. 79 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinFBI form number for newspaper clipping mount sheet. Los Angeles Times newspaper article by Daryl Lembke about the fruitless 18-day search by 1200 soldiers from Fort Lewis for D.B. Cooper near Lake M…
- p. 80 · page 2 of 2Lake MerwinNewspaper article about the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. FBI agents joined the Army ground search near Lake Merwin. The article covers differing views from locals about whether Cooper survive…
MemoSA to SAC Seattle re white object observed on Merwin Lake, 5/2/72
- p. 349 · page 1 of 2Lake Merwin · Merwin LakeStandard US Government memorandum header addressed from a Special Agent to SAC Seattle, dated 5/10/72, regarding case NORJAK (164-81). A Special Agent reports that an informant at Union Station in P…
- p. 350 · page 2 of 2Lake Merwin · Merwin LakeRouting header addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-81 and date 5/10/72. Redacted Special Agent name line. FBI memo under case name NORJAK. A Special Agent received information via Union S…
MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Kalama police boat search of Lake Merwin for reported object
- p. 351 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinStandard US Government memorandum header addressed from a Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding NORJAK case 164-81, dated 5/17/72. On 5/12/72, Kalama Police Chief Ted Bourdage volu…
- p. 352 · page 2 of 2Lake Merwin, WashingtonFBI memo dated 5/17/72 regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. On 5/12/72, Chief of Police Ted Bourdage of Kalama, WA volunteered his boat to investigate an object reportedly seen near Lake Merwin,…
News clippingLA (Los Angeles weekly) issue of Oct 28, 1972: 'The D.B. Cooper Story, Part II' by Karl Fleming
- p. 4 · page 4 of 16Lake Merwin, Wash.Inset summary box recapping the prior installment: in Part 1, the man claiming to be D.B. Cooper described the hijacking, how he executed it alone over more than a year of planning, parachuted to ear…
- p. 5 · page 5 of 16Lake Merwin, Wash.First-person narrative by a journalist (Karl Fleming) reflecting on the D.B. Cooper hijacking—describing Cooper's feat, the massive FBI and military search around Lake Merwin, Washington, the $25,000…
News clippingLA newspaper No. 18, Nov. 4, 1972: 'The D.B. Cooper Skyjacking, Part III: Doublecross Leads to the FBI' by Karl Fleming
- p. 19 · page 6 of 9Lake MerwinLarge photographic image of a dark silhouette of a person's head and upper shoulders, facing forward, against a very dark background. Two small circular bullet points or markers are visible on the le…
- p. 20 · page 7 of 9Lake MerwinA large, dark, low-contrast photograph occupying the left half of the page. Two silhouetted figures are visible; the image is heavily shadowed and detail is largely obscured. Narrative first-person…
News clippingFD-350 clipping: UPI 'A Year Without Trace of Air Pirate and $200,000 Cash'
- p. 14 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinFBI form number and revision date printed at top of clipping mount sheet. United Press International article by Eldon Barrett, dated approximately November 23, 1972, recounting the one-year annivers…
- p. 15 · page 2 of 2Lake MerwinDetails about odd occurrences around Lake Merwin on the night of the hijacking, including small plane sightings, the delayed search effort, and FBI investigation of clues. Includes a physical descrip…
AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Alexandria re NORJAK, Alexandria Division leads
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ReportFBI report re NORJAK, cont.: ground and air search, first and second terrain searches
- p. 40 · page 1 of 9Lake MerwinFBI case file number header for the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper case. Description of the initial search area laid out in southwest Washington state based on NWA flight information, bounded by Woodland, Amb…
- p. 42 · page 3 of 9Lake MerwinCase number and document label header On November 26, 1971, the banks of Lake Merwin were patrolled by the Coalition County Sheriff's Office, with all suspicious sightings personally checked. One si…
ReportFBI report SE 164-81, NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) summary: administrative cover pages, suspect-processing checklist, unsub profile, hijack narrative, search operations
- p. 261 · page 34 of 51Lake MerwinCase file number header for the FBI Seattle field office file 164-81. Description of the search area laid out in southwest Washington state based on NWA flight information, bounded by Woodland, Ambo…
- p. 263 · page 36 of 51Lake MerwinFBI file number and agent initials header. On November 26, 1971, the banks of Lake Merwin were patrolled by two Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office boats. Suspicious sightings were personally checked. A…
MemoSAC Seattle to SAC Phoenix enclosing Forest Service and Carl W. Johnson correspondence
- p. 363 · page 1 of 2Lake MerwinFBI inter-office memo header identifying recipient offices (Phoenix and Seattle SACs), case name NORJAK, and Bureau file number 164-2111, dated January 21, 1975. The memo encloses copies of correspo…
- p. 364 · page 2 of 2Lake MerwinHeader block of an FBI inter-office memo from SAC Phoenix to SAC Seattle, dated January 21, 1975, regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper), Bureau file 164-2111. Phoenix Division is being sent copies…
News clippingMISSING magazine with feature 'D.B. Cooper, Where Are You?'
- p. 160 · page 5 of 8Lake MerwinAn aeronautical chart of the Portland, Oregon area showing the flight route of Northwest Orient Flight 305 from Seattle to Reno, with labeled points of interest related to the D.B. Cooper hijacking i…
- p. 161 · page 6 of 8Lake MerwinContinuation of article describing the search for D.B. Cooper. Police doubted survival, Under-Sheriff McDowell quoted. Search called off after a week. In March 1972, 300 soldiers from Ft. Lewis searc…
- p. 163 · page 8 of 8Lake MerwinContinuation of a newspaper article analyzing multiple theories about D.B. Cooper's fate after the hijacking. Discusses four theories: body still in Lake Merwin area, delayed jump over Williamette Va…