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I do not have a telephone or I would have contacted you in that manner.

I believe that I may have information which could prove useful in the
investigation and search for "D. B. Cooper", I have given this matter

a good deal of deliberation before making the decision to write this

letter. This deliberation spanned nearly a year, and perhaps, a good

deal of that time was spent in watchful waiting with the hopes that

Cooper would be found or caught. There is still a good deal of anxiety

on my part---if I am wrong, I sincerely hope that this will have been handled
in such a way as not to have adversely effected the person that I be-~

lieve may be Cooper.

I would greatly prefer giving this information to you in person, or to one
of the Agents there that I would remember, and I would prefer to do this in
the privacy of my home, I, also, trust that you will keep this correspond-
ence completely confidential within your agency.

Thanking you for your patience and cooperation, and looking forward to
hearing from you, I remain---

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DATE: 1/2/74

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that e list of tyventy dollar bills still a
connection with captioned matter be sent to
| | The Dalles, Oreron. She stated

that this request was prompted by recent. publicity anpcoring
in the Gregon Journal stating that ouch a listims avoil-

able throuch local FBI Offices and a visit to b6
lts20 related captioncd matter to her. She stated bic
that ncither | |}are in possossion of any

suspect twenty dollar bills nor do either have any infor-
mation concorning caption matter and the list was merely
being requested as matter of curiosity.

The above information is boing fuenished the
Portland ond Seattle Divisions sinee tho offiec of oririn
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the basis for his interest in captioned ratter. bic

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Post Office Box 709
Portland, Oregon 97267

Roacuber 27, 1973

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Dear 4

Thank you for your letter of December 3, 1973,
requesting a copy of the list of ransom bilis paid to
the Northwest Airlines hij-cker on November 24, 1971.

Ian serzvy wo do net have 2 sufficient supply
or copies of the List to porait me to sond you one.
Hovever, each Division Office of the FBI has been
furnished a copy, and the serial numbers of all the
ransom bilis have been entered into the National Crime
Information Centex conputer. Most police departments
have access to this computer and can quickly check
numbers of any suspected bilis. Your iceal nolicz
denartroent in has a terivinal conncetcd ta the
corbuter.

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Very truly yours,

J. LL. MATTSON
Special Azent in Charge

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Date of lronscriptionUeCember 26 + 1 973
| | was advised of the identity bé
of SA| j and that this interview concerned his b7c
Ocating 2 parachute in hep ans —near—Sheridan—Oxespn.
jis employed by the ,
State of Orepon Military Department. 2150 Fairground Roads,
phone His residence is
Salem, Oregon | telephone
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fallen tree, approximately December 1, 1973, while deer bic
huntin twas located near the| | which
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a body or other pear. There was no evidence located in
the near vicini he parachute was maintained in the
custody of SA and returned to FBI Office, Portland,
Oregon,
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This document contoins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FE! and is loaned lo your agency;

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Re Seattle airtel to Portland, dated 12/27/73.

| > following investigation was conducted by SA
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.On 12/22/71, Sheriff RUBERT GILLMOUTHE (wa) 4 Hood bye

River County Sheriff's Office, , Hand Biuar— Oregon, advised
he is familiar with all of the He advised all

reside in Hood River and/ |

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By LEVERETT RICHARDS
Qf Tha Oregonian staff
Dan Cocpor, where ate
you?
Nobody knows. The fate of
this first high-jumping hi-

jacker remains one of the.

most baffling mysteries on
the books. After two years of
intensive searching, the FBI,
says it hasn't a single clue of
any kind.

"We really know nothing -

more today than we did 11
p.m. Wednesday Nov. 24,
197i," Julius Mattson, FBI
special agent in charge at
Portland, said this week.
When the man called Coop-
er parachuted from the rear
of a Boeing 727 somewhere
south of Woodland, Wash.,
Sometime after 8:10 p.m.
that dark and stormy night
he simply vanished. So did
the $200,900 in $20 bills that
he carried in a laundry bag.

The FBI doesn't even know
if Dan Cooper ever existed.
That's the name he gave
when he bought a one-way
ticket to Seattle at North-
west Airlines' ticket counter
in Portland from Dennis
Lysne about an hour before
he boarded NWA's Flight
305. (The name D. B. Cooper
was an error never correct-
ed by most-of the press.)

The rest is history, and
mystery. At Seattle he took
10,006 $20 bills and fvo sets
of paracnutes. He opened the
rear door of the Boeing 727
soon after takeoff, which
caused a red light to come
on in the cockpit.

Nothing was heard from
him until 8:10 p.m. when the
plane was just crossing the
Lewis River near Woodland.
William Scott thought the
hijacker was having trouble
with the stairs and asked him
on the interphone, "Anything
me can do for you?"

Then the light came on in-
dicating the stairs were fully

SK

MYSTERY

extended. A few seconds Jat-
er the hijacker came on the
interphone and said. "No."

That's the Jast the crew
heard from him. Crewmen
thought he was still aboard
when they landed at Reno,
Nev., with the stairs partly
extended about 16:30 p.in.
But he wasn't. Neither was
the money nor one set of
parachutes.

There was no transmitter
on the parachute Cooper
used. That device was in-
vented later. Yet the FBI,
using Northwest Airlines
computers, concluded Coop-
er had jumped immediately
after answering the inter-
phone. They figured the
heavy wind from a winter
storm would have blown him
to the vicinity of Ariel near
Lake Merwin.

Late in March, 1972, 300

MAN — FBI ?s still looking
for man called Dan Cooper on second
anniversary of hijecking of airliner, He

swarth

soidiers from Ft. Lewis
combed the area on foot and
with helicopters for 18 days,
without finding a trace of
Cooper, "although we did
find a body and cleared up a
iccal murder," Mattson said.

Air Force paramedics say
Cooper had little chance of
surviving. He was clad only
in a business suit and street
shoes, which probably would
have been snapped off his
feet by the opening shack of
the parachute at 200 miles an
hour.

He apparently didn't know
his route of flight or eleva-
tion and could have had no
idea where he was.

He would have had io fall
through two layers of storm
clouds into a black night.

Cooper apparently. did
wear gloves. No fingerprints
were found on the airplane

was middle-aged, of middie height, with
complexion, dressed in brown
suit, white shirt, black tie and raincoat.

'one has ever turned up,'

and he carefully reclaime?.
his hijack note from the,
flight crew.

In fact, the FBI doesn't
know to this day if there
ever was a Dan Cooper.
Hundreds of people reported
they knew the man after
seeing the posters put out by;
the FBI.

"We investigate every re-
port and so.far have proved
that the various men repor;-
ed to be Cooper could not
have been the man who hi-
jacked Flight 305," Mattson
Said,

"We have no physical evi-
dence to go on except the 84)
bills. We have circulated the
numbers on all 10,000 of
them far and wide, but nu!

Mattson said.

But the Cooper case ig not
closed, 'not by any means,"

Reports are still being inves-
tigated, Mattson said.

Are you satisfied he is not 4.

hanging from a iree some-

4 where in the Ariel area?

"No," said Mattson, "the
terrain is just foo rugged in
a couple of places to be thor-
oughly searched on the
ground, although we have
gone over it by helicopter.

"And there is still the pos-
sibility he may have landed
in Lake Merwin, which is teo
deep to drag and too deep
for skin divers to search. Be-
sides its 30 miles long and
nearly a mile wide."

FBI open-minded

What is the FBI's guess as
fo his fate?

"We are keeping an open
mind, for lack of evidence ei-
ther way — that he is alive
or dead," Mattson conclud-
ed,

The whole route of Flight
305 from Woodland south to
Red Bluff and direct to
Reno, Ney., has been "sub-
stantially searched" withont
finding 2 clue of any kind,

; Mattson said.

"But we are still working
as hard on the case now as
we were two years ago,"

Northwest Airlines, which
offered a $25,000 reward for
information leading to the
solution of the mystery last
fail has cancelled the re-

ward, a spokesman in Min- | |

neapclis said,

Cooper's coup -—- although
it may have cost his life --
was followed by a rash of
similar hijackings, until the
rear door of the 727s were
locked in flight. There hasn't
been a domestic hijacking of
any kind, according to the
Federai Aviation Adminis-
tration, in the past year.

The Cooper hijacking is
ihe only one unsolved to this
day, Benjamin Davis Jr., as-
sistant secretary of Trans-
portation, says.

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| Air passenger carrying liquor
' gives Oregon right fo seize jet

By HARRY BODINE

ef The Oregonian siati,
Hf an Oregonian flies home

1, from Reno with a case of

beer, should the Oregon
Liquor Control Commission

seize the plane that hauled ©

the contraband?
It may come as a shock to
the airlines, but the OLCC

. believes that under Oregon

law it has the clout to seize

"the "vehicle" whether it is a

private anio or other trans-
portation.

The liquor commission has
no plans to. seize an airplane,
but its inspectors are looking

~over incoming luggage at
* Portland International Air-
. port these days to determine

how much illegal liquor and
beer is coming into the state.

Oregon residents are al-
lowed to bring up to one
quart into the state.

The three-member ° com-
mission reviewed priorities
in liquor law enforcement at
its monthly meeting this
week in Milwaukie.

OLCC staff told the panet
the problem of wholesalers
giving financial assistance to
retailers was "rampant" and
getting worse. it is illegal,
but hard to detect.

Financial assistance can
be offered — as an induce-
ment to carry or "push" a
wholesaler's brands in sever-
al ways, the OLCC staff ex-
plained.

State law and regulations
require complete records of
all alcoholic beverages sold
and distributed in Oregon.

The OLCC staff explained
it is circumvented by a dis-

tributor selling 10 barrels of .

beer or 10 cases of a bever-
'age and then delivering il,
recording the excess under
"breakage."

A major item of discussion
in the OLCC review was the
licensing of "service permit-
tees," the bartenders and
waitresses working in li-
censed establishments serv-
ing the public.

'that's about ail,"

Don Church, director of li-
censing: for the commission;

said the OLCC has a major ~

administrative task keeping
track of 38,000 persons in the
field. .

The commission now col-
lects a $2 license fee from
the service permittees "and
Chufch
noted.

Administration of the serv-
ice permittees has eroded,
he said. Because of 'the eco-
nomics involved, the system
in Oregon "'isn't the best.""

"We are not assuring the
tavern owner of good moral
character in perspective em-
ployes," he added.

Anyone working in a tav-
ern or bar needs the state
permit in order to work.

Since the state does have
the right to suspend a per-
mit it possibly does serve as
@ deterrent against an em-
ploye violating OLCC regula-
tions and state law, said
Kenneth Underdahl, OLCC
administrator.

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Saudi prince lives in Portland

By WAYNE THOMPSON
of Tha Oregonian staff

While Saudi Arabia has
commanded attention by
controlling the tap for an
oil-thirsty world, an engag-
ing 18-year-old student has
been winding up his term at
Lewis and Clark College
without fanfare.

He is Prince Saud ai-Saud,

. the eldest son of Prince Naif

bin Abdal Aziz, the vice min-
ister of interior in the coun-
try that dictates oil fuel des-

tinies for the Western world.

Prince Saud has been in
Portland since September,
enrolled in Lewis and Clark's
institute for the study of
American language and cul-
ture, '

He has taken three courses
in the program and took his
last final Tuesday morning
prior to returning to Saudi
Arabia for the holidays.

The young prince, a neph-
ew of King Faisal, declined
an interview with the Ore-

gonian, making it clear to
school officials he was in
Portland as a student, not as

a member of the 2,500-mem-
ber Saud royal family.

"He is a personable young

man who has adjusted well.

to the American culture,"
said a Lewis and Clark
'spokesman who concurred in
Prince Saud's desire to avoid
publicity.

The prince, one of seven
Saudi students enrolled at
L&C, rented an apartment
near the campus during the
term and, reportedly, was
accompanied by a non-Eng-
lish speaking friend, a man-
servant.

Lewis and Clark's interna-
tional program this fall drew
20 fuiltime students and sev-
en parttime students from
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Japan,
Cambodia and Taiwan.

Since the crisis erupted in
the Middie East, followed by
the oil boycott imposed by
Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud
and the Saudi government

have been concerned with
security, as has been the
school administration.

Lewis and Clark has what
many feel is an excelient re-
lationship with exchange stu-
dents from Arab countries
'and Prince Saud has been an
outstanding addition to the
student body, officials said.

The prince, reportedly,
achieved the anonymity he
sought during his stay in
Portland, motoring about
town. in American dress in a
Datsun 240-Z sports car.

According to one source,
he had to leave in London his
Italian Maserati sports car.

Prince Saud is expected te
return to Portland in six
weeks for another term, re-
suming the role he prefers —
the quiet, clandestine life of
a serious student.

His is the story of the Stu-
dent Prince, played to inter-
national music. He left Port-
land this week for his native
land as quietly as he came.

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Post Office Box 7d9
164-41 Portland, Oregon 97207

January 16,1974

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Dear | It

Thank you for your letter enclosing the clippings
from "The Oresonian' and from "Timo magazine,

You may be sure your thoughtfulness in bringing
your observations to our attention is appreciated,

Very truly yours,

Special Agent in Charge

- Addressee Searched
1» Portland Setializod C.4/)
Indexed hi —_—
af RPH:ceh. Filed_ Len
2) QA /

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P. Banchieri, Sis. Mgr.
San Jose, Calif.

H, Potter
Boise, Ida.

S. Mutch
; Portland, Ore.

+

L. D. Collins, fgr. A, Engle, Sts, Mgr.

Tri-Cities, Wash. Boise, Ida.
S27, SS : are :
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pRIAES

knoll Led
H. Oster 0. Bertrand
Spokane, Wash. San Jose, Calif.

at

L. Burns
Reno, Nev,

Standards of Exeellence...

L, Collins
Spokane, Wash.

comes to your door, what should you

fica's finest

3, Kalinoski
Tacoma, Wash,

Hi
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Charles A, McKee
President of Electrolux

.

vacuum clea ners, rug shampooers and
floor polishers calls for the highest
standards of salesmanship,

Consideration, respect for the custom-

'e's intelligence, honest demonstration,

proof of all claims, reliable follaw-
through with service and guarantee,
and responsiveness to consumer needs.

A unique combination we admit.

The individuals honored here have

that combination of qualities in abun-
dance. Each is outstanding, We respect
them. Electrolux president Charles A.
McKee depends on these top flight *

The MaXing of The President's Cabinet

When a company's representative

' G. Hilgedick, Mer.
Sacramento, Calit,

"ae 2 sae
Spark eA,

2

T, Turner z
San Jose, Calif. Z. .

we

people and others like them for advice
and counsel. They form the Electrolux
Cabinet.

They are our direct tine to and from the
American home, bringing you a pro-

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ducts and services, bringing ug your
ideas, They are the backbone of our
business. $

By your vote of confidence in them you
have told us the standards of excel-
lence you expect. We honor your
judgment. We give you our thanks.

EAA,

ELECTROLUX)
2777 Summer Street
C7

Stamford, Connecticut 06905

A CONSOLIDATED FOOOS COMPANY
RESPONSIVE TO CONSUMER NLEDS

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FORM NO, 10 © @

MAY 1882 EDITION

eS GSA Fer (41 CFR) 101-110

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 1/7/73
FROM SA
SUBJECT: NORJAK

On 1/2/74, | , Electro

$O1O-108-92

Painters, Incorporated, 2344 N, W, 24th, Portland,
Oregon, telephone 227-6521, called the Portland
Division and provided the following information:

[ advised that he has become suspicious
of an employee of his named MATTHEW ROSE, ois
also using the name MATTHEW EASTERBROOK,

advised that ROSE told him that ROSE was his true
name, and that EASTERBROOK was his adopted name,
s |

advised that he feels that ROSE could be wanted
omewnere due to the fact that he is using two names,

stated that he believes that ROSE fits the
description of BD, B, COOPER, advised that ROS#
claims to have been a Navy pilot for nine in the
Reserves, and has a valid pilot license, stated
that he has not been able to verify whether EASTERBROOK
is in fact a' pibkétcsbecause EASTERBROOK is evasive and
tells lthat if he wants to find out if he can fly
or not, he should take a flight with him,

\ aiso of Electro
Painters, Incorporated, were shown an artist's conception
of D, B. COOPER, and they advised eee does
look quite similar to the picture, Iiprovided

xerox copies of EASTERBROOK's employment application,
which are being made a part of this memo,

On 1/2/74, writer observed ROSE at his place
of employment and engaged him in casual conversation
regarding avdation, ROSE advised that he had undergone
flight training at Pensacola, Florida during the 1950's,
and admitted to having flown numerous types of aircraft
while in the Navy. ROSE advised that he had flown jets,
props, helicopters, and all types of aircraft as a

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PD 164-41

result of attending Class A School in the Navy. ROSE
advised that he could not discuss in detail what he
had learned at Class A Schcol due to the fact that it

was classified Highly Secret,

ROSE admitted to being

employed by North American Rockwell and also flying the
U-2 spy plane. ROSE stated that at one time during a
test hop of the Té38B he pulled 17.G's without any

effect to himself or. the aircraft,

ROSE admitted that

he has undergone parachute training and has made numerous
jumps while he was in the service,

While ROSE appeared to be knowledgeable of the
general aspects of aviation, his information regarding
aviation was very vague and general,

The following description of ROSE was obtained
: through personal observation and a review of his employment

application;

Name

Alias

Race

Sex
, Nationality
| Date of birth
Place of birth
Height
Weight
Hair

Eyes
S€@ars and marks

| Oregon driver's
: license number

MATTHEW H, a
MATTHEW H, EASTERBRO

White

Male

American

7/12/36

Wise, Virginia

5rgtt

160 pounds

Brown(thinning on top, parted
left to right, earlobe length
sideburns, graying at temples) ~

. Bluish=-brown

A mole on right cheek, 1 inch
scar on left upper lip

1926306

NCIC, CCH, and Portland indices negative
regarding ROSE under his true name and alias,

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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NEW

+ Awny ¢4

Pate of Pay:

' Check to be sent home?

id

Name MG. EP Aew? Crater lends i
$3.50 jet $ oo

oom

a Dene Started Work tM-3O-72

_ Sak; ide' (Sepi-to), too wer Sal. Fixed (Semi-Mo}

Hold at Prva joe Other instructions?

iu! Aecident, inpurante Gard Completed

Date Hired? if- FO ~ 4):

EP71 10-7

Subject to review? 80. ol
Group Insurance Explained? __ P- Cand Citta ' Declined? we W-4 Completed
Time Card Iixplained? ea Travel Pay Baplained?,

oo Comperition Agracwent Signed? be Given mmpleyee "

(This form must be completed and forwardeil along Wath 3
cards on all new employees to home officd. Be Pe.

ae '
tet"
ign Usd form Deduction Explained',

beer CBT

Hired: byt

4, & insavance

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LER ras:

Form W-4
tRey. Aug. 1972)

Department of the Treasury
(ternal Revenue Service

Shey ae ae

a a a on

Employe

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L# Withholding Allowance 4 rtificate

(This certificate Is for Income tax withhalding purposes
only; It wil remaln in effect unt you change it.)

weft te ee

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wa pas Tea AL

Home add vee (Number and strect or rusal rote)

Your social iSecurity numa

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Marital status
{.] Single

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city or town. Sate a and zt 'code er eo: hueaband) la a nonresident afiun, check the
/, eee et a yee ' 'alngle block.)

1 Totai number of allowances you are claiming .

2 Additional amount, if any. you want deducted from each pay (if your employer agreas}

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) certity that to the best of my, 4 -yeéwiediae and belief, the number of

umber to whieh tam ee
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withholding esllowances slairyed on this certificate dues not exceed the
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amber of chitadren Their aves ; ; Own or rent? len) J
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EYSU Gen f cart Yes Voor Fo make LF 72 BLP S Peivers Lic. Ne. LG A 7A aoe, és

t ae . . . " . / .

vou have a friend or relative working for this company? — 4 2 Nanie

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svar dvank any alcholic beverages? A/ OG IF so, how umeh per week? Ay / a
eee 5 Vag A a 1 "2 v

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syresarding minor rraffle law y iglations, have you ever been arrested? 4

If yes, when ane

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'eres ' Offense charged?

spasitieon of charge? ° : {~;

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st any physical defects "i OM C7 : j

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scribe the type of work you have been dai no? 4f we ree 2. Sees OOF DOT ween Cof
ae of supervisor at last two jobs? 1. | | ee SO/ f=
iephone mimber of last two a ), , : 2.
CATON i

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What does he do?
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you Feel you can pans a complete: nhvsical examination? Y es) 'Date last examined if fos ye.
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'flirm that the above answors ure correct to the best of my knowledge Any misrepresentstion
| sisormetion yiven is £onsiderved sufficient reason for discharge dfter employment...
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SINESS Character ;
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INSTRUCTIONS on, x anita Af trom) LAS TEL BL DG _--- -
7 'ohcynoider . _ . 10. No.
7 A, . 4 '
) PRESS KARD ' ; ;
FOR Dale of Birth Sex Male octal Set. No. Spouse Date of Birth t Ef. Dato
| GOCD COPIES Mo fy of &y Lh Be . CPx Y boG SK wold of ¥/ 2 | __ Me. / pf
) Please Print CJ sinate + "| Etigible Chitdron? Do you wish fo ingure eligible dapendents? hife ingurance Med. Code
| (Use Balleoint Pen} s Maret yea pa Yea :
' ee Wictowent of Divorced No No
LEAVE FORM Beachclary ~Fal in oply when graup life or accidental death benelits are provided. incomy Bena Crab
INTACT tRalationshio}
(Your copy -wili he Code 2 Cade 3 bé6
returned alter b7c
processing)
Coda 4 Code: 5
Unless otherwise provided herain, if two or more peneliciariag Bre named, the pro-
coeds shail be paid in equal shares to ihe named beneficiariaa aurviving the insured. :
Jrequesyio be insures. If ihe grout insurance pian prow t made by me, | a thprize my eraployar to
deddytfhem from my pay. c. — i:
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THE BAN KERS Ul FE (@>} = > f Daoter t-pnpeieryarct O 93 ~ wi Mi Eanes Lc ayn CT reac
peeee ey ceed BOUEANT OLE VLMES FAS i / a / ¥e. ' (2 £4 psp (Naw hr 2, ae) O (2a {J sire
| GPs2000 - + ; Group Enroliment Card . I Bankers Life Company ©
INA) LIFE jNSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA BENEFICIARY FORM :
WPF SL, pemnuuplete this block each time this card is used. Please PRINT LEGIBLY
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insureds y Ey
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insureds SEAVER Fo
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BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION my
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- Complete and sign this black if you wish te name or change your beneficiar
| hereby designate the folowing heneficiary with respect to indemnity for loss of life, revoking any
proviaus beneficiary designation with respect to the above identified policy. (Show given narie and
Llilonship to Insimud. 1! mare than one beneficiary, state how each shoitid shire): b6
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) BVESTERN BRANCH OFFICES
M Los Angeles
, Sacramerto

Seattle
Salt Lake

Electro Painters, Ine.

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Nattonwidel/

Flertrostatic
Refinishors

VO eR ASE mg es co fa ok erostatie rafimsteny of metal off oe Sirnature aad equapmend

WISTERN REGIONAL OFF.CE
2344 NL W. 24th Avena
Portiard, O-ancn 972!0
Telepkone: (503) 227-652:

Broin Gast ta Canast

Decamber 10, 1973

Mr. Matthew H. Easterbrook
P.O. Box 950
Beaverton, Oregon

Dear Mr. Easterbrook:

As we have discussed, you are interested in becoming affiliated with Electro Painters,
- Inc., and we are interested in your joining our organization because your qualifica-
tions appear to fit our needs,

You will be paid at the rate of $3.50 per haur and in consideration of your rate of
pay you voluntarily agree to the following conditions of employment.

You will keep Conftdenttel, hoth dyring and after yayr term of employment. all infor-
mation relevant to our business and its electrogtatic painting techniques, and in the
event your employment should terminate for'any reagon, you agree not to be engaged in
the field of electrostatic maintenance patniting or electrostatic on-the-job refinish-
ing of metal furniture and equipment with the Ransburg Na. 2 Process electrostatic
handgun or any other equivalent electrogtatic maintenance painting apparatus within
the State of Oregon for a period of three years after termination of your employment.

Cugtomer lists of Electro Painters, Ine. ate deemed Copftdential information and val-
uable trade secrets. You will keep all information concerning customers! identifica-
| tion or customer lists tonftdernttet, both during and after your term of employment,

and you will not use such customer lists or customer information for the benefit of
any competitor of Electro Painters, Inc.

Please indicate your complete and willing agreement to the above conditions by signing
both copies and returning one copy for our permanent records, after having it notarized,

Very truly yours,

Commission Expires: / 7) "/

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_ SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 1/8/78...

"SAC, PORTLAND (104-41) (F)
"NORJAK

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'Re:

Re. Seattle airtel | to Portland 'dated 12/27/73.

Portland file information alleging possible
ence af aban fas sitsaejotoreas 12/1/71 from | BS
Sergean opringfie) Oregon, Police Department. . BTC

. Portland file discloses ini ,
contact with sitneeser | ,
[§ ,

No further. details of elimination contained in
Portland file. . . .

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PD-36 (Rev. $-22-64)

"es

Transmit the foilowing in

AIRTEL

FBI

Date: 1/4/74

(Type in plaintext or code}

AIR MAIL

FROM:
REs

11/15/73;

SAC, SEATTLE

(Priority)

(164-81)

SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)

NORJAK
00: Seattle

Re Los Angeles airtels to Seattle 11/9/73, and
airtel tn Seattle 17/4/73

and Portland

Re suspect:

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Photos of the captioned individual were previously
displayed to witnesses in this matter and he was not found
identical or similar to the hijacker.
asscciates as. a blond headed, blue eyed, Light to medium
complexioned, Caucasian male and not Latin in appearance.

Based on the above, it would not appear he should be
considered as a likely 'suspect, however,
unusual activities and the results of recent extensive invest»
igation at Los Angeles, it would appear investigation is
warranted to postively eliminate him as a suspect in this matter
and to ascertain if he is the subject of any other crimes,
either Federal cr local.

Seattle

Portland (164-41)
Mirmeapolis (164-73)
Sacramento (164=50)
Los Angeles

He is described by

in view of his highly

£D_ &
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JAM1 1197

FB} — PORTLAND,

Approved:

Sent . M

Special Ace

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LA 164-497

For the information and investigative assistance
of receiving offices, th i etailed sunmary of
investigation concerning is set forth below:

In January L971, | |

| South Bay Daily Breeze, Torrance, California, and

for that newspaper, advised the Los

pAneeles Division that durine conversation with (-__]J
Redondo Beach,

California,| lhad mentioned that |

had disappeared in

a | was reported missing
and his boat was located in Redondo Beach Harbor. Due to
the time of his disappearance, it was suggested that he be
considered as a possible suspect in this matter,

On 1/25/71, Lieutenant | | Los Angeles

County Sheriff's Office (LACSO), Harbor Divisi j
Beach, advised that MARGARET WOOD,
had reported| | missing on °

Liew! -enant[ | and LASO deputies have located .
boat anchored a short distance off shore near

Palos Verdes Penninsula, Redondo Beach, California.

[i led divers in an intensive search of the
axea for two days under good weather conditions and clear
water and failed to locate a.body. There was no evidence
of foul play, One fishing pole was found aboard the craft
and deputies could not get the engine started after boarding
the craft.

On 1/27/71, MARGARET BLANCA SILKWOOD, 22451 Roscoe

Boulevard, Canoga Park, California, was interviewed at ber
residence, She advised that
who used the| | had been

jin Glendale, California. She stated that

they were|

Mrs. SILKWOOD added that it has been very hard for'

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as she always knew him to be extremely careful. | |

was a Navy veteran and had never been a parachutist, She added

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LA 164-497

that she would definitely be aware of any parachuting

experience as she knew his habits 12
advised that about 1960 while she living in »%6
Prospect, Oregon, near Klammath Falls, she and BIC

had obtained 4
as they had at
that time moved to California and found flying to hazardous.

When asked if | |regularly flew on commercial »é
airlines, Mrs, SILKWOOD responded by_stating she had never known 7°
him to fly commerically as he was afraid of commercial flying.

She added that he would have no knowledge of commercial aircraft.

Mrs, SILKWOOD observed an artist! s concept ion he eee
hijacker in this matt

She stated

was born f was about

5'1i" = 6', about 160 - 1/0 pounds, had golden blond hair,
blue eyes, and medium complexion,

Based on th i unusual circumstances surrounding
the disappearance of and the fact that| lelaimed PS
be was afraid to fly commercially while he had obtained] BIC

previously, the Sacramento Division was requested fo

obtain a photo of from the Driver's License Division

of the California Department of Motor Vehicles and forward copies
ef this photo ta appropriate offices for display to witnesses in
this matter.

On 2/9/72, the Saqzamenta, Division adpised _that_4
walifornia Driver's License in the name b6
aie been located. In additi this driver's license BIC

a_second driver's license number| | in the name of

had been located.

Driver's licensal was issued on| bé
Glendale, California. | | BIC
was described as a male, born 5'LL", 150 pounds, Blue |
eyes, blonde hair| His residence was shown as[_ 7
s Angeles, effective 3/26/68, This I[icense
was to expire or °
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LA 164-497

Deiver'ts licansel lwas ic sued of __} bé
Los Ange BIC

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California. | vas described as a male, born| |
poi. 160 pounds» Tue eyes, blond hair. [
residence was shown as » Los

Angeles and a second address as | Les Angeles,
effective 7/13/69. This license was mailed on 12/7/71,

and was to expire on

On 2/9/72, the Sacramento Division forwarded one
copy of each of the above driver's licenses to Seattle, Portland
and Minneapolis for possible display to witnesses.

On 2/15/72. the Postal Inspector's Office, Los Angeles ne

advised that was rented on 1/6/66. to b7C
[had furnished an address of | b7D
; | Los Angeles, This address had been deleted, date unknown,
and a new address of | | Los Angeles, had been entered.

Mail at this box was being regularly picked up and the box was
current. | |, Postal Inspector's Office,
confidentially advised the letter in the box was addressed to

On the same datd |, Postal Clerk, U. S, b6
Postal Service, 313 South Broadway, Glendale, Galifornia b7C
advised thatl was rented to _7D

Los Angeles, cn 4/29/68.
Ls furnished a driver*s license number of
advised the box is current and mail is regularly being

picked up. .
He confidentially advised that three pieces of mail

were currently in the box and contained the following return
addresses:

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On 2/15/72, I | bé
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She described herself
as closely associated with them while they|
| prior to moving into the new home they
purchased in Ganoga Park in early November 1971.

She was well aware of | Jhaving disappeared b6
and | | She maintained reeular contact with b7c
MARGARET WOOD whom she described as and ,
her observations while [indicated they
were a happy couple and she was not aware of any| |

On 2/16/72, MARGARET SILKWOOD was reinterviewed and
vis a th post office boxes| | which
She stated she regularly picked

up the mail at these boxes and explained the boxes were maintained

due to the rough neighborhood in which she iad 6
resided prior to moving to Canoga Park in November I97I. She 7c
added that both she | Jwere separately employed

and feared their mail would be stolen if delivered to their
residence while they were at work.

Mrs, SILKWOOD further stated she had accompanied b6
| 1S Pee ete ee En early driver's license pyc
in the name of in early November 1971, a

week or two prior to his disappearance. She stated |

had desired the driver's license in the name of jin the

event he should be cited or arrested by the police for traffic
Violations as he did not want wnfavorable publicity to come

other idenfiricatilon purposes.

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She stated the mail being received at the two

Los Angeles post ied an turned directly
over by her to attormey , whom she has
engaged to handle legal matters since] |
disappearance. Her attorney has requested this be cone

in the event Foor p ate any threaen eng type letters or any
other indications disappearance was due to
reasons other

AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

On 3/2/72, the Minneapolis Division advised that a
photo of | jJand four other possible suspects in this
matter had been shown to Northwe ient Airlines stewardesses
in Minneapolis and the photo of kias not found similar or
identical to the hijacker in this matter,

In view of the opinion of the witnesses and the lack
of any positive indication that| Jhad "not actually
4 no further investigation was conducted at that time,

AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

On 11/6/73, |
Glandale, California, telephonically contacted
the Los Angeles Offi £ the FB Ss ate about tw
days ago a man named
[who had worked with| | had claimed he saw
j gas Station in Highland Park, California, | claimed

got into a car with Oregon license plates on it and
hurriedly drove off. Efforts by [Ito speak with this
individual were reportedly ignored, ;

Based on the above, the following investigation was

conducted by SA C,. ROBERT STRANGER at Los Angeles, Californias
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On_11/8/73. | |

were

interviewed, Both expressed an interest in any reward_bein
offered in connection with the Seattle hijacking and[
advised he had been in contact with Northwest Orient Airiines
regarding possible rewards.

l lhoth fimmished handwritten notations
concerning background of| Jand reasons why they
believed he should be considered as 4 suspect in this matter.

Xerox copies of these notations were forwarded by Los

Angeles to Seattle, Portland, and Minneapolis on 2/9/73.
A photo of [__ was made available by and she
described this phote as an excellent likeness of him.

On _ 11/8 /73.,| jwho advised his true name
is | ijwas interviewed at his employment,

Santa Monica, California.

[__|stated on Monday evening, ee be
he had observed a man whom he felt positive was

While at an unrecalled service station in the Highland Park
area of Los Angeles, this man was seen buying gas, for about

a 1971 gold colored Chrysler, He had approached this person
and spoken to him by the first name of | Istated he
was completely ignored, the man turned his back, accepted
change from the attendant and_hurriedly departed. Based on the
fact he felt certain it was[____—si4y and his wnusual actions,
he copied down the Oregon license plate mumber from the Chrysler
as|

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lobsezved the photo 2 woe Tikenese of [
end advised the photo was a good Likeness of
except the hair on the individual he had observed appeare
shorter than in the photo,

[could net recall what service station this
imeident tock place at ner what brand of gasoline he had
purchased. He recalled he was possibly on York Boulevard in
the Highland Park area of Los Angeles, near Occidental College.

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On 11/8/73, the Oregon license number furnished

by [ _]vas checked through i an enforcement b6
data system and reyealed license was registered to BIC

a 1972 Imperial, registered owners |
JMARGARET B. WOOD, born 2/22/38,

The owner's address was shown as | b Monmouth,

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| Hollywood,
California. . ,

On 11/13/73, MARGARET SILKWOOD was reinterviewed at b6
the Los Angeles Office of the FBI. She stated she continues B7C
to reside at 22451 Roscoe Boulevard, Canoga Park, California,
and claimed she has had absolutely no contact from| |
since his alleged[ __]in November 1971. She recalled
about a year ago a former acquaintance of| Jhad
reportedly seen him on the street in Hollywood. She_had_ inguired
as to whether this person had stopped or spoken with
and was told this had not occurred to the person at the time.

She stated, due to the uncertainty of the information, she
tended to disregard it as invalid.

She stated that about 1963 she | | had b6

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Licy was to decrease in value as_ their |
the insuring company was |
land she advised no claims have been filed as

Following| |\disappearance, aL boat be.
which he owned was berthed in Redondo Beach Harbor and due to BIC
the expense involved, she had to_dispose of the boat. Since it
was registered in both she and| Jnames, it was necessary

that she hire an attorney to handie the legal aspects. The
attorey had discussed with her a possible petition to the court
to declare | | This possibility was discussed with
Jboth objected to such a

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The attoxney had made other arrangements and
was successful in disposing of the boat and no petition
was filed.

She added that she and] | b6é

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and described their relationshop as very close.

Duving| | she handled the be :

through the United California Bank, 411 Nort bIC |
fornia, where she is

» She stated she had

also, | |, purchased most of |

clothing, and stated he usually dressed in conservative

business suits, She recalled having purchased some of his

clothing at J. C. Penny's Store in Glendale, Galifornia.

However, could not recall specifically whether she purchased

ties for him at that store. 'She knew him to wear clip-on type

ties and tie tacks regularly. !

'| | has a college degree from San Fernande " bé ,
Valley State College and is a History major. He is also a BIC
graduate of thel |in_ Hollywood,

Galitornia, and has worked as] }

|described| Bs a quiet

person who disliked crowds and social affairs. He was a moderate
smoker of cigarettes favoring Winston brand.

|could not stand heights and she does be

not believe he would ever consider parachuting due to this bic
fear, She is certain jcould not have been making
trips to Elsinore, California, to the Parachute Genter, without
her being aware of it.

She stated had extremely fair complexion
and blue eyes. Both Ris skin and eyes were very sensitive to bé
the light.. He wore prescription dark glasses even indoors if b7C

the lights were bright. She recalled about September 197i,
he purchased new prescription sunglasses from| |
(phonetic) who had an office believed to be on Hollywood Boulevard
in Hollywood, California. | had natural golden blond
hair and she 2 z was studvine-
Cosmotolosy,

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She added that | had enlisted in the

U. S. Navy when |was
honorably discharged and to the best of her knowledge,
had never been arrested.

She continued stating that about 1963 to 1 b6
| esi been closely assos tated with a man nawed| b7C
had bought]

jin Bellingham with]
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Under the agreenent.| Jwas to]
[ - A tong legal "hassle" developed
regarding | jand eventually the man

who sold |

She stated that last year her income taxes were
audit y Internal Revenue Service and it had been necessary
for jtc be contacted in Bellingham. She advised she had
not retained his address or telephone number.

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About two years prior to <his,; disappearance| _] bé

| had suffered from| land just prior bic
to his disappearance he underwent]

Jin Los Angeles. He never suffered any mental
problem and this operation had appeared successful,

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£- in Visalia, California, and also witt
| She is certain that they
have no information concerning] jshe does not know,
She recently contacted | jto invite her to
Thanksgiving dinner and ] [declined the invitation

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advised] lis the holder

Mrs, SILKWOOD stated she maintains contact _ b6é
h her

of several. |

[ , specifically as he
furnishes an address at a Post Office Box in Glandale,
California, and does not respond to correspondence directed to
the Post Office Box, He stated he has no information indicating
any claims beving been filed against the company by the bene~
ficiaries in these policies,

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A review of previous investigation reveals

Redondo Beach, California, Police Department, and the bé
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office, Harbor Division, were b7C
involved in the search for No information

was developed indicating thé U. Sc. Coast Guard was involved.

On 11/9/73, Sergeant[_____—si|) West Valley Division, b6
Los Angeles Police : i iurisdiction over bic
the area where advised they

have no record identifiable with tne suspect or

On 11/15/73, the Portland Division was requested

to conduct appropriate investigation at Monmouth, Oregon,
for the purpose of resolving whether or not] | warranted b6
additional investigation. as a suspect in this matter, b7c

AT PORTLAND, OREGON

Gn 11/26/73, it was ascertained that| PS
had registered a 1972 Imperial two door. with the Oregon bic
Department of Moter Vehicles on 3/23/73. |
Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles, advised theré was a hold
on the Oregon title which would indicate the title is in the
hands of a lien holder out of state. The vehicle's legal owner

| |, Hollywood,
Catifornia. The f a driver's license having
been issued to a MARGARET B, WOOD in Oregon.

On the same date the records of the Dallas, Oregon,
Credit Bureau, which serves Independence, Oregon; the Monmouth, }€
Oregon Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff's Office »7¢
were checked and ne record was located for

| owner of the residence at]
[| Monmouth egon, was not familiar with anyone identifiable
with | land stated the only persons who lived at his
rental were young hippy type individuals. He recalled there has
been a former student at Oregon College of Education in Monmouth
e had lived at [_ ] whose name

,; however, he was only|_ years of age and drove a
late model Chevrolet Vega..

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could not recall éver having observed a B6
1971 or 1972 Chrysler Imperial at the above address. p7e
| ladded thst one cf his former tenants,
| in Salem. Oregon.
He did not know the present whereabouts of | le
On 12/3/73,| be
Salem, Oregon, advised he had Lived b7C-
previously at| | in Mormouth during the 1
perine of 197... One of his roommates at that time was
who is presently attending the Eastern Oregon
College in La Grande, Oregon, said he was acquainted
with |
|in Hollywood, Californie, inasmuch as he had
attended that]
| we claimed their relationship had been Chat of
strictly | jand he had not known [ _] socially.
| | stated he had not seer lsince leaving school b6 -
| jand did not think it possible that | jwould have bI7C
any way of locating him.
AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
On 12/5/73.1 be
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Hollywood, California, advised a search of credit union
records reveals a check was made payable by| |
» for the purchase of a 1972 Chrysler.
She stated her records raveal | |} also_known b6é

had an address cf| | BIC

| Glendale, California, in 1971 at the

time he obtained the loan to buy the Chrysler,

Her records further indicate that on 9/8/72; a

| was received from | | final payment on the be
Tean tol Jon the purchase of the [972 Chrysier. Upon reaeipt »7¢.
of the final payment,| Bdvised the pink slip would have
been mailed to the| | Glendale. Her records

did not indicate in what form the payment | Jwas received,

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were received on

'as payment in full on a 1970 Buick.
2) On 4/4/72, a payment of[__]was received

She stated that records indicate payments
account as follows:

1) On 4/4/72, a payment of

as payment in full on a Volvo.

a boat.

3) On 4/4/72, a payment of ras received on

4) On 7/11/72, a payment of

as a final payment on a boat,

furnished

fer cecords indicate the following addresses had been
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Los Angeles, California

Glendale, California

LOS Angeles, Galiitormia

Mrs. MARGARET WOOD
22451 Roscoe Boulevard
Canoga Park, California

was received

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On 12/8/73, |, Atlantic
Richfield Company, 5Si> South Flower, Room 491, Los Angeles,
advised Glendale,
California, opened an account on 10/1/67, and was furnished

On 12/19/73, | ladvised he had ascertained
billings to thel issued tol Jare
sent to fin Glendale. California. and
accounting records indicate bills | were

paid onl |, respecti ilis were
paid by checks drawm_on an accom of .

telephone number } Glendale,
California, This checking account was at the Bank of America,
Riverside-Woodman Branch, 13700 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks,
California,

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He advised he would request microfilm invoices of all
purchases against the Jfcom November bé

j He advised this information would have to be obtained
from their headquarters in. Atlanta, Geokgia, and he would make
them available upon receipt.

On 12/19/73, records of the California Department

fo present as well as ali available credit data concerning 7c

of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Division revealed on be
California Driver's Lic was Lssued to 7¢
esecripe

, Glendale, was
as a male born| L S'11L", 160 pounds, blue eyes, blon
Serial Security Account Number and address of

| Glendale.

On the same date inquiry at the address[__]
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| Glendale, revealed this to be a si amity
residencé occupied by |

They had no rental units and the photo ard imo liases of
| Were unfamiliar tol

| residence in Glendale, California.

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| was a published number which was disconnected b7D
onl | The subscriber was ] bIE
Van Nuys, California.
The billing for this telephone had been_sent to B6
| at the abowa address and indicate [1 Bie

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pad-telenhoneservices at and residence phones of ne

On 12/20/73, |

[| adjacent to the address of] [_ bé
Van Nuvs, California, positively identified the photo of b7C
as identical to 2a man whoa had oanerated
, She
advised that | had! |
| She stated the | |

| |
| |. She advised that the

| who has been in this area for some time, She did

not know the degree of association between le
stated she had been al | 6
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She stated that about two weeks ago on a Wednesday,
12/7/73, morning she had observed a sien in the window whichread
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On the same data | |

Ladwised he was | i re
Ladvised he had
| He advised Enactl [paid the
at the | | staped| J

has an office phone of] Jand home phone of

He added thatL___—Jalways paid his rent by checks drawn
on an account in his name at the Bank of America.

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| Los Angeles, California| }

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He positively identified the photo of | '
as the person he knew as| | advising thatL____] B7e
was driving a beat up looking Volkswagen. bug, blue or grey in
color during the times he has seen him. .

He added that to the best of his knowledge,| | b6
has been a reputable business man in the area for several years b7¢
and he does not know the degree of association between|
and or how they became associated in| b

[——]recalled that on one occasion he had approached »§&
as he was a few days late in paying the rent. a B7e
had remarked to him that he would have to transfer some money

from another bank into his checking account before he could

pay the rent. He believed this was when first rented

the buildin when it was necessary for him
to hav or each of the first and last months rent, a
total of

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JCOULG LOCATE NO'Fecord anagicarineg how

stating she was

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|} was known to| as

|whom she believed to be

a reputable local businessman.

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She advised that|

jwas furnished a list of the ransom
bills in this matter and advised she would compare any twenty he

Gollar bills jwith this list b7c
and would immediately notify the Los Angeles Office should b7D

any pertinent information be developed,

On 12/20/73, | |
» Los Angeles, |

Jat this location, were Loterviewed,
advised that his records] |

| however, they do have a

[stated she nad questioned |

lmade available| |

which she stated]
| indicated that the

lin November 1972

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References were furnished as:

1) | | Portland,
Oregon, known Since I965,

2) Sears Roebuck, Portland, Oregon

3) |

Portland, Oregon.

4) First National Bank of Oregon,. Barber
Boulevard Branch, Portland, Oregon.

[furnished former addresses of:
L) , Portland 1965 - 1972
2) | Portland 1963

He described his vehicle as a 1963 Volkswagen and
a driver's license (state not indicated). of | His
Social Security Number was shown as|_ |.

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This application was signed and dated

11/4/72.

| ladyised that within the past

Neither| lhad ever observed a
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mpleted in Novem 2 had er se

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'Portlang, Oregon 97201
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Nr. Julius Lee Mattson, Special Agent in

Charge of our Portland office, has brought to my -
attention the many articles contained in recent
editions of your paper regarding the hijacking of

a Northwest Orient Airlines flight on November 24, .
1971. I take this oppertunity to express my deep
appreciation for your thoughtfulness in bringing
the details concerning this case to the attention
of your many readers. I am certainly gratified

for the assistance you have rendered the FEY and,
on behalf of my associatas, I convey sincere thanks.

Sincerely,

Ca). Portland (164-41) | . | a

Reurlet 12/20/73;.-
1 = Seattle (164-81)

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SAG, SEATTLE (164-81) 1/16/74.
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SORJAK
(dOzsSedtrle )

Re Portlond letter to Seattle, dated 12/11/73.

Enclosed herewith for Seattle are two copies
of an PD-302 concorning recovery of a parachute from a
mountainous area near Sheridan, Oregon, on 12/11/73,
Parachute was previously transmitted to Seattle as set
forth in referenced letter.

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SAG, SEATTLE (164~81) 1/16/74
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (2)

HORTA |
(GOz Seattle }

Enclosed peyeulth far Seathle is_ane fopy of
photograph of suspect b6

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On 12/6/73, _|

[ ], Salem, Oregon, telephone mumber|L_.. | telephonically

contacted the Portland Office to furnish the following

information:

[| has seen the artist's conception of b6
D. B. COOPER and fhinke—a_fellow who served with hin bIc
in the Navy from is a
leak alike.
| ltated the name was | | b6
| esent. whereabouts unlmowl. | bic
visited| lonce in 1954 in Battleground, Washington,

and once in 1955 in Battlesround, Vashi ngton.

Lr described[ | from a photograph taken b6

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Eyes Brow.
Hair Dark
Build " $lim
Height 5'9"
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Characteristics Did not wear glasses at that

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L described as quiet, a loner,
methodical, saved everything, and a shady character,

[ stated he would furnish photograph to
FBI upon request,

Portland indices negative regarding[ __| and

On 12/18/73,| !
Salem, Oregon, furnished a photograph of |
for assistance in this investigation,

requested that a copy of the
photograph be made by the FBI and the original be re~
turned to her by mail.

The original of enclosure was copies and returned
to| by mail, 1/9/74.
LEAD
SEATILE

AT BATTLEGROUND, WASHINGTON, Will conduct
appropriate investigation concerning suspect[ |.

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1/21/74

AIRTEL AIRMAIL
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
(O0;SEATTLE)
Re: _"CHANGED" ne
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Re Seattle airtel to Portland, 12/14/73.
The following investieation was conducted by
SA LeROY R, ELLIOTT:
AT PORT ORFORD, OREGON
| | on 1/16/74 b6
advised that| _ _ _ bic
| in Port Orford in September, 1972,
driving an old pickup with Nevada License pilates, They
immediately purchased a house | land paid the entire
sum in cash,
| ladvised | [that
they had been traveling throughout the United States for the
previous year just looking for a place to settle down, This
was the first house they had ever purchased,
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AT OREGON
pon 4a/14 advised that he has no—nersonnet file for| |
without references or
any background information, He was an | and
worker but suddenly disappeared without noti in
July, 1973, His Social Security number was , but

he never furnished a2 date of birth or a middle name or initial,

At the time he disappeared he had about [lin
wages coming to him, but owed the company about keel
charges made against the company for his personal benefit.

Subsequently, in| jreceived
a long-distance cali from| | believed to be in New York,
who explained that in New York had passed
away and they had to rush to New York to handle the estate.
| to apply the wages due him to the
L D h ould put a check in the mail
or the remaining failed to get| |

address, and the check was never received, They have heard
nothing further from him,

On 1/18/74, there was no record of [ lat the
Port Orford Police Department, the Curry County Sheriff's
Office, the Coes Bay Police Department, or the Coos County
Sherifi's Office.

LEADS
PORTLAND

AT PORTLAND, OREGON, Through records of

|, ascertain address
of| land conduct appropriate investigation to
process him as a suspect in NORJAK,

ARMED AND DANGEROUS,

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MAY 1982 EDITION :
GSA FPMR {4! CPR} 101-31.6 .

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

* SAC, PORTLAZID (164-41) {P) DATE: 1/18/74

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figard, Oregon, telephone| | telephonically contacted pie
FPI, Portland and advised JACK
FELDMAN, deceased since 3/73, had in the past gone fishing at
Cascade Locks, Oregon and when fishing where the locks are located
on the river, both had noticed a white patch on the west side of
the highest peak directly Morth of their position. There fishing
position was close to farthest point downstream where you can stand
on remaining locks on river bank.

He thouht the little white patch could be a parachute and
knew it was a far out chance that it was significant, but wanted
to report it_in case it could be i: is presently
employed at | Portland, Ore. 6

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He stated the white patch lool:ed like it was about 6 «ailes
up the highest peak, but on the last time he was in the area he
couldn't see the white anymore.

LEAD
PORTLZ 1D

é£T PORTLAND, OREGON: Contact| [for furbher B6
description of area if information furnished is considered of pie

importance.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 © @

MAY 1882 EDITION
GSA FPMR {41 CFR) 101-55.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 1/23/74
FROM : SA | | b6
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SUBJECT: NORJAK
Re Portland memo of SAC J. L, MATTSON dated
12/6/73 (Serial 164-41-1316).,
On 12/12/73, | | b6
| U.S. Plywood Mill, Lebanon, Oregon, advised BIC
that JOHN EDWARD HALE was an employee working under
and that he could be contacted at
| did not have a home address for him,
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unsuccessful,

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On 1/11/74, JOHN EDWARD HALE; Route 2, Box 370K,
Lebanon, Oregon, was contacted and/"1it was determined that
he did not fit the description of NORJAK. He is described

as:
Race White
Sex . Male
Nationality American
Date of Birth 1/15/22
Height 5' 7"
Weight 153 pounds
Hair Gray, bald
Characteristics Good physical condition
Military Service None
Prior Address Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mr, HALE said he was an employee of the railroad
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for twenty years prior to coming to
Oregon, He said he had never been in the military service
and had no knowledge whatsoever of parachuting,

TORAROHED....ccceens-cf NDEACUCE ama
- Portland 2 ——"—sSS CY ene us ;
Pitsaeb. Shoe yy |

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 p ®

MAY 1982 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CPR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 1/23/74
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SUBJECT: NOR JAK
On 1/11/74,| F b6
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Lin Portland, He said
en aero
did not j j in
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still an employee | land could be contacted
through that offi in Portland. | said at the time
of the hijacking,| ~~ |worked the 4:00 P.M, until 12:00
midnight shift and he missed work on on the night of the
hijacking. He said in his opinion, looks a great deal
like the composite drawing of D, B, COOPER,
LEADS
PORTLAND
AT OREGO on propriate investigation
2 eliminate an employee of the 17
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[ain Portland.
(BLIND NOTE: | jJcontacted thePortland Office by b6
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SAG, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) 1/22/74
SA | Ie
NORJAK
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reson, teléphonically contacted the PorEIand BIC
ice to advise that he had obseryed individual driving
a vehicle bearing Oregon licensel Twho appeared to be
Sate NORJAK, This vehicle is registered to ROGER.
C. STROM,' P. 0. Box 1, Highway 101, North Depoe Bay, "Oregon.
On 1/15/74, | Lincoln b6
City, Oregon, advised that STROM had requested on 1/4/74, that b7C
his mail be forwarded in care of General Delivery, Lakeview,
Oregon. She further advised that STROM had formerly been
employed for the Globe Moving Van and Transfer Company; how-
ever, she did not know if he was presently employed.
LEAD
PORTLAND
AT LAKEVIEW, OREGON. CGonduct investigation to
eliminate Subject as NORJAK.
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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY $982 EDITION

BSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: / 24/74
SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH
NORJAK

Re SAC memo to file, dated 12/6/73.

Lake Oswego, Pee
Oregon, telephone | |, Mannings Restaurant, C.
Lioyd Center, furnished the following information on 1/14/74:
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several years was VILLE. VI — ~
in this

«+ for several years

who does not fit the description o
matter, is currently employed | , Houston, Texas.
VERVILLE was about 50, balding, heavy set with olive complexidn>

He likewise does not tit the description of this UNSUB.

During his latter years VERVILLE suffered from a
progressive kidney disease. In October, 1971, he became bedridden
and was on a dialysis program which required his frequent
attachment to a machine which purified his blood. In February, 1972,
VERVILLE died.

It is noted that | |, »6
likewise does not resemble the description or composite::sketch b7C
of UNSUB.

No further investigation concerning this suspect is
being conducted.

(3 Portland

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yimnerial hardtop. ipess¢ omed by|
, Salem, Oregon. This work order

SAC, SEATELE (164-81) 1/24/74
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
NORT AK

Re Los Angeles airtel to Seattle, dated 1/4/7%.

On 1/18/7%,[
Canyon Chrysler Plymouth, 10760 S.W. Canyon Road, Beaverton,
Oregon, advised that he could locate no record concerning
any service rendered to M. WOOD on 12/2/71. He did, however,

find in his records a work order dated) for 3 1972

"indicated the car was recoivyed at 1:00 p.m. for a
12,000 mile service and vas promised for 1: the
following day. The speedometer reading was miles.

n

The car was picked up on|
and the authorization signature vas signed|

Lp recatiied that [Ives a pleasant person
who vas in with his car on several occasions. He said he had

moved to Oregon from California and was living in Salen.
His business, which he did not identify, required *Focuant —
visits eas « He left no telephone number.

| paid for a cash,

discribed las white male American, approximately
years, light hair and complexion, bushy hair, slender Purid,
51414610", 170 pounds.

It is noted that the First National Bank of Oregon
has no Barbur Boulevard Branch.

2~ Seattle

2% Portland
RPH: ica Searched
( ay a 3 Serialized Cw)
~ : indexed .
Filed Cae)

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noted | is a small man, prematurely_balding, and does
not resemble the description of Unaub, [advised he
is currently employed at

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 T @

MAY 19€2 EDITION
GSA FPMR (42 CFR) 101-11,6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAG (L64-41) DATE: L/29/74
SA RALPH P. HIMMELS BACH

NORJAK

Remymemo, dated 12/3/73.

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Oregon, and can be reached at either
L employment, or |

} exact address

UNKNOWN.

LJadvised that since the violation in this b6é
matter, he has been quite interested in all the newspaper bIC
accounts relating to it, and has become somewhat of an
expert on the case as a hobby. He stated that he has formed
a theory that a very good place to parachute under the cir-
cumstances of this matter would have been the area with which
he is very familiar, the Peet's Mountain area.

[____|stated that he has discussed his ideas on b6
this case on numerous occasions with many people, and that b7C
it is possible he has given someone the impression that he
actually has information concerning the Unsub, which he does
not have.

In view of the above, no further investigation
of this lead avpears warranted.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1062 EDITION :

GSA FEMR (at CFR) torei1.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

. DATE: 2 4
TO SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) te 1 /29/7
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SUBJECT: NORIJAK
SUSPECT: | } aka
Re Portland airtel to Seattle, 12/4/73.
On 1/16/74, | | b6
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After observing a photograph of | ) he said he had
never seen the individual before and that it did not look at all
familiar.
| Jsaid he was acquainted with| b6
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person named | |.
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OPTICNAL, FORM NO. 10
MAY 198% EDITION

_ SSA FPMR (41 CFR) s01-11.6 - : . , ,
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
~ Memorandum be,
ro. : sacL (P) , _ RATES 1/26/75

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SUBJECT: <A ; '

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DMV Compter. at Salem failed to locate any vehicles or
Driverts License issued to the subject. Computer was
quierried using d.o.b., SOC; and ee P Oregon
address.

LEAD

PORTLAND AT PORTLAND

Will await results of investigation from OLAR Ee
Division for comparison of subject to PD UNSUB |»

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SAC, SBATTIE (164-81) 1/31/74

BAC, PORELAND (164-41) (P)

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On 12/27/73, at 4:43 pem., a source in a position
to know selephonically contacted the Portland Office to
report the following:
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lof source's while thoy were attending BID
| Orcgon. Sometine bottreen
1962 and 1963, |
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oe further stated that] }
Souree deseribed| las age__] 5'9"-5 110", b6
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eLose| | Looks except
photograpa | a 2x is a i ifife
Souree said
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Por Gland . ° on é .
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PD 165-11

Portland indices were negative regarding source and

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Oreron driver's licanse registration records list
, date of birth
|, Portland, as current holder Or ors So
number | | He is described as male, 5110", 1h5 pounds.
Records of Multnomsh County Sheriff's Office were
negative regarding on 1/24/74, On same date, b6
hecards r i trent sclosed one entry for bIC
cleared by arrest
en party for drunken driving. Their file number
On 1 be, Dé s_of dit Bureau Metro, Portland,
made available disclosed a file has b6
been naintaincd on] since March, 1967. bIC
Residonee same, preyious| , Portland.
Employment listed | since
May, 1967, verified July, 1977. Tast inquiry received July, 1971,
from department store. Wo derogatory information in file,
Observation of wbkove residence discloses it to ke
small, modest, typical home in run-down neightorhood. Vehicle
observed at residence is 1961 GC nickun, Oregon License
wnich is listed tol b6
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located at Vanconvyer, Jasnington.
SEATT IG
AT Vasico i employment
records for suspect _ to determine b6
whether he was on the job on 11/24/71, during commission of _ bre

instant hicacking.

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"SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) afk Th

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) {P)

NORFAK
GO: Seattle
'Re Portiend letter to San Francisco, dated 12/5/73.
. ; Emtlosed for Seatt}e-ara_tuo_canies of an PH 302 bE
reflecting an interview with as requested in

referenced Portiand letter. | . pre

po, Also enclosed for dnfornation of Portland, is one
| , copy of this FD 302.

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£O-302 (REV. 11-27-70} ' Cy C }
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION |

1/15/74

Date of tronscription

i

. | |, Campbell, b6
California was interviewed. He stated that he was the b7c
individual who wrote a letter to the Portland, Oregon Police
Department concerning observations regarding the airline
hijacking in that_area during the Thanksgivi holidavs
1972. He stated
in the Seattle area and were returning to Campbell, California
via Greyhound Bus.

Somewhere near the army base in the Seattle, Wash-
ington area, an individual who he described as a white male,
approximately 40 years old, 5'8", stocky build, carrying a
duffle bag, boarded the bus. He stated as this individual
passed his seat, he made the comment, "I just robbed that
plane tonight". He stated the individual departed the bus
somewhere north of Portland, exact area not recalled. He
stated he had been dozing and the individual must have depart-
ed the bus prior to Portland because he did not observe him
after that stop.

| | stated that he had been concerned that b6é
this information might be of some value in identifying or b7C
locating the Subject so he decided to write the letter. He
stated he could provide no further identifying information
concerning this individual.

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SERIALIZED 447 FILED. Poth 3
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Interviewed on___ 1/7/74 a! Campbell, California File #___OF 164-220

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This document conlcins neither recommendsfions nor conclusions of the FBL ft is Ihe propesty of the FBi ond is loaned to your cgenty;

il end its contenls are not to be distributed oulside your agency.

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February 4,. 1974 -

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[oregon L___]
Dear | 3

Your Letter of January 26th has been received.
The List of serial numbers you requested consists of 34
pages and because of its length copies are in very short
supply. For this reason, I cannot comply with your request.

Any twenty~dollar Pederal Reserve Note may be
checked through our office located in the Crown Plaza Build-
ing, Portland, Oregon $7201, for determination as to whether
it is part of the ransom,

Sumecreny yours,

—" +

Clarence He "Kelley
Director

Or- Portland - Enclosure a

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-82) 2/12/74
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

NORJAK
(O09: Seattle)

Re Los Angeles airtel to Seattic and Portiand,
dated 1/4/74,

Enclosed for Los Angeles and Seattle are two
copies each of an insert disclosing investigation at

Eugene, Oregon by SA _ , Receiving b6
offices should note that the 1972 Chrysler Imperial b7C
yarterre o ase 8 of referonced airtel bearing Oreson

license! land the 19672 Chrysler Imperial on

nd the 1972 Chrysler Imperial in enclosed im ert
econid very possibly be identical. It should be further
noted that the vehicle identification number was recorded
by Barker enpleyees as woll as the License plate when
the warranty work was done on 1/21/72, From that positive
determination, it must be identical 1872 Chrysler
Imperial bearing California license se 26 of
raverenced airtel. Since Orezon License » registered
to MARGARET Woon found on page & of
referenced airtel has vehicle identification number of

a bad VIN, it can be further assumed that ths

Ct,
2g a refeyeneed airtel hearing California licensel]

ue the one determined by Barker Motors.
2=— Seattle (Ene. 2) Searched
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Filed OA
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AT WILSONVILLE, OREGON

On December 21, 1973, it was noted that the
realty company opposite the grocery store in Wilsonville
was out of business,

On jJdnuary 7, 1974, a check of the Clackamas
County Sheriff's Office, which covers Wilsonville, Oregon,

patted —to-disctose any record even possibly identical to -
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On January 18, 1974, a check with telephone
directory information failed to disclose a listing for any

[___sijin Wilsonville.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 2/32/74
SAC, PORTLAND (164~41) (P)

NORTAK
(00: Seattle}

Re Seattle airtel to Portland, 11/27/73,
Enclosed for Seattie are two conies nf an

insert disclosing investigation by SA
at Wilsonville, Oregon on 12/21/73,

ADM NISTRATIVE

On 1/18/74, | Lj lle,
padvised_as _tollays. She has known | since
to fAisonvitte. resided
in Vilsonville most oz naF idaed

that has had| [since she has
known him and

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DARCY deseriked| las follows:
Sex Male
Race White
Reight 5°7'* = 5S
Weight 140 pounds

Age. eo

Age

[was shown the artist sketch of the unknown
subject and advised that the sketch in no way resembles

2 - Seattle (Enc. 2)
2 = Portland

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James John Grade os ool, Py NW. Charleston street, Portland,

Oregon, ad IMMELSBACH rfhat_achoel records
that. a as registered
at that school on 3/4/73, but never did atend any
classes. She was dropped during er: the .
- registration showed an address of }
No further information was shown. -

On 2/5/74, investigation determined the address
__. is fictitious. No St. Louts.

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n¢ investigation was conducted by
$a .

AT EUGENE, OREGON

mn January 30, 1974,

, Barker Motors, 230 e th ptreet, S
; turnished the following information
advised tha residing
Durene < v , vehicle Tden cavion
umber hearing Oregon License
| |serviced at_Barker Hotors on December 14, 1971.
Inveice number was used di rd
and paid the bill in the amount of
lfur stated that| [brought

the same vehicle | on January a 1972, to have
Warranty work, The mileage at that time was e

| | further stated that according to the warranty
report, the vehicle was purchased on ber 3, 1971, at
Chrysler Corporation location number

On February 5, 197.',| |

» WeaS Contacted ang auvise at e has

no information concerning |
[has never been an empiovas_at

and is not known to the le

On February 5, 1974, }
Witlanette Plaza Arco Service Station (i Hy . 290th

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Street, telephone | advised upon reviewing the
records of WILPA that_she was unable to locate any type of
service records fr | jor California license

at the WiLPA Servico Center in December, 1971.
She advised that her records do not disclose any use of

an Arco credit card telonging to for services rendered,

She stated that she would recheck her records and would
aavise the FBI if she were hy records concerning
or California License hoch
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£1902 (Rew. 1-27-70)
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Date of transcription 2/8/74 — *

DONALD LEE TOMPKINS, Route 1, Box 112, Dayton, Oregon,
home phone 503-868+7272, was located and interviewed at the
Edgewater Hyatt House Motel, Room 145, Oakland, California.

TOMPKINS stated he was now in Oakland for the purpose
of obtaining al | b6
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stated a year ago he purchased | |
which had been given to him]

has known all his onenonsl [is employed by the First National
pank_oF Portland, Oregon |. The
| was qiven to himl
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lexchange for his (TOMPKINS) a
| He explained again that
| given to him] | -

Jat that time, which he did, The purpose of
this trip was explained as] |

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The following description of DONALD LEE TOMPKINS was
obtained through observation and interview:

: Sex Male
| " Race : Caucasian
Date of Birth November 24, 1930
Place of Birth Salem, Oregon
Height 5'10"
Weight 180
Hair Brown
Eyes Blue
Complexion Fair
Peculiarities TOMPKINS is blind in the right

eye, and eyeball, due to this
injury, has tendency to drift
to the right,

Driver's License Oregon ~ #660792
Interviewed on 2/7/74 «, Oakland, California File # SF 164-220 6
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FAA Flight Certificate # 1551668

Military Service None; claims no parachute
jumping experience

Residence | | b6é

Arrests Admits arrest for failing

to file income tax approximately
1 1/2 years aco; disposition -
July, 1973, convicted in USDC,
Pertland, for misdemeanor, 66
days in jail and placed on 3
years' Federal probation under
supervision of Mr. ERNEST J.
KARLSON, 620 Southwest Main,

prortiand, §03=£221-2117,
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Same adaress as above

Credit Card BankAmericard #4821030400555
issued through First National
Bank of Oregon
Occupation . Farmer ,
Current Employment Publishers Paper Company
y . Mollala, Oregon

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sac, SEATTLE (601) : eft 2/ 7
SAC, SAN FRIICISCO (16t-220)

NORTAK

00: Seattle.
"RE Suspect DONALD LEE TOMPKINS
sR San Fremcisco telephone call to Portland, dated

Enclosed for the Seattle Division are two copies
of a FD 302 re pores ting ting interview of suspect at Oalcland,
California, 2/7/7%. Enclosed for Portland Division is one
copy of above enclosure for information inasmich as suspect
res dos in the Portland Division.

. of 207 (the ormation Seattl Division,
| ning roe 2 cal 4, Lieutenant and Sergean b6
| Police Department, fuxmished orna~ BIC
| tly in Qaklend California eat the

: had purchased in Nay of 1973, | b

aboye sources, TOMPKINS slightly resembled composite drawing
of ease TOMPKINS is driving a Ford picisup, Oregon
ense | .

Inquiry through. Department of Mctor Yenichess

Salem Oregon, dteclosed Grace iicense is: 972 b6

korqe ike PED VIN registered ta bom bic
| Dayton, Grezon.- ed

ba as Orecon drivers license mmber issued to

» described as a white nale, da a
SAow: nz? om address 0:

vers license record indicated

Further rm inquiry disclosed Or Oregon drivers license
nunber 6607S issued 12/24/72 to DONALD LEE TOMPKINS, Route 1
; "Box 122, Dayton, Oregon, born 11/24/30, St10", 186 ips.» and
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San Francisco. |} FER/14 1974
Sneiine ; FBI — PORTLAND

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SP 164-220
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resistration indicates 1968 Butok, Oregon license dasued = °° |
to Boh co

_ Interrogation and observation of TOMPKINS ealininated
this individual due to eye color and fact that TOMPKINS is
blind in right eye as: 'be: identical with Unsub COOPER,

No further investigation regarding this suspect is
being conducted in San Francisco. |

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Memorandum
TO SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 2/13/74
FROM : SA RALPH P, HIMMELSBACH
SUBJECT: NORJAK
Re memo of SA| | dated 11/22/73. b6

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MAY 1062 EDITION .

GSA FMR (4t CFR) YOl-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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A copy of a group photograph depictipel —__]
] ey Lhalitaraia, during ups
obtained from Complainant | by SA
a, This p photorraph was, reproduced and copies
splayed to both and l,

Northwest Airlines, both witnesses in this matter. Both
stated the photograph does not contain the picture of
unsub in this matter.

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OPTIONAL, FORM NO. f0 r @

MAY 3962 EOTTION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-336

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATES 2/13/74:

FROM : SA |

SUBJECT: NORJAK

On 1/4/74, | Chief Deputy, Tillamook

County Sheriff's Otfice, advised hi i ived information
from| , Oregon,
that | | believes he recently saw a man he worked with
approximately |, who fits the description of

D. B, COOPER. | believe is i

with him at
Oregon. | lreported to_the Tillamook County Sheriff's _
Office that the ' ame is (LNU), and he is described
as a white male, | ~lyears, 5'7" = 5'9" in height, weighing
160-165 pounds, and has light colored hair.

Deputy | —__serettvise' that while| lis
considered a responsible citizen and has no criminal record,
the information which he has provided in the past is not

considered to be entirely credible, a

On 1/8/74 pt to contact | |
2sidence in Oregon was negative.

who is employed at | -—
Oregon, advised| |had driven to Tillamook

and was not expected to return until sometime that evening.

| stated | many
years ago and has been] l.

She recalis that he did state that he believes he saw someone
resembling the photograph of D, B, COOPER, which had appeared
in the local newspaper, She could provide no additional

information,
On 2/1/74,| lwas contacted at his
residence and advised that he could not recal individual's

name that he saw approximately one month ago
Oregon, who resembles D, B, PER. He described this

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individual as approximately years of age, 5'°'7" - 5'8"
in height, 165 - 170 pounds, and to have light colored hair.
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Lal stated he would attempt to determine this
individual's name and if he still resides in the

area,

On 2/7/74, | was recontacted, and
e advised he has talked to a number of people in the
jJareas, however, no one could recall
this individual, and he could provide no additional information
regarding him.

In view of the fact that| |description of
the suspect does not match the description of the subject
in this case, and that he is unable to recall the name of
the individual together with the fact that in previous
contacts with local authorities, it has been determined that
his credibility is questionable, no further investigation
is being conducted in this matter.

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ad OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 ©
MAY 1982 ROITION

SSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-44.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

To SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATES 2/13/74
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SUBJECT: NORJAK
On 1/30/74, an attempt to contact | | b6é
at| |, Hillsboro, Oregon, was negative. b7c
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Qn 2/11/74, | | residence
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was contactéd at her place of employment, | | b7¢c
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telephone] | Extens io he provide -
lowing information regarding :
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\¥ "4 comments made to her that| jmay have been the

individual referred to as DB, B, COOPER, These comments
have always been made in the form of a joke, and neither

she nor anyone else has re hen—them seriously. The reason
for these comments is that

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[and is currently living at | |
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5°7" in height, 155 pounds, medium build, medium brown BIC
hair, hazel eyes, DOB He has never been arrested to
her knowledge
ldoes not believe that the artist! bé
jirauines_of the subject in this case resemble that of BIC
She displayed a photograph of | | and he has 1
lar She does not believe that he has ever been involved
in any criminal activity and is not the kind of person to
be invoived in this kind of activity,
In view of the fact that the description off | bé
is not close to that of the subject in this case, bic -

and the photograph of him does not resemble that of the
artist's drawing, no further investigation is being conducted

in this matter.

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SAG, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) 2/26/74.
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Re memo of SA| | 1/22/74. —
On 1/31/74, L_ __i| iu. S-
Post Office, Lakeview, Oregon, advised ROGER C. STROM
receiving mail at that post otfice In care of General
Telivery; hovever, none of the employees know where STROH
is residing or is cmployed.
On if 31/74, | Credit Eurcau of Lake b6
County, Lakevias, Orczon, advircd she could locate no credit pic
veeord for RCGER C. SINC.
On 1/31/74, Records € the Pacific Power aad Light
Company, Lakeview, Oregon, were checked and it was deteréne
that ROCLR C. STROM was not receiving service fro thot
company.
Ga 1/31/74, Sherif TUANE DIN, Lake County Shoei féts
Offiec, Lskevicz, Orcron, : edvisad ROGER C,. STRO: b6
vas unimowm to hin but stated he vould attes ipt to Iscate b7C
~ him in order that he may be interviewed.
On 2/15/74, | |, Lakevier,
Quegon, advised he had developed no new information regardins
$ Row

On 2/15/74, Sheriff LUANE BOUN, Loke County Sheriff's
Office, advised ho has developed no inforration regarding
STROs nor has he determincd vhere STROM is residing or is
employed,

On 2/25/74, motels in the Lakeview area vere canvassed,
and it, vas determined that ROGER D. STROM was residing at
Hunter's Lodge, §. Righvay 395 hi te LL, Lakeview, Oreron.

o Portland f ies I~ 137 ¢ '
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nov did he know about any hijacking which occurxed on a

PR 164-41

On 2/25/74, ROGER CLIFTE STROM, Mumterts Lodra, N.
Highiay 395, Lakevic, Orecon, woe"interviewed and durine this
Lntervietw,— STROM was extremely hostile and uncooperative.
Tt tras also noted during the intervicy, he vas nervous nd
when shown the composite photograph of the individual Iniown
ac D. B,. COOPER, he kept stating it did not look like hin,
hovover, refused to loa at the photogrank directly. j

STROM advised he is unemployed, however, would not
state when his last employment was. STROM advised he did not
xecall exactly where he was om 11/24/71, but ctated he was
probably in the Depoe Bay or Limeolin City, Oreson arca.

STROM stated he did not tmow who D. B,. COOPER was

flicht from Seattic, Washington, to Reno, Nevada. During
the intervley, STROM was advised that the individual know
as D. B. COOPER boarded the flight at Portland, Oreron,
Elew to Seattle, Vashington, where he hijacked the air
craft. STROM at that time stated he know nothing about
its; however, later in the intervicyv, he stated that that
vas the guy whe "went out the tailrate" althoush this
inforeation was not given to STROM by the Agent. Later in
the intervie, STROM also made the statement "You euys
haven't gottcn any of the money back yet, have you?"

ft was noted during the intcrvicwy STROH bears a
great deal of resemblance to commosite drawine of the
individual tmown as D. B. COOPER. STROM has similar
lines around the mouth and eyes as shorem on the composite
dravine, The nose appears identical, the chin is identical;
houcver, STROM's lips are larger than on the composite draving.
Tt was also noted that STROM has a slisht wave in his hoir
and parts it om the left as sho-m in the comosite and
his hair rceedes back on both sides, hovwover, is fuller in
the front than that om the composite.

STROM denied ever using the nome D. B. COOPER and
further denied having any type of parachute training. STRoi
eniphatically denied any involvement in the hijacking which
occurred 11/24/71.

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PD 164<41

STROM vefused to furnish any backpround Information
regacdins himself and merely stated that the FRI can check
any records they want on him and get the infonzation 'hey
need, When asked what his BOB was, he refused to fumish
this; however, later, he took his driver's license out and
handed Lt to the Agent and told Agent he could get all the
information he needed off the liccnsc,

The following descriptive information regarding
ROSER CLIFPE STROM «was obtained through observation and
interviars

Sax Male

Reea "hite

Height 6

Voight 160 pounds

Hoir Black: with a small smount of

gray, wavy, reeeding hair
Tine on both left and right

side, parts hoir on left
sida

Byes Brown

ros 2/20/31

FoR Seattle, Vashinston

Cuild $lin

Complexion Olive

Yoicea Modovate with no accent

Ocher Characteriskies Has faee wrinkles rannine fron
side of nose down to side
of mouths has face trinkles
around both left and cinht
eyes; woars a vwelsbyotch
on left arm; nose is vsonimatk
ngrrovw, pointed

Tk tas also noted that parked at the motel was a
foreion model compact station wagon, make unknown, four-door,
white in color waich bore Orcron Ticense FG 137 which was
previously determined to belon: to STRON. This vehicle was
observed to have a great many boxes in the back and it was also ©
noted in sTRoM's motel mit, a large metber of bones laying
about the arca.

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PD 164-41

Tuc to the nucber of : Sinmtilaritics betreen ROGER CLIPFE
STROM and the compost te draving, of D. B. COOPER, a photograph
dhould be obtained to show to witnesses for elinination
purposes.

LEADS
PORTLAWD

AT DSPOR BAY AND LINCOLN CITY, OREGON. Conduct criminal
checks om ROGER tre rand attenot Eo obtain photorraph.

AT SALEVU, OREGON, Will check Oragon State Lureau

of Criminal Identification in attempt to obtain photozraph
of ROGER CLIFTE STROH.

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FD-36 (Rev. 9-22-64) : os
FBi
Date: 2/23/74

ransmit the following in
Tro 9 (Type in plaintext or code}

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{Priority}
TOs SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FRO: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK
CoO: Seattle

Re Los Angeles airtel to Portland and Seattle,
dated L/4/74.,

Pe Suspects | |

Enclosed for Seattle and Portland are two copies
each of three documents:

kL. Personality profile of} |
|, as taken in 1971.

e. xeroxed copy of signature card at Bank of
America, 13700 Riverside Drive. Sherman Oaks. California,
containing signatures of

3. Sheet of white paper containing xeroxed copy
oz | J as contained
| jat United California Bank (UCB), Les Angeles.

2 ~ Seattle fencl. oD)
Minneapolis (164.73) (Info)
o- Portland (164-47)
Sacramento (164-50) (Info}
2 ~ Los Angeles

s/bje Lee 44 -j3 LE

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(3) . SEARCHED ae ss

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1974.

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LA 164-497
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California, made available a xeroxed copy of a signature
ecard of a joint checking account maintained at this bank

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_Soring Street. Los Anseles. made available for review the on
BD

| ber gare of 61rta was

and Social Security Number as| .

[t was noted on| | nr <2
her date of birth was shown as|

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These records

| San § isc jarters, San francisco,
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ADIC, LOS ANGELES (164~497) , 3/6/7h

SAC, PORTLAND (164-82) (P)

NORJAK
(00s Seattle)

Re Los Angeles airtel to Seattle, 1/4f Thee

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sal _ The folloving investigation Was 'conducted by : } -

) On 1/14/74, a check wes made of the Solem,
Oregon Credit Bureau, and no record could be located for
*t under his true name orlmown elteses.

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On 1/31/74. lohotograph was shown to. i('<iéieé
all euployses of nhp and all advised that . pie
are |photegraph was not shown to ©

} ne has previously advised he was
acquainted wi .

74, |
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Shown him of[ | was not familiar to "him,

Po. , ucted all logical investigation

te determine if as
in this areas however, should Los

separate file.
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SE 164~81
AN 164.59
RVi-gal

The Portipnd Division of the FBI had developed infor-
mation that had rented a 1971 Cougar on October
19, 1971 for & period or £ month. He did not return the
vehicle untll February 14, 1972 and had accumulated onily[__|

h the vyehiele.

At Bethel, Alaska

On February 27, Lo7h, | furnished
the PoliowLng information to SAl A

| AS Was his habit, when the construction season ended,
l\fiew from Alaska to Portland, Oreron in the Faii of
LOTL, to viel , He recalls
that he rented a Cougar automopilic In Por id, Oregon and
eaused quite a bit of consternetion on the part of the rental
company because he did not return the vehicle until mid-Februaryy,
19724 Z expiained that he did not realize he was causing
the trouble by keeping the car for an exterded period of time
and would not have done so had he realized this. Concerning
oxvedit cards, __latated he did not utilize them and has no
recollection of utilizing a credit card ot es he rembed

the Conger. After obtaining the vehicle, made at lenat
; bland and Coquille, Oregon, which is where

+ He the one vay distance
poetween these 2 points is and feels that during the
goprox imate ee e had the Gougar, he musk have
pub between Les on the vehicle. After
yieibine Coquille, he would travel. back to Portiend,

| f telephone
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a could not expigin | a eee
records would show that he only had on the vehicle,
as he did not turn the speedometer back or disconnect it at

any time while it was In his possession. He f that he
wad charged Lox the use of many more miles than >

Concerning his <¢ of pioney while visljing In

Oregon on this occasion, isplayed his savings account. -
passbook af the St. Johns Branch, Security Bank of Oregon,
h Chicage Avenue, Portland, Oregon, account nunbex 7
This account had heen opencd on February 23, 19725 --. |

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with an initial deposit | | _Hetween Hareb 10 and 16,
Loe He explained that the
Source of this money was from his personal checking account,
which he had closed out at the Firat National Bank of

Anchorase, Bebhel Branch. He mill has this savings account
at the St, Johns Branch.

displayed his checking account record with
the First National Bank of Anchorage, which indicated that
the account contained as hich as 2& one tine prior
to L972, and contained in excess of when it was closed
oub in 1972.

Leer laines he closed his checking account and
deposited the money in the savings bank in Orefon as 1% was
inmossibie for him to write checks on @ Bethel, Alaska bank
while he vas visiting in Portland.

[sd|wecalla that he was living in Portland at
the time of the hidacking of an aircraft by"D,B. COOPER".
He yeeallsa reading the newspancr articies of the hijacking,
but denied that he has any personal knowledge of this matter.

DEGCREPEION
Name: | |
Race: Ehnbte
Sex: Mole

Rote of Births:
Place of Birth:

Heicht: 6 feet © Inch
Weight: L7O pounds
Eyes s Blue

Hair: a8 !
Morltal Stebuss

Sociol Security
Account Number: |

Complexlon: Fair
Bullds Slender
Cecupation: Heavy sauinment operator

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SAC, PORTLAND (62-NEW) (P) 2/8/74

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BE.' ALLEN PROBST "U2" 46°

INFORMATI NIG

(60: Portinnd)

: on 2/6/74,.7 | Valley News, 1121 Fairfield
Street, Eugene, Oregon, furnished the following information:

the afternoon of 2/5/74, captioned subject came
to office in Eugene stating that he had highly con-
fidential tion he wished te discuss. The subject
then told hat he knows the true identity of D..B. |
COOPER, who ene ars? ee C2 an airplane during
November of i971. He toid he has beon aware of
COOPER's true identity for two years}; however, has been
afraid to diseloge this information because he fears for his
life. The subject then produced from hie wallet a snapshot
of a male individual and also produced a com wing
an COOPER. He placed these in front of

'noted a strong Similarity between the man depicted

photograph and the composite drawing of COOPER.
injuived as to the true identity of COOPER and the

ect stated he could not disclose t tion at this
time; however, would be in contact with within a day
or two, He suggested that | | contact h ny
telephone number 926-2475. The subject told that he
had been the owner of Propst Flying Service in and

stated be became aware of COOPER''s identity because of his
- gonnection with aviation. ,

On 2/6/74 | | telephoned subject af_the_abpve
teieph: vt and subject agreed to mest vith
and SA in Eugene at 10:60 a.m., 3/7/74, at|

' office.
. on 2/7/74, SA| | mat with subject at
office, the Valley News. At the beginning of the 1 ;
subject appeared entirely coherent and stat
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that he has known the true identity of DB, B. COOPER for over
tyo years. He fimther stated that he knows were the noney

from the hijacking is buried and could take SA to
the locxtion where COOPER disposed of a parachute. Upon b6
further ingwiry, subject stated that there are several BIC

people involved in the hijacking, including

He proceedcd te state that the Bt saan oak mereensecee—!
by er ia Salon, Oregon in pore ipnd.
Oregon, Ah in Seattle » Washington. These

aiong with the individual who used the name D, B, COOPER,
engineered the hijacking for several months hefore the in
gident actually occurred. He then stated he has heen
followed by FBL Agents fox at Least 1-1/2 years and stated
they haye ransacked hia house in Albany, Ovegon, on several
eceasions looking for his "files" which ha has maintained
on the hijacking and on one occasion they followed hin ail
the way to boston, Massachusetts, and back to Oregon. He
iso stated the Secret Service has been watching him during
this pexiod of time, as well as other federal jay enforce-

ment agencies. He stated | lthe
"Portiand mob and that the "Portiand mob" is also involved

in the hijacking. When asked to identi rs of the b6
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familiar with the menbers of the "Portland mob" as he is and

there is no need for him to elaborate on Mthe identity of
these individuais. He claimed that the "Portland mob" and
the FBI has made three attempts on hie Life in recent years.
Part of the reasons for these attacks is because he learned
# number of years ago that former President LYNDON JOHNSON
Was & queer. Subject stated that he is responsibie for
LYNDON JOHHSON deciding not to vun for President in 1965.
When asked hoy he is responsibie for this, he stated that he
wrote a detailed lcttor concerning his findings to the
Mooney Alyerait Conpany. tihen asked how this " praventod ihr,
JCHNSON for yvumning fox President, he shouted in 2 Loud
voice, "If you can't see that, you'ze not much of an in-
vestigator." The subject then began to breathe heavily

and talk excitedly. He said that he carries 2 gun at all
times and keeps Londed weapons in his automobile and his
residence. He stated if the people who are folioring hin
get nuch closer "thera will be soma lead fiying." Subject
gontinued te ramble on,talkinyg im an incohorant manne.

He xepentediy stated that he will shoot anyhody who attenpts
to Zoliow him.

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Subject stated he is a candidate for governor in
the State of Orezon and has formerly filed Zor this position.
He stated he has paid politicai advertisements on n
radio stations in the state concerning his candidacy bd
advised that subject hac in fact filed as a candidate for
governos ond has run muncrous political advertisements ducing
the past week on various radio stations, including KPNY xadio
in Eurene). Subject refused to display the photograph of
the male individual he had shown i on 2/5/74, who
alicssdiy sesoubled the composite drawing of COOPER. He in-
sisted he is currently conducting his own investigation con-«
eerning the hijaclint and docs not wish to velay any Zurther
information cencerning this matter at the present timc. He
ussured the intorviewins ament, however, that he would not
lot COOPER gat ouny.

Fae subjeek ia ohbvicusly mentally 11d and showid
be considered nrrod and dansevous in view ef his ahove state-
nents. Yollowing is a deseription of the subject:

Race White
Sex Kate
Hatiomiity fier ican
Age 50 to 56
Hoicht Approximately 5t9o"
Weight 290 to 395 pounds
Cuiid Heavy - stocky
Haiz Brown
Complexion Ruddy
fddress Albany, Oregon (vefused to
furnish stresot address}
Roicphone ele teztay oF)
LEADS

AE ADSANY, O20G0R, Disseminate above information
to focal authorities.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 19 @ a
MAY 1082 EDITION . °

GSA FMR (41 CER} 101-14,6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum
TO - SAC (164-41) pate: 3/11/74
FROM : SA RALPH P. HIMMEL SBACH

SUBJECT: NORJAK

For informtion, on 3/8/74,| |

} Hollywood-Rose City Branch, First

"ational Bank of Oregon, advised that she had roceivgd a_telephone
call from | |, telephon

to the effect that| | JACK WEITZEL, 2020 N.E.
60th Ave., had found 6 of the ransom bills in this case in money
he received when cashing his Social Security cheek at that branch

3/7/74.

On same date, WEITZEL, who is retired and very
hard of hearing, advised he had clipped and kept the list of ransom
bills printed in the Journal newspaper. About 3 weeks ago he threw
the clippings away. On Monday, 3/4/74, he cashed his Social Security
check at the above bank and received a number of $20 bills. He
decBded to check the bills against the ransom list, and remembering
he had thrown his copy away, he wrote down the nunbers on his $20
bills on a slip of paper. He took this paper to|

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him that up@n calling the bank, he learned the bills are on the ransom
list.

advised same date that when WEITZEL brought
him the list of bills, he understood from him that the list was taken
from the ransom list, that he, a ca had found 6 of the bills, and

that he wanted the bank advised. called the bank to advise
them as requested by WEITZEL.

Numbers of the bills in WEITZEL's possess&on were
checked against the ransom list and were found not to be listed.

In view of the misunderstanding between the two
above |} no further action with respect, to this false
Pp

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GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-55.8

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

TO =: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) DATE: 3/12/77)
FROM : SA GRORGE H. NG

SUBJECT: 1), B. COOP

On 3/12/ 7h, |
| } Oregon, telephone | advised
she has information regarding D. B. COOP:R and would like to
taik an agent. She could not talk over the telephone because
she is using a party line telephone.

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NORJAEK

Re Portland memo of SAl | 2/26/74, b6

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On 3/6/74, the following law enforcement agencies
were contacted for any identifiable information with
ROGER CLIFTE STROM, white male, born 2/20/31. Negative
results were obtained:

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Salem, Oregon :
EUNICE PENNY

Saiem Police Department
Salen, Oregon

Lieutenant| |
Oregon State Police
Saien, Oregon

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Sheriff's Office, Newport, Oregon, stated their files con= bic
tained no identifiable information with ROGER CLIPFE STROM,

On 3/11/74, Doputy| | Zdancoin County
Sheriff's Office, Newport, Oregon, who handies Iqv enforce b6
ment natters at Depot Bay, Ovegon, stated the nance ROGER b7C .

CLIEFE STROM wes not fomiliay to hin, _Howavar.—haputy
| l strted 2 resided in

{ 3)" Portinnd

Ovecon
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On 3/12/74, Chief of Police HNCR MOEN, Lincoln City,
Oregon, stated ROGER CLIFIE SIROM was not identifiable with
any individuni in thoir files, nor was the name familinr to hin,

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On 3/12/74, Invostigator|
State Police, Nevport, Oregon, stated ROGER CLIFFE STROL

Orogon

Etsorts

to contact"

\3/12/74,2t the

L Oreron, 2nd ai her rosidonce

locatcd |
Orcgon, Hot Vitn ROfAcLVO FoOouLtGe

On 3/12/74, Mrs. DAWNA REIMERS, Clerk, U. S.
Postal Serviec, Lincoln City, Oreron,
no record on ROGER CLIFFE STROM entering a forvardins

address at Lineoln City, Orson, durinc the past ive vears.
REIMERS noted

stated there was

|, Ororon,

On 8/18/74.

Oregon, teiephons

» WES interviewed at]

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| |_te¢ |
ROGER CLIFFE STnoit|

Btated

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STROM Lived

| stated ROGER was

in Depot

he vas employed wi

his trip schedules from the Portland Office of North American,
and they would pro
on 11/24/72

status :

th North American,

bably be able te advise if he was in travel

enployod curing 1972

soviean Van Lines, She added

Bay during the time
She added he received

a! tated she could not recall

whether

on 11/24/71.

was in Depot Bay, or Lincoln City,

|thoreatter velated

was considered a near genius, who served in tho U. 5. Arny
during the 1940s, after which he was employed as an aix
craft engineer at Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington,

S 2 victin of the Boeing layoffs during
elieved it was during this same period

She st.
1967,

that BR

stated as a xesuté of these problems,
was committed by for mental

the Veterans Hospi

| hegith reasons £0

tal, Seattic, Washington, She noted, hov-
ever, his stay at the hospital was voluntary, and he was in
Siti to leave the hospital at any time he desired,

we Youn

could not recall the period of his committment,

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job with North American Yan Lines during the summer of BIC
1973, She deseribed him as being 4 little eccentric, and .
in one particular area paranold. She stated tho Intter
was a result of ROGERts belie? that people were attempting
to poison hin, She recalled there ters incidents in {
regtaurants whore RO food he was boing

served Was poisoned, uxvther stated
| lvas very rugal, and for considerabiec poeieds or ods oO

time he survived on one dollar per day, sithough he had
nore funds avallabie to him, She noted, hovever, that

ROGER never pot much money, further reealied b6 -
__] was an individual who Liked to stay b7C
in old motels during his trnaveis. 72S not avare

of ROGER's current sddress sstaked ROGER was

last seen during January, 1974, who noticod

hin in_an Oo parts store in Lincoln City, Oreson, She

stated| | ata not engage STROM in any conversation,

| Istatea | lhad never b6

nentioned the name D. B. COOPER, and never talked of the bie

hijacking of the Northwest Orient aircraft, nor had ke
ted the possessi of 2 of money.

did not believe was capable
of committing an act such as hijacking, and stated that
aithough he was vory hehe een PEPE aces sho felt
him to be extrenely honest, added |

to her knoviedge, had novor received instruction or
training in parachuting or flying,

| | thereatior provided the following b6
individunis| b7¢

Mother A. J. STROM
Riverview Terrace
$ Washineton

Seatule, Washington

Spokane, washington

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stated there was an instances, date and
location unrecalied, wherein | | went to visit
ROGER at a tent site where he fas tesidins someyhore in
the Seattle, Washington area. tated, fiiszedty:
ROGER came out of tho tent with a run and ordered
| _lof£ of his property,

| who belioved she had a photograph of
ROGER in one of hor ,ibuis, stated she would attenpt
to locate it, and would Thereafter provide it to tho FBI.
LEADS

Peete

PORTLAND

AT SALEM, OREGON, Recontact |
and obtain photosraph of ROGER CLIFFE STROM,

AT PORTLAND, OREGON, Contact North American
Van Lines and attompt to determine STROM's travel activities
on 11/24/71.

STESTA
CAUTION: GUNZRERE HAS BEEN COMMITTED FOR MENTAL HEALTH

PROBLEMS AND HAS DISPLAYED VIREARM WHEN ORDERING RELATIVES
FROM HIS RESIDENCE.

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FBI
Date: 3/27/74

Transmit the following in

_ (Type in plaintext or code)
Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL ~ REGISTERED
(Priority)
eee ee ee ee bot
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164=2111) ATTN: FBI LABORATORY
FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164=497) (P) _
RE: NORJAK

00; Seattle

Enclosed for the Bureau are two Fineerntints cards —
containing known finger and palm prints of b6

and one envelope containing known head hair samples of | , |} 7c

The enclosed items were furnished by the poeta
Califormia, Police Densrtment on 3/26/74. followine b6

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concerning [ has revealed he disappeared under unusual b6
circumstances a short time prior to the hijacking, has changed bIC

his name and appearance and was in the Portland, Oregon, area
at the time this crime occurred. He should be considered a
possible suspect in this matter,

The suspect, who declined to identify himself or
sign the fingerprint cards at Glendale Police Department, is
described as follows:

3 =~ Bureau (Encl 3) (RM)
2 - Las Vegas (164-60)

2- Portland (164-41) 4p 4h 7
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LA 164<497
Name
Aliases
Race White
Sex Male
Dates of birth
Height . 2° LE"
Weight 160 pounds
Eyes Blue
Hair Blonde, below shoulders

in length
Social Security ~
Account Number
Residence

1, Calitormia

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Fugene,. Orecon

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licenses

Occupation

REQUEST OF THE BUREAU

The Laboratory is requested to compare the human
hair clipping removed from the seat on the victim aircraft
which unsub is believed to have occupied, with the enclosed
human hair samples, Las Vegas Division is being requested to
resubmit the slides containing this hair clipping for microscopic
. comparison.

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LA 164-497

The Identification Division is reque

compare the enclosed finger and palm prints of
Co with unidentified latent. prints in th

LEADS

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sted to

Ls matter.

AT_LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Resubmit to the FBI Laboratory
the glass microscopic slide containing the hair clipping removed

from the seat of the victim aircraft which was
by the unsub, so the Laborato make micro
of enclosed hair clippings of | ,

fn

at
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believed occupied
scopic comparisons

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FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO, {0 ] r

MAY $9€2 EOSTION
SSA FPMR (41 CFR) 103-11.8

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 4/4/74
ATTENTION: RALPH H, HIMMELSBACH

SA

NORJAK

Re memo from SA GEORGE H,NG to 'SAC, Portland,
dated 3/12/74.

| The AohLouins investigation was conducted by
SA :

AT | |, OREGON

On 3/14/74, two attempts were made to contact

| in| |. These

attempts were negative.

On the evening of 3/14/74, | |was
contacted tek phonically.

An attempt was made to set up an appointment
on the evening of 3/14/74, or in the day time on 3/15/74.
said that this would not be possible in view

of the fact that during the daytime of 3/15/74, she would
not be home in that she was going to

; however, she stated that | fwould be
at the residence and_would be available for interview and
further stated that was aware of everything.

On 3/35/74, | | birth date [__],

bb

at | I> Oregon, furnished the following information

that he thought was pertinent to the D,B, COOPER case.

He advised that about [____—sdJ ago: he was in the
¥ Cafe having coffee and he overheard an individual by the
name of | jtaiking about various hijackings.

stated that | laid discuss the D,B. COOPER

hijacking, and that | } was apparently well informed on
the type of aircraft that COOPER hijacked, He 4

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advised that[_—id| stated that it would b6
be impossible to parachute out of an airliner in the dark b7C¢
due to the lack of light which would destroy any depth
perception that the jumper might have.

: | lthought that this information concerning be |
: the airplane and the fact that a man could not jump from the b7c
airplane should be brought to the attention of the Federal |
Bureau of Investigation, :

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OPTIONAL FGRAI NO. 10 T
MAY {062 EDITION

GSA FPMR (4 CFR)-101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) DATE: 4/5/74
Ch,
FROM }* Vowk, SaCiuhbNTO (164-50) G)

SUBJECT: KORITAK
(co: Sz)

unclosed for Portland and Seattle is one copy each of

a letter dated 4/3/74 signed by James li. Woodside, Sr,.,
who indicates he believes onel |, who
lives in the Portland, Oregon area, could be a suspect
in captioned matter,

The enclosed letter is self-explanatory and it
is believed that Woodside is talking about NORJAK even
though he refers to it as the "United air Lines Job",

FORTLAND

al FORTLAND, OREGOR

Will, throuch logical sources, conduct appropriate

inquiry regarding| f which will identi-

fy, or eliminate him as person responsible for captioned
Matter,

waRLED ..ND DANGEROUS

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58°20 Fair Caks Blvdo, $139
Germichael, Galif. 95608 ae
April 3rd 1974. |. i a

Federal building
2800 Sotteme Way"
Sacranento, Calif.95825

The writer wes a resident of Portland, oregon, [__|

|wnen I returned to California, after retireing

I the write, 92

with fortyefive years with a lerge international food
precessing companye

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Jin San Jose, California. Now a widower I am

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In May of 1969 Mrs. Woodside and I were in a serious
anta accident near Klamath Baila, returning to Portland sé
after seeing om our way to Huropes , bIc
Mrs. Woodside was killed out right and the writer was in

the hospital in San Jose for eleven months 80 lest most
ell contact, with our Portland triendss

I do not recall when the United Air Lines Sob wae done
however, I had plenty of time to read about it at the time
and the attached always comes-to Wind'when. I read about
such things or I go to various airportse oe .
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od Sy CWO gdh 1 Gas 38

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Par eex eRad nea s Shap toned at Portland Air base until
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Taverns were at thelr peak at this time in Portland snd the :
Shuffle Inn was the best in the arla, a good neighborhood
and a gathering place for the pllots and crew of the Portland
Air Base.They did a very good business until about 1955 as
things were pretty wide open,punchboards, dice, cards and
pinball machines. About this time the government had _a national
drive on " Bookites" they were picked up and busted| |
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and return, this was in the early or mad 60's
Believe he had] jin 85 Fe ned
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As forl___|having help in the United job thet would
certainly be no problem with him as he was well Known
every where and the personality that you could not help
but Liking which was of considerable help at all times.

His present occupation I do not know as I heve not been in
Portland since: 197lL.however,hte ig still in the Portland areo i

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AIRTEL

TOs «* DERECTOR, PRI (264~2121)
«ATING LABORATORY -

FROM: SAG, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (2)
OO; Seatrie
Re los Angeles airtel to the Guresu, 3/27/Tar

Buclosed for the FBI Laboratory 4s one glass slide
haice which were obtained from the aeat of the

' gtntatning
airceagt where the highjocker wis sitting.

The Buresu Laboratory is requested to conduct
oxemination get forth in referenced aictel

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SAG, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/12/74

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

NORJAR
(00 :Seattle)

RE: RAYMOND TORREY HEALD
SUB #278
DOB 3/30/39

investigation at Ashland, Oregon, by SA ee "
Lae disclosed RAYMOND TORREY HEALD was arreste 23772,
y the Jackson County Sheriff's Office for criminal activity
in drugs. On 12/6/72, HRALD vled guilty. He is decerike
as follows:

Race White

Sex Hale

Nationality Anerican

DOB 3/30/39

POB Attleboro, Massachusetts
Age 35 years

Height 5'1i"

Weight 206 pounds

Hair Brown

Eyes Brown

Tattoos Right forearm Who Me,"

"AVP. Aivborne

HEALD's wife, RITA RUTH HEALD, was arrested at
the seme time. She is deseribed as follows:

Race White .
Sex Female
2~Seattle
(2~Portland
JSiiskrvy - C a a ja
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PD 164-41

Nationality American
DOB 10/24/31
Age 42 years
Height 5* 3"
Weight 123 pounds
Eyes Hazel
Hair Blonde

A photograph of HEALD was obtained, and he was

eliminated as a suspect in NORJAK due to the fact his

description does not fit description of DB. B. COOPER
as furnished by witnesses during NORJAK.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

m Deo

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 r }
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GSA FPMR (Al CPA) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

: SAC (164-41) pate: 4/17/74

FROM : SA RALPH P, HIMMELS'BACH

SUBJECT: NORJAK

Re memo of SA| |, dated 4/4/74, b6

Referenced memo sets fexth information from a
complainant that one ; Eugene, Oregon, was well
informed regarding this matiler.

For information, Sgt. | |, Lane County bs

Sheriff's Office, Eugene, Oregon, recently advised that
| |, has been interested in the case

since its occurrence, has followed all news accounts available

to him, and has_formed a theory of how the hijacking was done,
has even

} As a matter of possible
interest, Ppbtained a copy|
land furnished it to the writer to review The

which do not take into consideration facts which are known
to Bureau investigators.

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. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

L/S /74

Date of transcription

| |

| Los Angéles, California, was interviewed
} Los Angeles,
the Office of Attorney| | who was
present,

SA's C, ROBERT_STRANGER andl
identified themselves to Jas Special

Agents of the FBI and was furnished an
"Interrogation; Advice of went' form by SA STRANGER.

Upon reading the contents of the form deferred

to his attorney who advised him not to sign, however,

Attorney L___]added that his client would answer questions
concerning his whereabouts during the hijacking of a Northwest
Orient plane in November 1971.

[sd statedg that on orabout November 21.1971,

|. He had decided to get away from
everything, having first thought he would go south, perhaps

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of the "ola stamping grounds" in Oregon and Washington. He
added that ne had no specific destination in mind but had
decided to pass on through Medford, Oregon, where he was

well known since | jin that area
in| |. He had thought of driving directly
to Seattle, Washington, but later decided to try to

get a job| Jin the Eugene or Portland,

Oregon area.

He stated that onthe day|

| Liust south of Redonda Reach,
California. he had taken |
to the | Located
near Victory and Olive in Burcank, California, This is
the dealership where he had purchased this car several
days earlier. While the car was being serviced he had
stayed at a motel in Burbank, name unrecalled, but believes
Located at the corner of | jin Burbank .He
stated he would have registered under the name of
at this motel the night prior to departing for the Washington-

Oregon area. He celieves this would have teen the night of

November 21, 1971.
'Interviewed on N/LO/P at LOS Angeles. California___ File # J

SA's | and . see
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About noon on (he_dav_of November 22, 1071) he
had picked up his car at b6
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fon it at the time, He traveled north on Interstate
5 to Sacramento, California, arriving in that city on the
night of November 22, 1971. He stayed at a motel in
Northern Sacramento, California, and recalls the motel was
just a few blocks west of Interstate 5 across froma
Standard Gas Station. He paid cash for one nights lodging
at this motel.

The following day, on November 23, 1971, he
drove to Eugene , Oregon, where he. went to a motel
called the "Town" or "Pownhouse" motel located on a one
way street going north in Eugene. He believes this
street was a numbered street, possibly 6th or 7th Street in

Engene ; -

Ee he spent the night of November 23, b6
1971, at this motel where he had consulted the yellow pages b7C

of the telephone directory and made several telephone calis )
Hé stated this was not too unusual as | |
often have an opening and will hire someone with experience
if they know they are available in the area.

The following date, on November 24, 19713 he procéeded
into Portland, Oregon. He believes he stayed in a motel in
Portland from two to five days and recalis having Thanksgiving
dinner alone in a restaurant in Portland.

He described the motel he stayed in at Portland
as being about five. miles south of Portland City Center on
Southwest Barber Boulevard {old highway 99}. He described
the motel as a large two story building with a large bowling
ailey located on the same lot as themtel. The motel and
bowling alley were located on the west side of Barber Boulevard
and the bowling alley is on a corner where two streets intersect.

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| Istated he probably registered in the motel b6
but possibly as| | He added that he bic
probably would not have put down an accurate descriptim of
his car but would have put som variation of the car description
onthe motel registration form such as |
He added that for an address he would have

b used some variation of his old home address of|
| Los Angeles, California, such as| |
| Los Angeles.
continued stating he paid cash'at all b6
the motels, was alone at all times and remembered becoming b7C

- involved in a discussion with a woman at the motel in Eugene

abou mmnerci ates e believes he told the woman he was
with| so he could qualify for a commercial

rate.

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Cd MARGARET STLKWOOD had denied knowledge of his
whereabouts or wellbeing during previous interviews .[ ]
stated that | |

| MARGARET STLKWOOD has advised she wants

nothing more to do |
| J. Attorm advised that | [responses

to questions concerning reasons for his actions would be

stated he had absolutely no knowledge , b6
whatsoever concerning the hijacking of a Northwest Orient bIC
Airline plane in November 1971, other than what he had

learned of the incident through the media. He stated he had

never parachuted in his life although once while learning

to fly in Medford, Oregon, ten years ago, he had watched

some sky divers perform in a local airport and he was tempted

to try.

. He stated he would be willing i take a polygraph
examination to establish the truthfulness of his statements
concerning his knowledge of the hijacking..

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TO

OPTICNAL FORM NO. 50
MAY 1062 EDITION

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memor andum

SAC, /SEATTLE (164-81)

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FROM re AC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)

SUBJECT:

Soe

4/16/74

DATE:

NORJAK
00: Seattle

Re Los Angeles airtel to Seattle dated
2/28/74.

Enclosed for Seattle and Portland are two

copies of an E302 confaining results of
of .

interview

During the course of previous investigation
by the Los Angeles Division it had been ascertained

visu

Licenses under three different names,

vweaotvEnatu elites cCursecir Cabilyciisea UL LVEL os

On 3/26/73, the Glendale, California, Police

Devartment
concerning

While in custody of the Glendale Pol
Bureau agents atvempted to interview
time he was completely uncooperative

consulted with an attorney.

the aircraft,

ice artmens
at which
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refusing to make
any statements or to admit his identity until he had

Finger and palm prints and head hair samples
were furnished by the Glendale Police Department and were
.forwarded to the FBI Laboratory on 3/27/74, fer comparison
with hair samples and unidentified latent prints found on

on 4/10/74, arrangements were made with Attorney

| presence,

, to interviey|

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LA 164-497

| | urnished an itinerary from the
time of| jin Redondo Beach, Cali-

fornia, on November Of, 19/2, through his arrival in
Portland, Oregon on November 24, 1971.

TEADS

PORTLAND
AT EUGENE, OREGON: €1) Will attempt to

'locate Town or fTownnouse Motel located on @ one way street

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going north probably 6th or 7th Street in Eugene and
ascertain if they possess records for November 23-24, 1971.
Through these records attempt to corroborate information
provided by[_____—idf that he spent the night of November
23, at this motel in Portland, Oregon.

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(2) Attempt to locate a large two story

motel approximately five miles south of downtown

same Lot witn a large bowling alley. Tue powling ai.ey
is reportedly on the west side of Barber Boulevard on
@& corner where a street intersects Barber Boulevard.

Putt asco rrine 4 ailable
indicating as either registered

at that motel on November 24, L971,

(4) Through registration records and telephone
records attempt to establish | whereabouts at
2:00 pm on November 24, 1971, it being noted that unknown
subject purchased one way ticket to Seattle at Portland
International Airport at 2:00 pm on November 24, 1971.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 ©
MAY 1882 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.5

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) pare: 4/24/74

FROM : SAI bb
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SUBJECT: NORJAK

Re my memo dated 3/22/74.

On 4/10/74, | b6
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| Oregon.

[stated she was unable to Tocate a photograph
Or] ] ROGER GLIFF STROM, mr had she
seen him since she last talked to the FBI.

was dis layed arty st's concenti ons b6
of D. B. HOOPER where upon she advised | | bIC
in her opinion, does not appear at all similar to the

drawings. She reiterated it was her belief ROGER STROM
was not ca apable of committing an act such as the hijacking

of 11/24/7

The setting of further leads to identify ROGER
CLIFF STROM or obtain a photograph through other relatives
is being left to the discretion of the Case Agent.

STROM HAS BEEN COMMITTED FOR MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS AND HAS DISPLAYED FIREARM WHEN ORDERING RELATIVES
PROM RROLDENCE.

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SUBJECT: NORJAK

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ®
MAY 1062 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 GFR) 101-11.8

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

SAC (164-41) DATE: 4/23/74

On 4/23/74, J OESt
Road, Albany, Oregon, Siconow? 926= -2475, was contacted
at 1121 Fairfield Street, Eugene, Oregon, where he
volunteered the following information:

PROPST advised that when he was previously
interviewed by SA[_____] approximately two months
ago concerning captioned matter, he hesitated to trust
sali and, therefore, withheld information as to
the true identity of D. B, COOPER. Since that time he
has "checked out"[siJand feels he can now put his trust
in the FBI. He stated COOPER is identical to the, following

individual:
Name: |
Race: White
Sex: Male
Ages About [___]
Height: Approximately 5'10"
Weight: 160 pounds
Hair: Dark. brown
Address: | |r

Oregon.

PROPST has known | leor several years and advised

jis |
[or the following described individual:
'e,
Name:
Races: White
Sexs Male
Nationality: American \
Age: 45-46 Pn
Height: 5'10" = 6°
Build: Medium
Hair: Dark brown

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PD 164-41

SITTON operates a flight service from an airfield
which is located on PROPST's ranch at 253 SE Scravel Hill
Road, Albany. SITTON has operated this flying service
for several years,

During the past several years, SITTON frequently

, At this point, PROPST produced a

lcontacted PROPST]

photograph which he claims is a photograph of[L__|.._ 'The
person depicted in this photograph bears a very definite
resemblance to the composite drawing of_B, B. COOPER.
PROPST made this photo available to SsA[_____] and the
photo has been retained,

Approximately | L,

brought in a backhoe and dug a deep hote in the ground.

ZY"
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female, | J, Lives in|

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Mr, PROPST stated that on one occasion | | told |
PROPST noted

that| Ishould not be contacted concerning| las
she would_not be cooperative and it would |
He stated. jis in some way associated with | —
| _ |} Oregon, and hes obtained
various types of electronic apparatus Jin
the past.

Based on the above facts and the fact that
looks exactly like the composite drawing of COOPER, PROPST
concludes dis identical to COOPER. While furnishing
the above information, he rambled about former President
LYNDON JOHNSON having connections with the "Portland mob"
and further claimed that | were involved
in the hijacking of captioned matter, including] }

jin Seattle, Washington.

PROPST has furnished a great deal of further
incoherent unrelated information. It is believed that
PROPST is extremely mentally unstable and that the above
information ishighly questionable. It is believed, however,

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that a limited_amount of investigation should be conducted
concerning|___|to determine his current whereabouts, b6
employment and financial status. Also, consideration should bIC
be given to displaying a photograph of [sto witnesses

in captioned matter,

LEADS

PORTLAND

| Atl | OREGON. Conduct above investigation re —_
Je

AT EUGENE, OREGON. Will maintain contact with E.
ALLEN PROPST who requested to be recontacted in this matter
by SA

(PROPST advised that he can be contacted at above
telephone number, 926-2475, and the caller should state
that "his order at the bakery is ready." PROPST will then
call the FBI in Eugene as he is certain that his telephone
is tapped.)

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

"Memorandum

TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) pate: 5/13/74

FROM : SA b6
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SUBJECT: NORJAK

On 5/13/74, E. ALLEN PROPST, 253 Scravel Hill b6 |
Road, Albany ,_ » telephone 926-2475, telephonically BIC |
contacted SA at the Eugene Resident Agency and :
furnished the following information:

Since interviewed by SA| on 4/23/74, Mr. bE
PROPST has determined that the $200,000 in $20 bills from bIC |
captioned hijacking is definitely buried near a building
on his ranch at 253 Scraveli Hill Road, Albany. PROPST
states he now wants this matter brought out into the open
and wanted to know the status of investigation by the
Bureau since the previous interview. . He stated he will
grant his permission for the FBI to dig up the money on his
ranch and wants to be contacted immediately so that these -
arrangements can be made. He stated he wants to be contacted
by an Agent on the morning of 5/14/74, and he will show the
. Agent where he believes the money is buried, He will assist
the Bureau in attempting recovery of this money.

PROPST stated he feels he will d ion b6
once the digging starts as the subject, will b7C
be alerted when the digging starts, and will take
action against him.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Case Agent review
all information furnished by PROPST to

date and determine whether or not he should
be contacted on the morning of 5/14/74.

LEADS
PORTLAND

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PD 164-461

LEADS (CONT*D)

AT EUGENE, OREGON. Will maintain contact
with PROPSTT

AT PORTLAND, OREGON. Will review information
y an

furnished By PROPST and determine whether or not contact

should be made with this individual,

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1902 EOITION "
GSA FPMR (4 CER) 101-31.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 5/20/74

SA |

NORJAK

On 5/17/74, SA's|
Le contacted E, ALLEN PROPST, 253 Scravel Hill Road,
bany, Oregon, telephone 926-2475, at the T&R
Restaurant, Albany, Oregon, PROPST then escorted Agents
to his ranch at the above address, which consists of
approximately 80 acres, located directly east of Albany,
Oregon,

PROPST's ranch is located east of Scravel
Hill Road and directly north of Oregon Highway 20. An
aircraft runway, approximately 2,000 feet in length is
located on PROPST's ranch, A small flying service is also
on the ranch, which belongs to LEE SITTON, who rents from
PROPST.

PROPST's residence faces Scravel Hill Road and is
only @ short distance from the roadway. Approximately 200
yards east of his residence is Located a concrete block
garage and a house trailer. PROPST directed the Agents to

the concrete block garage and pointed an area next to the
west side of the garage stating this is wher

dug 2 deep hole in the ground, approximately

PROPST also took the above Agents to a location
at the south end of the aircraft runway_and pointed to an area
at the end of the runway stating that| —}had also done
some digging in this area with a backhoe, He then took the
above Agents to another location near an aircraft hanger
approximately 200 yards southeast of his residence and stated
thatL______]had also done some digging in this location.

During interview, PROPST rambled and stated that
the Portland "mob" was responsible for the assassination
of President KENNEDY, and stated that President JOHNSON had
two aviators assassinated at one tim e President

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JOHNSON's wife, LADYBIRD, had an interest in the Mooney

Aircraft Company, When asked to elaborate on these facts

PROPST rambled and could not give the interviewing Agents a reason
as to why he had the above suspicions.

PROPST is extremely difficult to interview as he
is obviously mentally unstable, It was ascertained during

the interview, however, that he feeis| fis ee
identical to D, B, COOPER for the following reasons: c
(i)[____ looks exactly like the composite 6
drawing of D, B, COOPER, b7C

(2)

(3)

It appears that the_above reasons are the only

reasons that PROPST suspects [i Ps

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PROPST stated that he is extremely busy running

for Governor of Oregon on @ Democratic ticket, and mentioned

that he feels that his investigation into the D,B, COOPER

matter will greatly assist his campaign when it becomes

public knowledge that he was the man responsible for the

solution of this case.

PROPST indicated he will in some way make it
public knowledge that he has conducted this investigation
and will utilize the information he has developed to further
his political ambitions.

The area pointed out by PROPST, where he alleges
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and it is possible that digging did take place in this loca-
tion at one time, The area surrounding the alleged

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RECOMMENDAT IONS
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that a limited amount of investigation be conducted concerning
to determine his current whereabouts, employment, and
inancial status,

In the event this investigation is positive, and
indicates that(___—sdjis a logical suspect, arrangements b6 ;
should be made to dig the site up where PROPST alleges[ | b7C

LEADS
PORTLAND
AT ALBANY, OR Conduct investigation re the
current whereabouts of | his employment, and financial sé
status as set forth in previous leads, bic.

AT EUGENE, OREGON, Maintain contact with E,
ALLEN PROPST, 253 Scravel Hill Road, Albany, Oregon.

AT PORTLAND, OREGON, Arrange for display of photo
of | | to appropriate witnesses,

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Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-41 May 15, 1974

FBI FILE NO. 164-2111
LATENT CASE NO. A-454 10

TO: SAC t Portland

RE! NORJAK
REFERENCE: Airtel 12-21-71 and Buairitel 1-4-72
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Portland
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which were submitted for elimination purposes in this
case, have served their purpose and are enclosed for your disposition.

Enc. (5)

Clarence M. Kelley, Director

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TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)
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Washington area recently and he supposedly resembles the
artist's conception of UNSUB in this matter.
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Race Caucasian
Sex Mi
Date of Birth
Height stg" - 6!
Weight 190 ibs.
Nair Curly or wavy, brown,
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, Spokane, Washington, advised she has no BTC
idea where lis. She was advised_of the nature of this
investigation and stated she believed| lwasl |
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Oregon, in 11/71. She stated
t Satiem. Orevon :
at the time of the hijacking in 1971.
LEADS:
PORTLAND
AT SALEM, OREGON
Will attempt to determine iff suspect[L___]was work- be
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his whereabouts cannot be positively established, the Port- _
Division is requested to obtain all background information

La
on

hat might produce information useful in processing
as a suspect in this matter.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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(00: SEATTLE)

Re Portland Itter to Seattle dated 4/12/74.
Re:

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 6/6/74
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
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Ashland, Oregon, by ga disclosed b6
that RICHARD LES WALLER is a businessman residing ke
in Ashland, Oregon, and he is described as a WMA,

5' 9", 145 pounds, brown hait, slight build, 40
years of age.

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Department , advised he is acquainted with RICHARD LEE |

W. and he is not identical to composite drawing
of D. B. COOPER.

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TO ¢ DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

Approved, oo. he ee a Sent. 22 _

(ATTN: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE,
GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION)

FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

SUBJECT: NORJAK
MEDIA MATTERS

ReBUtel to all Field Offices, 5/5/78 cap-
tioned "NORJAK";

Portland airtel to Bureau, 5/8/78;

Seattle tel calls to Bureau, 5/12,15/78;

SAC, Seattle tel call to SAC, Portland, 5/15/78.

Instant matter pertains to the most recent
queries by the producers of the CBS show, "60 Minutes",
who are apparently considering the "NORJAK" investiga-
tion for one of its shows. For record purposes, on
5/4/78, SAC, Seattle, received a call from NORMAN GORIN,
whose business card shows him as "Producer, CBS News,

A Division of CBS Inc., 524 West 57 Street, New York,
New York, 100195 who indicated he was then in Portland,
Oregon. doing background on the "NORJAK" investigation.
GORT i d he had permission from FBIHQ (Supervisor
h to interview SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH,

2~Bureau
J1-Portiland (Pe3 on)

Portland Division, concerning this matter, and that he

was intending to thereafter come to Seattle and inter-

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this matter had been discussed with FBIHQ, cooperation with
CBS had not_been authorized. I personally spoke with
Supervisor[____]} who indicated that MIKE WALLACE had called
him on a number of occasions regarding the possibility of a
show and that the Bureau had approved Portland and later
Seattle, as Office of Origin, being contacted by GORIN.

I returned GORIN's call and informed him of the above and
it was agreed to meet on 5/5/78 at my office.

Mx. GORIN came to my office at the appointed hour
and for approximately the next 1% to 2 hours, he spoke with
myself, SA| | .who is the Case Agent in this
investigation, and SA| who is the Media Repre-
sentative for the Seattle Office.

GORIN indicated he had spoken at length with SA
HIMMELSBACH, whom he described as being the "Case Agent",
concerning background information about captioned matter.

I first informed GORIN of the administrative breakdown

of an investigation as to Office of Origin, Case Agent,

Lead Agent, etc., and that in this investigation, the Case
Agent was SA and that the Lead Agent in the Portland

Division was SA HIMMELSBACH. I then made available to GORIN,

a copy of the case summary contained in ReBUtel dated 5/5/78
and explained to him the necessity of keeping a certain
amount of "identifiers" confidential as this was a pending
investigation. GORIN asked a multitude of questions deal-
ing with: specific comments of the Unsub; the denomina-
tions of money that he wanted; type(s) of parachutes asked
for and received; any comments he made to stewardesses; etc.
Tn a number of these areas, it was necessary, for the
reasons stated above, to merely reply "no comment", and

again refer to the fact that this was a pending investigation
and we needed certain information kept confidential to either

prove or disprove that a particular individual is or is
not the Unsub.

Being perfectly candid, it was obvious that GORIN

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was not entirely pleased with his trip to Seattle and referred

to information that he had received from SA HIMMELSBACH of
the Portland Office and the fact that he had been so fre-

quently quoted in the news media. I informed Mr. GORIN that

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probably too much information had already been released but
this was a most unusual case. I also suggested that per-
haps "60 Minutes" could do a positive story about all of

the other hijacking cases which we had solved rather than

a negative story about one which is still being investi-
gated. I pointed out that this is an on-going investigation
which has gone into the background of almost 950 suspects
with approximately 9310 of them being cleared and that this
information is contained in almost 100 volumes of files.

He implied that we had fully cooperated with other
news media representatives in this matter to which I replied
that insofar as I was concerned, we had given ali of the
representatives about the same information. I also brought
to his attention the fact that the last time the FBI had
cooperated with "60 Minutes", one of the narrators had in-
Sisted on an interview with CLARENCE M. KELLEY, the then
Director of the FBI, immediately after he had suffered a
great personal tragedy. I commented that this interview
was supposed to summarize Mr. KELLEY's thoughts on the
Bureau, the changes which he had instituted, morale, etc.,
and that after granting the interview, which covered a
period of about 2% hours (actual time believed to be closer
to 44 hours), not one second of the interview was contained
in the show. I told GORIN that in my opinion, his program
lost a lot of credibility among Bureau personnel because
of such action. At that point, he jokingly held his hands
up as if in surrender and indicated that he had nothing to
do with that partscular program.

I *urther pointed out to GORIN that no matter how
much "60 minutes" wished to theorize, take things out of
context, "v-ice over-ride" my statements or any other Bureau
representative, it was in their power to either make us look
good or bad on this investigation and that we had no recourse
or platform to publicly rebutt any misquotes, incorrect in-
ferences, etc. I noted, however, that the bottom line, inso-
far as this or any other investigation in which the Bureau
is involwed, is tojbe able to prove or disprove either a
suspect is or is not identical with the Unsub and that if
we release all of our "Identifiers" to the general public
through the news media, it becomes virtually impossible to
prove the case in a court of law.

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In summary, GORIN, I am sure, expected to virtually
be given a free hand in this matter but I feel certain that
he understands our position. In all honesty, we cooperated
with him as much as we could and gave him no more but no less
than we have given any other media representative. He was
furnished the name of the author of a locally written book
about the case ("The Ballad of D.B. Cooper - Skyjacker" by

EMMETT WATSON), and furnished the identity of | | b6
, of Malibu, California, who had pre- bIC
viously done a discreet inguiry for Warner Brothers about

the person, JAMES BRYANT COFPFELT, who has been alleged to
be the Unsub in this case.

For the information of the Bureau, JAMES BRYANT
COFFELT has previously served time in a number of prisons

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lease, COFFELT, who is now deceased, apparently [ ] b7D
to believe that he was actually D.B. COOPER. Extensive in-
vestigation by the Bureau has virtually eliminated COFFELT as
being the Unsub; however,

have worked with| [(who was des-
cribed as a freelance writer, formerly associated with CBS

in Los Angeles, California), in preparing a script/story

based on interpretation of what COFFELT told him.
Apparently considerable money has changed hands in the obtaining
of the -Story_and_preparation of the script with try-

ing to in turn, got money from] As
recently as last month, United Press International reported

a story raising the question that D.B. COOPER was involved in
the assassination of Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. It

is felt that_such sensational allegations will continue to
emanate fro land his associates in order to try to

get the NORJAK case on "60 Minutes" or some other TV Show.

For the information of the Bureau, NBC also considered using

the COFFELT story but declined it unofficially because it

did not believe COFFELT was the Unsub: .

OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

With regard to Portland Airtel, it is not felt that
there is any point in disecting that communication and rehash-
ing.its inferences. Suffice it to say that this matter has
personally been discussed by me with the SAC in Portland, who

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agrees that this case, as in all other cases, should have the
Office of Origin as the spokesman. Therefore, and in order
to avoid any further conflicts and mis-statements, it is
recommended that: 1) Portland Office, if it has not al-
ready been done by the SAC, specifically advise SA RALPH P.
HIMMELSBACH that he should refer all inquiries regarding
this investigation to Seattle; 2) that if Portland feels
that this will have a detrimental effect on their credibility
with the Media as noted in Portland Airtel of 5/8/78, Bureau
should consider designating Portland as Office_ of. Origin,
noting that an indictment was "obtained in that Division;

3) that serious consideration be given to discouraging CBS
from pursuing this investigation for a myriad of reasons,
not the least of which is that this is a pending case,

where there are a limited number of "identifiers" left which
have not been released to the public and to show how we

have eliminated some of the suspects (specifically COFFELT),
could jeopardize the investigation. In addition we should
keep in mind the manner in which "60 Minutes" treated the
FBI the last time we cooperated with that program. Aliso, we
should recognize that CBS is a "past master" of utilizing
inuendoes, flashbacks, conflicting testimony, etc. to
Sensationalize any story.

Seattle will continue to act as spokesman for the
Bureau in this important investigation, UACB.

Me Tsay wo

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GSA FPMR (43 CFR? 101-11,6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO >: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) , DATE: 5/17/78
FROM : ASAC| "be
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SUBJECT: NORJAK
On 5/17/78, Bureau Supervisor Criminal b6
Investigative Division, FBIHQ, Ext. 4192, advised he had a memo- b7C

randum on his desk containing results of interview of Deputy
Assistant Director HOMER BOYNTON, External Affairs Division,
with CBS Newscaster MIKE WALLACE, Based on queries of BOYNTON
BY WALLACE, Supervisor [____Jrequested the Portland Division to
determine answers to the following:

(1) [___Jadvised that WALLACE told BOYNTON that CBS b6
investigation revealed that one of the stewardesses (name not bic
known to|____) apparently identified a phot ograph of JACK COFFELT
as D. B. COOPER. This photogr apparently not shown to the
stewardess by the FBI, however Pe yarn not know the identity
of the individual who displayed the photograph to the stewardess.

requested any information in our file which would indicate
that one of the stewardesses identified photograph of COFFELT as
D. B. COOPER.

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that their invéstigation indicated that one of the passengers b7C
(name not known tol] apparently identified a photograph of
COFFELT as identical to D, B. COOPER and that this photograph was
shown by FBI Agents. [__ requested confirmation of this point.

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(3) [____]aawised that CBS interviewed officials at Pe

Boeing Aircraft and they advised CBS that the plane crew on the
night of the skyjacking would not have "felt" a drop in cabin
pressure as has been described in the news media as occurring.
According to CBS, Boeing advised that the opening of the rear
door and the resultant parachuting out of D, B. COOPER would not
have been apparent to ane crew as previously described in
news media accounts, pe hrequested any data that the Bureau has
in files to refute this claim.

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jJalso advised that WALLACE told BOYNTON that CBS
has determined that when COFFELT was in prison in Atlanta, the
only visitor he had was the SAC of the Atlanta Office. Also,
WALLACE told BOYNTON that COFFELT knew J. EDGAR HOOVER and HUBERT
HUMPHREY. WALLACE told BOYNTON that it is CBS' opinion that the
reason the FBI does not consider COFFELT a legitimate suspect and
the obvious reluctance to discuss COFFELT of SA RALPH P,
HIMMELSBACH and SAC REED of Seattle is because COFFELT is obviously
an informant or an asset of some sort of the FBI, and additionally,
was a personal friend of J. EDGAR HOOVER and HUBERT HUMPHREY. In
effect, WALLACE is accusing the FBI of covering up the COFFELT/
COOPER ¥Welationship.

| _ladvised the bottom line, of course, regarding
response to WALLACH's accusations is, "How did we positively
eliminate COFFELT as being D. B. COOPER?"

[sdJ would like information telephonically in this
regard a.m. of 5/18/78, to be followed with airtel enclosing
appropriate documentation from the file.

[ _]vas advised that the Seattle Division is 00 jn
this matter and that some of the information concerning the
COFFELT matter would be available to Seattle and not necessarily
in the Portland file. To this,[ Jrequested that Portland
coordinate with Seattle regarding the questions set forth above.

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Re San Antonio airtel to Charlotte, 3/28/78;
Portland airtel to Seattle, 4/4/78;
Portland, 5/16/78.

Charlotte airtel to

Enclosed herewith for Seattle are two copies of
referenced Charlotte airtel to Portland, 5/16/78, for com-
pletion of the Seattle file.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Date 5/17/78
TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)
FROM: SAC, PITTSBURGH (164-93) (RUC)

SUBJECT: NORJAK
(00: SEATTLE)
(BUPILE: 164-2111)

Re Portland airtel to Pittsburgh dated 4/18/78.

Enclosed for Portland are two copies of an FD-302 bé
of | }|_ and enclosed for Seattle are five copies of b7c
FD-302 of | Original FD-302 will be forwarded to b7D

Seattle at a later date.

Based upon information furnished by |

upon interview, her suspect in this matter, | —_
is being eliminated based upon discrepancies in height, b7D
complexion, and age. It is noted that | Was
described as being 6'1", currently approximately|_ years
of age, and during interview, he was described as having
a fair complexion.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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telephone number | | was interviewed at her residence, b7C
at which time she ativised that after reading an article 'BID

in "The Star," a nationvice supermarket newspaper, concerning |
the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines, Flight 350, from
Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, on November 24,.

i971, it reminded her of an individual she had al years
reviously. She advised that this individual was a

en a wbite male, possibly part Canadian, 6'2* tali,

175 pounds, medium dSuild, whe would now be approzimately

years of age, She stated that he bad a fair complexion
and mediun brown hair. oo

She advised that in | } BS
was an employee of the Bankers Life Insurance Company, New / TC
Castle, Pa., and followed up on fPlephone leaés in order .
= She stated that he and

_ \{phonetic}, of Sutler, Pa.,
resided with her from approximately January, 1993, until

(March. i963. when he moved to San Francisco, California,
She stated thatl : [°*
|. She stated that the Last she knew,

he was working for the Queens Vacuum Cleaner Company in
San Francises, She stated that she was doing telephone
solicitation for the insurance company, and he came by her
residence to pick sp the leads, and this isa how they became
acquainted. She stated that during conversations over the
years, she learned that he was apparently part Canadian

. and had been raised in Northern Michigan, and was used to
living in the woods. She stated that at no time did he
express an interest in airplanes, but indicated at one time,
he had been a frogman in the Ravy. She stated that as she
recalls, he indicated he was assigned to the Wilkinson FM Division.

She stated that he did drink socially, but was
definitely not an alcoholic. She further advised that he
amoked Lucky Brand cigarettes, She stated that he did not.
have an accents wore his hair short, and had a slight swagger
te his walk.

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This document conteins neither. recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. !t is the property of the FBI and is Joaned to your agency;

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She stated that she advised ahe had no idea as

to his current whereabouts or anyone who would be able to

locate him at this time.
She reiterated that he had a Lair complexion,

medium brown hair, and would be approximately [years of _ -&BB
age at the present time. b7c

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ON MAY 4, 1978, NORMAN GORIN, REPRESENTING MIKE WALLACE OF
CBS "SIXTY MINUTES" APPEARED AT THE PORTLAND DIVISION IN CONNECTION
WITH CAPTIONED MATTER. ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR. GORIN'S APPEARANCE

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THE BUREAU IS WELL AWARE OF "SIXTY MINUTES'" ATTEMPT TO VERIFY A
SPECULATIVE SUSPECT IN THIS CASE BY THE NAME OF BRYANT COFFELT,

IN THE INITIAL DISCUSSION IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT PORTLAND WOULD

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NOT DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH WALLACE OR "SIXTY MINUTES" AND
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ATIVE, WITH THE STIPULATION THAT IT WOULD NOT BE ON FILM OR BE A

WAS HAD BETWEEN MR. GORIN AND SAC REGARDING THE GROUND RULES FOR
THIS INTERVIEW WITH SA HIMMELSBACH, AFTER WHICH SA HIMMELSBACH

WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF PROVIDING BACKGROUND
SAC WAS PRESENT DURING THE
MAJORITY OF THE INTERVIEW, WHICH DID IN FACT CONCERN ITSELF WITH

OF THIS INTERVIEW NO NAMES OF PERSONS, PARTICULARLY WITNESSES OR
IT WAS CLEARLY POINTED OUT TO MR. GORIN
THAT THE IDENTITIES OF PILOTS, STEWARDESSES AND PASSENGERS: 2 WOULD
EVEN THOUGH MANY OF THE NAMES HAVE APPEARED IN
THE PRINTED MEDIUM, SUCH INFORMATION WOULD NOT EMANATE FROM THE

FBI. MR. GORIN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE INQUIRIES CONCERNING SUSPECTS,

AND IT WAS SPECIFICALLY POINTED OUT TO HIM THIS INFORMATION WOULD

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NOT BE DISCUSSED, NOR WOULD THE BASIS UPON WHICH ANY PARTICULAR
SUSPECT WAS CONSIDERED BE DISCUSSED. IN FACT, DURING THE COURSE
OF THIS INTERVIEW, NO SUCH DISCUSSION DID OCCUR AND SPECIFICALLY,
THE NAME OF COFFELT WAS NOT UTTERED BY THE SAC, SA HIMMELSBACH OR
MR. GORIN.

THE INFORMATION FURNISHED MR. GORIN DID NOT EXCEED THAT
WHICH HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN RELEASED TO THE MEDIA, THE SUBSTANCE OF
WHICH IS WELL KNOWN TO THE BUREAU, AND SPECIFICALLY, IT DID NOT
EXCEED THAT INFORMATION WHICH IS CONTAINED IN THE ALLEN LANSBURG
PRODUCTIONS (FREE LANCE) TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY FILMED IN
FEBRUARY, 1977.

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NORJAK, OO:

MAY 18, 1978.

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TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) ROUTINE

SEATTLE.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

COPY FURNISHED SEATTLE.

1 - Seattle (164-81) (AM)

FM PORTLAND (164-41) P

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ATLANTA, SEATTLE AND PORTLAND,

PORTLAND FILES CONTAIN NO INFORMATION OF THIS MATTER IN

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Chairman of the Board

Northwest Airlines, Inc.
616 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon

Dear Sir, . -
I have a suggestion which might help you in looking for the

man, D. B. Cooper, who hijacked your passenger plane in 1971. Re-

cently gave us some weekly newspapers and the story a
of the hijacking and ransoming was in one of them

There is a clue in the story, in fact two, First: the story

says there were three jet fighters following your airliner, yet they
did not see Cooper jump. Now the reason is this: he did not jump.
He was too smart for that. He had a crate (or big trunk, box, or
something similar) in the freight compartment. This box or trunk
probably had straps around it and it was nailed down tight, except
for one end which appeared to be nailed down, alSocbut this end

, could be opened by Cooper by simply turning a key in a hidden lock.

: Also the hinges and lock parts were hidden inside the box and Cooper
could close and lock the box end from inside. ZY d¢/A¥SYA/sAXA/LMEYS
WéLE/# In the box was a weight (it could of been a big block of
wood so one man could roll it or couid have been something else,
possibly a container of sand or water--something when dumped could
not be suspicious from the ground. Cooper opened the crate, rolled
the block or pushed the sand or water out into space--it weighed
about as much as he and the parachutes and money weighed.

Cooper put the chutes, the money in the box, then he crawled in
and fastened the lid from the inside. The next day you delivered

him to his address.

He probably shipped a few bo¥@S First, to make sure which flight
they got on. The bozes probably said fragile on them-~so he wouldn't
be handied rough, and found out. Check all large shipments that day.

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The other clue is this: Cooper knew an awful lot about airplanes:
how to foid parachutes, that there was a phone in back, that the pilot
could open back door from cabin; now since this is so he also knew
the extreme danger of jumping over rugged country at 8:00 o'clock
November 24, 1971 since it was stormy that nieht. It would've been
suicide, and he knew it. Hé/¥4d So he did not jump. He was snug
in his box, until you delivered him.

If you check my idea and find him, do I get the reward? We are

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P.S. I've got more ideas if there were no big boxes.

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FBI
TRANSMIF VIA: PRECEDIENCE:
Cj Teletype ([] Immediate
(-] Facsimile (_] Priority
ax —AIRTEL Cc] Routine
TO DIRECTOR, FBI (164— 2111)
(ATTN: MEDIA RELATIONS)
FROM SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK

00: SEATTLE

Re Portiand teletype to the Bureau dated 5/22/78.

The Alan Lansburg Productions television documentary
filmed in February, 1977, utilizing Special Agent RALPH

HIMMELSBACH has not been viewed by Seattie.
Division understands that the Bureau has a copy of this
television documentary, .

CLASSIFICATION:
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Crsrertt
(S-CONPDENTIAL
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Date 0/23/78

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REQUEST OF THE BUREAU

The Bureau is requested to forward to Seattle a
copy of the documentary so that Seattle will be aware of
the information contained therein.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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FROM C, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

SUBJ RJAK (A)
Seattle

Re: ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW
Sub Number 934 927

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Re Seattle airtel to Sacramento dated 4/7/78,

Suspect RACKSTRAW was approached by SA }; »e

[jon 4/24/78, at the San Joaquin County Jail, b7C

French Camp, California, and he refused palm prints
or interview without permissio i

identified his attorney as

as contacted and he advised SA

that he did not desire to have his client interviewed

concerning NORJAK, but that he was agreeable to palm

prints being taken.

'On 5/4/78, SAL_]returned to the jail to bé

take the palm prints, but RACKSTRAW again declined and BIC

i h to contact his attorney,
Oakland, California,
telephone| | He stated that is his

rimary attorney, | |
Cc din Calaveras County. :

was telephonically contacted by SA b6
Ll 5/4/78, and he advised that it would be necessary| »'°
or the government to get a court order to obtain the
palm prints. He stated RACKSTRAW has denied being D. B.
COOPER, but he does not want his client interviewed
concerning it nor will he cooperate in the investigation
as it might possibly not be in RACKSTRAW's best interest.

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On 5/4/78. this matter was discussed with
AUSA Sacramento, California,
and he advised that the court order should be obtained
by the Seattle Office through the U. S. Attorney at
Seattle.

On_ 5/4/78, Detective Sergeant | |
P > Department, advised he_has heard that

is a lawyer in Oakland|

|) te wonderéd if this would indicate that
GKSTRAW's suspected involvement in the 1975 theft of
the explosives at the Felton Quarry, Santa Cruz, California,

some of which were later recovered from the NWLF by the
FBI at Richmond, California, in early 1976, might mean

that RACKSTRAW intentionally obtained the explosives
for the radicals. He stated that enartedly
was formerly in partnershin withl

another reported |
| reportedly | | by the

San Francisco Police Department, is | |
nd has

Seattle Division will discuss this matter of
palm prints with the U. S. Attorney to determine if a
court order will issue or whether it has to be handled
as a subpoena to the Federal Grand Jury in Seattle.
It is noted that RACKSTRAW is presently feigning a back
injury which requires him to be transported in a wheel
chair, and custodial personnel feel he is doing this
in an attempt to effect a possible escape attempt. If
U. S. Marshals are to transport him they should be
warned that RACKSTRAW is a former U. S. Army Green Beret
and Vietnam veteran and is highly skilled in the use
of his hands and feet as weapons.

San Francisco Division will advise if the
involvement of on the defense team possibly indicates
some interest by the NWLF in protecting their source of
explosives. RACKSTRAW is known to have purchased a
great deal explosive between the time he murdered his

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stepfather during the summer of 1977, and the time
he fled to Iran in early 1978, and at least one case
of the explosives has not been traced.

San Francisco will also furnish Sacramento
the results of investigation requested in 3/6/78,
Sacramento airtel to Bureau.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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TO: SAC, PORTLAND
FROM: emer (164-81) (P)
SUBJECT:
00: SEATTLE
RE: ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW

SUB NUMBER 933

Re Sacramento airtel to Seattle, dated 5/5/78.

Enclosed for the Portiand Division is one (1)
copy of referenced communication.

For the information of the Portland Division,
RACKSTRAW has been suggested as a suspect in this matter
because he resembles the artist's composite of Unsub,
and because of his military background particularly his
paratrooper training. He appears to be fully capable of
successfully affecting the Norjak hijacking.

LEADS:

PORTLAND DIVISION

At Portland, Oregon

Will discuss with the United States Attorney's
Office in Portland the feasibility of obtaining a subpoena
for the paim prints of ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW.

ARMPD AND DANGEROUS .

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FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)
00: SEATTLE

RE: ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW
SUB NUMBER 933

Re Sacramento airtel to Seattle, dated 5/5/78.

Enclosed for the Portland Division is one (1)
copy of referenced communication.

For the information of the Portland Division,
RACKSTRAW has been suggested as a suspect in this matter
because he resembles the artist's composite of Unsub,
and because of his military background particularly his
paratrooper training. He appears to be fully capable of 3
successfully affecting the Norjak hijacking.

LEADS:
PORTLAND DIVISION

At Portiand, Oregon

Will discuss with the United States Attorney's
Office in Portland the feasibility of obtaining a subpoena
for the palm prints of ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW. jy, Y- 41-1 TO ff

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription, 5/22/78

WILLIAM CHARLES NYE, Route 2, Box 1185, Roseburg, Oregon,
telephone 673-1825, was contacted at Burness Oldsmobile, 1735 N.E.
Diamond Lake Boulevard, where he is employed as a car salesman.
Mr. NYE was advised of the identities of the interviewing agents and
purpose of the interview prior to his furnishing the following
information:

NYE was previously employed by Northwest Orient Airlines, as a
jet mechanic, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1966 through 1972, however,
during the month of June, 1971, he suffered a back injury and went to
a hospital and received surgical treatment during October, 1971, at
St. John's Hospital, in Red Wing, Minnesota. He bélieves that during
November, 1971, he was either hospitalized or convalescing at his
home, which was located at Route 1, Box 123A, Cannon Falis, Minnesota.

He stated he was in and out of the hospital on several occasions and
never did go back to work for Northwest Orient after the back surgery.

Mr. NYE stated that he moved to Roseburg, Oregon, in June,
1977, and because he could not perform mechanics work, he took a
job as a car salesman with Burness Oldsmobile, his present position.

WILLIAM CHARLES NYE is described as follows:

Race ' White
Sex Male
Nationality American
Date of birth September 14, 1930
Height 6!
Weight ' 210 pounds
Hair Receding in front, dark brown roots,
mostly graying on top
Characteristics Wears prescriptive frame glasses
Oregon driver's license
number 2977778
Residence address Route 2, Box 1185, Roseburg, Oregon,
(Coals Valley Road)
Telephone 673-1825
Investigation on §/22/78 at Roseburg, Oregon Fite # PD 164~41-1162.
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by SA JERRY G. WILSON/JGW Date dictated 5/22/78

This document contains neither recommendations nar conctusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is toaned to your agency;
it and its contents are-not to be distributed outside your agency.

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Date __ 2/25/78
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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK {A}
00: SEATTLE
In order that the office of origin in this
important matter be fully aware of what information has
been released to the press by the Portland Division, the
following lead is being set out:
LEAD:
PORTLAND
Will forward to Seattle a copy of all press
releases as well as all newspaper clippings contained
in Portland's NORJAK file.
ARMED & DANGEROUS
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license number

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was given i BIC

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ame —bP was driving a 197I Datsun with Oregon Ticense

On 5/17/78, DMV printout showed that Oregon
Liganse ig a i ee our-door wagon registered be
to _ DOB and LILLIAN BALDWIN, bIC
DOB 7/22/21, address | Portland, Oregon. :

The legal owner is Fisher's Blend Credit Union, 3436
Clickatat Avenue, S.W., Seattle, Washingtqn.

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TO: SAC, BUTTE
| FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK {A}
{00: Seattie)
Bufile 164-2111

Re Portland letter to Seattle dated 8/29/77; Portland
letter to Seattle dated 1/13/78; Portland letter to Seattle
dated. 2/15/78.

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August, 1977, received information that one | b6
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claimed to have knowledge of apd_the inside s story concerning

the hijacking in this matter. had reportedly

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SSAN ; he has not yet been lecated for interview.

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BUTTE .
AT BOISE, IDAHO. Will attempt to locate | 'bé
through general cheeks and if successful, interview b7C
3 ut leads for interview of | ]concerning his

knowledge of instant matter.
SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. Will consider interview of

l |, tor any information in her possession

concerning| f

ARMRD AND DANGZROUS.

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XX Airtel

6/16/78
TO; SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK {A)
{00: Seattle)
Bufile 164-2111

Re Seattle airtel to Portland dated 5/25/78.

Enclosed herewith for Seattle is a packet
consisting of xerox copies of all press clippings contained
in the Portiand file concerning captioned matter.

Por information of Seattle, Portland has
issued no press releases concerning captioned matter.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

- Seattie (Enc. 1}
Portland -\

¥

Searched ;
Serfalized : . "
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XX Airtel

6/16/78
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FRO?M: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)}

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)
{CO: Seattle)
Bufile 164-2111
Re Portland letter to Seattle dated 3/14/78.

Enclosed herewith for Seattle are two copies
of FD-302 interview of WILLIAM CHARLES NYL, Roseburg, Oregon.

On 4/18/78, Investigator | cc } Oregon bé |
State Police, Roseburg, Oregon, telephone advised BIC
that he had written a report concerning WILLIAM NYE and had :

furnished same to Oregon State Police lea Salen,

Oregon, aft ' who

resides at telephone
Troover | Jstated that his department was

conducting no further investigation, as he was of the opinion
hatte had absolutely no basis or justification to
believe that WILLIAM CHARLES NYE, who is employed as a car
salesman in Roseburg, Oregon, and resides at Route 2, Box 1185,
Roseburg, Oregon (Coles Valley Road), is identical to or in any
way resembles D. B. COOPER.

n 4/19/78, b6
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time stated that WILLIAM CHARLES NYD, approximately age 50,
resides | Jat Route 2, Box 1185. He

stated that NYE is presently employed as a car salesman for
Burness Oldsmobile in Roseburg, Oregon, and believes he
previously worked for Northwest Orient Aap enes capacity

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unknown. He stated that NYE apparently moved from Minnesota
this past summer and is described as a white male, approximately
6'O", 200 pounds, with dark colored, graying, curly, neat hair.
He said that there is nothing that he can put his finger on
concerning why he believes that NYE might be D. 5. COOPER,
other than he had seen an artist's conception several years
ago and felt there was some resemblance. He stated that NYE
apparently has a good education, however, he does not believe
he is using it in his employment as a car salesman. He feels
that NYS always seems to have a little extra money, more than
a car salesman would make. He stated that NYE is a likeable
person, and there is no other reason for his feeling that

NYE might be D. B. COOPER. He indicated that NYE owns a

Ford station wagon, which is usually parked in the drive

in front of his residence.

On 4/19/78, visual observation of the WILLIAM C.
NYE residence disclosed a 1970 Ford station wagon, bearing
Oregon license JNK 599.

On 4/20/78, an inquiry was made to the Department
of Motor Vehicles, Salen, Oregon, via state teletype concerning
Oregon license JNK 599, and via return state teletype, the
Department of Motor Vehicles advised that this plate appears
on 2a 1970 Ford four-door wagon, VIN OP75¥153103, License
expiring September, 1979, registered to WILLIAN C. NYE, DOS
9/14/30, and LENNA V. NYE, DOB 5/6/19, residing at Route 2,
box 1185, Roseburg, Oragon.

On 4/20/78, a second state telotyrne was sent to
the Driver's License Section of the Department of Motor
Vehicles concerning WILLIAM C. NYE, born 9/14/30, and via
return state teletype, the Pepartment of Motor Vehicles
advised that WILLIAM CHARLES NYE, residing at Route 2, Box
1185, Reseburg, Oregon, holds Oregon driver's license number
2977778, which was issued 11/21/77, and expires 9/14/82. NVE's
POR was given as 9/14/30, and he was described as a male, 6'0*
tall, 210 pounds. As of 4/20/78, the operator's License was
valid, and there were no entries of citations.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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G¥FTIONAL FORM NO. 10
JULY 1973 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) £01«11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SA] |

NORJAK (A)

(00: Seattle)

On 6/21/78, | |,

| |, Bend, Oregon, telephone no. | F
advised that with the recent publicity concerning D. B.
COOPER, he has been prompted to contact the FBI, and then
advised as follows:

stated that | . he
resided in the Portland, Oregon area, and | |

Hillsboro, Oregon. | | stated at that time he was

envlove fin Portland, Oregon.
stated |

[____|stated that following the D. B. COOPER
hijacking, when COOPER's composite drawing was published
with local newspapers, he recalled that his first reaction
j who was
in Hillsboro, Oregon.
[stated that] l
|. He
believes that| Jat one time mentioned that he had
military jumping experience. [iis described as follows:

Race White
Sex Male
Height 6

Slender
Dark
Possibly, -blue

Build

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| lat that time was employed by

|, Portland, Oregon. That firm may now

pearing business under the name}

|stated that during the period of his
acquaintance with| |; he gave no outward indication
that he was considering a hijacking. The only reason
|} is contacting the FBI is that in view of a recent
article wherein an FBI official felt that D. B. COOPER
was deceased, he felt because of the close resemblance
between |}and the D. B. COOPER composite, the matter
Should be checked out.

[___jaiso reguested that the source of the above
information be kept strictly confidential, and that the
FBI's inguiries into the matter should not reveal his
identity.

LEAD

PORTLAND

AT PORTLAND, OREGON. Will conduct appropriate
investigation to determine whether or not| jmay be
identical with D. B. COOPER.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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x Airtel
7/5/78
TO SAC, SACRAMNTO (164-56)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUEJECT: NORTAX (A)
{O0: Seattic)
Befile 164~2111

RE: ROBDRY WESEEY RACKSTRAY
SUB WOMRER 933

Re Sacramento airtel to Seattle, 5/5/78; Seattle
airtel to Portland, 5/24/78.

Contact with USA SIDNEY I. LEZAK, District of
Oregon, Portland, Oregon, on 6/12/78, determined that USA
LEZAK wished to have the matter of the means of obtaining
RACKSTRAW*s palm prints researched before taking any action.
He advised he vould have the ratter researched and advise.

On 6/26/78, USA LEZAR advised he had tarned the
matter over to First AUSA| } District of Oregon. 76
c

On 7/3/78, First AUSA jadvised that
he wishes to explore the possibility of obtaining RACKSTRAN's
palu prints through some other means than a subsoena or a
court order. He accordingly requested that the identity of
the District Attorney of the lecality in which RACKSTRA} is
to be tried for murder be obtained and furnished to hin,
so thet he may contact that District Attorney and discuss
the matter with hin.

RI
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2 - Seattle (164-81) 6
&- Portland ' a BIC
(6) 16¢-9l-TF/O
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LEAD

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SACRAMENTO

AT SACRAMEHTO, CALIFORNIA. WLLL obtain the name -
ef the District Attorney prosecuting RACKSTRAW on local
charges, and forward same to Portland Division to furnish
to First AUSA[____| Will note that it is not clear bé
from referenced Sacramento airtel to Seattle whether this p7c
would be the District Attorney of San Joaquin County or
the District Attorney of Calaveras County.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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FD-36 (Rev. 3-24-77)

TRANSMIT VIA:

(} Teletype

Li Facsimile

[XK--_AIRPET
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:

(6)

ad

PRECEDENCE:

_] Immediate
(_) Priority
{_] Routine

NORJAK (A)
OO: SEATTLE
(BUFILE 164-2111)

FBI

CLAS SIFICATION:

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CTCONPIENTIAL
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Date _7/12/78

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW
SUB NUMBER 933

DA JOSEPH KILEY.
(209) 754-3887.

On 7/12/78, Detective|
Sheriff's Office, advised that RACKSTRAW is currently on trial
in Calavares County for murder and is being prosecuted by
He advised KILEY could be reached at number

number

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

(QD - Portiand

2 - Seattle (164-81)
2 - Sacramento

crs ee en nn enna as we i re ee we we we ee ses i a i a i a i a a ee ee ee

Re Portland airtel to Sacramento dated 7/5/78.

| Calavares County

On 7/12/78, contact with the San Joaquin County
Sheriff's Office, Stockton, California, revealed that the
name of the Assistant DA handling the_RACKSTRAW case in
Stockton is

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DATE:

REPLY TO

ATTN OF:

SUBJECT:

TO:

7/14/78

at

amet «C164-81)

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

é. ITED STATES GOVERNMENT

memorandum

Re Portland airtel to Butte, 6/16/78.

|, KING Broadeast-

ing, 320 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, Washington, was
contagcted on July 14, 1978, and advised she is acquainted

with | J.
mation concerning him:

She furnished the following infor-

Joccasionaliy stops by her office

in Seattle and|

She has seen him once within

the past six months, and he was only in-her office for ap-

roximately one minute. She stated shel
| land described him as
She went on to say she has never seen him
but the jast time he came in to see

| I

away from her office,
her he showed her a

mentioned his interest in this.
$f however, she has never seen his

to be]
work.

She also recalled he claims

lcould furnish absolutely no infor-
mation as to his whereabouts but did state the next time
he is in she will attempt to find out how to reach him.

2)- Portland
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

GSA FPMR {41 CFR) 101-11.6 |

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SUBJECT:

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RE: | |
Reference Portland Memo of SA| | 6/7/78, Ps
On 7/18/78, COP | L Police Denartment, Cannon
Beach, Oregon, advised that a| moved to the
Astoria, Oregon area approximately] He stated he
. COP continued that|
in the past and recently
had been contact i ployer in Portland. [__| advised
he recalis that employed in some unknown capacity with
Portiand, Oregon. He could provide
no further information regarding his location.
PORTLAND AT PORTLAND, OREGON
Loca interview O'HALLORAN re captioned matter thru his
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GSA FPMR {41 CFR) 1061-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

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Fife - Serial Charge Gut

FD-5 (Rev. 10-43-89}

Date o?. | i. g 7
Fite i b of of /
Class. Office of Origin Case No. Last Serial
(3 Pending CO Closed
Date
Serial No. Description of Serial Charged

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FD-26 (Rev. 7-27-76)
FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION:
L-} Teletype f_] Immediate C) TOP-SECRET
{_] Facsimile (_] Priority ) SECRET
(XJ Airtel (7 Routine CL) CONPIDENTIAE
Cj BP-o-
(_} CLEAR
Date _7 {25/78
TO: SAC, PORTLAND
FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (RUC) {3}.

O00:

Corona,

on 7/20/78,|
California,

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)}
Seattle

telephone number

advised she |

| to ROGER HOWARD MAST

McGill, Howard Roger Kuskie.
White male, born 10/6/43,

145 to

di

ERSON,
aka Howard Roger Masterson, Howard Roger Mastenson, Howard
She described MASTERSON as a
in Oregon, 5'9"-5'10",

: 155 pounds, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, medium complexion.

checks.

She said|

|
Le
| inciuding Oregon where MASTERSON

1970, MASTERSON was arrested in the Los Angeles, California,
area on a Colorado warrant, charging him with writing bad

|

numerous states

ad many relatives. I

She said MASTERSON was returned to Colorado,
convicted and served about 14 years at the State prison at
Buena Vista, Colorado.

n

|said she |

| She believed MASTERSON was released from

prison in October 1971, at which time he moved to Portland,
Oregon. She never had any contact with MASTERSON after his

imprisonment in 1970 except throughl

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 7/28/78

SAC, DENVER (164-640)(P)

NORJAK CA)
00: Seattle
Bufile 164-2311

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Re Portland airtel to Denver, dated 3/6/78.

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| Colorado, was born| }
STRAYER is a Caucasian Male, 5'8" tall, 174 pounds,
brown hair and eyes, Social Security Number | §
On 5/22/78,| L bé
ANAX, Inc., Henderson Mine, Empire, Colorado, advised b7c

payroll records indicating dates cmployees worked are main-
tained at the AMAX Golden Office.

x

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Ine.; Golden, Colorado, adyised_sh¢ would attempt to bic
locate payroll records for | on 2/17/88. She advised

it would probably take several weeks to locate these
records due to the age of the records.

On 7/6/7841 ladvised she had located the b6
payroll records for and according to bic
the records, on 2/17/88, was paid for an % hour
shift which began at 12 midnight and_ ended at 8:00 AM.

She advised records indicate that during February

of 1968, was working a graveyard shift ali month.

Investigation continuing at the Denver Division
regarding additional suspect.

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SAC, SFATTLE (164-81) 8/2/78
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

HNORTAK (A)
(CO: Seattic)

suspect HOWARD ROGER MASTERSON.

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Re Los Angeles airtel to Portland dated 7/25/78.

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7/25/78, Detective | Washington County b6
Sheriff's Office, Hillsboro, Oregon, furnished the b7C
following information:

HOWARD ROGER MASTERSON, white male, DOB 10/6/4¢G,
was found dead of @ drug overdose in Washington County on
5/30/72. The Vashington County Sheriff's Office conducted
the necessary investigation which included the positive
identification of MASTERSON by several immediate relatives.
Investigation was conducted under their case number 72~3108.
Fhe investigation established, in addition to the positive
identity of MASTEPSON, the fact that the death was due to
voluntary ingestion of drugs.

continued that recently several relatives b6
of IIJASTERSON, more distant than the ones who identified b7C
him at the time of his @eath, have raised the question as
to whether MASTERSON may still be alive, and as a result it
has been suggested that the buried body be exhumed for
re-idontification. stated his office is conpletely
satisfied vith the validity of the identification and docs
not intend to go any further with the idea. We stated
the people that raised the doubts alleged that they |
felt there was a possibility that MASTERSON was still alive
and living in Moxico using the last name COOPER. He said
that these individuais inferred that possibly MASTERSON
might have been identical with UDUSUB in captioned case.

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that MASYERSON could have had nothing to do with the
captioned matter hocause of the'vast discrepancy in age

and physical description. Re stated he feels it is morcly

a ruse, those moubers of the family desirous of establishing
re-identification to bring pressure to bare for such an
operation. He stated he was advising the Portland FBI Office
inasmuch as members of the family indicated that they

were going to take the matter to the PBI since they had

been turned down by the sheriff's cffice.

In vicw of the ahove cixcumstances and considering
the considerable discrepancy in aqe and description, it is
not belived nocessary for the FBI to take any further action
in this matter, and accordingly Portland plans no further
action concerning this suspect.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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| The) Fol howing investigation was conducted by SA

"~. AT. BOISE, IDAHO

' On July 25, 1978,| | B&W b6
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son, | } has been living in Oregon,

since 1975. | Jcailed him once or twice during that time.
He has not seen his son nor received any mail from him

Since 1975. His son had been] |
in| , Which closed down, but was to start up again.

ldescribed his son as an exceptionally bE
brilliant Individual with outstanding writing and artistic | BIC
abilities. His son won a full scholarship to
, but at last minute decided to] [

instead of going to college.

was always a very imaginable type of person, even to the
point of fantasy. During his time in Vietnam, he developed
a much deeper sense of imagination and could definitely

be classified as "a BS" artist.

| said his son never contacts him and b6
he has no idea eee son can be reached. His only b7C

suggestion is that probably is living somewhere along
the Oregon Coast.

On July 26, 1978, | bé

Boise State University, advised she wa arri BIC
on | + and

| They have | |

She said when | iz
| The last time

She heard antthing from | jwas when he] |
| - They taiked
very briefly, and he left. He said nothing ~about what he
was Going or where he was going. She has no#idea where
he can be reached, but suspects he is living somewhere seats S
Oregon. She said she had_no way of knowing if—anythin

at all she learned about!
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Page 2
; 'On July 26, 1978, |
ST. ALPHONSUS HOSPITAL, and §

advised she has not heard from her brother for approximately
one year. Generally,[ _|lives in Oregon and preferably

on the coast. He comes to Boise occasionally to visit
relatives, but lately he has limited his visits to his
mother. He feeis the family has turned against him. She
has always been courteous to him and treated him well. Four
'years ago, she loaned him a substantial amount of mone

and never received a cent in r ent. | lcould bel |

|} She said he is| |
and anyone who does not know him would immediately
ixe him and believe everything he says.

When he visited with her, it was always a brief
visit, after which he would say he had to go to keep an
important appointment. She said she does not know where
he is and does not expect him to visit her again, at least
not in the near future.

Qn July 26, 1978, |
| advised jis her son,
and he has been the source of many problems and heartaches
for the family for vears, She said she feelshe may have
in fact, she took him

Washington, in

1963, | jis |

} He is} |
| He is a talented painter and writer.
He was commissioned to paint a portrait and was paid in
advance, but he never produced. He last Visited her
during the latter part of June, 1978, at which time he
said he had been living "up in the mountains" during the
past winter. He had been on active duty with the U. §.
Air Force for about three years. When he returned, he
said he was in the jand that he

_-was working with the] Jin Vietnam.

said she does not beliévée any GF that. -

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Washington, where he may be_lLiving with| } ee
a long-time friend, who is | possibly

at Garfield School in or near Seattle. She said she
would notify the FBI in the event she hears from him,
but she would never be able to encourage him to contact

the FBI direct, because he would become very irate and
run away.

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7/31/78

| BOs SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
- PROMs- «| SAC, BUTTE (164-26) (RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) |

OO: Seattle
-Bufile 164-2111

| se Re Portland airtel to Butte, 6/16/78,

Enclosed for Seattle and Portland is an insert
disclosing investigation conducted at Boise, Tdaho, by b6
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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The following investigation was conducted by SA

(« AT. BOISE, IDAHO

"

On July 25, 1978,| B&W b6
ADVERTISING COMPANY, 1106 West State Street, advised his bic
son, | has been living in , Oregon,
since 1975. L___Jcalkled him once or twice during that time.

He has not seen his son nor received any mail from him
' since 1975. His son had been | |
i which closed down, but WaS £0 Start up again.

|described his son as an exceptionally ~ b6
brilliant individual with outstanding writing_and artistic bic
abilities. His son won a full scholarship tol

] but at last minute decided td

| instead of going to college. | |
was always a very imaginable type of person, even to the
point of fantasy. During his time in Vietnam, he developed

a much deeper sense of imagination and could definitely
be classified as "a BS" artist.

| |} said his son never contacts him and b6
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suggestion is that[___|probably is living somewhere along
the Oregon Coast.

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]on| |, and | |

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She said when | |
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she heard anything from] |was when | |
- They talked

very briefly, and he left. He said nothing about what he

was doing or where he was going. She has no idea where

he can be reached, but suspects he is living somewhere in

Oregon. She said she had_no way of knowing if anything

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On July 26, 1978, '
ST. ALPHRONSUS HOSPITAL, and
advised she has not heard from her brother for approximately
one year. Generally, lives in Oregon and preferably
on the coast. He comes €O Boise occasionally to visit
relatives, but lately he has limited his visits to his
mother. He feels the family has turned against him. She
has always been courteous to him and treated him well. Four
years ago, she loaned him a substantial amount of mone
and never received a cent in repayment, could bel L

{ She said he | |

, and anyone who does not know him would immediately
like him and believe everything he says.

When he visited with her, it was always a brief
visit, after which he would say he had to go to keep an
important appointment. She said she does not know where
he is and does not expect him to visit her again, at least
not in the near future.

On July 26, 1978,|
advise [is her son,
and he has been the source of many problems and heartaches
for the family for years. She said she feelsh® may have
In fact, she took him
Washington, in

1963, | j is}

| He isl |
| He is a talented painter and writer.
He was commissioned to paint a portrait and was paid in
advance, but he never produced. He last visited her
Guring the latter part of June, 1978, at which time he
Said he had been living "up in the mountains" during the
past winter. He had been on active duty with the U. S.
Air Force for about three years. When he returned, he
said he was in the jand that he

was working with the in Vietnam.
| said she does not believe any of that.
jleft the Boise area and possibly went to Seattle,

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Washington, where he may be living with| _ } b6é

a long-time friend, who is| | possibly BTC

; at Garfield School in or near Seattle. She said she

| would ngtify the FBI in the event she hears from him,
but she would never be able to encourage him to contact
the FBI direct, because he would become very irate and
run away.

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— 8/4/78

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) . P #10 —
NORJAK
CAA (A)
00: SEATTLE

Re Seattle airtel to San Francisco, 7ha/7e.

_ On 8/3/78, |

United Airlines, San Francisco: international Airport... advised
SA| jof the following:

On the same date, 8/3/78, al «UAL "Reservations
Office, Seattle, had called ta repert that he had been...
contacted by an individual who said he had information about
a missing hijacker_with missing money. This individual who
said his name was » Tigard,
Oregon, telephone | | was interested in any reward.

'LEAD

PORTLAND

AT TIGARD, ORE.: Will obtain from

|} any information he may have re

2 Seattle
>» Portiana (164-41).

instant matter. of
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6/10/78
TOL. SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
PROM: | SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: WORJAK (A). )

(00; Seattle
Bufile #164-2111

RE ROBERT WESLEY BACKSTRAY
Sub §933.

Re Portland airtel to Sacramento dated 7/5/734 and
Sacramente airtel to Portland dated 7/12/78.

Information contained in referenced Sacramento airtel

to Portiond was furnished on 8/7/78 to First Assistant U.S.
Attorney | for the District of Oregon who had ow BE
been on vacation prior to that time. - b7C
On 8/8/78, AUSA| advised that he had been in
telephonic contact with the District Attorney of Calavares b6é

County, Califernia, JOSEPH KILEY, and had determined that | b7c
suspect RACKSTRAW had been acquitted of the murder charge for a
which he was tried in Calavares County. | then

ieally contacted Deputy District Attorney

of eae Tetvis County Sheriff's oeel es -StoERten,

Ls

California. advisad that suspect RACKSTRAW F
is scheduled to be trieé on various charges in San Joaguin
County beginning in September, 1578. Meanwhile, RACKSTRAY is

free on $60,000 bail. SE

[J reiatea to| that he has worked very . bb
Glosely for a_number of years W he FBI Resident Agent at__ 'BIC
Stockton, 3A| » and he thinks very highly of sali |
He stated that he would ca every effort to see to it that

najor case fingerprints of RACKSTRAW are obtained at some point
during the forthcoming prosecution in September, oe

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PD 164-41
LEADS
SACRAMENTO
AT STOCKTON, LiroRiia. Will maintain contact with
Deputy District Attorney fer progress in his efforts to b6
obtain major case fingerprints of suspoect PACKSTPAY for bIC

cLinination purposes in this matter.

ARSDD AND DANGEROUS.

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SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) ({P)

10/6/78
SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH
NORJAK (A)
(00: Seattle)
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in mind who may have been involved in captioned violation.
greed to make[__Javailable for interview,
and on the same date accompanied the Agent to
residence for the following interview:
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Portland, Oregon, telephone no. | | furnished the bic
following information:
In early 1971,| | b6
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J an old hootlegger, long since deceased,
and they were {cing ino th Portland. | |
by the name of told him that a mutual

acquaintance, one| | was interested in talking
to him. The next time | loame to Portland, he
rode back to Salem with in the latter's new

Japanese car. On the way + | told him that he had a plan
to hijack an airliner. He Said that the hijacker would
board an airliner and bail out in a parachute somewhere
over southwest Washington state. He seemed to remember
that the Longview and Kelso area waS_a possible area of
the hijacker involved in the plan. [~ Jwantea someone

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PD 164-41

else to make the jump, and he[ _| would pick up the hi-
jacker, and they would make use of a small airstrip Located
somewhere in the area. In this connection, ]said that
there were a lot of small airstrips all over southwest
Washington state. They would then take the ransom to
either Canada, or to Switzerland, to exchange the money,

if it were marked, or possibly go to South America. Mexico
was not ever mentioned. [_Imentioned that he thought
they could ask for either one or two million dollars,

but he also mentioned the figure of two hundred thousand
dollars.

| |felt that the reason lwas asking _

was because

however, he | | did not want any bart of a
parachute jump, thought the plan was wild, and told
of his views. He said that}

jcontinued that] lnow lives in '
Oregon, and is Living| j n
} or 2S working in
|) He recalled that| | said at the time that
it would be necessary that once they got the ransom money,
they would have to sit on it for a year or so, before
touching it.

[_|saia that he ran across one time
in Salem since the incident, and this was in about |
- At that time he told he never thought he would
go through with the plan, an just grinned and did
not confirm or deny involvement in captioned matter.

[ __]aavised that he had no idea as to the possible
identities of any associates of during that period
of time. He said he thought that kept the airplane

pot Salem. but that |

Upon conclusion of the above interview, Detective

[sd advised that he has identifiead[ Jas|

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PD 164-41
|. His presen Ldence_isl|
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LHe ha ense no. | L. iB
of | On 11/3/70,} was

luwhose Tast

Salem, Oregon. on]
'name was |. At the time of]
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AT AND SALEM, OREGON. Will conduct

discreet investigation to determine the general financial

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background of | | aftex which time he will be inter-

viewed by Case Agent and Detective

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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File - Serlal Charge ed

FD-5 (Rev. 10-13-89)

File 1o% / ; oda

Date 2 Sf. 97

Class. Oftice of Origin Gase No. Last Serial
C Pending 1 Closed
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JULY 1873 EDITION
GSA FPMR [4t CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

'
GPTIGNAL FORM NO, 10 r ) }
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Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 11/15/78
FROM : SA| } bé6
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_ SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) |
(00: Seattle)
Re memo of SA HIMMELSBACH, 10/6/78.
_ Contact with Mari s s Ore
had determined that Sgt, b6
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| was tacted at his nlace of emnlovment bé
10/31/78, and advised that JB7C
he had determined thatl lowned
the residence atl |; Cregon, which

is assessed at . The residence is mortgaged through the

Lis employed at| L Salem, Oregon, and

has a
pwery_tavorable credit rating according to inquiries made by
saidl
On 11/6/78,| Jresidence at |} 6

was observed. The residence is| if b7C

A small pickup truck, Cregon License | Jwas parked in the

driveway.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DEC 41978 |,
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Dec. 1, 1978

Dear Sirs

We were led to believe from a TV report in
Nov. 1977 that the statute of limitations
was now up on the D.B. Cooper money. Last
weeks paper stated that 1t was not. Which
is true?

Also ~- What interest does the Insurance Co.
have in this "Treasure Trove' assuming they
paid the airlines for the loss?

What information can you give us on the
connection of Bryant Jack Coffelt and

D.B. Cooper?

Please let us know. Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

| Oregon

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1500 S.W. ist.
Portland, Orezon 97201

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. FD-36 (Rev.,7-27-78) © ®@
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: .
() Teletype (-] Immediate CD TOP-SECRET
] Faesimile [7] Priority (_) SECRET
x) Airtel ([) Routine CL) CONMBENPHE |
CSE
(CLEAR
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TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)
FROM; SAC, BUTTE (164-26) (RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)

00: Seattle

Enclosed for Portland is one business card of
D. B. COOPER, Director, COOPER's SKYDIVING SCHOOL,
Sky Harbor Field, Salem, Oregon.

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TREASURE ENTERPRISES, 3815 Rickenbacker Drive, Boise, Idaho, b7C
advised a man came into her office sometime between
2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on 11/22/78. He wanted to rent
a 172 Cessna airplane to go to San Francisco and San Diego
for three weeks.

[said she could not approve the rental b6
that the man would have to talk to one of the company b7C
officials. He then said he had an appointment and would
return later. He gave a business card in the name

of D. B, COOPER, COOPER's SKYDIVING SERVICE, Salem, Oregon,
and left. He said he would return Monday, 11/27/78.
described this man as follows:

Race White . :
icf bhp - 7
Sex Male eoltp bll 1726,

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BY #164-26

Hei ght 5' 6"
Weight Approximately 200#
Hair Gray
Face Round

_A composite copy of D. B. COOPER was displayed
tol_____]who said the man did not resemble the composite
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TREASURE
ENTERPRISES were recontacted on 11/28, 11/30, and 12/5/78,
at which time it was determined the man had not returned
to rent a plane. In the event that he does return, the
FBI will be notified immediately.

LEAD
PORTLAND DIVISDN
AT SALEM, OREGON

Will attempt to locate D. B. COOPER in care
of COOPER's SKYDIVING SCHOOL, Sky Harbor Field, Salem,
Oregon, for interview.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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xx AIRTEL
1/5/79
TOs SAC, SEATTIE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK {A}
(CO:Seattle)

Re Butte airtel to Portland, 12/27/78.

Enclosed for Seattle is a business card of DBD, B.
COOPER, Director, Airline Jump Operations, Cooper's Sky
Diving School, Sky Harbor Field, Salen, Oregon.

As evidenced by the information contained in the
enclosed card furnished Seattle, it appears the card is a
novelty item of no investigative value. There is no Sky
Farhor Picld located at Salen, Oreqon.

On 1/4/79, inquiries with officials at the
Salen, Oregon, airport and the Salem Flight Service determined
there are no sky diving schools located at Salon.

UAC Seattle, no additional inquiries will be nade
regarding Cooper's Sky Diving School.

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SAC, PORTLAND (80-501) (P) 12/22/78

sa | |

MEDIA RELATIONS

On 11/20/78, PAT WILKINS, KATU-TV TV News,
telephonically contacted sa| | and requested
an interview with SAC ARTHUR G. BARGER on 11/21/78, in

connection with the ongoing investigation of Portland
file 164-41 entitled "Norjack."

On 11/20/78, WILKINS did interview SAC BARGER
and one television interview should be credited.

{1/-_ 164-41)

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Post Office Box 709
Portland, Oregon 97207

January 17, 1979 =.

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Dear | k

In response to your recent letter, please he
advised that the Federal Statute of Limitations of
five years has been tolled, (stopped from running),
because of a Grand Jury indictment which was returned on
November 24, 1976. This means that the hijacker may be
prosecuted anytime he is located regardless of the passage
of time.

The relative interests of the victim airline and
the insurance company are civil matters not within the
investigative jurisdiction of this Bureau.

Iam sorry to have to inform you that the provisions
of the Privacy Act forbid the furnishing of the information
you requested concerning a certain individual.

Your interest and concern in this matter are
appreciated.

Very truly yours,
ARTHU . WM) on
Special Agent in Charge

1_- Addressee
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Portiand, Oregon
January 17, 1979

NEWS INQUIRY

Arthur G. Barger, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI
for the State of Oregon, today acknowledged that a portion of a
plastic decal which is Known to be used by Boeing 727 aircraft
was located during November, 1978 by a hunter in a renote area of
Cowlitz County, Washington. The decal, which is white with red
lettering, has been identified by officiais of Northwest Orient
Airlines as being similar to decals used on aircraft of the type
hijacked by the person popularly known as "D. B. Cooper" the night
before Thanksgiving, 1971. |

The decal was found approximately twelve miles due east

of Castile Rock, Washington, near Toutle River Park. This location

is generally within the area into which Cooper is believed to
have parachuted following the departure of the aircraft from

Seattle-Tacoma Airport.

No additional searches of the area are planned at this

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Complaint Form
FD-7{ (Rev. 7-21-67) |] .
NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices: [[) Negative (_] See below
Subject's name and aliases Character of case
NORJAGK (A) NORJACK
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Complaint received
{7 ] Personal {"7] Telephonic Date? 1 ft 9 /7 2 sme
Address of subject Complamant's address and telephone number
No phone; See address instructions
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3 S| Age Weight Byes Complexion
2 3 Femate
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Sears, marks or other date
Facts of complaint
advised he works during the day, however, he does b6
not want contact there. He is generally homeafter 4:00 PM each day. b7C
He advised he would like to talk to an Agent regarding information he
may possess regarding D.B. COOPER.
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SUBJECT:

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P}

NORJAR {A)
(00:Seattle}
BuFile 164~2111

RE | |, WASHINGTON
qn_1/18/79,1

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description of She

but she could not give a physical

ad@ed that he is very polite and mild-mannered.

The above for information and any investigation

deemed necessary by Seattle.

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xx AIRTEL
1/29/79
TOs "SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
PROM: SAC, PORTLAND (264-42) (P) -
SUBJECT: NORJAK {A
(06:Seattie}
BuFile 164-2111
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For the information of seattie, at approximately —
9:47 a.m., 1/29/79, an anonymous mature Zemale contacted
the Agent in

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the Portland office and asked

+ She was referred to SA
time furnished the following information:

She has some information pertaining to a case
in which the PRI has an interest.
had a pencil and paper, and when he replied affirm ' b7C
she stated "Well copy down this information."
asked her to what the information pertained, and she advised

it pertained to a case in which the PBI has an interest,
that she had tried to give the information to the Los .
year, but they did not seem

Angeles Police Department iast

interested. She then said write down "Western

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Washington, but if you're not interested, . rll
hang up.® She then hung Up. -

The long distance operator advises the
above telephone number is lotated . in Vancouver,

British columbia, Canada.

ymous femate asa not state what
connection may have with the instant + matter
or whether or not he was a suspect.

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The above is for information of the Seattle oe

office and any action deemed appropriate.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS .

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 1
JULY 1373 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) DATE: 1/17/79

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SUBJECT: NORJAK

At approximately 11:45 a.m., 1/17/79, SA| B6

contacted FBI, Seattle, at which time SA] Bic
briefed SA on the circumstances surrounding the Location

of a plastic decal during November, 1978 in Cowlitz County,
Washington.

sa[ __|requested that Portland handle news inquiries ©.
regarding this matter at Portland. bic

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1
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: |
(efeletype [7] Immediate LyePOR-SECRET- }
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NORJAK (A), 00: SEATTLE, BUFILE 164-2111.

RE SUSPECT ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW, SUB NO. 933.

FOR INFORMATION OF LOS ANGELES, ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW
HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS A POSSIBLE SUSPECT IN THIS MATTER.
RACKSTRAW IS CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO BE IN CUSTODY OF LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AT FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA.

LOS ANGELES, AT FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, WILL CONTACT LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AND ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MAJOR CASE FINGERPRINTS OF
RACKSTRAW, INCLUDING PALM PRINTS, AND FORWARD SAME IMMEDIATELY
TO FBI IDENTIFICATION DIVISION FOR COMPARISON WITH UNIDENTIFIED
LATENT FINGERPRINT IMPRESSIONS DEVELOPED IN THE HISACKED AIR-
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Date __ 2/6/79
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

ATTN: FBI IDENT
FROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK

00: Seattle

Re Sacramento airtel to Seattle, 11/8/78, and
Portland teletype to Sacramento 2/5/79.

RE: ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW

Enclosed for the Bureau are three copies of palm
prints of ROBERT W. RACKSTRAW.

RACKSTRAW was apprehended 1/26/79, by the Fullerton
Police Department, Fullerton, California, for trying to
have copies made of a forged federal pilot's license.

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obtained from RACKSTRAW at Fullerton, California. |
stated that the original prints are being retained
office for use in RACKSTRAWts local prosecution.

Sacramento is obtaining major case prints which
Will be submitted when available.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

M E€Mora nd: um FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (80-501) (P) DATE: 2/12/79
FROM : SA| |
SUBJECT: MEDIA RELATIONS

On 2/1/79, an inquiry was received from]
[| United Press International, Portland, Oregon,
concerning reports originating in Fullerton, California,
that an individual believed to be D.B. COOPER, the unknown
subject of PD 164-41, NORJACK, had been arrested. In
anticipation of additional inquiries in this matter
Supervisors[___+| ~FBI, Los Angeles, and| |,
FBI, Seattle, were contacted for details.

As a result of these contacts, it was determined
that the individual in question was ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW,
a former Bureau fugitive. Also as a result of these
contacts, it was decided that all news inquiries would
be answered with a no comment based on the fact the
matter is still under investigation.

A rough log of incoming inquiries reflects a total
in excess of 37 at Portland during the following 24 hours.
These included inquiries from the "New York Times," "Time"
magazine, and other major American and Canadian organizations.

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" Memorandum

TO

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAC, PORTLAND (164~41) DATE: 3/6/79

FROM

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

SUBJEC

NORJAK (A)
00: SEATTLE
BUfile 164-2111

RE:

Re Portland letter to Seattle dated 8/16/77.

For the information of Portland Division, since

date of referenced communication, the Seattle Division

has
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conducted an investigation in an attempt to determine
source of | This investigation

revealed that]

b he name of[- |
| |, Washington. In addition, investigation has

revealed | has been_seen with large amounts of

money which, according to

come from Omaha,

Nebraska, and an unknown location in Canada. Investigation

by the Omaha Divisi ijed to reveal any information
of value concerning in that area.

It has been recently learned that] lis

jwhich 1S located at the| |

Recent contact with an_individual knowledgeable

of |

Jhas revealed that|

to an unkriown location in California tol]

|, Portlan Oregon. This business
is across the street from | |which, apparently,

lis apparently going

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has revealed no

Revenue Service, Vancouver, Washington,

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Tower Branch, Portland, Oregon.

The Seattle Division has conducted all investigation
in an attempt to learn the source of

deemed feasib
This investigation has not determined

this source. Lt

this matter. thatl

therefore appears, in order to resolve

should be interviewed concerning

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SUBJECT:

3/8/79

DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
SAC, SACRAMENTO (164+50) (RUC)

NORJAK
00: Seattle —

Re | Los Angeles teletype to Sacramento, 2/5/79,

. . and Sacramento airtel to Bureau, 2/6/79.

RE: ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW | | | Oo

ROBERT RACKSTRAW, San Joaquin County Jail, French

Camp, California, refused to give consent to having major

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California, contacted RACKSTRAW's attorney, | _ I. bIC

Oakland, California, and advised that | \désixed the
FBI to obtain a court order prior to obtaining major « cage
'prints from ROBERT RACKSTRAW.

in view of the above, Sacramento is conducting

no further investigation. in this matter subsequent to receiving
a subpoena for RACKSTRAW's major case prints.

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CHENGEAS EET OU

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Date 3/16/79

"TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) eee
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK {A)
(OO: Seattle)

Re ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW, Sub #933

Re Sacramento airtel to the Bureau, dated 3/8/79.

For information of all recipients, on 3/15/79, AUSA
| } District of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, advised
as follows:

Departmental Attorney[__|telephonically advised
lthis date that he had received a communication from one
. Attorney, Oakiand, California,
telephone | j advised him that he represents
a client whom he did not identify who is willing to provide
information which will prove he is the UNSUB in this matter
in return for _ immunity from federal prosecution.
instructed to have the Portland Case Agent contact
by telephone in an attempt to determine the validity
of this claim and to evaluate the potential for benefit to this
investigation.

It is noted that during the period April, 1978 to
March, 1979, investigation has been conducted to eliminate
or involve one ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW. RACKSTRAW is now
only 35 years old, and at the time of the hijacking in this
matter, would have been approximately 28 years old. UNSUB in
this matter was described as late 40's or early 50's in 1971,
with the median age of the description being 48 years. This
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 16 @ : @

MAY 1982 EDITION

Memorandum
TO BAC, PORTLAND (16heh2) (P) , DATEL / 2/79
FROM §4A|

SUBJECTNORJACK (A)
CO: Seattie

Reference FD 71 of 8@ RALPH H. DOGOBTP, JR., 1/19/79.

ration several attempts have been made to contact

Beavercreek, Oregon (Tillamook County) regarding
& Knowledges of captioned mat hould be noted that

messages have been left at the residence to have him

contact the Astoria RA. There has been no response.

On 3/28/79, Chief Oriminal Deputy | , Tillamook
County Bhoriffts qffice (2080), Tillamook, Oregon, advised that
_he would have LT, Resident Deputy
attempt to sontact to resolve this matter.
|will be informed ontact the FBI at his earliest

convenience,

LEAD PORTLAND AT TILLAMOOK, OREGON (BEAVERCREEN)
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Memorandum :

TO :SAG, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) pate: +/19/79
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SUBJECT: NORJACK (A)
00: Seattle
Reference Portland Memo of SA| b 4/2/79. PS
On 4/18/79, Chief Criminal Deputy | |, Tillamook
County Sherifi's Office (TCSO) advised his office had made contact
with and requested him to contac$ the Astoria
Resident Agency - FBI.
read
On 4/19/79,] , Tilla ony telephonicaly »6
contacted the Astoria Resident Agency. advised that bic
approximately while in Hood River, Oregon he had a .
conversation with an individual regarding "D.B. Cooper". This
individual indicated | |} During

the conversation this_person become upset and nervous and left.
Several months later, | ladvised he observed a photo in a local
newspaper (composite) and that it_was very similar to the individual
he had talked to in Hood River. [| advised he does not know
the person's name or where he lives. He advised that he probably
could find out if he want back to the_Hood River area. He advised

his individual possibly worked | |} in Hood River.
inet ii avised he could offer no further Information of value
regarding this individual or of captioned matter.

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further investigation be conducted or the matter pursued in regards
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4/20/79
Date
TO: SAC, INDIANAPOLIS
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)
(OO: Seattie)
BuFile 164-2111

On 4/18/7941
| } Carmel, Indiana,
telephone | jtelephonically contacted
the Portland Office to advise that she has a suspect
in mind who may be identical with unsub in this matter.
She declined to furnish any identifying information
concerning her suspect until she had the opportunity
to view the artist's conception composite sketch.

A Xeroxed copy of the artist's conception
was sent directiy to| |}by mail on
4/18/79.

ldid advise that her suspect
has dark eyes and hair, is approximately 40 years old at
this time, but may be older, and is just under 6' tall.
It is noted in this regard that unsub was described in
1971 as being in his middle or late forties or possibly in
his fifties. The medium age was approximately 48 years old.
In view of this age disparity ,| ]
suspect would not appear to be very likely.

LEADS

INDIANAPOLIS |

AT CARMEL, INDIANA. Will contact |
| } for any information she may possess of possible

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Post Office Box 709
Portland, Oregon 97207

April 25, 1979

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Dear 4

Please accept my sincere thanks for your cooperation
in bringing to the attention of this office your sighting of
a piece of white cloth hanging from a tree near Lake Merwin,
Washington, and for accompanying personnel of this office to
the location to point it out to then.

It would not be possible te conduct successful
criminal investigative operations without the civic responsibility
of citizens such as you displayed in this instance, and I wanted
you to know of my deep appreciation.

Very truly yours,

ARTHUR a. Nance
Special Agent in Charge

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Memorandum

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) DATE: 4/25/79
FROM : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK ( A)

(00: Seattle)

RE: ROBERT WESLEY RACKS'TRAW
Sub #933

Re Portland airtel to the Bureau, dated 3/16/79.

On 4/23/79, AUSA| Jfor the District
of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, advised he had received a letter
from Attorney] | Oakland,

othe This letter was a response to| |
dated 3/15/79, in which| jfurnished
a Acs a list of questions to be answered byL____—id
client prior to any negotiations or discussions concerning
the possible prosecution of that client. [__—iadvisea the
letter from[_] stated as follows:

"Dear | k

"TI am in receipt of your letter of 15 March,
1979, and agree to abide fully by its terms. I
have discussed the contents of said letter with
my client. At this point in time, he is not
interested in pursuing the matter. This change in
plans stems from personal problems which may well
resolve themselves in the near future and allow
us to once again pursue this topic.

"I shall consider the matter closed until I
hear otherwise from my client and, in that event,
I will contact you once again.

"Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

"Very truly yours,

"/s/ | f"

Bureau

Seattle (164-81)

San Francisco {164-220}

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4/25/79
TO: . SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)
(00: Seattle)
BUFile 164-2111

Re Portland telephone call of Portland SAC to Seattle
SAC, 4/23/79. —_

On 4/23/79,| _
+ Por e telephonical.
vised that | ake Harwin' Washington. ¥
On her way home on 4/22/79, from the lot, she noticed a piece
of white cloth in a tree on the right hand side of the road
going south, approximately five miles from Lake Merwin, between
Fargher Lake and Amboy, Washington. She advised the cloth
appeared to be heavy silk or possibly fiberglass material,
rayeled on the edges and about 18 inches long and 12 inches
wide. She immediately thought of the COOPER case and thought
the cloth could be a piece of the parachute. She advised she
could direct an Agent to the site.

On 4/24/79, |accompanied SC JOAN M. THOMAS
and SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH to the location and pointed out
the cloth, which was not possible to identify from the highway.
Upon retrieval, however, it was determined the cloth was part
of a corn and barley bag from Albers Milling Company.

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AMONG APPROXIMATELY FOUR CB UNITS CONVERSING ON CHANNEL 29. °
FROM THE CONVERSATION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE PARTIES WERE
LOGGING TRUCKERS OPERATING OUT OF THE WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON,
AREA. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING FOUND AND RECOVERED A
QUANTITY OF OLD $20 BILLS FROM A LOGGING ROAD IN THE WOODS.
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PAGE TWO PD 164-41 UNCLAS
THEY MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH THE BILLS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN
THERE FOR SOMETIME, THEY WERE IN GOOD ENOUGH CONDITION THAT
THEY COULD READ THE SERIAL NUMBERS. THEY SPECULATED THE

BILLS MIGHT HAVE COME FROM THE COOPER SKYJACKING CASE. ONE

[]wHosz name is posstpiy[ _ J AND STATED IF SHE LETS HIM
GO HE WILL GO HUNTING THIS WEEKEND FOR MORE OF THE BILLS.
ONE OF THE PARTIES STATED HE HAD TO LEAVE TO TAKE EIGHT LOADS

OUT AND IT WAS MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE PARTIES HAD 20 LOADS

[_—+| AND ONE OF THE PARTIES USED THE CALL SIGNALS
CONTACT WITH FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) OFFICE,

PORTLAND, OREGON, DISCLOSES CB LICENSE IS LISTED TO

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AT LUMBER MILLS IN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY TRUCKER BRINGING IN
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Date 4/23/79

> PORTLAND (164-41)
SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (RUC)

BJECT: NORJAK (A)
00: SEATTLE

ReMPtelcals to Portland 3/23/79, and 3/26/79.

Enclosed for Portland and Seattle is one copy
each of the following:

1. D. B. COOPER project program.

2. Minneapolis Tribune article dated 4/8/78,
captioned "Legend Of A Hijacker Comes To Cricket Theater."

3. Minneapolis Tribune article dated 4/8/79,
written by JOHN KERANS, captioned "Northwest 727 Hijacker
Cooper Made A Quantum Leap Into Mists Of Mythology."

4%. Minneapolis Tribune article dated 4/16/79,
captioned, "The Crickets 'D. B. Cooper' Is Leap In Rare
Experience."

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University Avenues Northeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Play presently scheduled to run through 5/5/79. No
derogatory information relative to Bureau interests presented
in this play or subsequent reviews of this play or newspaper
articles. Matter RUC at Minneapolis.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 :
JULY 3373 EDITION ,
GSA FPMR (43 CFR} 101-11,.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

TO > SAC (164-41) DATE: 4/23/79
FROM : SC JOAN M. THOMAS

SUBJECT: NORJAK

On this date, | Portland,

Oregon, home phone| , telephonically advised that

ake Merwyn, Washington. On her way
home last night from the lot, she noticed a piece of white
cloth in a tree on the left hand side of the road going
north (approximately five miles from Lake Merwyn) between
Fargerlake and Amboy, Washirgoon. She advised the cloth
appeared to be a heavy silk or possibly fiberglass material,
was very ravelled on the edges and was about 18" long, 12" wide.
She immediately thought of the D.B. Cooper case and thought
it could be a piece of the parachute. She could direct an
Agent to the site,

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RE PORTLAND TELETYPE, APRIL 25, 1979.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) ° 4/25/79
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

NORJAK (A)
{O00: Seattie)}
BuFile 164~2111

Re| |

Reo Seattle letter to Portland dated 3/6/79.

i Washington,
Ne lL, was Interyieved at his niace of employment,
Portland, Oregon,
telephone | on 4723/79, at which time he furnished

the following information:

For several years during the late 60's and early
70's, | |

lof Southwest Washington.
He |

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and accurmlated a Tittle money. Everything he owns, he has
worked very hard for. He has all of his bank records, his
employment records, and his tax records which will show his
financial structure.

On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, the day of
the hijacking in this matter, he was contacted by telephone
at approximately 3:00 p.n., by a young man, whose father-in-law
is one (FNU) who lives near Kelso, Washington. The
son~in-~law advised that his father-in-law had gone fishing on
Lake Merwin, and had not returned as he had said he would. The
young man said he had notified local authorities that he
considered his father-in-law to be in trouble, but they vonld
do nothing until the father-in-law had _ been missing for a
longer time. The young man stated to that it was
not like his father-in-law to be gone without letting his
daughter know, and so they knew something had happened to hin.

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The young man convinced | bt: e father-in-law
must be in trouble, and so he, , then attempted to

enlist the aid of the local authorities to form up a
Search. They declined also, and as the weather worsened,
he decided | } and go searching
Eor the man, even though the weather was worsening.

| continued that shortly after 8:00 pam,
he and a deputy sheriff

searching for the elderly man. They found him after
several hours clinging to his overturned hoat, and nearly
dead of hypothermia. They rescued the man, and he has since
recovered fully.

|Jstated that night was the stormiest in
his experience, and the winds_were so a

Lake Merwin into giant waves and
. He said that at the same time the

clouds were so close to the water, that there was a dense
=o and he was unable to see more than a few feet ahead of

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PBI Agents shortly after the hijacking, and related the
above experience to them. He said he could not recall
having heard an airplane fly over at any time during the
storm.

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° 12 PIONEER PRESS
St. Paul, MN
Date: 5-279
{Mount Cli $ Below) Edition:
"a= pping ¢ puce Beiow Morning
Dead or ali ve, D2. B. title: Dead or alive, D.B.
@ Cooper where are you?

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The first, postmarked from Chicago, thanked the
Cricket for the invitation. "I won't say fF will
accept, and I won't say I won't," the writer said.
The brief note was signed by Daniel B. Cooper.

The second leiter, mailed in Los Angeles, was
received late last month after the play opened.
tionalized life of an airplane hi- Written on the same type of green notepaper with
? jacker named .D.B. Cooper. In a apparently the same typewriter, it was longer and

u

: Yeal life a man identified by that of grammatical errors.
P+ name commandeered a North. The writer claimed to have visited Minneapolis -

+* west Airline aircraft in 1971 and to see the play. "The actors and actresses were -
" later parachuted from the plane | wonderful," the writer said. "I wish I had known |
somewhere over Washington- them in my own actual life."
* state. What do you do with two such letters? Copy them
ne He carried with him about 21 and put out a news release, of course.

Cooper pounds in money, totaling Another question is whether anybody at the
' and none of the money, all of which was marked, __ literary products by D.B. Cooper. A spokesman for
' has been recovered. the theater said Producing Director Bill Semans :
' 'Until now, anyway. If you beliéve what follows, I "firmly believes" the letters are on the level.

' havea bridge you might be interested'in buying. ' :
Earlier this year the Cricket, in a promotional PLAY WRIGHT JOHN Orlock doesn't buy any of

"t Never let the truth interfere with good publicity."

| In show business that advice is right up there

; with the Ten Commandments, but sometimes
__ things get too far-fetched.

ENTER THE Cricket Theater,
' which last month opened a whim-
sical musical based on the fic-

gimmick, placed an ad in Time Magazine. "D.B.
' ooper, wherever you are," the ad said. "Two free
tickets are waiting for you at thé Cricket Theater

for 'The D.B, Cooper Project.' "

TWO REPLIES WERE received — both appar- / says the FBI.

it. "I think it was (written by} someone who'

couldn't resist the challenge," he said. "If perhaps

? one more letter comes in we'll have a compett- '

tion."
Where is D.B, Cooper? Dead, says Orlock. Dead,

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But they don't agree as. to when he died. Law
enforcement people have long asserted that Cooper
died when he jumped from the Northwest 727
somewhere over southwest Washington state. Or-
lock believes Cooper survived the jump, but later
died of cancer. : ,

Orlock's play is based, rather whimsically; on a
letter that was printed in the New York Times
about three weeks after the hijacking. In it, Cooper
'claimed to be dying of cancer and added that he
had hijacked the plane in the hopes of gaining "a
few fast grains of peace of mini." .

"The tone of it seemed really quite honest to
me," said'Orlock.

THE FBIS CLAIM is based on a number of fac-
f0rs —- the belief that the hijacker didn't know
much about parachutes, that he jumped from the
vear door of a jet going 197 mph at 10,000 feet and
that he probably landed in some of the roughest

wilderness country in the Pacific Northwest. Worst .
of all, Cooper took two parachutes with him — one.
a small emergency chute used by stunt flyers and.
the other a training chute used for demonstrations,
The big: chute was sewn shut and the smaller chute,
if used under ideal conditions by an expert, proba-:
bly would have resulted in a broken ankle.or jeg.

So who was D.B. Cooper? For a while he was a |
folk hero of sorts, immortalized by songs, bumper :
stickers and T-shirts. "D.B. Cooper, Where Are.
xour was the song title and bumper sticker ques- , '

ion. '

He was macho. He was daring. He didn't hurt:
anybody, but he ripped off a big corporation. And:
he heat the fuzz. |

ORLOCK, WHO WAS obsessed with the letter!
printed in the New York Times, saw D.B, Cooper as :
a sick little man whose miserable life concluded ;
with a ritualized act, something that put it all in:
order. He thinks Cooper died 14 months after the
crime, . |

_D.B. Cooper, where are you? A fictionalized ver-
sion of your life is being performed at the Cricket
through Saturday. J,

_ df you're still alive, all is forgiven. The statute of «
limitations for the hijacking ran out more than two
yestrs ago. r.

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xx AIRTEL

TO;
FROM:

SUBJECT:

each of an article that appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer
Press on Wednesday, May 2, 1979 captioned "Dead or Yr alive,
DB. Cooper where are you?",

Minneapolis Division, this matter is RUC.

- Seattle (Ene
- Portland. (En

_ Reference Minneapolis Airtel to Portland and
Seattle 4/23/79.

5/2/73

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (RUC)
NORJAK (A) |

00: SEATTLE

Enclosed for Portland and Seattle is one copy

Since no further investigation remains in the

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Assistant United States Attorney
Department of Justice
P. 0O.: Box 71
Portland, Oregon 97207

Re: United States of America v. D.B. Cooper

Dear | I:

I am in receipt of your letter of 15 March 1979 and agree to abide
fully by its terms. I have discussed the contents of said letter
with my client. At this point in time, he is not interested in
pursuing the matter. This change in plans stems from personal
problems which may well resolve themselves in the near future and
allow us to once again pursue this topic.

I shall consider the matter closed until I hear otherwise from my
Client and, in that event, I will contact you once again.

—Thank you for vour cooperation in this matter,

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RPP O2 1979

U.S. ATTORNEY
PORTLAND, ORE.

Assistant United States Attorney
Department of Justice

P. O. Box 71

Portland, Oregon 97207

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ATTENTION: Special Agent Ralph Himmelsbach

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Pursuant to our phone conversation today, it is my
understanding that you have a client who claims to be 0.B. Cooper.
As I stated in our conversation, before any neaotiations or
discussions can take place, it 1S necessary that this office be
assured that there is a strong possibility that your client is,
in fact, D.B. Cooper.

In an effort to resolve this problem, I provide the
following questions for your client to answer:

1) Did D.B. Cooper purchase his airline ticket from a
man or a woman? And was that man or woman young or old?

2) Did DB. Cooper stand or sit while waiting to board
the airplane?

3) When D.8. Cooper boarded the airplane, was he among
. the first passengers to board, in the middle, or one of the last
passengers to board? :

4) Precisely where did B.B. Cooper sit in the airplane?
Right or left side of the plane, window or aisle seat, in the front
or the back of the airplane or towards the middle?

5) What were the sexes of any persons D.B. Cooper sat
next to?

6) In precisely what manner did D.B. Cooper communicate
his demands? And what was cormunicated?

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7) Specifically, what if anything did D.B. Cooper carry
on the airplane?

- 8) What were the exact colors of the panels in the parachute
that D.B, Cooper used?

It is my understanding from our conversation that this letter
and its contents will only be shown or communicated to your client and
noone else. If f do not hear from you by March 36, 1979, it will be ny
understanding that your client has refused to answer the questions or is
no longer interested in pursuing the matter.

Yours very truly,

SIDNEY I. LEZAK
United States Attomey

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) . 5/29/79
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P}

NORJAK {A)
{00: Seattle}
- BuFile 164-2111

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Oregon, Resident Agency. L advised that approximately

two and one half years ago, while in Hood River, Oregon, he had !
a conversation with an individual regarding "D.B. COOPER." This
individual indicated he had been a paratrooper in the Army. |
During the conversation, this person became upset and nervous
and left. Several months later,|~_ Jadvised he observed
a photograph in a local newspaper (composite), and that it was
very similar to the individual he had talked to in Hood River.
advised he does not know the person's name or where he
lives. He advised that he probably could find out if went back
to the Hood River area. He advised that vidual possibly
worked at a plywood mill in Hood River. ladvised he
could offer no further information of value regarding this
indivdiual or of captioned matter. It is noted that the Portiand
Office has received numerous leads from the Hood River, Oregon,
area, concerning this matter, principally because of the residence
there of the individual who originally furnished
information alleging that unsub and DAVID BRYANT COFFELT were
identical. That individual has persisted in his allegation that
COFPELT was unsub despite the fact that his original story does
not square with the known facts of the case.

/ In view of the above circumstances, it does not appear
worth while to conduct any further investigation concerning the
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: = 6/7/79
FROM : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK

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conducted a training session in which he instructed employees »7D
of the oe a in parachute jumping. During this
association became acquainted with SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH,
Portland NORJAK case agent.
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HIMMELSBACH at which time he fu rished the following information:

At the time of captioned hijacking,[___lwas

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which is in the immediate proximity of the scene of the jump bic
in this matter. He was interviewed by Seattle agents during bID
the initial phases of this investigation and has been interested
in the case because of his connection with parachuting. He
has follo h i
media and

[ j.each Thanksgiving at Ariel,
Washington.

For approximately the last three years he has received
little bits of information through a source whose identity he 66
cannot presently divulge indicating the source has a connection on

with an individual who claims to have some knowledge of captioned BID
hijacking. L._Jhas sent back questions through his source

in an effort to find out as much information as possible and

the picture which has returned to him is roughly as follows:

His source"is indirectly in touch with an individual
who claims to be a co-conspirator with the hijacker in this matter.
The conspirator claims that the hijacker was a transient individual
whom he met in a tavern. The two of them planned the hi jaciing
with the co-conspirator to be the one who would pick up the ;shij

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upon,the latter's arrival on the gound, The co-conspirator did® =". ~
meet~the hijacker and either found him to be injured or possibly... ~
killéd "*himshimself. He buried both the hijacker and the moneys: 70°.
at the scene. He has not returned to the scene nor touched ariy ~

of the money and has developed a severe paranoia about the

entire incident. He is interested in being grantel possible
prosecutive immuimity in order to overcome his feelings about

the matter.

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hijacker or the co-conspirator may be. noe

was instructed to endeavor to maintain:
contact with his source to obtain any additional information
possible and to attempt to obtain at least one of the
bills in the original ransom money. He agreed to do so.

On 5/24/79, the above information was discussed with
First Assistant orney for the District bé
of Gregon. avsa[Jacvised that it will be necessary to b7C
do some research on the questions of possible prosecution of

a co-conspirator in this matter at this time and he will
commence this research immediately.

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) |

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FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) |
SUBJECT: NORJAK ,

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RE: INFORMATION FROM| | be
COMPLAINANT pie

On 6/20/79,|
Vancouver, Washington,- (no telephone), telephonically contacted
the Portland Office from a pay tdephone in Vancouver, to furnish
the following infommation:

He has information indicating the probable identity
of Unsub in this matter. He is 99 percent sure that his
information is accurate and he desires to communicate the
information to an agent in person. He is unwilling to discuss
the matter on the telephone. He will be at the above address
any time between 8 amd 10 a.m. in the mornings.

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SEATTLE
AT VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. Will contact for b6
any information he has pertaining to this matter. BIC

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 6/28/79
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

NORJAR
(OO: Seattie)
Bufile 164-2111

For information of Seattle, on 5/29/79,|
[, Lewis River News, Woodland, Washington, telephonically
contacted the Portland Office to furnish the following infor-
mation:

Since the hijacker in this matter parachuted from
the Northwest Orient airliner in the vicinity of Woodland,
Washington, his newspaper has monitored the investigation
and the readers have followed it with interest. He wondered
Whether there had been any recent developments in the investi-
gation, and he was advised that investigation was continuing
to identify and process logical suspects.

[__Jadvised that he understood there was a dis-
crepancy between the name "D. B. COOPER" by which UNSUB is
generally known and the name "DAN COOPER" by which UNSUB was
also known. The reason for this discrepancy, which was an
error in reporting made by an Associated Press reporter
on the night of the hijacking, was explained tof}

then advised that recently a crude homemade
gravestone had been discovered in a Woodland cemetery. This
gravestone was made of concrete, and had the name "D. B. COOPER"
scratched into it. The gravestone did not mark an actual grave,
and was obviously merely a prank.

The above is for information of the Seattle Division.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 10/28/79
SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P}

NORJARK
(CO: Seattic)
Bufile 164-2112

Re Portland letter to Seattle dated 6/7/79.

For information of Seattle, contact has been
maintained with |

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on several occasions that he has continued to maintain
contact with his source in this matter, but that no
developments have occurred.

On 10/9/79,L____Jadvised that he has been in
contact with his source within the last few days. He stated
he requested his source to attempt to resolve this matter
as soon as possible. He stated he anticipates a development
of some kind within the next few days.

| | also advised he had Learned that the
individual wi whon his i medi is in contact is a
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were furnished hin. | jaliso added that his intermediary
is a| |

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with | .

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FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

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SUBJECT: HORJAK {A)
(00: Seattle)
BuFile 164-2111

As the Seattle office is aware and for information
of Baltimore, during December, 1976, Allen Landsberg Productions,
Los Angeles, California, produced a docunentary fila concerning

captioned case for possible use as a pilot film in a contenplated

series which was possibly to be captioned "*Still At Large."

This series would deal with still uncaptureé criminals and would
feature a reward offer of $16,000. If this series did not
materialize, 1t was planned to atilize the documentary £iim in
the current series captioned "In Search Of,° also produced by
Allen Landsberg Productions and narrated by television star
Laonard Nimoy. Upon instructions from the Bureau, the Portland
office cooperated in the filming of this decumentary, which
filming included some footage of and commentaxy by SA RALPD P.
HIMMELSBACH, Portland case agent.

On Sunday night, 19/28/79, the "In Search Of° tele~
vision program breadcast the aboye bentioned documentary can- .
cerning this case. /73, Runt Valley,
Maryland, telephone telephoned the Portland
office aud s e with SAC ARTHUR €. BARGER and SA RALPH P.
SIMMBLSBDACH. advised that he had observed the above
television show and had_a suspect in mind who may possibly be
identical with UNSUS.

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| | ) who is emp d at the Newark newsstand in Newark, bic
Delaware. Ue said z a former military pilot, a BID

veteran of the Korean war, cane into a larce avount of money
at about the time of the hijacking in this matter and looks

like the composite artist's conception pr Bureau
artist this matter. He stated that & prebably
in his | but appears younger,
LEADS |
«4A SEATELE, WASHINGTON. Will, 4£ suspect! _ b6
has not already bean considered and clinina this b7C
matter, furnish Baltimore with appropriate backgrowd infornation
with whic] t indicated investigation to involve or
elininate in this matter. .

BALTIMORE
AT NEWARK, DELAWARE. WALL hold any investigation in
abeyance pending sdvige from Seattic. .

ARMED ABD DANGEROUS

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10
rIGLY 1973 EDITION

-~" GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 12/12/79
FROM: SA| b6
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SUBJECT: , NORJAC
A letter was received at the FBI Resident Agency,
Eugene, on 11/30/79, in an envelope postmarkea[ bé6
. Oregon, 11/28/79. The letter reads as follows: bic
- "Fo Whom It May Concern:
"T strongly suggest you check on
the occupant atl | bé
J. I have reason to believe b7C
e may be (D, B, Cooper). Hel l
Fight time ana also strongly resembles
the drawing that was in the papers at the
time."
The letter is signed "An Observing Citizen." —
-Springfield cross reference directory
lists a , telephone number , at bé
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The 1978 Eugene-Springfield metropolitan ane' city

directory contains a listing for bé
| with the above telephone n er, b7Cc

however, does not list any additional information.

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Information Records System (AIRS), a computerized law
enforcement records system in Lane County, Oregon, concerning
however, no record was located.

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PD 164-41
LEADS

PORTLAND

AT EUGENE, OREGON. Develop background and

descriptive data concerning] iF

AT PORTLAND, OREGON. Check_indi s
| Jand (Case Agent) advise if

been investigated as a possible suspect in this matter.

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i ss ll + e Dote of transcription EBS EA FE
| who requested strict confiden- —_ '.
tiality, | _ y Axizona, telephone ,_°
number | } came to the Major Fraud Unit, Federal Bureau ;
of Investigation, Pederal Building, Phoenix, Arizona; and made. .
available the following-described letters:
Letter Number 1: Dated | {no_year) to: bé
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This letter is handwritten, two Pages of white
lined paper, written on both sides.
Letter Number 2: Datedl | (no year) to:
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Lined paper, written on both sides.
One envelope addressed to | , b6 os
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_ P.M. 15 May, 1978.
| | advised that she would telephonically a a
contact SA JOSEPH C. KELLY to further explain and discusss b7D a
the letters which she has made available. -
\ cance J HDEXED_ bé |
SERIALIZED FED_—__ - | BIC)
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| FBI-PORT
. interviewed on, 11/28/79 ai Phoenix, Arizona File # Phoenix 164-571— :
, ; 2. Ibe .
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nee _Thig-document: coniains: neither recommendations -nor. conclusions. of the -RBtLx lt is. the property of jhe FBI ond sistloaned ta your agency: + ° actor

vore OD ond.sits. contents.ore not-to. be: distribuled oulside your egency. . none

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The following investigatin was conducted by SA
JOSEPH C. KELLEY at Phoenix, Arizona:

On November 21, 1979,| |, U. S.

Probation and Parole Office, Phoenix, Arizona, furnished the

following information concerning the possible identity of
"D. B. COOPER," the person who hijacked a Portland to Seattle
Northwest Airlines jet in 1971. -

has been supervising a paroleé named WARREN
DAVID SMITH, a white male, date of birth December 2, 1916,
FBI Number 977-833. SMITH is an old-time bank robber whose
criminal career began-in 1935.

WARREN DAVID,SMITE was paroled on May 10, 1978, .from .

his latest bank robbery conviction from the Federal Detention
Center at Florence, Arizona. SMITH absconded from his parole
on ox about September 15, 1975, while living in Mesa, Arizona.

In N vember, 1979,]

read a recent newspaper article recalling the
anniversary of the Northwest Airline hijacking in the State of

Washington.

| lrecatled after reading the article,

Jwhich she had read ~
and remembered the name "D. B. COOPER." .

The | Jare dated April 3rd and April 17th

respectively and were apparently received by WARREN DAVID SMITH

in April, 1978, prior to his parole from the Federal Detention
Center at Florence.

| jco1d| Jwere signed "JACK"

and were written by another convict whose true name is HOWARD -

HUBBEL (phonetic), who uses the alias, "JACK HUBBEL."

stated| lwere found in an

envelope bearing the return address and name of a third prisoner,
who at the time was incarcerated at Folsom Prison in California.

The envelope bore the name| | and also located -
in the same envelope was a Xerox copy Of an earlier-newspap en——~
Gan

item detailing the events of the hijacking. a aos

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and | | were raised in the Walla Walla, Washington,
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HUBBEL that |, pulled off the hijacking. b7D

further indicate | |) has
'used the alias D. B. COOPER a number of times when registering
at motels.

On November 21, 1979,| was tele- .
phonically contacted by SA JOSEPH C. KELLY in an effort to bé
obtain[__ |Zater turned the documents over b7C
to the FBI on November 28, 1979. — b7D

Jhas indicated to | Jand the FBI that
she is extremely fearful [She advised WARREN
DAVID SMITH had Jabout .
the time he absconded from supervision in September, 1979.

On December 5,-1979.] | advised that Pe

|told him that| jis believed to be accompanied en
by] | who escaped from the Folsom Prison approxi-
mately three months ago and is believed ta be in the southern
California area.

_On December 6, 1979,| |telephonically advised ne6
she believes HUBBEL was incarcerated at a minimum security b7C
facility at Fort Worth, Texas, when | b7D

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' the hijacking incident and does not know whether or not HUBBEL's
[—]oontain the information or a hoax.

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'of him or the money has ever been

Him melshach, wha

"Since we haven't at Sees De

'and we're sfiil

The FBI eas 5 asked ENQUIRED
readers fo nelp crack the mystery

behind one of the great unsolved

crimes of the past 25 years —
who and where is skyjacker D.B.
Sooner?

Aman 'using thai name hijacked a
jetliner in 1971 and parachuted into
the darkness over Oregon, carrying;
$200,060 in cash with him. No trace

found, ae
"Readers of The a

ENQUIRER could -

heip'us solve the -

ome

rd

mystery," said: &

FHI Agent Rainh
has been working :.*
on the case since

found . him, fhe
vase is sill open

SKYJACKER
F€t artist's version
of the mysterious
looking." D.B. Cooper,

Cooper — a tall, dark- coraplexioned
man neatly dressed in a business suit,
topcoat and brown oxfords — hijacked
a Portland-to-Seatile jet on the eve-}
ning of i Nov. 25, 07h. Ty

He demanded that 16.000 $20-bills be
delivered to nim at Seattle along with

* four parachutes — or he would blow!

wp the plane.

Airline officials complied with his
denvand. In return, Cooper alowed!a
ihe 36 passengers and Gyo of the three
Stewardesses to leave the plane.

-He then ordered the pilot. to fly
south to Reno, Nev., af 200 mph at
AG.006 feat with fhe wing flaps dawn,
He ordered the crew members to stayin
in ihe cockpit.

A few minutes later in the dark skies
over Oregon, Cooper inilatched the

' Jet's rear hoarding ramp and jumped

out, wearing one of the parachutes.
The plane was flying at 196 mph,
the temperature was 7 degrees below
zero and there were winds of up to
30 mph. As far as is known, Cooper
Wore to goggles or protective cloihing:
Using a computer, the FBI calcuiat-
ec he parachuted into a 24-square-mil
rea on the Vashiigton-Oregon border
near the rugged shores of Lake Mer-
Win in an area of dense woods and

craggy foothills, almost impenetrable
in many piaces. ,

¢ feut or a trernendous stroke of luc

said Himmelsbach. -
Jf Cooper died thai night, no one
has ever admitted finding | his hody —

Roy

or ti $206,905 ransom.

fhe jump," Himmelsbach said in ex-
plaining how ENQUIRER = readexs
corid hebp. :

"Thai means there is sornmeone some-

"For him to have gotten down un-.
4 injured would have been a peas te:

"Let's assume Cooper didn't survive f.

where who-went missing about thatl —

time and has never re curned, And even
if" Cooper did "survive,
have returned to his- family.

_ "So, we'd be interested in informa-
tion frorn ENQUIRER readers about
any missing person who_ might Bt
Cooper's descrip? tinit.,

"IE he did survive: tha jump, that
yaeans that unless he is very careful
ubout spending the mang @ Heth: at
a time, Re migat be noGeeabie by any
changes ia his life-style. If he was not

a wealth 1y man and he started making
purehs Pica bey ond his means, then this
is semething to Jook for.

"ENQUIRER readers, | especi tally
yank tellers and others who resularly
handle money, also could help by stan-

ing their $20 bills and checking them
against the list ef missing pills. %

"Anvone who might have specific in-

formation that aigat help solve this

22 may not

niysierv.should call ot write their
iseai police or FBI office or wre te:
Speciat Agent in Charge, Pi. 935 S¢e-
oud Avenue, Saatile, Wash. Se174.

De not send any anonyrneus Rifer-
mation, Authorities may wisk io con
tact you to confirm the information.
so be sure to include your name, ad-
dress ana phone number.
aw DENNIS NEZLD

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78) 7 f @ ms @

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FBI
TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION:
(_j Teletype {7} Immediate (J TUP SECRET I
[7] Facsimile CO Priority [_] SECRETE ;
i ATRTEL (Q Rottine Cy CONFIDENTIAL
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Date _12/14/79
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164- 81)
FROM: SAC, PHOENIX (164-571) (RUC)

SUBJECT: NORJAK —
AIRCRAFT HIJACKING (A).
00: SEATTLE

Re PX teléphone call from SA JOSEPH C. KELLY to
Seattle, Supervisor | on 11/21/79; and Phoenix bé |
telephone call to Portland, SA RALPH HIMMELSBACH, on 12/5/79. b7c

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Enclosed for Seattle are the following documents:

pt onigina' letters essed to | | | bé |
dated , both signed b7C

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2, One original envelope addressed to | |

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3. Original and one copy of an FD-302 and interview

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4, Two copies of an insert re investigation b7D
conducted at Phoenix, Arizona.

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PX 164-571
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Enclosed for Portland is one copy each of the above
letters, envelope, news item and two copies of the FD-302 ,
and two copies of the insert.

| } current residence
| | Arizona, telephone number

has been extremely difficult to interview on a personal basis.
AS Mentioned in the enclosed insert. she is extremely fearful

During the dictation of this communication,
| |telephonically advised the true name of

is as fFollows:

| | September, 1979, address 3150 Horton
| Land was land would

be living in |

In the event leads are set forth to interview|

| Jregarding his nossible knowledae of the NORJAK Case,
it is imperative that identity as the

original source of this informati ot be disclosed in an
Manner. Tt is to be noted that

No further investigation in this matter is deemed
necessary at Phoenix, Arizona, at this time, and case should .
be placed in RUC status.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 16 ©
JULY 1673 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR} 104-11,6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
FROM : SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH
SUBJECT: NORJAK

(OO: Seattle)
Bu File 164-2111

DATE: 12/18/79

Re memo to SAC of SA

dated 12/12/79.

Portland indices are negative concerning|

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Case Agent has no recollection that[ sd was ever
considered as a suspect in this matter in the past.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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FO-302 (REV. 3-8-77} ® ©®

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1/10/80

Date of teanscription

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FB. It is the property of the FBi and is laaned to your agency:
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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| | had found a black colored bé6
parachute pack approximately three years ago. She found the BIC
parachute pack between jand the entrance
to the freeway. id not know the exact location where
|}found the parachute pack. The parachute pack
laid around | jfor approximately three years
before she determined what exactly it was. At that time she
remembered that the color of the parachute involved in the
D.B. COOPER hijacking had not been released, so she contacted
the FBI.
| lprovided the black colored parachute pack b6
and stated that she does not want it back. b7C
Investigation on 12/6/79 at é Oregon File. : PD 164-41 - Vy \
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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10
JULY 1973 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE> 1/10/80
FROM SA b6
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SUBJECT: NORJAK
(OO: Seattle)
On_12/3/79,| b6

| Oregon, telephone number | |, telephonically b7C
contacted the Medford RA of the FBI and stated that she had

at] a black colored parachute pack which she felt

could possibly have been connected to the D.B. COOPER hijacking

case. She stated that she would make the parachute pack

available to the FBI for use as necessary.

This matter was discussed with case agent, SA RALPH P.
HIMMELSBACH, and writer was instructed to obtain the parachute

pack from |. b6
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On 12/7/79,| jturned the parachute pack
over to SA| | At that time, she stated that she
did not want the parachute pack back and if the FBI decided
that it was not connected to captioned matter, it could be
discarded.

(2) Portland ( Cr AND A
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SAC, SEATTIE (164-81) 4/10/80
SAC, BALTIMORE (164-223) (SQ 8) (RUC)

NORTAR (AY
00; Seattle

Re BA airtel to Seattle, 11/9/73 and Portland airtel
to Seattle, 10/29/73.

Tnasmuch as no response has been received by Baltimore
per above re communications, this above case is beind considered
ruc a,

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FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 160
SULY 1973 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 10f-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 1/21/80
SA

NORJAC

Re Portland memo of SA | 12/12/79.

The following investigation was conducted regarding.

possible suspect] |:

By State Teletype, Gated 120028 the Denarinent
of Motor Vehicles, Salem, Oregon, advised

| lof | } Eugene, Oregon, holds
- yalid Oregon driver's license number | | issued L.
expiring| Jis described as male, DOB| }

5'11", 180 pounds. pHis-driving_record reveals le-wasissyec
a duplicate license

On 1/4/80, | |lname was rechecked through
the Area Information Records System (AIRS), a computerized
law enforcement records system in Lane County, Oregon. As
a result of this inguiry, information was d that

QB Portland
CL

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— } a whit ale, born , was the
conplainant concerning | lreported to the Eugene
Police Department onL___—sid|'soNo other information is con-

tained in the AIRS system concerning[__].

By State Teletype, dated 1/8/80, the Department
| Jis the

of Motor Vehicles, Salem, Oregon, advised
registered owner of the following vehicles:

{L) (1977 Toyota pickup, Oregon license
regi tered to

, DOB
; DOB

| Eugene, Oregon.

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(2) | | aicsnse'—— 1 es.
registered to}

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above, |

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(3) 1972 Chevrolet, four-door station

wagon, Oregon li ,
registered to at

the above address.

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the following information:
This
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Memorandum

to : SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH (164~41) pate: 1/24/80
FROM ; ARTHUR G. BARGER

suBJECT: NORJAK
00: SEATTLE
BUFILE: 164-2111

The following telephonic information was furnished
by an anonymous source on 1/24/80:

| |, an employee |
| } Portland, Oregon, iS a lookalike of b6
"D. B., COOPER." Other circumstances surrounding the conduct bic
ofL_____—|suggests possible identity as D. B. COOPER. In
addition to the likeness of the composite publicized, he is
of slight build.hetween 5'10"-6', approximately 165-175 pounds
| and is between years of age. His parents are from
| T and have an Air Force background.
ls , and this past year attended the annual D. B. COOPER
| Where Are You celebration in Ariel, Washington. Recently
he announced to some co-employees| |

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in Salen | He apparently lives in
Portland and rides his bicycle | |.

The foregoing information is being furnished for
whatever value it may be and for appropriate investigation as

deemed necessary. You are reminded that| jis b6
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happy to be of assistance in any way he can in this matter.
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Post Office Box 709
Portland, Oregon 97207

January 30, 1986

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Dear F
Thank you for your letter of December 22, 1979, furnishing

information about a possible suspect in the so-called "D.B. Cooper"

hijacking case.
Investigation of major cases such as this one is

difficult and would not be possible without the cooperation of
I want you to know your thoughtfulness

, civic minded citizens.
in providing the information you did is appreciated.

Very truly yours,

ARTHUR G. BARGER
Special Agent in Charge

By :| | , Pe
Supervisory Special Agent bie
4.- Addressee
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in'D:B B. Cooper i 1 jijacking

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By:CLYDE JABIN Lon: duityathe nightortie bijack, and'he's ,
. PORTLAND, Ore (OPE E958 Co0- been chasing Cooper ver: 'Since, put- |
pet, who made America's criminal bal tingintholsands of Hours checking out |
of fame:wher he:pulledioff te world's every lead, and-pursuing some of his
v {first gerial banijeck, for: ea "aero FPR Be BS sisi ged:
sngney sera 3! 'eight 3 he jee "as ent enitusiastic in LPs pers
4 RE VE aes oe a oe

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< 3. Be. os Jigen th ke e sai i
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'| edia Northwest Orient, Airliries: .Bosing 'every eran © Way. yr se
= 'bound -for.Seattle-on a.cold-ant ach said"he tbélleves Coo- .
Tt rainy- night: "in Porfland ¢ on 'Thanksgiv- per Bae er Ee niy with the money at
7 ioe eve, 1971: the bottom: "of Lake Merwin in-@ south- *
, | A few.morents after' takéot! Héidd- - "west: fashington wilderness area about
'! 1 vised acstewardess he hafta bbmbinhis '3 milés*ndeth of Portland.
bi fcasé ant Liwould blow xpthe-plane, aoe whether Gooper'is deathor Alive, ;
if his'demiant sweremot met, ys the EBIis dedicat- -
_ | "He ord ie ere ew'toh have $200,000 - €d to bd to checking a t every Hp, Byery
- ees ohm das e aaigethey ree eet 1 shave "Been ehies! 'bi itetivost- £:
; 'or' ttle. ere have been elves! 'bit 0
' jveréd on tn Aa Sea ra ered the © them have yroved.fo pe false.or phony,
. erew tofly thetridet,¥ which nhadareer - 'such as-"'discovery" -of 'a. parachtite,
~. (door that opened below th he: > tail, to with cusl)_buckles, found a week goin us
Reno. \ +". * . _ the suspected Cooper drop area..So was
>|, En rotite,-he buckled on-a: parachute, , acpair of pants, believed worn by 'Coo-
J orgered the crew:to slow the airliner to -per,-found hanging from a-tree Hind: a.
*, J about '200"inp) and fiad. A Stewardess -f6w years: "back...
 jopen the reardoor? Opt fe ora with ast 1 veteran FBI agentis workinghis
the money fever to'be "heard from ~-, Jast Thanks sgiving Anniversary « of the.-

ye

f

3 again.. No tiacerof: 'hig ort ge" mopey ssearch for , berause mandatory .

. ee Ie re sinech: if a vnext Bap 20 Bc comes gay |
2 ik elsbai as ine . ae

<a me ~ Tee (#3 = RES ot a Jt Fe Pay? - Seti Be

Nevada State journal, Thursday, 11/22/79

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 1/30/80

SAC, PORTLAND (164~41) (P)

NORTAL

{OO: Seattiec)

Bufile 164-2111

Re suspect kph), Woodland, siashington. Pe

Tor information of Seattle, on 1/15/80, an adult male
telovhonically contacted the Portland office to furnish the
following information:

lis considers as a possible suspect in this matter one

| (phonetic), a white male in his 50's who has brown b6
hair, balding, who fits the physical description of Unsub and b7C
who resenbles the composite that has been publishe¢ Srous
times_in the media. This complainant stated that drives
automobile with a black vinyl top, has considerable

funds, the source of which is unknown, hanos out at bars in
Woodland, Washington, claims to| | Woodiand,
although the_complainant stated he has reason to believe the
individual - Complainant stated
that .

The above complainant declined to furnish his name, b6
but he furnished his Social Security number as b7¢

He stated he reads the newspapers and should | be identified b7D

and arrested, he will come forward and reveal himself.

LUAD

SEATTIGC

AT WOODLAND, WASHINGTON. Will, if

Jha

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already been processed and climinatced, consider him as a possible b7c

suspect in this matter.

ARHED AND DANGEROUS

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SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (PB) 1/31/80

Sal ] bé
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UNSUB, aka

Dan Cooper;

CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT —
ATRCRAFPT HIJACKING {A)
{OO: Portland)

On 12/27/79, Lieutenant| Jof the Yamhill b6
County Sheriff's Office, McMinnville. Orecon, advised that b7C
al loft » McMinnville,
Oregon, telephone | |, had come into his office today
and advised that he had information on the id N
COOPER. | Jtold Lieutenantl_ that |

evidently had lived next_to an individual who he

s is the UNSUB COOPER, | L Dieutenant

Jadvised[_—| that he would contact the FBI and
have them make contact with him regarding this matter.

On 12/28/79, | |was contacted b6
at his_residence,| , -icMinnville, Oregon, b7C
by SA Jadvised that |

[ } had told them that he was sure
that the individual being sought for aircraft piracy using
the name DAN COOPER was, in fact, a former neighbor of

his by the name of] lsupposediy was
Oregon,
|; Oregon. According toL__ b6
| told him that the composite that he saw in b7C

the newspapers of DAN COOPER was exactly the_same_ in
appearance as the individual_by the name of | |.
further advised that old him that

is now| living somewhere in Canada.
| Ladvised] Ivesides atL__] b6
| Oregon, and can be contacted bIC
at _teiephone | L He advised he is employed as a
| larea. He further stat 77
, Mb yn tf ~— fDPY
2 Portland akitehayd Ls) ws ;
SERIALIZAD a b6 |
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that | lwas a previous neighbor and not a neighbor of b6
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regarding information he has concerning | [

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Sri, VIA: PRECEDENCE: . CLASSIFICATION: !
Teletype Immediate Cy TOP Srerer— :
_} Facsimile (C) Priority L)SEGRES
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TO DIRECTOR (]64-2]]]) IMMEDIATE
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ATTN: CID, ATTN:
NORJAK,. OO: SEATTLE.
RE PORTLAND TELCAL TO MR. HOMER A. BOYNTON, JR.,
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FEBRUARY ]2, ]980.
TO CONFIRM INFORMATION SET FORTH IN REFERENCED TELCAL,
| JOF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON,
CONTACTED PORTLAND OFFICE REGARDING PARTIALLY DECOMPOSED
$20 BILLS WHICH THEY FOUND ON A STRIP OF LAND BETWEEN
THE COLUMBIA RIVER AND LAKE VANCOUVER. AT LEAST NINE
OF THESE BILLS ARE IDENTICAL WITH RANSOM LOOT THIS MATTER,
EXACT TOTAL AMOUNT INDETERMINABLE DUE TO CONDITION, BUT
BELIEVED TO BE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS.
n
\ QA aN V7
Searched
Serialized
Indezed | ee
Filed _ —
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OS ceedt
Approved Transmitted CL P
(Number) (Time} FBI/DOS

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FD-36 (Rev. 3-24-77) 6
" FBI ®

|

!

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION:
["] Teletype (C} Immediate LHEOP-SREREE—
[) Facsimile [7] Priority CC) SBR eS |
OO [_] Routine CT SCONPDENFIAEL
CPE H-P-}

(1) CLEAR

|

Date

PAGE TWO PD ]64-4] UNCLAS

PURSUANT TO INSTRUCTIONS OF E.A.D. BOYNTON, NATIONAL
PRESS CONFERENCE BEING HELD IN PORTLAND OFFICE 3 P.M.,
P.S.T. THIS DATE, AND SAME BEING HELD BY SEATTLE DIVISION,
3:]5 P.M., P.S.T,.

A SEARCH OF AREA WHERE BILLS FOUND BEING CONDUCTED
BY PORTLAND AND SEATTLE AGENTS.

AT EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY SUBSEQUENT TO PRESS
CONFERENCE, RANSOM BILLS WILL BE FORWARDED TO FBI LAB.

BT

Approved: Transmitted Per
(Number) (Time) FBI/DOJ

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:

SACRAMENTO
SAN DIEGO

SALT IA KE CITY
MINNEAPOLIS

BT
UNCLAS

NORJAK, OO SEATTLE,

COPY ATTACHED PRESS RELEASE.

OFFICE WHICH WILL ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING:

FBI'
PapeipEnce : CLAS SIFICATION:
Elelyps- Immediate
_j Facsimile [24| Priority [=-SEGREF-
[4 [_j Routine 'd
[J UNCLAS
2/12/80
Date
FM PORTLAND
TO SEATTLE (164-81)
LOS ANGELES DENVER
SAN FRANCISCO LAS VEGAS

FOR INFO RECEIVING OFFICES, AT 3:00 PM, PST, TODAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 1980, PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN PORTLAND

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to
File No. Portland, Oregon

January 12, 1980

PRESS RELEASE

Arthur G. Barger, Special Agent in Charge of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for Oregon, has announced
a development in a crime which began on the night of November 24,
1971, at Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, and has
become widely known since that time as the D. B. Cooper Hijacking
Case.

On the night before Thanksgiving, 1971, a man who gave
the name Dan Cooper bought a one-way ticket on Northwest Airlines
Flight 305 from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington.

Upon departing Portland International Airport, Cooper notified a
stewardess that he was hijacking the aircraft and displayed to

her what he said was a bomb in his briefcase. The flight proceeded
to Seattle, where after maintaining a holding pattern for several
hours, it was permitted to land and refuel. After $200,000

and four parachutes demanded by the hijacker were brought on

board, he released all of the passengers and ali but four members
of the crew. The flight then took off and proceeded south

through Washington toward Reno, Nevada. The hijacker instructed
that the flaps and gear remain lowered and the rear stair door

open. As the aircraft passed over LaCenter, Washington, cabin

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pressure: fluctuation was observed, which was later determined to
indicate his departure from the aircraft through the rear
stairwell door. Since that time no trace of the hijacker,

the parachutes, or the money has been found until Sunday,
February 10, 1980.

On that date while on an outing with their children,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dwayne Ingram of Vancouver, Washington,
discovered a sum of money partially buried by sand in the
north river bank of the Columbia River, approximately five miles
down river from the U.S. Interstate 5 bridge crossing between
Portland and Vancouver, Washington. The Ingrams contacted the
FBI and an examination of the badly decomposed $20 bills
reveals that they bear serial numbers identical to a portion of
those given to the hijacker. Because of the decomposed nature
of the bills an exact estimate of the recovered money is not
possible pending a laboratory examination, however, it appears
to be several thousand dollars. The packaging and the numbered
sequence indicate that the bills have not been separated and
are in much the same order as when given to the hijacker.

The bills will be sent immediately to the FBI Laboratory for
additional examination.

It appears logical that the package of bills could
have been carried downstream on one of the Washington tributaries
of the Columbia River to the site where they were found.

Special Agents of the FBI from Oregon and Washington
have secured the area and commenced an intensive search.

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KERRKES

For the information of the media, those present at
a news conference conducted at the office of the FBI, Portland,
at 3:00 p.m. on February 12, 1980, were William M. Baker,
Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI for Oregon,
Raiph P. Himmelsbach, Special Agent of the FBI, and

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dwayne Ingram.

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Airtel

2/13/80

79: -- DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2121)
: ATTN: YB LABORATORY, DOCUMENT SECTION, $4

IDENTIFICATION "DIVISION, LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

' bb
"bIC

PROM: = SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (2).

NORJAK
_ Re Portland teletype to Fann sttention[_ |
| |, 2/12/80... :
Forwarded under separate cover to the Bureau are 12
Plastic packets, earch containing an unknown quantity of U. 8.
currency in a deteriorating condition.

"REQUEST OF THE FBI LABORATORY, DOCUMENT SECTION

oe Separate curreny t to determine exact anount contained

 'Bxamane soil residue co-mingled with currency, to
deternine soil type, to assist in determining possible other
location where currency may have been besides sandy beach aren.
REQUEST OP THE IDENTIFICATION DIVISION LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

. - Examine currency for any tatent fingerprints contained. -
thereon.

d-bureau (Roe: 12)_ 1 Ex ) — |

ckage s.] press -

1-Seattle (164-81) IGA A \< om
Cp Portland :

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re "TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Ko

lt is mutually agreed ond understood between the United States and cars

us f — M2,

EARCHE santven
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"FEB i 3 1980

ters, 'nated

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ore parties to this bill of lading that: .

' sacmaamee; .
"This bill of lading is governed by the 'régulation® réloting Tete as *publiskie' in Title. 4; Part. 52. of the" 2.
.. »Code of Federal Regulations. _ i
oo Excepras provided in-4, CFR 5? orgs otherwise stotad hereon, this- bit of lacing is also: subject to "the: same | 3 :
- cules and conditlons ¢s govern. com mercial shipments made an the. usual forms provided tt. erefor by the 'carriet.
' T. Prepaymeat of chorges sholl 'n no way be demanded nor shall carrier moke. any. coftection of charges at
atime of delivery. . vt ees

GENERAL INSTRUCHONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECT IONS
an , Cottineat ot shouts of the: prescribed form shovid-be- 'used ond aiteched hereto when spoce- under « *"De- ---
scription of Articles" on the face of this bill of Iéding. is inadequate. i
2. Where accessortal or special services, such 03 exclusive use of cat. "ob. tisck" expedi: ed. service, protectiy2 . \.. . ;
service, reconsignment, etc., are ordered incident to the line-hav! transportation, the bill af lading shall'be er-
dorsed to show the name of the. carrier uponwhich the raquest was made.dnd the kind and scope of the special
services ordered. The endorsement may be placed on the face hereof under the "Description of Articles" or in
the block reserved for "Marks," if space is available, or.in the space provided on this page for "Special Services _ ;
Ordered," and shali be signed by or for the person who ordered the services if such an endorsement ts im- - '
prdctical, the same informatian may be set. forth in o statement bearing the number of the covering bill cf
lading, which shall be signed by or for the person who ordered the services and, if possible, attached" to the
bill of lading. If the bili of fading is not available, the originel and ane copy of the statement shell be sur-
rendered to the carrier from which the services were ordered, the o-iginal to be transmitted to the last line-
hau! carrier for presentation in connection with the bill for trne-haul transportation charges.

not furnished, the bill of lading shall

_ ae ht

= emhautes

Where accessorial or special! servicas are shown as orderad but were
be so annotated.
_ 8, Shortage or damage reports shail be made an. agency- designated forms, not on the bill of lading. Con-
signees shail observe the instructions 'on the reverse of the. Consignee's Copy of the bill.of lading.
4.5 GAO 3.issued by the Comptroller General of the United States contains detailed billing instructions.
Copies may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Oflice, Washington, D.C.
20402. . : r : »

ane . . : - =~ oe . . -- wm - . es ~¢ .-
+ te a ee . . .

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, U.S. GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING co 'Le C6835 47 .

. MEMORANDUM copy 7 L ,
FHANSPORTATION COMPANY — 2 ORDER/RELEASE NO. .
texvereo to» FERERAL EX
THIS GAR OR TRUCK AT . am GAR-TRUCK-CONTAINER MARKED CAPACITY '¢ : DATE
STO P® . . (Length/Cube) | "ADERES | FURNISHED | FuRNisHeo t| ATE B/L ISSUED
IMPORTANT ORDERED | FURNISHED
FOR oo Oe : - wemerondon copy and send fetish this information in cose of carlood or tricktond shipments only.
CAR, TRUCK ORCCNTAINER KIND . Oo , :
: TITIALS AND HO. ; eas copy to fiscal office i" .
? - ; , ~ - __ J FAgM
= BORBAD JEVESTIGAT IO"
7 RECEIVED BY THE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY NAMED ABOVE, SUBJEC] TO ORTLAND 92 "
3 CONDITIONS NAMED ON THE REVERSE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL OF LADING, THE HOG, Bete FTI FIRST. + P R O2 .
| PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, IN APPARENT GOOD ORDER AND CON- [Finy name OF Sere

DITION [CONTENTS AND VALUE UNKNOWN), 1O BE FORWARDED TO DESTINA- | "ep gS | Po OF JUSTICE

HON BY THE SAID COMPANY AND CONNECTING LINES, THERE TO BE DELIVERED

4N LIKE GOOD-ORDER AND CONDITION TO SAID CONSIGNEE. ; - FEDERAL B BUREAD 4 TEVESTIOATION
| CONSIGNEE (Name, address and ZIP code) . ; : MARKS
| DLRECPOR, FEL
| WASHTNGT ON PGs 20535 — ——______——. -

mS Attn: Lab. } ° - * CHARGES TO BE BILLED TO ;

DESTINATION {Name of Teeradbation. . ; DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY ° ¥.8. DEST OF OR _JUSPTICK ee
-¥.B.%._____ _—- . _— | surcai on orrice PaMer a) Bure an 'of Tevestigation
| MASHINGRON DG. 20535 ee Washington, D.f. 20535 _ Eee
| {Street address} ; (State or country) . _ (ZIP code)| (Street address. (City) (State or country) (ZIP code}
| VIA (Rowe shi iwhen ad — to the Government). . APPROPRIATION CHARGEABLE .

SEAL KOS. "FOR CARRIERS USEONIY | __ _ _ :

. OR FREIGHT BILL ND, i *
WAYORL AG, OR : CORTRACTORS WELL. RETURN UNUSED OR CANCELED BILLS OF LADING YO GOVERNMENT OFFICE
APPLIED 8Y: : WED.
PAG ° DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES. NUMBERS .
__ PACKAGES (Use carrier's classification or tariff ¢ description if possible, . WEIGHTS
KO. KIND - : otherwise use a clear I description . 'PACKAGES. |- - -
a|box| Eyidemse = 2 2° «2 2 i |
. ~ . ' \ a
| . f TARIFF OR SPECIAL RATE RUTHORITIES-(CL, TL, or Vol. 'onty)
) iF THIS SHIPHENT FULLY LOADS THE CAR OR TRUCK useo, cuecx [1 ves ; ;
| CARRIER FURNISHED [_] PICKUP B/L RO, ; "FOR USE OF ISSUING OFFICE. .
| SERVICE ATORIGIN. [—] TRAP-CAR |} |— 5 - | GONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER | , os
INITIALS OF SHIPPER'S AGENT, WO, OR OTHER AUTHORITY — 2 ——_—_-__—-_--— ————— DATED.
RAME OF TRANSPORTATION . F.0.8. POINT NAMED meee —en eee ans She me om eee oe omen oe
COMPANY - FEDERAL EXPRESS NAME OF ISSUING OFFICER 0 eS penis Sp ee ~

DATE OF RECEIPT OF SHIPMENT | INITIAL CARRIERS AGENT, BY SIONATURE BELOW, CERTIFIES rate PLL 3/80 mSuppart Sarvines. Supve —————
| ; fof: HE RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL BILL OF LADING. seulng oFFice Pageread Sorean 6f Inve stigation —
SIGNATURE OF AGENT a PER ; 508 _BIRS?, PORTLAND, om 97 201

tee : _ , Z ' oy we, 0 t oasresh REESE vc) ; {State or country} (ZIP code}:
| ' - Ho ne ea BR BORir vm - bic
THIS CONSIGNMENT DELIVERED COMPLETE AND IN APPARENT GOOO ORDER EXCEPT AS MAY. BE INDICATED HEREAFTER, = = fw p E lsnogrese _ Cbamace

toa La oye .
| {[} carRicr oS8D REPORT ATTACHED, CARRIER FURNISHED Coetiverr (C}rrap-car servict ar estinariow. ° a ; 's
: a caned # sooo EL ete vente id TRS
| rarest Ze THEN SS 7 bai yo ~ sass ro FORM 110%¢
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* SHOW ALSO CUBIC MEASUREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS VIA AIR, TRUCK OR WATER CARRIER IX CASES WHERE REQUIRED. - eo ae NOB21

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FBI Z I
TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
Kx Teletype {_] Immediate C7 HVePSRECREE
(L] Facsimile {7} Priority [SSEGRES i
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(SNChAS THEE 0 1 D2 CO Z-
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Date _ FEBRUARY 12, 11980
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FM PORTLAND (164-41) P
TO DIRECTOR ROUTINE
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NORJAK; OO:SEATTLE.

RE PORTLAND TELETYPE TO FBIHOQ, ATTENTION:

| |, DATED FEBRUARY 12, 1980. é

BEING FORWARDED TO FBIHQ BY FEDERAL EXPRESS IS A PACKAGE
CONTAINING EVIDENCE TO BE EXAMINED BY THE LABORATORY DIVISION
AND THE IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, THE BILL OF LADING NUMBER IS
L-0,683,547.

PACKAGE IS TO ARRIVE AT FBIHQ AROUND NOON ON FEBRUARY 14,
1980.

AM COPY BEING FORWARDED TO SEATTLE.

BT

1-Seattle (164-81) (AM) (SA ~A \~\ 728

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

5030-110

Gs

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OPTIONAL FORM HO, 10
wWLY 1973 EDITION ; i

A FPMR {41 CFR) 101-11,6

NITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

FILE (164-41) DATE: 2/12/80
ASAC WILLIAM M. BAKER
NORJAK

Pursuant to being notified by SA RALPH P, HIMMELSBACH
that serial numbers from partially-decomposed $20 bills turned
over to him on 2/12/80 matched serial numbers used in ransom
money of captioned case, the following steps were immediately
taken:

The individual who found the money, |

was interviewed by SAs HIMMELSBACH and[_ | The
exact location where the money was found, on a strip of Land
between the Columbia River Sal Luke Taner. has uinnebata
The complete cooperation of was
obtained and they agreed to accompany FBI Agents to physically
determine the locate site.

Simultaneously, the Seattle Division asac,[ __and
SA | Vancouver RA, Seattle Division, were notified
of this development, Mr. HOMER BOYNTON and SAC BARGER, Portland
Division, were telephonically advised at FBIHQ of above and that
ASAC proposed a major press conference be held at 3:00 p.m, this

date, This was approved and Seattle Division was advised to hold

press conference. Media Representative SA |
telephonically advised appropriate media contacts that

a press conference was to be held to reveal a major development
in captioned case.

Agents of the Portland Division were sent home and

instructed to dress in appropriate warm clothing for cold weather

search and all Agent conference scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

| |, Northwest Orient
Airlims, Portland International Airport, was notified, as were
Northwest

|, both Minnea~

polis, home office, telephone (612) 726-2331. SAC Secretary,
Minneapolis, also was apprised of above contacts.

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PD 164-41

Arrangements were made |

, 1n order To

maintain confidentiality]

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Fite - Seria) Charge »

FD-5 (Rev. 10-13-89)

@

Date IE 77

Class. Office of Origin Case No.

[3 Pending C Closed

Serlal No. Description of Serial

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Fy
OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10
JULY 1973 EDITION - 2]

GSA FPMR (41 CFR} 101-11.6

7 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

M. marandhun

TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 2/15/80

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SUBJECT: NORJAK
{0O: Seattle}

On 2/15/80, | |, b6é
| |, Oregon,| |, work number| | appeared at the bic

Portland Office of the = in response to newspaper article
cope cone D.B. COOPER. _| had altered a picture in the

er some Located oe
located at
last known to be at the

|, Norfold, Virginia, where he was an

| advised
an d_ hunted s while they b6

was cutie familiar with b7¢
outdoor living. | jadvised he and |

[ |
ladvised additionally

there was an individual| named
| who [ |disliked very much.

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Norfold in the latter _part of and tha would b7c
now be approximately | lyears old. |

Jand has not been heard from since.
is described as having pretty eyes, of jeminate appearance,
was quiet and a loner. [ Ladvised that seemed to have

been | I.
ladvised he believes he has a picture of[ b6
and can locatel lat home asl lis currently bic
in Portland |
advised he would_make this picture and] javailable
i£ contacted in .
LEAD bé
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effort to obtain picture of| Jand obtain : oer TO

— for future references.

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»

2a Federal Bureau of fv

to D.B, Cooper. Brian
"ar Vancouver, Wash,
oa

AP. photo
nd dollars
na picnic

16

ran several pages of purport-
terview with Cooper, and two
sap County men were arrested
_ fF selling a fake interview with
pper to a former contributing
tor of Newsweek for $30,000.
ive months ago, two Tacoma
in said they had talked with

nee

. Staff photo by Bruce. McKim

DB. Cooper, who, they said, was
living in Puyallup. The .man tald
them that the money ,was buried

under a pile of garbage at the

Puyallup dump. :
Mostly, however, people just *
pave had fun with the D.B. Cooper . #
story. T-shirts with the picture of = yes
D.B. Cooper in his sunglasses and Bee
bearing the legend, "D.B. Cooper, — eas.
'Where Are You?" became popu- 2232 -.'
jar, and there even was a song. SAPs,
written about him. * Veg
The residents of Ariel, Cowlitz ee: i

near where Cooper Sup
bailed out, started holding
an annual "D.B. Cooper Day" to
commemorate the event. The fes-
tival, called the "Cooper Caper,"
featured bear stew and sky divers
and attracted more than 800 peo-
ple. But not, apparently, D,B..
Cooper, — co,

As for the two Federal Bureau
of Investigation agents who have
een on the case since it began;
'they say they believe D.B. Cocper
probably died the night he went
out the-plane.

"Tt is my personal opinion that
he is dead," said Joseph O'Con-
nell, who has retired. "He jumped
out of a plane at 10,000 feet on a
cold, raw night and he jumped in
an-area densely populated with
Douglas fir and ponderosa pine."
~ Ralph 'Himmelsbach, Portland'
¥.B.I. agent who is.to retire Feb-
ruary 29, 'said he was "delighted"
about the money being found. He
said the find reduced the chances
af Manner ever being found alive

County,
posedly

"ABBY tind soine bones," Kisher'
'Said, Then the

telephone rang in
the next room, Figger raced to an-
swer it, laugh d announced,
"San Jose calling." .

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x

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'These are sketches_of Cooper
made from the recollections of

'passengers and crew of the hi-

jacked airliner.

Freight-train crash
kills 1, injures 5

ORLEANS ROAD, W.Va. —
(AP) — Two Chessie System
freight trains crashed head-on be-
fore dawn yesterday, killing an en-

jneer and injuring five crewmen.

'The crash killed Barbara Jean
Hopkins, an engineer who was
driving the westbound train, ac-
cording to Ted Fisher, a trainmas-

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. -. Portland, Oregon
te! ; 3B.
February 22; 1980

. PRESS RELEASE

Arthur G. parser, special Agent in Charge: Federal |

Bureau of Investigation for, the District of Oregon, advised
Special Agents of the Federal Bureau | of. Investigation, assisted
by officers of the 'Clark County , Washington, Sheriff's. 'Depaxt-
'ment, conducted a 'search of a. seotion® of beach on the: bank, of. |
the Columbia River 'approximately nine miles. downstrear from
the Interstate 5 Bridge between Portland and Vancouver. Nothing
was located in the search during the' day except for at few more :
small fragments. of bills. similar, to those found on 'February. 12,0
1980, at the: Same. location as. that from which the pills were mo
removed by the Ingram family on February. 10, (1980..

- re has been determined through the records of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the material on the beach -
was deposited there as. the result of a dredging operation in.
the Columbia River in August, '1974, The assistance of a
geologist has been obtained in an 'effort 'to. determine whether
or not the "money was depoisted at that location as a part of"
of the spoilage of the dredging operation. is meticulous search |

'of the beach area will continue on | Februax 1980. oo
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Ti} (Original - sal 7) (1-Ea., SC). (2)
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Filed

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Portland, Oregon

February 15, 1980

NEWS INQUIRY RE D. B. COOPER MATTER

The search of the pertinent Columbia Riverbank

area has been completed. The total find consisted of the

bills found by and a few fragments of —
bills.
The results are now being evaluated to determine
what future investigative efforts will be feasible.
1 - Press (SA ] ' b6
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1 - SA HIMMELSBACH
1 - Switchboard
1o- Each Supervisor (5) 1
= Bach Sc (2) |\a4-A \ ~|
Searched <
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a)

| a
Dissemination
Routing Slip
FD-417 (9-12-69)
{Copies to Offices Checked)
To: [[] Director, Att.:
Ta SAC, (PERSONAL ATTENTION)
[_] Albany (_j Houston (-] Oklahoma City
-_] Albuquerque (C1 Indianapolis f_) Omaha
-] Alexandria _] Jackson (_] Philadeiphia
L_] Anchorage (C1 Jacksonville [_} Phoenix
[_} Atlanta (1 Kansas City {_] Pittsburgh
LE} Baltimore [_] Knoxville (_] Portland
(_] Birmingham (_] Las Vegas Cj Richmond
[ } Boston (_} Little Rock [_] Sacramento
{—} Buffalo (_} Los Angeles (_j St. Louis
[| Butte C_] Louisville (_} Salt Lake City
[_] Charlotte (_j Memphis (_} San Antonio
[_) Chicago (_} Miami (— San Diego
£_] Cincinnati [1 Milwaukee (_j San Francisco
{_] Cleveland L_) Minneapolis : (_] San Juan
| _) Columbia [_) Mobile {_} Savannah
[_} Dallas (C] Newark Seattle
(_} Denver f_] New Haven Springfield
[_} Detroit (_) New Orleans C_] Tampa
[~) El Paso (_] New York City {_) Washington Field
[] Honolulu {_] Norfolk
Date 2/19/80
RE; NORJAK
00: Seattle
REMARK S: .
Enclosed is letter from the b6é
Law Offices | b7C

Minneapolis, Minnesota, dated 2/14/80
which was forwarded to the Portland Office.
You may wish to coordinate requests for
recovered money by Northwest Airlines and
Globe Indemnity Company and correspond
with them accordingly. =

Asac WILLIAM R. BAKER
FILE #: OFFICE PORTLAND
b6
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A A \ ~VIBD a |
Searched __
Serialized |
Indexed |
Filed ; rene
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LAW OFFICES

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33 SOUTH FIFTH STREET b7C
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402
TELEPHONE [612] 339-4911
TELECOPIER [612] 338 4151
TWX S1I0O-S76-2737
February 14, 1980
. Mr. Bill Baker
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
P. O. Box 709
Portland, Oregon 937207
Re: D. B. Cooper
Dear Mr. Baker:
We have become aware that some of the money given to D. B.
Cooper has been recovered. This letter is to advise you
that our client, Globe Indemnity Company, reimbursed Northwest
Airlines for the money which was given to BD. B. Cooper. It
is our opinion, based on the terms of the contract pursuant
to which such indemnification was made, that Globe Indemnity
is entitled to receive any recovery made until the full
amount of indemnification has been repaid.
We would appreciate being kept advised of what recovery is
or has been made.
| Very truly yours,
| bé6
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SAINT PAUL OFFICE SOUTHEABTERN REGIONAL OFFICE WEBTERN REGIONAL OFFICE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL OFFICE
1ZIO MINNEGOTA BUILOING BUITE S50 Suite 200 Suite 212
BAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA SS5'0t 2690 CUMBERLAND PARKWAT 18600 FAIRTHILD ORIVE 42625 (Bu FREEWAY
TELEPHONE (612) 224-Ses4 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 35358 IRVINE, CALIFGRNIA 8271S OALLAS, TEXAS 7FS2g4

TELEPHONE (#04) 434-7100 TELEPHONE (714) BSI-O2ZS! TELEPHONE (214) SaD-e7S54

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The following investigation was conducted by SAs bé
| Jon February 13, 1980: bic

AT PORTLAND, OREGON

| Waterways
Maintenance Branch, Navigation Division, U.S. Army Engineer bé
District, 319 S.W. Pine, telephone was contacted b7c
regarding dredging operations on the Columbia River since
Novenber 24, 1971. The purpose of obtaining this information
was to determine if it was possible Pa
located on the beach property on th
Vancouver, Washington, on February 10, 1980, could have been
placed there through dredging operations on the Columbia River.

| | after a review of his records, advised b6
that the only dredging operation between November 24, 1971, b7c
and the present in the vicinity of the
was Quring August 6 through September 13, 1974. .

Material dredged from the river channel in the
Columbia River was placed in several Locations on or near .
the _ | as well as one location across the b6
river on the Oregon side. . b7C

The dredge material deposited at the site where
the money was located came from the north haif of the ship
channel, which is 300 feet wide, between river mile 96
plus 38 feet and river mile 97 plus 17 feet. This material
was deposited on the beach area of the| | bé6
| between August 19 through the 25th, 1974, and consisted of b7C
91,100 cubic yards of fill.

The channel is maintained at 40 feet in depth
and all the material above 40 feet is dredged out. The
dredge "Washington" of the General Construction Company
did the dredging on this project. It had a 24 inch pipe
with wiper bar inside the pipe. The wiper bar keeps Large
objects such as rocks from passing through the pipe. Tir.
Co stated it would be possible for a 16xi6x4 inch pack- b6
age to get through the pipe; however, it is likely that a bI7C
package that size or a human body or parts thereos would

\G4 ~A\~ 1790
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be broken into pieces by the auger then passed through the
pipe and deposited on the beach. The material deposited
on the beach was spread with tractors probably over a area
of 50 yards in each direction. Because of the flow of the
Columbia River, sand deposited on the bank by the dredge is
washed away. Additionally, an amount of dredge material
pera es on the beach slides back into the river.

added that the dredge works 24 hours a day and any b6
objects such as money or bones would go unnoticed if deposit- b7C

ed on the shore during the night.
| |provided six aerial photographs of the b6

Columbia River which show the _area wher he 1974 dredge b7c
material was deposited on the| | The

September 6, 1974, photographs show the deposit left after the
dredging and is marked to indicate where the money was located.

The August 9, 1970, photographs show the area before the

dredging, and the September 29, 1979, photographs show the

area aS it appears at present.

| Jalse provided a chart titled Columbia b6
River Willow Bar, dated December 4, 1979, which has been b7C
marked to show the location of the money, dredge material,
and area of the channel that was dredged.

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TRANSMIT. VIA:

Seis

(-j Facsimile

@ .

FBI
PRECEDENCE:
{_} Immediate
ORD

(J Routine

CLAS SIFICATION:

C}SRCRET-
[I CONPIDENTAE

(_] SNCTAS EFT O
a GeED

CRIMES UNIT, TO PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 19 AND 20, 1980.
IN RESPONSE TO BUREAU REQUEST FOR SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS MATTER, THE FOLLOWING IS SET FORTH:

AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 P.M., FEBRUARY 11, 1980, |

TELEPHONICALLY

, VANCOUVER, WASRINGTON,

CONTACTED THE PORTLAND OFFICE TO ADVISE HE HAD FOUND SOME OLD DE-
COMPOSED $20 BILLS, AND HE WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER THE BILLS WERE
BEING SOUGHT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
SERIAL NUMBERS FURNISHED BY[____] DISCLOSED TWO WERE ON NORJAK

RANSOM LIST. THIRD SERIAL NUMBER FURNISHED CONTAINED TOO MANY

NCIC CHECKS OF THREE

© \GA-AV-\79|

{Number} (Time)

Date FEBRUARY 20, 1980
FM PORTLAND (164-41) P
TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) PRIORITY
LSeartne (164-81) prrorrrypQO4YZ-
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UNCLAS
ATTN.: PERSONAL CRIMES UNIT
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FBI/DOS

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FBI

TRANSMIT, VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:

C1] Teletype ([] Immediate L |-POP-SRCRET I

CJ Facsimile (] Priority CSSCREE

0 | [J Routine SHON BEER

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(SHUNGEAS EPO

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Date

PAGE TWO PD 164-41 UNCLAS

DIGITS AND WAS Not A HIT. [____], WHO HAD BEEN CALLING FROM COIN bé6

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TELEPHONE FROM VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, CALLED BACK AT APPROXIMATELY

5:30 P.M. TO DETERMINE RESULTS OF NCIC CHECK AND WAS TOLD FBI WAS
INTERESTED IN THE MONEY. APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR HIM TO BRING MONEY

TO PORTLAND OFFICE, 9:00 A.M., FEBRUARY 12, 1980. AT APPROXIMATELY

9:45 A.M., FEBRUARY 12, 1980,

b6
[_], APPRARED AT PORTLAND OFFICE AND FURNISHED PORTLAND CASE b7¢

AGENT, SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH, WITH PLASTIC BAGGIE CONTAINING
SEVERAL CLUMPS OF $20 BILLS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIAL NUMBERS

PREVIOUSLY CHECKED, AND ADDITIONAL NUMBERS CONTAINED ON RANSOM

LIST AND IDENTIFIABLE AS RANSOM. STATED THEY HAD

BEEN ON FAMILY OUTING ON BEACH OF COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR LAKE VANCOUVER,

VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1980, WHEN

DECIDED TO BUILD A BONFIRE. HE ASSEMBLED SOME DRIFTWOOD, b6
b7C

AND AS HE STARTED TO PLACE IT ON THE BEACH SAND TO BUILD A FIRE,

|} BENT DOWN AND, WITH

HIS HANDS, SMOOTHED THE SAND TO CLEAR A PLACE TO BUILD THE FIRE.

AT THAT MOMENT, | WITH HIS HANDS, A BUNDLE THAT

TURNED OUT TO BE THE MONEY IN THIS MATTER. THE MONEY, AT THAT

Approved: Transmitted Per
(Number} (Time)

FBI/DO!

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FBI i

TRANSMIT. VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION:
{_] Teletype [7] Immediate CAFOP-SRERET-
C) Facsimile [7] Priority (3Se6ReT
3 ( Routine [S-CONPBENPiAn
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Date

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PAGE THREE PD 164-41 UNCLAS

TIME, WAS IN A PARCEL BARELY HELD TOCETHER BY DECOMPOSED RUBBER-
BANDS WHICH CRUMBLED AND FELL AWAY UPON BEING HANDLED. VARIOUS
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY EXAMINED AND HANDLED THE MONEY WHICH THEY
THEN TOOK HOME WITH THEM THAT EVENING. THE FOLLOWING DAY,
FEBRUARY 11, 1980,[ _—'| RELATED THE STORY OF THE FINDING OF b6

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THE MONEY TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES AT U-CART MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

VANCOUVER, WHERE | | AND THEY TOLD HIM ABOUT THE

COOPER SKYJACKING CASE AND POSSIBILITY THAT THE MONEY MAY HAVE
COME FROM THIS RANSOM, HE THEN CONTACTED THE PORTLAND FBI OFFICE

UPON GETTING OFF OF WORK THAT DAY.

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AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M., FEBRUARY 12, 1980, |
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APPEARED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE PORTLAND FBI OFFICE AT WHICH

time[ _|RELATED TO THE PRESS THE ABOVE STORY RELATING TO THE

FINDING OF THE MONEY. ON FEBRUARY 13, 1980, | }

| } VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, TELEPHONICALLY

CONTACTED SA HIMMELSBACH AT THE PORTLAND FBI OFFICE TO ADVISE

THAT THE STORY OF THE FINDING OF THE MONEY BY WAS bé6é
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NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. SHE STATED THAT THE MONEY HAD ACTUALLY

BEEN FOUND BY

Approved: Transmitted Per
(Number) (Time)

FBI/DOU

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FBI

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[-] Teletype (-) Immediate }
("] Facsimile C Priority SS86RET-
(a (7 Routine CSCONF BEN TTAL
|

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PAGE FOUR PD 164-41 UNCLAS

WHO WERE PLAYING TOGETHER IN THE SAND BY THE FIRE WHILE, AT THE

TIME THE MONEY WAS FOUND, WAS MANY FEET AWAY

FROM THE FIRE AND THE PLACE WHERE THE MONEY WAS FOUND AND WAS

ACTUALLY NEAR THE WATER'S EDGE. UNDER CLOSE QUESTIONING ABOUT

b6é
b7¢c

THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, INDICATED THAT PERHAPS NOT ALL

OF THE MONEY HAD BEEN TURNED IN BY

. SHE AGREED TO DO WHAT SHE COULD TO SEE THAT THE REMATNDER

OF THE RANSOM THAT.HAD BEEN FOUND WAS TURNED IN TO THE FBI. ON

FEBRUARY 14, 1980, , AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT,

APPEARED AT THE PORTLAND FBI OFFICE AND TURNED IN FOUR MORE $20

BILLS FROM THE RANSOM. AT THAT TIME, SHE REITERATED HER PREVIOUS

ACCOUNT OF THE MONEY BEING ACTUALLY FOUND BY |

. TELEPHONICALLY AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 19, 1980, ee
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REITERATED HER EARLIER STORY THAT THE MONEY

HAD ACTUALLY BEEN FOUND BY

WHILE WAS QUITE A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE

[__—i|s BY THE WATER'S EDGE.

Approved: Transmitted Per
{Number) (Time}

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TRANSMIT. VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: !

_} Teletype (CL) Immediate H

{3 Facsimile ((} Priority [+SERCRET

Ch (> Routine CS CONAIDBNSIAL— !

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C-ENGEAS-EE-E-6

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Date

PAGE FIVE PD 164-41 UNCLAS

ON FEBRUARY 20, 1980, TRLE- on

PHONICALLY CONTACTED SA HIMMELSBACH, ADVISING THAT SHE HAD

HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THE FBI WAS MAKING AN AWARD TO

FOR HAVING FOUND THE MONEY. SHE WANTED TO CONFIRM THIS. SHE

WAS TOLD THAT THE PORTLAND DIVISION HAD NO SUCH INFORMATION,

SHE THEN ASKED IF HAD VISITED THE PORTLAND OFFICE,

WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED, AND SHE ASKED IF BROUGHT ANYTHING

WITH HER, AND THIS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED, AND SHE THEN ASKED HOW MANY,

AND WAS TOLD FOUR. SHE THEN SAID THAT SHE AND HAD KEPT ee
Cc

TWO BILLS EACH FROM THE RANSOM MONEY FOUND FOR SOUVENIRS NOT

REALIZING WHAT IT WAS, AND THAT WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE EX-

PLAINED TO THEM, THEY, | RETURNED THE MONEY TO THE
PORTLAND FBI OFFICE. THEN RELTERATED THE on
ACCOUNT PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED BY| ]AS TO THE

FINDING OF THE MONEY BY | AND STATED THAT

WAS NOT AT THE POINT PLAYING WITH WHEN THE MONEY WAS FOUND.

SHE STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME ANIMOSITY IN THE FAMILY INASMUQH

AS

Lt

Approved: Transmitted Per
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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: !
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IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE DISPARITY OF STORIES RELATED BY VARIOUS
MEMBERS OF THE "THE PORTLAND OFFICE FEELS THAT
THE INTRAFAMILY RELATIONSHIP OF THE[__|WILL NOT BE ENHANCED
BY THE RECOGNITION OF THE BUREAU OF THE FINDING OF THE MONEY BY
ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
BT
#
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(Number)

(Time)

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p——the following investigation was conducted by
SA

AT_ PORTLAND, OREGON

On February 20, 1980,| _ _ b6
», U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, bIC
telephone | , was contacted regarding the possibility that
bait money found near the on February 10,

1980, could have been brought to that area by a river feeding
the Columbia River from the north.

The area believed to be the drop zone of the subject in

1971, is described as that area in the State of Washington
bounded on the rmorth by the Lewis River, the east by the
potark county Skamania County line, and the Columbia River.

advised the only likely river feeding the Columbia b6
River within the above described drop zone that would be b7¢c
capable of moving several bundles of money or a package
about 16xl6x4 inches to the Columbia River would be the
Washougal River. A logical time, if the money came down the
Washougal, would have been during the December 2, 1977

Washougal flood when parts of the river were approximately
ten feet over the normal winter flood stage.

There are several other spreams—that teed the
Columbia River upstream from the b6é
however, due to size, or the degree of slope of the bIC
streams, it is unlikely that a small package would have
made it to the Columbia. It is also unlikely that a
small package would have passed through Lacamas Lake downstream

to the Columbia.

stated that based on the three feet per second
speed of the Columbia River, if a small package entered the Columbia

River at Washougal, Washington, and floated in the main stream

-of the river to the | a distance approximately bé¢
-thirty miles, it would take 14.7 hours. This is assuming that bic
the package did not tumble along the bottom of the river or

et caught on any snags.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

~~
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Date of transcription 2/ 14/ 80
| Portland State

University, home address | L home

telephone number | |, work telephone number|

was interviewed following | j|Tena Bar

in Vancouver, Washington, where portions of $20 bills had been

found. These $20 bilis were among the money furnished a person

identifying himself as D. B. COOPER during a 1971 airplane Bias

jacking attempt. | jwas interviewed by SA
| of the Portland, Oregon, FBI Office.

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Jadvised that he found the beach area bé
in the vicinity where the money was found to be in approximately y7c

four different layers. These layers consisted of an upper sand
layer, a post dredging sand layer, a clay lump (dredge) sand
layer, and below that an older sand layer. The upper layer con-
sisted of six inches to eight inches of reworked beach sand

and is the sand which contained the fragments and bundles of

the recovered money. This sand also contained soda pop cans and
other debris, which were not severely damaged or rusted. The
post dredging sand contained older soda pop cans, rusted nails
and spikes, and other rusted artifacts, which were in a much more
deteriorated condition. The clay lump (dredge) sand was a mix-
ture of course sand and fragments of organic clay material,
ranging from one inch to five inches in size. Based on U.S. Corps

of Engineering records which_reflect that they dredged the Columbia

River at this site in 1974,
in all probability, was deposited during that 1974 dredging. The
older sands, which were light in color and uniform in texture

and which were found below the clay lump sand, were deposited
prior to the 1974 dredging.

| jadvised that in the post dredging
layer, he found cross bedded course and medium sand, which in-
dicated the river and river waves had worked repeatedly on this
justi since 1974. The upper six inches to eight inches of re-

worked beach sand is the active layer which is currently being
worked by the water of the Columbia River.

Based on the condition of the money through observation,
| jJadvised that the money was probably washed into
the location where it was found by natural river flow and was
probably placed at the location of Tena Bar during the last
rise in the Columbia River in the past two or three months.

2/13/80

is ination on at

Date dictated 2/14/80

This document contains neither recommendations nor canclusions of the FBI. it is the property of tha FSI and is loaned to your agency:
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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of the river. The second fact was that the money was found

in the surface layer of the upper reworked beach sand. The

third fact was that the distribution of the money was in

this surface layer only, and none was found to be in the

post dredging sand. When reminded of the fact that the

rubber bands holding the money together were still in place,

but extremely brittle and crumbled upon touch, | |
stated that the condition of the rubber bands would

tend to lend credence to the assumption that the money had

been at the location where found a longer period of time. Even

with this, he still felt the money was not at the site for more

than a year. At the height found, the money was definitely de-

posited more than four years after the dredging of the Columbia

River in 1974. He also added that he felt certain that the money

did not work its way up through the post dredging sand to the

upper layer.

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and areas surrounding the site, that the clay lump (dredged) sand bic
ranging from a depth of approximately four feet, 25 yards from
the money site, to only two feet where the money was found. He
advised that this could be caused by many reasons, but most
probably caused by the different elevations of the beach sand
at the time the dredging occurred.

Regarding the fact that the money itseif was remark-
ably well preserved, | advised that sand is sterile, »6
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This could also be the reason that the rubber bands were still in
place around the money, although they were badly deteriorated, and
would also lead credence to the fact that the money had been
deposited in sand the major portion of the time since it was
lost. The money would not have lasted for more than a year in
nature unless protected. He added that fragments of the money
could have been washed anywhere down stream in the Columbia, but
he doubted that any additional money found would be as well pre-
served unless it had been deposited in an upper layer of sand.

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Topographical Map, Bridal Veil Washington - Oregon Section, which b7c
reflected a twelve mile cross section of the_drainage basin for
the Washougal River. It is from this area, | feit
the money likely originated from. He stated that there was ap-
proximately one stream per mile of land in this area. If a person
parachuted in this basin, he would most probably come to earth on

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To: SAC, Portiand {164-41} February 25, 1980

FBI FILE NO. 164-2111

LAB. NO, 00214031 D/S BLE Vi
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Specimens received February 14, 1980
O58 Unknown amount of U.S. currency in deteriorated
condition
959 Soil from submitted U. S. currency

Result of examination:

The exact number of bills contained in the
Submitted currency could not be determined, because of
the deteriorated condition of this currency.

Approximately 290 twenty dollar, bills ($5,800.00)
are contained in the submitted currency.

The disposition of the submitted evidence and
the results of the mineralogy and fingerprint examinations
will be furnished separately.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION :
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535
To: Sac, Portland (164-41) February 25, 1980
From: Director, FBI FBI FILENO. 164-2111
LAB. NO. 00214031 D/S Lu va
NORJAK
Re:
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Bxamimation requested by: Portiand
Reference: Airtel dated February 13, 1980

| Examination requested: Document - Mineralogy ~ Fingerprint

| Remarks:

Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)
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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO, to
JULY 1973 EDITION
GSA FPMR {4t CFR) 101-11,6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 2/27/80

SA

NORJAK
{00O: Seattle)

Re Portland memos of sal, 12/12/79; and
1/21/80. ;

On 2/12/80, | } Eugene Water and

Electric Boar
advised that

have we eeieoDe | che at | |
Eugene, since She adyised| [previously

received utility service from h at

| Eugene. When| | first received
utility service, they listed a previous address as Coquille,
Oregon.

A reference is listed asl |

| |, Eugene, Oregon, .

S$O10-210

| | occupation _as of the time
service was initiated was listed as| .

On 2/12/80 hysical observation of the
residence at Eugene, determined

this to be a one story single family dwelling. An individual
was observed in the driveway of this residence who is described
as a white male, approximately 6' tall,
185 pounds, heavy build, wi ying brown hair. This
individual was probably | r

Tnvestigation conducted concerning[ ___—ito
date has failed to develop information which would make
him a logical suspect, although background information prior

to 1975 has not been developed. Further investigation of
as a suspect in this matter is being left to the

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

ro SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) pare: 2/27/80
FROM : SA | | re
SUBJECT: NORJAK

On 2/14/80, an anonymous caller provided the
following information:

The person depicted in a recent newspaper photograph
of the person known as D. B. COOPER resembles a man h6é
| Jin the Air Force from | | at b7c
Fairchild Air Force Base. The caller advised that this person :

was known as- LILLBURN COOPER and was the C@ic in charge of
the Dental Clinic. His hometown was somewhere in Missouri.

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February 25, 1980

Federal Bureau of Investigation
745 Wall Street
Bend, Oregon $7701

Re: D. B. Cooper
Dear Sir: .

This letter is written in observation of recent events publicized
in the newspapers regarding the discovery of money materials along
the Columbia River in Southwestern Washington.

The newspaper accounts of this discovery did not indicate that any

further investigation was being done_regarding the geologic factors

in which the materials were found. | Jit b6
occurred to me that there may be abundant information available b7c
that might not ordinarily be pursued in this type of investigation.

Accordingly, the following suggestions are offered for your consider-

ation:

| 1. Sediment trapped within the material and surrounding
material may provide clues as to the source areas from
which the- sand and material were transported from.

2. The sediment material may provide a clue as to other likely
areas along the Columbia where additional materials might. be
deposited.

3. Analysis of the local stratagraphy and sedimentology may
give an indication of the date that the materials were deposited

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4. Analysis of the abrasion characteristics of the material
itself, that is the money bundle, may suggest the distance
traveled and thereby give additional clues as to the
source from which the material was derived.

Significant information may still be available at the site. If

any samples were taken of material before the local sediment was
disturbed, those samples would be very useful in any analysis. Also,
photographs may be useful in reconstructing the depositional circum-
stance in which the money materials were located. If not, the next time
a discovery takes place, care should be taken to acquire the geologic
information from the site before excavation takes place. In any case,
investigation of the geologic circumstances of the money materials may
yield the information as listed above.

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'peercror, Fer 164-212) et ayn 780
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SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (py arn ve

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Encloged for the Bureau 'is one packet of newspaper -
articles collected at Portland, Oregon.

The 'enclosed articles are typical of those
appearing in most major newspapers in the State of Oregon
following announcement of the location of a portion of
the ransom received by the, subject in this matter. 3

The media contacts on this matter by 'personnel
of the Portiand Division during the period 2/12-25/80 included —
one press conference, 26 television appearances, and a '
multitude of recorded radio appearances.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

SAC, Portland (164-41) February 29,

FBI FILE NO. 164-2111

LAB. NO.
NORJAK

February 14, 1980

Result of examination:

A description of the evidence submitted with
Portland communication dated February 13, 1980, was
listed in haboratory report dated February 25, 1980.

Specimen Q59 contains sand that exhibits
characteristics which indicate it was subjected to
exosional processes, i.e. moving water, and is consistent
with having come from sediment which was deposited by
the Columhia River.

059 is enclosed herewith. The disposition
of Q58 will be furnished with the resuits of the
requested fingerprint examination.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To: SAC, Portland (164-41) Pebruary 29, 1980
LAB. NO. 00214031 D/S LL Vo

NORJAK

Re:

Examination requested by: Portland

Examination requested: Document - Mineralogy - Fingerprint

Remarks:

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United States Geological Survey was consulted and may b7Cc
be contacted at] |concerning tributary flow

into the Columbia River.

Enclosures (3) (2 Lab report, 959)
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February 28, 1980

PRESS INQUIRY

Arthur G. Barger, Special Agent in Charge of the .
Federal Bureau of Investigation for the State of Oregon,
announced today the $20 bills located on a sandy beach near
Vancouver, Washington, on February 10, 1980, and verified
as a portion of the ransom money given to the hijacker of
a 727 jetliner at Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971,
has been examined by the Laboratory Division of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. The results of the examination
place the amount recovered at approximately $5800. As
expected, no fingerprints were present on the bills.
The examination reveals that the bills had, in fact, been
immersed in water for an extended period and silt deposits
among the bills indicate a probability that they were
washed onto the site where they were found rather than

having been dredged from the Columbia River.

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LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION,
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
Re Portland airtel to Bureau, 2/13/80; and Portland
teletype to Bureau, 2/20/80.

Enclosed herewith for the Laboratory are four
additional bills from the ransom in this matter obtained on

2/14/80, from | jas was set forth in b6
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_REQUEST OF THE FBI LABORATORY @)

LABORATORY. Is requested to conduct any examination
possible with the four above mentioned additional bills and to
include them with the rest of the recovered ransom.

Upon con¢lusion of the laboratory examination of the
ransom in this matter, the evidence should be returned to
Portland for preservation in connection with the prosection
presentiy before the U.S. District Court, Portland.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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20 February 1980

Federal Bureau of Investigation
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RE: Sky Jacker - D. B. Cooper

Dear Sir:

I am | | presently employed

Recently there was a T.V. program about the sky jacking of
Northwest Airlines, from Portland, Orégon to Seattle, Wash-
ington and subsequently leaving Seattle where the sky jacker
jumped from the 727 somewhere over southwest Washington. A
composite of the sky jacker was shown | jand I looked
at each other and spontaneously we both said "that's |

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about L_J years old, brownish blonde hair, 5'8" tall and he
weighed about 135 or 140 pounds. He was|

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His age in 1971 would have been [__sd= the composite
is a remarkable resemblance. Also

picture shown ton T.V.

the T.V. article stated that about 4 days prior to the sky

jacking, a Light A/C made daily low level flights over

Lacenter, Wash. This of _course

ing for the job. Also,

about the same age, and couid very well meét the same physi-~
cal description of the composite,

remember his name.

It might be interesting to check|

could very well be plann-

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shown on T.V. £ cannot

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prior to and after the sky jacking.

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KELSO, Wash. — The
FBI says it has ruled out
> any connection between
a partly buried para-
- ghute found in a wooded
area of southwest Wash-
ington and the 8-year-
old disappearance of
skyjacker D.B. Cooper.
. The parachute was
: found by logger Darrell
G. Ray and turned over
to Cowlitz County sher-
iff's deputies Monday,
after a friend told Ray
the discovery might he
a clue to the nation's
only unsolved sky-
jacking.
But Bill Williams, an
FBI spokesman in
Portland, Ore., said
' Tuesday, "We have de-
: termined after examin-
ing the chute that it is
not related io the case at
all, even though it was
found in the general
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Aman using the name
" of Cooper hoarded a

. Northwest Airlines jet
headed from Portland to
Seattle.on Now.-24, 1973.
While airborne, he
threatened to blow up
the plane with a bomb
he claimed to have in a
briefcase unless he wag
' -given $200,000.

After the plane landed .
in Seattle, Cooper freed
the passengers and was
given the money and
four parachutes. He or-
dered the plane to fly to
Reno, but opened the
rear boarding ramp of
the Boeing 727 some-
where en route -~ be-
'lieved to he over
southwest Washington
— and bailed out.

No trace of Cooper or
the money has been
found.

Records indicated
that Cooper was piven
white parachutes, Wil-
liams said, while the

| parachute found in the .
-i woods was orange and Tit
white.
| Authorities have said
they believe Cooper died
somewhere in the woods | 4
after bailing out. More
, than 1,000 persons were
-- considered and rejected
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Post Office Box 709
Portland, Oregon 97207

March 4, 1980

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investigation in an effort to determine whether or not the
individual you suggested as a possible suspect in the
*D.B,. Cooper matter" is, indeed, our hijacker.

Your interest as a public spirited citizen
and a fellow law enforcement officer are much appreciated.
Thank you.

Very truly yours,

WILLIAM M. BAKER
Assistant Special Agent in Charge

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3/6/80

TOs SAC, SLATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK (A}
{003 Seattle)
BU PILE 164-2111
Re Portland airtel to the Bureau, 2/25/80.
Bnelosed are the following:
1. Two copies each of two investigative inserts dis-

closing investigation conducted at Portland, Oregon, on 2/13/80
and 2/28/50.

2. Two copies of an FD-362 for . Ree

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TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164~41) (P) DATE: 3/6/80

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SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)
(00: Seattle)

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They had in their possession a number of $20 bills, which they

stated. had been found |
Lon 2/10/80. The spot where the bilis were found

The bills were confirmed to be a portion of the ransom
given to the unknown subject in this matter.

All SACs were attending a conference at FBIHQ at the
time...

In anticipation of major media interest in the matter,
ASAC| hnd Media Relations Coordinator| | bé
conferred. by telephone with SAC ARTHUR G. BARGER and BIC
Executive Assistant Director HOMER BOYNTON. In turn, SAC BARGER
conferred with SAC PAUL MACK of Seattle. Additional conversation
by ASAC[____] with ASAc [ | Seattle, resulted in plans
for simultaneous press conferences (PC) to be held in both offices

at 3:00 p.m.

Announcement of the press conferences was made through
the use of the Associated Press and United Press International
at 12:10 p.m.

At 1:30 p.m., the assignment editors of the four
Portland television stations, The Oregonian, The Oregon Journal,
and the two wire servicés were advised by MRC [J that the b6
forthcoming story would develop on the Washington side of the b7C
Columbia and suggestions were made that they send crews to Vancouver
prior to the rush hour traffic, which stalls traffic to that
area beginning at about 2:30 p.m. each day. The TV stations

also put helicopters on standby. \¢ A ~A\—|8o7,

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at the search site in Washington.

PD 164-41

The ASAC, MRC, Assistant MRC, SCs, switchboard operators,
and volunteers made ready to receive the telephone inquiries which
were expected to follow the new conference.

|, KOIN-TV, requested
that he be allowed to set up a live remote unit in the
Portland Office to feed the PC Live to CBS Network Evening
news, which would be in progress on the east coast. KOIN is
located directly across the street from the building housing
the Portland Office. Arrangements were made for the feed and
the PC was a part of the network news in progress. NBC and
ABC national network crews arrived on 2/13/80.

The PC was very well attended and took place as scheduled
at 3:00 p.m. The PC included ASAC [ | SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH,
case agent, and |. During the PC, the location
of the search site was revealed.

Within a few minutes after the press conference
television crews and other media representatives began arriving
at the search site where they were escroted to the appropriate area
and briefed.

The telephone inquiries began during the PC and con-
tinued into the late evening. Clerical employees utilized a
press release in replying to the inquiries. SAs extended their
comments beyond the press release and in many instances the
conversations were broadcast live in Portland and distant cities
by radio.

On 2/13/80, SA| Jwas stationed at
the search site to assist the media. Telephone inquiries con-
tinued at the Portland and Seattle offices.

Telephonic inquiries have continued. These have
originated with media outlets throughout the United States, and
from outlets in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand,
and Japan.

During the period 2/12-27/80, the following appearances
were recorded by the designated personnel and should be so credited:

PERSON PRESENTATION AMOUNT

ASAC Press Conference 1

SA Radio Presentations 58

SA Radio Presentations 26
TV Appearances 7

SA TY Appearances 4

SA HIMMELSBACH Radio Presentations 73
TV Appearances 15
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PD 164-41

Numerous highly complimentary comments have been
received from media representatives and the public as a result
ef the above efforts.

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Vancouver, Washington, telephone | | telephonically b7c
contacted the below listed agent on February 13, 1980, to
: furnish the following information:
: She was present with] ] bé6

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. on Sunday afternoon, February 10, 1980, when the ransom money
+: from the "D. B. Cooper" skyjacking case was found. She stated
. that the accounts she had read of the finding of the money in
the newspapers were slightly inaccurate and she stated that the
actual finding went as follows:

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her and she stated that if there were any further money, she

would attempt to obtain it and turn it in.

On February 14, 1980,]| | telephonically b6
advised SA HIMMELSBACH that she desired to visit the FBI Office b7¢c
in Portland and bring in additional bills from the ransom. An
appointment was made and subsequently appeared at
the Portland FBI Office and handed over an envelope containing
four more of the bills bearing the following serial numbers:

SERIAL NUMBER YEAR

- G 03072381 B 1969

=. L 10919321 A 1969

o L 55066857 A 1969

S , , L 32987392 A 1969

Investigation on_&.2/23714/80 ,_—s Poxtland, Oregon rieg PD_164-41 — Bow,
by Re RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH{ | pate dictates 2/L9/80 | 6 |

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FB) and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents ate- not to be distributed outside your agency.

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Date of transcription

[ |
Vancouver, Washington, appeared at the Portland FBI Office
with | at which time she
furnished the following information:

land obher
}on Sunday afternoon, February 10, 1980,
when their] |, found a parcel of decomposed
$20 bills | las he helped| ]

[ Jwas sitting on a blanket not far
away, and was casually observing when!| ] discovered the
money | |; all of the| |

looked at it and handled it and they realized it was
money, but they did not know where it had come from or what
to do with it.

| jhad learned from fellow employees at
work about the possibility the money might have come from a
skyjacking and so he called the Portland FBI Office and checked
the serial numbers of some of the bills.

42/12/80

Investigation on at

Portland, Oregon Fite ¢ > 164-41 - |\SO9

by___SB PH P. HIMMELSBACH{] | pate dictated. 2/29/80

This document contains neither recommendations ner conclusions of the FBI. it is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency:
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. -

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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3/4/80

Date of transcription

At approximately 5:30 p.m., on February 11, 1980,

|, Vancouver, Washington,

telephonically contacted the below listed agent at the Portland

FBI Office
had spoken
numbers to
check them
the FBI is

to advise that he had called 30 minutes earlier and
to a girl in the office and had given her the serial
some $20 bills that he had found, and asked her to

to see if they were "hot". was advised that
interested in the money and was asked if it was pos-

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that he could and that he fwould appear at the Portland Office
and bring the money at approximately 9:00 a.m. the following day,
February 12, 1980. '

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___ at which time he brought with him a small plastic sandwich
aggie containing some obviously decomposed $20 Federal Reserve
Notes. Immediate examination of the money disclosed that bills
bearing the following serial numbers were contained within the
parcel: 7
SERIAL NUMBER , YEAR
L 30706882 B ; 1963 A
T 02442844 A 1 1969
K 03654750 A. ; 1969
I 02591811 A ~ 1969
J 20209868 A - 1963 A
I 55376548 B 1963 A
L 20301456 A ; 1969
L 51236377 B. {| 1963 A
D 27112759 A | 1969
[____jrelatea 'that on Sunday_afternoon, February 10, on

1980, approximately 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., |

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SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH{ | 2/19/80 b6
by : Date dictated b7C
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBt and is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to be distnbuted outside your agency.

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Company at 63rd and Andresen, Vancouver, where he is a ,
about the incident. The fellow employees told him of the Northwest
Airlines hijacking that occurred some years ago and is known as
the "D. B. Cooper" case. He then called the Portland FBI Office.

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1-336 (Rev. 10-26-79} @ . :

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-41 (P} March 14, 1980
FBI FILE NO. 164-2111
LATENT CASE NO. A-45410

TO: SAC, Portland

RE: NORJAK

REFERENCE: Airtel 2+13~-80
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Portland

SPECIMENS: Approximately $5,800.00 in U. S. currency, 058

The Q specimen is further described in a separate
Laboratory report.

No latent prints are present or were developed on
the U. &. currency.

The currency is being returned under separate cover.

DB Cooper-43276

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To: $AC, Portland (164-41) March 18, 1980

FBI FILE NO. 164-2111

he: PAB-NO. 99304087 D LL Vd
' NORJAK

Specimens received

February 3, 1986

Four United States Twenty Dollar Bills described as follows:

SPECIMEN SERIAL NUMBER
Q66 G03072381B

Q61 LIGS19321A

Q62 L55066857A

Q63 L329873382A

Result of examination:

Specimens Q60 through 963 contained mineralogical material
which was similar to the @59 sand previously submitted.

Q60 through Q63 were photographed and will be returned
with the results of the fingerprint examination.

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Laboratory Trorsmittal Form
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To sac, Portland (164-41) March 18, 1980
From: Director, FB! FBI FILE NO. 164-210
LAB. NO,
we: 90304057 D LL Vi
* NORJAK

Examination requested by:

Portiand
Reference:

Aiviel dated February 29, 1980

Examination requested:

Document - MinerQogy — Fingerprint
Remarks:

Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report)
2 - Seattle (64-81) Enclosures (2) (2 Lab report}

DO NOL INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE
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0-4 (Rev, 8-13-79)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

DATE: Maxrch 12, 1980 Re: NORJAK
TO: SAC, Portland (164-41) (P)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

Invoice of Contents

Approximately $5,800.00 in U. S. currency, 058

FBI File # 164-2111
Case # A-45410

Aj) items listed above are contained in this package. A detailed

description of items will be found in Bureau communication dated March 14, 1980 FBI/DOJ
1 UNITED STATES - . "<=
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE =
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WASHINGTON, D, C, 20535 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
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Special Agent in Charge
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JULY 1673 EDITION
GSA FPMR {41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAyD DATE: 3/24/1980

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SUBJECT: U.8. COOPER

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and OD. 3/22/1980, | J telephones[ (home) PS

(work) advised that while he was vacationing i,
Hawail| Jand during a boat cruise, i, the
Lahaina, Mahi atea, Re saw a, individual fitting the exact
descriptio, of 0.8. COUPER,

[advised that both he a,d| ; | »6
could ,ot disprove that this iadiyi gual is apt 0.8. CUUPER, BIC
He described this individual as 5'10", years old,

recedi4g hairli,e, very smooth complexio,. This individual
so, the "Coral Sea" cruise ship o, at approximately
[ laen. He was by himself weari,g light blue pants aqd T-shirt.

ang has a camer
TT TJadvised that he took some pictures of b6é
peisindividual and observed license plate [| Hawaii). pic
stated that there was some i,dicatic,s that this
vehicle might ba a rejtal car.

[__|states that he would be willing to assist 6
the FBI o, further details of his e,cou,ter a,d he would like bic

to show the pictures he took of this iqdividual to the FBI.

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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FEO, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Washington, D. C, 20537

REPORT

of the

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-4] (P) March 21, 1924—— -
FBI FILE NO. 164-2111

to: SAC, Portland

RE: NORJAK

REFERENCE: Airtel 2/29/80
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Portland

SPECIMENS: Four $20.00 bills, Q60 through Q63

No latent prints of value are present or were developed
on the enclosed Q specimens, which are further described ina
separate Laboratory report.

Ene. (4)

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THIS REPORT IS PURNISHED POR OFFICIAL USE ONEY FBI/O0N

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jadvised that | b6
had in the past made out an application for employment with b7C
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several times by| } never went to work for him.
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involvement with was merely doing some

art work_for him. | [stated that was certain that

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was involved in.

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by —_-» 22] Date dictated 3/6/80

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. ft is the property of the FB! and is toaned to your agency:
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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36 (Rev. §-22-78)

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UNCLAS

ATTN.: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH (FORMER SA), APPEARANCE ON NBC AND ABC NETWORK
TELEVISION PROGRAMS; MEDIA RELATIONS.

RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH, WHO RETIRED AS A BUAGENT ON FEBRUARY 29, '
1980, ADVISES HE RAS ACCEPTED INVITATIONS TO APPEAR AT NEW YORK
CITY ON NBC NETWORK TELEVISION SHOW "TOMORROW," 1:00 A.M., MARCH
4, 1980; AND ABC SHOW "GOOD MORNING AMERICA," 8:45 A.M., MARCH 5,
1980. INTERVIEWS WILL DEAL WITH HIS CAREER OVERALL, AND HIS

ASSOCIATION WITH BUFILE 164-2111, ENTITLED "NORJAK (A); OO:SEATTLE.|"

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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY
6253 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 549

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25 March 1980

Special Agent-In-Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Portiand, Oregon

SUBJECT: Skyjacking Incident, Alias D. B. Cooper

Dear Sir:

The California Institute of Criminology, located in Hollywood,
California, proposes to do a case study of the skyjacking incident
by alias D. B. Cooper.

Through the institute's Scientific Detection Program being offered
to prospective candidates, the case of alias D. B. Cooper, one of the
most renoun cases of the twentieth century, has been selected.

Therefore, through the permission and cooperation of the Bureau,
the institute proposes to conduct the following case study of:

1. Microanalysis, neutron activation and spectrographic
voice identification.

2. Naco analysis, handwriting analysis, hypnosis of victims and
voice stress analysis.

3. Data analysis techniques and statistical methods of related
crimes occurred in the past. DB Cooper-43284

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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY
6253 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 549

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Due to the facts and some clues that may have been overtooked
by the Bureau and other outside law enforcement agencies, the institute
feels this study could prove to be a very vital asset toward solving
this mystery crime.
Thank you for your attention. I am looking forward to a response
soon.
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NORJACK (A), 00: SEATTLE. (BUFILE:. 164-2111)

ON APRIL 9, 1982, ' (PROTECT IDENTITY),
| BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS, PHONE | |
_ ADVISED (PROTECT IDENTITY),

HAD BEEN AT THE DEATH BED OF|

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HE DIED AND COMMENTS MADE BY HOWARD J. HUBBELL

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HUBBELL WAS 'RECENTLY RELEASED FROM FEDERAL PRISON AFTER
SERVING TWELVE YEARS OF A TWENTY-FIVE YEAR SENTENCE FOR BANK
ROBBERY, (THE BANK WAS in PUGET SOUND).

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COULD 'AFFORD TO WAIT TO: SPEND THE MONEY UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT
HAD LONG BEEN FORGOTTEN. oe |
HUBBELL SAID THE COMPOSITE seb een THE NATIONAL - Pee
ENQUIRER CLOSELY. RESEMBLED THAT OF bo 7D
DALLAS AT (DALLAS, TEXAS, REVIEW PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PECORDS
RE | } T9 DETERMINE IDENTIFYING DATA AND NAME AND
ADDRESS oF| L )
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INFORMATION PROVIDED BY. pe | : 7D

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(J Teletype [7] Immediate CP P6P SrCcREr— H
(7) Facsimile (-) Priority CFSRGRELT \
(+ AIRTEL (_] Routine CC) CORFRENEAL
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4/22/80
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FRG SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (RUC) (3)

SUBCECT?T— CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY
6253 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 519
Hollywood, California 90028

NORJAK
CO: Seattle

Re Portland airtel to Los Angeles dated 4/1/80.

For information of Portland, Los Angeles indices
contain no reference to the California Institute of Criminology
or |. It was determined through bé6é
observation that the California Institute of Criminology b7¢c
is located at the above address, which is in a run down section
of the Los Angeles area. From observation of Suite 519,
it does not appear to be a bonafide law enforcement agency
and it appears to be a private school. Inquiry at the Los Angeles
Police Department (LAPD) failed to locate anyone who has ever
heard of the institute.

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Routing Slip
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TO: SAC:

CO Albany

(_] Albuquerque

(_] Alexandria
Anchorage

(_] Atlanta

[_] Baltimore

(_) Birmingham

[_} Boston

C_] Buffalo

(__] Butte

{_] Charlotte

[—_) Chicago

[_] Cincinnati

[_] Cleveland

Columbia

C] Dallas

(_] Denver

{_} Detroit

[| El Paso

__] Honolulu

0-7 (Rev. 2-15-79)

(Copies to offic Preckes)

(-) Houston

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{_]| Jackson

C_) Jacksonville

C_] Kansas City

C] Knoxville

CJ Las Vegas

([) Little Rock

(_] Los Angeles

(_} Louisville

(_j Memphis
Miami

CJ Milwaukee

C_J Minneapolis

{__] Mobile

(_) Newark

(CL) New Haven

[_] New Orleans

{__] New York City
Norfolk

~ {7} SAC, New Rochelle (MRA)

(_J SAC, Brooklvm-Queens (MRA)

RE;

D. B. Cooper Case

For infomation [7] optional

The enclosed is for your information. If used in a future report, [_] conceal all
sources, [_] paraphrase contents.

(Cj Enclosed are corrected pages from report of SA

'date

Retention

(1) action

(-) Oklahoma City TO LEGAT:
{_} Omaha Bern'
CJ Philadelphia b| Bonn
{_] Phoenix (_} Buenos Aires
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[J San Antonio (J Paris
(J San Diego [-} Rome
{_] San Francisco [_} Tokyo
(_] San Juan
C0 Savannah
[X) Seattle
{_] Springfield
C3 Tampa
({_) Washington Field
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Remarks:

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April 23, 1980

| | | USAF (Ret.)

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_ Thank you for your Letter of April 3rd. All of
us in the FBI appreciate your thoughtfulness in bringing
this information to our attention. | Concerned citizens are
a great asset to law enforcement and i again thank you for .
) alerting us to the similarity of 'De BE, Cooper to your former
military companion. a . ,

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Records at the rental office did not reveal any information
on[____]as to Social Security Account Number, Date of Birth,
etc. Surveillance and spot checks of the area were negative
for the person or any registered vehicle.
On April 21, 1980, it was determined that Ralph D.
Hess, resides at 15645 SW 102nd Place, Miami, telephone
305-233-6253. By surveillance, on April 30, 1980, it was
determined that Ralph D. Hess is employed at W. R. Thomas
Juniox High School, 13001 SW 26th Street, Miami.
On April 30, 1980,|[ bé
| |, Dade County Schools, 1450 NE 2nd Avenue, b7C
Miami, made available Hess' employment application.
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Based on observation and application information,
Hess is @escribed as follows:
Name
Date of birth agrel Point, West Virginia
Height 519" to 510
Weight 185 to 190 pounds
Eyes Gray (from record)
Hess wears glasses for reading
Hair Dark brown, appears black
in Dark, or deep tan
Social Security
Account Number 232=22=5984
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TRANSMIT VIA: , PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION:

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FROM : SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A);
00: Seattle

Re: Miami airtel to San Francisco dated, 3/21/80.

The following investigation was conducted by 5A
Thomas J. Sullivan:

AT SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA

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had previously stated closely resembled the subject of b7D
this matter.
Enclosed for both Seattie and Miami offices are
two copies each of this photograph.
stated that he still feels strongly bé
that the composite of the subject of this matter.strongly bie
resembles Hess. He stated that though Hess is 60 years old, b7D
his last recolliection.of him would lead him to believe that
the man looked only 40 years old. He pointed out that Hess
flew in the Berlin Air Lift arid in the Burma Theater during
World War II having been a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He
also was a parachute instructor at some air base in
Calif war. He stated that] | b6
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telephone [ } He further advised that his latest
aoet Oe ene up-to-date address for Ralph Hess is 1564? South~
that | lace, Miami, Florida, telephone 305-233-6253 and
py has an address of [ |
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a school teacher in the Seattle, Washington area prior to
his moving to Florida, but was expelled from this job for
having hit a child. He considers Hess very erratic and
urnidependable.

LEADS
MIAMI
AT MIAMI, FLORIDA: Will conduct neighborhood
checks d ord checks in an effort to locate Ralph Hess
orl at the above mentioned addresses and
endeavor to determine the occupations and present employment
of these two individuals at this time.

Further leads to interview suspect Ralph Hess if
located or any further desireajinvestigation is left to the
discretion of the office of origin.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, MIAMI (164-552) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A);
00:SEATTLE

RE: RALPH D. _a
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Re San Francisco airtel to Miami, 4/15/80, and
report of SA[ | dated 5/30/73.

Enclosed for all receiving offices are two copies
of insert reflecting Miami investigation. Enclosed for
Portiand and Jacksonville are one each copy of referenced airtel.

For information of Jacksonville and Portland,[_—|

(protect identity) recently saw a composit of

NORJAK suspect and advised that be believed Ralph D. Hess
to be the suspect. ; .

Investigation at Miami confirms that Ralph Dent
Hess, 15645 SW 102nd Place, (305-233-6253) is currently
employed as an Industrial Arts teacher in the Dade County (Miami)
School System. Hess has lived in Miami since 1975. ess
employmént application reveals that he was a graduate student
at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon during the time
of captioned skyjacking (11/24/71). His address between
6/73 and 3/75 was 759 S. First Street, Coos Bay, Oregon. It
is not clear whether Hess lived at this address at the time
of the skyjacking.

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980-305-750/5402

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JULY 1973 EOCITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR} 101-15.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P) DATE: 5/9/80
FROM : sa | bé
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SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka
Dan Cooper,
CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT -
AIRCRAFT HIJACKING (A)
(O00: Portland)
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regarding information he has concerning | / who he has claimedb7c

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SUBJECT: NORJAK Ca¥
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The following information is set forth for the
information of the Bureau and receiving offices in the event
| ] should contact Seattle or Portland in the b6
future: b7C

On 5/22/80, Investigator| |, Los Angeles
County District Attorney's Office, telephone number 974~3685,
telephonically contacted SA Joseph C. Alston. [_____]stated

t during the eveni hours of 2/11/80, the residence of
| | Encino, California,

was set on fire... In connection with the fire on 2/11/80,
arson investigators found gasoline cans in the residence
and evidence that gasoline had been poured on the carpets
throughout the residence. Because the house was tightly
closed it only partially burned. A security guard was retained Z
: by L___]to protect the residence. The following night 7m DE

the residence burned again and the security guard, who was BIC

chosen at random, admitted to setting the fire. He denied , H

being initially involved. Fd

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LA 164-497

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investi j £ , believing that b7¢C

has, of course, | jand

has indicated the fire could be the result of his investigation

into captioned matter. According to| jhas made
no allegations against the Bureau.

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residence. | jexplained that approximately] |

| The new buyer | |

the premises.

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5/28/80

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, DALLAS (164-1928) (P) |
SUBJECT: NORJACK (A)

00: SEATTLE
Bufile: 164-2111

Re Dallas teletype to Seattle and Portland, 4/10/80.

Enclosed for Seattle is the original of a letter

from \(protect identity) relating his b6
tnouledge of a possible Norjack subject. er
Enclosed for Portland is a copy of the aforenentioned
letter.
On 5/22/80,]| (protect identity) b6
made available to SA | a letter setting on
forth the facts of a meeting he had with, } As

yas, supposedly, on his deathbed at the Presbyterian
Hospital in Dallas (he did not die ond is now reportedly
living somewhere in Arizona}, Hovard Hubble, a friend of
Jand al | had]
vict | |while hews in the hospital,

(2 - Portland (Ene. 1) ASA A | —~\Q3)
2 - Dallas a
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While| lwas in a delirious state, he told b6
that his | | hijacked on
a plane and got away with $200,000.

| lhas declined ersonal i iey wi b6é
Asents as he is in| b7C

| Hubble spends a great deak °'?

of his time at ] and ldoes not
wish Hubble to know that| lhas been in contact with
the FBI as Hubble| _bnd
would most likely Inform] [of the FBI's interest
in him.

Due to Hubble's |
he will not be interviewed until requested by the on
Seattle Division.

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UNCLAS

ATTENTION? LEGAL ATTACHE, UNIT AND LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

SECTION 1 OF 2 | |

| NORJAK (A), (00: SEATTLE)
ON JUNE 23, 1984, PARKERSBURG, WV, 'RA, RECEIVED. ANONYMOUS
TELEPHONE CALL FROM WHITE FEMALE,. WHO STATED SHE HAD skEN D.B.

COOPER STORY IN PARKERSBURG NEWSPAPER AND THAT RICHARD ARMSTRONG wed ,

-RESEWBLES ARTIST CONCEPTION OF COOPER, 1S RESIDING AT BICKEL TRAILER

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UNEMPLOYED, POSSESSOR OF NEW CADILLAC, AND HOUSE TRAILER. ° | :
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ON JUNE 24, 198@, COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH OF COOPER Was SUOWN

(PROTECT IDENTITY), |, WHO SAID ARMSTRONG Bre

RESEMBLED cooper. [ ___] FURTHER 'ADVISED THAT ARMSTRONG HaD em
LIVED aT BTC FOR T¥O VEEKS AND THAT HE WAS EMPLOYED AT. Du PONT,
WASHINGTON , WV, BY EDENFIELD ELECTRIC COMPANY (EEC), ON
JUNE 24, 1987, | cprotect (IDENTITY), | EEC,
"WAS SHOWN COMPOSITE AND HE, TOO, STATED THAT ARMSTRONG RESEYBLED pre
COOPER. ON JUNE 24, 1982, (PROTECT IDENTITY),

» DU PONT, ADVISED HIS RECORDS INDICATE:

ARMSTRONG HAD BEEN OFF WORK SINCE MAY 19, 1983, BUT HAD APPARENTLY
RETURNED To EEC ON JUNE 23, 1989. . REASONS FOR ARMSTRONG". ABSENCE
HOT INDICATED. , a ree

ON JUNE 24, 1988, ARMSTRONG WAS INTERVIEWED. aT HI uOUSE
"TRAILER AND IMMEDIATELY THE INTERVIEWING SA SAW A SIMILARITY BETWEEN
COOPER AND ARMSTRONG WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCES BEING AGE AND HEIGHT.
1971 WITNESSES DESCRIBED COOPER AT 5°19" TO 6'@", WITH AGE IW

MIDDLE FORTIES. ARMSTRONG IS 5°7", AND 43 YEARS OF AGE. IT was.
NOTED AT FIRST APPEARANCE THAT ARMSTRONG HAD A TATTOO ON HIS LEFT
ARM WITH LETTERING "U.S, PARATROOPER", MOREOVER, ARMSTRONG
INDICATED DURING THE INTERVIEW A-KEEN. INTEREST I THE COOPER MATTER.

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HE SAID HIS INTEREST RESULTED FROM EARLY NEWS REPORTS THAT COOPER
may HAVE SEEN A PARATROOPER. ARMSTRONG ASKED POINTED QUESTIONS
OF SA SUCH AS, HAD ANY LATENT PRINTS BEEN OBTAINED AND HE WAS
INTERESTED To KNOW IF COOPER HAD, IN FACT, PARACHUTED INSTEAD
OF HIDING SOMEWHERE IN THE PLANE, -ARMSTRONG ADMITTED THAT HE
HAD MADE 36 -JUMPS WHILE IN' THE U.S. PARATROOPERS SOME OF WHICH
WERE FROM PLANES FLYING 396 MILES PER HOUR. HE STATED' THAT
ALTITUDE WOULD HAVE BEEN No PROBLEM FOR ANY SKILLED PARACHTIST.
ARMSTRONG MUST BE CONSIDERED A SUSPECT, UNTIL HE Is
ELIMINATED, BECAUSE OF HIS SIMILARITY To THE: COMPOSITE 'OF COOPER,
HIS U.S. PARATROOPER SERVICE, HIS ADMITTED USE OF DYNAMITE AND
HIS UNEMPLOYMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SKYJACKING, NOVEMBER 24, 1971.
| ARREST RECORDS OF ARMSTRONG AT PARKERSBURG POLICE 'DEPARTMENT
AND WOOD COUNTY SHERIFF *S OFFICE, PARKERSBURG, ARE NEGATIVE.

ARMSTRONG PROVIDED TRE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND INFORMATION
CONCERNING HIMSELF: oo , an
NAME RICHARD A. ARMSTRONG, SEX MALE, RACE WHITE, $008 ANGHST
3, 1937, POB HIGH POINT, NC, RESIDENCE BICKEL TRAILER COURT,
, PARKERSBURG , TWO WEEKS, FORMER RESIDENCE NO. Sy LOT 31, EIGHTH

AVE., PARKERSBURG, WV, HEIGHT -5°7", WEIGHT 165, EYES GRAY, GLASSES

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PAGE FOUR PG 164-93 - INCLAS
YES, BUILD MEDIUM, HAIR DARK BROWN, THIN, RECEDING HAIRLINE, VOICE
INTELLIGENT, SLIGHT SOUTHERN ACCENT, COMPLEXION OLIVE, TATTOOS
"RIGHT FOREARM, HEART WIHY MOM IN CENTER AND DAD UNDERNEATH,

LEFT FOREARM, AIRBORNE EMBLEM WITH U.S. PARATROOPER UNDERNEATH,
OCCUPATION ELECTRICIAN, EMPLOYMENT 1974- 1989 EDENFIELD ELECTRIC
COMPANY, WASHINGTON, WV, 1974 (LATE) ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL
UNTION CEWLU), NUMBER FIVE, BEAVER, PA, 19TACBARLY) EWLU, NUMBER

653, TAMPA, FL, 1973 EWLU, NUMBER THREE, NEW: YORK CITY, NY,

1972 ENLU, VINEYARD , Md, 1971 (EARLY) EVLU, NUMBER 24, BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND, 1971 (LATE) UNEMPLOYED, STAYED WITH MOTHER VERA Pe

ARMSTRONG , 1470 NASHVILLE HIGHWAY, THOMASVILLE, NC, 1967-1971).

_ EWLU, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND , 1961-1967, US. ARMY, ENTRY. ON DUTY

JUNE 10, 1961, DATE OF DISCKARGE JUNE 30, 1967, ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

 §S52523651, RANK PFC, POSITION 92 MILLIMETER GUNNER (TANK),

NUMBER OF PARACHUTE JUMPS 39, 1957-1961 CONSTRUCTION WORKER AT
ERNEST HARMON, AIR FORCE.SASE, STEPHENVILLE, NEWFOUNDLAND. HE

HAD, U.S. GOVERNMENT LICENSE TO USE DYNAMITE. PASSPORT INFO:

1957 TO NEWFOUNDLAND, 1989 APPLICATION FOR PASSPORT To Saupl ARABIA,
FATHER GEORGE ARMSTRONG, SR. (DECEASED), MOTHER VERA. Py ARMSTRONG ,
1479 NASHVILLE HIGHWAY, THOMASVILLE, NC, TELEPHONE 919-883-388,

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PG164-93 UNCLAS :
BROTHERS: [_ | _ | —_
WARREN, OH, @SISTERS: » LAKE MILTON, OH, ,
TRINITY, NC, , TRINITY, Wc,
» HIGH POINT, NC, 'G@REENSBORO,
yt, MARITAL STATUS DIVORCED (TWICE),
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WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN, SSAN 247- 50 VENS,. AITONOBILE 1977 CADILLAC,

TWO DOOR HARD TOP, _ BROWN IN COLOR, WEST VIRVENIA DRIVERS' LICENSE

'C320743, HEALTH: ARMSTRONG ADVISED HE Had. A DRINKING PROBLEM IN

EARLY - 1970" S, ARRESTS:. Tyo PuBLte DISTURBANCE ARRESTS. iN ANNAPOLIS

MARYLAND, HABITS SMOKES ONE AND HALF PACKS oF CIGARETTES A DAY.

THE BUREAU IS. REQUESTED THAT
CHECKS AT ERNEST HARMON AIR FORCE

LEGAT, OTTAWA, CONDUCT ARREST

BASE, STEPHENVILLE, 'NEWFOUNDLAND.

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ARMSTRONG OBTAINED PASSPORT To GO TO NEWFOUNDLAND In. 1957. ALSO,
SNE HAD. A U.S. GOVERNMENT LICENSE TO HANDLE DYNAMITE.
WILL COMPARE MILITARY FINGERPRINTS OF ARMSTRONG yITH LATENT |

FINGERPRINTS: IN THIS MATTER.

CHARLOTTE, AT HIGH POINT, NC. WILL CONDUCT ARREST CHCKS WITH
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. )

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AT THOMASVILLE, .NC, . WILL CONDUCT ARREST CHECKS WITH LOCAL

'LAY ENFORCEMENT 'AGENCIES; oe,

"WILL INTERVIEW ARMSTRONG" 5 ROTHER, VERA P. "ARMSTRONG, 1472

NASHVILLE' HIGHWAY , ORE SUBJECT" Ss 1971 UNEMPLOYMENT AND: RESIDENCE WITH

HER, SINCE NORJAK OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 24, I97h, AND akmsTRoNG
ADVISED THAT HE was aT HIS MOTHER'S HONE AT THAT TIME, "ATTEMPT
TO OBTAIN A PHOTO OF SUBJECT AND FORWARD. TO SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND

PITTSOURGH. - eo a

PORTLAND, AT PORTLAND, OREGON. WILL PROVIDE.PG wiTH UPDATED

INFORMATION IN CAPTIONED MATTER. ee
SEATTLE, AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. PROVIDE PG WITH -UPDATED INso
IN CAPTIONED MATTER. °° ae

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ST. Louts, AT ST. Louls, MISSOURI. AT NATIONAL? PERS SONNEL

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RECORDS CENTER, (CIVILIAN RECORDS) REVIEW FILE on "ARMSTRONG FOR. HIS:
PERIOD OF EMPLOY MENT AT Ue 3S. AIR FORCE BASE, ERNEST HARNON,

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PAGE SEVEN PG 164-93 UNELAS
STEPHENSVILLE, NEWFOUNDLAND, 1957-1961. — \

AT FEDERAL RECORDS CENTER, 9795 PAGE BLVD., REVIEW U.S. ARMY
RECORD OF ARMSTRONG, ASN 52523651 -FOR PERIOD 1961-1967. OBTAIN
PHO TO AND FORWARD TO SEATILE, PORTLAND AND. PITTSBURGH. |

WASHINGTON 'FIELD, AT WASHINGTON, D wc. AT DEPARTMENT OF STATE
'PASSPORT OFFICE, REVIEW FILES ON ARMSTRONG REGARDING HIS PASSPORT
'GRANTED TO NEWFOUNDLAND IN 1957. 'ALSO REVIEW FILE FOR HIS
"APPLICATION: FOR PASSPORT To SAUDI ARABIA BURING 1986 " conga pare
AND FORWARD TO SEATTLE, PORTLAND -AND PITTSBURGH. .

BALTIMORE, AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, CONDUCT. ARREST CHECKS
WITH LOCAL Lay ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES "FOR -INFORMATION REGARDING

ARMSTRONG * i) TWO ARRESTS IN EARLY 1973.
PITTSBURGH, AT PARKERSBURG, wv. WILL ATTEMPT 70. LOCATE

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SUGGESTED ON JUNE 24,1988, THAT SHE HAD PROBABLY CONTACTED THE
F831 IN THIS MATTER. ne _ ot o
ARMED -AND DANGEROUS.
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TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) ROUTINE
PITTSBURGH (164-93) ROUTINE

PORTLAND ROUTINE

SEATTLE (164-61) ROUTINE

BI

UNSLAS
ATIN: LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION, IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.

NORJAK (A). 00: SEATTLE

RE PITTSBURGH TELETYPE TO THE BUREAU, JUNE 26, 1980.

RE SUSPECT RICHARD ARMSTRONG:

MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS ON FILE AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
DISCLOSED RICHARD ANDREW ARMSTRONG, ASN 52 523 651 (SSAN 247 52 1113),
SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN U. S. ARMY (USA) FROM JULY 19, 1961, TO
JULY 15, 1963. HONORABLY RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS PRIVATE FIRST
CLASS DUE TO EXPIRATION OF TERM OF SERVICE, DISCHARGED FROM USA
RESERVE JUNE 30, 1967.

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PAGE TWO (164=M) UNCLAS
ARMSTRONG ATTENDED AIRBORNE SCHOOL IN DECEMBER, 1961. JUMP
RECORD LISTS 15 PARACHUTE JUMPS. |
ARMSTRONG BORN AUGUST.3, 1937, HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA. FBI
NO. 883 568 D,. PHOTOGRAPH NOT AVAILABLE.
COPIES OF PERTINENT ARMY RECORDS BEING FURNISHED SEATTLE BY
MAIL. )
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, COMPARE FINGERPRINTS OF ARMSTRONG,
FBI NO. 883 560 D, WITH LATENT FINGERPRINTS. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED
IN THIS MATTER, IF NOT ALREADY DONE.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

YOURFILENO. 164-497 (7) (P) July 3, 1980
FBI FILE NO. 164-2171 .
LATENT CASE NO. g "Uchr4Q

7o:5AC, Los Angeles

RE:NORJAK3

REFERENCE: Teletype 6/12/80
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Los Angeles
SPECIMENS:

The previously reported unidentified latent finger-

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PBI { |, No palm prints forl are contained
the Identification Division files.

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SUBJECT:

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Memorandum

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) DATE: 7/11/80
SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

NORJAK
00: Seattle

For the information of Portland on 7/9/80,
Deputy | |, Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office,
Yreka, California, advised that he had received
information from an individual who wished to have
her identity protected regarding captioned matter.

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This individual's name is

near Hilt, California, on the Oregon border with an

individual nameal lthat| lhad

paotben drunk and toid| [that he was D. B. Cooper.
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ent on to tell| jthat he had buried
the money after the sky-jacking and was waiting to dig

it up. He advised that he had moved to the Hiit,
California, area due to the fact that there were too
many policeman aware of the situation in Washington
and Oregon.

Subsequent to receiving the above information

| was telephonically contacted on 7/9/80

and advised that again she wished to have her identity b7C

remain anonymous but that she had received the above
information from | japproximately two or
three years ago and that jhad again mentioned

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aduteed[ [thas apron) no: ely two years
ago} who now resides

| Phoenix, Arizona, telephone
number | |, toid her that while working on a ranch

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it approximately two or three months ago. |

advised that she had seen| | once or twice

but that[___—_—sdhad worked and lived with

and therefore would be extremely familiar with him.

advised that to the best of her recollection

| |}was a white male, between the ages of 30

and

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1-Seattle (Info.) (164=81) SERIAY

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll SavingstTan

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40, small, thin_build, dark brown hippie type hair

with a beard. | advised that as b6
arrested by the Oregon State Police for bIC
near Callahan's Restaurant, near Ashland, Oregon, b7D

approximately two or three years ago, and therefore
would have a record in the state of Oregon.

The above information is being furnished to

Portiand for its evaluation. Any logical leads, such b6
as an attempt to locate a record on| | BIC
or a composite photograph being showed to | | b7D

in Phoenix, Arizona, is being left up to the discretion
of office of origin.

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AIRTEL
7/18/80

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2113)
FROM: SAC, CHARLOTTE (164-222) (RUC)

NORJAK (A)
(00: SEATTLE)

Arrest checks were conducted at Greensboro, High Point,
Thomasville, and Guilford County, N.C. regarding RICHARD A.
ARMSTRONG and r eoted two. traffic violations 3 Cecurring © on
6/15/70 and 6/23

On 7/17/80, | cad bS
Thomasville, NC telephone ruber | was contacted. »'°
and inte "7 * cgsre t's rhets = Tt = fa ee Sheehy t
dates tha

, she, along with her hisband
and RICHARD resided
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until che returned to a + Point, WN.
th o stated in

tha passe a dates that |

| | stated | ther RICHARD »6
was working while he resided but he could = >7¢.
have been working with Lecal 342 of an electricians union with

the job site being Sears Warehouse, Greensboro, N.C.

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CE 164-222

| | stated that she was not trying to be
deceptive in her comments, {but she just could

not remember the exact dates of RICHARD's exployments and
his residences.

advised that to her knowl e,|
RICHARD had never been on the yowtedgee | —
stated hoon ae had been in the military serving a hitch

ratrooper, during a time period she t t
12 he phe Sea" 2964. She added" that she could not thous
him ever 2 throught since his leaving the ad

| | stated that upon his rture from
Greensboro and High Point, N.C., HARD A TRONG went to
live in_the F. eburg. | West. Va. area and continues to reside
there. apol iy stated again that she was
unsure as to what year departed for Parkersburg, West
Be

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Memorandum

TO SAC, PORTLAND
FROM >, DETROIT
SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka

D.B. Gooper
ATRCRAFT PIRACY

00:

Portland

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

DATE: 7/27/80

(164-115) RUG

Re Detroit letter to Mobile 4/14/80 and Mobile letter
to Detroit 6/25/80.

On

7/11/80]

Michigan, was recontacted.

| | that, as he had pr

eard of him since| L.
one else who may have known him, nor could he recall anything
other than what he had previously advised.

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lJadvised he did not know | in

eviously stated, he has not seen him nor
He further stated he could recall no

Detroit is leaving any additional investigation con-
cerning this aspect of this case to the discretion of the office
of origin, since Detroit is unaware of possible pertinent infor-
mation possessed by Portland. However, that office may wish to
consider requesting a check of records at the parole office in
Decatur, Alabama, as set out in referenced Mobile letter.

eG Portland

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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FBE CHARLOTTE, ROUTINE -

FBI PORTLAND ROUTINE

FBI SEATTLE ROUTINE =: 5

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FBI BALTIMORE ROUTINE |
FBI PITTSBURGH, (164-93) ROUTINE,

UNCLAS -

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RE PITTSBURGH TELETYPE, DATED JUNE: 26, 1980.

'ON JULY 22, 1986, Sc SADIE Le DYE CAUSED A SEARCH To' BE.
MADE OF THE CURRENT AND - RETIRED FILES. OF THE PASSPORT OFFICE,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND WAS aDvIseD NO RECORD: was LOCATED:

CONCERNING RICHARD Ae ARMSTRONG , BORW AUGUST 35 '937, HIGH ©

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The following investigation was conducted by sal

AT CORVALLIS, OREGON

On dune ll, 1980,|_ | for 6
the Campus Security Office of Oregon State University (OSU), made b7C
available the OSU annual yearbooks for the years 1971, 1972,

1973. A review of these yearbooks determined that there was no
entry listed for RALPH DENT HESS. [__ Jadvised it is extremely
common for graduate students to have no information listed in

the University annual yearbook.

Information from the OSU Registrar's Office determined
there is no photograph on file concerning RALPH DENT HESS.
HESS attended OSU beginning with the summer term of 1971, and
including the fail term, 1971, the winter term, 1972, and did not
include the spring term of 1972. HESS received a Masters Degree
in Industrial Education in June, 1972, During his enrollment at
OSU, HESS listed a local address of 141 NW 29th Street, Corvallis,
Oregon, with a home of record shown as 789 Hemlock Street, Apt. #4,
Coos Bay, Oregon. ,

As a graduate student, HESS was not required to attend
class regularly and it would not be possible to determine if
HESS was in fact at Corvallis, Oregon, on any specific date,
particularly, November 24, 1971. OSU class schedules are kept
for only a period of five years, so it is not possible to determine
the identity of specific classes taken by a student during 1971.

HESS received a Bachelor's Degree from West Virginia
State University in 1966. He is a graduate of Fairmont High School
in Fairmont, West Virginia. In addition, DENT attended Fairmont
State College in Fairmont, West Virginia. He also attended the
University of Missouri at College Park, Missouri, and the University
of West Virginia at Morgantown, West Virginia. He attended the bé
summer session of 1966. at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. 4,

Individuals known by HESS as a reference include |
who was | {School District No. 9 in Coos Bay, Oregon, and
| | School District, Coos Bay, Oregon.

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PORTLAND PRIORITY VIA HO

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UNCLAS . oe |
unsus Paka D. By COOPER, CAA - KIUACKING' (A), OO: PORTLAND.

RE WFO TELCALL TO ANCHORAGE, JULY 30, 1989.
wFo INFQRMED AW UNSUB HAD APPLIED FoR PASSPORT AT 0s

"YASHINGTON, D.C. WILL" PICK UP PASSPORT FRIDAY AM, AUGUST: 1, 1980;

AND WE MAY BE SUBJECT OF. THIS INVESTIGATION, UNSUB APPLIED FOR

PASSPORT AS ROBERT NED BISHOP, BORN SEPT 11, 902, AT

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. — | oo a
ALASKA WAS U' S. TERRITORY PRIOR TO 1959. TERRITORIAL"

BIRTH RECORDS AT ALASKA STATE BUREAUYOF VITAL STATISTICS, JUNEAU,

ALASKA, " CONFIRMED ROBERT NED BISHOP y WHITE 'MALE, WAS BORN SEPT 11y

) 19225 AT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TO FATHER wILLiam NED BISHOP, WHITE |

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PAGE TwO AN 164-227 UNCLAS | co.
MALE, AGE 27, BORN MISSOURI, OCCUPATION CONTRACTOR, AND TO

| MOTHER-HILDUR SWANSON, WHITE FEMALE, AGE 27, BORN TACOMA, -
WASHINGTON, OCCUPATION HOUSEWIFE. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
AT-VITAL STATISTICS, : - ae
ALASKA Justice INFORMATION: SYSTEM (AUIS) STATE CONPUTER "HAD
NO RECORD IN CRIMINAL FILES OR DRIVER'S LICENSE FILES ON ROBERT
NED BISHOP. 'ANCHORAGE POLICE 'DEPT HAD No RECORD OF. BISHOP.

ANCHORAGE city DIRECTORIES: OF WSS, 1954, 1955, 1969, 1978, 1975,

1979, AND 1989 HAD NO RECORD OF ROBERT NED BISHOP. » ANCHORAGE

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FD-448 (Rev, 9-18-78) @ @

Tronsmit attached by Facsimile - UNCLAS Precedence

To: SAC, WFO (ATTN: SA | pPote: 7/30/80 bé :
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From: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) Time: Transmitted - an OO pm :

Subject: NORJAK

Initials «

([] Fingerprint Photo (_] Fingerprint Record [_] Map [_] Newspaper clipping {_} Photograph

[_] Artists Conception (Other __Tndictment for John Doe, aka
D.B. Cooper
Special handling instructions: DB Cooper-43332

Needed for trial morning of July 31, 1980.

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"EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

_ Washington, D. C. 20537

- REPORT

of the

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION.
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

YOUR FILE NO. 164-115 (P) (€Q5. C-4) September 3, 1980

FHI FILE NO. 164-2411
LATENT CASE NO. 3445440

'To: SAC, Detroit

REFERENCE: Airtel 8-12-80
EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: Datroit
SPECIMENS:

Seven latent fingerprints made by the tips, sides and lower
joint areas of fingers have been compared, ingofar as possible, with —
the fingerprints of Wilbert Luther Parker, FBI #563385C, but no identi~ .
fication was effected. The remaining latent fingerprints are not finger-
prints of Parker. No palm prints § are avatlable in the Téentification
Division files for Parker.

The fingerprint record for Parker contains one U. &. Army
fingerprint card bearing serial $AF27054518, with original entry into
service dated u~-1-61 and one U. &. Air Force Reserve fingerprint card

_ bearing serial ¢A¥27054513 ana dated 6-26-54, :

A transcript of the fingerprint record of Parker is being ,
as °
furnished separately log-Yl-l Puy X/

, , SEARCHE !
(@) Portland , sat] | NDEXED | a
| } SEP 1.0 1980

t
FAI-PORTLAND - '
THIS REPORT 1S FURNISHED POR OF FICIAL USE-ON} ' Fats Dey

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 12/12/80
SAC, PORTLAND (164~41) (RUC)

HORJAK (A)
CO: Seattle
Bufile 164-2131

Enclosed for Seattle are the following:

Original FD-302's for| —_
and

fwo copies each of investigative insert reflecting
investigation conducted at Portland, Oregon, on 2/20/80
and 6/11/80.

For information of Seattle, all currency recovered
in this matter submitted to, processed and returned by the
FBI Laboratory, will remain under appropriate custody of
Portland Division until such time as deemed otherwise.

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@-seattle (unc. 3) Lb ¢-f- LEKI

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11/17/80

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, WFO (164-301) (P)

UNSUB, aka

D. B. COOPER

Crime aboard Aircraft;
INFORMATION CONCERNING
{00 : WFO}

Re WFO airtel to Seattle dated October 10, 1980.

Enclosed for Seattle are three photographs. The first
photograph is a color artist's conseption of D. B. Cooper as described
by the crew members aboard the highjacked airplane. Two additional
black and white photographs are also enclosed of Robert Ned Bishop.
The first photograph is an arrest photograph taken by the Sacramento,
California Police Department on June 20, 1971. The second photograph
is an altered photograph by the FBI Special Projects Unit that depicts
Robert Ned Bishop with the same hair as that shown in the artist's
conception. It is noted that Robert Ned Bishop has changed his
features in the past to appear to have a dark and sworthy complexion.
in addition to having darker hair, and has been known to wear sun
glasses for the purpose of disguising himself further.

LEAD

AP SEATTLE DIVISTON

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. Will locate the victim airline
attendants and show the enclosed photograph of Robert Ned Bishop for
possible identification and submit resuits to WFO for appropriate

-action.

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FD-36 (Rev. 6-22-78)
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* TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION:
C_) Teletype (7} Immediate CY POP Sheree
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ex AIRTEL (cj Routine CyCONrIpENTIAt
, CONC rAS HEHE i
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2/11/81 !

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TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164A~41)

Cc, SEATTLE (164A-81) (P)

yYN/ INV) ats

00: SEATTLE

Reference WFO airtel to Seattle, dated November 17, 1980.

Enclosed for Portland are two copies of above reference.

Also enclosed are three photographs described in the
first enclosure.

For the information of Portland, éxtensive investigation
has been conducted by the Washington Field Office regarding
Robert Ned Bishop as a suspect in the D. B. Cooper hijacking
matter. In the above mentioned enclosures the Washington Field
Office forwarded photographs of Bishop to the Seattle Division

to be shown to] |.

Review of the Seattle files reflect that thel l

|

|. Contact with | |
, Northwest Airlines, Seattle Tacoma International

Airport, Seattle, Washington, reflect that |

| J}from the Northwest Airlines during | l.

| [had Northwest Airlines files additionally searched

regarding | and the records reflect that she has

[from Northwest Airlines; however, as of |

State of Oregon.
The address of
; pugene, Uregon,;| F

LEAD

PORTLAND DIVISION

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Airtel

3/12/81 |
TO: | §aC, SEATTIN (1640-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164A-41) (RUC)

SUBJECT: NORJAK
{0O0O: Seattle)

Re Seattle airtel to Portland, 2/11/81...

"Enclosed for Seattle is one packet of four photographs.

Referenced airtel set out leads for enclosed photographs -
kobe shown to - be.

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Eugene, Oregon. |

a Portland notes that the photograph of suspect, ROBERT
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graphs which would be required in the event that L | b6
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fact that the photograph of BISHOP has been altered by the special
projects unit so as to depict BISHOP with the same hair as shown

in the artist's conception of D.B, COOPER, Portland would have no
way of independently coming up with additional photographs which
are similar in appearance so that the photograph of BISHOP is not
unique. . oe

Prior to the display of any witnesses in this matter,
an appropriate photo spread should be developed to meet any legal
chalienge to any identifications which might result.

Portiand has placed this case in an RUC status.

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[7] Teletype (Lj Immediate Cj] FOP-SREREE-
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. oO: Seattle
Re Seattle airtel to Portland, 2/11/81; and Portiand
airtel to Seattle, 3/12/81.
Enclosed for Portland is a photograph of Robert Ned
Bishop (NORJAK suspect) along with six other photographs for
use in a photo spread.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

— Date of transcription

Was S@viest of the ifenthiy oF the
"i and Te purpoae of the ioteweiow and thareatier
Auwins gudormations

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thee only S& thon vers oFek Siete 2m agppavance to whah see
shoslle of the bidsckes, These phitegrenh were Restle Potion

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Airtel

4/24/81
TOs, 'SAC, SEATTLE (164A~81)
FROM: © SAC, PORTLAND (164A~41) (RUC)

SUBJECT: NORJAK
{00: Seattle)

Re Seattle airtel' to Portland and WFO, 3/26/81.

Enclosed for Seattle isa photographic spread consisting
of suspect ROBERT NED BISHOP and six other photographs, as had -
been previously furnished by the Seattle Division. Also enclosed

for Seattle is the origin copies of an FD-302 interview be
with | Enclosed for WFO is one copy . —
of FD-302 interview with | a

Seattle should note that in the event. that it is

necessary to recontact/ Lin the future, bE
she is currently a| BIC
_ } Eugene, Oregon,

PHONE | js At the time of captioned hijacking
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xx AIRTEL
10/1/81
TO: SAC, OKLAHOMA CITY
FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
CAA - HIJACKING (A)
00: Seattle
Bufile: 164-2111
Re Las Vegas investigation at Stateline, Nevada,
entitled | | Bufile 6
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Et Al at Fresno, California, concurrent with investigation bic
at Stateline, Nevada, in| | the following information

was obtained: . =

| Harvey's Re
Hotel and Casino, Stateline, Nevada, EeTSpnoT | | B70

advised SA Joseph A. Dushek of the Las Vegas Division, that
near the end of 1 £981, as a result of news coverage of

the arrests of the
contacted Harvey's by long distance from Oklahoma and stated

suspects, that an older man

aatiwe y

'he believed that heimew the identity of D. B. Cooper.

The caller identified himself to the Harvey's

swi tchboard as | I, Norman, b6
Oklahoma, télephone| |. He indicated the recent b7c_
press releases re jarrests "jarred'_hi d
that a former neighbor l, aka | i
who lived across the street of his old address of |_
Portland, Oregon, he believes is identical to the hijacker.
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time he resided across the street from them, exact date

the hijacking matter with his son|

unrecailed. A witness to these statements and who pose aie"

could provide additional information regarding
Last Name Unknown (LNU), who is employed at the Ruth
Ashbrook Bakery, located on the corner of Milwaukee Avenue

. . and Toiman in Portland.

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| ladvised he resided across the street b6
from C jfor 3 to 4 years until he moved to the..Strong- b7c

burg area, then subsequently me

kiahoma. He does not know if
in Portland.

oved to Texas and to Norman,

still resides on

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FBI previously because he did not associate
the hijacking until he read the newSpaper accounts of the

Harveys bombing arrests at Fresno, California.

with b7¢

He indicated

served in the U. S. Navy during World War Ii.

LEADS

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(also searched as and/or [4
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OKLAHOMA CITY DIVISION:

At Norman, Oklahoma: ¢

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[_],' telephone

|, xegarding specific details bé

25 - y he suspects his Former Portland neighbor,L _]
as being the hijacker and further information regarding

PORTLAND DIVISION:

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At Portland, Oregon: :

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ascertain the accusation
to D, B. Cooper

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LNU, employee of the Ruth
Ashbrook Bakery, corner of Tolman Avenue and Milwaukee, to

that

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TO ALL FSI FIELD OFFICES. LNMEDTATE — sa ae

PERSONAL ATTENTION a i 7
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NORJACK $. CAA- HIJACKING 5 00: SEATTLE (164-81)

ON NOVEMBER 13, 1981, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, 109 UNIVERSAL
CITY PLaza, UNIVERSAL, erty, CALIFORNIA, WILL, RELEASE To TH EATERS. -
NATIONMIDE A MOTION. PICTURE TITLED "THE PURSUIT OF D. Be
POORER." THE MOTION' PICTURE IS BASED ON THE CAPTIONED cA ASE.

IN ITS ADVERTISING PROMOTIONS, UNIVERSAL PICTURES 1s _ \
OFFERING "4 ONE MILLION DOLLAR, REWARD FOR INFORMATION RESULTING
IN THE ARREST. AND CONVICTION OF "D. 8. COOPER" FOR AIRCRAFT _
PIRACY. THE ADVERTISING PROMOTIONS STATE IN PART. "IF YOU HAVE:
SUCH INFORM ATION AS TO THE REAL D. B. COOPER, CONTACT your
NEAREST Lay ENFORCEMENT. AGENCY. THIS OFFER EXPIRES: ALDNIGHT

DECEMBER 1, 1881." .

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PaGE THO DE HQ 185 UNCLAS
UNIVERSAL PICTURES INITIATED THE REWARD OFFER ON ITS.
'OYN VOLITION TO PROMOTE THE MOTION PICTURE AND 1S RESPONSIBLE
FOR PAYMENT SHOULD "D..B. COOPER". BE IDENTIFIED.
EACH OFFICE IS INSTRUCTED To cyRNISH 'SE ATTLE, THE OFFICE
OF OPIGIN, ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM Law ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES OR crTizeis. NO INVESTIGATION IS 10 BE CONDUCTED
BASED on INFORMATION PECEIVED, 'SEATILE WILL DETERMINE VALIDITY.
OF THE INFORMATION 'AND ADVISE OFFICES OF NECESSARY | os
INVESTIGATION. , - |
, ALL OFFICES: ARE TO BEAR IN MIND WHEN, CAPTIONED CRIME was
comm 11 TED on 'NOVEMBER, 11, 1971, UNSUB AKA D. B. COOPER WAS
DESCRIBED AS BEING A WHITE NALE, MID-FORTIES, 5° 10" To s° a",

"17% POUNDS, OLIVE COMPLEXION, AND LATIN APPEARANCE.
pRWED AND, DANGEROUS. an oO :
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FEDERAL 8UREAU OF INVESTIGATION

9/25/80

Nate of transcription, —

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Garden City, Michigan, telephone number L was
contacted atl |

| He was interviewed in

the presence of Captain | Jo£f the Southfield
Police Department. He advised that he met a man named
WILBERT PARKER approximately ago. He stated that

he sees PARKER quite frequently in the bars in and around
Garden City, Michigan, and most particularly at
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He adyi ine | |
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WILBERT PARKER, also known as Blil. The conversation got
around to a newspaper article regarding "D.B. COOPER" who
had escaped with approximately $200,000.00 after an
airplane hijacking out in the Seattle, Washington, Portland,
Oregon, area. | BILL had been drinking a
considerable amount and BILL said "You're less than three
feet away from D.B. COOPER right now". He asked BILL what
he meant and BILL produced a newspaper clipping regarding
the hijacking which_contained a sketch or artist's conception
of "D.B. COOPER". advised that the sketch
bore a marked resembIance to BILL. At this point, artist's
conceptions, in color, were shown to| He
stated that the artist's conception in which the hijacker
is depicted wearing sunglasses looks a great deal like
BILL PARKER.

PARKER hau frequently gotten into arguments with
others in the bar regarding military operations. PARKER
claimed to be with the United States Special Forces,
Claimed to be an Airborne Ranger, and claimed to be with
the Green Berets. advised that one day BILL
came into the bar in full uniform and was wearing a Green
Beret uniform. He did not notice the rank insignia on
PARKER's uniform, but PARKER has frequently indicated that
he is a "Warrant Officer" in the Green Berets, He is

frequently called "The Colonel" around the bars.

8/15/80 Southfield, Michigan Detroit 164A~-115

Investigation on wae At. Le ee. ren . oF ile # ae vos ~~.
SAs| | and PR lotf-
ORLIN D. LUCKSTED / ODL{___] 8/18/80

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Just prior to | h_he again ran into,
BILL in the bar at |

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Sometime during the summer of 1980, PARKER
departed and was gone for a week or more. He indicated
he was up at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. PARKER alleges that
he was involved in the controling of the Detroit riots in
1967.

PAR d Lous women, but one of the women
is a woman | | possibly cailed(L_ sd
He has indicated to [that he desires to buy all
the Canadian money

PARKER has| 7

|} He advised that PARKER lives

at 7091 Hubbard Street, Garden City, Michigan. He further
described PARKER as a white male, approximately 6'2" tall,
200 in weight, with brown eyes and dark brown or black
hair which is always neatly cut. He indicated that PARKER
has always dressed neatly, always has a spit polish shine
to his shoes or boots, and frequently wears paratrooper
boots.

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shepherd dog at that house and numerous weapons, both bic
handguns and shoulder weapons at that house.

PARKER has talked in the past about "dough" that
he has buried up north, that he belongs to a select
group who are prepared for some kind of revolution, and
that he has approximately 500,000 rounds of ammunition
also buried. PARKER is very conversant regarding weapons
particularly military weapons and frequently talks about
the ballistics of these weapons. He makes his own

ammunition at his house. has on occasion seen bé
him wear a field jacket which has "U.S. Military Special b7C
Forces" across the jacket. Jadvised thet he b7D

believes PARKER is an electrician af the Hydromatic
Transmission Plant at Willow Run.

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In regard to the actual hijacking, he has only
talked with PARKER about this on a few occasion and those
only when PARKER brings it up, but PARKER has said that
there were two pursuit jets and that he, PARKER, hed the
airliner drop down to a low altitude which was too low
for these jets and have the airliner slow down to where
the jets were constantly passing by the airliner and
therefore, could not keep a close watch. PARKER has
indicated that he was in the Air Force, and the Marine

Corps and has on one occasion produced a muiti~engine
pilot's license. PARKER indicated that he|

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is anything of value to the FBI in these conversations.

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He described PARKER as being "stone face" or a
very cold and calculating individual. Ile does not feel
that PARKER is mentally unbalanced and does not know what
to make of PARKER's claim that he is D.B. COOPER. He
indicated that if PARKER is in fact a paratrooper and was
a parachute rigger as PARKER claims, he, , feels
that some consideration must be given to PARKER in this
caSe as he bears a strong resemblance to the individual
depicted in the artist's conception.

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SAC, DETROIT (1644-115) 9~25-81

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Re Memo of SA Orlin D. Lucksted dated 9=@14-81,

On 9#25=81 | Hydromatic-GM, bé
Willow Run, Michigan advised one W. L. PARKER, a white male American b7¢c
SSAN 299=26-5695 has been employed by Hydromatic since 10+-7-68,
could not state whether or not Parker was present for work on the date |
of Lle2he time cards are maintained only for a period of three (3)
years. oted his records reveal one 1976 photo of Parker should
be on file at the Personnel Office. He advised he will make an attempt
to obtain this photo and if available, should have it in his possession .
within ten(10) days.

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DATE:

REPLY TO

ATTN OF:

SUBJECT:

TO:

6 un@o STATES GOVERNMENT

9/25/81 memorandum

SA DENNIS W. LANGKOS

NORJ AK
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There was no photo of Parker available, but he was
desdribed as follows: DOB 3/13/32; POB Ferndale, Mich. ;
6'25", 21% lbs., brown hair; SBAN( 299-265-5696.

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78) . q rf

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FBI
TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
Cj Teletype (C1 Immediate
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jy Airtel (] Routine C-HCONPIDENTIAL !
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Date 11/5/81
TO 3: SAC, PORTLAND
FROM: SAC, DETROIT (164A-115) (RUC) (G-4)
NoRTAK — /i,f-4) 4 2-7)
CAA

(00: PORTLAND)

Re Detroit airtel to Portland, 8/12/80.

Enclosed for Portland are tivo copies of an FD-302
regarding interview of _ four copies of a b6
photograph of WILBERT L. PARKER; two copies of a memo of b7C
SA DENNIS W. LANGKOS, dated 9/25/81; and two copies of a D7D
memo of SA | | dated 9/25/81.

It is noted that the photographs were obtained by
SA RILEY from GM-Hydromatic Plant at Willow Run and were taken

in 1976.

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has never said any more about being ""D.B. COOPER" since his b7C
first comments about one year ago. B7D

All indications are that WILBERT L. PARKER is fully
qualified in every aspect of parachute jumping, packing,
etc.; however, since he is 6'2" tall while D.B. COOPER is
described as only 5°10", any further leads are being left to
the discretion of the 00.

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FM DETROIT c1S4-115) (RUC) (O-4)
TO DIRECTOR (164A-2111)/ (ROUTINE)

| WASHINGTON FIELD (ROUTINE) a 7 _aA\t

PORTLAND CRONTINEY 9 , ye
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UNCLAS E-FRE |
NOP JAY (Ad, OOFPORTLAND -

FOR INFORMATION OF RECEIVING OFFICES, ON VOVEMB ER 12, 1981,

| |, TRAVERSE elTy, MICHIGAN, -

"APPEAPED AT THE TRAVERSE CITY RESIDENT AGENCY AT WHICH TIME
SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAS INFORMATION REGARDING CAPTIONED
MATTER AND INVOLVING D. B. COOPER, THE NAMED USED BY SUSPECT
IN INSTANT MATTER. (Jstaten THAT THE. MATTER HAS BEEN
BOTHERING HER FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THAT.SHE AND HER HUSBAND
FINALLY DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD 3E BROUGHT To THE ATTENTION
OF APPROPRI ATE auTHORITIRS. [] MENT on TO STATE THAT

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INDAVINUAL BY THE NAME OF| } SHE stated THaT[ |
FITS THE' COMPOSITE DRANG OF SUSPECT D.B. COOPER AND.THAT.

HE IS REPORTEDLY 4 FOPMED MARINE PARATROOPER. SHF STATED.
THAT IT HAS BEEN SFVERSL YEARS SINCE SHE Has SEEN[_|

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AND LOOKS LIKF THR COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH SHE FELT THAT SHE

SHONLD BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FSI.) STATED
THAT JIS, OF MEXICAN AMERICAN DECENT AND IS APPROXIMATELY :

5°9" TaLL MITH BROUM HAIR ano MEDIUM BUILD. SHE STATED THAT
HE HAS A. HIGH FOREHEAD aND/OR PECKIVING HAIRLINE.

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IS CURRENTLY MOPKING, HOWTYER, SHE BELIEVES THAT HE IS STILL

EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. SHE FURTHER

ADVISED THAT SHE NOES NOT KNOH| |

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LEADS: MASHINGTON FIELD AT WASHINGTON, D.Ces WILL'
CONTACT FEDEPAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. IW EFORT TO DETERMINE |

iF | _|!s STILL EMPLOYED BY THAT AGENCY AND THEREAFTER, on

» Locate AND connuct "LOOK A LIKE" INVESTIGATION.
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NORJAK (A), OOLPORTLAND

REFERENCE DETROIT TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR, ET AL, NOVEMBER

12, 19816
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AT THE TRAVERSE CITY RESIDENT AGENCY AT WHICH.TIME SHE

ADVISED THAT SHE HAS INFORMATION REGARDING CAPTIONED MATTER'

AND INVOLVING D. B. COOPER, THE NAME USED BY SUSPECT IN INSTANT
MATTER. [-__]staten THAT THE MATTER HAS BEEN BOTHERING HER

FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND FINALLY | |
DECIDED THAT IT. SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF APPROPRIATE.

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MARINE PARATROOPER. SHE STATED THAT 11 Has. BEEN SEVERAL YEARS

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MEDIUM BUILD. SHE STATED THAT HE HAS A HIGH FOREHEAD AND/OR |
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The Successful episode of D.B.Cooper.

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To Understand the D.B. Cooper case it is necessary build a p
profile of his character,
First He had to be either extremely Stupid or very intelligent.
Only an extremel#¥ stupid person would attempt to parachute
out of a plane at night, over wooded country without knowing
his exact location, which would be unlikely with a stupid person,
Yet that is exactly what many people, including the News
Media and according fem the F.B.1.
To further eliminate the Studidity issue,let us examine
why I have eliminated that possibility, At, one time I was
willing to accept the version as published in the papers, figuring
that the F.B.I. knew details that were not published.

On Feb 10, 1981 when the $5800.00 was fouhhd along
the Columbia river it was practically prooéf positive that Cooper
was still alive and had escaped with the money. It was reported
at that time that there was a rubber band aroubd the money Nkhen
found but that it had broken offwheri the money was picked up.
There is no wag that a rubber band would have lasted over nin 6
years, euen iff burried. It is also unlikBgyYthat there wpuld
be just 5800 dollars in a bundie. there wouid have been an evan
amount for easy countability
Cooper apparently planted that noney thereto further
enhance the opinion thit he had jumped in that area and was
dead. he furthermore devised this scheme to make it easier
ran for him-to spend the money, here is what he planned, He planted
this bundle in the sana on the windward side ofa sel] dune.
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rotted away. Hopefylly the wind would have peeled off these bills,

one at a time and scatterd this long the river bank, in the

water and in the bushes. He hoped that fishermen would find

the bills one at a time, and not realizing the source, put them in his po
pocket and later spend them. Figuring that iff enough of the

noneyshond up thas the F.B.i. would stop,looking, assuming that

it was scattered all over, Coopers only mistake was that he

miscalclated so the ruber band was still on, not enough sand

Kad been blown away so the bundle was still intact.

Now lets go on the assumption that CooPfer was very intelizgent.
Here is my Profile of his chAractertsticks,

Cooper worked either for an Airline, the milftayy or for
Boeing, He was very well aquainted with the 72%, He kney
all the flight characteristics, that the rear door could
be opened in flight, and how to do it. He also knew af his
activities would affect the trim and how to compensate.

He was himself an accomplish pipat, he was an instrument
pilot or at least had considerable instrument training, especially
with OMNI Navigation. He had considerable experiene flying
over Oregon and Northern Catlifornia.-Knowing in detail the
tefain and exact location of all populated areas, open large
fields and all the OMNI (vorteac)) statioris. '

He was an a@tpertenced parachute jumperPossibly in the
military, @ smoke Jumper put more 'likely a private parachute

club.

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Cooper had at least two acomplaces. "KR" got on the 727 earlier,

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Maybe at Prortland of agt an earlie& stop (if any). He was
one of the first passengers to get on boerd so fiew if any
would notice that he 'had a plece of Caryy on luggage which he
put under he seat, He was one of the last to get off at
Seattle, so that in the confusion no one would notice that he
had "Forgot" his luggage. In this luggeg, there was a pair
of jump boots, a specially made jump suit with, pockets, hooks
etc to carry Coopers equipment anda sport parachute. The
chutes Gooper asked for were just decoys. one of which was
thrown overboarm in a wooded area somewhere along the line.
the first place he would not have trusted any chute that
was furnished and in the second place a sport gchtte is
much more manouverable than a standard shute. Also there
was a portable OMNI receiver, a flashlite, an alfsiter and
maybe a smil comp ass to use if he missed his tawet, also
& small walkie talkie, Some of these items may have been in

the case "nef cooper diplagied his suppoede "Bomb"

Here is how they plan was cattied out. After negotiation
in Seattle Cooper told the pilot? where he wanted to go, how high
and how fast to fRy and wht route to take, such as V23, Cooper
knew jusy where this route would lead. Soon mxsr after the plane
was airbogrn he opened the rear door, let out an antenna for
his OMNI receiver and started to moniter the flight, With his
OMNI set ne could tell etactly af the plane was on the correct

path. By montering and keeping track of the time from one OMNI

station to another he knew the exact speed. With the OMNI indtcator

he knew exac$ly when each Vottac station was passed over. If

the plane was to one side or the other he could tell exactly

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a short distance past an OMNI station, where there was open
land, no close houses or near any busy road} and where there
was a road his gpomplace "B" would be waiting. B, had a flashlite
awalkie talkie to match Goopers, a@ compasgand a direction finder
on his walkie talkie in case Cooper was off target, so they ¢c
could get together quickly. | He was spptea inthe area directly*®
below Coobers selected BRET) ette.

There are several places that fit Cooper requirements,
Bne is on a course approximately 140 degrees from the Red Bluff
Calif, Vortae Stattion. When he got past the previous station
he turned to 115.% megacycles and watched the Omni indicator.
when the needle switched from "TO" to"FROM" he timed thetime
it would take the plane over the selected landing site. At
exactly the prec&se second he jumped, and if all calculation
were correct he would be directly over his acomplace. At this/he would
signal on h¥s walkie talkig, ""B, would then give a flashlite
signal and he could float down exactly on target. If He were
off a ways he could direct his sport shute to the spot. If
he was too far off they could still use the fr¥bhlite to keep

track of each other 5411 further away they could use the walkie

talkie and "B°Sdirection finder.As each person was very familiar
with this t&ritory they would have no trouble spotting his

location precisely.
ANOther importan€ detail. 'Cooper was in no immediate need

of money so he could afford to hide the money and waite

Coopers reason foydoing this. He had some imagined or "eal

ereevance with someone, probablys amt officiah inthe Airline

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Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Portland Oreg

Dear Sirs:

Enclosed is a copy of my own analysis of the D.B. Cooper case.

I sent the Original to Universal Picntures in their search

for Cooper Contest. Perhaps my profile of Coopers characterisics
can be of some use to you in finding the rest of the money.

You can expext that he will be trying some other gimmic to make

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U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Plaase Refer to

Portland, Oregon
File No.

December 7, 1981

PRESS RELEASE

Robert S. Gast, II, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal

Bureau of Investigation in Oregon, made the following announcement

today:

During the past three weeks, given the publicity associated

with the 10th anniversary of the D. B. Cooper hijacking and the
release of a movie relating to it, the FBI has received numerous

telephone calis and visits from individuals purporting to be D. B.

Cooper and claiming to have a portion of the ransom, or to have knowledge

of the crime. Each contact has been evaluated and appropriate
investigation conducted.

At 3 a.m.,; pecember of, 1981, officers of the Portland
Police Bureau contacted the Portland Office of the FBI and advised
a clerical employee on duty, that a gentleman, claiming to be D. B.
Cooper, was present at the police headquarters. The information

furnished to the police made it appear highly unlikely that the

individual had been involved in the hijacking. A member of the FBI .

staff then spoke to the man on the phone and asked him several key
questions pertaining to the crime. The man's responses to these

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also varied fram that of the hijacker.

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The Portland Police Bureau officers were asked to photograph

the individual and obtain his full description. A followup

investigation was conducted by the FBI later on Decembef 4.
Based on an evaluation of the incident, it would
appear that this is simply one more of the many hoaxes which

have taken place over the years.

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ATTENTION SECTION CHIEF WAYNE GILBERT, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE
DIVISION,
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RE BUREAU TELILPHONE CALL TO PORTLAND, DECEMBER 7, 1981, AND
PORTLAND CALL TO SUPERVISOR| | PERSONAL CRIMES UNIT, Ps
DECEMBER 7, 1981.

THIS DATE AN ARTICLY APPVARPD IN THE "WASHINGTON POST" TO THE
LFFECT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMING TO BI D. B. CCOPER HAD ATTEMPTED
TO TURN HIMSELF IN TO OFFICERS FROM THE PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU.

THF ARTICLE WENT ON TO SAY THAT FBI, PORTLAND, HAD NO ON= AVAILABLT
TO INTERVIEW THE MAN AND TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE FBI LATER.

THIS DATE SAC ROBERT S, GAST II INTERVIEWLID SECURTTY PATROL bé
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THAT ON DECEMBER 3, 1981, AT ABOUT THRET A.M., SHL RECLIVED A
TELEPHONE CALL FROM AN OFFICER OF THE PORTLAND POLICE BURZAU
STATING THAT HE HAD D, B. CQOPER IN HIS OFFICE, WISHING TO TURN

HIMSELF IN, | OBTAINED A DISCRIPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL

AND A STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICLIR THAT THE MAN COULD BI

BUT HE WAS. UNSURE, THE INDIVIDUAL HAD IDENTIFIED HIMSELF TO THE

POLICE OFFICER AS >

BASED UPON THF INFORMATION SHE DEVELOP=D, | | ADVISED

THAT SHE WAS NOT DISPATCHING AN AGENT TO INTERVIEW THz MAN,
GNCOURAGEDTHE POLICE OFFICER TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF HIM, AND ASKED
THAT THE MAN CONTACT THE FBI IN THE MORNING FOR ANY INFORMATION

HE COULD FURNISH. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE INDIVIDUAL, IDENTIFYING

HIMSELF. AS | | CALLED THI: PORTLAND OFFICE OF THE FBI,

REPEATLD WHAT HE HAD TOLD REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PORTLAND POLICE

BUREAU, AND SAID THAT HE WAS TIRED

| ASKED HIM SEVERAL QUESTIONS, MOST OF WHICH HE WOULD NOT

ANSWER. HE SAID THAT AND WAS

PLEASANT THROUGHOUT THF CONVERSATION

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COOPER WAS DESCRIBED BY THE PORTLAND POLICE OFFICER AS SIX FEET
TALL, APPROXIMATELY 210 LBS., WITH DARK EYES AND DARK HAIR, GRAYING
AT THE TEMPLES, THE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN OF HIM BY THE PORTLAND POLICE
BUREAU BEARS LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO THE COMPOSITE SKETCH OF D. B.
COOPER, INQUIRY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA SYSTEM AND PORTLAND

INDICES FAILS TO REVEAL ANY INFORMATION ON]

IT SHOULD BE NOTED TRAT DURING THE PAST THREE WEEKS THE PORTLAD
DIVISION HAS RECEIVED NUMERCUS CALLS FROM PERSONS CLAIMING TO HAVE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE SKYJACKING, HAVE THE MONEY, OR IN FACT BE D. B.
COOPER. MUCH OF THIS INCREASED INTEREST HAS BEEN OCCASIONED BY THE
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SKYJACKING AND THE RELEASE OF A MOVIE
ENTITLED, "IN SLTARCH OF D. B. CCOPER," WHICH OFFERED A ONE MILLION
DOLLAR REWARD IF HE WOULD TURN HIMSELF IN. BASED UPON THE VOLUME
OF THESE INQUIRIES AND THE FACT THAT EVERY ONE HAS PROVEN EITHER
UNSUBSTANTIATED OR IN SEVERAL INSTANCES SOME TYPE OF HOAX, SAC,
PORTLAND, ISSUFD INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PERSONNEL THAT CALLS ON THE
COOPER CASE SHOULD BE CAREFULLY EVALUATED PRIOR TO DISPATCHING
INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL. THIS WAS DONE TO AVOID AN UNNECESSARY

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ACTED PROPERLY IN THIS SITUATION AND RECOMMENDS NO re
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION,
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) DATE? 12/8/81
FROM : SA |
SUBJECT: NORJAK

(CO: Seattle)

Attached is a press release dated 12/7/81 and a draft of
news story which appeared in the Washington Post on 12/5 or 12/6/81.

The attached Wasington Post article and similar articles
around the U. S. was the result of an A P wire service story
originating in Portland. It was erroneous in the extreme.

As a result, numerous inguiries were received by Portland
Office personnel from various news agencies. In response to these
inguiries, the press release of 12/7/81 was utilized.

The following contacts took place:

By SAC,
, KOIN-TV
WIND Radio, Chicago
KYXI Radic, Portland
By SA| |
WARBC, Radio, Washington D.C.
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KOHI, St. Helens
KGW-TV { No film)
KGW - Radio, Portland
KYTE Radio, Portland
KYXI, Radio, Portland
KB2ZY, Salem
KEX Radio, Portland
KATU-TV {No £ilm)
KXL Radio, Portland

- CBS Radio, New York City
KOMO Radic, Seattle
WBB , Chicago

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In addition a number of Newspaper contacts also took
place.

During the contact with KOIN-TV, it was determined that
the individual in question at PPB also visited KOIN-TV | |.
His statements and lack of knowledge of the crime made it readily
apparent to| Jthat he was not the hijacker
known as D. B. COOPER. | jidentified the man from a photo taken
at the PPB on 12/3/81.

Credit the SAC one TV appearance and two radio.

Credit sa| |with 10 radio.

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U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

tn Reply, Please Refer to

Portland, Oregon
File No.

December 7, 1981

PRESS RELEASE

Robert S. Gast, II, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation in Oregon, made the following announcement
today:
During the past three weeks, given the publicity associated

_ with the 10th anniversary of the D. B. Cooper hijacking and the
release of a movie relating to it, the FBI has received numerous
telephone calls and visits from individuals purporting to be D. B.
Cooper and claiming to have a portion of the ransom, or to have knowledge
of the crime. Each contact has been evaluated and appropriate
investigation conducted.

, At 3 a.m., December %, 1981, officers of the Portland
Police Bureau contacted the Portland Office of the FBI and advised
a clerical employee on duty, that a gentleman, claiming to be D. B.
Cooper, was present at the police headquarters. The information
furnished to the police made it appear highly unlikely that the
individual had been involved in the hijacking. A member of the FBI
staff then spoke to the man on the phone and asked him several key
questions pertaining to the crime. The man's responses to these
questions were of such a nature that it was apparent he had little
or no firsthand knowledge of the event. His personal description

also varied from that of the hijacker.

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The Portland Police Bureau officers were asked to photograph

the individual and obtain his full description. A followup

investigation was conducted -by the FBI later on December 4.
Based on an evaluation of the incident, it would

appear that this is simply one more of the many hoaxes which

have taken place over the years.

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A man claiming to be skyjacker D. B. Cooper tried to
turn himself in to police in Portland, Oregon, late last
week but when Detective [telephoned b6
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the man wasn't heard from again police said.

| Jsaid the self-proclaimed Cooper, the man
who ten years ago parachuted from a hijacked jet_over

in ransom money.
he reportedly told °
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should photograph "Cooper" and tell him to contact the FBI later.

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Airtel
12/10/81
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (1644-2111)
ATIN; SECTION CHICT WAYNE GILBERT, CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIVE DIVE SION
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (1644-41)
NORIAK.

Re Portland teletype to Bureau, 12/7/81.

Referenced teletype set forth information relating to
an incident on the morning cf 12/3/81 in which an individual
claiming tc be "D, B, Cooper" presented himself at the Portiand
Police Bureau. An cfficer of the Portiand Police Bureau subse-

quently contacted the Portland 0: fice of the FBI and spoke to b6é
Security Patrol Clerk requesting that an Agent 7°
be dispatehec ew this individual. Based upon information
furnished to 3 she declined to dispatch an Agent and
asked that the Police Bureau attempt to obtain a photograph and

any other identifying data so this individual could be interviewed
at a later date. This incident became the subject of an article

in the 12/7/81 issue of the "Washington Post" and inaccurately

identified as a Special Agent and incorrectly stated
that the FBI had no one availiable to interview this individual.

As stated in referenced teletype, the Portland Office
has received numerous phone calls from individuals claining to be
DB. B. Cooper, claiming to haye part of the ransom money, or stating
that they have information as to D. B. Cooper's correct identity.

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Most of these calls have been occasioned by the well-publicized
tenth anniversary of the skyjacking, concomitant with a motion
picture release, "In Search of D, B. Cooper." The producers of
this motion picture offered a $1,000,000 reward if D. B. Cooper
would turn himself in. Ail calis received on this incident
haye been totally without substantiation and/or hoaxes. Based
upon this, SAC, Portiand, has issued firm instructions to
complaint and night duty personnel that they are to evaluate
any call regarding the skyjacking carefully and not dispatch
investigative personnel unless they believe there is good
reason to do so. In this way, every effort is being made to
avoid useless expenditure of valuable Agent time.

On the afternoon of 12/7/81,| bé
| | of iclovision station KOIN-TV, Portland, advised the bic
Portland Office of the FBI that an individual ide fying
hinsel? as D. B. Cooper vistied the station] |
He was questioned by station personnel and immediately
ruled out as being Cooper, since he was unable to answer simple
questions about the skyjacking. For example, he stated that he
bearded the plane in Seattle and he was unable to give the
correct amount of ransom requested and stated that the money
was in $100 bills. Station personnel were shown a photograph
of the individual appearing at the Portland Police Bureau and
positively identified him as the same individual who appeared
at the station.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Based upon information developed in this matter, it
is cbvious that this incident was the result of a hoax or from
a mentally disturbed person, The action taken by the Security
Patrol Clerk was appropriate and in line with SAC instructions,
and it is recommended that no further action be taken in this
matter.

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81).
PROM: . SAC, SACRAMENTO (164~50) (RUC)
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of BD. B. Cooper, and Ford did look quite similar to the drawing. °
stated that Ford has since moved to Grants Pass,
Oregon. She said that he was in Hayfork around Thanksgiving
with his leg in a cast. —

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Ca. DMV, made available a copy of Ca. license issued to.
Richard lloyd Ford, born 11/27/25. License was issued on 1/3/78,
and expired on 11/27/81. Ford is described as a white male,
6'2", 185 lbs., blue eyes, and blond hair. In 1978 he listed his
mailing address. as P. 0. Box 237, Hay fork. with residence listed |
ask mile wast of Hyampom Road, Hay fork .. |

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Thanksgiving Eve 1971. He parachuted - 3

~ An FBI spokesman said Monday that
the photo of a man who claimed to be D.B.
Cooper in Portiand last week has no re-
semblance to the composite drawing of
the nation's first skyjacker.

A man who claimed he was Cooper
' went to the Portland Police Bureau's Cen-
tral Precinct early Thursday and said he
wanted to turn himself in, Since skyjack-
| ne is a federai crime, police called the
| The FBI told the officer to take a pic-
ture of the man and have him report to
the FBI on Friday. The FBI talked to the
man then by phone.

He failed to appear.

During the telephone conversation, the
FBI asked the mar questions only the real
D.B. Cooper could answer. The man could
not answer some questions and gave false
answers to others, according to Bill Wil-
liams, bureau spokesman.

. "Based on an evaluation of the incident
it would appear that this is simply one
more of the numerous hoaxes which have
} taken place over the years," said Wil-
' liams.

Cooper is the name used by a man who :
_ hijacked a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 _
"on a flight from Portland to Seattle on"

from the plane somewhere over South:
west Washington after first getting?
$200,000 from the airline. and letting pas}
sengers off in Seattle. .

"During the past three weeks the pubs
licity associated with the 10th anniver:~
sary Of the hijacking and the release of a°

movie relating to it, the FBI has received -
numerous telephone calls and visits from .
individuals purporting to be D.B. Cooper;
have a portion of the ransom or knowl?
edge of the crime," said Williams. "Each
contact has been evaluated and an appro} .
priate investigation conducted." +

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Re Las Vegas airtel to Oklahoma City, 10/1/81.

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furnished by| Jin referenced airtel was valid. .

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information regarding all the major unsolved crimes in the U. S.,
but that he can solve same,

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12/21/81
TO: SAC, SHATYLE (164A-$1)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (1644-41) (P)
SUBTECT : NORJAX}

(00: Seattic)

Re Bureau teletype to all officas 11/10/81.

On 11/23/81, | |
pcocuiiie, Oregon, residence | | business telephone
» telephonically contacted the Portland Office of
the FBI regarding an individual hc feels he is identical to
"p.B. COOPER," and thereafter received consideration for the
one million dollar reward offered by Universal Studios.
| refused to divulge the name of the individual he
fecis is identical to captioned subject unless contacted
personally by an agent.[. sd]: based his belief that this
individual is captioned subjct based on an article which ap-~-
peared in the North West a of "The Oregonian" newspaper

during Noverbs 980. described this individual as

a white malic, ears of age at the time of the highjacking,
5'S" ain height, 160 vounds, ruddy face, small ears, and having
| |} Sounding Like "W.c. Fields." This
individual also smoked Raleigh brand cigarettes.

[fj advised he had not seen this individual
for 15 years but knew of him when they were growing in the
Myrtle Point, Oregon, area, Additionally, this individual moved
to the State of Washington to reside with his grandmother and
served as an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Initially he
looked like the composite drawing of the subject in captioned
matter.

On 11/30/81| |{Supra), furnished the
waTIC of the individual he feels is identical to tho subject in

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Phe above information is furnished to Seattle
for evaluation and all leads are left to the discretion of
Seattle Office.

Investigation continuing.

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AIRTEL
12/23/81
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164A-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164A-41) (P)

SUBJECT: MNORJAK {A}
(90: Portland)

Re Detroit teletype to the Bureau, 11/13/81; and Detroit
airtel to Portland, 11/5/81.

Enclosed for Seattle are two copies each of referenced
communications and two copies of a photograph of WILBER L. PARKER.

Copies of enclosed communication and photograph of PARKER
furnished to Seattle for evaluation.

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The following investigation was conducted By SA

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Alaska, telephone number |, appeared at the Juneau
Resident: Agenc FBI, Juneau, Alaska,. and provided to SA

a list of names and addresses of indivi-

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|] of Juneau, Alaska.

Also, at that time jprovided two portions of snapshots
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names and addresses

provided by

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Woodland, Washington

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Woodiand, Washington

3)

Brush Frarle, Washington

4)

Great Falls, Montana

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Vancouver, Washington

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