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ADMINISTRATIVE

"D.B. COOPER"

Although this name has been adopted by the press
as the alias of the hijacker, there is no basis in fact,
for this alias. As a possible explanation for its existence,
the following sequence of events is offered:

While the hijacking was in progress on the evening
of 11/24/71, it was established that a DAN COOPER had boarded
the flight at Portland, but was not among the passengers who
-deplaned at Seattle.

AS a result, the name "DAN COOPER" was checked
through the Bureau indices, which revealed an_Identification -
Record for a| |} FBI Number | | born
in| Washington, with an arrest on in b6

| | for| | b7C

In checking on suspect | that
evening, the Portland Division advised that he definitely
had been eliminated. A police officer of The Dalles, Oregon
Police Department, visited him in The Dalles, and definitely
identified him as the above| and the
fact was noted that he could not have been on fhe plane since
he was at The Dalles.-

There was no FBI release to the press concerning
the above suspect, but the press coverage in Oregon, and in

the State of Washington was so intense, it may have be-
come known to the press, that the above [ |:
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As of 2/4/72, some 325 suspects had been placed
under investigation. As of that same date, 220 had been
eliminated either through showing of photographs to witnesses, or
definitely establishing their whereabouts at work or elsewhere,
so as to conclusively eliminate them as suspects.

Leads on suspects are set out by teletype or airtel
depending on whether or not photographs are being transmitted.

The lists of ransom money have been widely distributed
by the Seattle, Portland, Sacramento and Las Vegas Divisions
to banks, law enforcement agencies, hotels, motels, liquor
stores, newspapers, radio and television stations. -

On the theory that the subject might not have
survived his leap from the plane, law enforcement agencies
in the Seattle, Portland, Sacramento and Las Vegas Divisions
have been or are being contacted to determine if there is
any person reported missing who could fit the description of
the hijacker. Developments thus far have been negative.

Leads concerning suspects will not be set forth in
this report as they are being handled by interoffice
communications as previously mentioned.

PORTLAND DIVISION

At Portland, Oregon

Will continue its investigation to trace back, if
possible, the origin of the black tie and tie tack found on
the plane and believed to possibly have been the property of
the unsub.

When Portland's investigation is concluded concerning
the tie, the tie should be forwarded to Seattle for similiar
investigation in the State of Washington.

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

Will maintain contact with Beale Air Force Base
concerning the flight of the Air Force SR-71 and advise
the results of the flight and when the pictures might be
available.

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SEATTLE DIVISION

newly defined drop area in southwestern Washington and,
after approval has been received, will conduct a ground

At Seattle, Washington

Will prepare a comprehensive search plan for the

search, depending upon weather conditions and the results
of the over-flight by the SR-71.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy tos 1 ~ USA, Seattle

Report of: SA CHARLES E. FARRELL Office: Seattle, Washington
Date: February 16, 1972 . .

Fiold Office Filo #s 164-81 ; Burcou Filo g; 264-2111

. Title: UNKNOWN SUBJECT, aka Dan Cooper,

NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305,
PORTLAND, OREGON TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

11/24/71
Character: _ CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING; EXTORTION °
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Synopsis: On 11/24/71, as Northwest Airlines (NWA) Flight #305

was taxiing to the runway, at Portland International Airport, a
white, male passenger handed a note to Stewardess[ |
| advising, "Miss I have a bomb here and would like
you to sit by me." The cockpit was advised of the hijacking and
in contact with NWA officials, it was agreed by the pilot and
NWA, that no intervention by law enforcement was desired. The
hijacker then demanded $200,000 and four parachutes, which were
to be ready at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac)
by 5:00 PM that date. After circling Sea-Tac for a period of P®
time, plane landed at at 5:46 PM and refueling was bic
begun. Stewardess | acted as liaison in communica-
ting hijacker's desires to the crew and also in bringing the.
mo arachutes on board. After the $200,000 was obtained
byL Land given to the hijacker, he allowed passengers to
leave but not the crew. After the four parachutes, maps, food
and radio were on board, he permitted the other two stewardesses
to depart the plane. Hijacker instructed that they were
going to Mexico City, but he finally agreed that the
plane should go to Reno, Nevada, with flaps down, landing
gear down and at under 10,000 feet altitude. Plane departed
Sea-Tac at 7:46 PM and shortly after being airborne, he sent
| to First Class Section and shortly thereafter
the airstairs were lowered as signaled by a light in the cock-
pit. Last communication from the hijacker was 8:05 PM, while
the plane was flying on Vector 23, which is a southern heading
between Seattle and Portland. At 8:11 PM, an "oscillation"
or "pressure bump" of a serious nature was noted by the crew
and they speculated, later confirmed by actual experiment on
1/6/72, that the pressure bump was probably caused by the
hijacker leaving the aircraft. Search of the airplane on

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arrival at Reno, reflected no fingerprints of known value.

A black tie and tie tack was found which possibly belonged
to the hijacker. The hijacker very carefully demanded that
each and every note either written by him or dictated to the
stewardesses, be returned to him and he also had a used
match cover returned to him. Extensive search of the
probable drop area in southwestern Washington negative.
Numerous suspects investigation, but with negative results.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES
THE HIJACK~~---9-e eons enn oe to ee a a me en -- 5~19
INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSES-------------------=-- eee 20-79
CREW:
| Stewardess; ~------<----- 21-36 bE
| Ste Bo Seen eee meee 37-53 BIC
[ Stewardess; ----~- 54-56
[ Second Officer; -~-~----- 57-58
_ _ | Third Officer; 59-63
WILLIAM A. SCOTT, Pilot. 7 >>> ono
NORTHWEST ATRLINES EMPLOYEES AT PORTLAND--3e3r--3--3--- 65-67
pF ame em tre a 0 0 oe a a ne 8 om 66
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: CORD HARMS ZRIM SPRECKEL; srr errr rere reer 74-75
Brena a i a mm 76
Bf ranean ee a am a a mm 77-79
: INTERVIEWS WITH 'PASSENGERS — wetter nner nnn nnn nnn 80~86
LOGS BY NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES, . .
SEATTLE AND MINNEAPOLIS =r rere rrscrcs 87-141
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fi Teletype logs, Ground Onerations.—SeA~ee 87-106
Handwritten logs. by NWA, b6
: Sea-Tac prot rrr rr rere 107-122 b7C
Handwritten logs by
Flight Dispatcher-Instructorj rr ttre ten L23~129
Handwritten logs by |
| NWA, Sea-Tacp~T ttt 130-132
: Logs maintained by
Flight Operations, Minneapolis .-3*4F--7--- 133-141
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ) _ PAGES
PAA TAPES AND RECORDINGS--~~----~-------~---~~--------- 142-225
Seattle, Washington p~-------- Hen eee eee 142-200
Oakland, California; ----------+-~--~~++~~----- 201-209
Reno, Nevada. omen es nn ee nn ee 210-225
3 PARACHUTES —-— nen nanan neem amen nmennmm me ememmanncsaee 226-234 |
; EARL J. COSSEY~---~---~---~-~-------~---~---~ 229-231
RANSOM MONEY--+---~ - ~-----+------~---- 235-241
| WEATHER<cn wane ne en ne eee Career 242-247
, COURSE OF THE AIRCRAFT (WITH MAPS) --~-W---- ween nce eee 248-255
"SEARCH AREA (WITH MAPS) -------~----------~-~--- +--+ 256-275
Original Search Area} W---------- nen oe nn 258~261
; Amended Drop Area,------- -~ "= ~ 271-275
i BOEING 727 - TECHNICAL DATA-~----~ 0 on comers ener ar ene 276-279
: _ EXPERIMENT WITH ATR STAIRS----------------------------- 280-285
SEARCH OF AIRCRAFT AT RENO------~~----~--- e+ one eee 286-292
SEARCH OF FLIGHT PATH nnn n nen nnn n AA cma on ob one ROO OD COR I Oe HHH Om OR Kad 293-296
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - INVESTIGATION AT-~---~ 297-298.

AIRPORTS, FLYING CLUBS, FLIGHT SCHOOLS, PARACHUTE CLUBS 299-304

AIRLINE TICKET-~-~-~---~-n enna nn nnn nnn nen nnn nen 305-307
BLACK SNAP-ON TIE AND TIE TACK--~------------ ence eee 308-309
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE--~-------------- ween nnn enn nnn nn nnn 310-313
ARTIST'S SKETCH----+--------n--------- $= n-ne 314-322
DESCRIPTIVE DATA---------~~-----~--------- - =: 323-334
"COMPOSITE DESCRIPTION-~--~-----~------ ween nnn anne "335-336

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i 3:22 PM, 11/24/71, bé6
Northwest Airlines (HWA), bic
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), tele-
phonically advised the Assistant Special Agent in Charge

of the Seattle Division, FBI, that a man on board NWA Flight
#305, at that time airborne and inbound from Portland,
Oregon, had passed word to the pilot that the passenger

had a bomb in his briefcase and demanded $200,000 and para-
chutes. He instructed that the money and parachutes be ,
ready at Sea-Tac by 5:00 PM that date; that no one was

to meet or approach the aircraft and that he would advise
later what his flight plans were.

NWA Flight #305, a Boeing 727 Tri-Jet, plane
designation N467US, originated at Washington, D.C., leaving
there at 8:30 AM, 11/24/71. The plane made stops at
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Great Falis, Montana; Missoula,
Montana; Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The
schedule for the flight called for a departure from Portland,
at 2:45 PM, with the plane arriving in Seattle, the termina-
tion of the flight at 3:21 PM, PST.

The plane did make the scheduled stops at the above
cities and departed from Portland at 2:53 PM, with 36 passengers,
including, according to the manifest, "DAN COOPER. " There was
a crew of six:

WILLIAM A. SCOTT, Pilot;
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Stewardess;

Stewardess.

Due to construction at the Portland International
Airport, the plane was loaded by way of, the air stairs at
the rear of the plane, instead of the front door. The
second to last person to board, according to Stewardess

| was a man who occupied seat 18-E and who

hater hijacked the airplane.

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| jwas responsible for the Tourist b6
Section on the flight and, while the plane was still b7c
parked at the terminal area, she served refreshments
to the Tourist Section.

The hijacker, in seat 18-E, was the first
person served and asked for Bourbon and 7-Up, and
he paid for it with a $20 bill. After serving the
rest of the passengers in the Tourist Section, she
gave the routine Oxygen Mask Usage and Escape Route
demonstration. The take-off announcement was then given
and she sat in the stewardess seat located in the rear
of the plane, behind row 18, occupied by the hijacker.

The Boeing 727 has three seats on each side of
the aisle. Row 18 is the last one on both the right and
left side of the aisle. The seats are identified from
left to right as you face the front of the aircraft with
A, B, C on the left side of the aisle and D (aisle seat),
E (Genter seat) and F (window seat} on the right side.

Almost flush against the back of row 18, except
for some eight inches near the aisle, is a bulkhead which
forms the wall for the lavatories, located behind row 18;
one on the right and one on the left. Beyond the lavatory
doors is the door leading to the air stairs.

The door to the air stairs is always closed
and locked, except when loading or unloading passengers.
It is located straight away at the end of the aisle beyond
row 18 and is perhaps some 3% feet from the last row and
is in easy reach for someone sitting in row 18.

Built into the lower portion of the door to the
air stairs, is the stewardess seat which is pulled down
when in use, so that a person sitting in that seat looks
straight down the aisle toward the front of the aircraft.

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advised that after she had been seated b6
about 30 seconds and as the plane started taxiing toward bre
the runway, the man occupying seat 18-E turned around and
handed her an envelope. She did not open it at once, but
after he glanced at her several times, she opened the en-~
velope and removed a note, neatly written with a felt tip
pen which stated as follows:

"Miss - I have a bomb here and I

would like you to sit by me."

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got up from her seat, dropping the note as she did so, and ~~" bic
sat in''seat 18-D next to the hijacker.

At this time| Jcame to the rear of the
aircraft and having seen the note fall to the floor, she
then picked it up and read the above message concerning the
hijack.

The plane lifted off the runway at 2:58 PM and as

it did so, lused the interphone to advise the b6
pilot that the plane was_being hijacked. After advising the bic
pilot of the_situation, |replaced the phone and ob-

served that | | who was still seated next to the hijacker,
was writing the following message on a piece of paper.

"I want $200,000 by 5:00 PM in cash.
Put it in a knapsack. I want two
back parachutes and two front
parachutes. When we land, I want

a fuel truck ready to refuel.

No funny stuff, or I'll do the

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After |finished writing the note dictated b6
to her by the hijacker, she got up from seat_18-D, and . bic
stepped to the rear of the aixcraft and from | who was
then on the interphe b ied the note and envelope
originally given to by the hijacker.

Jthen' took the hijacker's envelope and b6

note, as well as the one she had written as dictated by b7c

him, and went forward to the cockpit to give them to the
pilot. She was doing this while the plane was still taking
off.

At this point| who had been on the ee
interphone, came up and sat in seat 18-D (aisle) next to - r
the hijacker in 18-E.

After | ldelivered the notes to the b6
cockpit, she remained there at the instruction of the bic
captain; however, after she had_been seated 'in the cockpit
for a few minutes, Stewardess advised by the inter-
phone that fhe_hiiacke® wanted both the note he had written
and the one had written for him, to be returned
to him. jthen took both notes back to the hijacker.

Both | Jand lwere shown the contents b6
of the briefcase which the hijacker was holding on his lap, bic
which he said contained.a bomb. The contents of the briefcase
were described as a device with eight red cylinders and a
wire running from the cylinders toward a large 6"x8"x2"
battery. The wire had a red plastic coating, except for the
last inch, which was bare, and which the man held by his
fingers. He told them it was an electrical device. He said
the aircraft radio should be used as little as possible...

According to Third Officer, b6
the crew immediately contacted NWA via the company radio
and did not alert the passengers nor did they press the
Emergency Transponder Code Button, signaling a hijacking
to the Control Towers, due to the hijacker's insistence
of "no funny stuff." .

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The pilot and NWA officials, after being apprised
of the hijacking, were positive in their statements that
they wanted no one else to go near the plane after its
arrival at Sea-Tac, and wanted no interference in the re-
fueling operation, or delivery of the money and parachutes.

The crew of the plane subsequently requested
Seattle Approach Control for holding instructions in order
that they could remain airborne long enough for NWA people
at Sea-Tac to get the $200,000 and the four parachutes.

The passengers had been told that they were
burning off excess fuel and had some mechanical difficulty.

During the approximate one hour and 15 minutes
during which the plane circled over Sea-Tac, NWA representa~
tives succeeded in obtaining $200,000 in used 20 dollar bills
as well as two back parachutes and two chest parachutes.

During the flight from Portland to Seattle,[ _] b6
asked the hijacker why he picked on NWA. The bic
hijacker replied,

"Its not because I have a grudge against
your airline, its just because I have a
grudge, "

He then added that the flight suited his time,
place and plans. —

The money was obtained from the Seattle-First
National Bank and delivered to NWA facilities at the

airport by bank employees in an unmarked Seattle i bé6
Department vehicle. The money was handed over to b7c
| | NWA.

The two parachutes were obtained fron[ __] b6
| | Renton, Washington, b7C

and taken to NWA facilities by taxi.

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The two chest parachutes were, optaance from

at Issaquah, b6
Washington. They were delivered to NWA facilities by bre
Washington State Patrol, but because of heavy commuter
traffic, their delivery was slowed.
The plane landed at Sea-Tac at 5:46 PM and was
parked on an unlighted runway, away from the terminal and
| other traffic, The fuel trucks immediately began to refuel
the plane and and Seattle Police Department | b6
| [who had brought the money from the airport, bie
approached the plane in the previously mentioned unmarked —
Seattle Police Department vehicle.
, The flight stairs were positioned at the front
door of the aircraft and lleft the airplane b6
and approached the car occupied by| where she picked bic
up the money, parachutes, food, maps and radio for cockpit
communication.
Just before left the airplane for . Bé
: the first time, the hijacker got up from his seat with the bic

attache case in his hands and went to one of the two lavatories
just behind row 18.

A) 7 communications between the hijacker and the cockpit
were through by use of t i b6

he interphone or b
the notes delivered to the cockpit by| - .bIC

The flight crew at no time talked to or saw the hijacker.

The briefcase was described by the three stewardesses
as being a dark brown or black inexpensive, imitation
leather attache case or briefcase. Stewardess b6é
said the briefcase measured about 12"x18". bic

| passenger, observed the hijacker
as he left the rest room and she said he was carrying the bé
briefcase on its side in both arms and observed a package on bic
top of the briefcase, which was approximately 4" deep and
about 2" shorter than the width of the attache case.
further described the package as light in color,
possibly very light yellow with a light pink tinge.

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ldescribed the package merely as a —_

small green package.

When| | returned to the airplane,
she brought the money in a white canvas bag and placed it be
on the seat, (18~D), next to the hijacker who immediately bic
examined it and told her the passengers could leave.

All of the passengers at that point did deplane
but the cockpit crew and the three stewardesses remained
on board, per instructions of the hijacker.

then left the airplane for a b6
second time and brought back one back parachute. At this - bIc
time the hijacker told her to lower all the window shades
in his section of the aircraft.

|then left the airplane again and b6
returned with the two chest parachutes and made an b7¢
additional trip.to bring in the other back parachutes. .
She also gave the hijacker a sheet of instructions on '
how to use the parachutes, but he told her he did not need it.

advised that when she returned with the bé
4 second back parachute, the hijacker was cutting open one of bic
"the chest parachutes with a pocketknife and cut some of the

nylon cords. He then took the nylon cord, wrapped it around

the neck of the money bag numerous times and then wrapped it a

few times from top to bottom. With the same piece of nylon,.,

he then made a loop~like handle at the top.

Zaid

By this time, only the money and parachutes had .
been brought on board. [Jthen asked the hijacker if . b6
she should go out and get the maps, food and radio, to bic
which he replied in the affirmative. She then went out and
brought back the above items. It is noted that all of the
crew was still on board at that time.

At some time after the passengers had deplaned and
before the stewardesses left, the hijacker was observed
strapping on one of the back packs.

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Up to this time the hijacker had given no
indication of their ultimate destination, but after the
passengers had left the plane and the money and parachutes
brought on, he told] | when she asked what b6
their future destination would be, not to worry; that the b7¢c

plane was not going to Havanna, but it would go to a |
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place." | |said she then obtained a
took down the following instructions from the

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"We're going to Mexico City - or any
place in Mexico - nonstop ~ gear down
~ flaps down ~ you can trim the flaps
to 15, you can stop anywhere in Mexico
to refuel but nowhere in the United
States. The aft door must he open
and the stairs down. The altitude
under 10,000 feet, they know they
can't go over that. Cabin lights out
and everyone is to be forward of the
First Class Curtain."

When it was explained to the hijacker that the

plane could not take off with the air stairs down, he
supposedly said in a low tone,

above note written by

"Yes they can, but the cockpit can put

it down after they get airborne."

These instryctions were then given to the pilot. The ,.,
was then returned to the hijacker.

The stewardesses, | | and |

were then allowed to leave the plane.

The hijacker became upset because of the long

delay on the ground and she told him it would be a few
minutes longer while they filed a flight plan, to which

he said,

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"Never mind. They can do that over the
radio once they get up. Let's get the

show on the road,"

jJsaid that just before the engines b6é
were started, she opened the aft door and locked it open bic
and as the plane was taxiing toward the runway, she told
the hijacker that they had oxygen and he said,

"Yes, I know where it is and if I
need it, I will get it."

She asked him to cut some of the parachute cord
to use as a safety line when she opened the air stairs
but the hijacker said,

"Never mind," "that he would do it. She showed him where
the controls for the air stairs were and how to operate them
and thought later, that this was the only function of the
aircraft which he did not seem to be fully aware of. As
a matter of fact, she noted that his conduct during the
Elight indicated to her that he had an extensive technical
knowledge of that particular type aircraft and perhaps aircraft
and flying in general.

lthen returned to seat 18-C; the "b6
hijacker to 18-E; the money being on 18-D and the bomb on bic

Approximately four minutes after take-off, the
hijacker stood up and told her to go to the cockpit; to
close the First Class Curtains and have no one come out
from behind the curtains. The lights were out in the rear
compartment. She went forward into the First Class
Section and as she pulled the curtains, she turned and saw the
hijacker for the last time and noticed that he had a nylon
cord tied around his waist and standing in the aisle. As

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she faced him, she pleaded with him to take the bomb with him
and he said he would take it with him or disarm it before
he left.

While waiting on the ground at Sea-Tac for the
utes, the hijacker became annoyed and
im the parachutes were coming from McChord. The hi-

ac then said,"McChord is ly 20 minutes from Tacoma;
1t doesn't take that long." also noted
that while they were in the holding pattern over Sea-Tac,
the hijacker looked out the window and observed:

*We're over Tacoma now!"

. said there had beén no announcement
by anyone as to where they were.

The plane departed Sea-Tac at 7:36 PM. Some
four ox five minutes after take-off, | | was
sent to the cockpit by the hijacker. "Some IU minutes
after she entered the cockpit, one of the officers received
a call on the interphone from the hijacker, advising
he could not get the air stairs down. The pilot then
leveled off the aircraft and reduced the air speed. Within
a very short time, the officer's panel showed that the stairs
had been lowered and approximately five minutes later,
{8:05 PM), the officer contacted the hijacker who said
everything was okay. That was the last communication with
the hijacker.

At 8:11 PM, while the plane was at 10,000 feet,
the crew experienced a pressuré bump or oscillation and the
Cabin Pressure Rate of Change Gauge also reacted violently
and it was thought, at that time, that the hijacker might
have left the aircraft.

when the plane landed at Reno, at 11:01 PM, PST,
it was parked away from the terminal. After receiving no
answer through their attempts to communicate with the hijacker,
they went into the cabin, flipped on the lights but saw no one.

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They then conducted a quick search in the aft section of
the aircraft for the bomb, but found nothing.
Looked in the Lavatories; checked the oxygen bussels and crawled
up the aisle looking under the seats. Nothing was found.

| Jrecalls that on landing at Reno,
she observed two parachutes. One had been cut open but
the other was intact. Both were on the left side of the
aircraft, one in row 17 and one in row 18. The parachute
that was opened was orange-pink in color.

After take-off from Seattle, the hijacked plane was
switched to automatic pilot. From a point shortly south of
Seattle~Tacoma International Airport until its landing at
Reno, the hijacked plane was escorted by military aircraft.
Jet fighters from McChord Air Force Base took up the escort on
the plane's take-off but their speed was so fast, that they
could not adequately surveill the hijacked aircraft which was
sflying at some 170 knots: In the vicinity of Redding,
California, the surveillance was taken over by an Air Force
-C-130 which was better able to keep the hijacked airplane
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| |was interviewed by Special Agent b6
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Airport. jidentified himself as | §
Northwest Airlines, Sea-Tac, Seattle, Washington. He can be

reached at telephone number
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advised that he received

information sometime after 3:

So pem. that a Northwest Airlines

flight from Portland enroute to Seattle - Tacoma Airport
was being hijacked. He was further advised that the hijacker
wanted $200,000.00 in cash and four parachutes_in exchange

for releasing the passengers on this flight,
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areraft parked at the end of the runway at Sea-Tac in an
unmarked Seattle Police Department vchicle and parked at
"10 o'clock to the cockpit." was in two-way radio contact
with the aircraft's captain at this tine. The air stairs were
placed in position at the aircraft's front door and almost
simultaneously a fuel truck began refueling the aircraft,
Immediately thereafter, one lardess described as
ibly | came down the steps

being blond, 5° f—and_noss
and approached

gave the satchel full of 3 r
and she returned info the plane. 7 Jonly remark to|
was After reboarded the plane the
ngers began deplaning. After The passengers were off Pe.

made several trips from the plane to the_vehicle bearing

Where she obtained four parachutes from
em inside the plane. In the meantime severa

and carried
fueling trucks

had attempted to refuel the aircraft without success.

However,

the third truck secured a successful hookup and almost completed
the fueling job. During the fueling, two of the three.
stewardesses on board this flight were allowed to depart the

'raft, however,

stayed aboard.

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stated tha

th

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remained out.

stated that he did not hear the hijacker

giving instruc

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with the detective, returned to the terminal.

stated that all other information he has

regarding the hijacking was received by him from other Northwest
Airlines personnel and was not personally observed, except

for the set of facts related herein.

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flight.crew_ and did not hear any voices other than that of the
pilot. observed that all doors to the aircraft were
closed and that the rear interior section of the plane was dark.

could provide no further information regarding
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,@ntrance to the plane, checking passongers onto NIZA Flight
305 in Portland, Cregon. She said that the man, who she
later learned vas the hijacker, was next to the Lust person
to board tha plane, She said that the man did not appsar
Suspicious and did not attract her attention.

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the plane, she hegan serving refreshments, while the plane
was still parked at the terminal area, She snid that the
hijacker vas the first person she served, She said that he
was sitting in Row 1&8, the last row of seats in the plane.
She said that the hijacker sat on the righthand side of the
plane in the middle seat of three seats on the righthand
side,

said that she asked the man if he cared bé
for anything to drink, She said the man replied that Le bic
would like Bourbon and 7-up, She fixed the drink for the
jaan and was given a $20 bill. She said that she asked tho
man if he had anything smaller, and he replied, "No, I'm
sorry," :

Isaid that he was very polite, and she
told him that she could not give him change, until she
served the rest of the people in the section, Ho replied...
that it would be airight. She said that after serving the ,
entire tourist soction, she returned to the man and gave him
chango for his $20 bill. She said that the man thanked her.

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that tha take-off announcement was then given, and she

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that theiry seatbelts wero fastened. She then sat in the
Stewardess seat located in the rear of the plane behind
the hijacker's seat.

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toward the runway. The hijacker turned around and handed
her an envelope, She said that at first she thought he
was making a pass at her and did not open it immediately.
She said the man turned around and Looked at her several
times, and she folt that he was indicating that he wanted
her to open the envelope immediately.

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while the plane was still taxiing toward the runway. She PIC
t said that the note inside the envelope was written in biack
felt-tip type pen and read as follows:

"HISS ~
I have a bomb here and I would Like you
to sit by me,*
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writing. She anid that. the envelope was a plain, white
letter~typs onvelops with no writing on the outside. She

said tho note was written on plain white unlined paper, :
said that she read the note twice, and bé
then looked up at the man. She said he was looking directly bic

at her, and she asked if ho was kidding. She said that the
man replicd, "No, Wiss, this is for real," in a serious but
calm voice,

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came to thé roar of the plane at this tine. bic
said that she stood up and handed the note to as sho -
moved up and sat in the aisle sent. beside the Kijacker,
She said that xead the note and went to the phone in
the reay of the pianc. .

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she locked at him and asked again if he was kidding. 'Tho
man replicd, "No Miss."

seid that the man then took a briefcase ~b6
which was Sitting in the window seat and placed it on his bic
lap. She said that he opened the briefcase and showed her

a bundlo of red sticks, which she believed was dynamite. She
said that the bundle consisted of six or eight reddish
colored sticks, which wero about six or cight inches lonz,
She said that there was no yvriting on tho outsgida of the

red sticks, and she belioved they were bundled as though
thoy were tapod together,

She said that there was a suall wire leading fron
the bundle of sticks, which the man held in his hand, as if
to indicate ho could dotonate tha bomb by touching tha basso
end of the wire to a contact, She said that there was also
a battery in the hrietcase, which was cylindrical in shape
and about ocight-inches long. She said that Se could not
describe the battery, a8 shes paid nore attention to the
dynamite sticks,

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the man what Shad Should do, He replicd, "fake this down." bic
She said she reached into her purse and got a pen and note
pad, She said that man dictated the following request to
hex: , my

"y want $200,000 by 5:00 PH in cash. Put
it in a knapsack, I want two back parachutes
and two front paxvachutes, When we land, I want
a fuel truck ready to refuel, No funny stuff, or

T*ll do the job."

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at the man, and he calmly said, "No fuss." She said that bic
she also wroto this down on tha note, although she dis? not
know if ho had intended it to be part of the note, Sh:
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She said that the hijacker replied, "After this,
we'll take a little trip."

said that as the plane was taking off, ©
she told the man that she would have to go to the cockpit,
or she could not relay this information. He said, "Al-
Yight, fo ahead," She asked as she got up, "Sir, is this
all you want?" He replied, "Yes,"

She said that en she got up, she went to the:
rear of the plane, vere] was talking on the phone sand
took the note Which the cer had initially given to
her and went forward to the cockpit.

She said that she gave tho Captain tho informa-
tion, and was told by the Captain to stay in the cockpit,
She sald that she remained in the cockpit until shortly
bafore the plane landed. She said that the pilot instructed
her to go to the tourist-section and make sure that no one

'walked back into the area whore the hijacker vas sitting.

She said that after the plane landed, Wo
was then sitting in the aisle seat next to the hijacter,
stood up and walked to the forward oxit of the plane. She
said that all the passengers remained seated, anal lve
turned to the plane carrying a large bag, which
assumed was tha $200,000. She said that went to the
rear of the plane and gave the money to the hijacker.

gaid that the passengers began to ds- .
bard, and she remainod standing at the entrance to the
tourist section. —

said that aftor aji the passengers had
deboardad 0, She, the othex Stewardess

on the flight, began talking to the man, He instructed

to go out again and pick up tho parachutes, She said tnat
while ada scveyal trips to bring in all Zour parachutes,
sho c Sed with the hijacker,

Sho said that the hijacker talked about how heavy
the money was and asked her to lift it. Sha said that she
picked up the bag of money and remarked as to how heavy it
was. :

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She said that at this point, she feit as thoush
the hijackex was acting very childish, She said that she
felt as though she was humoring him. She said that the man
offored her and the other stewardesses on the flight, money
which was chanre from the $20 bill he had given her fox the
drink. She told him that they did not accept tips. She

said that he did not appear to resent this and said no more
about it,

jsaid that the man spoke of going to
Mexico City, Phoenix or San Francisce. She said that he
did not appoar to know exactly where he was Cestined fer,
. She said that she asked the man if they were going to go
"With him, but ho did not reply. She said that she asked
af the. stovardesses could leave the plane, and the man
replied, "Gure go ahead," in a calm, uninterested manner.

Isaid. that by this time the man had
begun putting on one of the back perachutes, and at sovio-
time during theix conversation had put on a pair of sun-
-flasses,

Isaid that she and turned and

walked tovard the Yorvard exit of the plane. She said
that went to the'rear of the plano and picked up the

telephone, She said that as she was walking out of the
plane, she recalled that sho had left her purse on the
stevardess seat on the rear of the plane. She seid that
she returned to the plane, and whan she approached tho
hijackex, said, "Sir, I forgot my purse," She said that
he smiled and told 'her she could go ahead and get it.

She said that after getting her purse, she left the plane
white was still talking on tho phone.

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a pair of dayvk-framed sun-
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teristics, such as scars, marks or tattoos. She said that
the man had no mustache or beard and spoke in a normal calm
vorce. She said that she did not recall the man wearing any
vings. '

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vote the hijacker had written, and the note she had written
at his direction to the cabin, tho Captain instructed hor

to remain seated in tho cockpit of the plane. said
that she began taking notes concerning the events that trans~
pired during the remainder of the flight,

lsnid that after she delivered the demand
notes to the Captain, ese[ | a0 seated in tho cockpit for
note

a fov minutes, Stewardess advised by telephone that the
hijacker vanted both the he had written and the note

had written at his direction returned to him.
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1971, and early morning hours of November 25, 1971. She
identified herself as a hostess on Northwest Airlines Flight
305, . .

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to Seattle, Washington, in the afternoon hours of November 24,
1971, a male passenger on the flight, who was seated in 18-5,
gave a note to Hostess | | | | showed
the note to Hostess| | who was also in the rear passenger
compartment. The note indicated that the male individual was
hijacking the plane and wanted the hostess to sit beside him.
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$200,006.00, stated she went back to the nale
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indicated that he was hijacking the plane and was not bie
kidding. We added that he wanted "no funny stuif". He had
a black attache-type case in his lap, which case wag_partially
mn and he had his hand inside same. At this time
|sat down alongside the individual in seat 18-D and
after lighting a cigarette for the passenger, she told him
that they would cooperate. Her best recollection is that
' it was while he told her he wanted no kidding and no funny
stuff that he first partially opened the attache case and
permitted her to see the contents. She recalls the contents
aS approximately eight cylindrical objects about six to eight
inches lovug with four of the items being placed on top of the
others and banded together with some kind of tape. She also.
recalled some covered and uncovered wiring running from the
eylindrical objects'to a dry cell type battery which had
terminals on one end. She could not recall whether the wires
were connected to the terminals. The battery was deseribed
as approximately eight inches long and about two and one-half
inches in diameter. She stated that she had the impression
upon observing the contents of the attache case that it was

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dynamite; however, she is unfamiliar with the appearance
of dynamite and could only describe it as stated above,
adding that it was of a reddish rusty color.

|then advised the pilot's compartment

of the fact the plane was being hijacked via the intercom.

She used the intercom while remaining in her scat inasmuch as
it was close by aut} she could reach same from her seated
position. It was with a pre~arranged signal of bells that

she so advised the pilot's compartment. | jat that
time on a plain envelope wrote out the demands of The hijacker,
listing that he wanted four parachutes including two back
packs and two chest packs, $200,000.00 'in cash in small

bills and that_he wanted all this "by five o'clock", She
recalls that jdelivered this note to the pilot' s
compartment inasmuch as The hijacker insisted that she he
physically present alongside him at all times. She recalled
that she sat with him almost the entire time of the flight.

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Portland to Seattle, all passengers were moved at least

three rows forward from where the hijacker was seated. She
stated that at one time he commented that "the bomb" he had

was electrically fused and he certainly hoped the crew would b6
not generate any electrical currents which would trigger it. b7¢
In response to her query: as to, why he had chosen a Northwest
airplane to hijack, she related his statement to the effect

that he had "a grudge" but not against Northwest Airlines,

adding that the Northwest plane just haopened to be in the

right place at the right time. In response to her query

at one time during their conversation as to where he came

from, | |stated the hijacker was adamant in his

usa] fo answer and seemed somewhat provoked by the question.
recalled that frequently during her conversa~
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1e hijacker he kept reminding her that the crew
should attempt "nothing funny" and each time she assured him
that he would receive the full cooperation of the crew.

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Sometime before going into the landing pattern at —
the Seattle ~ Tacoma Airpoxt, the hijacker reiterated his
previous instructions that all the items he had requested,
including the money and the parachutes, must be available at
the airport before he would permit the plane to land. Ile
also instructed that upon landing, jwas to be
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the ground to him in the aircraft; Ne specifically instructed bic

that upon landing only one unmarked automobile should approach
the aircraft and it should approach and park in such a position
that the hijacker could observe it at all times. le also -
instructed that the pickup rig which delivers the exit stairway
to the forward compartment of the aircratt be available
immediately upon Landing in order that could

go out the forward door and contact the intermediary in the
unmarked car to obtain the items he had requested, Additionally,
he instructed that a fuel truck be available in the area upon
landing and same fuel truck was to be manned by only one
employee. He was insistent that every condition be met and

that everything be available on the ground prior to the

landing of the aircraft,

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holding pattern for a period of time she estimated over one b7c
hour and she stated she felt this was because all of the items
the hijacker had requested were not yet available on the ground.

After a period of time | |said the aircraft
landed and an announcement was made Irom the cockpit rather
than by .a hostess in the cabin, as is the normal procedure,
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countered and the passengers were all request. in BIC
their seats with their seat belts fastened.
recalls that the hijacker went to the nearby Tavatory af
this time stating he would return in a few minutes, at which
time the stairway to the forward door should be ready. When
he went to the lavatory, he closed the attache case and carried
it with him. He came out of the lavatory in a matter of three
or four minutes and again took the same seat he had occupied.

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departed the aircraft through the forward door as soon as

the stairs were put in place. She noted there was one car
parked at approximatoly ten o'clock to the aircraft, the
pickup rig was in the area and a fuel truck immediately

went about attempting refueling of the aircraft. She stuted
she obtained a bag from an unknown male individual who got
out of the car which was parked near the aircraft and although
she is unable to recall the precise wording, she was told that
the bag contained the money requested, She took the bag
reportedly containing the money back to seat 18-E, which

seat was still occupied by the hijacker, He opened the bag
and inspected the contents which |} said she -
observed was money packed in small packages with bank-type
bands around each package. Having inspected the money in a
cursory Lashion, the hijacker stated that "it looked okay"

and then indicated to] jthat the crev could now
permit the passengers to depla:ec. She stated that she called
the cockpit o: the intercom with this message and an announce~
ment was made from the cockpit that passengers could at that
time disembark. | jrecalled that she, in an attempt
at being humorous, stated to the hijacker while the passengers
were unloading that there was obviously a Lot of money in the
bag and she wondered if she could have some. The hijacker
immediately agreed with her suggestion and_took ackage

or the money, denominations unrecalled by and
handed it to her. She returned the money, stating to the
hijacker that she was not permitted to accept gratuities or .
words to that effect. In this connection recalled
that at one time during the flight the hijacker had pulled
some single bills from his pocket and had attempted to tip

all the girls on the crew. Again they declined in compliance
with company policy.

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that in accozrdance with instructions trom the hijacker, she
went out to get the parachutes he had requested. She brought be
back one large parachute (back pack) first, stating that she bic
could only carry one parachute of this kind at a time. it
was after she brought this iirst parachute into the aircraft
that he told her to Lower all the window shades in his section
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then again left the aircraft and this time brought back
the two smallex parachute packs (chest packs) and gave
these to the hijacker. She made a Last trip from the
aircraft then to obtain another of tke Large parachute
packs (another back pack). All of the parachutes were
given to the hijacker and he was observed by
to be looking them over as she left them with bia. She
also recalled that at this time all hostesses and male crew
members were still aboard the aircraft.

, At this point | |recalls discussing
with the hijacker what the instructions were regarding
future destination of the flight. Up to this point he had
refused to tell her where he would order the flight to go.
At this time, however, he told her not to worry, the flight
was not poing to Havana but it would go to a "pleasant place",

|said that she obtained one of her
pay sheets and by this time did have a pencil and took down
the following instructions from the hijacker:

'Going to Mexico City ~- or anyplace in Mexico --
nonstop -~- gear down ~- flaps down ~~ don't go over 10,000
feet altitude -- all cabin lights out -- do not again land

in the States for fuel or any other reason -~- no one behind
the first class section",

forwarded this information to the cockpit
and the hijacker also indicated that he wanted takeoff made

With the rear door open and the stairs extended for takeoff.

He had also indicated that in addition to the passengers, all

of the hostesses would be allowed to exit the aircraft prior

to their departure,

. The crew, through | informed the hijacker
that takeoff in:'that aircraft wr ene door open and stairs.

extended would be an impossibility, and it was finally agreed

', that__takeoff would be made with the door closed, stairs retracted,

and Would remain on board to lower the door and
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that as soon ag this lowering of the door and stairs were bIC
accomplished in flight, she would be permitted to go to
the 'pilot's compartment. During the period of furnishing
these conditions, the hijacker became extremely annoyed
over the time required to refuel the plane as he had ordered.

The hijacker displayed an extensive knowledge

of the aircraft and seemed specifically well informed in
refueling procedures to the point that the crew had difficulty
in convincing hin that only 36% of the required fuel was on ~
board at the time he was protesting the fact that refueling
had not been completed, It was also during this time (when

W set concerning refueling) that he complained to
also that he had requested the money be delivered
to him in a knapsack and instead it was delivered in a cloth

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one of the parachutes to rewrap the money since he had not

been furnished a knapsack container, | recalled
that it was at about this time she observed a small green
paper bag (contents unknown). She stated that she recalled

no other packages or luggage belonging to the hijacker except
for the attache case and this small green paper bag. She also
recalls that it was at about this time she again offered to get
him something to eat or drink, which offer he refused as he had
several previous offers. She clearly recalled that he accepted
no refreshments of any kind while he was on board the aircraft.

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the hijacker 2st shat all notes, including the one he had %7¢
furnished to and those written by| |
to be returned To him. In this connection she also recalled

that he was a chain smoker. At one time she Lit a cigarette
for him with the Last match in the paper match folder. When
she attempted to discard the empty card folder, the hijacker
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pockets, stating he did not want her to throw it away. She
recalled that he smoked Raleigh filter tips. In commenting
concerning the hijacker's actions in general, she stated that
she recalled some conversation to the effect that the parachutes
were coming from Me Chord Air Foree Base, The hijacker remarked
that it was about 20 minutes from Me Chord to the Seattle -
Tacoma Airport, She also recalled that while they were in
the holding pattern prior to landing, he at one time Looked
out the window and observed "We're over Tacoma now",
[____ indicated that there had been no announcement or no
mention that the aircraft was over Tacoma and she accordingly
concluded that the hijacker was familiar with the area.

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After refueling was completed and takeoff appeared
imminent, the crew called on the intercom and advised that
after checking with appropriate authorities, they had been
told that the fuel load would not permit them to fly nonstop
to Mexico City, or anywhere in Mexico, in fact. They pointed
out that the range of fucl was such that they recommended
landing to refuel somewhere in the San Francisco, California
area. The hijacker countered with Phoenix, Arizona, as an
alternative Landing for refueling. When the crew responded
in the negative due to the distance t Phoenix, Arizona, he
at that time statcd thé aircraft could make Yuma, Avizona,
or Reno, Nevada, and he preferred a landing in Reno, Nevada.
The crew called back and stated they would proceed to Reno,
Nevada. .

stated that upon takeoff from Seattle,
the hijacker was in'seat 18-D or EF (occupying both seats at
various times) and she was seated across the aisle in' 18-C.

It was during this time, as she recalls it, that he was occupied
With opening one of the parachute packs (recalling the color

of the parachute as a bright pink-orange color) and attempting
to in some way pack the money in a parachute container in order
that he could in some way attach it to his body along with the
regular parachute straps. Her recollections in this regard
were vague, but she statcd she clearly recalled his removing

a small jack knife from his pocket and cutting some portion

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secure the money in this rather than in the white bank~type
bag which he had been furnished. Ner recollection was that
she did not see him tampexing with the two large parachute
containers other than to cursorily inspect them when she had
brought them aboard, .

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between| and the hijacker regarding her opening the | b6
rear door and extending the stairway. She told him that she b7c

was fearful of being sucked out of the airplane and, accordingly,
wanted to tie an cwergency safety rope around her waist and
attach it to a sent in order to prevent being sucked out of

would net be necessary for her to use the emergency safety

rope inasmuch as he would cut one of the parachute shroud

lines for her to insure her safety when she opaned the door,

it was at this time that he was still working with the para-
chute to in some way secure the money to his body. Shortly
thereafter he askod her to demonstrate to him the procedure

for opening tne rear door and extending the stairway. She

did this and was under the impression that he understood

how to do it. She commented that it occurred to-her at this

time that this was the only function of the aircraft which she
had discussed with the hijacker during the time she had been

with him which he did not seem to be fully aware of. She stated
that as a matter -of fact, he had even shown @ knowledge of where
the oxygen bottles were Located at an ecarlicr time, which '
information she felt is normally known only to air crew personnel.
While she could not recall snecifically, she stated there were
several other comments he made which indicated to her that he
had an extensive technical knowledge of this particulary type
of aircraft and perhaps aircraft and flying in general. She
also commented that he appeared to be completely familiar with
the parachutes which had been furnished to hin.

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five minutes after takeoff, the hijacker suddenly told her to bic
go forward of the aft compartment, to close the curtain behind
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class cabin, closing the curtain behind her, then proceeding
to the cockpit and closing and locking the cockpit door
behind her. She did not thereafter Jeave the pilot's com-
partment and had no further conversation with the hijacker
face to face or via the intercom.

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a pinti of the unknown subject, it being noted that bre
is approximately 5°8" in height and she observed
the hijacser in a seated position except for the bricf period
when he went to the lavatory. She also commented that at no -
time did he remove the dark glasses he was wearing and
consequently, she was unable to observe bis cyes or eyebrows
Race . White
Sex Male
Age Mid 40's
Height 5°10" to 6!
Weight . 180 to 180 pounds
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Hair . Dark brown, had sideburns partially
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Complexion Medium, smooth
Characteristics Wore dark rimaed wrap-around glasses

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shoes, and noted black tie and
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On November 24, i872, While employed as a stewardess
for Northwest Airlines, she flew on Flight 305 which origineted .
in Washington, D. C., arrived a¢ Hinneanolis, Minn., about |
30 a.m., and she boarded shortly thareafter., She id the orev pe
forex fh Fant were Filot WILLIAM SCOcT, Co-pilot b7c
Second Officer, lSenicr Stevardass
7 ! B Stewardess | J and C Stevardess
Jadviced that her flight departed Minnee-
polis, Mian., at 10:35 Central Stendard Time, with a light load,
less than half, and flew to Great Falls, Hontana, then to b6
Missoula, Hontena , then to Spokunes, Washington, and Portland, BIC
Oregon. She said that the aireraft departed Portlaad, Oregon
'at 2:53 Pacific Time, and arrived two hours and fifty-three
minutes later at Seattle which is normally a 36 minute flight.
Just before th |gave the vord for
take off frow Portlend, |cock a beverage form to b6
the aft jump scat. There was a nN seat 13 E, middle right b7C¢
aft passenger_seat das she, "eaced the barrier strip,
she sbscevedl ———ldeonning a note, stand up, and unfasten
the barrier strip and sit dovn next to the man in seat 18 E.
lappearcd emotional in that she was trying to cpeak to
er, Was moving her lips, but other than Poy no others words
came out. . .
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which, ta the best of her vecollection, is as follows: . bIC
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hijacked. She said, "We're being hijacked, he's got a bomb
and this is no jeke." She replaced the phone and leaned down
in the isle nea and saw her writing something on an en-

velope. After] finished writing, she said to the ext
to her that she would take the note to the cockpit, kod
if she wanted her to take the note and she said no, )

an "Do you want me to stay here?" and the man replied, "yes."

took the note and entered the cockpit.

Jsat next to the man and shortly thereafter he
opened a black cheap appearing imitation leather attache case
and showed her a device with eight red cylinders and a wire
running from the cylinders tovards a large 6" x 8" x 2" in
diameter battery. The wire had a red plastic coating around it,
all with the exception of the last inch which was bare and which
the man held in between his fingers. He told her it was an ~
electronic device and suggested the aircraft radio be used as
little as possible. He said he didn't think radio.:transnissians
would bother it, but wanted to let the crew know. '

She then called the pilot over the interphone and ad-~
vised him of the device and from that point on she acted as a
communications media between the hijacker and the pilot through
the: interphone. During one message to the pilot, he specified
that all of the previous requested items be at the airport when
they landed. She later learned that the note which| Jhad
ten to the pilot contained a list of demands. Ue later told

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that he vanted $200,060 in circulated U. 5S. currency,: two

and two frorit parachutes, and fuel trucks to meet the plane
when it-landed at Seattle. One of the specific demands that he
Made was that the fuel truck is to come first and start fueling
the plane immediately. Everyone in the plane was to remain in
their seat and he indicated that was to be a liaison and
the one to #ot the money. After fueling ig'completed and the
money is aboard, he indicated that the passengers would be ree
leased, and the last item to be brought aboard the aircraft would
be the chutes, and at that time only the crew members were to
be aboard and they must stay out of the isle and remain in their
seats.

During the flight from Portland to Seattle, she had
light conversatien with the hijacker. For example, she asked
him where he was from and he became upset and said he didn't
want to answer that. She somehow brought up that they would be
going to Cuba and mentioned that personnal were advised-to warn
passengers against buying any Cuban rum or cigars because U. S.
Customs would confiscate them when they returned to the United
States. . ' . a)

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The hijacker laughed and said that they weren't going
to Cuba. but that she would like where they were going. He
asked her where she was from and she toid him that she wag
from Pennsylvania, but vas living in Minneapolis, Minn. He:
indicated that Minneapolis, Minn... was very nice country.

She asked him why he picked Noythwest Airlines to
hijack and he laushed and said, "It's not because I have a
grudge against your airlines, it's just because I have a
grudge." He paused and said that the flight suited his time,
place, and plans. Other conversation centered around personal
habits such as smoking and he asked her if she did and she said
she used to but had quit and he offered her a cigarette which
she took and smoked She asked if he wanted eny food or drink
and he refused everything. .

During the flight from Portland to Seattle, a mele
customer started aft down the isle and she met him at an~

the aft section of the plane immediately behind the hijacker

where they looked nd finally he accepted a New Yorker Magazine

and returned to hi seat. After he was seated and eturned b6
to seat 18 BD, next to the hijacker, he said, "If that is a Sky b7C
Marshal I don! t went any more of that," and "she reassured him
that it wasn't and further, that there were no sky marshals
on that flight.

A short while after that, the pilot called her and
asked her to determine from the hijacker if he wanted the pilot
to inform the passengers of the situation, and the hijacker said,
*no." The pilot scid that he would make up another excuse to
cover the extension of the flight way beyond the normal 356
minutes. It was at this point the hijacker instructed her to
tell the pilot that he wanted the note and envelope back that
he had given to the other stewardess. He also wanted the empty
matchbook cover from which he had been Lighting his cigarettes
and had thrown into the back pouch of the seat in front as she
said she would normally do with traeh. She indicated that he
had another book of matches the cover of which was blue and
said,"Sky Chef." from which she had pulled matches to light his
cigarettes. He rotained this book of matches.

The hijacker made a comment while the aircraft was
in a holding pattern north of the airport that it is 5:15 and
he is still waiting, and this is something thet he had wanted
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20 minutes from Tacoma; it doesn't take that long." She

called the cockpit back over the interphone and they sai

that the chutes were en route and the cockpit requested per-

mission from the hijacker tc start their descent without the .

chutes being present at the airrort. The hiiacker said yer,

provided they den't have to wait for the chutes after the
sling was completed. A few minutes later, the pilot called

[pack on the interphone and advised the chutes were there b6

and he was going down. BIC

The flipht landed at Seattle International Airport
at 5:46 Pacific time. Prior to landing, the captain wanted
permission from the hijeckéer to park his aircraft away from the
terminal and the hijacker seid okay. The pilot said he would _
park the aireruft in a semi-lighted runway not being used and
this pleased the hijacker. While the aircraft was being taxied
to the area at which the aireraft would be parked, she asked
the hijacker's permission to move five passengers away fron
the immediate area of his seat which he approved of and she did.

Stewardess | Istomd- at Row 15 in the middle
of the isle to be certain that no one came aft. When the air-
eraft stopped, the pilot got permission from the hijacker to
let-the fuel trucks approach the plane and begin refueling. The
truck stairs came to the front door and left by way of ee
the front door, went to a car carrying the money, chutes, food, ©
maps, and radio fcr cockpit communications. At this point, he
got up with the attache case and headed towards the aft lavatory. .
When she returned, he was back in his seat. She dragged a white
canvas money bag down the isle to where the hijacker was sitting
and placed it on seat 18 DP next to him. He looked throuzh the
bag and said that it was alright for the pascenners to pet off
the plane. | phoned the pilot and told him and he told the

passengers over the intercom system that they could leyve the
aircraft.

After the passengers left, she asked if he wanted
her to pet other items and he said yes but wanted the other
crew members to remain seated. She first brought in the big
parachute and he told her to pull the window shades which she
did. She then want and brought back the small chutes and carried
them on the ship. Her next trip she pot the big chute and
placed it with the others on Row 18. At this point, she gave
him at paper sheet riving instructions on how to jump and he said
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he wouldn't rather have one of the cockpit crew get-the chutes
and hé told her that they weren't that heavy and she wouldn't
have any trouble.

When she returned to the plane with the last chute,
she saw he hed one chute cut open and nylon cords out and he
was cutting them with his pocket knite. He took the nylon
cord and wranped it around the neck of the monuy bag numerous
times and then he wrapped it a few times from top to bottom,
and with the same pie made a Loop like a handle at the top.
This nylon cord was pinkish in coler, He appeared irritated
because they didn't give him a knapsack for the money which
he had initially requested, and after trying :-to put the money
in an unfolded: parachute, he decided to lcave it in the can-
vas bar.

She told him that they had crew meals and maps, and
requested permission to go get them. He said, "yes," and she
did, returning the items and taking a seat next to hin.

Ke sexid, "We're going to Mexico City, pear down,
Flaps down , you can trim the flaps to 1S, you can stop any-
where in Mexico to refuel, but noc here-in-the United States.
The aft door must be open and the stairs to be down. The
altitude under 10,000 feet, they know they can't go over that.
Cabin lights out 'veryone is to be forward of the first
class curtain." related these instructions to the pilot.
came back to where the hijacker was seated and asked if
she could pet her purse and he said that she should come on

pack, he wouldn't bite her. Then she asked if the stewardesses ©

could get off and he said, "yes."

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About one 'hour had passed since.lending, and
was taking information for the hijacker from the pilot and
she told the other stewardesses to go ahead and she would. be
with them in a second and they went forward to the cockpit.

She told th hijacker that the plane couldn't take off with the
ladder down and he said in a low tone, "Yes they can, but the
cockpit can put it' down after they get aivborne. She told him
that the stairs had to be let down from the rear and at this:
point he appeared disturbed because of the duration of time of
refueling and he told her to stay. °

Just prior to take off, he became very excited be-
cause they had been on the ground over an hour and she related
this to the cockpit and they enswered that they had only 1500
pounds of fuel to be put on and this was about one quarter of
, their capacity. She explained this to him and he celmed down,

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filed a flight plan and he said, "Never mind, they ecn do that
over the radio once we get up. Let's get the show on the road."

The cockpit called and told her to use the escap fc
rope to secure herself when they found out that she wes going
to lower the ladder once the aircraft 1s airborne. She rela ted
this to the hijacker and he said, "no," he didn't want her to
Zo up Front or them to come back. She asked if the second of-
ficer could shut the front door and he said yes. She opened
the aft door and locked it open and the pilot started the en-
gines and taxied towards the runway. During the taxi, she
said, "You know we have oxypen,:ard he said, "Yes, I know where
it $s ,if I need it I will pet it." She asked him to cut sone
nylon' coed from the parachute for her to use as a safety line.
when she opened the rear ladder and the hijacker said, "Never
mind," that he would do it. She showed him where the "panel wes
and the controls and how to do it, and reminded him to be sure
to put the Ladder up before they land or the aircraft would be
so damaged in' fanding that it could not take off again. She
returnéd to seat 18 C, he to 18 T, the money was in 18 D, and
the bomb in 18 F. The plane took off and she held' her ears
because the noise was so loud from the engines. Avproximately
four minutes after take off, he stood up, told her to go to
the cockpit and close the first class curtains, and for no one
to come out from behind the curtains. The lights were out in
the rear compartment and she went forward, faced the curtain,
and the last time she saw him he had a nylon cord tied around
his waist and was standing in the isle. Before she finished
securing the curtain, she pleaded with hin to take the bomb
with him and he said he would take it with him or disarm it -
before he leaves.

After securing the curtain, she entered the cockpit
andrapprozimately ten minutea after that, one of the officers re-
ceived an interfphone call from the hijacker advising that he

. could not get the rear stairs down. The pilot informed him

"that he would level the craft off and reduce the air speed.

She recalls that a short time after that, she observed the red
indicator light ro on the second officer's panel indicating
that the ctairs had been lowered and approximately five isinutes

' after the' first call, one of the officers: received another call
from the hijacker ahich vas the Last coiamunication that anyone

Grithe plane had wich the hijacker, .

Before descending at Reno, Nev., she called re-
peatedly over the intercom system to the hijacker to cooperate,
that the aircraft must land. The last message was, "Sir, we
: are going to land now, please put up the stairs. We are going,

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landed the aircraft and parked it away from the terminal. She
and the pilot entered the cabin and he celled to the hijacker

a number of times to cooperate and asked for instructions. When
they received no answer, they went behind the curtain. She: went
to the pally, did not see the man, and simuiteneously Flipped on
all of the cabin lights and there was no one there. The captain
and her ran to the rear of the ship and they looked for the bomh.
She looked in the aft lavatory and checked the oxygen bussels,
then began crewling up the isle looking under seats for the
borb. While she was doing this, the first officer was coming
down the isle from the cockpit on his knees with a flashlight
looking under the seats for the bomb, After a few minutes, the
co-pilot taid her to get off of the ship which she did. She
walked tuo blue Lights down the taxiway away from the aircraft.
It was dark. She recalls that upon entering the aft section 6f
the ship. she observed the one chute that had been cut open and
another chute, One was on Row 17, the other on Row 18, both
left side of ship. .

. She said that about five minutes after she left the
aireraft, three cars came to the nose of the plane.

deseribed the hijacker as follows: Pe

Sex . Male
Race White
Age hh -L6
Height: ; 6°
Weight 180-199 pounds
Complexion Medium to dark .
Build Medium
Hair 7 Dark, flat, straipht,

' sideburns narrow, mid ear
Eyes Not observed .
Characteristics Wore sunglasses, dark

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frames.

The man impressed her LS being an executive by his
dress, special mannerisms, and consideration that he exhibited
for her while he was on the circraft.

The only time she can recall éhyv actual threat ¢o
her life was during the flight from Portland to Seattle he
mentioned to her to impress upon everybody that the devica
he had he would use, that he would not he taken off of the plane.
She could not detect an accent in his voice.

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Clothing Dark brown-suit., possibly with
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unusual facial sears, sarks, or tattoos.

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| a stewardess aboard
Northwest Alplinas Flight #305, provided the following
information:

On November 24, 1971, | stated that the
individual who hijacked *Northieat Airlines Flight #305, a
Boeing 727, initialiy boarded 'che aircraft in Portland,
Oregon, and at the time he boarded the aircraft he was
carrying a briefcase which measured about 12 inches by 18
inches and was dark brown or bhek in color. She stated
that the hijacker handed another stewardess on board the
flight by the name of | la rimsom note demanding
$200,000 in cash. __|beiteves that the note was
handed to yery shortly after takeoff from Portland.
She advised that the hijacker's demands were commun Leated

to the Captain of the almevaft vig the aizeratt's intercom
system by another stewardess named

stated that the nate which the hijacker
handed to stated that ie h'jacker had a lsomb in the
briefease that he was carrying and that he wan ted $200 ,0C0

and absolutely no trickery or he would ex sorb that
he had in his briefcase. In addition, advised
that the hijacker requested four parachutes zter these
demands were stated, the stewardess named | went to
the cockpit of the aircraft to advise the captain of the
situation and remained in tho cockpit wil Jus t before
landing in Seattle. Meanwhile the hijacker ne podned in his
seat and had another stewardess by the name of

next to him. ~ ;

| lstated that the hijacker wanted the
stewardess naned| lzo go to get off the plane in Seattle
and to get the money that he demanded and then after she got
the money, she was to go off the aircraft again to get the
_ four parachutes that he demanded, In addition to the para-~
chutes pod the noney * He hijacker also requested four crev
meals. advised thatL___]had told her that the
hijacker wanted to go to Hexico and was very concerned
throughout the flight about eky marshals being on board the

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aircraft. She stated that the hijacker made nis denands known
in this order:

1} He wanted the money first

2) He wanted the people off the aircraft
after the money was on board

3) Ne wanted parachutes and four erew meals

4) He wanted the plene completely re-fueled

5) He wanted maps

could not remember what kind of maps the
hijacker had requesied.

During the flight, Jadvised that tho
hijacker wanted continued re-ascurance that nothing was going
to go wrong. Etes3 ne landed and the passengers -
dis~embarked, was on the telephcne relayin: the
hijacker'ts demands to the captain of the aircraft.

stated that the hijacker was good-
natured during the flight. \.

The hijacker then inforzed | to tell the
other stewardesses and crew to remain on board. At this point,
gated that the pilots of the aircraft wanted the

stewardesses to leave the piane, Once the stewardesses had
successfully left the aircraft, | statea that the
pilots had planndd to get off the plane by jumping out through
the cockpit. However, none of them did deplane because the
hijacker could see them and they feared that he would set off
the bomb that he hed in his briefcase,

Then | jwent to the back of the plane and
asked the hijacker if the stewardesses could go and he said
"Whatever you girls would like." 'Yhen she and
another stewardess on board left the aircraft.

| |desoribed the hijacker as a mele

Caucasian, Olive conpiexion, age 39 to 45, 6' Ll", 170 tc 175
pounds, sli: build, black hair, vavy, short and trimmed in the
back. He wore no hat, and were dark sunglasses with plastic
frames which Looked Like prescription sunglasses. He wore a
black trench-coat, white chirt and tie, and dark Slacks. He
wore no gloves and was soft-spoken and had no accent, ihe had
no visible scars or marks.

| | advised that the briefeas se Which the
hijacker carried on beavd w.th him was in the window seat next
to him and that he was sitting in the middle seat with the
stewardess, on his left. She stated that he had
his right hand Inside the briecfease at all times. At one point

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and she asked the hijacker if he had taken the parachute
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at 5:45 P.M, Pacific Standerd Tires and that the hijacker
had indicated thet once the money and narachutes were
broucht on board and that re-fueline vas sivmltaneously

takine place, the nassensezs would be nexrmitted to dowart.
also.steted thet there wan a delay on the be
eround. in securing the chest-tyne rarachutes end when they > PIC
did not arrive as_auicklyv as had bean honed for, the crov;
; throuch hostess [ | reauested permission to Land anveay
: without them and the Aitecker refused permission for seme.

At some noint ih nesotianions with the hijacker, he indicated
an avoreness thar norachutes would be obta ined from ieCnoxd
. Air Force Base end indicatad thet it was only 20 miles avav
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from the Seattle Airport.

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they received 2 call from the hijacker arommd 7: 42 Pid
at which tine he indicated thet he ons uneble to set che
stairs lowered in flight. They thm slotrec dorn the sixere£t
eir speed and subs renuent lar obsarved "the cocitnit signal
light thet the rear stairs were Comm, At thot time the Cantain
instructed the hijacker to § sound the "bell on the intercom ~

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had made concerning the incident, it was at 2/759 Zulu time

or 3:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time that he received an emergency

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series of bells signaling Ehat Ehey had trouble on board.

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a note on what appeared to be a standard 6 x 9 tablet written
with a felt pen as well as an envelope that had notations also

containing the figure $200,000, two back parachutes, two

chest packs and under it a time of 5:00 p.m.

Hostess[______—id then went back to the compartment be

and sat with the hijacker at which time he insisted that all
of the above items be physically present and waiting for

them at the Seattle Airport upon their arrival and prior

to their landing.

eae Lao received the impression that the above .
hijacking had Deen carefully thought out in advance in that
the hijacker specified that the money was to be furnished
_in a knapsack and even insisted that a discarded match cover
'be returned to him, He also insisted on the return of the
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the intentions of the hijacker, they immediately contacted

the company via their radio connections concerning the situation
but they did not alert the passengers nor did they press

the emergency transponder code button signaling a hijacking

fo the control fowers due to the hijackers insistence of
no funny stuff".

They subsequently radioed the Seattle approach control
tower and requested holding instructions in order they could

remain airborne for the approximate 1% hours which, was
estimated to be required in order tha€ all of the items

xequested by the hijacker could be obtained.

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were forwarded to the cockpit through hostess and

at no time did he have occasion to personally observe or have
any direct contact with him,

- _ Inasmuch as Seattle was the destination and actual
termination point for that flight, an announcement from the

" gockpit was made to the passengers that they were burning

- off excess fuel which helped put the other passengers at

ease. in addition, the hostesses were instructed not to
serve any additional drinks to any of the passengers.

It was further established that hostess[___—|
was to act as intermediary between the hijacker and the
meeting the plane to supply his demands. The °
for Northwest Airlines and one other individual

@ in the first vehicle with the money, the second
vehicle was to carry the stairs so that the hostess could
exit from the front of the plane with only one driver designated
for that vehicle with a third vehicle being a fuel truck con-~
taining a driver only which was to remain in a 10 or 11 o'clock

position from the plane in order that all would be in full
view of the hijacker at all times.

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made of the ogee ar the, Folic the hijacker then forwarded
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) they would fly with landing gear down and flaps down;
(3) they would not fly above 10,000 feet; (4) they would
fly with the lights out in the cabin; (s$ they were not

to land in the U. S. for fuel or for any other reason; .

'6 there was to be no one aft of the first cla rainy
he indicated that after taking off, hostess

would be allowed to visit the cockpit;. (8) he wanted the
rear door open and the stairs extended for taking off,

, La noted that at ths point they informed him
that it wou e@ impossible to make a take-off with that
aircraft in that position and the hijacker subsequently
agreed to having the dar closed with the stipulation that

hostess could lower the stairs after the plane was.
airborne, | noted that all of the above instructions

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through TINA during the period she was carrying on the
parachutes,

_ After the release of the passengers, and during
the period of re-fueling, the hijacker became considerably
amnoyed at the delay in re~fueling and at the point where
96 per cent of the fuel was on board, he implied that the
procedure was being deliberately delayed. The hijacker
displayed a specific knowledge of flying and aircraft_in
general and that one in particular and they were finally

able to convince him that the time being utilized was entirely

necessary. :

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under the operating, conditions that he had stipulated,
Lt would be impossible for them to reach Mexico City and

he thereafter countered with the possible destination of

'Phoenix. Each point that he mentioned would be considered

and rejected with the cities of Yuma, Sacramento and Reno
being mentioned and a final agreement reached whereby the plane
would fly to Reno, Nevada, as its initial destination,

. stated tht_after take-off they flew
at an indicated dir speed of 170 knots which would have

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time of his departure. Upon their departure from Seattle,

they followed a course Imown_as "Victor 23" which is a standard
low altitude routing to Portland and received clearance

[J recatled that initially after receiving

descriptive data from hostess _they radioed the company
for any likely suspects_or modus operandi and the company

furnished the name of who had previously been
arrested for being intoxjcated and was suspected as a possibility

of being the hijacker,

. [__stated that departure from Seattle was made
at 7:36 p.m. and at approximately 8:05 p.m. he called the

hijacker on the intercom, inquired whether he could hear
and whether there was anything they could do for him.

decided that the hijacker was on board for the duration
and they decided against any more tests or contacts with

him until after they arrived at Reno, Nevada. Upon approaching

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response and they notified their company of same.

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heard and felt an oscillation of the aircraft and commented ~
at the time that the hijacker could have departed, causin

the unusual vibration since there had been no change in flight
altitude, speed or any other external force which would account
or this sudden 1 i They telephoned the company

in Minneapolis shortly there-

' after, and stated that the oscillation, which could have been

vicinity thereof,

the hijacker's departu have occurred between 8:05

pm. and their call to 9 or 10 minutes later, the
exact time which would be recorded in the company log.

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same instructions that the hijacker had previously furnished.
prior to the landing at Seattle and no member of the crew

departed from the cockpit to check on the presence of the

Packer following the arrival in the compartment of hostess

who had locked the door behind her.

Jadded that it-had not occurred to them

'at the time, But Ehey could have pinpointed their exact location

at the time the oscillation was felt and admitted that the

erew had emergency exits from the pilot's compartment, via
the windshields and a rope ladder. Conceivably, following

the departur passengers and during one of the periods ~
that hostess was off the plane obtaining the parachutes,
the remainder of the crew couid have vacated the aircraft
leaving the hijacker on board alone.

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intervicved at the Beno Airport, Reno, Nevade, on the Late
evening of November 24, 1971, end early morning hours of
November 25, 1971. He advised that he vas the captain

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the interview of all of his crew members and that events,
as supplied by thom, were correct to the best of his
recollection and ke hed no ents nent additional information
to provide at this tine. added that he nersonally had

no direct contact or seervation of the hijacker and was,
therefore, unable to provide a physical deScription.

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SA and furnished the following information,
At approximately 2:00 p.m., November 24,
1971, 2 white male cane up to him in regular rotation
in 2 long line of customers and said something to the effect,
"Can I get on your flight to Seattio?"" noticed
no nervousness or Lidgeting, [Jacked 4£ he wanted -

one way coach and he said "Yea." The white male paid
with & $20 bill, probably using his right hand in paying

for the fare, The source of money fron his pockets

was not noted. When asked his name the white maie ,

said "COOPER, DAN COOPER", Whon anked if he had baggage,

he said "Ho," It was not noticed whether or not he was carrying
anything, After receiving instructions to flight area,

the white male departed fron the ticket counter areaz,

his direction was unnoticed, said he has never seon

The white mile was described as follows:

Race White

Nationality ' American

Are Mid 30's, possibly older
Hoigzht ; - §'10" or St1i"

Weight ° " 180 pounds

Build Medium

Characteristics Sofeé voice, Not noted wearing, glasse:

Complexion Slightldarker, possibly Olive
Taiy : Iavz, no gray noted
Clothing Dark. clothing, but only recalled
: what he believed to hoe a casual
jacket, headwear vas unnoticed
Overall impression Lahoring type man as opposed to
a office worker.

vas unsure if he would recognize the man again
as this man was one of many he handicd that day,

On

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| | Northwest Orient 'Airlines
Portland Internatio t, residence |
Portiand, teleghone Cee furnished the folloving
information concerning the events prior to the hijacking of
Northwest Flight 305 from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle,
Washington, on November 24, 19713

He was on duty | |for Flight 305
on 'November 24, 1971. He could not recognize any of the
passengers by name, as he handles on a daily basis thousands
of names. However, he remembers one particular individual who
stood out in his mind, It was raining at the airport that date
and all the passengers were making comments and jokingly stating
they were going to have to run through a great deal of rain in
order to board Flight 305 to Seattle. The only individual who
'was not mixing with other passengers and joking about the rain
was a man whom he described as a white male, age 50, height
6*1" plus, 175 to 180 lbs., slender build, with black wavy hair,
smartly dressed, wearing a black raincoat and carrying a black
attache case. .

stated he has a habit of noticing individuals
dressed in black and this was the reason he remembers the above-
described individual. The man described above had a "blah"
attitude and was quite unaffected by the inclement veather
conditions prevailing.at the time, which noticeably bothered
the rest of the passengers.

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individual described above if he were to see him again.

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Le '2345 p.m. | ] pasSenger
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best of his recollectioén. He recalled that when the' aircbaft
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had the aisle seat. | | thought this was_strange.
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7 stayed slouched down in his seat. He never saw the man
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seattle, telephone
nunber MA 4-5224, provided the following information:
| advised that he boarded Northwest (NW)
Flight #305 at Portland, Oregon, destination Seattle,
Washington, on November "24, 1971, About ten minutes out of
Portland, | | observed a male seated on the last row,
left side, middie seat, who he described as follows:
Sex: the -;4: Male ;
Race: Caucasian
Hair; Dark . ?
Complexion: Dark . , -
Age: : Approximately 35
Height; 5°10"
weight : se 150 pounds
Build: : Medium
Characteristics: Average facial features,
. ve eee ot eects . ,. RO moustache or beard
Clothing; Wearing a dark jacket like
' . ' a blazer and a sporty vest
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| stated that he became suspicious of —_

"this individual shortiy after takeoff because of his continual
contact with a stewardess named[___]| (Last Name: Unknown) ,

talked on the phone much of the time and frequently con-
ferred with the hijacker, Shortly after takeoff an announcement
was made that everyone was to remain in their seats due toa ~-
mechanical problem which would require sone time to correct,

During the time the plane circled Sea-Tac Airport
] who was seated about |xows in front of the
hijacker, went to the restroom in the rear compartment several

tines on emerging from the restroom on one occasion,

| |found himself blocked in the isle,

Iwas blocked by and a male wearing
a cowboy hat, The cowboy was "hassling' for information

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about the mechanical difficulties and generally being a nuisance,

The hijacker seemed to enjoy the situation at first but hecame
irritated and told the cowboy to go to his seat, The cowboy .
paid no notice of the hijacker and continued hassling

Finally, | jtaiked the cowboy into returning to his
seat,

Jobserved the hijacker a number of times

during the flight but did not see a hn, bomb
baggage in his possession, nor did |

Suitcase, or
observe the

hijacker threaten

only heard the hij;

feel that the hijacker's speech had any particular characteristics,

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Date of transcripiio 11/26/71

CORD HARMS 2RIM SPRECKEL, home address Route 2,
Box 738, Vashon Island, Washington, home phone 463-2589,
furnished the following information:

SPRECKEL stated that he boarded Northwest Flight .
#305 at Portland, Oregon. He said that he sat on the left-
hand side of the plane in the row of seats second £rom the rear
of the plane. He said that the man who he believes was the
hijacker of the plane was sitting on the right-hand side of
the plane in the last row of seats.

SPRECKEL said that he first was aware of some
problem about ten minutes after takeoff. He said at that
time a dark-haired stewardess came from the front of the
plane and handed a note to a blonde-haired stewardess who
was sitting in the seat next to the hijacker. He said that ~
the dark-haired stewardess then returned to the front of the
plane and the blonde stewardess got up and went to the phone

SPRECKEL said that while in flight the pilot made
several announcements that they were experiencing mechanical
difficulty. He said that he was suspicious when the plane
circled over Seattle for about two hours. He said that during
this time the blonde-haired stewardess who was seated next to
the hijacker, made numerous phone calls from the rear of the
plane. He said that Guring the period when the plane was circling
Seattle he left his seat and moved to a seat several rows forward.

SPRECKEL said that when the plane made its landing
approach, the pilot announced that they were about to land and
due to mechanical problems it was "emphatic" that the passengers
remain in their seats with seat belts fastened until the pilot
advised otherwise.

SPRECKEL said that after the plane landed the blonde
stewardess, who had been sitting next to the hijacker, got up
and went forward and out of the forward exit of the plane. He
said she returned through the same door after several minutes
carrying a package which was made of off-white canvas. He said

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that the package was about two feet by one foot by one and one-
half feet in dimensions.
package back to the hijacker and then the passengers were
instructed to deboard.

again.

He said that the stewardess took the

. SPRECKEL said that sometime during the flight the
hijacker put on a pair of dark sunglasses.

SPRECKEL described the hijacker as follows:

Race:
Sex:
Age:
Height:
Build:
Hair:

Facial

Characteristics:
. Dress:

White

Male ;

50 years old

5'10* -

Medium-heavy

Dark brown or black hair
parted on left side

Squaxe jawline

' Dark suit and' tie,

wearing no hat; wore
dark sunglasses.

SPRECKEL said that he could recognize the hijacker

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He advised that he boarded the plane in Portland, Oregon

and sat in| lon the left side of the
aircraft. The subject sat | Jin the
middle seat. The subject was not noticed until he spilled

a drink. Immediately after the drink was spilled, a

dark haired stewardess talked to the subject and it appeared
that they filled out a form. Later in flight, a blonde
haired stewardess sat with_the subject and talked to him.
The subject boarded after [1] left Portland, Oregon.

[—sésdddeseribed the subject as follows:

Sex "Male

Race - White

Hair : Dark (no gray hair)

Characteristic Sagging chin

Height 5tgt ~ Jo"

Build Medium

Apparel Black raincoat, brown shoes,
- dark pants .

The subject had a sack and a briefcase which he
kept putting his left hand in and out of. The subject
appeared to be cool and casual. ;

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| |,

Washington, telephone | | provided the
following information:

She was a passenger on Northwest Airlines, Flight 305,
boarding the fli nt in Portland, Oregon and sitting on the
plane | in front of the hijacker on the right side
of the plane, looking forward.

advised that a few minutes out of Portland, she
observed one of the stewardesses conversing with the hijacker.
She stated that this stewardess sat beside this man throughout
most of the flight and that she did talk on the intercom :
apparently to the captain at various times through the flight.
She advised that she recalled this man was sitting in the middle
seat of the right rear row with the stewardess sitting next
to him on the isle side. -

She advised that upon Landing in Seattle, the hijacker
got up from his seat and vent into the restroom at the rear
of the plane. He remained there for about one minute and
then returned to the same seat which he had occupied throughout
the flight.

'+ [-Jadvised that the hijacker was wearing large
sunglasses and an overcoat. She advised that he'had dark
hair and a narrow face. She advised that when he exited the
, restroom and returned to his seat, he was carrying a dark
colored attache case on its side in both arms. She stated -
that on top of this case was a package which appeared to be a
yellow paper bag. She described this bag as being approximately
four inches high and being about two inches shorter than the
Width of the attache case.

Interviewed on LL/ 24/71 ot Seattle, Washington File g Seattle 164-81

SA | | (A)/j2b Dote dictotes___ 22/26/71

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_305 on Novenber 24, 1971, provided the following information:

After the airplane landed in Seattle, she observed

the hijacker leave the seat in which he was seated and proceeded

to the restroom at the rear of the plane. He remained there

for about a minute. When he returned from the restroom, she
observed the hijacker carrying a dark colored attache case in both

of his arms. The case was on its side. On top of the case was

a bag. moots 4 . .
described this bag as follows: Pee

Approximately 4" deep, width and height approximately
the same as the width and height of the attache case, The bag
- was of cloth composition, possibly manila or burlap, The bag
was of a light color, possibly very light yellow and possibly
with a very light pink tinge. tated that she thinks the
bag was fairly smooth on the side which was up. stated
she did not, at anytime, see what was in the bag. @ has no
idea what was in the bag.

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Interviewed on L2/ 2/7 o Bellevue, Washington Fle # SE 164-81

by __ SA islb Date dicoted. 12/3/71 —_
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Records of Northwest Airlines (NWA) reflect that
Flight $305, which originated in Washington, D.C., with
stops at Minneapolis, Minnesota; Great Falls, Montana;
Missoula, Montana, Spokane, Washington and Portland, Oregon,
left Portland, at approximately 2:58 PM on 11/24/71 with
36 passengers and a crew of six, including the pilot;
two male officers and three stewardesses. Seventeen of the

When the plane landed at Seattle-Tacoma Inter-
national Airport (Sea-Tac), on the afternoon of 11/24/71,
at 5:46 PM, all of the passengers with the exception of
the hijacker, who remained on board, were taken by bus :
to the NWA lounge in the airport, Concourse B-2, where '
they were interviewed by FBI Agents.

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passengers who had recently deplaned from Flight 305 at
Concourse B2 of the Seattle-Tacoma Terminal. The Agents
boarded the bus and identified themselves as Special Agents
of the FBI to a Port of Seattle Police Official and an Airline
Official who were standing in the doorway' These officials

then left the bus.

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Interview with passengers reflected that the
following passengers had observed the hijacker and the
results of their interviews are set forth elsewhere in
this report in the section "Interviews with Witnesses:"

Names and Addresses
of Passengers:

CORD HARMS ZRIM SPRECKEL, -

Route 2, Box 738,
sVashon Island, Washington

Boarded at:

Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

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advised that they were not aware that a hijacking had taken
place and attributed the delay in the flight to the reason
announced by the pilot, indicating that he had experienced
mechanical difficulty. The names of the passengers are as

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LOGS MAINTAINED BY NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES

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At Seattle, Washington .

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[iorthwest Airlines, Seattle-Tacoma bic
International Airport, made available on the night of 11/24/71,
a@ portion of the Ground Radio Teletype Log which had been

recorded during the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight
#305. . .

lobtained the tape from|
of Northwest Airlines, who removed the tape from
a teletype machine at Northwest Airlines Ground Operations
Concourse C, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

This log is maintained as part of a roll printed
on a teletype machine and the particular portion relating
to the hijacking has been xeroxed in sheet form and is
set forth as pages of this document.

The original log has been edited to exclude all
traffic of Northwest Airlines, except that pertaining to the
hijacked Plight 305. Further, since the log is maintained
in Greenwich Time, it has been converted to Pacific Standard
Time (PST) (Seattle time), to facilitate reading the various
logs involved in this matter.

Interviewed on__LL/24/7], o_Seattle, Washington File #_2164-81
»y____SA CHARLES EB. FARRELL/kib date dictetes_ 21/26/72
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MAKING PREPARATIONS TO HOOK UP THE UELING
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WIL STAY THERE OR A WHILE ,
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2 TO FLY WITH GEAR DOWN ND FLAPS aT 15 EQDEG

> AFTR UNDERWAY ALL LITHGHTS TO BE TURND OUT

IN ACFT .

CANNOT LAND IN US FOR FUEL OR OTHER REASON

NO CREW MEMBER IS TO GO AFT OF F C CURTAIN
MSP FLT OPNS R EVEN If FULL TANKS u CANNOT
LAND IN MEXICO CITY.

305 R HHAVEXXX AFT PSGR LOADING poor TLL
BE OPEN AND WILL REMAIN IN THAT POSN :
AND AFT STAIRS TO BE LWRD AFTR TKOFF
MSP FLT OPNS THE DRAG WIL BE SUCH THAT U
CANNOT MAKE MEXICAN BORDER EVEN WITH —
AFT STAIRS UP
305 R WIL HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH HIM AD
WIL HAVE TO STOP FOR FUEL

GIRLS NOT OFF YET SR GIRL STATION ON

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2ND GIRL IN FWD R ST IN € SXN TOLD NOT

TO GET UP SRD GIRL IS INTERMEDIARLY AND

SITTING IXXXX WITH THE INDIVIDUAL

MSP FLT OPNS THE PLANE IS OPERABLE WITH 'THE
AFT STAIRS XTENDED

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MSP FLT OPNS JUST CANNOT MAKE IT WITH THE
FLAPS DOWN GUESS CAN GO ONLY. TWO TO

2 AND A HALF HOURS AFXXX AS FAR AS CAN GO
THAT WUD BE FRISCO UNDER THAT DRAG CONDIN

305 WILL TALK TO HIM AGAIN DB Cooper-392
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WILL ACCPT OUR WORD QUESTIONS IF CAN MAKE
PHOENIX UNDER THOSE CONDTNS

MSP FLT OPNS R RECHECKING ON THAT NOW
MITE MAKE PHOENIX BUT ITS QUESTIONABLE
305 R WILL TALK TO HIM AGAIN

MSP FLT OPKS RANGE LMITD ABT 2 HOURS
ABILITY TO JUNP OUT OF A 707 WITH

A PARACHUTE ON IS NIL

505 R WIL TALK TO Hif AGAIN

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305 HAV NOXKXX "NEGOTD RLS OF 2 GIRLS LVG
ANY MOMENT SRD GIRL TO STAY ITH ACFT
WANTS HER TO MANIPULATE STAIRS FOR HIf4
AFTR PLANE AIRBORNE HAVE TRIED TO TELL

" HIM INXXX UNAM OPRTE STAIRS TO LWRD AFTR

TKOFF TRYING TO GET HIM TO LET US LWR
STAIRS PARTLLY FOR TKOFF -

MSP FLT OPNS DONT KNOW OF ANY WAY TO (LOCK,

STAIRS IN INTMIDE POSN

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305 READING PROPOSED PRDR SAYS STAIRS

WIL OPEN ABT 20 EG A 120 KTS IS THAT ENUF

"FOR AN INDVDL TO ESCAPE .ACFT
-MSP WITH HIM ON STAIRS WILL PPENXXX OPEN |

POSSBLY FOR HIM TO ET OUT TO GET OUT
REMAIN UNPRESSRZD BE LANDING CONFIG WITH
FLAPS SLOW TO ERTL SPEED BEFORE TRY TO

EXTEND STAIRS can SLOW TO THRSHOLD SPEED

TRY WITH EITHER GEAR UP AND IF UNABLE 'THEN
TRY WITH GEAR DOWN .

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MAY BE SUM SLITE PITCHUP BUT. ERY CNTRLLBL
PLANE RAS BEEN FLOWN THIS WAY HAVE LARGE
BOXES OF 2 TO 3HND LBS THRU THE DOOR IW THIS
i CONFIG MUST BE DOWN WITH LANDING FLAPS
C, SPEED NOT TO CRITCCL ANY FLAT POSN Biwi

> AND 40 AND SPEED TO {20 KTS

DONT HAVE ANGE YET BUT WORKING ON IT
505 R FIRST TRUCK WAS NOT FULL 2D TRUCK
CUMIN UP AND REQSTD SRD TRUCK TO STANDY
THE 3RD GIRL IS STILL WITH HIM HE INSISTS

SHE STAY WITH HIM THE OTHER 2 GIRLS HAVE
LEFT THE ACFT . ; : -

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— R .

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DEG .
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FULL UTXXX UP

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TKOFF SHUD WE TIE HER DOWN TO STRUCTURE

MsP R AGOOD IDEA TO TIE HER TO ACFT
305 R

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2ND TRUCK PULLING AWAY HAVE ONLY 26T LBS

CQN 24T FOB SO FAR NOT SURE IF HAVE

PROBLEM WITH FUELING VALVE ON ACFT OR WITH

TRE TRUCKS

MSP oR UNAB ADV RE THIS BUT TRY THE SRD

TRUCK

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- MSP FLT OPS PRELI M "RANGE INFO

SEAMEX @2HND MILES WITH GEAR Dowy
PROBLY ITHSD MILES MAX

SEA RENO WUD BE MUCH MORE REASONBLE PLAN IF
CAN ARRANGE SEA PHX MITE BE POSBL
BUT THAT HIGHLY DOUBTFUL RENO MAKES —

A BETTER CHOICE FOR A WISE HIJAKER
505, R

/ MSP FLT OPS WITH GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS AT

WITH DOOR DOWN
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15 DEG AND DOOR DOWN . ADV IHIM CANNOT TAKOFF
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305 ADVZD HIE RANGE LIMITNS RCPTS SACCPTG
SEA RENO AS FIRS STOP FOR FUEL

ALMOST TOPPEED OFF WITH UEL ABT SHND

LBS REMAING TO BE PUMPED 7
_MST R SEA RENO IS ABT SHND MILES WILL ND
ote STOPS OF ABOUT THAT LEG OF 5 TO GHND
305 R WIL PLAN RENO FIRST STOP

MSP R A SECOND STOP YUMA ARIZONA ITS
87 MILES ON O76 RDL OF SAN DIEGO THE SECOND
VOR ON THE NR@ SIDE OF SAN DIEGO AND THE
DISTANCE 120 MILES INSTED OF 87 .8%3

MILES ° . .
305 R FUEL TRUCK LEFT STAIRS REMOVED
WILHV LEAVE AREA AND FWD DOOR HAS BEEN
CLOSED HE HAS AGREED TO LET US TKOFF
WITH STAIRS IN FULL URXXX UPRITE POSN AND

HE HAS JUST CALLED AND SAID GOXXX TO GET THE
PLANE ON THE ROAD ,
'MSP R WIL ADV U MORE

305 R

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305 GRD CNTRL ADV Moca TO RENO Is 1STHSD
MSP R ° .
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305 WIL BE UNPRESSRZD HE XXX AND HE 'HAS
SAD WE MUST STAY. ELOWXXX BELOW WUL GO
XXX WUD SUSGEST GO VIA COAST THEN BAK (OW
ROUTE . '

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305 WIL POSITION FOR TKOFF

KCO327CK

11/25 OL

SSP TAIL RAMP WILHV TO BE RETRACTD FOR LAND Inc

305 R

MSP IT WOULD PREVENT ANY SUBSEQUENT TKOFF
IF U LANDD WITH DOOR DOWN .

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AN AFT STAIR LITE
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MSP FLT OPNS OK U WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET

TO RENO IN THAT CONFIG © UNLESS HE IS GONE

THE BETTER IF U GUYS HAVE MAKS ON 7

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the headquarters of Northwest Airlines (NWA).

Log was started at 3:44 PM, Pacific Standard Time
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communications between Northwest Orient Air Operations at
Seattle - Tacoma Airport, Northwest Orient Air Operations at
Minneapolis and Northwest Orient Flight 305 made on the

Svening of Noverber 24, 1974 by Northwest Orient employee

Also made available at the same time byL___sd,
were two additional logs of events which were prepared by
Northwest employees. The six page log was prepared by

A two page log which relates primarily to the] =
fata of the flight from Seattle, was prepared by| } *

All three of the above-mentioned logs were made in
Greenwich Mean Time (GHT). For convenience in reading these
as well as other logs maintained in this case, they have
been converted to Pacific Standard Time (PST) and the
time has been parenthetically inserted at least once on
each page of the log.

interviewed on___ 12/23/71 o__ Seattle, Washington rile #__SE_1GU-81
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clock. This time was not maintained in Greenwich Mean
Time.

For convenience of reading this and other logs
in this matter, the time of the Minneapolis log has heen
converted from the above time, to Pacific Standard Time (PST)
(Seattle time), by inserting parenthetically, the Seattle time
at least once on each page of the log.

DB Cooper-427

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Date dictated

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The attached infornation was taken primarily from
manually recorded notes during communications con~ ;
nected with the hipgh- jacking of Northvest Airlines ha
, Plight 305, November 24/:!5, 1971.

The primary met hod of communication with the flight
was direct between MSPFO (Flight Operations) and
SEADD (Flight Dispatch), the flight, SEA and SFO
ARING, BNO Tower. ts, , .
Due to the inability to copy everything exactly --
and as rapidly--as it occurred, there may be some
errors in the following. It is'not believed that' oT,
they are likely to be large or signifiomnt, t
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Iphone-patcl: communications between the MSP Flight Operat ions. Office "Eagle" j
Line and the flight crew. ° poss, . Moet
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1658 _ Flight OFF PDX, High-jacher (HJ) apparently made, his demands
a! oe eM. known shortly after this time. a

ao.

Preliminary information received fron NSP Planning Office (rser0):
kJ demanding $200,000 {denomination not restrictec), 2
chest-pack parachutes, 2 back-pack parachutes. All to
te available and ready at airplane perking si te be fore

ao landing will be permitted at SEA, .

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Apparently has a bomb in briefcase. Passenger apparently me
boarded at PDX, . . ; .¢
1720* ' Crew advised they would hold over Lofall intersection until

F206 C/) all material available. fo info yet on destinaticn HJ desired |
PST * after SEA T.Q. Hd had said there was to'be no "funny stuff"
at any time or he would detonate the bomb. Specified that
'only the fuel truck, air-stair truck, and automobile with
the money and 'ehutes aprreach thea airnl ane. Ther. sirpisne ho
parked in an "isolated" position. 1 Gave a deadline of 1900
CST for all demands to be met. BJ remained in tourist cabin
With one stewardess sitting next to him and aware of vhst
- . appeared to he a bomb (dynamite sticks, wire, battery). Pas-
sengers not advised that high-jacking in progress, but that
reason for the holding was "minor mechanical problam",

Crew described passenger és white, 6' 1, black hair, 175#,
approximately 50, black st.it, black rain coat, black brief
case, (411 information between cockpit and lJ being relayed:

-by "captive stewardess by cabin/cockpit iaterphone. )
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b7C

-KJ specified that no vehicles with beacons or.flashine red
'lights or any other were to approach airplane. MSPFO agreed
tnat captain was in full command and all his requests and
wiskes would be honored. Crew taking pains likewise to gain
HJ's confidence by giving him full information and coope ra =
tion.

HJ also specified that, after SEA landing and parking:

- « Fucling to start as s0dn®as engines shut down, 08 Cooper: "430
" Ricl ing to start a would leave airplane (and only her)
% and pick up money, then'return for 'chutes, he must | °
'see knapsack with money before any ctherx steps taken,

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1930%- Airplane e. SEA nete> crew and hd Bens that money and

'chutes were avai lable and in position.»
'Crew requested car park at, 10 to "11° o'clock post tion to air
plane so they could see it properly.

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Notes indi cate HJ indica ted at one time that, airpléne was open
to "any number of vehicles as Long as no t funny stuff! pulled,

Direct cdrmunicetions between crew and MSPFO maintsined at.
ell 'times. Coordination tetween Tower, vehicles, end -air-
* pane on ground at SEA were on Ground Control frequency 121.7.

First fuel truck apparently ran out of fuel. Crew requested
second truck, with third cne to he standing by. Considerable
delay -in getting full loac of fuel and lid was getting "nervous'
saying that you must get the show on the road",

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hJ specified that he wanted to go to Hexico City non-stop,
that the aircraft conficuration must be 'rear WOUN,-flaps at
15°, that the aft "try deor must be open at all times, and
tat the aft stairs be extended after take-off, Later speci-~
fied that stairs must be fully extended before take-off.
MSPFO advised crew (1) that non~stop SEA-MEX impossible with
gear DOWN, flaps 15°, (2) that take-off with air-stairs full
down impossible due to inability to rotate airplane. When
KJ adwiced of this he asked that alr~stairs be partisily ex-
tunded prior to take-off.' MSPFO advised this also impossible
; ' Since stairs could not be held in any intermediate position.

. HJ had previously stated that no lancing within coatinental
U.S. would be permitted "for fuel or anything else", When
advised of range limitaticn in his specified confiruration,
he agreed to something shert of the border. 'Asked about PHX.
Advised by MSPFO that this might he within renge but that
RNO would be better as far as range was concerned. Agreed
to this without much if any, objection.

CE wey

6 A3.rcplane OFF at SEA.

H300M PST : SO,

2140 14 DME S$ SEA VOR at 7000', Gear DOIN, flaps extending to

7°¥0 P74 30°, ss
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1 2141% Stevardess allowed to go to cockpit. a be
G74) PH PST b7C
is 2142% liJ advised (by inter~-phone) that he was having aisétculty get~
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2143 Aft air-stair warning light-ON (stairs arparently now partially

: 742 P)extended.) Crew had been furnished Boeing procedure for exten-
es 7. ding stairs in flight. Airplane now 19 DME S SEA VOR on v23,
with gear DOWN, flaps at 30°, and at APPROA Cll 'speed.

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' : MA Chief Performance Engineer: had beer Zalled to field to °-
help calculate range, etc. Roeing Company had been contacted
for assistance in range problem, flight characteristics with
alr-stairs extended, whether opening (stairs extend about 20°
in flight, possibly more with man's weight on them) would be
large enourh for a man to exit, Boeing assured us there would
b2 no controllability problem, that they would get experts work-
ing on range 'problem also, that they lad dropped 2-300% boxes
ost air-stair opening in flight and that man could probably
get -out,

HA Communt cations people also had arrived at field to assist -
-in required 'phone~patcl.ing, other conmunicat ions problems.

. | lfour supervisory pilots,°*.
A performance engineer, many others -on the scene (HiSPFO) for
'assistance. ©

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2145% Flight at 7000', 160KIAS, fuel flow (PF) 4500¢/engine', flaps

1 F7Y4S 7M 30° gear DOIN, MEPFO advised they vould have even more severely
i f°S7 ° limited range in. the flaps 30° position. Crew given prelimin-

ary information on optimum range IAS (170K), weather, air--
, ports available between SLs and RHO, minimum obstruct ion
3; - |. °° clearance altitudes, etc.

* 2155 KSPPO asked for stewardess best: recollection 'of exact content

§

17 SS fy of NI briefcase. She got on radio and gave following basic
1PST Laforma tion: a ae oa .

i , e Eight red sticks, about 6" x 1" in left corner of brief

: case, "look like big firecrackers." Two rows of sticks,
' . | £our on top of four. "
: - Wire attached to dynamite with red insulation.
- Battery "like flashlight battery, but about 6" high and
as big around as my arm',
.> Réd sticks are about the color "of my unt form",

4 2205: Crew called J and asked him if everything was 0.K, and he
1 POS FA veplied that it was.' 'This was appatently the ja st communi-

ii PST cation the crew had with the 1J,

{22108 Crow reported oscillation of cabin rate of climb indicator.

10:70 (£79, This probably due to KJ veight now on stairs, staixs extemling

1ST ' further, resultant effect on cabin pressure. May be best
estimate of when he exitec""airplane.

HSPFO advised crew that range. "to RKO now looked good (air-
plane now at 10,000', 170K, pear DOWN, fleps 15°, FF 4000¢/
' hour/engine, TAL -7°G, MSPO calculated TAS and range from ©

this data. ; ; ; ', ; DB" Cooper- 432

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' was nriore than adequate to get to RNO; that RNO weather was

 perticipating in these events.

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Cabin nal in forward cabin, OFF ifP'£et cabin. Curtain
between first cluss and tourist section was closed; 'crew
could not see whether HJ was still aboard, °
Lost communi. cations on Wia communi cat Lois. frequency (131. 93" .
trhone-patd: with SEA ARINC established. Flight new 23 DME
S PDX at 10,000', 40,0002 suel aboard, i65KIAS, FF and con~
£iguration remained the sane, Crew had previously teen ad-
vised to switch to SRINC on 131.8 when M'A communications
icst. MSPFO and MSPFD commmicated with flight and SEA
ATINC thereafter on this 'nhone-patch arrangement. SEADD
had been monitoring all coumunicat ions with flight and assis-
ting in'all other matters. ,

Jhad also been very actively participating throv. ghout
the hiph-jacking. he had taken money and 'cliutes to air-
plane at SEA, coordinated: with crew, fuel trucks, ete.

Fiielt over EUC VOR, 10,009', 17 0KIAS, fuel aboard 33,500,
FI and configuration remained the same. -.cvised ttet they
hed had no communications with the HJ for "about tke last
55 minutes" despite severe] attempts on cockpit-to~cabin
'dnter-plione and PA system. Crew was assurred that fuel

good, etc. SEAVD had also been actively following,''and

Over NFR, 10,000', TAT -5°, 170KIAS, fuel aboard "27,5008,

Fl* and Re nfi guration t the sime. Some airfrane icing, being:
esperienced. Engine anti-icing ON for appreciable length' .
oj) tine, wing AI on "interiittently!'. Crew seemed slightly
concexned about this, but 'ere assured that it was no

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p-askea tmat we sug= >

gest that flight crew slowly Lower cabin temperature as much
as practicable (to slow NJ's reflexes).

NSPFO stiggested a slow climb to 11,000' at Captain's dis-

had previously been sugpested.to consider climb to as high
as practicable--but that they would, probably be perforrance Lliny
ited to not much above 17,000'--but not above 12,500'; Latter,
upper Limit to prevent a cabin oxygen mask drop from excit~-
ing hJ. 11,000' also necded for adequate terrain clearance

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When flight was in- KBL area, direct cormunicattions between:

MSPFO and the flight were interrunted, UAL 4231 and WAL:
326 relayed wssages to and from the Flight for us.

Flight now at 11,000', TAT -1°, all other factor cfsentially

the same. ae eo a oor

Si DME N RBL VOR, 11,000", fiel 'aboard 22,0008.
from cabin was aft entry door and air-~ stair 'warning; Lights
still ON.

ARINC on: 430.6, MSPFO put on 'phone-
pete: this frequency at same tine.

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Descent From 11,000 to 9,C00! started,

PST

Fiight advised they were Folding at RUO OM until they had
everything "in order", . ; os

(At this time, we-+
Other parties

Flight 41 mile out on fins] approach,
NSPFC--were on telephone conference call.

avparently on the same Lire were RNO Tower, FAA SEA, FAA

Washington, FR 31 Washingtor. . Hot known vhether anyone else
Wh gui ba ve aisu beer Cuned bine)

"talked us through" his touchdown , subsequent taxi-
Door did not appear to go to full down posi tion

Tower
ing.

until relatively low speec on roll-out, Flaps appuared
to be "UP". Parked at NE (2) corner of terminal ramp.
Tower reported crew had exited airplane 5 with FBI at this.
time,

After parking, crew had advised on SFO ARINC that me of
ther had gone hick in cabin and found no sign of iJ, They
led a:zparently last tried to contect him via interphone/PA
at: about OO046CST with no response. At that. time they were
going to advise him that the air-steir would have *o be
retracted for landing or that damage during landing roll-out
would probably prevent subsequent take-off, °

Mio "Little" 'chutes gone," one "big" one cut up, a 2par-

ently to tie the money with shroud lines to liJ. One "big" -

'chute apparently still on the airplane. . '

Gua xd requested around. atzplone, PRI apparently searching ;

airplane. . . Dans
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Was advised all on conference call) at this time that :

a Dre SeaarPadfanetanw AF YRT fan Uoehtnotan .

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who) that a mi b6
Oregon, and that he had previously heen | } pre
0133 NVAFO advised conference c#ll participants that NeA would .
Hi 33P4 hang up if they were no longer needed on that line. Was | °
pPsT asked to standby by either IA or FBI Washington. Did so.

: 0135 F/A/FB1 advised NRAFO FO that no further conference call info:

WB 3S fP/? wis re-yired_of NA at thac time. une up. (Prior to our

henging up, | | advised Fra Washington on same Line

PST that he also was "signing off")

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Threughout the flight from the time it was known that the hJ's desired
destination vas LEX, preparations were made for a Landing at YUM, and

} Mazatlan, Mesico, as would nave been necessary cue to the Limited range

in the hJ's specified configuration. Prior to the RNO landing NVAFO
suggested thet crew negotiate with HJ to pull gear and flaps UP after
RNO take-off, that a non-stop flight to MEX would then be pos sible,

{ This, »-Qf course, proved unne cesfary nl. a ——2 .
. / *.. DB Codper-435

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
TAPES AND RECORDINGS

rN emai wal ba eT
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"A. Seattle, Washington

C. Reno, Nevada

International Airport (Sea-Tac).

B. Oakland (Fremont), California Center

The Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), Seattle Air Route Traffic
Control Center, Auburn, Washington, handled the hijacked
j aircraft on 11/24/71, from Portland until it was "handed -
+ off" to the FAA Seattle-Tacoma Tower at Seattle-Tacoma
All transmissions
handled by FAA are routinely tape recorded.

b6 per FAA

b7C per FAA

Wektdal ed facies

off to the Seattle-Tacoma Tower.

sad C2 phic t

[advised that the Center had
not been made aware that Northwest Airlines Flight #305
had been hijacked until the moment it was handing the flight

the tape of transmissions from Portland to the hand off, and
there was absolutely nothing on the tape concerning a hijack
and there had been no signal given by the aircraft of an

He advised that he had checked

Te

emergency nature.

For this reason that section of the FAA

tape, is not included in this report.

that porti

did make available a transcript of

on of the flight handled by the Center from

shortly after take-off to the southern border of Oregon.

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2/7/71

b6 per FAA
b7C per FAA

§ Date of transcription

| provided five reels of magnetic recording
tape Which contained a copy of the recorded transmissions '
between Northwest Airlines Flight #305 and the Sea-Tac Approach
Tower on November 24, 1971. These tapes covered all transmissions
between Flight #305 and the Tower while the airplane was.in a

30 mile radius of Sea-Tac.

According to|_ these recorded tapes
fere-obtained by him from
} on December 3,
1971. The original tapes are maintained under the supervision

of {

re
.

-

a ' fhe transcriptions of the various tape recordings
do not show a time for each transmission; however, each

tape does show the time at which the tape began and at which
time it ended. The times were maintained in Greenwich Mean
Time and for convenience in reading these logs, an insertion
i. is made in these logs to Pacific Standard Time.

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P Inlerviewed on at File #

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; by A ——_—_————— nse Date dictated 12/7/73 b7C per FBI
This documont cootoins neliher recomemendolions nor conctystons of the FBI It is the property of the FBI and It loaned to youre agency; "

lt and Its contents ore nol to be distribuled oulside your ogency. DB Cooper-4 7

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mtn *

REEL #1 © ' . @ .

"SEATTLE APPROACH CONTROL/NWA-305
NOVEMBER 24, 1971

The following is a transcribed copy of the original
recording of communications with Northwest Airlines Plight
305, This transcription covers the period from approximately

2315 Greenwich November 24, 1971 to approximately 0011 Greenwich

November 24, 1971. This is | ] b6 per FAA
- b7C per FAA

| supervising the 'reproduction and i

certify this is a true copy of the original recording. These
communications were recorded on 119.5 mHz during the period
NW Flight 305 was in communications with Seattle Approach

Control, Time Period: 3:15 PM to 4:11 PM, PST.

Pilot (P): Northwest (NW) 305 descending 8.
~ Control (C}: Northwest 305. eApproach Control. .
, continue present heading (unintel).
P, (Unintel). .
C, Seattle Approach, * please enter at 418, Level

~P; Is there 418 approach to ident.? Flight 8340.
C. Yeah, there's one 47 turned up. 070.
C, NW 305, descend to 6,000, Turn left 340,
P, 340, I'll take to 6,000.
Cc. 'That's good,
C, NW 305, turn left 320.
P, Left 320,305,
Cc. Use 418, turn right 1305 miles from marker.
Clear now 16 left approach tower, 1.99, ;
; "+ p, (Unintel) 150 knots. et

'c, That's good, No, 305, reduce air speed to 200.
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Pp,
Cc.
P,
us?
Cc.
P,
P,
P,
Cc.
P,

We'd like to, .ah. . .-have you give us some holding instruct-

Verify 200.

Okay, that's good, SO
Approach 418, How far is the 747 in front of

Five miles.

Thank you.

(Unintel)

Ah. ,Seattle Approach, NW 305, .
NW 305, .Go ahead,

Okay, we've got a bit of a problem up here,

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a

ions or something where we can go out in a holding pattern

Cc.
now.
P,
left at'300,
C.
yp,
Cc.
interception
ing 6,000.
P,

:,where wetre not going to be involved in your traffic. .ah. .

NW 305, turn left heading 300, verify altitude

won

Ah, .We'll level at 6,000 feet, We're turning

Maintain (unintel) 300 heading, .
Yeah, the 499 turned left (unintel).

NW 305, ah, we'll switch you to low power —

to hold on Seattle 307 radio at low fall, maintain-

rf

- Okay, we'll clear the hold on the 307 degree __

radio, I'll let ah. ,low fall interception on NW 305,

Cc.
307 setting.
' ~B,

That's correct. Maintain 6,000, Intercept

Okay WUnintel), ae
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P, NW 305's at low fall honoring hold at 6,000,

C. (Unintel).

P, Approach from NW 305, We find that your low
fall interception's going to put us into ah, . .some overcast

and some icing conditions here. We'd Like to hold. . .ah..

if we could hold at about. .ah. .20 PME 15-20. .something

like that if that is not going to be in your approach pattern,

We'd appreciate that,
P, NW 305, Should we start to climb a little
higher also? .

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Cc. NW 305, turn left heading 130 and then you can

-talk about that altitude later.

P, Okay, we'd just as soon stay 6, if we can if

it's smooth,

C, Okay, fine.

P, Seattle Approach, NW 305, We're still at 6
and, .ah, «we're about 22 PME out on 307 radio. Or ah, we'll
be pulling back on the 307. Ah, .we could just find ourselves
a place to hold out here somewhere in the 20 PHE range would
be okay. Looks like ittil keep us in the @lear and smooth,

Cc. Okay, fine. If you want to hold on the 307
radio between 15 and 25 PME would be fine.

P. Okay, we'll, wah. .wefll do that.

C. NW 305, Say altitude. )

C. NW.305; verify ajltitude at 6, , 000.

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P. Verified at 6.
C. Did you call 305,
P, 305, Negative.
P, Approach, NW 305, ah, «8 little rain up over
here. We'd lite to hold it at about, .ah. .turn back
on the radio now and go out to about, oh, 30 would be a little
better,
C. It'll be okay.
P, NW 305, Seattle Approach. Roger.
. C. NW 305, verify youtre still at 6,000 please,
P, Holding at 6,000, ,
PRP, I don't know, I think it's free. .free to call

us. .ah, ,nobody's giving us any trouble up here. He's in the

C. We won't bother you unless we absolutely need
to, |

-C, NW 305, Approach. Are you ah. . .in (unintel)
conditions or what are your flight conditions now? = °

P, Well, we're ah, .we'll be up higher, .ah,. .
we're just about, ,looks like the scattered layout here is about
5 to 55 variable, - a ) Co _
C. Okay, if you get too far beyond low fall, it
will be necessary to go up a Little higher than 6,000 for a.

minimum terrain (unintel),

P., Okay fine. We. .ah. .plan not to take it

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Time Period: 4:11 P.M. to 5:05 P.M., Ps? -

The following is a transcribed copy of the original
recording of communications with Northwest Airlines Flight
305. This transcription covers the period from approximately

0011 Greenwich, November (24%), 1971, to approximately 0105

Greenwich, November 24, 1871. This is b6 per FAA
b7C per FAA

supervising the reproduction and

I certify this is a true copy of the original recording.

_CONTROL: Northwest 305 Seattle approach, climb your turns -
to the right, this holding power if at ail possible.
CONTROL: Northwest 305 traffic at twelve o'clock four miles
_ southbound (unintelligible) slope.
Do you want to be bothered with this traffic
advisor or would you rather skip it.
PILOT: 'No, that's fine. I've got visibility here. About
vA "good as (a daisy?). . ,
CONTROL: It's eleven o'clock about three miles now, just
don't fly on the slope. )
CONTROL: Northwest 308 previous traffic no longer effective.

This ends the recorded reel number 2. Time at this
point is approximately 0105 Greenwich. These communications
were recorded on 119.5 megahertz during the period Northwest
Airlines Flight 305 was in communication with Seattle approach

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recording of communications with Northwest Airlines Flight

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Greenwich, November 24, 1971, This is be per FAA
b7C per FAA

supervising the reproduction and

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CONTROL (C): Northwest 305 traffic twelve to one o'clock
, five miles northbound Western 720 out at
6,000 descending.
C: Northwest 305 traffic at one o'clock, six

miles northbound Air Force CL 41 at § ,000

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PILOT (P): Northwest Air 305 roger, we've got some
, lights on for them, we're looking, we don't
see then. " . .
C: Seattle approach Northwest 305 put your (altizeter?)
setting down and out. _ ) -

P: (Z:altimeter?) 2991.

C: . 91, thank You.

P: Seattle approach Northwest 305, we're ready to make

oS our approach now and understand that... oh, we're .
standing by for approach (unintelligible). .

Ci . Okay Northwest 305, would you have any objection

. i toa right turn from your Present position back on.
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. Northwest 305, no contact

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a base light with a turn on at about 16 miles.
That should not present any problem and we
understand we'll be landing at 1608. Is that -
correct. )

Correct. 16 right this'll be an ILS approach to
the left and change over to land 16 right. Turn
right heading 360. Maintain 6,000. I'll have a .
low altitude for you in just a moment.

I understand turning right to heading at 360 and
maintaining 6. 305, and, okay. ,
Northwest 305 descend and maintain 4,000,
Northwest 305 out of 6 to Be

Northwest 305 continue right to heading 070.

My times 070 and I'1i approach 305.

Northwest 305 descend and maintain 3,000.

Okay, we're out of 5 thou we're descending to 3,
Alright. ) | )
Northwest 305 traffic at eleven o'clock, two miles :
southbound slow.

Roger ,

Northwest 305, turn right heading 116.

Right turn 110, Northwest. 305. We're out of
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P: Understand.

Cz That Siow moving traffic southbound for 305 at
twelve o'clock a mile, turn right heading 130,
$ miles from park, cleared for (the islands?).

16 left approach tower, park 119.

P: {unintell) 16 left approach, 130 on the heading.
Negative contact traffic and 119.9 at park.
Northwest 305. ) |

C: ) _ Correct. - 7 . .

Cs: Northwest 305 is by the traffic now no longer

effective. ) .

P: - Northwest 305, thank you.

C: , Northwest 305, traffic at eleven o'clock, four :

an 'miles northwest bound. Looks like possibly a
; light aircraft in the pattern east in Boeing on
the down north first south landing.

P: Northwest 305, roger, wa don't see him at the .
present. ,

C: ) Disregard that traffic, it's a skywatch airplane
over the freeway, traffic slicer.

P; ' Understand.

This ends communications with Seattle approach
control on 119.5 megahertz. The time at this point is

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'P(2)3 Seattle tower and approach. 305 is Cunintell) and

° But we'll stay on the runway now.

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"The following recorded communications are between
Northwest Airlines Flight 305 and the Seattle-Tacoma Tower.
These communications were conducted on 119.9 megahertz and ;

commence at approximately 0140 Greenwich time.

we'll break it off now for the right one. ;
C: (Unintell) 305 Seattle-Tacoma Tower 1196 of 8,
ready to land when 130 degrees at 8 and then plan on
keeping out on the runway if you wish. If you °
want some light we can turn the high intensity
. runway lights up after you and and they're pretty
an -bright. ee - ) )
P; Okay, that'll be okay, we'll pick the lights as

they are right now and will advise after we land.

C: ° (Uninte12)
P; (Unintel1)
P(?7): ° Okay, you can turn the lights up if you like.

Slowly, okay?

CC?): What do you think? .
C: Northwest 305 ground control 121.7. '
P; 1217, okay. Thanks for the help.

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control position. These communications were conducted on

121.7 megahertz and commence at approximately 0243 Greenwich

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the runway that's fine with us, we'll
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Okay, we might pull off to the right side just a
little bit of the runway, we'll stay out of there
and we'll, ah we'll...
You can stay there for just.a half, for just a
moment until we (get court made?) with our friend
in the back. (WUnintell).
Okay, thank you.

305, that runway is closed now, it's yours, if you ,

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from him.

- Okay, fine. Okay, be sure to get the fuel out here

Are you there, Al, or whomever?

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probably turn them down a step or twos.

Okay, Al can you hear me?

Yes sir. ;

Okay, he at the present time is in the lavatory

and apparently desires to stay there at the present
time. We have the aireraft shut down and we have
the APU on and we ask that the fuel truck come out
first and initiate fueling. ' .

Are you sure you want Cunintell) or you want the

fuel truck only?

And I'll stay right here. I'll go back and get

the fuel truck started. , ,
Okay, fine. You're.on the first vehicle, is that
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individuals not to get out of the vehicle.
Okay, is it okay if I positioned it at your
Cunintell)} position or do you want it out here?

Oh, that's fine. You can bring it up.
'the pack out of the (truck, the chutes that we

Okay, please wait until we request that you do
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Okay, we'll wait for the stairs now.

Okay, we're bringing the stairs up now,
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I've already got 305 parked, 337.

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These passengers are coming off (to do refueling,
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now if you will and direct the passengers to
gather behind the automdébile where they have

been so directed to go, just to make sure that
they all stand clear and as far back as possible,
Okay, I'll get them all behind'the automobile and,
you're going to leave them all off NOW OP...

At the affirmative and, we're going to try to
allow him to let the girls go, but we're going

to work on that later. Right now, we're just
allowing the passengers to come off. Once they

have all gotten off the aircraft, we'll get the

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from Boeing on how to jump out of that thing if.
you have to get out, if somebody wants to get out.

They understand in the back now that the passengers

will be deplaned first, then (Peg, a stewardess?)

will come down and begin picking the chutes up one
at a time and she'll direct you once she gets down
there. He will not allow anyone else but her to
bring the chutes on. She will make four trips.
He understands that, this is his request. ,

Yeh, but one thing I want to say now is I have the

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Al, we've got to have somebody at the bottom of
the steps. We've had a passenger who just came
back up the aireraft. Please come to the bottom
of the steps and monitor the unloading of the
passengers.

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Alright. Is this Al?

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'Okay, please go stand by the bottom of the stairs

and secure that area. We just had a passenger
that came back up the steps because he forgot a
bag. We just had to literally push him back off
the steps. ) .

Okay, all the passengers are now off the aircraft. -
We re-emphasize that you can turn your headlights
off. We can better see the passengers and keep

an eye on them and we want to make sure that

they're (curtained off?) and that no one will make

any attempt to come towards the aircraft. The
aisles have to remain cleared. No one is to come

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"it. We have one more request. We asked the

'there's no reason for them to be standing there.

Okay, we want as rapidly as possible another
fuel truck and a third fuel truck to stand by.
We've got some difficulty in pumping at the
present time and we're not able to take on fuel.

We need another fuel truck and:a third fuel

Understand?
Certainly (unintell). Third vehicle on ground.

Fourth vehicle on ground. Over, ' -

out another fuel truck? (
Two 'fuel.itrucks, and get them out there as fast
as you can, ee ,
Well listen, can I take the-car and go back and

get them and bring them back out again. Listen

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Yeh. You take and call gate 31 9, you know our

company, and tell them to get two more fuel trucks
Yeh, we're working on it. They've been alerted to
passengers to go back on the taxi strip (unintell)

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This ends reel number 3 and the time at this point
is approximately 0159 Greenwich. The aircraft, Northwest
Airlines Flight 305 is in communications with the Seattle-
Tacoma Tower Ground Radar position on this portion of the

recording.

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il: . 5 Gime Period: 5:59 P.M. to 6:59 P.M, Psi

This is re-recording Reel #4, The following is a
transcribed copy of the original recording of communications with
Northwest Airlines Flight 305. This transcription 'covers the

period from approximately 0159 Greenwich, November 24, 1971 to

b6 per FAA
b7C per FAA

approximately 0259 Greenwich, November 24, 1971, This is

supervising the

reproduction and I certify this is a true copy of the original
recording, The following conversation is between Northwest
Airlines Flight 305 and the Seattle-Tacoma Tower ground radar
position with other conversations recorded at the ground radar -

, position during this period of time.

Ground Control (GC); Ground Control ~ Flight 305 this is|__]®s_per Fam,
Pilot (Pp): Right[__| .
(GC): You take and call gate 319 in our company and tell
. them to get two more fuel trucks out here,
(P)

to it, we have one more request, we ask those passengers to

Yeh, we're working on it, They've been alerted

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bo back on the taxi strip and clear the runway, There's no reason

for them to be standing there, They're only going to create

' confusion and some apprehension so please direct those passengers
to move back about 200 yards onto the common taxiway please,
(GC): Roger,

(P): No, we want them to g0 the other direction -— the
other direction'? Advise them right now -+ the other direction,

behind the automobile,

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(GC): 305 ground, are you free to listen?
(P): Affirmative, go ahead, Go ahead ground, 305 listening,
(GC): I didn't think you were getting the message, . 305

request after you depart when the passenger or person bails out
squak 77 emergency for 30 seconds then flash your landing lights
at the time he bails, ) .

CP): Okay, after he bails you want 7700 and flash the land~

ing lights 30 seconds after?

(GC): No, no, Squak 7700 for 30 seconds and blink at the
time he goes out, Blink everything you've got, -
"(P): Okay, I understand, You want me to squak emergency

7700 for 30 seconds after he goes out along with flashing the
lights, is that correct?

(GC): That's correct, Thank-you,

CP): Thank-you; we'll try it.

(GC) :. Okay, we'll keep an eye open.

(GC): for one BC cor FAA
(GC): yeh, ground °
(GC): [ ] for one, roger

(GC) : Do you have the request that he wanted two more fuel
trucks over here as fast as he can get them,

(GC): I understand they're already on the way,

(GC): Okay,[__| and you've got people on that runway

and now the ground control,

(GC) : We commute any of the passengers they want back over

towards the runway, We need to know if there's any individual on

that, runway who were using it for jet "traveling, .
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(P): Okay, real good, Do you mind telling them all to stay

off that runway because we're going to have jets taking off and

landing.

(GC): Yes si, '

(P): Ground from 305

(GC): 305 go ahead,

(P): . Okay is this the other fuel truck now with the flash-
ing headlights, , -
(GC): Just a minute

(GC): No there's a school bus running around there with

flashing amber Lights

_(P): They're probably over by the Alaska hangar with
flashing amber lights, you better, probably better alert him and
' get those things off

1. - (GC) AL to Two will you hit the button and tell him to

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turn off the blinking lights.

(P): AL put your (UNINTEL)
(Gc) : ; Ground 305 do you have the money on board
(P): Say it again,
(GC): Do you have the money on board?
-): "Affirm,
(GC): Then advise when you get the parachutes and everything
up, .

(P): I'll keep you posted,

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(GC): 305 as long as you're free to talk, can you give me

any more information and type of device or anything about it that

you can talk now, when you can talk freely.

(P): Ground stand by.
(GC): Still holding on.
(P): Ground we want to emphasize again that any vehicles

that Gome out approach slowly; we don't want any vehicles, first

of all, unless we request them; but we want this oné fuel, second
fuel truck and a third one to stand by as a reserve, but he doesn't
have to, the third one does not have to be out here, But, under
any circumstances we don't want any flashing lights of any sort,

only those necessary to get them out here,

(GC): Roger.

(GC) : This is[ lagain. "b6 per FAA
. b7C per FAA

(P): yes,[ | .

(GC): yeh, the fuel truck should be on the way and you only

want one out here and then the other one to stand by, by the
people, is that okay with you?

(P): . That's okay, We're having a problem you understand
with this truck over here, He's got a vaper lock or something
and we are not taking fuel on board. |

(GC): yeh, well okay, we'il get this other truck out here

as soon as possible,

(P): Okay,
(GC): Did you say you wanted us to turn off our rotating
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(P): 1 think those people could still move back, We've
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(GC): Well how many girls you got trained?
'(P): " A good bunch,
(GC): That one that came down here, she's pretty sharp; get

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(P): been able to confirm he, according to the stewardess
that has been with him, she saw red (UNINTEL) dynamite sticks and
the battery and wires in his briefcase so if this thing goes, )
those people are far too close for, okay shouldn't they really

get back out there a few yards or so,

(GC): Would you ask him if we could get a bus out here to
get these people out of here, How does that sound?

(P): yeh, as goon as we get a chance to make contact with
him, He's writing down his instructions right now,

(GC): (UNINTEL) well'I'li move them back some more then -
but I don't want to get them too flustered (UNINTEL) over there
(UNINTEL) .

(P): Wwe understand but I tell you what to do if you'd like
you could move your.vehicle back. He's on the other side of the )
aircraft and he's not watching anything but if you want to move
your vehicle back with the people, that would be alright and is
the man who operates the stairs still on the truck? |

(GC) yes sir. Are you going to let those girls out?

CP): - Well that's what we're working on now, What we're
trying to figure out is someway that we can get everybody up here

and down those stairs and wetre kept still on the backend,

her and then make a mass exodus and leave this parachutist go,

(P): . "Right now that's our

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(P): That's-why we want everybody back here
| (GC): _ Do you want a ride
(P): So that wetre the last ones to go if the situation

arises, bail themselves
(GC): - Seattle-Tacoma Tower now for one ~ stand by fuel

truck just crossed in front of Northwest hangar,

(GC): "Alpha 2 go on, |

(GC): Stand by

(Pp): Go ahead ground,

(GC): Can you check over here AL at 2 gate and see how -

jong that fuel truck's going to take and give me a time on it,

(GC): Okay, ten-four,
(P):: Well we'd like to park right in front of you there
(GC): Alpha 2 ground

(GC) : yeh, what did he say now

(Pp): (?}) He was giving instructions there, He was talking

about Mexico City, He isn't watching those people and then when
we can get them away from the airplane that would give us a chance
if we have to, if we can't get this thing fueled, we're all

going to have to make a run for it so could you get those people
over on the other side of the runway, then I think that he
wouldn't notice anybody picking them up, over on the other side
of the west runway, ,

(GC): (UNINTEL) the girls, are they in the cabin yet?

(GC) (7): No we're kind of getting them the word (UNINTEL)

(P) (2): _ We're closing this out so this thing is 3500 fect

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wouldn't have to worry about them
(GC): well the people are ail out in front there now, I

think they're out of danger okay,

(GC) :. Alpha 2 go on,
(GC): This is Alpha 2 I'm approaching bravo concourse over
(GC): There's a fuel truck that just pulled up at the end

of bravo there it looks like he's waiting you might hit him and

find out if that's the one and if it is tell him when he goes to

cross to go very slow and approach the aircraft slowly. -

(GC): Ten-four

(GC) : And do it by himself no other vehicle with him

(GC) Ten~Four |

(P) [i would you feel better with these passengers bé per FAA

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the other side of one six, on the other side of the runway?

" (GC): Well I just saw a bus come out so wait a minute

(GC) No, we haven't ordered a bus yet I can get

one out here though,

(GC): . Right away ground, 305 we've closed south 3500
feet of the other runway, You can tell those people to walk
across the runway, We've got airplanes clear of it, They'll
be not using that southend, |

(P) (2): fell them to walk straight toward the hangar there
and then to the left they'll be okay, huh, We'll send a car down
there to pick them up. , 7

(GC): . They can walk straight across and when they get on each

side of the two white lines they can wait there and a bus will pick
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(P): Okay
(GC): * You can start them over there now that runway is

"closed that southend,

(GC) ; Willi do

(GC): This is Alpha 2

(GC): Alpha 2 go,

(GC): I have the gas tank here and the driver is not certain

of the direction, He will require an escort at least part of the
way, is this possible, over,

Okay part of the way, You can take him on the north~
south taxiway down to that taxiway and then head him straight for
"the airplane and it's a straight shot over there and he can go
straight out and you can drop him there, |
(GC): Okay, ten~-four,

CP) (7): And tell him to watch out. for passengers, They're

_ waling across there now in the dark.

(GC): Ten-four,

(P) '(?): 305 did you count the fuel trucks on the way ..

(P): Are you there[ | be per FAA
(GC): I hear you, we got the whole thing

(P): Are you there ;

{P): Okay, we better advise that the passengers will be

allowed to take a bus to the terminal and you can advise[ if he
doesn't know already that they should run fast back there and wait
. for ground transportation, .

(GC): We have word that they'll move across the double white
line (UNINTEL) DB Cooper-462
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(P): leave you for a moment,
(GC): - Alpha 2 can you stop there now and direct him to go

straight across to the aircraft?

(GC) : Okay, will do.

(GC): Alpha 2 ground, Alpha 2 ground. .

(P): - Wetre just getting out of your way here,

(GC): Alpha 2 ground.

(GC): This is Alpha 2.

(GC) : Why don't you wait right there, The passengers are

arriving there off your nose. Why don't you get them all in a
-group and maybe flag down a bus and bring them back to the
terminal,

(GC): 'Greyhound this is Alpha 3, [I have a bus here and
we're going to take it over right next to one six left and they
can board there, |
(GC): Alpha 3, and they're all there on the left side of

the runvay, or the east side.

(GC): Alpha 3, we've closed the airport now. You can advise
when you get all the passengers clear and then we'll start running

@ little more traffic.

(GC) : Alpha 3, Roger.

(GC): And 305 'the fuel truck is on its way now, coming up
to you,
(P)(?): (UNINTEL) .

(GC): Alpha 2, when the second fuel truck comes up will you

stop him and just tell him to wait there until they need it. They
don't want the second fuel truck over there,

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(GC): Go ahead

(GC): Could you stop that bus and tell him to turn off his
blinkers, |

(GC): yeh will do;

(GC):. Alpha 3 go on,

(P): No, let's make it two, Alpha 2 go on.

(GC): Two here.

(GC): Can you verify when all the passengers are clear of

that runway and when we can start using it again, Right now

the airport's closed,

(GC): Alright, ten-four.

(GC): Ground control this is Alpha 2, all passengers are now
loaded on the bus and enroute to Bravo 2, The runway is

clear.

(GC): Alpha 2 understand runway is clear and we're reopening

- then with one six left,

(GC): That's affirmative, all the passengers, I have no

Knowledge of other vehicles on that side at this time. All

passengers have left the area and is now boarded on the bus, over.

(GC): Okay, looks Like the fuel truck is going to head back
toward us. /

(GC): Alpha 2 go on,

(GC): Alpha 2

(GC): Did you stir up a second fuel truck for reserve, He

wanted another one standing by in case he needs it,

(GC): . Ten-four, We have that information, J'll confirm

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. (GC): Why don't you dig it up and see if they can get it out

there where if they need it they can get it right there,

CP): Get that other one to stand by in case we have to use
it.
(GC): Ground this is Alpha 2, The third truck is standing

by, Will be used on your request, over.
(P): Alpha 2 check with operations and let us know now
can we start using one six left as far as the ports concerned,

are they opening in the runway again?

(GC): Affirmative, you may use it now

. (GC): Okay, we'll consider one six left open,

(GC): That's affirmative,

(GC): Don't know that's a 3-1 yictor,

(GC): 3~1 Victor turn off the strobes and your rotating

beacon and contact Tower 919 for taxi,

(GC): 3-1 Victor.

(GC); Control Tower take it 3-1 victor. .

(GC): 3-1 Victor taxi intersects one six left ,
(GC): «31 Victor

(GC): Steady course on 695 hold it to gate and we'll give

you a call the airport's closed at this time,

(GC); Roger, ~
(P): | Northwest 305 ground;
(P): Northwest 305 ground.
(GC): 305 just a minute .
(GC) - _ Northwest 305 if you can hear ground can you blink

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(GC): | 305, are you on?
(P): Disregard )
(GC): Was it 305?
(P): That's okay, we're going to talk to the company for

just a minute here,

(GC): 305 ground

(GC): Northwest 305 ground

(GO): Northwest 305 ground

(CP): Go ahead ground -
(GC); 305 the airport's closed and we have planes holding

and we need to get a few off, Would it be alright with you to
put an unlighted vehicle on each side of one six left at that
taxiway so we can be sure there's no people on that runway or we

can have lights on whatever but just to check the runway and

there'll be radio control on this frequency.

(P): Stand 'by one
(GC): (UNINTEL) down here 305
(P): yes sir, I will not

(GC) : Okay, all the passengers are out, There's nobody
between us and the rear, It's clean down in this area,

(GC): Well the-ports closed and they say they won't open

it unless they can get a radio vehicle on each side to be sure
nobody gets out there heading towards the airplane,

(GC) : Well yeh, okay let's, but I'm standing here now looking

Straight across towards our hangar and Alaska's, They're pumping

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(GC): — Ground are you on?

(GC) : yes, a :

(CP): ) Did he say it looked like there was 'somebody trying

to sneak across there?

(GC) ; No, the port I guess just doesn't want to open unless
we get a radio vehicle out there to be sure no

(P): Here's the deal now, will you ask that LEE and that
portable radio, if he will agree to control eastbound traffic

from there

(GC): Okay, any vehicles coming this way? :
(P): Yes,
(P); And on the other side, They've got them stopped on

the other side,

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(GC): _ Alpha 2 ground

(GC) : Alpha 2 ,

(GC): 3 Do you want to head that other fuel truck out there
and hold him on the taxiway, They need the second fuel truck.
(GC}:; Alright, ten~four, - - oo,
(GC): , (UNINTEL)

(GC): LEE ground

(GC): yes sir, go ahead

(P): Can you control the fuel trucks leaving there and

the vehicles leaving there coming toward the terminal, if you
can let us know when they're coming, we can run the aircraft

if you control the vehicles,

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Okay, good and you can let me know. It looks like
a fuel truck is going to start across now towards you,
(GC) CUNINTEL)
£GC): Okay, you control that and let us know and we'll

contro] everything from this side and we're going to start

rolling airplanes,

(P): Ground is that other fuel truck on its way?
(GC): Affirmative, it looks like it,
(P): Do you know what we can use to pump it :

(GC): Yeh, there's one coming right now; he's about to come
'across one six left, |

(P): ' Alright. ) So ! .
(GC) : Alpha 2 if that's okay with you tell him to go ahead

across and you stay on this side

(GC): Stand by _

"(6C): 305 can you tell us how many pounds the first truck
put on i . .
(GC): Ground this is Alpha 2, This is the third fuel

truck and he's on his way, Over,

(GC): Okay. Alpha 2 remain where you are,

(GC) 305 ground if you comp, we need the pounds of fuel
_you got off that last truck |

(Gc) (2) : We got around 3000

(GC) 3000 Roger . _

(GC): Alpha 2 we're opening up the runway how'after that

fuel truck crosses, so you're going to stay there and watch for
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(6c): That's affirmative, Roger.
(GC): We've got 23,000 on board now.
(GC): "23,000 on board, Thank-you,
(GC): . 805 ground on that destination you gave earlier,
there's a full flight flying on board if you need it. erC cer FAA
(P): Okay, I'm trying to figure out what figuration
he wants to fly it in, it's going to limit us. ,
(GC) : Roger )
(GC): ' 305 ground can you affirm the, confirm the two
stewardesses are off or are they still on? °
CP): The stewardesses are off and the fuel truck can come

on up and fuel and you better get another one to stand by too,
(GC): Okay, Alpha 2 you comp., they're going to need a
fourth fuel truck.

(GC): - Ten-four I comp. I don't have sight of those stews
- here,
CP): The stewardesses are in the automobile, Don't worry

about them, Just get over here and start pumping gas,

(GC): Well, can you flag that fuel truck up, I can't

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(P)(?): He's at the fuel truck,
(GC) : Okay, _ -
(GC): Ground this is Alpha 2 did they give you the exact

position of those stewardesses, over,
(GC): They're in the car, don't worry about the stewardesses,

They need the fuel truck, 7 Foo NS

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(P): We have two of the three stewardesses in the car, We

have one remaining with the individual and he's not going to let

her leave the aircraft at this time,

(GC).: Roger,
(P): Wwe do want the fuel truck to come up and if they're

| " (GC): "Yeh, there he comes

(GC): Alright

(GC): Alpha 3 ground, can you work on another fuel truck?

> + (GC): A fourth truck is standing by. :

(GC): Okay, he only wants an ounce Dy
"(P): ) I hope that thing is full, If it isn't, you'd better

get another truck out here so we can maintain continuity of filling

this aircraft up, He's getting awfully (antcy)

(GC) : Roger
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_&6C); Okay, gray patrol this is . bTC per FAA
(GC): Go ahead[ _ |
(GC): Would you get ahold of Operations and have them

round up another truck?

(GC): We're working on it,
(GC) : Truck is ready, over,
(P): we had one further request that so far we haven't

seen it, We requested meals and we haven't seen; what's the status

of that?

(GC): The meals are on board,

(P): The meals are on board? - -

(Gc): "yes sir, There was food brought out, .

(P): How did it get on board? DB Cooper-470

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CP): Thank~you,
(GC): Alpha 1 ground
(GC): Alpha 1

(GC): Are you checking with Company and digging up fuel
trucks from somewhere |

(GC): Affirmative, the fourth truck is standing by ready
to move on your request, Over, |

(GC) : Okay, Why don't you put him up there by Alpha 2

_So when they need him they can get him across,

(GC): You want him out here on the taxiway with Alpha 2
over, , an ' |
(GC): That's correct, Why don't you put him out by Alpha

2 so they can get him over there when they want him,

(GC): Affirmative,

(GC): Ground this is[ again,

(GC) = . [ _]go ahead ;
(GC): Would you give that fuel truck that's sitting by the

aircraft here that's eastbound give him a green light when he

crosses the runway,

(GC): yeh, we'll get him over here,

(GC): _ 'The fourth gas truck.will be coming out, Over,
(GC): Thank-you, '

(GC) : Can you clear that fuel truck across now?

(GC) : _We're coming across, a os . oo cares oe
(GC): Okay, there he goes, OS Se

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(GC): Okay ground, this is[__]again. Has there ever tee eC per FAA
a fuel truck on their way up? ; .
(GC): Yeh, it's going to be on this side of the runway and

when you want him holler.

(GC): very good, thank-you,

(GC): 305 this is

(GC): - 305 this is

(P): Go ahead[__|

(GC): I just talked to the stews here and if you'll call

back there and tell him everything is under control and is
'fueling then he'll let this other one off too,

(P): Whose word is that? whose idea is that?

(GC): ) This is the two stews that got off that yere saying
the guy don't really care if she stays on or not, but they

suggested to call back and tell him everything is under control ~

b6 per FAA

'and that he'tll let that third stew off. b7C per FAA

(P):. That's contrary to what's going on up here He's.

not going to let her come off right now and we're trying to work
out a way that we can get her up here somehow before we go, Right
now he wants her to sit back there with him during takeoff and not
te go forward of the tourist class section.

(GC): Okay, I was just wondering, you know, About the fuel,

how much fuel do want on board or how much more can you take?

(P): well we got a long way to go and he's getting antsy
and that's our problem right now. te Lk tet
(GC): _ Well how much fuel have we got left to put on? What

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(P): ° Well we've only got 26 grand, we're just half done with
the refueling, Wwe want to insure that we've got trucks, continuity
of trucks coming out here so that we can maintain this fueling,
Stand by we're going to talk to the company (UNINTEL), ,

(GC): Okay, well we've got another truck standing by when

this guy empties it,

(P): Right.

(GC): This is Alpha 2 ground control, we have a fourth
truck standing by here.

(GC): Alpha 2 why don't you ask him to check how many

pounds he's got on it.

(GC): | Okay, stand by,

(GC) : Ground, Alpha 2 ~ 15,000 pounds on this fourth ©

truck, Over.

(GC): . 15,000?

(GC) : Negative ~ 50,000, over,

(GC) : -50,000 or 5,000?

(GC): That's five zero thousand .

(GC): Five Zero Thousand, okay,

(GC): Hello is it possible to have him come over anc per FAA

b7C per FAA
two trucks pumping fuel at. the same time?

(GC): 'Hello I'11' say it again; can two pump at the same

time?
(GC) (7): Negative,

(GC): You know that aircraft that's-landing now, we'd like

to clear this other fuel truck over here and bring it over here

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(GC): | 'Okay, Alpha 2,

(GC): , Do I have to turn off the rotating beacon?

(GC): (UNINTEL) shut off the rotating beacon

(P):(7) «305 this is[ again. be per FAR
(GC): He's on company frequency He should be off ina
minute, ,

(GC) : Thahk-you, .

(P): Go ahead[ | : ) - ' -

(P): - This fueling truck i go on here now it isn't putting

on anything, we're not getting anything aboard, you got another
one coming up there?

(GC): We're going to switch trucks and send that other
'truck up right away. This guy's going on. .

(GC): Okay. ) : .

(GC) : 305 ground, that other truck has 50,000 pounds will
that do it, he he can pump? :
(P): Yeh, 50,000 will be enough.

(GC) : Okay, that other truck has it, so if he can't pump
ket us know and we'll get another one up there,

(P): ' Okay, thank-you. ,

(GC) : Ground, Alpha 2, do you want another truck standing by?
(GC): You might, Alpha 2 that other one didn't pump a thing,
Why don't you stir up another one? ,

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| Re-recording Reel #5, The following is a transcribed
copy of the original recording of communications with Northwest
Airlines Flight 305. This transcription covers the period from
approximately 0259 Greenwich, November 24, 1971 to approximately
0341 Greenwich, November 24, 1971,. The following conversation is
between Northwest Flight 305 and the Seattle-Tacoma Tower ground

radar position with other various transmissions being received ~

also at this position, This is b6 per FAA
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supervising the reproduction and Ii certify.

this is a true copy of the original recording,
Ground Control (GC): This one's got 50,000 pounds of fuel on it.
Pilot (P): Now what was that again,| _|

(GC): 305 this truck that just came out now has got 50,000
pounds, - Ts : ;
(P); Okay, well we've got about 23 on right now so if we

could just get one to pump it on then we'll do okay,

(GC): yeh, well okay, . : .
(GC): 305 ground, if you can, is there only one individual
involved? | |

(P): Affirm

(GC): | Roger (

(GC): 695 shut off the rotating beacon .

"(GC) : LEE ground, if you need to send that other truck

across I gave him a light, but he didn't acknowledge
(GC): Okay, I'm going to put a couple passengers on that

truck taking it up there to the ramp and then let's make sure its

given a green light and then you'll put it over there, okay? DB Cooper-4/76
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(GC): Okay, fine.

(GC): Okay, you want to give him a green light

(P): 305 ground is that truck pumping alright?

(GC): Affirm

(Gc) (7): ground bic per FAA
(GC): yeh go ahead

(GC) 305 on also?

(GC): Affirmative

(GC); Ground go ahead

(P): Guess the guy's in the back of the airplane -
' (GC) 305 ground oe

(GC); 305 is the individual in the back; he can't hear.
(GC): . What did he say Y .

GC) You can have all the conversation you want.

(GC): Okay.

(GC): 305 did you hear the message, FFA from Washington,

D,C,, from the FFA Chief Psychiatrist, he believes the second

parachute is for the stewardess to use with him to go out, and ©

after he leaves the airplane will be blown up.
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kind of like to get her out we're ready to go,

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(CG): Okay, you got the message, That's what we needed

to forward.

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(CG): BILL, this is AL here
(CG): ¥eh, _
(CG) : Have you been able to get in the back end of that -

cockpit or won't he come out?

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CP): He doesn't want any of us in the aisle. The only one

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he negotiates with is the stewardess and he doesn't want anybody

beyond that first curtain. We've never left the cockpit.

(GC): Did you get the maps I sent out there?

(py: yeh, we got all that stuff.

(GC): And you got that deal from Boeing on how to get

out of there? .

(P): yeh we got that.

(GC): He's got that himself maybe . I don't know whatever you

elect to do,

"(P): We're in a rut, Well he seems to want those back
steps down, Well we've kind of convinced him now we can't take
off with them in ground position, but he want them down when we
get airborne, fly with it down and then so he can bail out at

any time, I don't know,

(GC) : What's he want down?
CP): Back steps,
(GC): No, no you can't do that.
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CP): We're talking to and he says we got a plan BIC per PAA

how we can get them down,

(GC); No, 1 don't know, maybe does,

(P): we're going to have to go unpressurized and of

course he wants thé rear down for some reason and he wants the

flaps down to 15, I think. He seems to know a little bit about

MTS

an airplane, He says we'll have to go unpressurized, though;

he seems to ~ I don't know where he picked that up, We said we'll

have to go below 10,000, If we could get the gal out, well we
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take and lose her,

(GC): yeh,

(GC): is it possible to commute with her to have her come

forward to get food?

(P): No, we tried that.
(GC); CUNINTEL)
(P}: No, we don't want to try that kind of stuff.
(GC): Ground control this is again, b6 per FAA
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(GC): Go ahead[ |
(GC): Do you have another gas truck standing by over there?
(GC): { have a report to brew one up, Alpha 2 are you

getting us another gas truck?

(GC): Stand byl] .

(GC): Well, we're getting up there,[_] I think we've.
got about 1500 pounds here So,

(GC) : Did he want another gas truck, Over,

(GC): dust have one stand by in case that he ,
(GC); Alpha 2 have one stand by.

(GC): Ten-four

(GC): 305 let us know when he unplugs and you have your
fuel, )

(P): We're just about full,

(GC): 305 ground

(GC): _ Go ahead,

(P): ' About the (UNINTEL) I gave to you a little while ago

7 it is a possibility that this is the same thing that was used in
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(GC): 305 ground. oO

(GC): Northwest 305 ground.

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(GC): Can you give me an ETD roughly?

(P): we're ready to have the stairs removed if you

- (GC): Okay, You call me back when you want your stairs

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want to advise the individual, we'll see if we can get it
detached from here,

towed away, okay?

(P): Alright we're going to try to give an official

Signal, We're ready to have the stairs removed right now.

(GC): Okay, I'll go up and get them.

(P) (?): Okay, I think he's got the message there, b6 per FAA
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(GC): 305 this is [_]again.

(GC): Northwest 305 ground °

(GC): 305 go ahead

(GC) (7): we checked on altitude here in Reno and the .minimum

obstruction altitude is 15,000,

(P): okay, it's 15,000, huh?

(GC): Yeh, that's what we show heré, The first league is.
15,000 going J-5, ) |

(P): Well we may have to go down the coast and come in from

another route possibly, Let us check with the company here, We're |

about ready to crank if we can get some, he says let's get the show
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headed the general direction; put us southerly out over the,
somewhat along the coast, . .
(GC) : - Okay, we'il start you out here heading toward Portland
and then we'll get your clearance cornered,
(P): Okay, fine and we've got the company working on the
clearance so, or excuse me, on the flight plan so if we don't
answer you right away we're trying to work a couple of free
frequencies; the company, you and our friend in the aft end here,
(GC): That's okay, We'll listen to your company freak
too so we can tell when you're busy.
"(P): Roger, appreciate it, thank-you, We're going to

leave you for just a minute now; we'll let the company know.

(GC): Yeh say, this is AL again. I'm down here in a car
(P): yeh, we're all set you can head on back if youP® Per FAA
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like and we appreciate your assistance in this thing, and we're
going to crank the engines so you'vé probably heard me say he's
indicated that he wants the show on the road so we're going to .
get her cranked up here and pick our clearance in the air, —
(GC): Or maybe you can get him into down towards Portland
he might get homesick and want to land there again, I don't
know, /

(P)}: Well we'll hope for something to happen here that's
a; well we're going to, you go ahead and pull out, We're going
to get cranked up here now, So we'll see you later,

(GC): yes sir, thank-you very much and best of luck,

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(GC): — Now, if you're coming across you're clear to cross
now,

(GC): Okay, we're coming across.
(GC): Coming across, overhead downstairs? He's starting

"portland vector 23, maintain 10,000 and remain in this freak until

_ it out but of course somewhere along the coast would be best,

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now and we're going to have to show him direct Portland,

(GC): Okay,
(GC): On his planning does it look like he's going north?
(GC): No, he's going south, we'll get him on south |

Cunintel),
(CG): . Northwest 305 I hear you on company frequency, Taxi.

on Six right, you can do a one eighty and taxi back, and refer to

advised and transfer under 3100 until the other codes advises, Out,
(CP): Okay, Northwest 305 will taxi back up three four left
and will clear to portland by Vector 23, maintain 10,000 and 3100,
transponder code, ) . ,

(GC): That's correct and checking the maps all the way down,
and'305 checking on the maps Vector 23 all the way south the
highest mountain is 10,000 that looks about like the best to get
you down and that goes all the way into Sacramento at 10 or less.

(P);: Okay, fine, We've advised the company that this may
be the best approach to go, We haven't really had time to check

Our company indicates to us that, well you probably heard PAUL
saying that it wouldn't add appreciably to our Reno way by going
doglegging it, a :
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(GC): Yeh, vector 23 you're over the valley most of the way.

It's populated most of the way so it might be vector 23 all the

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(P): Okay, fine that's alright as long as we got the

(UNINTEL) that's all that matters.

(GC): And 305 ground if enroute there's any problem on
communications why don't we just clear you to Sacramento that
looks a little bit longer than Reno not much , Let's clear you to
Sacramento to maintain 10,000,

(CP)? Okay, clear to Sacramento and maintain 10,000, How'

about re-routing Vector 23, We haven't got the maps out here and
haven't really had a chance to ljook at it,

(GC): That'll be Vector 23 all the way to Sacramento,

Okay, that's easy enough and ground no force on 305
be advised that I will be trying to make her up to altitude any
way we can here now before going the, if possible the said or

any other restrictions that may be inposed Upon us,

_ (GC): No restrictions at all, You fly in the best way you

can do her;

(P) Thank-you, ot — .
(GC): And 305 there'll be people with you all the way down,
CP): I would certainly appreciate it, Thanks alot.

(GC): And that goes for many others of us too,

(GC) : Roger. - a
(GC): Hello Northwest 305 when departure sends you over to

center, the frequency of center will be 121,2,

(P); Okay, the Seattle center will 'be 121.2 Thank-you sir,
(GC); _ That's correct, re . Beles
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(P): , X'm sorry say it again please,

(GC): Altimeter can be missed at least 4,000 feet if it will
help you. ,

(P): Okay.

(GC); . And 305 another suggestion if you do get on top of

10,000 let center know because there's going to be people behind
you and probably be trailing along with you,

(P)
talking with the company.

Ground Northwest 305 we didn't answer you, we were

(GC): Okay, you're going to have people following you all -
.the way down so if you do get on top or where the visibility is
good, you might advise center about it.

(P):- _ Okay, we will do that. Thank-you sir.

(P); (UNINTEL) that's quite alright, It'll give uS 2
chance to make a double check, We're not quite sure what our
procedure is, |
(GC) : Everybody except Northwest 305 clear the frequency
and 305 you're cleared for takeoff when you're ready and the

wind is 180 degrees, one zero, and the altimeter is 2991,

(P)
(GC): The right one's fine, If you'd rather have the long

ee

Okay 2991 do you want us on the right or left?

one, the left one's fine. You can have it, it's your choice.

(P): Okay, we'd just as soon take the long one.
(GC): Okay, one Six left declared for takeoff.
(P): Roger, understand, po you want us to stay with you

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(GC): And 305 you are clear from configuration as far as the

back steps?

(P): That's affirm,
(GC) : Roger —
(GC) : Northwest 305, he wants to go to altitude as fast as

he can go, so don't restrict him,

(GC): Okay.

(GC): And hets cleared to Sacramento, I don't know he
may deviate on his own, he said he didn't know what, but he
_would go one way or the other to do whatever he needs.

(GC) : Okay, , OO, "4
' (GC): - And if you 'got (UNINTEL) he may change altimeter

to give him an extra program, .

(GC) : 31 we're going to go straight to center with him.
(GC): Northwest 305 are you going to go (UNINTEL) , Okay
and'if it looks good, good luck on it and contact center 121,2

(GC) : off and running. . b6 per FAA
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(GC): Three you might tell center he's dirty, he's got gear

hanging and flaps down.

(GC): Roger Alpha 3,
(GC): Alpha 3 ground.
(GC): Off the end of the concourse let's cross one six left

_and gO over and go over and check the end of one six right for any-

debris or anything that might lene 2S . "Be €odper'ags
(GC): Three go to the runway one six left and 'halt. traffic

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(GC): over the touching down.

(GC): Roger ,

(GC): ; Alpha 3 when vehicles cross over, go on to one six
right,

(GC): Alpha 3 roger,

This ends re-recording Reel #5, The time at this
point is approximately 0341 Greenwich, This concludes the
reproduction of this recording pertaining to the alleged hijacking

of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on the 24th of November, 1971,

at Seattle, Washington,

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1/5/72

Oote of transeripiian

b6 per FAA
B7C per FAR |

Auburn, Washington, provided a transcription prepared by his
office of tape recordings of transmissions between the Auburn
center and Northwest Airlines Flight #305, which was under
hijack on November 24, 1971.

advised that the original tapes are
Maintained in his custody. . a

advised that the Seattle Center worked Flight
#305 on the way in to Seattle from Portland, but had no
indication that a hijack had occurred and the aircraft did

not squavk any signal as to a hijack situation. They were =<
not aware of the hijack until they handed off the plane to the
Seattle-Tacoma Tower.

[i advised that after the plane took off f1b¢ per FAA
Sea-Tac on its way south toward Sacramento, California, 27° per FAA
the Auburn Center worked the flight from shortly after take-
off until they handed the flight off to the Oakland Center,
which occurred at the Oregon-California border.

ma . In_ view of the fact that the times listed in the log
. provided by | jare in Greenwich Mean Time {GMT),

an insertion has been made at least once in each page to

convert the GMT to Pacific Standard Time.

12/30/71

Interviewed on at,

Seattle, Washington Fie #__5E 164-81

SA CHARLES E. FARRELL/k1b pote dutored___ 22/30/72
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Name of Facility Preparing Transcription
Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center

Subject of Transcription
Air-Ground Communications Pertaining to the Incident to
Northwest Airlines Flight 305

Date and Period of Time Covered by Transcription
0337:11 Git to 0545:29 Gil 25 November 1971

Agencies Making Transmissions and Abbreviation of Each

Northwest Airlines Plight 305 RW305
Seattle ARECC.Position R2 . SEA R2
Seattle ARTCC Position RS ° , . SEA RS
Seattle ARTCC Position R6 SEA R6
Seattle ARTCC Position R10 SEA RLO

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recorded conversation pertaining to the subject incident.

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0337:12 NW 305
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0337:17 SEA Re
0337:23 NW 305
0339343 SEA Re
0340:02 SEA R2
0340:06 NW 305
0340337 NW 305
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0344: 3% SEA R2-

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Northwest three oh five we're ah

Northwest three zero eive ident verify oscigned
one zero thousand

(Unintelligible) three zero five

Northwest three zero five say altitude now

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Northwest one zero correction Northwest three -
wero five say altitude please

Three oh five throuch sixty five hundred ah trying
to get the steps dowm down back there oh

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One oh five sh three oh five we're gonna level off:
hore for a while at seven thousand he wants the
steps down and ah we're gonna have er about dow
to a hundred and sixty knots

Northwest three zero five roger

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Northveat three zero five advise if you change
eititudes over

Okay we'll hold at seven here we got the back steps
down now and ah it looks Like wa aren't gonna be
able to climb naymore ah we'll hold seven thousand

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0350:05 SHA R2

0351:31 RW 305

0351;42 SEA R2

NW 305

0353:34 NW 305

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0353:40 NW 305

SEA Re

0359310 SEA R2

0359315 NY 305
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Northwest three oh five we're leveling at ten

Northwest three zero five in event of lost
communicationa contact Seattle Center one three
three point niner .

Northwest three zero five Toledo altimeter two
niner niner eight

Center Northyest three oh five eh we're gonna
clink out climbing up ah to ten thousand and ah
wo're through nine now

Northwest ¢ three zero five roger report level at
one zero thousand ;

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Northvest three oh five roger
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0423: 14 NW 305 Center four oh five (unintelligible) twenty point
Uf: /3 {D, PST ) riine ten thousand
BEA R5 Northwest three zero five ident
0425352 SEARS - Northwest thie zexo five the Fortiand ah altimeter .

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. one two five point eight

0433246 NY 305 Twenty five point cight so long
' SEA RS Good day sir

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0433252 NW 305 Seattle Center Northwest three sexo five ten °
my thousand
0433255 SEA R6 Northvest three zero five Seattle Center one zero

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SEA RG Negative sir Eugene altimeter three zero zero six
WW 305 Okay stitching
SEA R6 Negative sir remain on thia frequency that's an
altineter eh the current altimeter is threa zero
one one .
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NW 305 Three oh five Jond and clear

0454253 | SEA RG Roger six I lest your transponder : . .

0503: 36 ' SBA R6 Northvest three zero five contact Seattle Conter
now on one two five point three

0503:42' MW 305 Okay twenty five point three Northwest three oh
five

0503357 NW 305 Seattle Center Northwest three zero five at ten
thousand

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SEA R1O

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Three zero one three

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Noxtimest three zero five request the outside air
temperature at your altitude

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Northwest three zero five request the outside airy

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Northyvest three zero five verify that temperature
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0542252 NW 305 Three zero one one roger three oh five
0543326 MW 305 Ah Northwest three zero five . |
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\o543:32 NY 305 Roger we'd like to start climb to eleven thousand
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.. thowsand under your conditions are approved
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0545:20 «SEA RLO™-_""Northweat three zero five contact Oakland Center
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FEDERAL AVIATION: ADMINISTRATION

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AIR ROUTE TRAFFIS CONTROL CENTER

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Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center

¢ Report Concerning Hijacking of Aircraft NW305
: @5 November 1971 -- O5%% mr to 0635 cut
2 oakland Center . ». OAK ARTCC
. Red Bluff Sector 7, ,. (RB)
Cakland Center "7. OAK ARTEC
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Coordinator Position E03 __ _.. + (203)
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Here's a handoff? on Northwest three zero five

Okay we don't see a target as yet

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Okay he's elinbing slowly to one one thousand

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three oh five

Northwest three zero five ub out of one zero thousend
clinbizg slowly to one one thousand is one mile south
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Ragar contact Northwest three zero five
Wx ; to ate Cotta, :

Uh climbing 'to eleven we're out of ten seven .

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vector to Reno

Northwest three zero five roger have radar contact uh
part of your transmission was blocked by another aircraft

'go ehead with your request again

Nine eight three stand by . . Northwest three zero five
anything at all that you're reauesting is approved uh
you're requesting direct Reno at this time .. is that
correct wee .

I want to go direct Red Bluff to Reno and uh we can either
do if on our own navigation or accept & vader vector if
you want to give it to us

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Uh roger Red Bluff direct Reno is approved . . I'd like
you a little bit farther south end clear e few more of |
the hills at one one thousand prior to going direct . .,
however if you keep | me advised ru give you @ Readings at

any time

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Uh roger depart "Rea Blute then heading of zero nine zero

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zero one eight

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turn the rescue .

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change his frequency or his altitude or whatever

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(ReL) miles northbound .
HW305: Zero five roger .
NW305: This Northwest three zero five er we start our turn to
° ninety that okay _
OAK ARTCC: Northwest three zero five affirmative
OAK ARTCC: And Red Bluff now three zero one eight
" -WH305¢ Three zero one eight
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(RBL) - clear and the visibility twelve -_
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forthwest three zero five you can expect. redar vectors
one arr to intercept the ILS active runway one six at -Reno
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AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOVER —

29 November 1971 Reno International Airport
21900 National Guard Way
Reno, Mevada 89502

Transcription prepared by Reno Airport Traffic Control Tower, Reno, Nevada.

Subject: Convernotion betiuecen Northuest Airlines Plight 305 and Reno
Departure Control (Rader), Reno Loeal Control and Oakland Ati
Route Tratfic Control Center pertinent to the incident of
Horthvest Airlines Flight 305 on 25 November 1971 betiucen

0632 Git and 0722 Gir.

Date and pericd of time covered by the transcription:
25 Hovonber 1971, from 0632 GMP to 0722 Gm.

Agencies moking transmissions and abbreviation for each:

) Reno Departure Control (Radar): 10 TWR DR

Reno Local. Control; RHO TUR LC
Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center: OAK ARTCC
Northvest Aixlines Flight 305: - B05

I HEREBY CERTIFY thet the following is a true transcription cf the
conversation pertaining to the subject incident.

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RNO TUR DR:
OAK ARTCC:
RRO TUR DR:

OAK ARTCC:

RNO TR DR:
OAK ARTCC:
RNO TR DR:

OAK ARTCC;
OAK ARTCC:

OAK ARTCC:
RHO THR DR:
OAK ARTCC:
0634 Gur
RNO TWR DR:

OAK "ARTCC:

0: 320, PST —_ oa

RENO

Lupts SEE IF WE CAN OLvE YOU A HANDOFF NOREHVEST TREE ZERO PIVE
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WEST tar

OKAY STRETCH YOUR RADAR WAY OUT TO THE NORTHWEST

703304, PST

OKAY I'M OUT TO FIFTY MILES NOW

OKAY

IS HE STILL ON THIRTY ONE

HWE*S ON THIRTY ONE WE HAVE A ALSO CODE ELEVEN THIS IS A AIR TeeSCue
PIVE ZERO LIE EXGUT TREE

AND THE LET ME GIVE YOU THe TYPE I DON'T KNOW IP We'S GOING 1 _
FOLLOW Hi Di FOR A LANDING .

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RADAR COMPACT NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE AT FORTY TiO MILES

FORTY TWO WEST NORTIWEST OF RENO HEADING ZERO SIX ZERO ONE OE
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RO YR DR:
OAK ARTPCC:
RNO TUR DR:
0635 GHE
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RNO THR DR:

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OKAY RESCUE FIVE ZERO NOVE EIGHT THREE IS AH SIX IN TRAIL FIVE
MILES PROVIDHUNG HIS OWN SEPARATION

OXAY I DON'T HAVE HIM YET
OKAY HE'S ON CODE ELSVEN HOWEVER HE IS AT ONE TWO THOUSAND

LH

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WATT WHAT FREQUENCY FOR RENO APPROACH
POT HDA OW ONE TWO SIX PONE THREE
OND TWO SIX THREE

RIGHT

WILL DO ,

RENO APEROACH THIS IS NONTAVEST HIREG ZERO FIVE ELEVET mROUSATD
HEADING ZERO SIX ZERO 7

NORTHIEST TiREB ZERO FIVE REHO APPROACH RADAR CONTACT THIRTY lies
NORTHVEST OF RENO USING NoMWAY Off SIX WitD ZERO TiO ZERO DECIEES
*VARTAPIS AT SEVEN ALTIMETER THREE ZERO ONE ZERO MATETAMT Preset
HEADING FOR VECTOR TO HIE ILS FINAL APPROACH COURSE EXTECT LOVER
ALTITUDES AH CORRECTION EXPECT A LOWER ALTITUDE TW TWENTY MILES -

OKAY AH WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE COMPACT WITH THE BACK NOW AND AM WE'HE
GOING TO GET IESE STEPS UP BEFORE We CAN MAI OUR LAMPING £0 Aa
VE'LE PROCEED Il AD A VERE LIADLE TO BREAK If OFF AT SOME PORT
AYD WE'LL KEEP YOU ADVISED — ws

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NORTHWEST WMEE ZERO FIVE YOU CAN EXPECT NINE GIOUSAND "It HIRED LELES
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RORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE TUR RIGHT HEADING ONE THREE ZERO
RIGHT TO Oi THREE ZERO

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OKAY UPON INMTERCEPLING THE LOCALIZER WE'LL TURN DYBOUID e.

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VORTIMEST TAREE ZERO FIVE YOU APPEAR TO BE ALOUT A MILE BAS? oF Te
LOCALIZER NOW A RIGHT TUR RACK TO ABOUT ONE NINE ZERO WILL Fo? you
BACK ON . . )

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NORTEVEST THREE ZERO FIVE WHAT'S TIE STATUS ON THE STAIRS NOW SIR

CONTACT HIM AND AH THEY'HE STILL DOM SO I VE RAVEH'T DECTDND YET
AH WE MIGHT COME IN AND LAND WITH THEM DOWN THERE'D PE SOME SPARKS

OKAY IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CIRCLE I'D SUCCES? XOU'D
MADVEAIN ABOUT EIGHTY TWO HUNDRED

OKAY IS THAT RIGHTY THO HUNDRED ON THE CIRCLE
THAT'S OKAY e
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NORTHVEST THREE ZERO FIVE IF YOU DECIDE TO CIRCLE MAKE YOUR CZRCTE
TO THE LEFT AND EAST OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE

THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER a

AND 'GMEE ZERO FIVE WE'LL PROBABLY BE AH ROLDING THe MARXER AREA
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CUREE ZERO FIVE aK WE'RE JUST COMING UP TOWARDS THE MARKER HERS
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FORTEVEST SGIREE ZERO FIVE ROGER

GRAFFIC VILL BE HOLDING ADOVE YOU AT TWELVE NO PROBLIRS
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THREE ZERO FIVE SAY AGAIN me Soa,
CAN WE HAVE A WIND CHECK

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APFROACH AH THREE ZO FIVE WE CAN'? SEEM TO RAISE HEM BAC TT
TF im IS TER WE KDW OF HATE T WE'D JUST AS SOON LAND WITT Beaty
THING HANGING DOWN DP ISH'T ALT. THE WAY DOW AMD HEI FROPAGLY-
HOW'D WAVE ANY ERESSURE OW TT SO WE HOPE IP'rL (uninte 1ligivla)
FREE AND AW WHERE DO YOU MANT US {0 GO AFTER WE GET ON THE GhOxD

TORTHVEST TAREE ZERO FIVE PLAN FARTING NORD TO TE TEONAL ae

AX WE Don's WANT TO GET ITO THE TERMINAL AREA SOLf0 AH RUMVAY c's
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ALL DUILDINIG AREAS IT'S A AH VERY LARGE RAMP AREA

AH I WANT 10 STAY AWAY FROM ANY HAZARD IF THE BOMB GOES OFF WE
DOA'T WANT IT TO WOWER ANYONE AND UH WE'LL WANT TIE FULL TRUCcES
TO TULL UP SO AN ANYWAY IP YOU GCT A WIDE APRON

70:50 P11, PST

OKAY I BELIEVE THE WIDE APRON WOULD RE REST

DO YOU WANT TO START DVROUND NOW SIR Of YOUR APPROACH
(0:51 PI, PST

RORTHUEST THREE ZERO FIVE YOU CAN PLAN ON PARICING I THE TERIAL
RAMP TR'LL BE A HUNDRED AND FIPTY YARDS BACK FROM THE TEROTAL

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DO YOU PLAN ON BROVCING IT IN ROW sR

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TOVER AT THE OUTER MARKER . i

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TIAT UH WE'RE NOW MARKER THLOUND AND Ul AH WE'RE GOING TO BE LADD
VITH TIE ATR STAIR DY THE DOWN POSITION AH WE DOW'T SEEM 20 CS2 ANY
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DO YOU WAIT (SIE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT 10 SMMND BY ong

WEGATIVE MEGATIVE WE DON'T WANT ANY FLASHING LIGHTS WE DON'T WANT
AYETING Pur A NORMAL SITUATION WE ASK THAT YOU TREAT THIS AS oom.
NORMAL LANDING IN EVERY RESPECT OVER ae rs

YES SIR GIAT'S THE WAY IT'LL DE Pee
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THE TULL LENGTH OF TIE RUIMAY IS AVAILABLE

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WANT US TO ROLL TO THE EMD

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SEE ANY SPARKS COMING OFP THE TAIL AT ANY TIME ON AN TOUCHDCWH

NEGATIVE NONE AT ALL THE ONLY THING MAT'S VISIBLE ON TAE TATL Is
LIGHTS A APPARENTLY Git YOUR RAMP

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SERIES OF LETELE RED LIGHTS PONTING TO TIE RAMP IT'LL DE A re
TURN THERE YOU'LL DE PANKED ON Ti LAST EDSE OF TOE AY CONCISE
RAMP DAT THAT AH ADJOINS

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TURN IT'LL BE Oi YOUR RIGHT SIDE REMATH JUST OFF On THE TAXLWAY OW
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OKAY UNDERSTAID AND AH Mi DO YOU HAPYEN TO KNOW HOW MANY FULL
TRUCKS YOU HAVE STANDING BY .

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FIVE THEY'LL BE Dt THAT AREA JUST TO YOUR LEPT THERE YOu cA EK
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of Pacific Aviation at Boeing Field, Seattle, in order to
secure parachutes to furnish to the hijacker in thi

He stated that two parachutes were obtained throughto
these two parachutes being back pack parachutes. He stated
that two chest pack parachutes_which were also furnished to the
hijacker, were obtained from| |o£f Seattle

Sky Sports at Issaquah, Washington. He stated that

these two chest pack parachutes were transported to Sea-

fac by the Washington State Patrol. °

. | | Pacific Aviation, Boeing
Field, Seattle, advised that the two back pack parachutes
which were furnished to Northwest Airlines were obtained
from a| |Hayden Manufacturing Company
at Renton, Washington.

; _ Hayden Manufacturing Company,
Renton, advised that two back pack parachutes which were

- his property, were furnished to Northwest Airlines. He
. Stated that he called a taxi cab in Kent, Washington, and
'had the taxi cab deliver the parachutes to Boeing Flight

Service, Seattle. He described the two back pack parachutes as:

1. Civilian luxury type, tan soft cotton .
material outside, 26 foot white canopy inside. The parachut
inside is a military parachute. The parachute has a foam
pad cushion and a fray mark down the rib on the back from
rubbing on metal.

2. 'A military back pack parachute, standard
military olive drab green on outside, 28 foot white canopy
on inside. He stated that this parachute also has a foam
pad cushion. |

He stated that both parachutes bore lead seals

"which had not been broken and it is possible that the

seals may bear a confidential number, such as a rigger's
number. He stated that both of his parachutes were assembled

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EARL J. COSSEY, 349 North l0lst, Seattle, telephone >
SU3-0475, appeared at the Seattle Office at which time he
furnished the following information:

He is a master parachute rigger and jump instructor
at Seattle Sky Sports, Issaquah, Washington, telephone \
EX2~-3050.

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packed two parachutes which were furnished to[ lon
or about May [_ | 1971. He described these parachutes as
back packs, commonly referred to as "emergency" parachutes.
He also packed-'the two chest pack parachutes which were
furnished to Northwest Airlines on November 24, 1971. -

The two parachutes recovered from the Northwest
Airlines flight 305 at Reno, Nevada, on November 24, 1971,
were described in detail to Mr. COSSEY at which time he
described the missing back pack parachute as having a sage
_green nylon container, model NB6 (Navy Back pack 6) with
Sage green nylon harness, which harness has no "D" rings
, to mount a chest pack. The parachute is a 28 foot nylon
white flat. circular with a specially fitted foam padded
'cushion. The pilot chute is also white.

Mx. COSSEY said that the missing chest pack para-
- chute is a ground training pack dummied up to look like a
good one. He said that by "dummied up" he means that tie
downs were attached to the container. This chest pack
was devised by COSSEY to teach trainees while hung in a
harness how to open the chest pack in the event of an
emergency. The folds of the parachute are sewen together
to preclude the parachute opening in the training room.
Mr. COSSEY said that the back packs furnished the hijacker
"@id not have the necessary hooks on the harness to attach
a chest pack.

Mr. COSSEY said that if the hijacker opened one
of the chest packs on the airplane he probably would
remove the parachute and put the money in the chest pack

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as it would be impossible to hold anything in his hand
when the parachute opened. Mr. COSSEY said it would'

be quite possible to parachute from a 727 jet if the jet
was below 10,000 feet and flying at a very slow rate of
speed. The person jumping from the plane would have to
free fall to earth for several thousand feet to slow
himself down and get himself in position for the back
pack to open. Even an experienced parachutist would
experience considerable shock from the chute opening,

He said that anyone who had six or seven practice jumps
could accomplish this as the first five jumps would be
on a static line and the subsequent jumps would be free
fall.

'He said that jumping at night materially increases
the chance of injury and in this case he would consider
the parachutists chances of not being injured as "nill."
Mr. COSSEY said the back pack used by the hijacker is
non-steerable and he would have no chance of slowing down
or picking the spot on which to land. Also at night he
would be unable to gauge his distance to the ground which
would result in a much harder impact. It was his opinion
the skyjacker would suffer severe ankle and or leg injuries
from this 'jump. .

Mr. COSSEY said that the fact the hijacker wore
street shoes would also increase the chance that he would
be injured on landing as the most experienced jumpers

Mr. COSSEY expressed the opinion that the pilot
of the jet would notice some oscillation when the hijacker
departed the rear of the aircraft.

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advised that the pilot chutes on both of the back
pack parachutes which were furnished to the hijacker
on 11/24/71, were white in color. He stated that
also:-the back pack chute which was missing from:the
aircraft upon its arrival at Reno, Nevada, was white
in color. ,

. Concerning the chest pack parachutes, he. - :
stated that these parachutes are hand deployed and '
do not contain pilot chutes. The chest pack chute
which was sewn up as a practice chute and which was
missing from the airplane was also white in color.

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and she asked the hijacker if he had taken the parachute
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these men examined said parachute, and announced that prior
to its having been released from its container by someone
pulling the rip cord, it was in operational condition and
could have been utilized for a parachute jump. They advised
that someone had cut the lines attaching the chute itself to
the canvas pack it was originally packed in. They also noted
that while the nylon chute itself was in good condition, two"
of the 24 nylon lines attaching same to the canvas pack had-
been cut and removed. They advised that this type of parachute

'Was generally used by sky jumpers inasmuch as the pilot chute
had been removed and removal was noted on the inspection card
contained in a pocket of the canvas pack. This card identified
the parachute as a 24 foot Ripstock type; DA-58~-53912 as the

' serial nunbex; manufactured in October 1959; owned by the
Seattle Sky Sports, Issaquah, Washington., This card showed
that the parachute had heen inspected and repacked on September
16, 1971, at Issaquah, Washington, by Rigger E. S. COSSEY, .
Riggers License Number 1579638.

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said parachute was in operational condition prior to its release }'¢
from its canvas pack by the pulling of the rip cord was contingent
on the fact that no one had opened and repacked said parachute
subsequent to its having been inspected and repacked by Rigger
E. S. COSSEY as noted on the inspection card record contained
in the canvas pack at time of his examination. He advised that
@11 riggers of parachutes are licensed and when they sign the
inspection card they are certifying that said parachute is packed
s0 as to be in a life saving condition. Therefore, he is of the
opinion that whoever pulled the rip cord and released the chute
from its canvas pack, then proceeded to cut the shroud lines free
of the canvas pack and also cut and removed two of the shroud lines

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Sergeant | | Nevada State Air National

Guard, Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, advised that after examining
a parachute which was found on the Northwest airplane, which
was hi~jacked in Seattle, Washington on November 24, 1971,
and landed in Reno, Nevada, that this parachute was a 1960
model, 24 feet in length, Conacol type commercial parachute,
manufactured by the Pioneer Parachute Company. stated
that this parachute was in very ition and capable
of being operated at any time. ee faise found a white

'., card located in a pocket on this parachute, which indicated that
"this parachute was inspected on May 21, 1971 by E.J. COSSEY, .
Riggers, license number 1579638. This card also listed the name

. o£ the Brown Engineering Company, Post Office Box 1436, Patterson,
California, 95363,

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entirely of used, random 20 dollar bills. It was obtained
from the Seattle-Pirst National Bank, Main Office, and was
part of a ransom package of $250,000, which had .been main-
tained by the bank for such emergencies.

The money was delivered from the bank to the
Seattle Tagoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). by two bank
plovees:
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First National Bank, who were transported from the bank to

the airport in an unmarked Seattle Police Department vehicle,
driven by Detective

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(NWA), at Sea~Tac, where the bank officials handed it
to] | Western Region, NWA.

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same unmarked Seattle "olic Department vehicle byt
and tective | ])_ uhe money was then handed over

to who delivered it to the hijacker

on board the aircraft.

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been microfilmed by the Seattle-First National Bank, and

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Detective | ide Section,
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At approximately 4:45 PM, November 24, 1971,

was advised by the Chief of Detectives that there
was an extortion in progress at Sea-Tac Airport.
then drove his unmarked police vehicle to the Seattle First
National Bank where he met various bank officials who had
in their possession $200,000. in currency. He drove them
to the airport, reaching the Northwest Airlines Operation
Center approximately 5 PM. There the money was transferred
from the bank officials to a Northwest Airlines official,

Also four parachutes were loaded into the police

car as were eight crew meals and one set of instructions -
for exiting the Boeing 727. '

then drove the vehicle out onto the runway.

His car was followed by a stairway truck and a gas truck.

. He stopped the vehicle approximately 300 yards from the

plane landing area at approximately 5:45 PM. Shortiy there-
after he observed the plane land and drove the car to the

ten to eleven o'clock angle of the nose of the plane. He
remained in the parked car and a short time later one
stewardess exited the plane via the stair truck and approached
his car. She obtained the sack containing the $200,000. and
took it on board the plane. She made other trips from the
car to the plane carrying the parachutes and the exiting
instructions and the flight crew meals.

During this period of time, all of the passengers ©
left the plane and proceeded approximately 200 feet beyond
the police vehicle. The passengers boarded a bus which met
them at that area and then the bus _ proceeded toward the
terminal.

At approximately 7:25 PM MC KENNA drove the police
vehicle from the area of the plane and returned to the
terminal. This was done upon instructions he received from
the captain.

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carried a white canvas bag which they advised contained
$206,000 in $20 denominations. The bag was encased in a large
leather satchel. The bag was removed from the leather satchel
and seal on it was cut by| and I personally
examined the bag to insure that it did contain currency. I
did not count the money. The package measured approximately
one foot by oue foot by eight or nine inches. The money :
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worth of notes, the Federal Bureau of Investigation should only
be concerned with the $20 bills, that is the serial numbers of

the $20 bills, because the hijacker received only $20 bills.
stated that there are $230,000 worth of $20 bills
recorded on the microfiln, advised that in order
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serial numbers of the $20 bills which the hijacker actually
received, we must subtract serial numbers which he provided
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On November 25, 1971, Special Agent (SA) sd
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Airport at ten minutes after 10:00 p.m., Eastern Standard
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him of the package which was handed to him by the writer. ©

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contained a wicrofilm upon which was recorded the
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'ROBERT BERKOVIT2, Meteorologist, National Weather
Service, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, (Sea-Tac),
Seattle, advised that records maintained at the airport
reflect the following weather conditions during the times
indicated on 11/24/71:

4:20 PM, PST 7 miles visibility, clouds
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, estimated, overcast with light rain
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; CHRIS HILL, Meteorologist, United States Weather
Bureau, Portiand International Airport, Portland, Oregon,
furnished sheets containing read out "information and key to
aviation weather reports for weather conditions between
7:00 and 9:00 p.m. on November 24, 1971. He interpreted the
read outs as follows: :

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Surface observations: 7:00 p.m. _

' Eugene, Oregon: 2,500 feet scattered, 3,800 feet
scattered, ii, 000 overcast, visibility 15 miles, temperature
%2, wind SSE 8 knots, breaks in overcast.

Portland, Oregon: 2,000 feet scattered, measured
3,400 feet broken, 5,000 feet overcast, 15 mile visibility, :
very light rain showers, temperature 46, wind SE 4 knots.
Rain began at'6:35 p.m.

Toledo, Washington: 3,500 seattered, neastmed
-&,700 feet overcast, visibility 12 miles, temperature 41,
wind SSW 4% knots. Rain ended at 6:15 p.m.

8:06 p.m.

Eugene, Oregon: 1,600 feat scattered, 2,500 feet
overcast, 10 miles visibility, light rain showers, temperature
42, wind SSW 12 knots, rain began at 7:34 p.m.

Salem, Oregon: 1,500 scattered, measured 2,600 —
overcast, 5 miles visibility, light rain showers, temperature
%3, wind SSS 9 knots. .

Portland, Oregon: 1,500 scattered, measured 2,700
broken, 5,000 feet overcast. 7 miles visibility, light rain
showers, temperature 42, wind west 10 knots.

Toledo, Washington: Measured 3,000 feet overcast,
22 miles visibility, very light rain showers, temperature 42,
wind south 5 knots. Rain began 7:35 p.m.

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Toledo, Washington: 3,000 scattered measured,
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Northwest Airlines (NWA) Flight #305, departed
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jack 11/24/71, at 7:36 PM. At the orders 6f the hijacker,
the landing gear and flaps were down. _After the plane was

airborne, the hijacker and Stewardess discussed- 46
the opening of the rear door and the lowering 0 e air BIC
stairs. In less than five minutes after take-off, the °
hijacker instructed Stewardess | to go forward into

the First Class Section and close the curtain behind her
and not to return to the rear compartment again.

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was on, indicating that the hijacker was doing something with
the air stairs. The plane, at that time, was flying at
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the crew had on two occasions, attempted to make contact
with the hijacker but he did not reply. However, he then
spoke over the PA system and said "everything is okay."

An analysis on 11/24 and 25/71, of the flight
path of the aircraft, after it left Seattle, and the logs

the airplane as of 8:05 PM. At that time the plane,
according to radar tracking by the U.S. Air Force, was
located at a point north of the Pidgeon Springs, Washington
area and east of Ostrander, Washington. This would have
been the northern most point when he was known to be on
the aircraft.

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NWA, the crew reported that they were "getting some
oscillations in the cabin, must be doing something
with air stairs." An analysis as to the cause of this
ocscillation, also referred to as a "pressure bump"
or "change in the cabin pressure" pointed to the probability
that it was caused by the hijacker leaving the aircraft.

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have sat on the end of the air stairs and left the piane at
some later time, as a result of which theory, the entire
route of the aircraft was searched.

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reviewing his notes and technical xYecords concerning the
operation of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on November 24,
1971, he had drawn the following conclusions concerning the -
possible vicinity where the hijacker bailed out of the air-
eraft and the possible area in which he landed,
furnished a map with an overlay of the hijacker's landing
area,

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Le. Line G+I-K-M represents the airplane ! S "agne eth as it * approached
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On 11/24-25/71, based on information available from
NWA, a search area was laid out inthe southwest portion of
the State of Washington, which was bounded by Woodland,
Washington, on the west, Amboy, Washington, on the east,
Kalama, Washington on the north and a point seven miles
north of the Columbia River, on the south. The prime search
area was in an area seven miles east and seven miles west
of an eight mile long flight line of the hijacked aircraft,
bounded by an area two miles north of Lake Merwin and the
Lewis River on the north, Amboy on the east, Woodland, on
the west and Battle Ground, Washington, on the south.
The search area was divided into six sectors. Four heli-
copters and seven fixed-wing aircraft were utilized in an
intensive, gridded air search of the prime area ard a well -
executed search of the secondary search area on 11/26, 11/27
and 11/29/74).

Ground units of local law enforcement personnel
and Bureau Agents, made a house-to-house canvas of every
dwelling and business establishment on every road in the
prime search area from 11/25/71 through 12/3/71. Most of
the roads in the full search area were also intensively covered
in a door-to-door canvas, with negative results. Ali leads

search, were checked with negative results. One item con~
cerning a small aircraft flying in the vicinity of two
private airfields west of Yacolt, Washington, was completely
checked and it was found that the aircraft in question was

a private plane flown by a known private pilot in the area
and the flight took place the evening of 11/23/71. .

. All sightings from the air were checked by ground
units with negative results. Lake Merwin was patrolled from
the lake by two boats for its entire 42 mile lenath, of
navigable water and also to the full extent of its 80 mile
length, with negative results.

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Division on November 25, 1971 preliminary steps were taken
to alert all law enforcement agencies in Cowlitz, Lewis,
Wahkiakum, and Clark Counties concerning the search which
was to be instituted for the subject. A 'meeting was held
with members of the Clark and Cowlitz County Sheriff's
Offices and local agencies at the Woodland, Washington
City Hall and Police Department which was designated as
search headquarters in view of its proximity to the Woode -
land airport at which facilities were available for fixed
wing aircraft and helicopters. Arrangements were made
for helicopters and fixed wing aireraft to be available on
November 26, 1971 and the search area was divided into
seven sections, one of which was located in the Lewis
River area of Cowlitz County and the others in the north-
eastern section of Clark County.

On November 26, 1971 personnel of the clark
county § 'Sheriff's Office, * under the direction of Sheriff
EUGENE COTTON, and Undersheriff THOMAS MAC DOWELL, con-
sisting of twelve cars and four aerial observers, seven
cars of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, and eleven

deputies under Sheriff CHARLES E. GILL and Chief Deputy

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officers were briefed on " facts known to that point and what
was being sought and having been familiarized with the prime

' search area of 150 square miles, the various ground units

were dispatched to Cowlitz and Clark Counties with instruc-
tions to contact all available residents and businessmen

on every road in the assigned section to secure information
concerning the subject. The description, then available,
was furnished to all personnel involved in the search.
Further instructions were given to the officers to request
individuals contacted to contact their neighbors and
acquaintances to insure that all residents of the prime
search area were cognizant of the hijacking and the deserip~
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On November 26, 1971 the banks of Lake Merwin,
partly located in the prime search area, were completely
'patrolled by two boats of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's
Office with all suspicious sightings personally checked, -
One sighting of a white object on the south side of the
lake was unable to be checked on November 26, 1971 but on
November 27, 1971 was checked by helicopter with negative
'results.

On November 26, 1971 two Army helicopters, one
Bonneville Power Administration helicopter, and one
Weyerhaeuser Company helicopter plus five fixed wing aircraft '
from Woodland and Vancouver, Washington were aloft over the
search area/for seven hours of total flying time. Several
sightings of unidentified items were checked by ground
- contact with negative results. ,

On November 27, 1971 the search was continued with
, the same number of personnel, ground units, three helicopters
and seven fixed wing. planes. The search area on this day
encompassed a 400 square mile area and was laid out based
upon latest data furnished by Northwest Airlines re aircraft's
position at time subject left the plane. An area averaging
ten miles on the east and west sides of the airline flight
path and extending from the vicinity of Kalama, Washington
to the suburbs of Vancouver, Washington was gridded and
criss crossed by the aircraft mentioned with negative
results. All sightings of suspicious items were checked -
with negative results.

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The ground search on November 27, 1971 consisted
of contacts by personnel in ground units with as many
individuals as possible in the search area. One signifi-

'cant item developed from this search was that an unidentified
light plane, metallic gray in color, flew over a small
landing strip in the northeasterly section of the search
area with its landing lights on about the time the subject
is presumed: to have left the aircraft. : .
- (On November 27, 1971 in addition to contacting
all individuals in the search area all airfields with any
' aireraft or parachuting schools or activity were contacted
from Vancouver - Camas, Washougal area to Woodland. A
number of individuals contacted at these locations gave
'information pertaining to skydivers, , pilots, clubs in-
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of business establishments and houses in the prime search |
area of 150 square miles was continued by Agents of the
Seattle Division. All individuals contacted were queried
concerning the subject and were shown composite drawings
and given physical descriptive materials, The search area
was gridded and close contact was kept with the control

point until all streets, roads, highways, and passable by=«
ways were covered all with negative contacts other than
information developed through previous contacts concerning
the metallic gray colored aircraft with the landing lights
shining. The exact point of this plane's flying during the

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Another significant item developed from this
houe to house canvass was that a white' car was seen parked
on Grantham Road near County Road 42 for approximately two
hours from 3 to . p.m. on November 24, 1971 and from 9 to
AL aewe op # Mevember 25, 1971. It was pointed out by the
individual wio fyrnished this information that the plane
with tbe landirg® lights lighted which flew low for a time
on NoVémber 2 1971 was flying in the vicinity of the area
at which this ite car was observed.

* November 28, 1971 reports of planes Flying at
night on N vember 23, 1971 in the vicinity of the airfields
located at View, Washington and in the vicinity of County
Road 42 and Grantham Road in Clark County as well as other
small airports in Clark and Cowlitz Counties were checked
with all flights being explainable and normal.

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Washington up the Lewis River Road to Cougar, Washington and
Yale Lake was covered on a house to house basis,ali loca~
tions being in Cowlitz County. The business establishments
and private homes contacted all had information concerning
. the subject and his physical description. One item of
interest developed was the presence of two men at the Lone
Fir Motel, Cougar, Washington, who stated they were going .
fishing in an area which had been closed for two months.

The arrival of these individuals was 3:00 a.m. on November
26, 1971 and they departed after a short stay the next
morning. Appropriate leads for these individuals are being
set for the Portland Division. :

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an area near the midpoint of a circle specified by Northwest
Airlines as the center of the suspected area in which the
subject exited the airplane. Every house and business
establishment in a 20 mile square area was contacted or
recontacted and it was found ali individuais contacted
had information on the subject but no information of value
other than that previously reported, .

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stated he did not fly on November_24, 197 fure
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-: from Melridge Aviation, Vancouver, Washington, a distributor
se of portable /receivers known as marker beacon receivers which
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ve pick up a signal on the ground on which a fix from a plane
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'3 [Washington who advised that he had rented a

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general physical description of the subject in this matter.

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and found nothing which would indicate anything aout the -
man who rented the house other than that furnished already.
by | Jpointed out that when he got to the
house he found that there was no indication that anyone
had lived there and in fact he stated that the condition
of the house was such that it would have been a hardship
for anyone to live there due to its physical condition.

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[ _|stated that this store was checked out and it was
found to be a hardware store located at 1916 North 45th,

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On November 30, 1971 all doctors, clinics,
hospitals, and agencies which eould render medical
assistance to an individual who could have broken limbs
or severe abrasions from being ina heavily wooded area ~-
were contacted and were also circularized with a
composite photograph and description of the subject in
Clark, Lewis, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, and Skamania Counties.

'One individual was developed as meeting the
physical description of the subject and was identified as

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A' Bonneville Power Administration helicopter and
one fixed wing aircraft upon a partial clearing of the
weather continued an air search concentrating on the area
which has a center point of a circle as furnishedbby
Northwest Airlines. The search took in an area approxi-
mately 150 miles square and nothing of a positive nature
was found,

Federal Aviation Administration representatives
in Portland, Oregon on November 30, 1971 advised even though
the fan marker beacon east of Kalama, Washington was not
operational, it would have been possible for someone in
the hijacked aircraft to make use of a locator signal from
an FAA beacon on Mt. Brynion in Kelso, Washington if a .
beacon signal receiver had been used in the plane.

Purther house to house canvassing was conducted
by Agents in the prime search area near the center of the
circle as provided by Northwest Airlines. Nothing of
significant vaiue other than that already secured was

ound.

On December 1, 1971 a fixed wing aircraft from
Woodland, Washington was aloft and covered an area during a
slight period of clear weather which encompassed the area
from Woodland, Washington north to Silver Lake in Cowlitz
County, a distance of 40 miles and a section 10 miles on
either side of the flight path of the hijacked aircraft.
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Information was developed that a hitchhiker in

the vicinity of Castle Rock, washington had been picked up

by an individual who was identified as b6
a resident of Cowlitz County, and this individual had a _ 'bie
large number of twenty dollar bills in his possession.
Investigation by the deputies of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's
Office and SA THOMAS J. MANNING failed to show any twenty
dollar bills in the possession of [L Jand the

identity of the so-called hitchhiker who made the phone
call to thé; Sheriff's Office was found to be false.

" Information was developed at Ridgefield, Wash-
ington that a salesman for a soft drink company had infor-
mation that an individual of his acquaintance was the hijacker.
Appropriate lead was set out to the Portland Division
concerning this matter. wes

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Vancouver, Washington, reflected that the emergency equip- bic
ment on aircraft can be activated automatically upon
reaching a gravitational force of 5 Gs.

On December 2, 1971 ten Agents walked in a defined

circle of search as set forth by Northwest Airlines. The
terrain was found to be composed of fields which are being
farmed and a number of impenetrable thickets which have
fallen logs, hidden beaver ponds, and creeks and generally
hazardous and most difficult terrain to search on foot.

It was noted that in getting into the thicket and under-
brush growth, it was so heavy that even if an item was
five yards from the observer, it could easily be missed
due to overgrowth problems, The area covered in this
physical terrain search was 1 1/2 miles long and 2/3 of

a mile wide and took approximately five hours, Negative
results in the search.

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contacted at Brush Prairie, Washington and gave information
on a-disbanded_ parachute jumping club, The Century SkyDivers.
He advised he[ |for skydivers under -
the Century club at Evergreen field for a number of years
and in his opinion the problems a person would have in.
jumping from an aircraft such asthe Boeing 727 and landing
safely were very great. He advised that the one main

problem a person would have making such a Jump would be
vertigo. .

Investigation conducted in the vicinity of -
Ridgefield, Washington to resolve sighting of individuals
near railroad track by conductor of Burlington-Northern
Railroad with matter resolved with negative results.

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and interviewed December 3, 19/1 with negative
results re information on flights or parachutists.

'An airplane belonging to | lof
Vancouver, Washington was checked at Pearson Air Park,
Vancouver, to_determine condition of headliner and information
furnished by s found to be correct with regis-«
tration number and no KDR letters visible on plane.

Contact made at Skycraft, Inc. at Vancouver,
Washington and [ Jof that company advised a beacon
marker receiver 1s sOgnall it would be very easy to conceal
one in one's pocket and pick up a signal from the ground
when you were in a plane in theair near the transmitting
signal.

Investigation to establish alibi of GARY SAMDAL
of Rockford, Illinois was conducted at Longview, Washington
by contact with relatives and friends.

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The attached plot indicates the envelope of possible landing points of the high jacker (HJ).
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from the flight relative to the cabin pressure fluctuation. Flight tests conducted ;
on January 6 confirmed that the pressure fluctuation almost certainly occurred at j

the time the HJ left the airplane.

~pMind information trom 19,000 MSL to the ground as determined by e

— Human body trajectories from data furnished by The Boeing Company (free-fall)

and | who is an expert para—
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— Time correlation from the above USAF radar information and from the NWA
communications network tape recording. .

— Airplane airspeed and altitude from the airplane's flight recorder.
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The plot is explained as follows:
1, The heavy dashed line C-D—E-—S defines the airplane's probable ground track.

2. Line G—i—J—K defines the westernmost, and Line L—M--N—O the easternmost
probable airptane ground tracks based on the stated position tolerance of £.5
nautical mile of the USAF radar plot.

3. Lines A~B, H—P, and O—R are the average wind vectors between 10,000' MSL and the
ground, and are the fines parallel to which the HJ would drift after the parachute had
opened.

4, Line H-S—T defines the northernmost (earliest) points over which the HJ probably .
left the airplane. Line K-F—O defines the southernmost {latest) points over which
the HJ probably left the airplane. The north—south span of possible jump positions
is a product of the radar position tolerance of £.5 mile, and the possible communication
time determination tolerance of £1 minute.

§. The area within the boundary defined by Points H—-P—O—R-—O—K—J—I-—-H marks the
extreme limits of probable landing points based on the above tolerances. That is, assuming
the highest probable degree of inaccuracy in aircraft position, jump time, wind vector, etc.,
all probable HJ landing points would tie within the area defined by this line.

6. If it is assumed aircraft position, jump time, wind vector, and other inputs used are all
accurate (without allowance for the above stated tolerances}:

a. The HJ's tanding point would be at Point A if his 'chute did not open, or if he
opened it so soon that the high speed caused 'chute damage that resulted in the
equivalent of a free—fali to the ground, (The horizontal body trajectory due to

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it being at the same speed as the airplane at the moment of exit, has been ignored
since it would be a maximum of 2600' along the airplane's track if the HJ free—
fell all the way to the ground in the "feast drag' (tucked) position.)

b. If the 'chute was opened without damage immediately after the HJ left the airptane,
he would drift with the wind along Line A—B and would land at Point B. The more
expert he was, the longer he would probably free—fali (to limit his drift with the wind),
The lowest probable altitude to which he would free—fall-is 2500' MSL. If he free—
fell to 2500' MSL, his landing would be at Point U.

Based on the above, the most favorable search areas, listed in their order of priority, would
be as follows: . 4

— At Point A.

-— Along Line A—B, favoring the segment between U and B.
- South of Line A~B.
— North of Line A~B,

In addition to the Above, the following are pertinent:

— The landing point is more fikely to be south of Line A—B, and it is more likely to be
in the northwest portion of area A-B—R—O--K—J—A than in the southea st portion
thereof,

— It is substantially less likely that the landing point is north of Line A—B. If it is,
the most probable point is south of the Lewis River, and in the south wet portion
of the area defined by Points A~B—I—J—A. .

— Jt seems highly unlikely-though possible—that the landing point fs north of the Lewis
° River, but if it is, it is more likely to be in the southwest portion of the area defined
by Points O~M—V—I—H-—P—Q,

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S.~ LEWIS WALLICK, a Test Pilot employed by The
Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, telephone 655-4031,
furnished the following' information:

He was the Chief Test Pilot on the Boeing 727
project and he conducted the flight testing of this aircraft,

On several occasions during this testing he
intentionally lowered the rear stairs under the tail of the
aircraft while in flight; The effect of lowering these stairs
in flight was hardly noticeable on the controls and the only
positive indication he had that the stairs were lowered was
the lighting of an indicator light on the instrument panel,
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flying the aircraft manually and if the air were calm, he would
feel a sudden loss of 180 pounds weight from the tail of the
aircraft; He explained that the loss of this weight would move
the center of gravity toward the front of the airplane and while
this movement would be slight, it could be felt in the wheel by
the pilot; He stated, however, that if the air were turbulent,
it is doubtful that the pilot would feel this sudden loss of
weight, He indicated also that if the plane were being flown
on auto~ypilot the loss of this weight would not be felt by the
pilot, .

He advised that if the rear stairs on a 727 is
lowered in flight at an altitude of less than 10,000 feet a
change in pressurization occurs and this could be felt by the
crew if the door leading into the cockpit is open, [{f the
cockpit door were closed, it is doubtful that the crew would
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| Stewardess, indicated to Special
Agents JOHN TI. RICKS and ALF T, STOUSLAND the two seats which

she had observed. to! be occupied by the unineoyn subject.
Thereafter, those areas were processed for fingerprints.

In addition the telephone, the area around the rear door, the
rear door and foux plastic drinking glasses found in the trash
receptacle by the back door were also processed for fingerprints.
Fingerprint impressions obtained were all initialed by SA
STOUSLAND. In addition, a cloth towel affixed to the rear of
one of the seats reportedly occupied by the unknown subject

was removed and initialed by SA STOUSLAND. On that towel was
noted what appeared to be a short human hair.

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On this date, the below listed individuals examined
a Boeing Aircraft, Type 727, which belongs to Northwest Orient
Airlines, and which had been utilized as their flight. number 305
on that date. This examination.togqk place, at 11:25 P.M. at the
Municipal Airport in Reno, Nevada.

Prior to the initiation of this search, information had
been furnished to the below agents by a member of the crew
who had flown this airplane into the Reno airport to the effect
that the unknown subject involved in the hijacking of this
airplane had been seated in the rear right-hand window seat
of this plane.

Upon boarding this aircraft, it was determined that the
rear row of seats on this airplane were numbered 18, and the
right window seat was designated 18F. On the seat' numbered_18E
a black clip-on tie was observed. This black tie contained a
tie clasp, yellow gold in color. with a white pearl circular
stone in the'center. The label on this tie indicated it to be
a "fowneraft™ tie and bore the store name of Penneys Number 3.

It further bore a label showing it to be a "Snapper patent type
tie. On the floor directly in front of seat number 18D, the
'exterLor canvas cover for a chest type parachute was observed
- along with the handle utilized for releasing this parachute.
The label on this canvas covering indicated it to be Pack Part
Number 45118763 and indicated the date of manufacture to have
been October, (year illegible). The flap on this canvas exterior
contained a sewn on white label with the notation SSS #5 and
COSS. This flap had also been stenciled with the name JOHNSON,

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observed, A card in the pocket of this parachute reflected it
to be a Conacol type parachute, number 60-9707 and made by the
Pioneer Parachute Company. This card indicated it was last
inspected on May 21, 1971.

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; occupied, were submitted to the FBI Laboratory on 12/7/71,
by the Las Vegas Division.

4 The Laboratory, by communication dated 12/13/71;
'4 advised that no latent fingerprints had been developed as
a a result of examining the contents cf the ash tray.

The Laboratory advised however, that the ash tray
contained eight cigarette butts, seven of which are Raleigh
85mm filter tipped cigarettes. The eighth cigarette butt
oy has the same design and composition as Raleigh 85mm
tod cigarettes and accordingly, probably is a Raleigh 85mm -
va filter tipped cigarette. This type of cigarette is sold
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advised that an examination of the towel submitted by the
Se Las Vegas Office, disclosed a brown head hair clipping and
4 a brown limb hair, both of Caucasian origin. The report

<4 continued that the head hair clipping is suitable for

4 - significant comparison results, but that the limb hair

774 possesses too few unique microscopic characteristics to

we be of value for that purpose.

nd The Laboratory also advised that the hairs

eh obtained from the towel have been mounted on a glass
microscopic slide. They suggested that if microscopic
comparisons between the head hair clipping and a known
head hair sample, were desired, that the glass microscopic
4 slide containing the hair clipping should be resubmitted
to the Laboratory by the Las Vegas Office.

a: The contents of the ash tray, the towel and the
' microscopic slide were returned by the Laboratory to the
Las Vegas Office and are being held by the Las Vegas
Division as evidence.

wt The fingerprint lifts made during the search

7 of the interior of the aircraft in the area where the
hijacker was known to have been, such as the rear door,
the area around the door, the lavatory door, as well as
the seat area, susceptible to dusting, were submitted

for fingerprint examination, but no fingerprints of value
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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, advised ag follows:

Flight 305, which was hijacked on November 24, 1971,
involved a Bosing 727, a tri-jet. As you'stand in front of
the rear stairs facing the pilots cockpit, there are panels
which open on the right and left sides of the aircraft,

These panels can be opened and the panel on the right side
has sufficient room for two aversage-sized males, The panel
on the left side has sufficient room for one average male,

However, these panels cannot be entered unless the
stairs are 100 per cent down. In his opinion these panels °
could not be entered at all while the aircraft is in flight;
even "Shough; Fhe stairs are partially decended,

Under the best conditions while the aircraft is on
the ground, it is a difficult matter for an individual with-
out assistance to enter these panels and then re-close the
doors, In his opinion, it would be practically impossible
for the unknown subject to have entered and conceaied himself

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the portion of the hijack route from Eugene, Oregon to the Grants
Pass, Oregon area in a fixed-wing light aircraft piloted by

| | Eugene. On the same date, the
route from the Grants Pass area south to the Qregon-California
border was flown by SA| jin.a light fixed-wing
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and the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, to
instruct the fixed-wing and helicopter pilots of both services
flying along the hijack route in this matter to be alert for
anything relating to the hijacker.

On November 30, 1971,|
| | FAA, caused an examination and verifi-

cation of the log of pre~flight weather briefings given to
.generai aviation pilots who contacted this station on November
24, 1971, and advised that all such contacts appeared to be
legitimate, resulting in no suggested suspects in this matter.

Subsequent to the availability of the composite
artist's conception sketches in this matter, persons in logical
capacities at Portland International Airport were recontacted
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State of California

An aerial search of the route flown by the
hijacked aircraft, was conducted on 12/13/71, by Agents
of the FBI, who were either experienced pilots or
parachutists, utilizing a rented Cessna 182. Results
of the search were negative.

State of Nevada

On 11/26/71, a detailed search of the entire
route of travel of the hijacked aircraft was conducted in
the State of Nevada, with negative results.

A search was made from small low-flying, slow- ~-
speed aircraft, and by four-wheel land vehicles in
areas which'/could not be completely covered by aircraft
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AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIA):

On the evening of November 24, 1971, beginning
while the hijacking was in progress, Portland Agents interviewed
airport, airlines and security personnel, taxicab and bus
drivers, gift shop, insurance stands, car storage lot, car
rental agency, coffee shop, cocktail lounge and dining room
personnel in an effort to identify the unknown subject or |
develop background information. All interviews were negative
except thosé! with the Northwest Airlines ticket agent who sold
unknown subject the ticket and the Boarding Gate Clerk,
interviews of whom are reported separately.

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or might have chartered a plane for the same purpose, the °
following investigation was conducted in the State of Washington
but failed to identify the subject:

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subject was exhibited to owners and operators of each flying
school, each airfield and airport, each company renting or
chartering aircraft, and each skydiving school and club.

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of the members of the affiliated clubs for the states of
California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and Arizona
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Canada participated. Wide distribution of the artist's
conception and composite description of subject was made
among the participants without effecting any positive ident-
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the membership is estimated at betwéen 10,000 and 40,000
members depending on activity.

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: who extorted two hundred thousand dollars from Northwest _
© Airlines on November 24, 1971. This man is described as

' follows: .

"Race-white; sex-male; age mid-forties; height-

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eyes~possibly brown. During latter part of flight put on
dark, wrap dround sunglasses with dark rims. Voice low,
spoke intelligently, no particular accent, possibly from
Midwest section of the United States. Characteristic-heavy
smoker of Raleigh filter tip cigarettes. Wearing: .
apparels black suit; white shirt, narrow black tie; black
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representing those jumpers who registered at the Elsinore
Paricenter, Inc., since 1969 and fit within the physical
description limits of 35-55 years of age, 150~190 pounds,
and five feet eight inches to six feet one inch:in height.'

A systematic review of these cards is being conducted
to possibly identify subject.

Registration cards prior to 1969 do not contain
height data. Such cards, numbering approximately 18,000,
date back to 1957. -

On !December 10, 1971, flight records for the month
of August, 1971 were photographed at the Elsinore Paricenter,
inc. These records contained the last names of the jumpers,
the altitude from which they jumped, and the name of the pilot
and date.

A review of these flight records December 14-15, 1971
revealed the last names on these records match 31 individuals
whose descriptions match those of subject and who jumped from
the Elsinore Paricenter during the month of August, 1971.
Sixteen of the individuals whose cards were photographed were
eliminated as possible suspects by interviews. The remaining
15 possible suspects are being systematically reviewed in an
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part of Washington and northern part of Oregon, advised that
a person jumping from a plane at about 7000 feet who had-
experience could free fail and while doing so could count
to 25 seconds which would then place him at 3000 feet and
for this reason no altimeter would be needed. He pointed
out that if the subject could have seen the ground there would
be no problem in landing if he had experience as a jumper.

He further pointed out that his experience as a jumper

shows him that the subject would not have needed jump boots,
a helmet, jump suit, or any other special equipment for _
he and other chutists jump in shorts, tennis shoes, and
other non-jumping equipment when weather conditions are
right. He 'also pointed out that the subject could land
within one mile of a pin point spot picked if he had
experience and knew when to jump. Further, he stated the
subject would have travelled 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile from the
drop line from the plane in a 30 mile per hour wind if he
opened his chute at 3000 feet. Co aise advised that

he could also state that if the subject had experience

he would know that the easiest place to put a container with
the money would be between his legs and this would_not

cause any problems on landing or during descent.
suggested one person whom he thought could be capable of
the hijacking and that would be DANNY GORMAN, who is a
_good and experienced parachutist and pilot.

advised that the parachute clubs in the
ar@a he is familiar with are the Pacific Parachute Club
which uses Donald airfield 30 miles south of Portland,
Oregon, and the Western Sport Parachute Center which uses
both the Frink field and the Hockinson field near _Vancouver,
Washington; he pointed out that Puckett airfield is no
longer used as a jump center.

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Piper Aviation, 209 East Reserve Street, Vancouver, Wash-
ington, was contacted and advised that he and a group of
experienced pilots had been discussing the hijacking and he
advanced the theory that in view of the cloud cover on the
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The passenger who boarded Northwest Airline (NWA)
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DAN COOPER, purchased his ticket at Portland International
Airport, from , NWA, . b6
Information furnished by| } is set forth in a section of bic
this report entitled "INTERVIEWS WITH 'WITNESSES. "

"COOPER" paid cash, using a $20 bill to purchase
a one way, coach ticket from Portland, Oregon to Seattle,
Washington.

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their files the original of flight coupon number 1 of Northwest
ticket | | which had been issued_to a DAN COOPER
on November 24, 1971, at Portland, Oregon. [___J advised
that COOPER had paid cash for this ticket which was one North- -
west Flight 305, the flight which had been hijacked on the
same date at Seattle, Washington. | advised that the
amount of the ticket was $20. | jadvised that this paid.
coupon had been handled by many Northwest employees and that
he doubted if it would be of any value in processing it for
fingerprints.

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same was purchased. He stated that the #3 signified that ~
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that store handled the narrow type. He advised that these
ties are not a dress-type tie but usually worn by

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purchased by that store in bulk orders of thirty to

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A. CONTENTS OF ASH TRAY

The ash tray was removed from the seat
used by the subject and an examination

by the Laboratory, reflects that it mo

contained eight cigarette butts, seven
of which were Raleigh 85mm filter tipped
cigarettes.

It is noted that Stewardess | |
described the hijacker as a chain smoker
who used Raleigh filter tipped cigarettes.
Np, fingerprints of value from the ash
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B. TOWEL FROM BACK OF SEAT

A towel was removed from the back of the
seat allegedly used by the hijacker and
examination by the Laboratory, disclosed
that it contained a head hair clipping
and a brown limb hair. The head hair
clipping is suitable for significant
comparison.

C. BLACK TIE AND TIE CLIP

A black clip-on tie which contained a tie
clip, yellow gold in color, with a round,
white pearl in the center, was located

in the seat allegedly used by the hijacker.
The tie bore the label ""Towncraft"", a trade-
mark of the J.C. Penney, Company. Tie and
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examined by the FBI Laboratory, but no . -
fingerprints of value were obtained. ,

E. ONE COMPLETE PIONEER PARACHUTE
COMPANY, 26 FOOT, WHITE RIP STOP CONICAL PARACHUTE (BACK
TYPE 226, SN 9/57. INSPECTED AND
REPACKED 5/21/71 BY E.d. COSSBY,
RIGGERS LICENSES 1579638, ISSAQUAH,
WASHINGTON

This parachute was found intact on the
plane when the plane landed at Reno.
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is a 24 foot rip stop, made by Steinthal
Manufacturing Company, type 60-9707,

SN 7/60. This also was packed by

E.J. COSSEY on 5/21/71.

F. ORANGE CHEST PARACHUTE, 24 FOOT

RIP STOP, TYPE SN DA5S853912. DATE

OF MANUFACTURE 10759. OWNER-SEATTLE

SKY SPORTS, ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON

INSPECTED AND REPACKED 9/16/71

BY_5.J. COSSEY. THREES SHROUD CORDS

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its packing. Three of the shrouds

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Seattle and are being held as evidence
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who saw the hijacker, the three' stéwardesses, the two
Northwest Airlines (NWA) employees at Portland, Oregon,
and the five passengers, was furnished to the 'PBI Laboratory
where an FBI artist prepared a sketch of the hijacker.

That drawing was then shown to the various witnesses
and changes suggested by them, were in turn relayed to the
artist for a refinement of the drawing.

The results of the interview with some of the
witnesses is set out herein, but the information provided
by others will be set out in the complete description
furnished by that particular witness in the section entitled
"DESCRIPTIVE DATA."

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hijacker, showing him with the dark glasses which he wore
on the airplane, and the same sketch, but without the glasses.
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her earlier that date to Special Agents of the FBI, advised
that the drawing is a good likeness of the hijacker; however, }
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1971. She had previously related to Special Agents of the
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male, age 38-45, olive complexion, height 73 inches, weight
165-170 pounds, slim build, and hair dark brown or black.

She was unable to describe his eyes as he wore hore-rimmed
dark glasses at all times she observed him while aboard the

Seattle.

When questioned further to further define various
characteristics of the hijacker, she described his head as
oval, eyes unknown, eyebrows average, nose small, mouth small,
thick Lower lip, thin upper lip, chin pointed, ears average,
cheek and cheekbone average, hair straight, and slightly
balding. She could not make any comment. concerning facial
lines, and said he did not have a moustache, beard or pockmarks

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KA3-9, Eyes ~ unknown, Eyebrows - OC1-1d, Nose - OD4-1,.
mouth KE9~11, Chin KF3-17, Ears = KG1-12) Cheek and cheekbone ~
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; suggest any particular number for faciai lines, moustache,
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the artist hy Stewardess| | Her first comment
Wf -upon viewing/this drawing was, "That's him"; however, she
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would make the drawing a closer likeness to the hijacker:
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a in the fleshy area, and not so squared off. The nose should
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more hollow below cheekbone and jaw. Chin possibly smaller.

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following additional comments concerning the hi'jacker: ;

# His clothing consisted of dark pants, white shirt,
mares black or dark tie, coat dark, and wore black horn-rimmed
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beard and no pockmarks or skin irregularities. The subject's
skin was smooth, stated he believes the subject
removed his dark glasses once at the time that he |
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eyebrow characteristics, Ordinarily, the subject kept his
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if chin KF3~-15, page 83, were substituted, photograph, OJ2-1,
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patent leather sheen, marcelled, combed almost straight back,
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Sex: Male

Race: White

Age: 44 to 46

Height: 5°10" to 6' nd

Weight: 180 to 190 lbs. _

Eyes: Could not describe. Wore.'
dark rimmed, wrap around
glasses with black frames.

Hair: Dark brown, parted and
combed back. Sideburns
partially past the ears.

Build: Medium to well built

Complexion: Medium to dark. Smooth. -

Rémarks: No accent. No scars, marks

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tie tack found on the plane were
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Sex: Male
Race: White
Age: 43 to 47.
Height: 6' ce
Weight: 170 to 175 lbs. | -
Eyes: Brown or dark. Also wore'
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Hair: ' Black
Build: Medium
Complexion: Olive
Remarks: |made notes during
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the cockpit.) No scars, marks
Fi ox tattoos noted. No mustache
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Black overcoat. Black business

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Remarks: Thick lower lip; thin upper lip.
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Clothing: . Black trench coat, dark pants,
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Sex: Male
Race: White ,
Age: Mid-30s, possibly older -
Height: * §'10" to 5'11" :
Weight: 180 lbs. ' we
Eyes: Not noted. Wearing glasses.
Hair: Dark .
Build: Medium
Complexion: Slightly dark, possibly olive.
Remarks: A laboring-type man as opposed
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Sex: Male

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Age: 35 ' Pa

Height: 5'9" _

Weight: 165 lbs.

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or skin irregularities.
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Sex: Male

Race: " White . ,

Age: 50 '

Height: * §*10" .

Eyes: Not noted, wore sunglasses:
which he put on some time during
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Hair: Dark brown or black, parted on

. left side

Build: Medium to heavy

Remarks: Squared jaw line

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Sex: Male
Race: White . ;
Age: 40 '" #
Height: 5*10" -
Weight: 160 lbs.
Eyes: Did not see. Wore sunglasses
Hair: Dark or black with wave in ©
front, up over his forehead.
Sideburns to below his ears
Build: Medium
Complexion: Fair :
Remarks: Sagging chin. Carried a sack
i and a briefcase into which he
kept putting his left hand from
. time to time. Appeared cool and
casual
Clothing: Black raincoat; dark trousers;

white shirt; tie (no color) and
brown shoes .

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observations:

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. three stewardesses, who had the closest contact with

'4 him. Where the information of other witnesses did not
vary so widely as to make a composite meaningless, it also
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s Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: Mid 40s
Height: 5'10" to 6°
Weight: 170 to 180 pounds
Build: Average to well built
Complexion: Olive, Latin appearance, -
medium smooth
Had: Dark brown or black, normal
style, parted on left, combed
. back. Possibly greasy.
"Sideburns, low ear level
Eyes: Possibly brown. During latter
part of flight put on dark,
wrap-around sunglasses with
dark rims.
Voice: Low, spoke intelligently; no
particular accent, possibly from
Midwest section of the U.S,
Characteristic: Heavy smoker of Raleigh filter

tip cigarettes

Black or brown suit; white shirt;
narrow black tie; black dress
suit; black rain-type overcoat or
dark top coat; dark briefcase or
attache case; carried paper bag
4"°x12"x14"; brown shoes

Very polite at all times,

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DATE: 1@ DECEMBER 1971
FROM: FAA SAN-ATSFO

TO: ACAs AAL» HAWs DAL» NAL» PSA» PSA CMRe GARDELLA)s»s UAL» WAL»
SCSU» SDUSM,. AIRPORT MANAGER» HARBOR POLICE, SDPD» FBI-~

FAA AIR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY NO- 14-71

SUBJECT: SUCCESSFUL HI JACKING/EXTORTIONs NW 3055 24 NOVEMBER 197}
,ON 24 NOVEMBER 1971 A LONE MALE» IDENTIFIED ONLY AS D.-B- COOPER,

LATE 43°S TALL AND SLIMs BOARDED NW 30S» A B-727, AT PORTLAND,
OREGON» ON A FLIGHT TO SEATTLE-+ EN ROUTE HE HANDED A NOTE TO ONE

OF THE STEWARDESSES STATING THAT HE HAD A BOMB IN HIS BRIEFCASE

AND WAS HIJACKING THE AIRCRAFT. HE ORDERED THE STEWARDESS TO INSTRUCT
THE CAPTAIN AND COMPANY OFFICIALS THAT HE WAS DEMANDING $260,060

AND THAT HE WANTED 4 PARACHUTES (2 CHEST AND 2 BACK PACKS>)+ HE
SHOWED THE STEWARDESS THAT HIS BRIEFCASE CONTAINED SEVERAL RED STICKS
WIRE AND A BATTERY+« THE COMPANY AGREED TO THE MAN'S DEMANDS+ NW

305 ORBITTED NEAR SEATTLE WHILE THE REQUESTED MONEY AND PARACHUTES
WERE ASSEMBLED» THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SEATAC AT 174@L+ AFTER THE
RANSOM AND PARACHUTES WERE PLACED ABOARD» COOPER ALLOWED THE 36
PASSENGERS AND 2 OF THE 3 STEWARDESSES TO DEPLANE- WHILE THE AIRCRAFT
WAS BEING REFUELEDs, THE HIJACKER ORDERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF
WITH THE REAR DOOR EXTENDED» THAT THE CAPTAIN FLY NO HIGHER THAN.
16,0600 ALTITUDE AT A SPEED NOT IN EXCESS OF 206 MPH» WITH FLAPS

AND LANDING GEAR DOWNs AND THAT ALL LIGHTS» INCLUDING CABIN LIGHTS;
BE EXTINGUISHED WHILE EN ROUTE. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE DOOR COULD
NOT BE FULLY EXTENDED ON TAKEOFF.» SO HE AGREED THAT IT SHOULD ONLY
BE LEFT OPENED. NW 305 DEPARTED SEATTLE WITH 3 FLIGHT CREW> 1
STEWARDESS AND THE HIJACKER AT 1936L+e ALLEGEDLY THE FINAL DESTINATION _
OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO BE MEXICO CITY AND THE CAPTAIN INDICATED THAT
THERE WOULD BE FUEL STOPS AT RENO AND YUMA: DUE TO THE LOWERED GEAR:
FLAPS AND REAR DOOR» AIR SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 174 KNOTS+« EN ROUTE>
THE HIJACKER REMAINED ON THE FLIGHT DECK. THE HIJACKER PULLED THE _
CURTAIN SHUT BETWEEN FIRST AND COACH CLASSES» MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE —
FOR THE CREW TO OBSERVE HIM FROM THE FLIGHT DECK.

IT HAD BEEN ARRANGED THAT THE CAPTAIN WOULD SQUAWA CODE 7786 ON

HIS TRANSPONDER AND FLASH HIS LANDING LIGHTS FOR 36 SECONDS IF THE
HIJACKER WAS OBSERVED EXITING THE AIRCRAFT- MILITARY ESCORT AIRCRAFT
WERE PROVIDED AND ALSO INSTRUCTED TO SQUAWK IF THEY OBSERVED A
PARACHUTIST EXITING THE AIRCRAFT

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BETWEEN SEATTLE AND PORTLAND, THE CREW COMMUNICATED WITH THE HIJACKER.
VIA THE PA SYSTEM AND INTERPHONE- HOWEVER, THE HIJACKER DID NOT
RESPOND AFTER PORTLAND. APPROACHING PORTLAND A LIGHT ON THE
CAPTAIN'S PANEL LIT UP INDICATING THAT THE REAR EXIT STEPS WERE
LOWERED AND LOCKED; HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO FLIGHT
CONTROLLERS. "REPEATED REQUESTS BY FAA TO THE COMPANY TO HAVE THE
CREW VERIFY THE HIJACKER'S CONTINUED PRESENCE ON THE AIRCRAFT WERE ©
NOT HONORED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DANGER TO THE CREW- .

NW 365 LANDED AT RENO AT 2302L-e THE HI JACKER WAS NOT ON BOARD. THE
ONLY ITEMS LEFT BEHIND WERE ONE SET OF CHUTES (1 CHEST AND 1 BACK
PACK }«

FAA COMMENT: DeB. COOPER MET THE PROFILE: HOWEVERs THERE WAS NO .
PASSENGER PRE-BOARD SCREENING IN EFFECT BY NW AT PORTLAND. AS FAR ©
AS PARACHUTISTS ARE CONCERNEDs WE CERTAINLY URGE HOLD STORAGE OF
SPORT PARACHUTES AND YOUR CABIN ATTENDANTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY
ALERT TO CHALLENGE PASSENGERS WITH UNUSUALLY WRAPPED PACKAGES WHICH
MIGHT CONTAIN A PARACHUTE+ I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE ACTIVITS
OF A PARACHUTIST BE MONITORED IN FLIGHT SINCE HOW ELSE CAN YOU BE
CERTAIN THAT A LIVE BOMB HAS NOT BEEN LEFT BEHIND AND SET TO
DETONATE+ TO FLY FOR HOURS AFTER THE EXTORTIONIST HAS LEFT

THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE SUICIDAL+ FURTHER» SUCH ACTION COULD HAVE.
ASSISTED IN THE EARLY APPREHENSION OF THE CRIMINAL THUS CURBING
SOME OF THE ADVERSE PUBLICITY RESULTING FROM HIS ESCAPE. IT IS OUR
OPINION THAT THERE WILL BE A SIMILAR ATTEMPT IN THE NEAR FUTUREs |
MURPHY» SE-1- :

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SAN-ATSFO
19 DECEMBER 1971

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT }
Memorandum
TO! SAC SEATTLE . | pare: 4/18/72
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susject: NORJ ie
ean ail
On 4/12/72 | lat thel | be
advised thatl [had moved from these | | BIC
| Bellevue, Wn.
On 4/17/72| |was contacted at his residence
in Bellevue, Wn. During the course of intervien | was
unable to account for his whereabouts on the evening of
12/24/71, however, he willingly provided the following back-
ground information:
Name: b6é
DOB: B7C
height: 5°9tt
weight: 140_Lbs
occupation:
. seattle, Wn.
Wash. Driver's Lic. | |
, . . * {
[ _Jatso provided a strip of four snapshots. of himself,
Due to that fact that | |. description is quite
dissimilar to that of subject .no further investigation is
warranted "re |
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SAC SBATTLE (164-81) 3/28/72

SA JOHN L KETCHAM (P)

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On 2/28/72 | advised
that Seattle, "nad
aStspect in theNORJAK and| | had advised him that he would
have the FBI contact hin.

On 3/28/72 | | advised thatl lis a »6
"dead ringer" for D.B. COOPER. Jhas knobP7c¢
in that they had a business deal over a reale state contsact.
left an address at Seattle,

n 2/73 to nove to Vancouver's Washe ihe apartment
Tanager, | ) a | $ not ye ed a
forwarding address.

[sid advised that the suggestion thatl_—lisa suspect
comes from the likeness in tho composite photo. knows

of no parachute Pagkaround on_part of
| Jused to have |, Seattle.
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in Seattle.

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CPTIONAL FORM NO. 16
May Tet

EDITION
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum f

DATE: -§/11/72

.

NORJAK

ae

pA
F. M. ARNDT is known to the writer who'has talked with
him in the past on one or two occasions. His real name is
FERNAND MICHAEL RICHARD ARNDT and the Bellingham Police Department
records reflect the following information r garding him:
WMA, DOB 7/13/30. POB Minneapolis, Minn., SSAN 571-40-1610,
6*, 150 lbs., brown hair, hazel cyes}\ fair complexion,

occupation-salesman, S&M: 2 small scars right thumb, scar: ~

top right foot, address 1734 Jamea Sts, Bellinghan, Wash. &
2138 Humboldt St., Bellingham; Washington, wears, glasses,
FBI# 851 238 A. A

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2/14/64 Firearm permit

12/19/66 Stop sign. On 2/14/67 forf!{ $17,00

4/13/67 Illegal use of License plates' no vehicle plate
and fialure to display valid front plate. On
4/18/67 he paid $26 Fine & Cogts,

On 4/14/72 , BeLlingha'? .

Police Department
photo for our use,

On 5/11/72|
made available acapy of a photo of FERNAND

advised he would obtain a pr of subject',

b Bellingham P.D.
CHAEL RICHARD ARNDT.

It is this writer's opinion that from 'his personal
observations 66 te aukgex ARNDT in the past 'and about town

that ARNDT can be eliminated as a suspect solély on the basis of
his unusually Large and prominent nose and/ fons this reason he is

mot being interviewed at this tine.

sea HOD WNQEXEY_,
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f OPTIONAL PORN NOL 16
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'UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum
TO . SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 3/29/72
FROM = . SA | 'a Co - . . B
b7IC
SUBJECT: NORJAK

Attached is a copy of a letter received by the
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER in response to their Secret

Witness program setting forth information concernin
- This letter was furnished by |
of the POST INTELLIGENCER.

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This will probably be the worst tip you will get but I have
only seen the picture of the plane hijacker once in your paper so
I can't be too sure. He looks like a guy that was around Belbingham:
for a time & was a self-styled Big Time operator. He seems to me
to be just the type to pull a trick like that. I have his name
but no address, There is no address in either the phone book or
city directory. His name is F. M. Arndt. He was the Vice President
of the Northwest Land and investment Company, 103 East Holly Street,
Room 204. 'The number will be my original rifle number I had years

ago.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 5/5/72

SA| Aho
On
NORJAK 7

RE: SUSPECT AL ANDERSON
SUSPECT #377

On May 2, 1972, ALVIN H, ANDERSON, 1321 East
Union, Seattle, Washington, advised that on the evening of
November 24, 1971, he was at the Finn Hill School, Kirkland,

Washington, where "he was @mployed as a custodian, ANDERSON
gave the following description of himself;

Name; ALVIN HARRIS ANDERSON

Races: White

sex: Male

Height: 5°8"

Weight: 150

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Social Security No,;:

November 21, 1916
Canton, Ohic ~-
274-07~5556

On May 4, 1972, | ly
Lake Washington School District, rkland, Washington, advised
after checking her records that ANDERSON worked from 11:00 p.m.

November 24, 1971 to 7:00 a.m. November 25, 1971, at the Finn
Hill School, Kirkland, Washington,

In view of the above, it is recommended that

investigation of ANDERSON as possible suspect be discontinued,

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NORJAK
SUSPECT: 377
LL. ANDERSON
On Aprii 13, 'B72, \ b6
Seattle, Washington, provided the following information: bie
He is| |
Seattle. ANDERSON used to live| :
named] _
Went on to state that ANDERON moved out of the
apartment on Thanksgiving night and claimed he was going
to live in a hotel in Kirkland, Washington. That night
ANDERSON spoke of captioned incident and seemed to know a
great deal about parachute jumping. [__|described
ANDERSON as follows:
Race: - White
Sex: Male
Height: §t]o"
Weight: 160 pounds
Age: Approximately 50
Hair: Brown
Characteristics: Heavy smoker
LEADS
SEATTLE
At Seattle, Washington
Will locate and interview concerning b6
ANDERSON'sS present whereabouts. b7C

At Kirkland, Washington

Will contact Manpower Company concerning enployment
ANDERSON supposedly obtained in the Kirkland School District
vet 519

(04-8) - BRIS:

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MAY 1982 EXXTION
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SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER in response to their Secret

Witness program setting forth information concerning

- This letter was furnished by
of the POST INTELLIGENCER.

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"The name Z huve to offer as 'the highJack suspect is Al Anderson

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who quit as Manager of the apartment house at 120 Broadway | E. on

Thanksgiving night. os : a

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School | District as ; custodian. . meas

However he 'aid play hockey from work the day of the highjack
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and completed his custodian duties the day following the highjack, during

the 'four-day holiday. sO, - en — Bo
Some days later he was observed spending money very carelessly
at the Broadway and Denny Tavern. ' ,
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 12/5/74

SA| b6
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©: SEATTLE .
BUfile 164-2111 et

RE: ROBERT EDWARD COMSTOCK
SUB _ 378

A check with the Washington State Department of
Motor Vehicles revealed the following information conceming
COMSTOCK:

Name: ROBERT EDWARD COMSTOCK

DOS: 1/28/28

Address: 12266 Shorewood Drive Southwest,
Seattle, Washington 98105

Sex: Male

Eyes: Blue

Weight: 195 pounds

Height: 6'

Vehicles registered to COMSTOCK were as follows:

Washington license ORM 867, 1972 registration for
& 1961 Olds, registered to ROBERT E. COMSTOCK, 75 South~
west Roxbury, Seattle, Washington 98106, vehicle destroyed
2/73, wrecker permit number 2655.

Washington license AYK 081, 1974 ¥egistration for Su h-3 ew
a 1964 Ford station wagen, registered to ROBERT E. COMSTOCK,
5255 19th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, Washington 98 O56 &333—

A copy of COMSTOCK's Washington Sta "orkver! 8
License was obtained and it was noted his physical appearance
is quite dissimilar from the artist's composite of UNSUB,
COMSTOCK has a pronouced double chin as well as a fairly
prominent nose. In view of the fact that COMSTOCK was open
as a suspect because he resembled the artist's composite of
UNSUB and it is obvious he does not, no further investigation
will be conducted concerning COMSTOCK at this time. oo liu:

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) July 3, 1972

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NORJAK
00: SEATTLE

RE: ROBERT COMSTOCK
SUSPECT NUMBER 378

Re Seattle memo of SA| | dated 5/17/72.

Lead set out in referenced communication recommended
that suspect COMSTOCK's photograph be displayed to witnesses
in captioned incident.

Due to transfer of agent conducting investigation
of this suspect, it is recommended that this lead be reassigned.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 5/17/72

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NORJAK
00: SEATTLE °

RE: -ROBERT COMSTOCK
SUB 378

Credit and criminal checks conducted in Seattle,
Washington on 4/17/72 indicate a record identifiable
as ROBERT EDWARD COMSTOCK, Identifying data secured in
criminal check at the Seattle Police Department indicates
COMSTOCK is described as follows:

Race White

Sex Male — an
Age 45. '

Date of birth 1/28/28 : qs
Height 6'
Weight 170

Hair Brown

Eyes Blue

Place of birth Seattle, Washington

Seattle Police Department files indicate a
microfilm copy of COHSTOCK's photograph is available.
This photograph has been requested.

LEADS :

SEATTLE
At Seattle, Washington

Upon receipt of photograph of suspect COMSTOCK,
display photograph to Seattle witnesses to determine if SLR
further consideration should be given to COMSTOCK as a suspect
in NORJAK hijacking. Le :

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ADDENDUM: Due to Agent's 'transfer to another field
division, it is recommended this lead
be reassigned to another Seattle Agent.

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Memorandum
To: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) pate: 3/29/72
FROM: | SA, qin tee nmi enue epee ea
SUBJECT: NORJAK

Attached is a copy of a letter received by the
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER in response to their Secret
Witness program setting forth information concerning

captioned matter. This letter was furnished by | |
of the POST INTELLIGENCER.

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SUBJECT: SKYJACKING NOVEMBER 24, 1971" eg ; -_

In 1963 to 1965 there was a meatcutter working in a food store
at 4864 Beacon Ave., Beacon Super Foods. His face looks just like
the cartoon advertised in the paper. He was heavier then but other-

wise fits the description. His name is Robert Comstock and he talked

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of being a paratrooper during the war.. His wife was either the head
of or an important employee of a travel agency booking flights all

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"UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

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NORJAK
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RE: DEMONSTRATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS

TO WITNESSES

DATE: 9/12/72

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| telephone |
was exhibited photographs of the following individuals:

NAME _ SUB FILE NO.
WILLIAM C. BEVAN 458
ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446
BILLY RAY COONRAD 456
RICHARD DRUMMOND DUKET 408
DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD WILLOWS 402
STEWART O. KIME 416
RAYMOND D. BERRYHILL 390
LONNY JAMES MC CLELLAN 435
DOYLE WAYNE HARVELL

JOHN STEVENS WHATLEY 415
LAWRENCE MILLARD CREWS 356

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MAY 1902 EDITION
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| RE:__ DEMONSTRATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS TO WITNESSES

On 9/1/72, witness| |
| Seattle, Washington, telephone
] was exhibited photographs of the following

individuals:
; NAME * / SUB FILE NO.
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2. ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 9/12/72

NORJAK
00: SEATTLE

RE: DEMONSTRATION OF- PHOTOGRAPHS
TO WITNESSES

On 9/1/72, witness CORD HARMS ZUM SPRECKEL,
Color Control, Inc., 624 Yale Avenue N., telephone number
623+2984, was exhibited photographs of the following
individuals:

NAME SUB PILE NO.
1. WILLIAM C. BEVAN 458
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10. LONNY JAMES MC CLELLAN 435

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SA JON G. KNEHANS

April 21, 1972

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further advised that he had been arrested in January,

1972 for drunken driving and was with him at
the time of arrest. | |said that in January,[ _]
| yas weqringa_fuli beard soe 2 inches in length.
According to had grown the beard more
than a year ago, and had worn it continuously through-
out the fall and winter of 1971.

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appearance, it is unlikely that he :is responsible for
captioned matter,

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SUBJECT: NORJAK

Attached is a copy of a letter received by the
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER in response to their Secret
Witness program setting forth information concernin
captioned matter. This letter was furnished by|
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Re: JOHN FREDERICK LITTLEFIELD

On 3/31/72, Mr. CORD SPRECKLE, Rt. #2, Box738,
Vashon Island, Wash. was shown a photograph of JOHN
FREDERICK LITTLEFIELD. SPRECKLE stated that the photo
of LITTLEFIELD did not appear to be identical with the
UNSUB, however he would Like to see a clearer photo,
especially a profile, before making a definite statement.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: B\aq|r2—

SA LOUIS M. HARRIS, JR

UNKNOWN SUBJECT;

NORTHWEST AIRLINES

FLIGHT #305,

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71

CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 3/28/72
ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK
Re suspect JOHN FREDERICK LITTLEPIELD.

SA GRIMES called from Oklahoma City at 2:45 PM
on 3/28/72, and said they had found a record of this man's
pilot's license in the Airman Section of FAA records. His
license number is 1106159. He was issued a duplicate
license on 3/12/70, giving his address as Route 1, Box 735A,
La Center, Washington. His medical record dated 1/10/72,
gave the same address.

This is the last record they have of him. I
furnished this informaton to 5A CHARLES E. FARRELL by
telephone.

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ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK ,
RE: JOHN PREDERICK LITTLEFIELD

At 4:00 PM I called SA WICK and instructed him
to get a. photograph of LITTLEFIELD as soon as 'possible,
and if he could obtain one to call me right back
since I wanted him to bring it to Seattle and show it
to a witness at Sumner, Washington, on the way.

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PRIVATE PILOTS LICENSE NOs ONE ONE ZERO SIX ONE FIVE NINE
FOR A SINGLE ENGINE LAND GRAFT WAS ISSUED JUNE TWENTYSEVEN
.. FIFTYSEVEN TO JOHN FREDERICK LITTLEFIELD, BORN NOV. SEVEN-
TEEN TWENTYSIX, ADDRESS BOARDMAN RDey EAST HADDAM, CONN.
A DUPLICATE WAS ISSUED TO LITTLEFIELD ON MARCH TWELVE
SEVENTY, AT WHICH TIME HIS ADDRESS WAS ROUTE ONE, BOX
THREE THREE FIVE Ay LA CENTER, WASHINGTON. ON JANe TEN
LAST, LITTLEFIELD HAD A MEDICAL EXAM SHOWING SAME ADDRESS.
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3/28/72
TELETYPE URGENT
TO: SAC, OKLAHOMA CITY
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P}
NORJAK.

RE SEATTLE TELCALL THIS DATE.

DURING TERRAIN SEARCH OF SUSPECTED DROP AREA OF THE HIJACKER
IN THIS CASE, A PILOT LICENSE WAS FOUND TODAY. THIS LICENSE WAS
ISSUED TO JOHN FREDERICK LITTLEFIELD, BOARDMAN ROAD, E. HADDAM,
CONNECTICUT. LICENSE WAS FOR SINGLE ENGINE LAND PLANE, ISSUED
JUNE TWENTYSEVEN, NINETEEN FIFTYSEVEN. THE NUMBER WAS ONE ONE
PAREN THIRD NUMBER ILLEGIBLE END PAREN SIX ONE FIVE NINE.

PERSON DESCRIBED AS BORN NOV. SEVENTEEN NINETEEN TWENTYSIX,
SEVENTY AND ONE HALF INCHES, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY LBS., BROWN HAIR,
GREEN EYES."

OC DETERMINE ANY SUBSEQUENT ADDRESS FOR HOLDER OF THIS LICENSE
THROUGH FAA RECORDS. IF SUBSEQUENT ADDRESS LOCATED, ADVISE SEATTLE
AND APPROPRIATE OFFICE COVERING NEW RESIDENCE, INSTRUCTING THAT OFFICE |
TO DETERMINE CURRENT WHEREABOUTS OF LICENSE HOLDER, OCCUPATION, AND
OTHER CURRENT DATA, PARTICULARLY WHERE HE WAS ON NOV. TWENTYFOUR,

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ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446
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the hijacker. ; 4

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hijacker of EAL plane, 5/5/72, who bailed out over
Honduras {SE 164-101);

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'SAG, SEATTLE (164«81)

'SA ROBERT H. WICK |

NORJAK

SUB 381
GEORGE EDWARD CATHEY

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Olympia, Washington, made available two photoa of GEORGE EDWARD b7¢c
CATHEY, DOB: 10/17/36, Route 1, Boe 468, Wrodlawn, Washington.

This photolwas taken October 9, 1970.
also shows him to\ have brown eyes, 180 punds, 6'1". He has no
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NORJAK

SUB 381
FNU_CATHEY

Re Portland airtel to Seattle dated 3/24/72.

| On 4/17/72, | _ |
Woodland, Washington, City Hall, advised that there is a
teacher at the local Junior High School by the name of
GEORGE CATHEY. She was exhibited the composite drawing of
UNSUB after which she stated that CATHEY resembles the composite
drawing. She further advised that CATHEY is deseribed as: *

Race White

Sex Male

Height §tor

Weight 180 'pounds

Hair Dark brown

Age Approximately 38

She believes that he is a jet Pilot in the Air Force
Reseryes. She added that CATHEY lives in rural LaCenter,
Washington.

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| Woodland, Wehington, provided the following bIC
descriptive data from records and his obsevation of
GEORGE CATHEY.

Name GEORGE EDWARD CATHEY
Race White
Sex Male
Nationality American
DOB 10/17/36

Jy. Seattle

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Height 6'1"
Weight 130 lbs,
Hair Black, in creweut style
(Note: advised that CATHEY »>®&
always wears his hair in a creweut stP7¢
SSAN $33 38 0822
Standard Secondary
Teaching
Credential # 136619D
Address Route 1, Box 468

Woddland, Wehington
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Phone fiacenter. Washington 263-2558
Marital Status le

Complexion Dark
Smoking Habits is}nown to smoke cigars.
Military Service U.S. Air Force, 1969 through
1961.
[_|Jwas exhibited a composite drawing of the ~ be

UNSUB in this matter after which he advised that CATHEY resembles »7¢
'the composite drawing.

[__] addea that CATHEY is currently a Captain in the
Air Sea Rescue Air Force Reserves.

Furher review of CATHEY's personnel file revealed a
letter recommending him for his teaching position written by
a Military associate ¢ CATHEY's whbh advised that CATHEY
was a radarman.

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At Olympia, Washingon

. Will procure a driver's license photopaph of
GEORGE EDWARD CATHEY, DOB 10/17/36 and forward same to Seattle -
for display to witnesses.

At Seattle, Washington

Will déndiiek appepriate investigation regarding
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AIRTEL - AIRMAIL
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FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: WORJAK
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party. | |told party he knowa identity of instant
skyjacker to be a schoolteacher at Woodland, Washington,
last name CATHY, According to[__| CATHY fits
deacription and has aeronautical knowledge.
was aked why he did not report this information to
authorities and wesponded that he had no intention of
doing so,

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- SUBJECT: NORJACK

Re my nemo, 3/30/72, regarding call from unidentified man
chaiming to know// where hijack ransom money is hédden. It will be
recalled the individual also called city editor ofxx the Spokane
Chroniche and gave same story,

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to confuse the issue. On 3/31/72 ,"Spokane Chronicle, b6
advised the writer that the individyal came in person to the b7C
office that morning and gave substantially the same

story and sald he wanted 20% of the loot. He declined to identify
himself but| said he 'Looked and acted Like an ex-con,

guedded hin to be about 30, fairly clean and polite but somewhat
arrogant, Saad he insisted on dealing with newspaper so he could
enforce any promise not to be prosecuted. '

Individual told [Jana elty editor COE that there are
five other peoples who know where the money is. Amount involved is
$491,000, He said there were three persons who stole a station wagon
and the noney was in it. They don't know where it came from. They
found a paper folder that had held an wirplane ticket so they figured
it might have come from a highjacking. The individual stated that
three guys stole the vehicle that had the moncy in it. They are
ey "heavy" théeves and have relatives here. He figures if they are
picked up, they will think the relatived fingered them and not the
; oman talking.
- After Leaving the Chronicle office, the. man calied by phone
and said he would send in 12 of the bills to he checked; that he had
$2500 of the money himself. He promised to dend the money in right
away. pee Hen coc felt that if they got anything in the mail it b6
would be ang April Fool letter. Neither of them, nor the Spokane R/A, b7C
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This confirms our telephone conversation this
date.

At approximately 12:05 p.m. this date the writer
received a telephone call in the Spokane RA from a young
man who refused to reveal his identity but who advised as
follows: ys

He first wanted to know if there is a reward
for the hijack money. He said he can take us to itiand
even to the room next to where it is maintained. He
said he is concerned about prosecution himself as an
accessory or having knowledge. He has .a bad record. He
was in jail when the hijacking took place. He said about
95% of the money is available but he could not tell me
how much money in dollars is involved which might indicate
he does not know how much was paid in ransom. He wants
guarantee of non-prosecution and no publicity. He said
the money is not in Spokane and not in this State. He
said he is interested in "hard cash" and wants to know
how much he can get.

The caller gounded coherent and clear and intelli-
gent. He was advised that no figure of reward could be
told to him now but that if he assisted in this matter
he would be reasonably and profitably compensated.

Later this afternoon, the writer was informed
by | |the "Spokane Daily Chronice" b6
that at approximately 12:30 p.m. GORDON COE, City Editor b7C
of the "Chronicie" received a phone call from a young

man who apparently is the same person. that called the dub 382,
writer.
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money from the hijacking (he specifically mentioned Portland
to Seattle plane) is; that he is not from Spokane; that
he is willing to give the paper the story on how it developed;

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did not make arrangements for contacting COE further.

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received by someone inquiring about a reward and m bic
claim as to knowledge of the money's whereabouts.

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The caller promised to contact the writer by

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observed_a photograph of each of the individuals listed
below. [advised that none of the photographs
Gisplayed to him were identical to the hijacker based on the
photograph provided:

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3/29/72
AIRTEL ATR MAIL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) (P)
RE: NORJAK

RE:

Enclosed for Seattle is one photograph of utilized
in 1967, at which time he was a fugitive. It is noted jis a
former Special Agent of the FBI. ;

On 3/21/72, | b Ogden;

tab. advised he' has a close friend,|
Ogden, who observed the artists conception of Unknown
Subject, aka D. 8B. Cooper, which appeared in "Salt Lake Tribune,"

Salt Lake City, Utah. advised - artist's conception of
COOPER, according to | looked like an indi-
vidual known to them as | | a former Special Agent of the
FBI.

Investigation conducted at Ogden, Utah, failed to develop
any additional information which would aid in eliminating | as
Unknown Subject.

Salt Lake City file 88-4864 contained the enclosed photo-
graph and description of

ARMED AND DANGEROUS,

2 = Seattle (Enc. 1)
2 - Salt Lake City

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SAC, SEATTLE (1645-81) 6/22/72
SA BYRON M. EDEN
NORJAK

Re Portland airtel to Seattle, dated 6/6/72, and
sub. 284.

On June 16, 1972,| b6
| |was contacted at his offace BIC
| | Tacoma, Washington. At that time,
| |advised that employment records are not maintained
at the Tacoma job site, with the

| |being Portland, Oregon. | | further
advise at the company does not maintain hourly time card
records, as it is possible for an employee to take time off

with a supervisor's knowledge, and no record would reflect
this.

[| further advised that [__ Jis a
personal friend of his, and is living with him while in

Tacoma, and he does_not believe could be the "D.B.
COOPER" Hijacker. |further advised that as a result
of FBI investigation in Oregon, gossip had travelled to Tacoma,
that | |was being investigated by the FBI under suspicion
for an unknown crime.

On June 16, 1972,| Jwas contacted at his b6

job site, | |was advised of the iden- BIC

tity of the interviewing agent and the purpose of the _ ;

interview. [| advised that at the time of the NORJAK hijacking

he was working at the]
n Portland, Oregon. | jadvised he was at work on

the before Tha ivinge stated that after leaving

the [site at Prescott, Oregon, he

was assigned to the | Jin Portland, Oregon before

being assigned to Tacoma, Washington. Project in Prescott
vas | | worked in Portland for approximately

12 weeks. i

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fa). Seattle

6/6/72

AIRTAL ATRMATL

TOs SACs SWATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTIAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK .

Re Seattle airtel to Portland, 5/26/72.

|
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approximately géven months at the site of | |
Preseott, Oregon, however, | nas since been

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at Mis

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t recerds have been transfered te

work. mite. was, theref unable to
ere eee was — at | |
[waite at the time of the NORJAK ineident.

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AT TACOMA, WASH NOTON. W112 contact |
at the time work bite; and deteraine fF Ana oveliniates

hia asa auspect in this matter.

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§/26/72

AIRTEL ATRMATIL
TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK

Re Portland airtel dated 3/30/72.

Attempts to eliminate | lin the vicinity
of his residence, _| Washington,
on April 4, 1972, April 12, and April 21, 1972, met with
negative results.

On May 4, 1972, | | Longview Police
artment, advised that was presently working at
« Helens, |

been for the last six to eight months with _
land that had been employed

under the | |

On May 16, 1972.1]

| [ advised that

in the composite_drawing of the subject in this case,
Was not the same_man, is better
acquainted with } Stated that has a rounder
face and a wider nose and that | | hairline comes further
down on his Forehead and recedes more on the sides of his
head then the man in the composite drawing.

— Portland

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3/30/72

AIRTEL AIR MAIL

TO; SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK

| telephone bé
| __| Gregon, advised she had geen a sketch of bIC

the subject _of this cage and thought him to look yery —_ BID
ar tg
| Wi - | [is employed as | |
for the in |
chat area, He fits the general description of the ub
pokes to be' Spanish oy Indian, During the simmer of

flight lessons in the Woodland,

SEATTLE
AT Conduct a b6
investigat oe as Unsub. DIC

requested that her identity in the source of the above informa= °7°
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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. $2
MAY 1782 EDITION
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) pate: 4/8/72

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NORJAK

At 6:15 PM, 4/8/72, SA JOHN SULLIVAN, Las Vegas FBI,
advised by telephone that a Deputy Sheriff near Reno, Ne-
vada, had found a parachute on the outskirts of Reno and
had advised the SRA there of his find. The parachute is
Gescribed as follows:

ite in color, manufactured by Irving Airchute Co., Noa
ly | | order b6
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On request of SA CHARLES FARRELL, SA SULLIVAN was di-
rected to Seattle report of SA PARRELL dated 2/16/72, page
312, of which Las Vegas had a copy. SA FARRELL stated that
these parachutes described in the report were of the same
type as those two that are still missing, manufactured by
Pioneer Parachute Company.

After reviwwing report, SA SULLIVAN advised that although
the parachute# did not seem to be similar to the ones described
therein, he would send a nitel next week with more details on
their parachute, since the parachute was still in the hands
of the Deputy Sheriff.

SAC advised.

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FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:

[} Teletype 1 Immediate 0 TOP SEC SECRET

(J Facsimile [3 Priority (3 SE

Gj] AIRTEL Lj Routine o CONSIDENTIAL
Cj

UNCLAS EF TO
UNCLAS. .

Date 8/26/92

wor ote : r- ne ' re a as

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-SE-81)

FROM SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164A-SE-81) (RUC) ——_

aa
NORJAK; ao
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS Bob 286 } Z ;

Reference Seattle airtel to Salt take o>

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SUBJECT

Bat

6/10/92.

This"airtel summarizes information contained in
164A-SE-81, ormerly 164A-36) entitled "RICHARD FLOYD MCCOY,

: UR., aka; "AIR PIRACY; EFP; 00:SU, which relates to RICHARD
FLO ( COY, JR. and which does not appear to be attached to a
communiGation indicating that the information was forwarded to
Seattie Division. The following is a summary of such

infdérmation:

1. Serial 18 - Interview of ROBERT VAN I EREN.
VAN IEPEREN stated that MCCOY was a skydivér, a Vi
Veteran, and a helicopter pilot. MCCOY told VAN
it would be possible to hijack an airplane and that if he were
going to do it, he would ask for $500,000. MCCOY's sister
told VAN IEPEREN_that MCCOY tried to get her to help him with
the hijacking. | _] expressed concern to VAN b6
ZEPEREN on 4/7/92 that MCCOY might be involved in a hijacking. b7C
MCCOY told VAN IEPEREN that if the plane he hijacked was
followed by chase planes, he would tell them that he planted a
bomb on a second plane in order to get them to withdraw.

MCCOY told VAN IEPEREN that if he was successful in obtaining
$500,000, he would leave the country.

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Seattle

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Memorandum
To : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-SE-81) (P) Date 6/10/92
From: 'SA | b6
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Subject: 'NORJAK
'OO: SEATTLE
ARMED AND 'DANGEROUS
Re subject 386 RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.
'Phe following information is a summary of investigation .
conducted iby SA ithe indicates that RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, bé .
JR., is not identical with Unknown Subject (UNSUB): b7C

'Physical aifferences:

'28 years old 45 years old

'Ears stick out Ears do not stick out
'Blue eyes Brown eyes

.Did not smoke (?) Did smoke

'In April 1972, all three stewardesses of the hijacked
NORTHWEST 'ORIENT airplane after viewing MC COY's photograph

stated that they were quite certain that MC COY was not identical
to COOPER.

'When MC COY's home was searched after his arrest by the
FBI for the UNITED AIRLINES hijacking, $499,970.00 of the

$500,000.00 ransom was recovered. None of the DB COOPER ransom
was found'

After MC COY was convicted and received a 45<year
sentence for the UNITED AIRLINES hijacking, no attempt was made
to plea bargain the NORJAK hijacking even though it would have
been to MC COY's financial as well as his personal advantage to

do so. Sl 3S

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(3) | JUN 1.0 1992
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FBI
TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:
C) Teletype 1 Immediate [] TOP SECRET
C) Facsimile (0 Priority CC} SECRET
{] AIRTEL Jj Routine [1 CONFIDENTIAL
. (] UNCLASEFTO- | 7
(] 'UNCLAS | -
Date 6/10/92
TO : SAC, SALT LAKE CITY
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164A~SE-81) (P)
SUBJECT +: NORJAK
00: SEATTLE
ARMED AND_DANGEROUS

Re subject 386 RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, UR.

Because of the recently published books regarding
the similarities between MC COY and the unknown subject in
this matter, renewed interest in MC COY as a NORJAK suspect is
being generated. The Salt Lake City Division is requested to
forward to Seattle any information in its files regarding
RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., that has not previously been made
available to Seattle. This would include information
concerning MC COY's involvement in captioned crime as well as
MC COY's involvement in the UNITED AIRLINES hijacking.

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2} TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2113)

2| FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164A-81) (P)

3 SUBJECT: NORJAK

OO; SEATTLE

4

5 NORJAK Suspects at Start of 1989: 1,003
| 6 NORJAK Suspects at End of 1989: 1,041
! 7 Number of Suspects Processed and ~ *
! Eliminated During the Year: 24

8

Occasionally, suspects are reopened because new
9] evidence indicates a "second look" is warranted. One suspect

that received national press coverage was JOHN EMIL LIST

10 (Suspect 203).
12 LIST was considered a suspect because he became a
fugitive 15 days prior to NORJAK. He matches the general
12} description of UNSUB, also known as DAN COOPER. He killed his
family partially because he was despondent over monetary
i3 | problems. He served in the military and may have had airborne
training.
34
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i5| that a review of LIST's U.S. Army records reflect no receipt by
LIST of airborne training. A review of suspect File 203
16 | reflected that LIST's photograph has been displayed to the three
victim stewardesses. All three stated that LIST was not
17 | -identical to UNSUB.
1s No further investigation will be conducted by Seattle
concerning JOHN EMIL LIST.
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Richaré Flayd McCoy and

Melvin Dale. Walker kept to

staying in the ranch-style house
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division here.

Neighbors had little contact
with the two, except for an o¢-,
casional passing greeting or a
friendly wave as McCoy jogged
through the neighborhood. One
of the men once offered to help
fix a neighbor's car,

Then late Saturday night,

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the rented house after three
says of surveillance. Shots

and Walker arrested. .

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RICHMOND, VA.

Date: 11-11-74

Edition: VEN ING

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CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT -- HIJACKING;
INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS

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Synopsis: On April 7, 1972, an individual boarded United Air
'Lines ¢

VAL) Flight 855, a Boeing 727 from Newark, New Jersey,
to Los Angeles, California, at Denver, Colorado. Approximately
15 to 20 minutes after take off, the individual was observed to
be holding a hand grenade and a gun. The stewardess delivered
messages of instruction to the pilot. Instructions included
diverting airplane to San Francisco, California, where UAL was
suppose to have $500,000 in cash and four parachutes available. -
instruction envelope contained one hand grenade pin and a
bullet. Aircraft landed at San Francisco where the hijacker's
demands were met. All passengers and part of crew were permitted
to deplane. The pilot was then ordered to take off immediately.
The pilot felt a slight surge of the airplane in the vicinity of
the Provo, Utah, Airport and thought the hijacker must have
jumped out. Information was received that a possible suspect
in the case might be Richard Floyd Me Coy, dr. Me Coy was
positively identified as the hijacker through handwriting
comparisons and fingerprints located on UAL "Mainliner Magazine"
found in seat occupied by hijacker. Me Coy was arrested on
April 9, 1972, after being charged in a complaint with violation
of Section 1472(3)(1), Title 49, U. S. Code, Aircraft Piracy,
and Section 1472(3), Title 49, U. S. Code, Interfering With
Flight Attendant. On July 10, 1372, Mc Coy appeared in U. S.
District Court and was sentenced to a period of 45 years in
the custody of the Attorney General.

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460 South University Avenue, Provo, Utah, advised that on

FEDERAL BUREAU , nesTioaTiO
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April 5, 1972, RICHARD MC_cOY had his 1969 green Volkswagen,
vehicle identification number 119177108 repaired at the above

company.

She noted the mileage of the car at, the time of this

repair to be 61,635. The work order was prepared at 8:10 A.M.,
on that date, and it was noted that an oil filter pipe needed

tightening and that the mechanic should check on an 031 leak.

The repair order reflected that an oil cap gasket was replaced,
that a lever on the idle cam was replaced, and that both brake
light switches were replaced, as well as a tune-up. The charge
included $16,106 for labor; $1.90 for oil and grease; $12.36

for parts; $1.37 for tacks, making a total of $31.73.

The bill was paid by a Master Charge card of MC COY,

number 53295 O01 46 2886 3 03173, which amount was charged
to the Chevron 011 Company inasmuch as Chuck Peterson Motor
runs all their charges through Chevron 011 Company. Repairs
have also been made by Chuck Peterson Motor on the above-
mentioned car on previous occasions.

On November 25, 1970, a muffler was replaced on the

car. The mileage at this time was 42,103. °

Repairs made on June 23, 1971, for minor repairs were

made, and a window crank installed. The mileage at this time
was 51,004.

On September 10, 1971, the front wheels were balanced.

On this occasion the mileage was noted to be 53,740.

On October 29, 1971, the car heater was repaired, and

two hooks for holding seat belts when not in use were replaced.
The mileage was noted to be $5,320 on this occasion.

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On November 30, 1971, the motor was tuned up, carburetor

| Was repaired, oil leaks and right window defroster were repaired,
'and the front end was aligned. The mileage was noted to be 57,042.

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laterviewed on

Salt Lake city 104

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SA LOFTIS J. SHEFFIELD / ksa 4/13/7251) RAG

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Mrs. BESSIE MEILING, Director, Utah County Welfare
Department, 260 West 300 North, Provo, Utah, advised as
follows: » Lo

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KAREN BURNS MCCOY was employed by that department as
a Case Worker from January 3, 1972 to April 7, 1972. She
failed to report for work on April 10, 1972. She did not have
any days off during the above period of employment. Her
Salary was $560.06 per month.

She applied for the above position on Friday, November 19,
1971, and was interviewed at 8:30 A.M., on that date by Mrs.
MEILING. During the interview, she told Mrs. MEILING that
she planned to leave Provo, Utah, November 22, 1971, for three
weeks to go to North Carolina to visit with her husband's family.
She said her husband was to follow her to North Carolina on
December 10, 1971.

Sometime after Mrs. MC COY was hired, she told Mrs.
MEILING that the above mentioned plans to go to North Carolina
had not worked out because of an illness in the family. Mrs.
MEILING seems to recall hearing that Mrs. MC COY had gone to
North Carolina on a later date.

Mrs. MEILING recalls seeing Mrs. MC COY at about

9:00 A.M., April 7, 1972, at the above-mentioned welfare office
in Provo. Mrs. MC COY spent most of her time during her
employment mentioned-above, at American Fork, Utah, at the
Utah State Training School; although she was employee of the
County Welfare Department. Mrs. MEILING recalls that Mrs.
MC COY had a wrist, believed to be her right wrist, which had
given her considerable trouble. Mrs. MC COY indicated that she
would apparently have to have surgery on her wrist. The weak-
ness in the wrist was known to Mrs. MEILING for several weeks;
the exact number not being recalled. On one occasion, Mrs.
MC COY complained to Mrs. MEILING about pain in her wrist, as

' She had' done considerable "typing on one particular day. Sup 3sb

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Mrs. MC COY, according to the Welfare Department
records, was born June 27, 1945, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
was reared in Ohio; and graduated from Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah, in 1968. She appeared to be an intelligent,
capable employee, and scored 94 percent on her written test
when applying for the job. 934% percent is a very high score on
that test.

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Mr. CHARLES {T. FLETCHER, Head of Law Enforcement
Department, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, Utah,
advised as follows:

FLETCHER stated he taught RICHARD F. MC COY in Law
Enforcement 302 in th: Fall semester of 1972. This class was
held from 8:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M., on Tuesday and Thursday.

MC COY had no absences during September or October, 1971. He
was absent November 2, 1971, but was excused for the absence;
the reason not being shown. He was absent on November 4, 1971,
without excuse. He was present on November 9, 1971: On
November ll, 1971, no roll was taken, so it is not known whether
or not he was present. On November'16, 1971, November 18, 1971,
and November 23, 1971, he was present. No school was held on,
November 25, 1971, as it was Thanksgiving. On December 2, 1971,
he was absent. No roll was taken on December 16, 1971, as it
was the week during the Christmas vacation. He was absent
January 6, 1972, without excuse. The semester ended the last
week 'in January, 1972.

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Salt Lake City 1GL

4/12/72 Provo, Utah 164-24

Interviewed on ot File #

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furnished the following information: bIC
She advis he is | } and
remembers that| for the RICHARD

—> MC_COY family on Thanksgiving Day Of 1971. She stated that
she was

on this date and that
| _|was picked up by one of the MC COY family at approxi-
ey #:00 PM that day.

| | stated that the MC COYs called her prior
ir picking up | and stated they needed |

because they were flying to Las Vegas, Nevada with
some friends that evening. She stated she did not know 'the
name of the friends and does not know the time they left for
Las Vegas, nor does she remember the time they returned;
however, it was late in_the ni W °

and she would cotamate

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by SA_ALVA EARL LOMINACK / oj Dete dktoted 8/24/72
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|for the MC COY family.

She

stated she could not remember if

| for them on

Tranksgiving Day, 1971. She stated|

at the time, and she could not remember the exact dates. . She

lwas done in the MC COY home,

stated all of |
and it was never |

She stated that KAREN MC COY

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ne da 2 Thanksgiving, and
about REN and RICHARD MC COY went to Salt
Lake City. She stated she did not know if that is where

they went but this is what they told her,

She further advised that she was never around them

when they conversed with one another.

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Dote of transcelption.

| | advised
that he was a student at Brigham Young University working on
his masters degree. He stated he remembers RICH
MC COY,wIR., and recalled he was at his residence on Thanks-
giving Day, 1971. He stated he met MC COY in a law enforcement
class,

He stated MC COY had told him that he had been in
Southeast Asia in the military and that he planned to return
there after his graduation.

He stated MC COY invited him to his home on
Thanksgiving, but he did not remember anything that was
said by MC COY or any of the other guests, He stated he
spent most of his time playing with the
having arrived at the MC COY residence about 10:00 a.m.,
and MC. COY was there. nips fry ~

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| WLLERED °. EVRNS, 720 Shorb Avenue, Northwest
Canter » (4, was iniorviewed at the offices of the U. S.
Attopnay, Sahl axe City. BURNS was exhibited photographs
'of a Avani. Rane = r Liack tie, and a tie clasp that appears
he bps apne" "te und aanter, approximately the size of a

~— or.

stated -bhat 'she necakis that her son- ~in-law,

") ERs 5 had a tie similar to the one
Fopttph, and also she recalls that he
aidat to the one depicted in the photo-

the weason shé remembérs these two items
rer. is the fact that her favorite colors

tyne atid she recalls that when he visited her

Yiome on #422 crc Bias ne bent over a coffee table, and the
Picts wn re a er eS 2 34 Ad

Meth ike . ated that she has some letters that
| trmak tee onan to her during the Thanksgiving,
IS7L. pexlou slur ane aise thinks that She may have some: b7c

photgara,rs wf ho SOY an which he is wearing a tie. She

stated. ofss she «iii mike these letters and photographs

availaltea tai, atvapsey, GEORGE TZANGAS, who in turn

WILT Pgh 4 aretlalie to the FBI.
interviewed on__ SL 29172 wee eee thy S :
be ase SA SAMRG 4.0 SPTLSE SP f ksa Date dictated _. 6/30/72
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_| Northwest Canton,
Ohio, was interviewed in the present of her attorney GEORGE
J. TZANGAS, 454 Citizens Savings Building, Canton, Ohio.

[ _]statea that she came to Salt Lake City to
testify in the hijacking case of RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.,

and had brought her attorney, Mr.
TZANGAS, with her because she felt that MC COY might try to
lie about her at the trial.

[____]statea that she moved into the MC COY
residence in January, 1972, and prior to that period had
attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She stated that
she had entered the Fall term at Ricks College, and had only
been in the MC COY residence in Provo, Utah, only a couple
of times prior to her moving there in January.

She said that on either Tuesday or Wednesday
proceeding Thanksgiving Day, 1971, she came to Provo, Utah,
and cannot recall at the time if RICHARD 25
and his wife were at the residence or if

She stated she thinks that MC COY and his wife

were at the residence on Thanksgiving Day, and seemed to
recall that at the spur of the moment, MC COY and his wife
decided to go to Las Vegas, Nevada, and they wanted her to go
to Las Vegas with them, but | stated she did not have any
money to spend on gambling. She stated that she cannot
recall if RICHARD FLOYD MC COY was at the residence on
Wednesday, and said there is no specific incident that she
can recall that would place him in the residence on the
Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving. She stated she seems to
recall that MC COY called the residence to check on

sometime in the evening of Thanksgiving, and stated
that it seems to her that they had Thanksgiving dinner
earlier, possibly 12:30 P.M. or 1:00 P.M., and that shortly
thereafter MC COY and his wife left for Las Vegas. She
later pointed out that while they had a Thanksgiving dinner,

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she cannot recall if this dinner was on Thanksgiving Day
itself, or the following Sunday. She stated that she would
like to help to exactly place the whereabouts of MC COY at
that period of time, but is just unable to recall definitely.

stated that she does not recall any tie clasps © .
or ties that MC COY had. BIC.

stated that MC COY talked a lot about the
Seattle hijacking event, and stated that he had a file of
newspaper clippings concerning this hijacking. On several
occasions he expressed the opinion that he thought it was
"sharp that the guy got away."

Lstated that she may have written some
letters | - |who lives in Canton, Ohio, and may
have described in these letters something about Thanksgiving
dinner, and who may have been there. She stated 'that she will
make these letters available to her attorney, GEORGE TZANGAS
and would try t make them available to the FBI.

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7/6/72
B? {lo Date of Fronsceigtion
, Northwest Canton, b6
Ohio, was interviewed in the present of her attorney GEORGE b7C

J. TZANGAS, 454 Citizens Savings Building, Canton, Ohio.

[_|statea that she came to Salt Lake City to
testify in the hijacking case of RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.,
her brother-in-law, and had brought her attorney, Mr.
TZANGAS, with her because she felt that MC COY might try to
lie about her at the trial.

stated that she moved into the MC COY
residence in January, 1972, and prior to that period 'had
attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She stated that
she had entered the Fall term at Ricks College, and had only
been in the MC COY residence in Provo, Utah, only a couple
of times prior to her moving there in January.

She said that on either Tuesday or Wednesday
proceeding Thanksgiving Day, 1971, she came to Provo, Utah,
and cannot recall at the time if RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.,
and his wife were at the residence or if b6é
| She stated she thinks that MC COY and his wife 7c
were at the residence on Thanksgiving Day, and seemed to
recall that at the spur of the moment, MC COY and his wife
decided to go to Las Vegas, Nevada, and they wanted her to go
to Las Vegas with them, but Stated she did not have any
money to spend on gambling. She stated that she cannot
recall if RICHARD FLOYD MC COY was at the residence on
Wednesday, and said there is no specific incident that she
can recall that would place him in the residence on the
Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving. She stated she seems to

\ recall that MC COY called the residence to check on
| time in the evening o anksgiving > and stated
that it seems to her that they had Thanksgiving dinner
earlier, possibly 12:30 P.M. or 1:00 P.M., and that shortly
thereafter MC COY and his wife left for Las Vegas. She
later pointed out that while they had a Thanksgiving dinner,

Sart Lake City,
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Interviewed on ol File #

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SA JAMES L. rHerseN / ksa 6/30/72

by Date dictated

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MAY 182 EDITION
"GSA Frsam (4t GER) 101-18.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 Sub 386) 12/13/74

TO : DATE:

SAC, CHARLOTTE (164-101) (RUC)

FROM :
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00: SEATTLE

Re Norfolk airtel to Seattle, 11/27/74.

oa 12/6/74 be |
SA DONALD M R oo Wake County sutt® conto vere he BIC
van incarcerated awaiting teial for tai robbery ;

advieed he did not anything
vith the Haran avi ed to make any faethe cement,

SUBJECT!

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11/27/74

AIRTEL Sal— 386

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 Sub. 386)
FROM: SAC, NORFOLK (164-41) (P)

NORJAK
(00: SEATILE)

Re Seattle atrtel to Bureau 11/13/74,

For the information of Charlotte and Seattle»
: was interviewed on two occasions by Norfolk ents be

has refused to discuss anything pertat
or LGEARY ELOTD Metoy @ activities at this time.
et and when he decided to talk, it woul

to benefit himself in some way; and at such time, he oie.
insist on telling the viola afary to Special Agents RICHARD R.
RAFFERTY and of ches Norfolk Office.

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LEADS

CHARLOTTE

AT RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

Will interview as requested in
referenced airtel by Office of to determine if, at any
time while McCOY and McCOY claimed to be
perpetrator of captionsad Crimes
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FD-36 (Reve $-22-64) ra) S

FBI
Date: 11/13/74

Transmit the following in Type in planet or re
AERTEL (Priority) aes =
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2311)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 Sub.386) (P) Gah 3FL

SUBJECT: NORJAK
00: SEATTLE

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Re: Suspect RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, Sub. No. 386.

_ Enclosed for the Norfolk Division is one (1) copy of
Salt Lake City's report by SA RICHARD W. HEAD, dated 8/24/72.

For the information of the Norfolk Division, MC COY's
photo shown to NORJAK witnesses all advised he was not identical
with Unsub in this matter.

LEADS
NORFOLK DIVISION
Interview | |to determine if, at bé |
any time while MC COY and| | MC CoY claimed b7C

to be perpetrator of captioned crime. If] jis not located
in the, Norfolk Division, it is requested that the lead to have |
[ __]interviewed be set out expeditiously.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

2 - Bureau
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1 = Salt Lake City (164-24)

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TELETYPE NITEL

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hth mh cm ee ae ce ye ores et ee ee em we ire ny ee ee vee i tt et he et a tt cee ee et '

TO 3: DIRECTOR, FBI & SACS, CHARLOTTE, PHILADELPHIA &
SALT LAKE CITY

FROM: Sac, SEATTLE [ _| (ruc)

RICHARD FLOYD MC COY - FUGITIVE, EPP; | |-

FUGITIVE. EFP?+| | erp;|

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO CHARLOTTE, PHILADELPHIA,

SALT LAKE CITY AND SEATTLE DATED AUGUST 16, 1974.
RESULTS OF ALL INVESTIGATION CONCERNING MC COY

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IN POSSESSION SALT LAKE CITY DIVISION. oy

MC COY ELIMINATED AS NORJAK SUSPECT.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS; ESCAPE RISK.
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ACTIHG DIRECTOR, FBI (1564-2111) 11/30/72

SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164~24) (RUC
JORTAK a
Q0: Seattle

Re Salt Lake City airtel to Seattle, 6/13/72
(interoffice) and report of SA RICHARD W. HEAD dated 3/24/72
at Salt Lake City.

Enclosed for the Philadelphia Division is one copy
each of referenced communications. Also enclosed is an FD-~302
concerning interview of XAREN HC COY on 8/24/72.

Re: RICHARD PLOYD MC COY, JR. -= Suspect

On 11/27/72, | |
Salt Lake City, Utah, advised that suspect MC COY
had been transported to the U. S. Penitentiary, Lewisburs,
Pennsylvania, and to his knowledge, remains in that institu-
tion.

A review of investigation conducted regarding suspect
MC COY indicates he could not be responsible for captioned
hijacking.

ilowever, it is being left to the discretion of the
office of origin in view of more intimate knowledge of the
total investigation conducted; to set forth a specific lead
to have MC COY¥Y interviewed in the event it is deemed desirable.

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10/13/72

ATRTEL O,4-3 ee

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-381)
FROM: SAC, CHARLOTTE (164-101) (P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka
Dan Cooper

PORTLAND, OREGON, TO SEATTLS,
WASHINGTON, 11/24/71
CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION

(RO; SEATTLE)

Re Salt Lake Clty xeport of SA RICHARD W. HEAD
dated 8/24/72. 7

There is enclosed herewith nine copies of FD-302,
fox Seattle, reflecting results of interview with KAREN

MC COY of Cove City, N. C. Also enclosed are two coples of
FD-302 reflecting interview with KAREN MC CO¥ for the Salt
Lake City Division.

N. Ces advised
SAL _ or 3725/72, that he had displayed the
artis€&tconception of the unknown subject in captioned matter
with negative results to members of the Skydivers Club, Ou c —

(P= Seattle (Inc. 9)
2 = Salt Lake City (inc. 2)

2 ~ Charlotte Sy 3K
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OCT 19 1972
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" KAREN McCOY, P. 0. Box 7, Cove City, North Carolina, .
was contacted at the residence of her mother-in-law, Mrs. b6
RUSSELL.E. McCOY, who resides on U. S. 70, Cove City, North bic

arolina. Mrs. McCOY was advised of the identity of the
interviewing agent and the purpose of the interview and
provided the following information.

__Mrs. McCOY advised that on November 24, 1971, her
husband RICHARD FLOYD McCOY attended his regular morning
classes at Brigham Young University, leaving from their
residence at Provo, Utah, at about 7:30 A.M. Mrs. McCOY
advised that at this time RICHARD had only morning-classes
at Provo High School and he thus left home at approximately
10:30 A.M. in order to reach school by 11 A.M

[ jJuntii her husband

arrived home from Birgnam Young University, which was always
somewnere between 10:45 and 11 A.M. Mrs. McCOY further
advised she always called home about noon to check and make
sure RICHARD got home all right. Mrs. McCOY stated she could
not be absolutely positive the above occurred as set forth
above on November 24, 1971, but if anything had differed

from this routine she stated she would certainly remember it.

McCOY further advised | | b6
attended at Brigham Young University from L P.M. pie
o 3:30 an SHARD always took her there and picked

her up as "she was teaching schoo g xi Mrs.
McCOY stated as far as she knew
[ Jas normal on November 24, i9/L and ner husband

RICHARD took her there and picked her up.

Mrs. McCOY further advised| | arrived at
their residence at about 6:30 P.M. on the evening of
November 24, 1971 and spent the night. '

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Day, November 25, 1971, after eating Thanksgiving dinner,

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FEDERAL®3

UREAU OF INVASTIGATICN,

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REPORTING OFFICE

SALT LAKE CITY

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

SEATTLE

OATE

8/24/72

INVESTIGATEVE PERIOD

4/11/72 — 8/24/72

TITLE OF CASE

UNKNOWN SUBJECT, aka
Dan Cooper. os
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT # 305,
PORTLAND, OREGON, TO SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON, 22/24/71

REPORT MADE SY

SA RICHARD W. HEAD

TYPES ay

"| CHARACTER OF CASE

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CAA ~ HIJACKING; EXTORTION

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REFERENCES:

Sait Lake City teletype to Bureau, 4/11/72.

Salt Lake City airtel to Charlotte, 8/3/72.

ADMINISTRATIVE

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Although the period of this report is extended, this
matter has been maintained in a current status through interoffice

communications.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

(Xj NONE

ACQUIT-

CONVIG J AUTO. FUG. FINES SAVINGS

RECOVERIES

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Seattle (164-81) FEINSEATTLE
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The records of the| _ . + bID

On &/13/72, SA JAMES L. THEISEN reviewed the bank
records of RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., at Walker Bank and
Trust Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, which indicated an
application for bank credit card dated 1/20/72, and outstanding
obligations as of that date included $40 to Master Charge;
$650 to BankAmericard; no amounts owing to Wachovia Bank and
Trust, but prior loans were indicated. Overall review of other
checks indicated MC COY had extensive financial obligations,
including others than those listed on the bank credit card
application.

No other pertinent information was contained in this
record,

LEADS

CHARLOTTE DIVISION

AT COVE CITY, NORTH CAROLINA

Will locate and interview KAREN MC COY, P.O. Box 7,
telephone number 638-1701, wife of suspect RICHARD FLOYD
MC COY, JR., in an effort to positively establish the where-
abouts of suspect MC COY on 11/24/71, noting that a collect
telephone call was received at the MC COY residence in Provo,
Utah, from Las Vegas, Nevada, at 10:41 p.m., 11/25/71, and
that MC COY's BankAmericard was utilized between the hours
of 11:00 pem., 22/25/71, and 9:00 a.m., 11/26/71, to purchase
gasoline at Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/25/71 being Thanksgiving
Day. ,

SALT LAKE CITY DIVISION

, AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION -: . '
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Report of: RICHARD W. HEAD Ofte: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: 8/24/72
Fietd Office Flie #: 164—=24 ; Bureou File #2 164-2132
Tule: UNKNOWN SUBJECT,

Also Known As Dan Cooper,
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER 305,

. PORTLAND, OREGON, TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,
NOVEMBER 24, 1972

CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

Synopals: RECH ABD ELC ee JR. - Suspect. MC COY was subject
of similar, CAA - Hijacking, case involving United Air-
Lines Flight 855 from Denver, Colorado, 4/7/72, anda
review of captioned matter revealed numerous similarities
with MC COY case. A review of investigation conducted
regarding the pertinent period, 11/24/71, and period
immediately preceding and following this date reveals
the following regarding suspect MC COY: (1) MC coyY| | bé

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RICHARD F. MC COY, dR. (2) MC COY attended class at
Brigham Young University morning of 11/23/71. (3) |
| Jof MC COY, currently residing Canton,
Ohio, in interview following hijacking of United Air Lines
(UAL) plane 4/7/72, stated to best of her recollection,
MC COY helped prepare Thanksgivi dinner 11/25/71, between
hours of 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. could not recall
MC COY's activities 11/24/71. (4) Check of service stations,
Cedar City, Utah, indicated dates of 11/25/71, and 11/26/71,
on gas charge tickets are probably accurate dates; however,
both service station operators stated they have made errors
in past on dates on charge tickets and could not be
absolutely certain as to dates. (5) Manager, Power Thrust

' Service Station, Las Vegas, Nevada, advised gas invoice
charged to RICHARD F. MC COY, JR., BankAmericard Number
4763160217773, bearing signature of MC COY, would have
been utilized between hours of 11:00 p.m., 11/25/71, and

9:00 aem., 11/26/71, at which time manager changed date

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on machine, (6) Gas station. attendant, Power Thrust Service .
Station, Las.Vegas, Nevada, stated worked the above indicated
hours but cotld not specifically recall handling the trans-
action, nor could he describe vehicle or individual who may
have been involved. Attendant unable to identify artist's
conception of NORJAK subject. (7) FBI Laboratory concluded
RICHARD F. MC COY, JR.'s signature on above described Bank-

Americard invoice was prepared by RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, IB.»
subject of UAL hijacking 4/7/72. (8)

} (3)
Records of Tropicana Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, were

' checked for hotel registration for month of November, 1971,

and more specifically for 11/25/71, and no record could be

located for R. MC COY, RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., DAN COOPER

or D. COOPER. (It is noted telephone call previously made

from_Tropicana Hotel to MC COY's residence, Provo, Utah.)
(29)

NORJAK. (11) Investigation revealed a collect call was made
to MC COY's residence 11/25/71, at 10:41 p.m. from Las Vegas,
Nevada. (12) The following airlines records were reviewed in
an effort to determine if RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., R. MC COY,
D. COOPER, DAN COOPER or a J. JOHNSON utilized Hughes Air West
flights from Las Vegas to Portland and return during the per~
tinent period; UAL flights, noting UAL is not recommended for
service between Las Vegas and Portland since there are no
direct flights; and Western Airlines indicated no travel of

an individual utilizing the above names between Las Vegas,
Nevada; Portland, Oregon, and return. (13) A review of all
pertinent military aircraft records servicing the Portiand

and Las Vegas areas, with flights originating from Salt Lake
City and Las Vegas areas, as well as return flights originating
from Portland area, failed to disclose travel by RICHARD FLOYD
MC COY, JR. on or about 11/24/72. Student at Brigham Young
University, Provo, Utah, recalled having Thanksgiving dinner,
11/25/71, with suspect, as did| of suspect,

___]in subsequent interview was not sure of exact
date that Thanksgiving dinner was held at suspect's residence
in Provo, Utah. Photograph of suspect MC COY exhibited to
three Northwest Airlines stewardesses, and each quite certain
MC COY not identical to COOPER. ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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1, PREDICATION. .. 0... 0. 0 ee ee ee

2. CHECK OF AIRLINES FOR TRAVEL OF SUSPECT
DURING PERTINENT PERIOD OF NORJAK . ..-. ++. 8 = 19
3. "PHOTOGRAPHS OF SUSPECTS EXHIBITED TO CREW
'IN NORJAK AND OTHER WITNESSES . . . 2. 6. 2 6 » LL ~ 212

%&,. CLASS ATTENDANCE OF SUSPECT AT BRIGHAM
YOUNG UNIVERSITY, PROVO, UTAH . . 2. 2. «© .

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6. TELEPHONE CALL FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA,
AND MOTEL RECORDS . 2. 6 2 2 6 6 @ © ee ee we 25 28

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OF SUSPECT; MILDRED R.
BURNS, MOTHER~IN-LAW OF SUSPECT; AND '

8. EMPLOYMENT OF KAREN BURNS MC COY, .
WIFE OF SUSPECT ° ° e of ° . Pa e Pt ° . Py * + * . 35 - 37

9. AIR NATIONAL GURAD RECORDS. 2. . 2 2 0 2 «© © © 6 38 = 39
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12. ACQUAINTANCES OF SUSPECT MC COY . . 4. 2 2 « « « 45 = 49
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On April 11, 1972, Lieutenant | | be
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advised he had the following information concerning classes
attended by MC COY during the fall semester beginning late
September, 1971, and ending January 19, 1972.

MC COY had the following Monday, Wednesday and
Friday class:

: Sociology 360, | |

jadvised it was his recollection that during
the early to middle part of the semester MC COY had had
above average absences, but there was no written record
available to check these absences.

MC COY had Religion 232, | | b6
and there is no record to verify attendance, but it was| } 7c
recollection MC COY missed many classes the first of the
semester but attended more frequently later in the semester.

MC COY had Sociology 112, | |
however, no records are available, but it was|
recollection that MC COY was missing frequently

during the semester, .

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however his class roll was destroyed the_first part of April, b7C
1972, and due to the size of the calss | lcould not

, recall MC COY.

LieutenantL_____——sdJadvised MC COY had a class on
Tuesday and Thursday, Law Enforcement 302, Instructor CHARLES
FLETCHER, and FLETCHER had not been contacted regarding MC COY's
attendance.

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6/14/72

Dote of transcription

Mr. CHARLES T. FLETCHER, Head of Law Enforcement
Department, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, Utah,
advised as follows:

FLETCHER stated he taught RICHARD F. MC COY in Law

Enforcement 302 in tl.; Fall semester of 13971. This class was

held from 8:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M., on Tuesday and Thursday.

MC COY had no absences during September or, October, 1971. He
was absent November 2, 1971, but was excused for the absence;
the reason not being shown. He was absent on November 4, 1971,
without excuse. He was present on November 9, 1971. On
November 12, 1971, no roll was taken, so it is not known whether
or not he was present. On November 16, 1971, November 18, 1971,
and November 23, 1971, he was present. No school was held on
November 25, 1971, as it was Thanksgiving. On December 2, 1971,
he was absent. No roll was taken on December 16, 1971, as it
was the week during the Christmas vacation. He was absent
January 6, 1972, without excuse. The semester ended the last
week in January, 1972.

by .

Interviewed on ot File #

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4/22/72 Provo, Utah 164-24

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recent arrest of his son by the FBY in conjunction with ve
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has been made by McCOY, Sk.
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on April 18, 1972, Located a carbon copy and two carbons
'utilized in the preparation of a sales invoice number 764637 -
oe ones of 5.6 galions on gasoline with total charges
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This invoice was charged to RICHARD F. MC COY, JR.,
Bank Americard Number 4763 160 217 773 and bore the signa-
ture of NC COY.

The invoice carried the machine date of November
25, 1972, but had the written date of Noverier 26, 1971.
The license number listed on the carbon copy of the invoice
appeared to be SA 1334 and the carbon utilized for the
preparation of these invoices had the additional notations
'No. Carol", however the above writing was not readily
discernible on the written carbon copy of the invoice.

explained that the discrepancy of the b6
dates could he explained by virtue of the fact that his BIC
station operated on a 24 hour basis with snifts minning --
from 7:00am to 3:00pm, from 3:00pm t° 11:00pm and frem
11:00pm to 7:00am. He stated that in view of the fact
November 25, 1971, was a hoiday, he did net personally
work that day and as a result, the machine date of November
25, would not have been changed to November 27, 1971, until
9:@hm on November 26, when he visited the station to
correlate the receipts for the holiday.

|further noted that in all possibility, b6
the employee handling the actual transaction was on duty BIC
from 11:00pm, November 25, to 7:00am, November 26, and

therefore entered the date as November 26, which would have

been his regular work day and the machine date would not

have been changed until his appearance later as noted above.'

| |stated that a review of the employees
£ for that date indicated that former employce
| Social Security number , with o

4/18/72 " Las Vegas, Nevada

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Las Vegas, on
Nevada, advised on April 19, 1972, that the handwriting :
appearing on Benk Americard invoice number 764637 .
wnes uns momf£Or~the- sale-.of-5.6-zallons-of-gasoline "in the-amounts rt se

of $2.57, appeared familiar to him as his handwriting

and it is his impresdon that he possibly handled that
transaction.

[advised that normally they are required
to enter their initials on the sales transaction, however,
this apparently was not done on the above invoice and
stated that he normally checks the license plate and

state and enters same thereon, which he assumes he
; may have done in this instance.

Lema stated, however, that he did work the 6
13:00pm shift commencing November 25, 1971, terminated BIC

at 7:00am on November 26, 1971, but he does not now
specifically recall handling this transaction nor can

he describe the vehicle or individuals who may have been
involved,

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the artist's conception of the individual hijacking

_the northwest airline flight as anyone known to him.

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On April 13, 1972,|
Tropicana Hotel - Casino,
Las Vegas, Nevada, caused the hotel registration
records and the arrival records to be checked for
° November, 1971, and more specifically November 25,
1971, The names checked were as follows:

Re MC COY
RICHARD FLOYD McC COY, JR.
DAN COOPER and D. COOPER

stated there was no:
record that any individual using the above names
registered into the Tropicana Hotel during the month
of November, 1971.

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Guest Registration area reflected that open
public pay telephone 736-9820 is located on

a west wall in a bank of open pay telephones.
Number 736-9820 is the end or north telephone.

On 4/13/72

ot_ Las Vegas, Nevada Fite #_ LV_ 164-60

by SA_MICHAEL G. SIMON: mte

Date dictated__._ 4/13/72

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contacted. [ _—i| stated that telephone number

043-2378 is a guest billing telephone number for

the Westward Ho Motel, and the last three digits

378 er 378, Laub billing was assigned to room

mumber 378. subsequently caused the records

of the Westw Ho Motel to be checked for November

2, 1971, for room 378, and developed the following so
information.

: r RICHARD MC COY, 360 South 200 East, Provo,

v ., Utah, registered in at 5:22 PM on November 2, 1971,
with five in the party. MC COY checked out of the
motel on November 3, 1971. MC COY signed the guest

~ registration with the name RICHARD F. MC COY, JR.
There is no automobile indicated on the guest .

- registration card. A review of the folio under
number 186797 reflects that no outgoing telephone
calls were made from room 378 during the period
it was occupied by the MC COY party.

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It is noted that both the registration card
and the folio are numbered the same, that is 186797.

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by___SA MICHAEL G, SIMON: mte. Date dictated_4/13/72

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INTERVIEWS OF | __|OF SUSPECT; . 56

MILDRED R. BURNS, MOTHER-IN-LAW OF SUSPECT;
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[jof RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., advised Special Agent
JAMES A. STEWART at(__ | Provo, Utah, that
she had been contacted by MC COY's attorneys and was advised
not to furnish any additional information concerning the
hijacking for which MC COY was charged.

| Jadvised she recalled MC COY was at home
during Thanksgiving , 1971, and she specifically recalled that
he helped prepare dinner, stating that' to her knowledge they
had dinner about 2:00 p.m., which dinner was attended by Mr.
and Mrs. MC COY,| jJand a guest who was a
graduate student that MC COY had invited. She could not
recall the name of the graduate student but recalled he was
a@ acquaintance MC COY had met while attending a law enforce-
ment course and was from Thailand, and she believed this
individual has returned to Thailand.

Jadvised to her recollection MC COY was
at home in Provo, Utah, and attended Brigham Young University
the day before Thanksgiving, but she could not specifically
recall this for a fact. She stated to her knowledge MC COY
did not make any trips away from Provo either immediately
before or after Thanksgiving.

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, Northwest Canton, 6
Ohio, was interviewed in the present of her attorney GEORGE %7¢

J. TZANGAS, 454 Citizens Savings Building, Canton, Ohio. ce

stated that she came to Salt Lake City to
testify in the hijacking case of RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.,
and had brought her attorney, Mr.

TZANGAS, with her because she felt that MC COY might try to
lie about her at the trial.

[_]|stated that she moved into the MC COY
residence in January, 1972, and prior to that period had
attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She stated that
she had entered the Fall term at Ricks College, and had only
been in the MC COY residence in Provo, Utah, only a couple
of times prior to her moving there in January.

She said that on either Tuesday or Wednesday
proceeding Thanksgiving Day, 1971, she came to Provo, Utah,
and cannot recall at the time if RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.
and his wife were at the residence or if[ b6
She stated she thinks that MC COY and his wife b7¢
Were at the residence on Thanksgiving Day, and seemed to
recall that at the spur of the moment, MC COY and his wife
decided to go to Las Vegas, Nevada, and they wanted her to go
to Las Vegas with them, but [{atatea She did not have any
' money to spend on gambling. She stated that she cannot
' recall if RICHARD FLOYD MC COY was at the residence on
Wednesday, and said there is no specific incident that she
can recall that would place him in the residence on the
Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving. She stated she seems to
recall that MC COY called the residence to check on
| sometime in the evening of Thanksgiving, and stated
that it seems to her that they had Thanksgiving dinner
_@arlier, possibly 12:30 P.M. or 1:00 P.M., and that shortly
thereafter MC COY and his wife left for Las Vegas. She
later pointed out that while they had a Thanksgiving dinner,

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she cannot recall if this dinner was on Thanksgiving Day
itself, or the following Sunday. She stated that she would
like to help to exactly place the whereabouts of MC COY at
that period of time, but is just unable to recall definitely.

[| stated that she does not recall any tie clasps
or ties that MC COY had.

[| stated that Mc COY talked a lot about the
Seattle hijacking event, and stated that he had a file of
newspaper clippings concerning this hijacking. On several
occasions he expressed the opinion that he thought it was
"sharp that the guy got away."

| [stated that she may have written some
letters to |who Lives in Canton, Ohio, and may
have described in these letters something about "Thanksgiving
dinner, and who may have been there. She stated that she will
make these letters available to her attorney, GEORGE TZANGAS
and would try to make them available to the FBI.

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ees ween n vere MT E DRED R BURNS, "920 Shorb 'Avenue , Northwest

Canton, Ohio, was interviewed at the offices of the U. S.
Attorney , Salt Lake City. BURNS was exhibited photographs
of a dark blue or black tie, and a tie clasp that appears

to have a white round center, approximately the size of a
dime.

BURNS stated that she recalls that her son-in-law,
RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., had a tie similar to the one
depicted in the photograph, and also she recalls that he
had a tie clasp similar to the one depicted in the photo-
graph. She stated the reason she remembers these two items
being worn by MC COY, is the fact that her favorite colors
are black and white, and she recalls that when he visited her

home on one occasion, he bent over a coffee table, and the
picture stuck in her mind.

Mrs. BURNS stated that she has some letters that

|had written to her during the Thanksgiving,

1971, 'period and she also thinks that she may have some
photographs of MC COY in which he is wearing a tie. She
stated. that she will make these letters and photographs
available to her attorney, GEORGE TZANGAS, who in turn
will make them available to the FBI.

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Mr. GEORGE J. TZANGAS, Attorney at Law, 454
Citizens Savings Buliding, 100 Central Plaza South,
made available three photographs each depicting an in-.
dividual identified by Mr. TZANGAS as RICHARD FLOYD
MC COY, JR. Mr, TZANGAS was furnished a receipt for
these three photographs and on this occasion he advised

the photograph with MC COY and _ b6
depicts MC COY wearing a tie, no tie clasp shown, and pic
this tie is one previously given to himas a gift.
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turned to him upon completion of their usefulnass to (the _ 4
Federal Bureau of Tavestigation.
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EMPLOYMENT OF KAREN BURNS MC COY, WIFE OF SUSPECT

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-4/14/72

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- Mrs. BESSIE MEILING, Director, Utah County Welfare
Department, 260 West 300 North, Provo, Utah, advised as
follows:

KAREN BURNS MC COY was employed by that department as
a Case Worker from January 3, 1972 to April 7, 1972. She
failed to report for work on April 10, 1972. She did not have
any days off during the above period of employment. Her
salary was $566.06 per month.

She applied for the above position on Friday, November 19,
1971, and was interviewed at 8:30 A.M., on that date by Mrs.
MEILING. During the interview, she told Mrs. MEILING that
she planned to leave Provo, Utah, November 22, 1971, for three
weeks to go to North Carolina to visit with her husband's family.
She said her husband was to follow her to North Carolina on
December 10, 1971.

Sometime after Mrs. MC COY was hired, she told Mrs.
MEILING that the above mentioned plans to go to North Carolina
had not worked out because of an illness in the family. Mrs.
MEILING seems to recall hearing that Mrs. MC COY had gone to
North Carolina on a later date.

Mrs. MEILING recalls seeing Mrs. MC COY at about
9:60 A.M., April 7, 1972, at the above-mentioned welfare office
in Provo. Mrs. MC COY spent most of her 'time during her
employment mentioned-above, at American Fork, Utah, at the
Utah State Training School; although she was employee of the
County Welfare Department. Mrs. MEILING recalls, that Mrs.
MC COY had a wrist, believed to be her right wrist, which had
given her considerable trouble. Mrs. MC COY indicated that she
would apparently have to have surgery on her wrist. The weak-
ness in the wrist was known to Mrs. MEILING for several weeks;
the exact number not being recalled. On one occasion, Mrs.
MC COY complained to Mrs. MEILING about pain iin her wrist, as
she had done considerable typing on one particular day.

, Salt Lake City
lnterviewed on 4/33/72 of Provo, Utah file # 164-243 L64-356

SA LOFTIS J. SHEFFIELD / xsa dete dicroredtt 24/72

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Mrs. MC COY, according to the Welfare Department
records, was born June 27, 1945, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
was reared in Ohio; and graduated from Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah, in 1968. She appeared to be an intelligent,
capable employee, and scored 94% percent on her written test
when applying for the job. 94% percent is a very high score on
that test.

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| | Chuck Peterson Motors, —_

400 South University Avenue, Provo, Utah, advised that on
April S&S, 1972, RICHARD MC COY had his 1969 green Volkswagen,
vehicle identification number 119177108 repaired at the above
company. She noted the mileage of the car at the time of this
repair to be 61,635. The work order was prepared at 8:10 A.M.,
on that date, and it was noted that an oil filter pipe needed
tightening and that the mechanic should check on an oi1 leak.
The repair order reflected that an oil cap gasket was replaced,
that a lever on the idle cam was replaced, and that both brake
light switches were replaced, as well as a tune-up. The charge
included $16.10 for labor; $1.90 for oil and grease; $12.36

for parts; $1.37 for tacks, making a total of $31.73.

The bill was paid by a Master Charge card of MC COY,
number 53295 02 46 2886 3 03173, which amount was charged
to the Chevron 0i1 Company inasmuch as Chuck Peterson Motor

runs all their charges through Chevron 0i1 Company. Repairs

have also been made by Chuck Peterson Motor on the above-
mentioned car on previous occasions.

On November 25, 1970, a muffler was replaced on the
car. The mileage at this time was 42,103.

Repairs made on June 23, 1971, for minor repairs were
made, and a window crank installed. The mileage at this time
was 51,004.

On September 10, 1971, the front wheels were balanced.
On this occasion the mileage was noted to be $3,740.

On October 29, 1971, the car heater was repaired, and
two hooks for holding seat belts when not in use were replaced.
The mileage was noted to be 55,320 on this occasion.

On November 30, 1971, the motor was tuned up, carburetor
was repaired, oil leaks and right window defroster were repaired,
and the front end was aligned. The mileage was noted to be 57,042.

Interviewed on at File

by

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4/13/72 Provo, Utah 4 164-24; 164-36

SA LOFTIS J. SHEFFIELD / ksa | 4/13/72

Date dictated

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your agency: it and its contents are not to be distributed outside a agency.

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On April 18, 1972, Special Agent JAMES L. THEISEN
interviewed ROBERT VAN IEPEREN, 880 Sherwood, Salt Lake
City, Utah, who advised that RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. likes
to wear conservative solid-colored clip-on ties similar to
the tie recovered after the hijacking of a Northwest plane
on November 24, 1971. VAN IEPEREN stated he had been out
socially with MC COY and recalled that at a movie one night
MC COY wore a clip-on tie and removed the tie when he sat
down to watch the movie. VAN IEPEREN was shown a photograph

.of the tie clasp recovered in the above described investiga-

tion and he stated the clasp looks similar, but he could not
say for sure if MC COY had one exactly like it. He said

'it is the type of tie clasp that MC COY would wear.

VAN IEPEREN's wife, MARY ANN, was interviewed
separately and had similar comments to her husband's concern-
ing the tie and tie clasp.

VAN IEPEREN stated MC COY made his first free-fall
parachute jump in October, 1971, while on a flight with VAN
IEPEREN. He stated MC COY has made numerous military-type
jumps and immediately following his first free-fall jump
he began practicing jumps with the Alta Parachute Club in
Sait Lake City, Utah.

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The following investigation was conducted by Special
Agent. ALVA EARL LOMINACK on August 4, 1972, at Provo, Utah:

L _ | of CHARLES FLETCHER, Law b6
Enforcement Department, Brigham Young University, advised bmc
that according to her records there was only one student
from Thailand that attended law enforcement classes with
YD MC COY, JR., and his name was

She advised that according to her records he

resided at] |} Provo, Utah.

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advised
'that he was a student at Brigham Young University working on
his masters degree. He stated he remembers RICHARD FLOYD
MC COY, JR. and recalled he was at his residence on Thanks-

giving D Y in a law enforcement
class,

He stated MC COY had told him that he had been in
Southeast Asia in the military and that he planned to return
there after his graduation.

He stated MC COY invited him to his home on
Thanksgiving, but he did not remember anything that was
said by MC COY or any of the other guests, He stated he
spent most of his time playing with ,
having arrived at the MC COY residence about 10:00 a.m.,
and MC COY was there.

8/11/72 ot_Provo, Utah fan #_ OU 164-24

Inferviewed on,

SE 164-81

SA ALVA EARL LOMINACK / nsb 8/18/72

by Dota dktated

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stated she could not remember if for them on

Thanksgiving Day, 1971.

at the time, opd_she—could not
stated all Of

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remember the exact dates. She

and it was never|

was done in the NC COY home,

| | one day before Thanksgiving, an

She stated that KAREN MC COY

about | |} while KAREN and RICHARD

Lake City.

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went to Salt

She stated she did not know if that is where

they. Went but this is what they told her. {

She further advised that she was never around them
when they conversed with one another.

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furnished the following information: . BIC
She advised she is | and

remembers that _ |for the RICHARD
MC COY family on Thankspiving Day of 1971. She stated that
sh as | | on this date and that
| 'was picked up by one of the MC COY family at approxi-
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lends that evening.

flying to Las Vegas, Nevada with
She stated she did not know the

name of the friends and does not know the time they left for
Las Vegas, nor does she remember the time they returned;
however, it was late in_the night when returned home
and she would estimate

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Enclosed for the Charlotte Division'is one copy of the
Salt Lake City airtel to Seattle, 6/13/72, which contains a 0° i j4i",

period 11/24/71 and the period immediately preceding and nee
following this date which concerns the activities of suspect | Le
MC COY. - 1 teh

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FD-302s concerning Serena sade BLE Sethe an tay are
of suspect MC COY, and of suspect, "'™, .b6
HC COY, on 6/29/72 at Salt Lake City, Utah. mee oa, BIC
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For the information of the 'Charlotte Division, in

past contacts with Bureau Agents Mrs. RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, IRe, . can
nee Karen Louise Burns, has been hostile; however, in conversation © 2s:
with U. S. Probation Officer, Salt Lake City, she indicated | are
that in the event MC COY were to receive more than a twenty year ">
sentence she would probably divorce MC COY, It is noted MC COY an
received a 45 year sentence, and in view of this her attitude : te
may possibly have changed. a '

It should be noted that extensive investigation has
been conducted by several divisions in an effort to positively
eliminate MC COY regarding: NORJAK; however, his exact whereabouts '
at 2:00 Pele on 11/24/71 has not been established.

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Will locate and interview KAREN NC COY, P.O. Box 7,
telephone 638-1701, in an effort to positively establish the

whereabouts of suspect MC COY on 11/24/71, noting that a :

collect telephone call was received at the MC COY residence ot
in Provo, Utah, from Las Vegas, Nevada, at 10:41 p.em., 11/25/71, -
and that MC COY's BankAmericard was utilized between the hours .

of 11:00 peme, 11/25/71, and 9:00 BeMes 11/26/71, to purchase | a

gasoline at Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/25/71 being Thanksgiving Day. ',
SALT LAKE CITY DIVISION moe

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TO SAC CLIVELAND
FeOl: SAC. SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) (P)

Rit RICHARD FLOYD MC COY. JR. -- Suspect

Re Salt Lake City airtel to Seattle, 6/13/72.

Enclosed for Seattle are seven copies and for
Cleveland two copies each of two FD-302s, with interviews
of | Jand NILDRED R. BURNS, 720 Shorb Avenue,
Canton, Ohio, who were interviewed subsequent to the trial
of RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., 6/29/72.

LEADS
CLEVELAND
AT CANTON, O}IO
Contact GEORGE J. TZANGAS, 454 Citizens Savings

Building, regarding search for photopraphs of 1C COY, and
letters fron | ]

~ Cleveland (Enc. 4)
Seattle (164-81) (Ene. 14)

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7/6/72

MILDRED R. BURNS, 720 Shorb Avenue, Northwest
Canton, Ohie, was interviewed at the offices of the U. S.
Attorney, Salt Lake City. BURNS was exhibited photographs
of a dark blue or black tie, and a tie clasp that appears
to have a white round canter, approximately the size of a

dime.

BURNS stated that she recalis that her son-in-law,
RICHARD FLOYD HC COY, JR., had a tie similar to the one
depicted in the photograph, and also she recalls that he
had a tie clasp similar to the one depicted in the photo-
graph. She stated the reason she ramembers these two items
being worn by HC CO¥, is the fact that her favorite colors
are black and white, and she recalis that when he visited her
home on one oceasion, he bent over a coffee table, and the

picture stuck in her mind.

Hrsg. BURNS stated that she has some letters that
had written to her during the Thanksgiving,
$71, period and she also thinks that she may have sone
photographs of MC COY in which he is wearing a tie. She
'stated that she will make these letters and 'photographs
available to her attornay, GEORGE TZANGAS, who in turn
, will make them available to the FBI.

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Northwest Canton, B6
Ohio, was interviewed in the present of hex attorney GEORGE BTC

J. TZANGAS, 854 Citizens Savings Building, Canton, Ohio.

stated that she came to Salt Lake City to
jacking case of RICHARD FLOYD HC COY, UR.,

, and had brought her attorney, Hr.

iGAS, with her because she felt that MC COY might try to

die about her at the trial.

| stated that she moved into the HC COY
residence in January, 1972, and prior to that period had
attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She stated that
she had entered the Fall term at Ricks College, and had only
been in the HC CO¥ residence in Provo, Utah, only a couple
of times prior to her moving thera in January.

She said that on either Tuesday or Wednesday
proceeding Thanksgiving Bay, 1971, she came ta Provo, Utah,

and cannot recall at the time 4f RICHARD PLOYD HC C
and his wife were at the residence or if b6
She stated she thinks that and his wife b7c

were at the residence on Thanksgiving Bay, and seemed to
recall that at the spur of the moment, MC COY and his wife
decided to go to Las Vegas, Neyada, and they wanted her to go
to Las Yegas with them, but stated she did not have any
money to spand on gambling. She stated that she cannot
yvecall If RICHARD FLOYD NC COY was at the residence on
Wednesday, and said there is no specific incident that she
ean recall that would place hin in the residence on the
Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving. She stated she seems to
recall that MC COY called the residence to check .on
sometime in the evening of Thanksgiving, and stated
that I€ seeas to her that they had Thanksgiving dinner
earlier, possibly 12:30 P.M. or 1:00 P.M., and that shortly
thereafter HC COY¥Y and his wife left for Las Yegas. She
later pointed out that while they had a Thanksgiving dinner,

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she cannot recall if this dinner was on Thanksgiving Day
itself, or the following Sunday. She stated that she would
like to help to exactly place the whereabouts of MC COY at
that period of time, but is just unable to recall definitely.

—> [| stated that she does not recall any tie clasps 6
or ties that NC COY had. b7C

stated that NC COY talked a lot about the
Seattle nfyacth® event, and stated that he had a file of

newspaper clippings concerning this hijacking. On several
occasions he expressed the opinion that he thought it was

"sharp that the guy got away."

-1—_states that she may have written some

letters who lives in Canton, Ohio, and may

have described in these letters something about Thanksgiving —
dinner, and who may have been there. She stated that she will

make these letters available to her attorney, GEORGE TZANGAS
and would try to make them available to the FBI.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 10108
MAY 1962 TOITION
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum
DATE: 6=26=72

NORJAK
Re meno SA C.5. FARRELL, SE dated 5~31~72

| | Ft Lewis, Washington stated he B6
rado inquiry at "ray Army Airfield where all incoming flights are recorded BIC
and was able to have records reviewed regarding the manifest records of nilitary
flights froma M~22 through 11-2)-1971 and was advisodthore was no record
of RICHARD FLOYD MO COY, JR., or an other alaises usedby MO COY including
the names of DAN COOPER or D. COOPZERn having lended.

= McChord AFB, Washington
sta.ed on 69-72 that he caused a search of the military manifest records

of nilitary flights arriying at Mc AFB during November 22, 23 and2kh, 1972
and he was advisedthere was no record of anyone named RICHARD FLOYD Mc COY¥ or
any of his mow alaises, He said there was no record of a D. COOPER or DAN
COOPER as hawing arrived as a member of any military crew of passenger's

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AIRTEL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

6/13/72

AIR MATL

FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164=24%)(P)
RE: NORJ/K

Re Seattle airtel, dated 5/31/72.

'Re: 'RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. -~ Suspect

A review of inveatigation conducted regarding the perti-

nent period 11/24/71 and period immediately preceding and follow-
ing this date reveals the following:

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MC COY wrote unnumbered check payable to Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah, dated 11/23/71,
in amount of $5.00 for cash, signed RICHARD F.
MC COY, JR.

MC COY attended class at Brigham Young University
morning of 11/23/71.

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residing Canton, Ohio, in interview following BTC
hijacking of United Air Lines (UAL) plane 4/7/72,

stated to best of her recollection, MC COY helped

prepare Thanksgiving dinner 11/25/71 between

hours of 2:90 and 6:00 pm. could 'not

recall MC COY's activities 11/24/71.

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Master Charge account maintained by MC COY at
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-

Salem, North Carolina, audited and no significant
invoices noted during pertinent period of NORJAK.

Investigation revealed a collect call was made to
MC COY's residence 11/25/71 at 10:41 pm from Las
Vegas, Nevada,

The following airlines records were reviewed in
an effort to determine if RICHARD FLOYD MC COoY,
JRe,y Re MC CO¥Y, D. COOPER, DAN COOPER or a J.
JOHNSON utilized Hughes Air West flights from Las
Vegas to Portland and return during the pertinent
period; UAL flights, noting UAL is not recommend-
ed for service between Las Vegas and Portland
since there are no direct flights; and Western
Airlines indicated no travel of an individual
utilizing the above names 'between Las Vegas,
Nevada; Portland, Oregon, and return.

A review of all pertinent military aircraft
records servicing the Portland and Las Vegas
areas, With flights originating from Salt Lake
City and Las Vegas areas, as well as return
flights originating from Portland area, failed to

'disclose travel by RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., on

or about 11/28/71.

LAKE CITY

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FLOYD MC COY, JR., who is being subpoenaed ag a necessary Govern- bIC

AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

ment witness for MC COY's trial 6/26/72 at Salt Lake City,

she was entirely truthful.

interviewed immediately at Canton, Ohio.

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noting at the time of her interview regarding MC COY's activities
on or about 11/24/71 it is not felt by interviewing Agents that
Further, it is noted there has been

| wife of NC COoY,
and it is felt that an interview by Bureau Agents who have previ~
ously talked with her will be more productive than having her

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Salt Lake City Teletype to Director, 4/10/72.

inad set out for Seattle to review NORJAK file to determine
if previously carried UNSUB was identical with NORJAK suspect,
will be discontinued.

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SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-36) 5/18/72
SAC, SEATTLE (164-93) (RUC)

RICHARD PLOYD MC COY, JR.
CAA ~ HIJACKING;
INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT
CREW MEMBERS

OO: SALT LAKE CITY

Re Salt Lake City Teletype to Director, 4/8/72, and
In view of the fact that subject has been identified,
Salt Lake City

Seattle (1 - 164-93)
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-92) 5/31/72
SA CHARLES E. FARRELL
NORJAK

. Attached is copy of memo prepared by SAC, SEATTLE,
4/20/72, setting forth suggested investigation at Pt. Lewis
and Mc Chord AFB.

'LEADS

SEATTLE DIVISION

At Pt. Lewis and McChord AFB

Will determine if subject MC COY either under
the name RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., R. MC COY, RICHARD
FLOYD MC COY , D. COOPER, DAN COOPER or J. JOHNSON, might
have had a military flight by the Air National Guard
into or out of Ft. Lewis or McChord AFB during the period
11/22, 23 or 24, 1972.

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AIRTEL AIRMAIL
TO : SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)

FROM ; SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
SUBJECT: NORJAK

Re Las Vegas airtel to Seattle and Salt Lake City
4/24/72.

Salt Lake City requested to advise if they have been
able to establish the whereabouts of RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.,
on 11/24/71.

It is noted that according to information set forth
in an PD 302 dated 4/19/72, reflecting interview with[ | bé
| @8 forwarded to Salt Lake City by the Charlotte b7c
Division, by their airtel 5/4/72, a check in the amount of
$5.00 was issued by RICHARD F. MC COY at Brigham Young
University on 11/23/71.

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4/20/72

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) SL.
(ATTN: FBI LABORATORY)
FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) (P)

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RE: -« NORJAK; °° > co,
RICHARD FLOYD McCOY, JR.

Erclosed for the Bureau is carbon copy of P
BankAmericard invoice and 2 carbons of same for purchases
of gasoline at a Power Thrust Service Station, Las Vegas,
Nevada, in the name of RICHARD F, McCOY, JR.

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The Laboratory is requested to conpare the
Signature RICHARD F, McCO¥Y on the enclosed docunents
with the handwriting in the military record of RICHARD
FLOYD McCOY, JR., Army Service Number :-RA14796789 and
any other known handwriting samples of McCOY submitted
in the investigation captioned, "RICHARD FLOYD HcCOY, JR.;
CAA"HIJACKING; INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS,"

In the event no identification is effected,
enclosed documents should be preserved for possible latent
fingerprint examination at a future date if requested
by Seattie or Salt Lake City. In this regard, enclosed

2 - Bureau: (Encl. 3)
1 ~ Portiand (164-41)
l_- Salt Lake City (164-24)

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SAC, SEATTLE 5/4/72
SAC, CHARLOTTE (164~101)(P)

NORJAK
(00: SEATTLE)

RE: SUSPECT RICHARD F, McCOY, JR.

Re Charlotte teletype to Director, 4/13/72;
Charlotte teletype to Director, 4/14/72; Charlotte teletype
to Salt Lake City, 4/17/72; and Charlotte teletype to Salt
Lake City, 4/18/72.

Enclosed fox each receiving office are nine
copies each of four FD-302s and one investigative insert
satting forth investigation conducted concerning this
matter at Raleigh, N. Cc. .

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

Q- Seattle (imc. 45)
\% - Salt Lake City (inc. 45)
2 + Charlotte

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also noted that in general. conversation with »6
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by SA RAYMOND MADDEN, JR. sdlt ba 4/29/72

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Bond Bs contents ore not lO be distributed outside your ogency.
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ADMINISTRATIVE: '

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was subscribed to by a RICHARD F. McCOY, SR., bID
Wimbelton Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, and has recently
been disconnected.

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Re: NORJAK NI ar Stree a
John Edsar Hoover, Dlrector
FBI Pile No. 164-2111
Lab. No. D-720425034 LL
Examingtion requested by: Las Vegas .
Reierence: . . Airtel 4/20/72
Examination requested: _ Document

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Remarks:
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~ Seattle (164-81) Enclosures (2) (2 Lao report)
- Salt Lake City (164-24) Enclosure (Lab report) ,036

lL - Portland (164-41) Enclosure (Lab report)

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FEDERAL EURZAU OF IRVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, 2. C. 26835 ,
pete: ' April 27, (1972

"Eo: SAC, Las Vegas (164-60)
re: NORJAK

Specimens received 4/24/72

FBITiteNo. O42} 11
Lab. No. D-720425034

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Q42 Carbon copyand two carbons of BankAmericard invoice for
account #4763 160 217 773 in the name of Richard F.
MeCoy, Jxr., bearing dates 11/25/71 and 11/26/71

Result of examination:

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' it was conciuded that the Richard F. McCoy, Jr.
signature on Q42 was prepared by RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, UR.,
whose known signatures appear on Kl in the case "RICHARD FLOYD

"MC COY, JR.; United Airlines Flight 855 Denver, Colorado, to
Los Angeles, California, 4/7/72; CAA ~- Hijacking."

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35/2/72

AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO : BAC, SEATILE (164-81)
FROM : SAC, INDIANAPOLIS (164-62) (RUC)
SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka

Dan Cooper

NOR T AIRLINES FLIGHT 305
PORTLAND TO SEATILE

11/24/71

CAA = HIJACKING; EXTORTION
OO: Seattle

(BUFILE: 164-2111)

It is noted by the Indianapolis Division that the
photograph of RICHARD MC COY, JR., which appeared in the
ndia lis News, is very similar in appearance to the artist's
conception of unsub.

MC COY recently apprehended at Provo, Utah by the
Salt Lake City Division for similar violation.

The foregoing information is set forth for evaluation
by Seattle for relevance to captioned matter.

No further investigation being conducted by Indian-

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4/28/72

ATRTEL
TOL DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM: SAC, CHARLOTTE (164-101)
NOBRJARK

Re suspect RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.

Enclosed for the Bureau a page
advertisement whi ch appeared | in th the iif od edition of
"The Sun-Journal" rn, N. C. Enclosed for Seattle

and Salt Lake City is one copy each of the above add
and pone PP OME each of two inserts reflecting investigation
a & , N. C.

It is noted that the newspaper add is an
for friends | to contribute to the legal defense of ath
FLOYD MC COY, JR.

VACB, Charlotte will not interview MC COY's
parents at this time.

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"4 a The family of Richard Floyd, McCoy, Je, who F; '
ie is a native of Craven County in the Cove City F4 , ;
4 area, are asking friends who would like to ;
"4 contribute to his legal defense, to send funds v-
y to Russell E. McCoy, Box 7, Cove City, N.C. ' '
Be \ ; He has served his country in the ormy nine eo
E: ' years and has three different missions to Viet. ts Me
e nom. He was in the Special Forces, a helicop- f "ot
BS 4 fer pilot and suffered head wounds im action § ret Re
y ; 4 and underwent head surgery. He wes award. {3 t'
'f | ed the Purple Heart and many other decera- '
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: 4 He was attending Brigham Young University, f4 " Salt,
iS 1: Provo, Utah, as a law enforcement officer, and. #3 " ro so re '
i% {7 was to graduate in August 1972. His only 14
<j 1 funds for support was the G.L, bill. He has f9 : sf
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|. was with Westinghouse Meter Plant, Raleigh, North Carolina. She

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The following investigation was conducted by sc
MARION E. HILLIARD at Raleigh, North Carolina:

. | Credit Bureau, Raleigh, . North ; b6
Carolina, advised on April_13, 1972, that RICHARD FLOYD MC Coy, <b7°
and address Raleigh, North

Carolina, has been:known, to the Credit Bureau since May of 1969,
file last checked in June of 1970. Prior address 3114 Sherrill
Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, employment at North Carolina.
State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, as a military custodian
since 1967, Social Security Number 241-14-7084. In September

of 1971, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company , Raleigh, North

Carolina, made an inquiry.

In 1969,-the Credit Bureau received information from
MYRTLE HELEN MC COY, address, Route 1, Box 57, Cove City, North
Carolina, Social Security Number 219- "16-9330, telephone number
$19~638-1801. MYRTLE- HELEN MC COY advised the Credit Bureau
she would not be responsible for the dehts.. of RICHARD FLOYD '
MC COY, SR., her ex-husband, and she stated that she owned
property at 3114 Sherrill Drive, Pine Knoll Valley, Raleigh,
North Carolina, and that she is in school and her prior employment

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DATE CHARGE # prspdstrfon
6/12/59 : Running xed Light + Co SEASSHER. 20.
9/5/57 Speeding et COERIALIZES Hy Lt}
3/7/61 . Mutilated driver's license No APR . SEATTLE
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| fuxther a@vised that RICHARD FLOYD MC COY,
JR, and | have been known to the Credit Bureau since
June of 1968. Permanent address of RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.
listed as Route 5, Box 378, Raleigh, North Carolina, occupation
Chief,Warrant Officer, as a helicopter pilot in the United States
Army, Social Security Number 268-40-9636. In 1968, the records
reflect that_he was stationed in Germany with prior station in
Vietnam. _| Lin 1968 was [ |, Utah

address | | Utah. 0b

| | Police Department,
Raleigh, North Carolina, advised April 13, 1972, that RICHARD
FLOYD MC COY, JR. has the following record with hie Genartment: af

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7/12/61 Careless and reckless Not guilty
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7/12/61 Illegal possession of Costs
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1/10/66 . Speeding .._. Costs :
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further advised that RICHARD FLOYD MC Coy, SR. >§
on August 4, 1956, was found guilty of speeding. bic

MYRTLE H. MC COY on December 28, 1964, was fined the
cost of court for speeding. On February 4, 1968, she was fined
cost of court for running a red light. On July 1, 1957, she

was £ined cost of court for cunning stop sign and not having a |
valid driver's license. .

. : [| ___funsnex_aluised thas his records are negative
concerning .

Credit information should be used for lead information

only.

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"HILLIARD at Raloigh, N.C.

'4-13-72, that RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, SR., a white malo born

operator's license number 2229),97 on 29-70, a duplicate of same

' on 85-70, RICHARD FLOYD McC COoY, JRes was issued operator's license

' address Route 1, Box 67, Cove City, N.C., was issued operator's

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Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Raleigh, N.C., advised on
2-14~16, address 78) B, Hawes Court, Raleigh, N.C., was issued

on 6-27-71, which will expire on 2-2-7»

'RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, Re, a white male born Le-7-h2,
address Route S, Box 373s Raleigh, N.C., was issued operatorts
license number 1964810 on 3-27-70, which will expire on 12-7-7h.

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'in the State of California.

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a white female born bic
address | Raleigh, N.C.,-was issued operatorts license
number a duplicate of same on which /

will expire on| ,

MYRTLE MC COY MC coy, & white female born 8-23-22,

license number 951290 an 6-26-70, which will expire on S-23-The
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4/24/72

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AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: «SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)(P)

SUBJECT 1NORJAK |

sone ofgagy (Oe Seabee ook, Scope :
ES ergean
dated Apr ' Zz, Reno, N,vwia. bIC

Enclosed for Seattle and Salt Lake City are
three FD-302s dated 4/13/72, reflecting intarviews
and investigation by SA MICHAEL G. §
Also_enclesed are FD-~302 interviews of
and | Jat Las Vegas on 4/18/77.

oT Seattle (164-81) 214 | : |
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FO-302 (REV, 3-17-69} | @ . a

| Onemndy 40/72" Reno s- Nevada

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Oste, Af 12/72 .

an Deputy |. "Washoe County Sheriff's

- Office furnished pecial ent (SA) DENNIS J. BARRY, JR, |
with a parachute that was found in the vicinity of Lemnon

Valley, Nevada, on April 8, 1972. This achute was found

on the ground in a disarrayed mamer with no pack or holding

advice near it. The following oppeared on a portion of

this parachute: ;

AF 33(038)-6575, Serial No. AF 49-205NG,

Date of Mfg., Feb. 1950, Mfg'd by Irving
Air Chute Co., Inc., Hfe, Neo: bysso0e"

SA BARRY obtained a Washoe County Sheriff's

Pepartnent Chain of Custody Receipt from Deputy
regarding this parachute.

Date dictated

'by

SA DENNIS J. BARRY, JR.skuc -

4/11/72

This document contatr's neither recommendetions nor conclvsions Ff the FBI, It is the property of the FBI oad is booned to your agency:
It ond itd contents are not to be distribyted outside your agency. -

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Docs BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION @ 4

Dore 4/13/72
Sargeant Air National Guard, b6
Reno, Nevada, examined a disarrayed parachute that was bie

found near Lemmon Valley, Nevada on April 8, 1972, and"
turned over to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office,
Identification appearing on a portion of this parachute
was as follows:

Canopy Assy. DWG. No. 48E7639-1
Order No. AF33 (038) ~ 6575

Serial No. AF 49-205 NF

Date of mfg. FEB. 1950

Mfg'd by IRVING Air Chute Co., Inc.
Mfg. No. 115590

Sargeant after examining this parachute,
advised that numerous hand stitchings appearing on this
parachute would indicate that it was used as a tent or
some form of shelter and that it had been exposed to all
kinds of weather for at Least five or six years.

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Of eervenn 4/10/72 Reno, Nevada Fite x_LV_164~60 ¥
by____._ SA _ DENNTS J. BARRY, IR. sbsh Date dictated _G/11/72 ian 7
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This document contoins netther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBL 11 ts the property of the FBI ond {5 fooned to your agency:

it and its contents ore not to be distsibyted outside youve ogency.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date__ 4/33/72
3, 1972,| , | bE
Tropicana, Hotel - Casino,. _ . vee wee PIE

Las Vegas, Nevada, caused the hotel registration
records and the arrival records to be checked for

° November, 1971, and more specifically November 25, 'os
1971. The names checked were as follows: fo 4
R, MC COY

RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.
DAN COOPER and D. COOPER

| | stated there was noi
record that any individual using the above names
registered into the Tropicana Hotel during the month
of November, 1971.

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by____SA_MICHAEL G. SIMONimte Dote dictoted 4/23/72.

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it ond ins contents are nolio be desirbyted ovtsale your ogency, ,

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

pote 4/13/72

- Obsexvation by SA MICHAEL G. SIMON
on April 13, 1972 of the Tropicana Hotel ~ Casino
Guest Registration area reflected that open
- public pay telephone 736-9820 is Located on
a west wall in a bank of open pay telephones.
umber 736-9820 is the end or north telephone.

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by. SA MICHAEL G. SINON:mtc: Date dictoted._ 4/13/72 ae

9 ees dccumient-tontoins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBIM is the property of the F8l ond is loaned to your ogency;
itond sts contents cre notte be distribyted outside your agency.

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FO-302 (Rev, 4-15-64)

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Date

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On April 13, 1972,

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Westward Ho Motel, }

Las Vegas, Nevada, was

contacted,

stated that telephone number

043-2378 is a guest billing telephone number for
the Westward Ho Motel, and the last three digits

378 indicate rhis billing was assigned to room
- number 378, | subsequently caused the records

of the Westward Ho Motel to be checked for November
2, 1971, for room ° 378, and developed the following
information.
RICHARD NC COY, 360 South 200 East, Provo,
Utah, registered in at 5:22 PM on November 2, 1971,
with five in the party. MC COY checked out of the
motel on November 3, 1971. MC COY signed the guest
registration With the name RICHARD F. MC COY, JR.
There is no automobile indicated on the guest .
registration card. A review of the folio under
number 186797 reflects that no outgoing telephone

calls were made from room 378 during the period
it was occupied by the MC COY party.

It is noted that both the registration card
and the folio are numbered the same, that is 186797.

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guest registration card and folio until so advised
they are no longer needed by the FBI, iS

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by _____SA MICHAEL @._sTMoN: mic Date dict

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on April 18, 1972, located a-carbon copy and two carbons ps
utilized in the preparation of a sales invoice number 764637

for png purchase of 5.6 gallons on gasoline with total charges
of $2.57.

This invoice was charged to RICHARD F. MC COY, JR.,
Bank Americard Number 4763 160 217 773 and bore the signa-~
ture of MC COY.

The invoice carried the machine date of November
25, 1972, but had the written date of Noventer 26, 1971.
The license number listed on the carbon copy of the invoice
appeared to be SA 1334 and the carbon utilized for the
preparation of these invoices had the additional notations
'No. Carol", however the above writing was not readily
discernible on the written carbon copy of the invoice.

| explained that the discrepancy of the b6
dates could be explained by virtue of the fact that his bic
station operated on a 24 hour basis with shifts running
from 7:00am to 3:00pm, from 3:00pm to 11:00pm and from
11:00pm to 7:00am. He stated that in view of the fact
November 25, 1971, was a holiday, he did not personally
work that day and as a result, the machine date of November
25, would not have been changed to November 27, 1971; until
9:Gmm on November 26, when he visited the station to
correlate the receipts for the holiday.

| further noted that in all possibility,
the employee handling the actual transaction was on duty
from 11:00pm, November 25, to 7:00am, November 26, and
therefore entered the date as November 26, which would have
been his regular work day and the machine date would not
have been changed until his appearance later as noted above

| | stated that a review of the employees \ b6

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4 oxrds for that date indicated that former employee AbTe
Social Security number | with [ZY o /
4/18/72 .Las Vegas, Nevada Lv 164-60 { "Pate san CR
On ot ' File 8 ene mtrerrerwenereenssid p. —
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by SA H.E. HINDERLITER, JR. skme Dete dicroted b2L/IZ HEAL
This document contoins neithee recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI ond is Fooned to your agency:

it ond its contents ore not to be distributed outside your ageacy.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Dete

Nevada, advised on April 19, 1972, that the

appearing on Bank Americard invoice number 764637

for the sale of 5.6 gallons of gasoline in the amount
of $2.57, appeared familiar to him as his handwriting ~*
and it is his impresion that he possibly handled that
transaction.

to enter ,

advised that normally they are required
their initials on the sales transaction, however,

this apparently was not done on the above invoice and
stated that he normally checks the License plate and

state and enters
may have done in this instance.

same thereon, which he assumes he

[sds stated, however, that he did work the
11:00pm shift commencing November 25, 1971, terminated
at 7:00am on November 26, 1971, but he does not now
specifically recall handling this transaction nor can
he describe the vehicle or individuals who may have been

involved.

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added that he is unable to identify
the artist's conception of the individual hijacking

the northwest airline flight as anyone known to him.

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STARRED IN
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4/18/72

Las Vegas, Nevada

at

File #

LV 164-60

by

SA H.E. HINDERLITER, JR.:kme

This document contains neither recommendations noe conctusions of the FBI. It fs the property of the FBI ond is loaned to your agency:

ft ond its contents ore not to be distribyted outside your ogeacy.

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Date dictated

4/24/72

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4/27/72,

AIRTEL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, CHICAGO (164-297) (P)

SUBJECT; NORJAK
RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR., aka

Dan Cooper

D,. Cooper )

J. Johnson . a i L— -
Re San Francisco tel 4/19/72. 4

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| [United Air Lines (UAL), Elk i BIC
Grove, Illinois, advised UAL offers no connecting flights from |

Las Vegas to Portland during November, 1971, and was not a
-xyecommended service for those points. A review of the Official
Airline guide for August, 1971, through December, 1971, ;
recommends service between Las Vegas and Portland by a three '
Air Weat flights and two Western flights, all of which offer '
direct service between Las Vegas and Portland and are only
carriers recommended for service between these points. UAL is
not recommended for service between Las Vegas and Portland.

In view of this, lead set forth in referenced tel not being
covered UAL. -

@- Seattle

1 = Salt Lake City (164-24)
1 - San Francisco (164-220)
1 - Chicago

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Airtel

To: SAC, Seattle (164-81)
From: Director, FSI (164-2111)
NOR JAK.

Retelcal frem SA Robert H. Matheson, Jr.,

General Investigative Division, on 4-27672.

Latent prints previously reported this
caseret identical major case prints | Richard Floyd.

McCoy, FBI #919406J2.

1 - Portlend (164-41)
1 - Salt Lake City .

4~27-72

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Airtel

4-27-72

Yor SACs, Las Vegas (164-60)
Seattle (164-81)

From: Director, FBI (164-2221)

ROSAS |
EGHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.

ReLVairtel April 22, 1972, reaybal tring
eleven cards bearing thirteen transparent Lifts.

Latent primta on iifts lack suffietent
guerag eet istic ridge. detail te be o£ value for

; Results of laboratery examinations and
AEPOSA ition othex Bubmitted items sibjects separate

Lifts enclosed te Las Vegas.
L - Portland (164-41)

386
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INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CRE 1t-MEM] ins *

OO: Salt Lake City FBI File No. "16422343

Lebo. = D=72 04 17 OL HK

Examination requested by: Salt LakecCity |

Reference: Airtel 4/12/72 " ° " : "
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Exanination requested: ,- Document ie, —_o-.
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Remarks;

Comparison of documentary evidence in the"
above-captioned case with questioned documents in NORJAK,
disclosed nothing of significance,

" This communication confirms and supplements
information telephonically furnished to SAC Calane by;
SA. Palner G,. 'Tunstala of the: Laboratory on 4/19/72. ; v7

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DO Mii INLUDE AnpenisinaivE SAL ehe f/-

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To: Sac, Salt Lake City (164-36) Date: April 21, 1972
' _ FBIFUON 164.2343
re: RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, IR. ; Lob. Noe D-72 04 17 011 Bx

CAA - HIJACKING;
INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS

Specimens recetved 4/14/72

"~ """"K3 Ten sheets of paper bearing impressions from Smith~-Corona -

Electra i20 semi- automatic electric typewriter, Serial
Number GLEV~121748 , ~

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K4 Five sheets of paper bearing impressions from Smith-Corona .
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K5 One sheet of ruled white paper bearing impressions from
Snith-Corona Coronet Electric typewriter belonging to
Karen McCoy

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| 40 SALT LAKE CITY (164-24
SEATTLE (164-81) -
FROM CHARLOTTE (164-101) (>) IP

NORJAK »

RE SUSPECT RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.
ON APRIL TWENTY LAST A KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURCE FURNISHED

NO ACTIVITY

NOTED PRIOR TO NORJAKe

MAINTAINED IN SEPARATE ONE~A IN CHARLOTTE FILE.
END.

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TO DIRECTOR, FBI 164-2111

LOS ANGELES

SALT LAKE CITY *

SAN FRANCISCO

PORTLAND

SEATTLE ALL OFFICES VIA WASHINGTON —

FROM LAS VEGAS 164-62
NORJAK

RE RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRe, AKA DAN COOPER, Ds Be COOPER,
D. COOPER, Je JOHNSON - SUSPECT.

RE SALT LAKE CITY TEL APRIL SEVENTEEN LAST. |

SALT LAKE CITY TELCALL APRIL SEVENTEEN LAST NOTES POSSIBILITY
MC IOY DROVE FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO LAS VEGAS, FLEW TO PORTLAND
TO COMMIT HIJACKING, RETURNED TO LAS VEGAS, AND DROVE BACK 10
SALT LAKE CITY. INVESTIGATION INDICATES COLLECT CALL TO MC COY'S
RESIDENCE NOVEMBER TWENTY-FIVE LAST AT TEN FORTY-ONE PM FROM
LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS GAS PURCHASE IN LAS VEGAS SAME DATE USING
BANK AMERICARD. \

RECORDS, WESTWARD HO MOTEL, LAS VEGAS, CHECKED FOR ENTIRE
MONTH OF NOVEMBER, SEVENTY-ONE AND NO REGISTRATION LOCATED FOR

_ NOVEMBER TwO, PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. ALL AIRLINE MAN
HAVE FLIGHTS TO PORTLAND FROM LAS VEGAS DESTROYED AFTER

NINETY DAYS, FBI + SEATILE

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637 FA URGENT 4-20-72 SGT
TO = DIRECTOR (164-2111)
SEATILE (164-81)
SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)
FROM LAS VEGAS (164-6@)

NORJAKs REt RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. SUSPECT.

RE LAS VEGAS TEL APRIL NINETEEN LAST.

LT. COL. NELLIS
AIR FORCE BASE, ADVISED SEARCH OF RECORDS FOR OUTGOING AIRCRAFT
TO TRE PORTLAND, CREGOM, AREA DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER,
SEVENTY=S, NEy NEGATIVES . NO RECORD OF MC COY ON ANY FLIGHT
MANIFEST LEAVING NELLIS FOR SAME PERIOD, —

CARBON COPY OF BANK AMERICARD INVOICE OF CAR FOR MC COY
AND TWO CARBON OF SAME FOR PURCHASES OF GASOLINE AT POWER
THRUST SERVICE STATION, IAS VEGAS, NEVADA, FORWARDED TO BUREAU
THIS DATE.

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FILE (164-81) 4/20/72

* Purther, McCOY and his wife are inveterate users of credit

SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK
On 4/19/72 SAC CALAME called from Salt Lake City.

He advised that they had been unable to establish
the whereabouts of RICHARD FLOYD McCOY on 11/24/71, the day
of the hijacking. They have noted that gas purchases were
made with his credit card at Provo, Utah; Cedar City, Utah
"and at Las Vegas, Nevada, for his automobile on 11/25/71,
the last one being made at Las Vegas, Nevada, some time
between 11:00 PM on 11/25/71, and 9:00 AM on 11/26/71.

ecards, purchasing meals and other small items on credit
cards, but they have been unable to locate any purchases
on the credit cards for 11/24/71.

A long distance telephone call was made from a public
phone in the Tropicana Motel at Las Vegas to McCOY's home in
Provo collect on 11/25/71. I suggested to them that they
have Las Vegas find out who made the call since the Telephone
Company maintains records on the identity of the caller.

They advised that ROBERT YAN IEPEREN when shown
the photograph of the necktie and tie clip found in the
Northwest Airlines plane related that he had seen McCOY
wear similar ties. In addition, he said the tie clasp
looks familiar but he cannot say for sure if McCoy had
one exactly like it.

Dering the conversation SAC CALAME suggested, and
I agree, that we should check with the Army at Fort Lewis
and at McChord AFB to see if McCOY could have made any
flights on a military plane arriving at McChord or Fort Lewis .
on November 22, 23 or 24, 1971, or made any flight from there
on those dates or November 25 or 26, 1971.

In addition, steps should be initiated at once
through the appropriate airline to determine if McCOY using
the name' R. McCOY, RICHARD FLOYD McCOY, D. COOPER, DAN COOPER or
J. JOHNSON, made any flights from either Seattle or Portland to

San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Las Vegas sut uent to 8:15 PM
on 11/24/71. This should be done at once. itr
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SEATILE (164-81)

RE SUSPECT RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, Re
RECORDS OF THE THREE SEPARATE MILITARY UNITS AT PORTLAND

FLIGHT MADE DURING PERTINENT PERIOD BY SUSPECT MC COY.

RECORDS OF UNITED AIR LINES AND AIR WEST FOR PORTLAND
FLIGHTS TO LAS VEGAS BEING CHECKED ELSEWHERE, WESTERN AIR LINES
RECORDS AT PORTLAND FAIL TO SHOW ANY FLIGHT MADE BY SUSPECT MC COY
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SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

On 4/29/72 SAC CALAHE from Salt Lake City called
and while on the phone I talked to SA JIM THEISEN.

They related that MeCOy had brown hair. They
recalled that some brown hair was found on the back of the
seat in which the UNSUB sat. 'SHEISEN was advised tnat
this hair was very likely in possession of Las Vegas.
He advised that he would obtain a sample of McCOY's hair
and have Las Vegas forward the sample they have to the
Bureau for comparison. They also mentioned that since there
were some smudges of fingerprints found in the plane by Las
Vegas, they would have the Bureau examine them and compare them
with McCOY's fingerprints to see if identifiable,

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NORJAK

RE SALT LAKE CITY TEL, APRIL SEVENTEEN, 1tAST.

IAS VEGAS, INDICATE[_|

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4/20/72
ALRTEL AIRMAIL
TO : SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P~)

SUBJECT: NORJAK

RE SUSPECT: 'RICHARD PLOYD MC COY (SEsub file 386)

Re Minneapolis airtel 4/12/72.

Concerning the identity of off-line passengers
flying Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis is being requested
to obtain this information. ~

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MINNEAPOLIS DIVISION

At Minneapolis, Minnesota

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SUBJECT: NORJAK
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Re telephone call of SAC EARL MILLNES to Minneapolis
on 4/10/72,

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contacted Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis,

Minnesota, | |provided the Lift tickets for all flights -
£rom Portland to Seattle and vice versa for the period of
11/10 to 24/71.

A veview_ of these\lift tickets for the names of
RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, R. MC Y, D. COOPER, DAN COOPER, and
T. JOHNSON @ negative. —
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SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) \
SEATTLE (164-81)
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RE SALT LAKE TELETYPE APRIL EIGHTEEN LAST.
FOR INFORMATION OF SALT LAKE yNrTED AIR LINES CUAL) RECORDS "
MAINTAINED AT CHICAGO. REFERENCED TELETYPE INDICATES. THE POSSIBILITY
THAT MC COY DROVE FROM SALT LAKE city TO LAS VEGAS, FLEW TO PORTLAND '*
TO COMMIT HIJACKING, RETURNED TO LAS VEGAS AND DROVE BACK TO SALT
LAKE CITY. AIRWEST, UAL, AND vESTERN AIRLINES PROVIDE SERVICE
BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PORTLAND BUT THERE ARE NO DIRECT FLIGHTS.
ALL ARE EITHER VIA LOS ANGELES OR SAN FRANCISCO. CHICAGO DETERMINE
THROUGH UAL RECORDS IF MC COY UNDER HIS TRUE NAME OR THAT OF D. oo
COOPER, DAN COOPER, OR J. JOHNSON tox FLIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS TO PORT-
LAND ON NOVEMBER TWENTYTHIRD OR TWENTYFOURTH, NINETEEN SEVENTYONE

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TO -—«~DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)!
LAS VEGAS (164-62) :
'PORTLAND (164-41)
SEATTLE (164-81) |
FROM SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)

" NORJAK. RE: RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. ~ SUSPECT.

RE SALT LAKE CITY TELEPHONE CALLS TO PORTLAND AND LAS VEGAS
APRIL EIGHTEEN LAST, 5

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ROBERT VAN IEPEREN, EIGHT EIGHT ZERO SHERWOOD, SALT LAKE CITY,

ADVISED APRIL EIGHTEEN LAST NC coy 'LixeD TO WEAR CONSERVATIVE

SOLID COLORED CLIP-ON TIES SIMILAR ro PHOTOGRAPHS OF TIES IN NORJAK«
VAN IEPEREN STATED HE HAD BEEN OUT SOCIALLY WITH NC COY AND RECALLED
THAT AT A MOVIE ONE NIGHT MC COY WORE A CLIP-ON TIE AND REMOVED

HIS TIE WHEN HE SAT DOWN TO WATCH THE MOVIE, VAN .

IEPEREN WAS SHOWN PHOTOGRAPH OF TIE CLASP RECOVERED IN

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VAN IEPEREN STATED MC COY MADE HIS FIRST FREE FALL PARACHUTE sone
JUMP IN OCTOBER SEVENTYONE WHILE ON A FLIGHT WITH VAN IEPEREN.
MC COY HAS MADE NUMEROUS MILITARY TYPE JUMPS AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW- '
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MC COY AND OTHER NATIONAL GUARD MEN OBTAINING MILITARY FLIGHTS.
VAN IEPEREN STATED USUALLY ALL THAT IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN FLIGHT
1S TO PRESENT NATIONAL GUARD IDENTIFICATION CARD.
FLIGHT OPERATIONS, HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH,' HAS
NO RECORD OF MILITARY HOPS BY NC COY IN NOVEMBER SEVENTYONE OR
APRIL LASTe RECORD LOCATED OF FLIGHT BE ROBERT LARRY PATTERSON
(CLOSE FRIEND OF MC COY), MC COY AND TWO BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
' STUDENTS TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON JANUARY TVWENTYFOUR LAST.
CHECK OF SERVICE STATIONS, CEDAR CITY, UTAH, TODAY INDICATED
" DATES OF CHARGE TICKETS ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFIVE AND TWENTYSIX LAST
- BY MC COY ARE PROBABLY ACCURATE DATES, HOWEVER BOTH SERVICE STATION
OPERATORS STATE THEY HAVE MADE ERRORS IN PAST ON DATES ON CHARGE
TICKETS AND COULD NOT BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN AS TO DATES.
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ROL6 CE CODE
10:12PM NITEL 4-18-72 RSR

TOt SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) AND SEATTLE (164-81)
FROMs CHARLOTTE (164+191)

NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
) RE CHARLOTTE TELETYPE TO SALT LAKE CITY APRIL SEVENTEEN,
SEVENTYTWO, AND SALT LAKE CITY TELEPHONE CALL TO
CHARLOTTE , APRIL SEVENTEEN SEVENTYTWO.
A KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURCE WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE
INFORMATION IN THE PAST ADVISED THAT SUSPECTI*S FATHER RICHARD

E. MC COY , SRe »

DECEMBER, SEVEDNTYONE,

AND THAT DURING THE MONTHSOF NOVENBER AND

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TG DIRECTOR (164-2111)
SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) ' ™
SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM CHICAGO (364-297)

NORJAKe

ia RE SALT LAKE CITY TELS APRIL ELEVEN, LAST. "

, SEARCH PROCEEDING AT UNITED AIR LINE HEADQUARTERS, ELK
GROVE, ILLINOIS, OF FLIGHT RECORDS FOR ALL UAL FLIGHTS FROM
SALT LAKE CITY TO PORTLAND NOVEMBER TEN, NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE tom
TO NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR, NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE AND FROM SEATTLE-
PORTLAND TO SALT LAKE CITY NOVEMBER TEN TO NOVEMBER TWENTY SEVEN
NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE. AS SOON AS SEARCH COMPLETED, BUREAU AND
OFFICE OF ORIGIN WILL BE ADVISED.
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TO: DIRECTOR (164-2111)
SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)
SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: CHARLOTTE (164-181) IP

NORJAK. 00: SEATTLE

RE CHARLOTTE TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR, APRIL THIRTEEN, SEVENTY

TWO.
RE: SUSPECT RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR.

BEING FORWARDED TO SALT LAKE CITY AND SEATTLE BY AIRTEL

IS COPY OF TRANSACTIONS REGARDING MC COY'S MASTER CHARGE DURING
PERIOD JANUARY SEVENTYONE, TO LATTER MARCH, SEVENTYTWGe
INFORMATION OBTAINED APRIL THIRTEEN, SEVENTYTWO, » FROM WACHOVIA
BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, WINSTON-SALEN, Ne Coy INDICATES NO ACTIVITY
ON THE PART OF MC COY'S MASTER CHARGE DURING PERTINENT PERIOD

OF NORJAKs
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TOs DIRECTOR (164-2111)
SALT LAKE CITY (164«24)
SEATTLE' (164-81)

FROM CHARLOTTE (164-181) SP

NORJACK

RE CHARLOTTE TELETYPE TO BUREAU, APRIL THIRTEEN, LAST,

RE: SUSPECT RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRe

ON APRIL FOURTEEN, INSTANT, NC COY'S CHECKING ACCOUNT
AT WACHOVIA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, RALEIGH, NeCe, WAS COMPLETELY
REVIEWED AND ALL ACTIVITY AND TRANSACTIONS WERE NOTED FROM
OCTOBER ONE, SEVENTY ONE, THROUGH THE PRESENT DATE. IT SHOULD
BE OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE NO EXTREMELY UNUSUAL DEPOSITS OR
DEBITS NOTED DURING THE ABOVE PERIOD.

DURING THE PERTINENT PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN, SEVENTY
ONE, THROUGH DECEMBER FIFTEEN, SEVENTY ONE, SUSPECT AND WIFE
WROTE EIGHTEEN CHECKS AND MADE TOTAL DEPOSITS OF SEVEN RUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS WITH BALANCE ON DECEMBER FIFTEEN, SEVETNY ONE, OF

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FORTY TWO DOLLARS AND THIRTY FIVE CENTS. ) 'SUSPECT* S BALANCE ON
JANUARY EIGHTEEN, LAST, WAS SIXTY THREE DOLLARS AND 'SEVENTY
SEVEN CENTS, ON FEBRUARY SIXTEEN, LAST, NINETY SEVEN DOLLARS AND
SIXTY FIVE CENTS, AND ON MARCH FIFTEEN, LAST, SUSPECT'S BALANCE
WAS THIRTY TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY FOUR CENTS. SUSPECT'S CURRENT

",.., ,BALANCE IS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

SUSPECT'S CHECKING ACCOUNT ALSO INCLUNED A "READY RESERVE"
ACCOUNT WHICH WHEN NECESSARY AUTOWATICALLY CREDITS AND DEPOSITS
CASH TO HIS ACCOUNT WHEN HIS ACCOUNT IS OVERDRAWN. ALL CHECKS
WRITTEN BY SUSPECT AND WIFE WERE REVIEWED AND APPEAR TO HAVE
BEEN WRITTEN LOCALLY IN PROVO, UTAH, AREA, AND NONE WERE NOTED
THAT WOULD APPEAR 70 BE PERTINENT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
MATTER. .

DURING REVIEW OF SUSPECT'S ACCOUNT, IT WAS NOTED THAT HE
HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL CHECKS TO THE FIRST SECURITY BANK OF UTAH,
PROVO,UTAH, IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER ONE SIX ZERO DASH
TVO ONE SEVEN DASH SEVEN SEVEN THREE.

IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION, CHARLOTTE 1S PREPARING
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_ _YUTAH, TODAY INDICATES APPLICATION FOR BANK CREDIT CARD DATED

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6:22PM IMMEDIATE 4/13/72 LSB

TOs DIRECTOR, FBI (164+2111) ' '
. SAC, SEATTLE (164+81)
FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) 4P

NORJAKe 002 SEATTLE,

REVIEW OF BANK RECORDS OF RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRe;
OBTAINED FROM WALKER BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, SALT LAKE CITY,

JANUARY TWENTY LAST. OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS AS OF THAT
DATE INCLUDE FORTY DOLLARS TO MASTER CHARGE$ SIX HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS TO BANKAMERICARD$ NO AMOUNTS OWING TO WACHOVIA,
BANK AND TRUST, BUT PRIOR LOANS. CHECK DATED JANUARY TWENTYONE
LAST IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIRST SECURITY
BANK FOR BANKAMERICARD PAYMENT. CHECK DATED MARCH TWENTYFOUR
LAST TO WALER BANK FOR BANKAMERICARD PAYMENT, OVERALL
REVIEW OF OTHER CHECKS INDICATE MC COY HAD EXTENSIVE FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING OTHERS THAN THOSE LISTED ON BANK CARD
APPLICATION FORM.

CHUCK PETERSON VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP, PROVO, UTAH,
ADVISED TODAY RICHARD FLOYD WC COY, URes HAD REPAIRS

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GN VOLKSWAGEN ON SEVEN OCCASIONS SINCE NOVEMBER NINETEEN
SEVENTY. MILEAGE WAS NOTED ON REPAIR TICKETS AS FOLLOWS:
NOVEMBER TWENTYFIVE NINETEEN SEVENTY, FOUR TWO ONE ZERO
THREE MILESs JUNE TWENTYTHREE NINETEEN SEVENTYONE, FIVE ONE
ZERO ZERO FOUR MILES; SEPTEMBER TEN NINETEEN SEVENTYONE,
FIVE THREE, SEVEN FOUR ZERO MILES; OCTOBER TWENTYNINE
ts | NINETEEN SEVENTYONE, FIVE FIVE THREE TwO ZERO MILES; NOVEMBER ot
THIRTY NINETEEN SEVENTYONE, FIVE SEVEN ZERO FOUR TWO MILES}
MARCH THIRTEEN LAST, SIX ZERO SIX SIX EIGHT NILESS AND
APRIL FIVE LAST, SIX ONE SIX THREE FIVE MILES.
IT IS NOTED IN THE SEVEN MONTH PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER
TWENTYFIVE NINETEEN SEVENTY TO JUNE TWENTYTHREE NINETEEN
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EMPLOYMENT RECORDS OF WIFE INDICATE SHE APPLIED FOR —
POSITION WITH UTAH COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTNENT ON NOVEMBER
NINETEEN, NINETEEN SEVENTYONE, ON THE APPLICATION SHE
INDICATED THAT SHE PLANNED TO LEAVE PROVO, UTAH, ON
NOVENBER TWENTYTWO WINETEEN SEVENTYONE FOR THREE WEEK
VISIT TO NORTH CAROLINA. HUSBAND TO FOLLOW ON DECEMBER
TEN NINETEEN SEVENTYONE, PURPOSE OF TRIP WAS TO VISIT
HUSBAND'S FAMILY. SHE LATER CONTACTED OFFICE AND INDICATED |
THAT THEY DID NOT GO BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. SHE DID NOT FURTHER "eee
EXPLAIN. ADDITIONAL RECORDS, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
""INDIGATE MC COY WAS ABSENT FROM GLASS ON DECEMBER Two . -
NINETEEN SEVENTYONES
"NATIONAL GUARD RECORDS INDICATE MC COY ATTENDED NORMAL
DRILLS ON NOVEMBER THIRTEEN AND FOURTEEN NINETEEN SEVENTYONE
AND DECEMBER ELEVEN AND TWELVE NINETEEN SEVENTYONE. HE
PERFORMED EXTRA FLIGHT DRILLS ON NOVEMBER NINETEEN AND
TWENTY NINETEEN SEVENTYONE AND DECEMBER FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN
AND SIXTEEN NINETEEN SEVENTYONE, RECORDS OF PURPOSES OF
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19:45 PM NITEL 4/17/72 Acad:
TO DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

LAS VEGAS (164-69)
PORTLAND (164-41)
SEATTLE (164~81)
FROM SALT LAKE CITY 164-24) Cae

NORJAKe. RE: RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. - SUSPECTs

RE SALT LAKE CITY TELEPHONE CALL TO LAS VEGAS APRIL SEVENTEEN
INSTANTs _ : | |

REVIEW OF BANKANERICARD CHARGE TICKETS TODAY INDICATED
CHARGES TO MC COY AT PROVO, UTAH,' FOR GAS PURCHASEON NOVEMBER
TWENTYFIVE LAST; CHARGE FOR GAS PURCHASE AT CEDAR CITY, UTAH, .
NOVENBER TWENTYFIVE LAST; CHARGE FOR Gas PURCHASE AT POWER THRUST,
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; MERCHANT NBER SEVEN SIX FOUR THREE SIX NINE

FOR GAS NOVEMBER TWENTYFIVE ast. ALSO SHOWN IS GAS PURCHASE ON

NOVEMBER TWENTYSIX LAST AT CEDAR CITY, UTAH. ,

TELEPHONE TOLL RECORDS INDICATE COLLECT CALL MADE
10 HOME OF MC COY TEN FORTYONE Pete, LAS VEGAS TIME, ON NOVENBER
TVENTYFIVE LAST, 'FROM PUBLIC PHONE BOOTH AT TROPICANA HOTEL.

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AIRLINES AND AIR VEST IN AN erroat to DETERMINE IF MC COY UNDER
HIS TRUE NANE OR THAT OF D. COOPER, DAN COOPER OR J, JOHNSON FOR ° « ™
ANY FLIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS TO PORTLAND ON NOVEMBER TWENTYTHREE " oe
OR TWENTYFOUR LAST WITH RETURN FROM PORTLAND TO LAS VEGAS NOVEMBER =~
TWENTYFOUR OR TWENTYFIVE Last. ' |.
PORTLAND IS REQUESTED TO DETERMINE ALL FLIGHTS FROM PORTLAND

TO SAN FRANCISCO OR LOS ANGELES ON POSSIBILITY BEING THAT MG COY "me
COULD HAVE MADE CONNECTING FLIGHT 10 Las VEGAS AND HAVE TURNED IN
HIS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED TICKET. EHECK UNDER SAME NAMES AS GIVEN.
ABOVE FOR LAS VEGAS. -

"ADDITIONAL CHECK OF NATIONAL GUARD RECORDS BY SALT LAKE CITY
FAILED TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT WOULD PLACE MC COY = ~~
IN THE SALT LAKE CITY AREA NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST.

UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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4/13/72
AIRTEL : ) , AIRMAIL
TO : SAC, SALT LAKE CIty (164-24)
FROM « SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P-)

SUBJECT: NGRCAR
Re Portland teletype to Seattle 4/12/72.

Enclosed for Salt Lake City are three colored
photographs.

The photegraphs wore taken with Polaroid film of a
tie clasp and necktie found in the search of the plane in
captioned case at Reno, Nevada, and helieved left behind by
ONSUR.

Salt Lake requeated to utilize these photos in
connection with their case on MC COy.

2- Salt Lake City (164-24) (Bncl 3)
1 - Las Vagas (164-696) (Info)
~ Portland {164-41} (Info)
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SEATTLE
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FROM LAS VEGAS (164-62) 2P

NORJAK

RE SALT LAKE CITY TEL 'APRIL TWELVE LAST AND SALT LAKE CITY
AND Las VEGAS TELCALLS SANE DATE. .

LAS VEGAS TELEPHONE NUMBER SEVEN THREE SIX - NINE EIGHT TWO
ZERO IS A PAY TELEPHONE IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF THE TROPICANA
HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADAe CHECKS AT TROPICANA HOTEL FAILED TO

' INDICATE MC COY UNDER KNOWN NAMES AND ALIASES REGISTERED AT

HOTEL DURING NOVEMBER, SEVENTY-ONE. THIS CHECK ALSO INCLUDED
NAMES DAN COOPER AND D. COOPER.

LAS VEGAS TELEPHONE ZERO FOUR THREE = TWO THREE SEVEN EIGHT
IS GUEST BILLING FOR WESTWARD HO MOTEL, TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED
LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH.

RECORDS, WESTWARD HO MOTEL, AS CHECKED THIS DATE, INDICATE
RICHARD MC COY, THREE SIX ZERO SOUTH TWO HUNDRETH EAST, PROVO,
urn, CHECKED IN ROOM THREE SEVEN EIGHT NOVEMBER Two, SEVENTY ONE.

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'¢Friday might be the same man.as "D..B Be citigencer
_ , _ t$Coope . who. pulled a" similar escapad ; Seattle, Wash.
q last PNovembere. 1 hae Ne Re rte ed ;
, ig? "A massive search for thé latest ise —_—
4 iSer—who parachuted from a United Air
3 (Lines 727 jetliner after leaving San rian
' ¢ 'cisco—was conducted in the Provo, Utah,» __
ig i} area yesterday. But the search bad all but}
' 'fended last night after a local official, ie
| (Sported a suspect has been identified put
not apprehended. «7 wep peta 2 —
'§. .Meanwhile, the search was continuing,
\$in the Woodland, Wash., area for the mys-,
. ; terious Cooper, who parachuted Thanks,
giving Eve from a Northwest Alrlines ' —_—
; fetliner. with $200.00. gi yaa eae
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5 ity that the United od the D. B, be the,
2same man who, used the . r. .
? name was "umder consideration." * * ee Dates ; 4/ 9/72
4 He said there was "always a ypssibill- Edition: Sunday
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<. parachutes were ... turned |.
+ Over to the hijacker and he
\, ordered the crew to fly to
' Reno, Nev. dud Sopa
tr 'When the plane 'arrived
" at Reno, the. skyjacker, the |
*. money 'and two Parachutes ,
Were gone, «22rd ned
1\* Authoritles theorized the ,
«man parachuted over rug--
' ged southwestern Washing-
> ton. country, and a search
¥ was carried out for nearly :
i two 'weeks. <<) fen ern
. +2:The search Was resumed:
"about two 'weeks "ago;
Pealled 'off at Easter and |
Fthen refnstituted Friday. - }
ee FBI has had* 'little,

comment on the search for.
Cooper, but an Army}
spokesman earlier sald he,
Sthought It might be the re-'
5. 'sult of "negative reaction."
&+1He: explained . that be-,
"cause none of the marked'
s.dills used as ransom: nion-*
"ey had'turned up, law: ene!
'forcement authorities ap
pparently . delieve 'Cooper |
have been killed When
& "he Jumped from the Boeing -
1.727 jetliner. Bison ras
x +The first attempted para-
, chute skyjacking occurred
ilast 'Nov. 12. It ended in
» fallure' when a member of
ithe crew of an Air Canada
ret subdued a man who had
idemanded .. money, "and
'par arachutes which were. de-
vered at the Great Falls,
»Mont., alrport.:The sky:
tjacker was struck on 'the
ead. with 'a fire ax'as he
twat strapping on his ls para
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In 'all, 'sever' persons"
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NRGGS GE PLAIN
A4O3PM URGENT 4+13~72 DAM
TOs DIRECTOR 164-2111
SALT LAXE CITY 164-24
SEATTLE 164-81
FROM: CHARLOITE 164-191 3P

NORJAK 00% SEATILE,

APRIL TWELVE, LAST. ,
REs SUSPECT RICHARD FLOYD i JRe

END PAGE ONE

RE SALT LAXE CITY TELEPHONE CALL TO CHARLOTTE ON

INVESTIGATION AT WACHOVIA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, RALEIGH,
; Ne Cey REVEALED THAT RICHARD FLOYD MCCOY, JRe, AND WIFE,. an
KAREN BURNS MCCOY, HAVE CURRENT 'CHECKING ACCOUNT WITH
BALANCE OF FORTY DOLLARS AND TWELVE GENTS. WHICH ACCOUNT ,
WAS OPENED ON JULY TWENTY ONE, NINETEEN SIXTY FIVE, WHEN oem
THEY RESIDED IN RALEIGH, Ne C. RICHARD FLOYD MCCOY, JRey
ALSO HAS A MASTER CHARGE ACCOUNT CARD: 'WITH WACHOVIA AND _ oo
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO TRIS aceduat IS BEING OBTAINED
FROM VACHOVIA COMPUTER CENTER, WINSTON-SALEM, Ne Ce. MCCOY "

and

Aub: FEL
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7" EO venneene END:
LEO.
APR 11972
FBy- SEATTLE
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"CE 164-101 |
PAGE THREE |
RECORDS AT THE BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, KINSTON, NORTH
CAROLINA, REVEALED THAT MYRTLE HELEN MCCOY, BOX SEVEN, COVE
CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, OPENED A-SAVINGS ACCOUNT IN HER NANE
AND THE NAME OF RICHARD FLOYD MCCOY, JRe, ON SEPTEMBER . "
FOURTEEN, SEVENTY ONE, WITH A DEPOSIT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
AND NO ACTION IN THIS ACCOUNT SINCE, TELLER WHO OPENED THE
ACCOUNT ADVISED MYRTLE IS THE MOTHER OF RICHARD. NO RECORDS
OF SUSPECT HAVING CHECKING ACCOUNT, LOAN, OR SAFETY DEPOSIT
\ BOX, BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA, HOWEVER, |
MYRTLE He MCCOY OBTAINED A SAFETY DEPOSIT —_
BOX ON AUGUST TWENTY THREE, SEVENTY ONE, AND HAD BEEN BACK
TO SAME ONE TIME ON SEPTEMBER FOURTEEN, SEVENTY ONE.
CHARLOTTE AT WINSTON-SALEM, INVESTIGATION CONTINUING
CONCERNING ACTIVITY OF MCCOY'S MASTER CHARGE ACCOUNT. |
CHARLOTTE AT RALEIGH. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING CONCERNING
MCCOY'S CHECKING ACCOUNT.

END

JJT

FBI SEATTLE
CLR

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NR O86 PD PLAIN '
11245 PM NITEL 412-72 Auw
TOs SEATTLE (164-81)
SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)
LAS VEGAS (164+69)
FROM: PORTLAND (164-41) (P) —sEP

NOR JAK

RE LAS VEGAS TELETYPE TO PORTLAND APRIL TWELVE, SEVENTYTWO,
RETEL ADVISED SALT LAKE CITY HAS REQUESTED COLOR PHOTOS
OF TIE AND TIE CLASP FOUND IN SEARCH OF PLANE IN RENO, NEVADA, IN

"INSTANT CASE, AND BELIEVED WORN AND LEFT BEHIND BY UNSUB,

LAS

. VEGAS FURNISHED ITEMS TO PORTLAND BY AIRTEL FEBRUARY NINE SEVENTYTWO,
PORTLAND FORWARDED SAME TO BUREAU LABORATORY BY LETTER FEBRUARY TWENTY

\

FOUR SEVENTYTVO, AND LAB RETURNED ITEMS TO SEATTLE AS ENCLOSURES TO

LAB REPORT MARCH EIGHT SEVENTYTWO.

¢ SEATTLE REQUESTED TO FURNISH SALT LAKE CITY WITH co.or _/

a

PHOTOS OF TIE AND CLASP FOR INVESTIGATION, —/

END

dub. B8z¢

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'

NROI3 SE PLAIN
6:20 PM NITEL 4/12/72 VAB
TO DIRECTOR (164-2111)
FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 1P

NORJAK.

4
PHOTOGRAPH OF RICHARD FLOYD MC COY HAS BEEN DISPLAYED TO THREE
WITNESSES BY PORTLAND DIVISION, THREE WITNESSES BY SEATTLE DIVI-
SION AND THREE STEWARDESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS DIVISION, (ons) ret
IFY MC COY AS THE HIJACKER. TWO SEATTLE WITNESSES ADVISE THAT
THERE ARE CERTAIN, SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN MC COY AND UNSUB

NORJAK CASE BUT DO NOT IDENTIFY MC COY AS HIJACKER.
a

, SALT LAKE CITY DIVISION REQUESTED TELEPHONICALLY TO EXPEDITE
INVESTIGATION TO ESTABLISH MC COY*S EXACT WHEREABOUTS DURING PERT-

INENT PERIOD THIS CASE.
INVESTIGATION MC COY BEING CONDUCTED TO POSITIVELY ELIMINATE

KIM AS A SUSPECT THROUGH ESTABLISHING WHEREABOUTS DURING PERTINENT

PERIOD. THE BUREAU WILL BE KEPT ADVISED.

END

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NR 203 SF PLAIN , \

1251PM URGENT 4-12-72 MS \

TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) | - . ie
SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) ' | von
SEATTLE (164-81) . |
PORTLAND | | ae
CHICAGO

FROM SAN FRANCISCO (164-228) IP
NORJAK -

RE RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRe CAA - HIJACKING; INTERFERENCE

WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS, OO: SALT LAKE CITY . "
RE SEATTLE TEL TO BUREAU, ET AL, APRIL ELEVEN LAST; AND SAN

FRANCISCO TEL TO BUREAU, ET AL, APRIL ELEVEN LAST. ,

_- REVIEW OF TICKETS AT HUGHES AIR WEST, SAN MATEO, CALIF., FAILED

TO REFLECT ANY COOPER OR ANY MC COY FLYING BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY

TO PORTLAND OR SEATTLE OR FROM PORTLAND OR SEATTLE TO SALT LAKE CITY.

DURING REVIEW OF TICKETS, REVIEWING PERSONNEL WERE INTRUCTED TO PULL

ANY TICKETS WITH NAMES COOPER OR MC COY ON THEM. NO TICKETS LOCATED,

a

REVIEW CONDUCTED BY BUAGENTS.
END
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FBI SEATTLE . y ~ 8) - :
APR 121972

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: END PAGE ONE — 7

TION REFLECTING MC COY WAS OUT OF PROVO! UTAH, AREA DURING PERIOD

~

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Lit34PM URGENT 4/12/72 LSB
TOs DIRECTOR (164~2111) -
LAS VEGAS
PORTLAND (164=41)
SEATTLE (164-81) :

NORJAKe 00 SE,

RE SU TEL, APRIL TWELVE INSTANT, TO BUREAU, SE AND CE.
RE: RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. - SUSPECT.
INTERVIEW OF ACQUAINTANCES TO! DATE OF Mc COY' GIVE NO INFORMA-

NOVEMBER TWENTY-THREE TO TWENTY=FIVE. LAST.

SISTER-IN-LAW OF MC COY STATED THIS DATE SHE RECALLED HAVING
THANKSGIVING DINNER, NOVEMBER TWENTY-FIVE LAST, AT APPROXIMATELY
TWO PM, AND MC COY HAD HELPED PREPARE DINNER,

RECORDS OF FORMER BUREAU AGENT, NOW INSTRUCTOR, BRIGHAN YOUNG
UNIVERSITY, PROVO, UTAH, INDICATE MC COY ATTENDED CLASS EIGHT AM
TO NINE THIRTY AM, NOVEMBER TWENTY-THREE LAST.

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NR 223 PD PLAIN
4:33 PM URGENT 412-72 LdQ
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81!)
SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (16424)
SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) CP) IP

NORJAK

RE SALT LAKE CITY TELETYPE TO BUREAU, ET AL, APRIL TWELVE
NINETEEN SEVENTYTWO,.
PHOTOS OF RICHARD FLOYD NC COY SHOWN IN SUITABLE GROUPS
TO PORTLAND DIVISION WITNESSES aor
FELLOW
PASSENGER OF SUBJECT THIS MATTER, NONE COULD MAKE ANY IDENTIFICATION.

STATED POSITIVELY MCCOY NOT IDENTICAL
WITH NORUAK UNSUB, AND[ __|STATED HE DOES NOT RECALL: ENOUGH TO
MAKE POSITIVE STATEMENT. a

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NR2O3 SU PLAIN

113PM 4/12/72 URGENT CHK
TO DIRECTOR
SEATTLE (164-81) ~
CHARLOTTE
FROM SALT LAKE GITY (164-24) 3P
NORJAKe
RE SALT LAKE CITY TELETYPE, APRIL ELEVEN LAST TO
BUREAUS AND SALT LAKE CITY TELEPHONE CALL 10 CHARLOTTE
INSTANT DATE. |
REVIEW OF RECORDS, WALKER BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
INDICATES RICHARD FLOYD NC COY, UR.» SUBJECT OF HIJACKING
OF UNITED AIR LINES FLIGHT EIGHT FIVE FIVE, APRIL SEVEN
LAST, HAD MAINTAINED AN ACCOUNT 'AND HAD LOANS AT WACHOVIA
BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, RALEIGH,. NORTH CAROLINAAND AT
THE BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA: (BANK IDENTIFIER SIX SIX TWO
ZERO SIX), KINGSTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MC COY ALSO INDICATED
IN BANK CARD APPLICATION THAT HE HAD A MASTER CHARGE BANK
CARD AND A BANKAMERICARD.
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) '4/12/72
SA LOUIS M. HARRIS, JR.

UNKNOWN SUBJECT:

NORTHWEST AIRLINES

FLIGHT #305,

PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71

CAA —- HIJACKING; EXTORTION
0O: SE

BUfile 164-2111

On April 11, 1972,| | b6
| Seattle, Washington, viewing a photo bic
of RICHARD FLOYD McCOY, advised that this individual is

not identical with his recollection of the hijacker in
this case, but since he bears some facial resemblances
he could not be positively eliminated as identical with
Unsub.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/12/72

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NORJAK 4

On 4/11/72 witness | | advised

of MC COY and hijacker D.B. COOPER, although

felt that if MC COY were wearing a wig and ha

cosmetic make-up, it would change his complexion to

a dar shade and there would be more similarity.

po feat that based on the photograph displayed him, j
@ could not positwely identify MC COY as the NORJAK

hijacker.

that there is certain similiarities between Fhotogzaph

On 4/12/72 witness CORD SPRECKEL advised that {
based on photo of MC COY, he would eliminate MC COY as a
suspect in NORJAK. SPRECKEL felt that there were facial
similiarities but based on the photo displayed him, he
stated that Mc COY could be eliminated as a suspect.

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NR2I@ WA PLAIN
13:49 AM URGENT 4-12-72 GXC

TO SEATTLE SALT LAKE CITY
PORTLAND MINNEAPOLIS
FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111)

NORJAKe

RE SALT LAXE CITY TELETYPE APRIL ELEVEN LAST SETTING ON
OUT SIMILARITIES EXISTING BETWEEN NORJAK AND HIJACKING OF ,
UNITED AIR LINES FLIGHT EIGHT FIVE FIVE APRIL SEVEN LAST,
BY RICHARD FLOYD MC COY.

THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT MC COY CAPITALIZED
ON THE MO UTILIZED IN NORJAK. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT IMMEDIATE
AND INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED TO ESTABLISH MC coy's
WHEREABOUTS UNEQUIVOCALLY ON NOVEMBER TWENTY-FOUR LAST, DATE 4
OF NORJAK. -. THIS PORTION OF NORJAK INVESTIGATION IS TO BE VV

"Ss

COORDINATED BY THE SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE AND ALL LEADS ARE |
TO BE HANDLED BY TELEPHONE, CONFIRMED BY TELETYPE TO THE

vA
BUREAU, OFF. ORIGIN, AND INTERESTED OFFICES, THE
SEATTLE OFFICE 1S TO IMMEDIATELY DISSEMINATE COPIES OF THE |
REPORT OF SA CHARLES E. FARRELL AT SEATTLE DATED FEBRUARY 386 |
164 - 81° AGPZ i

SIXTEEN LAST TO THE WEST COAST OFFICES IN ORDER TO geese

END PAGE ONE | Te oa

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FILE (164-81) 4/12/72
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

On 4/12/72 I talked to SA CHARLES SHEPHERD in Salt
Lake City and referred to the Bureau's teletype today con-
cerning this case.

i told him the 3 stewardesses had indicated that the
photograph of MecCOY was not identical with the UNSUB dn this
case. Two of the witnesses here had indicated there was a
strong likeness and they would not eliminate hin.

I suggested in view of this that they concentrate their
investigation on establishing the whereabouts oF NeCOY on
Shanksgiving, 11/25/71, and specifically during the pertinent
period of 11/24/71, that being from 3:30 PM until 8:12 PH.

I advised him that they should interview neighbors,
family members, establish where McCOY had Thanksgiving
dinner and go from there. ite advised that the doctor would
not let him interview the wife of McCOY. I suggested having
the doctor talk to her. He advised this would be done.

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PILE (164~81) 4/12/72
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK
On 4/32/72 I called SA HENRY SCHUTZ at the Bureau.
I advised im that the 3 stewardess witnesses in

Minneapolis had observed the photegraph- RICHARD FLOYD
McCOY and advised that he was not identical with the NORJAK

subject. Ne

I told him that one witness here had observed certain
similarities between the photog i d the NORJAK
subject; however, this witness, said that if

McCOY were wearin a wig and had cosmetic wakeup, it would
change his complexion to a darker shade and there would he
more similarity.

Witness CORD SPRECKLE advised that after viewing the
'photograph of McCOY, he would Gliminate McCOY as a suspect
in NORJAK. He did say there 2 ial similarities but
based on the photograph displayed to him of McCOY, he would
be climinated as a suspect.

A 3rd witness here was unable to identify McCoy as
the subject of NORJAK.

I told Mr, SCHUTZ that in spite of this, in view of.
the obvious similarity in the two cases, together with the
apparent similarities of McCOY's photograph to that of the
artist's sketch, I thought we should immediately establish
positively his whereabouts during the pertinent period through
independent witnesses, and that we would continue the investi-
gation endeavoring to determine if McCOY had made a pre~-
hijacking flight from Salt Lake City to Portland and return
and/or from Portland to Seattle and return.

I advised him later some time today we would send him
a teletype concerning this matter.

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ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK

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4/12/72

Qhiviakien»

ASAC BOB xenrheavisea that all three, witnesses

'viewed photograph of MC COY and advised he was not identical
to NORJAK subject.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/12/72

ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK

SA oa LC THHALSBAGH » Portland, advised that
Portland witness __ said that MC Coy's photo
definitely was not UNSURB.

Portland witness | ladvised that a
group of photos containing MC COY did not contain a
photo of the hijacker.

Witness | at Eugene, Oxegon advised
MC COY definitely not ntical.

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NR@GS MP PLAIN

143 PM IMMEDIATE 4-12-72 MXF -
TO DIRECTOR (164-2111)
SALT LAKE CITY (164-81)
SEATTLE (164-73)
FROM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) 2P

NORJAKe O00: SEATTLE,

RE SEATTLE AND SALT LAKE CITY TELEPHONE CALLS TO MINNEAPOLIS
APRIL ELEVEN LAST; AND SALT LAKE CITY TELETYPE.TO DIRECTOR
APRIL ELEVEN LAST. .
THIS DATE A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS CONTAINING THAT OF
RICHARD FLOYD NC COY WAS SHOWN TO NORTHWEST STEWARDESSES AT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
: THE THREE STEWARDESSES STATED THERE WERE SOME SLIGHT
SIMILARITIES (BUT EACH WAS QUITE CERTAIN THAT MC COY WAS NOT *
__LDENTICAL WITH COOPER. ~
SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES IN PHYSICA CHARACTERISTICS THAT
WERE NOTED WERE THAT MC COY'S EARS STUCK OUT FURTHER FROM HIS
HEAD THAN THOSE OF COOPER, COOPER'S HAIR WAS FULLER THAN GHAT

END PAGE ONE '164-8,-26G8

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NR 668 SU PLAIN
12:58 AM SENT 4/12/72 PM IMMEDIATE A/41/72 AGG
TO DIRECTOR (164-2111)

PORTLAND (164-41)
MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
SEATTLE (164-81)

FRON' SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)

NORJAKe OOrSE.

REVIEW OF NORJAK CASE FILE, SU DIVISION, REVEALED NUMEROUS
SIMILARITIES IN M20. OF CAPTIONED CASE AND SU CASE ENTITLED
"RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRo$ CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT DASH HIJACKING}
INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS CUAL).

IN NORJAK ENVELOPE CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FURNISHED

"STEWARDESS. IN UAL, ENVELOPE AND TWO-PAGE SINGLE' ACEDTY-_
WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS, WITH ENVELOPE CONTAINING HAND GRENADE SAFETY
PIN AND FORTY-FIVE CALIBER CARTRIDGE GIVEN TO STEWARDESS,.

SUBJECT IN NORJAX EXHIBITED CONTENTS OF ATTACHE CASE ALLEGED

TO CONTAIN DYNAMITE. IN UAL CASE, HIJACKER EXHIBITED, GUN AND
_GREAGBEOAND INDICATED HE HAD PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE.

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i: REIN CKA FASTENED TO BODY AS THIS WOULD HINDER LANDING OPER~ *
ATION AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

SU 164-24 ' ; ne

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PAGE FIVE ; | —
LOWERS PACKAGE SO IT DANGLES BELOW HIMe AS JUMPER APPROACHES twee
GROUND, HE RELEASES ROPE FROM BODY HARNESS WITH RESULT Se

PACKAGE WILL DROP IN IMMEDIATE AREA OF LANDING. JUMPER CANNOT

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION IN BOTH CASES IS REMARKABLY SIMILAR.
IN NORJAK CASE, SUBJECT IS DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLY IN MID~FORTIES,
AND PERSONAL OBSERVATION OF SUBJECT, (AGE TWENTY-NINE, GIVES IMME-
DIATE IMPRESSION OF MAN POSSIBLY FORTY. COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH OF
NORJAK SUBJECT BEARS STRONG RESEMBLANCE, PARTICULARLY HAIRLINE, ,
HAIR PART, SHAPE OF FACE AND NOSE. IN NORJAK CASE, WITNESSES
DESCRIBED SUBJECT*S COMPLEXION AS OLIVE, LATIN APPEARANGE, MEDIUN
SMOOTH. IN UAL CASE, WITNESSES LIKEWISE DESCRIBED SUBJECT AS OF °
DARK COMPLEXION, POSSIBLY MEXICAN, BELIEVED DUE TO MAKE UP. IN ,
NORJAK CASE, SUBJECT' DESCRIBED AS HAVING SIDEBURNS AT LOW EAR LEVEL. No
SUBJECT IN UAL CASE UPON ARREST HAS SIDEBURNS TO BOTTOM LOBE OF
EARe IN NORJAK CASE, WITNESSES STATED VOICE HAD NO PARTICULAR
ACCENT, POSSIBLY FROM MID~WEST SECTION OF U.S. IN UAL CASE, N°
END PAGE FIVE

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SU 164-24

PAGE SIX
WITNESSES DESCRIBED SUBJECT'S VOICE AS.NORMAL AND DID Not
~ REFER TO ANY ACCENT OF ANY TYPE. '
IN NORJAK CASE, UNSUB DESCRIBED AS HEAVY SMOKER OF RALEIGH
FILTER TIP CIGARETTES. . IN UAL CASE, SUBJECT BROUGHT SUPPLY OF |
CANDY AND CONTINUALLY EATING CANDY DURING FLIGHT. IT IS NOTED UAL ;
INVESTIGATION HAS NOT INDICATED UAL SUBJECT SMOKES} HOWEVER IS
FROM RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. CANDY COULD BE SUBSTITUTE FOR
CIGARETTES; HOWEVER SUBJECT IN EACH CASE OBVIOUSLY NERVOUS.
ee IN UAL CASE, THERE 1S OBVIOUS EVIDENCE SUBJECT ATTEMPTED TO
.» DISGUISE HINSELF AFTER BOARDING PLANE, IN THAT HE ON TWO OCCASIONS
SPENT EXTENDED PERIODS IN LAVATORY AND EMERGED WITH BLACK HAIR
- WIG AND FALSE MUSTACHE. _ , oo
" NORJAK CASE, SUBJECT DURING LATTER PART OF FLIGHT PUT ON DARK
WRAPAROUND SUNGLASSES, WITH DARK RIMS. UAL CASE, SUBJECT BOARDED
"PLANE WETH HIRROR TYPE SUNGLASSES,
IN NORJAK CASE, SUBJECT BELIEVED 0 HAVE DEPARTED PLANE IN
| AREA CONTAINING A NOTICEABLE BEACON and FARM LAND. IN UAL CASE,
SUBJECT DEPARTED PLANE SHORTLY AFTER HEADING EAST UTALAKE
uo | ND SIX

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1@ 'e@

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) April 11, 1972

Night Clerk

NORJAK

SA BOB KOEHLER, Minneapolis Division, advised the writer,
at 8:45 PM, this date, that he had interviewed two of the
stewardesses aboard the SUBJECT flight regarding similarities
between ROBERT MCCOY and NORJAK UNSUB,

KOEHLER stated that both stewardesses said that the two
individuals were definitely not identical. KOEHLER advised
that he would interview the Tast (third) stewardess in the
morning and would back up this converwaation with a teletype.

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TO DIRECTOR (364-2111)
SALT LAKE CITY

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PORTLAND |
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FROM SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) IP

NORJAK
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RE RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRey CAA = HIJACKING; INTERFERENCE
WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS. 00: SU
RE SU TEL TO BUREAU, ET AL, DATED APRIL TEN LAST.
ON APRIL ELEVEN INSTANT,
HUGHES AIR WEST, SECOND AND ELLSWORTH, SAN MATEO, CALIF.,
MADE AVAILABLE THE HUGHES AIR WEST TICKETS REQUESTED IN REFERENCED
COMMUNICATION, THE ABOVE MENTIONED TICKETS WERE REVIEWED
AS REQUESTED IN RETEL. THE REVIEW OF THESE TICKETS WAS MET
WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THIS REVIEW FAILED TO REFLECT ANY Re MC COY
DeB, COOPER, OR ANY NAME SIMILAR, FLYING FROM SU TO SE, OR PD, OR FROM

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FILE (164-81) 4/11/72 |
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

_On 4/11/72 SAC CALAME called from Salt Lake City.
He advised that ASAC KENT, Minneapolis, had called and
informed that one of the witnesses had called the Minneapolis
Office and advised that the photograph of the subject of
the SALJAK case, RICHARD PLOYD McCOY, looks very much like
the subject of the NORJAK case.

XZ asked SAC CALAME to forward us by facsimile a. copy
of the man's military record, his employment record, and
such background as he has so that we can commence establishing
the possibility that he actually had an acquaintance with
this territory. -

JEM:eon
(4)

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1253 PM NITEL 4/11/72 VAB

TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) (MAID | °
SAN FRANCISCO |
CHICAGO
SALT LAKE CITY (164-24)

FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 1P

NORJAK.

RE: RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRey CAA - HIJACKING; INTERFERENCE
WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS, OO: SALT LAKE CITY. . ; "
RE: SALT LAKE CITY 'TELETYPE, THIS, DATE. .
'IN CHECKING NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS, SAN FRANCISCO AND CHICAGO
SHOULD USE THE NAME R. MC COY, RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JRe,» DAN
COOPER AND D. COOPER. THE NAME D. Be COOPER HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN
THIS CASE, IT BEING COINED MISTAKENLY BY THE NEWS MEDIA. '
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SAN FRANCISCO
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HIJACKING; INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS. 00: SALT LAKE '

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AIRLINES FLIGHT FIVE EIGHT SEVEN LEAVING SEVEN TWENTY A.N. , |
ARRIVING PORTLAND TEN THIRTY AeMe, AND AIR WEST FLIGHT SEVEN
SEVEN TWO LEAVING SALT LAKE CITY SEVEN FIFTY AeM. WOULD APPEAR
TO BE ONLY FLIGHTS FROM SALT LAKE CITY POSSIBLY PERTINENT.

| NC COY IN CURRENT HIJACKING FLEW SALT LAKE CITY 10

DENVER ON WEEK PRIOR TO HIJACKING, APRIL SEVEN LAST, APPARENTLY

MAKING A "DRY RUN" USING NAME Re MC COY.

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SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

On 4/11/72 SA DICK HEAD, from Salt Lake City,
called and advised that colored and Poloroid pictures of
RICHARD FLOYD McCOY will be furnished to Portland and
Seattle via air courier on JAL Plight 277, arriving
Seattle 5:22 PM, 4/11/72.

I later talked to SAC CALBEME in Salt Lake City and
told him he should forward the photographs via Western
Airlines pilot courier today to Minneapolis to show to the
crew since all of the crew of Northwest Flight 405 are in
Minneapolis today but will be leaving tomorrow. I also asked
SAC CALAME to furnish to us any information that would
suggest that McCOY either lived or worked in this area at
any time in the past.

JEM: eon
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FILE (2164-81) 4/11/72.
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

On 4/10/72 I talked to SAC CALAME and SA DICK HEAD
in Salt Lake City; SAC CALAME advised that the black and
white as well as Poloroid pictures of McCOY were being for-
warded by air courier to Seattle on the morning of 4/11/72. 'The
colored pictures would be sent later.

In response to SA HEAD's request, I had Mr. BIBLER
. check the file and advise SA HEAD that in searching the plane
on arrival at Reno, the. contents of the ashtray were sent to the
Laboratory and the report reflected that there were 3 Raleigh
cigarettes with no latent fingerprints on wrappers. I told
' GA HEAD to check United Airlines flight and Air West Flight from
Portland to Salt Lake City and return from November 10 through
Novetiber 27, 1971, to see if there was any record of RICHARD
PLOYD McCOY 'or DAN COOPER making that flight.

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FILE (164-81) "4/14/72

~ NORJAK

weeks prior to 11/24/71 to see if the UNSUB had made a
SALJAK case. ;

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On 4/10/72 I talked to Mr. SCHUTZ at the Bureau. -

XZ told him of the likeness of RICHARD FLOYD mccoy
to the artist's conception of the UNSUB in the captioned .
gase. I advised hiw we were checking the flights from
Portland to Salt Lakd City and Portland to Seattle for two

similar pre-trial flight to that made by FLOYD MeCOY in the ©

I also advised him that wa were having the photo-
graphs sent here so that we could display them to the wit-
nesses, and had arranged fer the Hinneapolis asd Portland
offices to do the same thing. . ;

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FILE {(164~81) 4/10/72
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK
On 4/10/72 I called SAC HELD in Minneapolis.

I asked him to check the records of Northwest Airlines
flights between Seattle and Portland both ways from November 10
through november 24, 1971, to sea if there was any record of a
DAN COOPER, BD. COOPER, RICHARD FLOYD iicCOY, ox any combination
of those initials made such a flight, and to let us know.

I also advised SAC HELD that the Salt Lake City
Office was forwarding a photograph of RICHARD FLOYD McCOY
to minneapolis and asked him to locate tne witnesses so the
photographs could be displayed immediately.

I caled SA SHERK in Pertland and advised him
to make the same check with respect to the witness there
and to show the photograph of McCOY to the witness as scon
as received.

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FILE (164-81) 4/10/72
SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

On 4/10/72 I called SAC CALAME at Salt Lake City
and advised him that in examining the photograph of the

subject of the SALJAK case, it appeared that he had a striking
resemblance to the subject of the NORJAK case. I asked him
to forward photographs of the subject to us immediately, to
Portland and Minneapolis, for display to the witnesses and

'to establish the whereabouts of McCOY during the pertinent
per P

SAC CALAHE called ma back and advised that in
examining the material obtained during their investigation,
they have determined that McCOY is a makeup artist. One of
the stewardesses in their case described the subject as being
swarthy or dark or possibly a Hexican. He had a dark mustache.
However, they have located some mustache paste in his effects.

In addition, they have determined that using the
name of R. McCOY, which is his name, he made a flight from
Salt Lake City to Denver and the same flight from Denver
to Los Angeles one week earlier on the same airlines,

The similarities in the SALJAK and NORJAK cases
are striking in that in both cases he asked for 2 back packs
and 2 chest pack parachutes. In addition, he requested the
UAL to give him his own luggage from the plane's cargo department
before they departed, and his own parachute and jump suit,
helmet and flares, together with 100 ft. of rope in his luggage.
SAC CALAHE speculates that the subject in the SALJAK case
tied the: money in his other effects, together, and when he ~
was ready to leave the plane let them descent first, hung onto
the rope,just sefore he landed dropped them and he could make
the landing safely. In addition, he dropped 2 parachutes which
they have not located. One parachute was located in Nevada
and one near where he landed in Utah. The whereabouts of the
other chutes are unknown. [GH 8): ~

SAC CALAHL is causing a check to be made of the VAL
flights from Salt Lake City to Portland or Seattle for two weeks
prior to 11/24/71. We should immediately commence anqguiry to
determine if an individual using the name of eithexr—DAN-COOPER

ahh ge
D. COOPER, R. HeCOY or RICHARD Mccoy made a flight povetand
to Seattle on NW flight 405 2 weeks prior to 11/20/72 fuo=)..
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Memorandum

TO =: SAC, SATTEE (164-81) pate: 5/30/72

FROM : SA JOHN A, DAKE

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SUBJECT: NOP TACK

Rememo tated 4/5/72 (serial 164-81-2696) rog WON,
UTLLIAM M, TAMEILTON, Attorney is a member of the law firm of HAMILTON,

LYNCH & XNINTZ, Professional Centre, Wenatchee, Washington. He is suspected

of dealing in "gold anc represents a number of individuals who buy and

sell gold. The writer has known HAMILTON for 6 1/2 vears and feels that

VAMILTON does not at all resemble or fit the descrikkption of the hijacker.

The writer has discussed this matter with Sheriff DICK NICKELL who
indicated that he has no information reflecting that HAMILTON faight be the
yx hijacker. He indicated that HAMILTON has represented a number of un-
savory individuals and appears to speculate in gold and land development.

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FILE (164-81) April 5, 1972

SAC J. E. MILNES
NORJAK

Sheriff RICHARD NICHOL, Chelan County, Wenatchee,
Washington, advised on March 27, 1972 that WILLIAM HAMILTON,
an attorney at Wenatchee, Washington, has been making some
substantial investments of land. He is apprehensive
concerning this man's ethics, conduct and behavior. In
addition, hea feels that he looks very much like the sketch
of the hijacker in this case.

UNDEVELOPED LEAD

SEATTLE
At Wenatchee, Washington

Sheriff NICHOL should be contacted, complete details
obtained from him concerning HAMILTON, and an investigation
should then be conducted to establish (1) whether HAMILTON
resembles the hijacker and (2) if it cannot be resolved
otherwise then HAMILTON's whereabouts during the pertinent
period should be resolved.

(Ok SEattle
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FBI—-SEATTILE

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NORJAK

RE: SUSPECT

Sa

Re memo of SAC, dated 4/5/72,

On April 28, 1972, SA | b6
McChord Air Force Base, advised he has reviewed the BIC

Post Locater Records, which is a current record of Air Force

personnel; he has reviewed the records of the civilian per-

sonnel; and further, the records of the Post Office, which

maintains a list of those transferred or discharged for t
_@ year, and he was unable to find any record of an

| |}also contacted the Air Traffic Control
and reported that no one there remembered the name

ther, | suggested that with a name
RS common as it would probably be impossible to identify
him in the discharge records of Air Force personnel,

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There is attached a copy of a memorandum which
has been made available by | |
of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, concerning a suspect.
This came to the PI through the Secret Witness Program
and that source should not be disclosed. Investigation :
should be conducted to establish whether | jis |
identical with 'the UNSUB..
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SUBJECT: NORJAK_

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RE: D. B. (LNU)
NUMBER 389,

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"On June 15, 1972,
Edwards House Apartments, 2019 Fifth Avenue, Seattie,
Washington, was shown a composite drawing of Unsub
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jstated that the composite did not resemble

any tenant presently living at the Edwards House Apart-
ments nor does it resemble any

fenant she couse remember
\ ' ever living at the apartments. also ated
' that no one with the initials BD, B, has.lived in| |
'agy apartment house.

DUE TO AGENT'S TRANSFER IT 1S RECOMMENDED

HAT ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS SUSPECT
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 5/18/72

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NORJAK (SUB 389D.B.LNU)

rii 20 & 25, 1972, attempts were made to
contact | | the Edwards House Apartments,
2619 Sth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, with negative re-
sults. No printing shop could be located adjacent to this
apartment house as was indicated in the letter sent to the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer in connection with their anonymous
'witness progran.

LEAD
SEATTLE
At Seattle, Washington
Attempt to contact | or Acting b6
Manager of the Edwards House Apartments at 2619 Sth Avenue bic
and_ display a composite drawing of subject in NORJAK case
ta| |to determine if she could recali a tenant

or person residing in the are who resembled the composite
drawing known as D, B,

In view of Agent's transfer to another Field
Division, it is recommended that this lead be reassigned.

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FILE (164-81) : April 5, 1972 .

SAC J. E. MILNES

NORJAK

RE: D. B. « SUSPECT

There is attached a copy of a memorandum which

has been made available by | ] b6
of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, concerning a suspect. b7C
This came to the PI through the Secret Witness Program

and that source should not be disclosed. Investigation

should be conducted to establish whether DB. B. .

is identical with the UNSUB.

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ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446
BILLY RAY COONRAD 456
RICHARD DRUMMOND DUKET 408

} DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD WILLOWS 402
STEWART 0. KIME 416
RAYMOND D. BERRYHILL 390
LONNY JAMES MC CLELLAN 435
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Color Control, Inc., 624 Yale Avenue N., telephone number
623-2984, was exhibited photographs of the following
individuals:
NAME SUB FILE NO.
1. WILLIAM C. BEVAN 458
2. ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446
3. BILLY RAY COONRAD 456
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SAC, SEATTLE (164~81) 4/5/72
SAC, BUTTE (164-26) (P)

NORJAK

Re Butte Airtel to Seattle, 3/22/72,

Enclosed for the Seattle Office are two copies of
a photograph of RAYMOND D. BERRYHILL, date of birth 12/29/37.

- On 3/10/72, | | Payette, Idaho, bé6
telephonically advised that RAYMOND D, BERRYHIIL, date of b7C
birth 12/29/37, who is employed as a school teacher in the
Paul, Idaho, area, bore some resemblance to the UNSUB,

On 3/26/72, | : —__]} Idaho
Bureau of Law Enforcement, Motor Vehicle Bureau, Boise, Idaho,
furnished five photographs of RAYMOND BERRYHILL, 411 South
Lincoln Street, Moscow, Idaho.

'BERRYHILL is described as follows:

' Sex Male

Color ; White
Age , 34
Born 12/29/37
Height §!
Weight . L904
Eyes Blue
Halr Brown
SSN 152-28-2447

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Re SA THOMAS J. MANNING memo dated 4/9/72.

On 4/10/2 the uriter_of this none contcted
dashington, at b6é

which time she provided the following information: . one

advised that the day after Thanksgiving,
1972, she and her husband were travelling on a forestry road
near Willard, Washington, where they were looking for a
Christmas tree to cufa at unser time she noticed fresh tire
tracks in the snow. further advised that she did
not know if the tire tracks in the snow tied in with the
Norjak investigation, but that she thought that she should
bring it to the attention of the FBI.

She further provided a Forest Service map, which
revealed the location where she had seen the tire tracks
in the snow. It was noted that a Forest Service road ex-
tends from where saw the tire tracks to the general b6
are a of Merwin Dam, however, it was also noted that the b7C
general area where saw the tire tracks was honeycombed b7D
with Forest Service roads, revealing that 'the vehicle that
made the tire tracks could have been driven from any number
of locations, including Stevenson, Washington, which is eest
of Willard, Washington.

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observed do not appear to tie directly into the Norja
investigation, no further investigation is being conducted.

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over phone. Desired an agent t all_on her for the information,
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suspect,

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Date of rassctiption

" 'BILLIE LEE MC GILL, Room 104%, Sands Motel, $81 East
00 Nort ge, Utah, was advised of the identity of
as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau

of Investigation and the fact that Special Agent | | desired
to interview him concerning the hijacking of a Northwest Air-
lines Flight 365, occurring on November 24, 1971. Accompanying
Special Agent|____]was Chief of Police JOE HUTCHINGS, St.
George Police Department.

MC GILL at the onset_of the interview was advised of
his rights by Special Agent as contained on the executed
warning and waiver form. MC GILL thereafter provided the
following information:

it should be noted that MC GILL was extremely sluggish,

almost incoherent in some of his answers and would respond
differently to the same question numerous times during the
interview.

MC GILL was asked by Special Agent [____] te provide
his whereabouts on November 24 and 25, 1971; namely, Wednesday
and Thursday of November of 1971. NC *GILL first indicated
that he was in Des Hoines, Iowa, at his residence, the address
of which he could not recall. When informed by Special Agent
that investigation indicated he possibly was in Alhambra,
California, on Thanksgiving Day of 1971, MC GILL stated that it
is possible he could have been. MC GILL later changed this
statement that 'he had been in Des Moines, Iowa, or at Alhambra,
California, on November 24 or 25, 1971, to state that he simply
could not remember,

MC GILL indicated throughout the interview that he
was willing to answer any and all questions to the extent of

his memory.

MC GILL stated he has been out of work for approx=
imately 18 months, following his resignation as Deputy Director
of the Narcotics Bureau for the State of Towa. He indicated
that he had been given the ax because of his drinking problem.

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In regard to his limp, which was quite noticeable,

MC GILL indicated he had hurt his ankles in an accident near
Des Moines, Iowa, on December_24, 1971, which had been
investigated by a Lieutenant [__ of the Des Moines, bé
Iowa, Police Department. He stated, which he later refuted, b7C
he had been driving at that time a 1969 Dodge Polara, a
State vehicle, which was involved in the accident. MC GILL
later refuted this to say that this was not the incident |
which hurt his ankles; however, he had hurt his ankles
approximately five to six months ago in Des Moines, yous

e had parachuted from an aircraft polited by a

Municipal Airport, Mason City, Iowa. MC GILL
stated in regard to his parachuting experience he had
parachuted for the military and since leaving the military
he had parachuted several times as an amateur with police
officer of Cerro Gordo County and police officers of Mason
City, Towa.

In response 'to several questions by Special Agent
MC GILL exhibited a good knowledge of aircrafts and
parachuting techniques to the extent that how you would
ower your landing gear and drop full flaps in order to slow
an aircraft down to a landing speed and other semi-technical
terminology which a person familiar with aircraft and
parachuting techniques would use. MC GILL stated one would
be a fool for jumping from an aircraft over 10,000 feet and
would be a fool to come out of an aircraft above 176 to 200
miles per hour as he might be caught in the air stream and
be dashed against the fuselage of the aircraft..

MC GILL indicated he had sold his former residence,
2423 Richmond Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, and had made an
undisclosed amount of money from the sale. He further
indicated he was divorced; however, he declined to mention
his ex-wife's name or whereabouts.

In regard to his hurt-ankles, MC GILL stated he
had seen a doctor, name not recalled, at the VA (Veterans
Administration) Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, on March 36,
1972, at 9:30 a.m. He provided a slip which verified the
place and date as an outpatient,

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MC GILL stated he definitely had not been involved

in the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on November

24, 1971, and further he had never been to the cities of
Portland or Seattle, nor had he been to the states of Oregon

or Washington. When asked if he had ever flown in a 727 jet
aircraft, he stated that most likely he had as he has flown
considerably between Des Moines, Iowa, and Alhambra, California.

MC GILL stated he owned a Smith and Wesson Model 19
2357 caliber revolver and a .25 caliber Beretta pistol, which
he stated were in his parents' possession, Alhambra, California.

MC GILL stated that presently his finances consisted
of approximately $2,600 in the Valley Bank and Trust Company,

Des Moines, Iowa, and $1,800 in cash which he maintained in

his wallet. |

MC GILL stated he had recently purchased, date not
recalled, a 1969 Mercury Montereyin Las Vegas from an
automobile company which he could not recall with a cashier's
check in the amount of $1,800 drawn on the B California.
This vehicle was determined by Special Arent Pe to bear
Nevada License CAF 692, Vehicle Identification Number
9Z44K529224, and to be a four-door sedan with black vinyl top
and white body.

The following descriptive data was obtained from
observation and interview:

Name . BILLIE LEE MC GILL

Date of Birth September 24, 1928
; Place of Birth Detroit, Michigan
\ Race: White

Sex Male

Nationality American

Height 6 feet .

Weight 160 pounds

Hair Black

Eyes Brown, wears brown clear

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U. S. Marine Corps insignia on

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could not identify any of these suspects as being identical
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SUBJECT: NORJAK

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photographs and advised that, in his opinion, none resembled
the hijacker.

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TO LOS ANGELES (164-497)
SEATTLE (164-81)
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FROM SALT LAKE CITY (164+24) 4P

NORJAKs
RE: BILLIE LEE ME GILL = SUSPECT.

RE SALT LAKE CITY TELEPHONE CALL TO LOS ANGELES INSTANT DATE.
MC GILL INTERVIEWED ST. GEORGE, UTAH, BY BUREAU AGENT INSTANT

'DATE FOLLOWING ME GILL*S TELEPHONE CALL TO CEDAR CITY RESIDENT

AGENCY REQUESTING BACKGROUND CONCERNING VISIT BY BUREAU AGENTS
TO PARENTS HOME IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA.

DURING INTERVIEW MC GILL APPEARED UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
AND HAD DIFFICULTY WITH MEMORY AND IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS, MC GILL
CONTRADICTED HIMSELF AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS ON NOVEMBER -TWENTYFOUR
AND TWENTYFIVE LAST, STATING SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT HE WAS AT
PARENTS RESIDENCE IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA, THEN STATING HE WAS AT
HOME, RESIDENCE NOT RECALLED, DES MOINES, IOWAs THEN HE STATED
TOTALLY UNABLE TO RECALL WHEREABOUTS. MC GILL FURTHER AMBIGUOUS 2 t- F¢2
AS TO INJURED ANKLES, FIRST STATING INJURY DUE TO AUTOMOBILE —_

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'STORY TO STATE INJURIES DUE TO PARACHUTE JUMP FROM AIRCRAFT
PILOTED BY | | MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MASON CITY, l0WA, —_
APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO.
MC GILL STATED PURCHASED SIXTYNINE MERCURY MONTERY, BLACK
VINYL TOP OVER WHITE BODY, NEVADA LICENSE CAF ZERO NINE TwO, VIN
NINE Z FOUR FOUR K FIVE TwO NINE TWO TWO FOUR, FROM UNKNOWN
vy AUTOMOBILE AGENCY AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, DATE NOT RECALLED, PAID
oS" EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS BY CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON BANK OF
"ou, CALIFORNIA, CITY NOT RECALLED.
MC GILL ADMITTED PREVIOUS PARACHUTING EXPERIENCE WITH MILITARY
AND 1S AMATEUR; STATED HAS PARACHUTED WITH OFFICERS OF CERRO GORDO
COUNTY AND OFFICERS OF MASON CITY, IOWA. MC GILL STATES HE SAW me Sores
A DOCTOR, NAME NOT RECALLED, AT VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL,
DES MOINES, I0WA, AND PRODUCED SLIP VERIFYING SAME OCCURING
MARCH THIRTY LAST, NINE THIRTY Aste, IN REGARD TO HIS INJURED
ANKLES, MC GILL DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF HIJACKING, DENIED EVER BEING
IN PORTLAND, SEATTLE, OR IN STATES OF WASHINGTON OR OREGON.
MC GILL VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED TO PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH INCLUDED
WITH AND WITHOUT GLASSES AND A PROFILE. THESE BEING FURNISHED
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BY SEPARATE COMMUNICATION ALONG WITH FD THREE ZERO TWOS. -
MC GILL IN POSSESSION APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
CASH AND INTENDS DEPARTING AeN. APRIL NINETEEN NEXT FOR DES MOINES,
IOWA. MC GILL CURRENTLY RESIDING ROOM ONE: ZERO FOUR, SANDS MOTEL,
ST. GEORGE, UTAH. )
MC GILL INDICATED OWNERSHIP OF SMITH AND WESSON MODEL NINETEEN,
TWO AND ONE-HALF INCH, THREE FIVE SEVEN MAGNUM, AND BERETTE
TWENTYFIVE CALIBER PISTOL, BOTH. CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF HIS
PARENTS IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA.
MC GILL DESCRIBED AS WHITE MALE ANERICAN, DOB SPETEMBER
TWENTYFOUR TWENTYEIGHT, POB DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SIX FEET TA
ONHUR STY POUNDS, BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES, WEARING PLAIN
GLASSES, TATOO OF U. S. MARINE CORPS EMBLEM RIGHT OUTER FOREARM,
CUT SCARS ON STOMACH, HAS SLIGHT PROTRUDING TEETH WITH NOTICEABLE
GAP I FRONT TEETH AND SLIGHT PROTRUDING UPPER LIP. LIPS NOT
PROMINENT. WEARING SILVER WATCH WITH WHITE FACE AND BLACK NYLON
BAND ON LEFT WRIST. ADDRESS THROUGH WHICH CAN BE REACHED - IN
CARE OF | | | —_
DES MOINES, I0WA.
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SEATTLE FOLLOWING REVIEW OF ABOVE, SET FORTH ANY ADDITIONAL
LEADS AND INVESTIGATION DETERMINED NECESSARY FOR ELIMINATION OF
MC GILL AS SUSPECT. | |

UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

END
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 16
DAY 1962 EOTTION
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UNITED STATES GO ENT }
Memorandum
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 6/5/72
FROM : - SA CHARLES R. ST. JOHN
SUBJECT: NORJAK , .
_ On June 1, 1972, witness | ] was b6
exhibited photographs of the following individuals: bIC
FRED ANGELO CATALANO Subfile 245
DALE COOPER Subfile 226
| / RAY CHARLES COFFMAN Subfile 241
| BILLIE LEE MC GILL Subfile ep 3 F2—
| STEWART 0. KIME Subfile 257
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With the exception of CATALANO, [i stated
; none of the other individuals bear any resemblance to the
hijacker and in his opinion are not identical with him.

[| believed the photograph of CATALANO bore

4 a very strong resemblance to the hijacker. "He particularly
; noted the hairline, stating that if the hair in the photo-

: graph observed was marcelled as was the hijacker's, it

; would be an exceptionally good likeness. He further noted

strong similarities in the high cheekbones, the long nose,

and eyes as he remembered the hijacker.

He was unable to determine from the photograph
the complexion of CATALANO but again emphasized the hi-
4 jacker had a swarthy or Latin type complexion and it appeared
; to him CATALANO might have such a complexion. He would 3
3 prefer to see a color photograph and additional photographs Sub a

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AIRTEL ATRHAIL
TO% SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) (P)
RE$ NORJAK
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Re Salt Lake City teletype to Seattle, 4/18/72,

Enclosed for Seattle ave five copies, for Los Angeles
and Omaha two copies each, of FD-302 showing an interview with
suspect NC GILL.

As Salt Lake City is not in possession of all infor-
investigation stemming from this interview are being left to
'the discretion of the office of origin. Photographs of MC GILL

are being duplicated and will be forwarded as soon as copies
are available.

SALT LAKE CITY DIVISION
AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Furnish photographs of MC GILL to Seattle, Los Angeles
and Omaha.

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2 = Omaha (Enc. 2)
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BILLIE LEB MC GILL, Room 16%, Janda Hotel, 581 Fast
$@ North, St. : » Utah, wat advised of the identity of
as « Speeial Agent of the F bb
Tavestigation amd the fact that Special Agent desired b7c
te interview hin concerning the hijacking of a t Aire
dines Flight on Hovenber 24, 1971. Accompanying
Speaial Agent was Chief of Police JOE RUTCHINGS, St.
George Police .

HO GXLL at the a caret of the interview vas advised of
his vights by y Special As as contained on the executed

warning and Yoru, MC GILL thereafter provided the
Sollouing tnforbetiont

It should be noted that MC GILL wac extrencly sluggish,
minost incoherent in some of his anewers and weuld respond
aifferentiy ta the sane question nuwserous times during the

interview.

MC GILL wae asked by Speel te provide b6
his whereabouts on Hovenber 24 Speet aS, aes Wednesday | b7C
and Thureday of ie Rovenber of 1971. Ho" GILL firat Diet

that he was in Des Hoines, Tova, at hie residence, the address
he eould net reeall, When informed by by Spectal Agent
that investigation indicatad he possibly was in Alhaubra,
ernia, on Tnsnkegiving Day of nena? uC & etated that it

is possibile 'he gould have been. HC GILL later changed this
atatement that he had been in Des Neines, Iowa, or at Alhambra
California, on November 24 or 25, 1971, to state that he simply
could net renenber,

HO GILL indicated throughout the interview that he
was willing t¢ answer any and a1 questions to the extent of

his mesory.

HC SILL stated he has been eut of work for apprex-
imately 18 months, following his resignation as Deputy Director
of the Narcotics Bureau for the State of Iowa. He indicated
that he had bean given the ax because of his drinking problem.

interviewed one AZi9772 ot, Sts. Ceoreg, Utah File Bde
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4/27/72

AIRTEL AIR MATL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164~81)

FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) (P)
RE; NORJAK

00: SE

Re: BILLIE LEE MC GILL ~ SUSPECT.

Re Salt Lake City airtel to Seattle, 4/21/72.

Enclosed for each receiving office are two sets of

photographs pect BILLIE LEE MC GILL.
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Seattle advise Salt Lake City if further investigation
ig deemed necessary regarding suspect MC GILL.

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Airtel
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-82)
FROM: SAg, OMAHA (149-179) (RUC)
SUBJECT: UNSUB;

Northwest Airlines

Flight 305

31/24/72

CAA - HIJACKING

(CY- Seattle (Enc. 86)
Z=—- Los Angeles (Enc. 16}
3

4/26/72

OO: Seattle
Bufile 164-2111

Re Las Yegas teletype to Seattle, 4/11/72;
Omaha teletype to Seattle, 4/12/72; and Sait Lake City
teletype to Los Angeles, 4/18/72.

Enclosed herewith for the Seattle Division are
seven (7) coples each of eight (8) FD 302s reflecting
inyestigation conducted at Des Moines, Iowa. Enclosed
herewith for the Los Angeles Division are two copies each
of the above-described FD 302s.

It hag peen established that BILLIE LEE MC GILL
did formerly reside at Det Moines, Towa, amd was employed
as a State Apant for the Jowa Pharmacy Board, Des Moines,
Iowa.

It has further been established that MC GILL was
in the Des Moines, Jowa, area during late March and early
April, 1972, but inyeatigation at Des Moines, Iowa, failed
to reflect anything relative to MC GILL's whereabouts at
the time of captioned hijacking, on November 24, 1971.

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acquainted with MC GILL and has known MC GILL for several
years. He stated that MC GILL has a very serious alcoholic
problem that be has a history of difficulty with his

legs, was interviewed on 4/12/72, and advised that b6
MC GILL was in the Des Moines, Iowa, area during late BIC
March and sarly April, 1972, and that he imping slightly

hoth ankles. advises that it is his personal opinion
that WC GILL was definitely not inyolyed in any hijacking,
He adyined that MC GILL, over the past several years,

and eyen moreso ducing the past two years, — & very

at that tine. _ GILL made no mention to about breaking

Serious alcholic problem and it is not his personal
oon that MC GILL would be capable of effect a hijacking.
|knows nothing relative to MC GILL's past experience as

& parachutist.

[ _|advised that to the best of his knowledge bé
MC GILL has been residing with relatives in Alhambra, b7C
California, during the past year or two and he has scen
very little of MC GILL during that period of time. |]
could furnish no information relative to MC GILL's
whereabouts on Noyembef 24, 1971, hut stated that he does
not feel MC GILL Was im Des Moines as of that date.

BC GILE's | Des Moines,
ing interviewed as MC GILL''s former employer,

advised [-
|p MEE Noines, Town. |

On 4/21/72, | |¥as recontacted by SA
and stated he has no information that MC GILL
returned to the Des Moines, Iowa, area.

In Yiewof:.the information set forth above,
and in yiew of information reflected in enclosed FD 302s,
the Qmaha Diyisiou ia conducting no further inyestigation
xelative to this matter.

Ian the event the Seattle Division, following
display of MC GILL's photographs to pertinent witnesses,
desires further inyeatigation he conducted relative to
MC GILL in the Des Moines, Iowa, area, a specific lead
Should be set forth.

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D302 {REV 4-17-69)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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| | Attorney, 510 Insurance
Exchakge Building, Des Moines, Iowa, furnished the
following information:

| who is|
| [was contacted on fori 3, 1972, by BILLIE
LEE MC MC GILL contacted for the purpose of
having repare a will tor him.

| |was reluctant to discuss the will
and hia association with MC GILL in view of his attorney -
client relationship with MC GILL.

He assured interviewing Agents, however, that
MC GILL contacted him for the sole purpose of the prepara-
tion of a will, and that the will was a very "simple"
will with minor assets. | | charged MC GILL $20.00
tox Preparation of the will and has not seen him since
a me,

yelative to this matter.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

a pow Apral 24, 1972
; | Xowa Board of bé |
Pharmacy, Deg Moines, Iowa, advised he is acquainted BIC

with BILLES LEE MC GILL.

He stated that M GILL appeared at his office
for a very brief period of time during late March or
early April, 1972, and visited with him for a few moments. }
[__jatated that MC GILL was very highly intoxicated :
and a t incoherent. He stated that he has known q
MC GILL to have a problem with his legs but could not q
furnish the exact nature of the problem. He stated
that MWC GILL made mo statements to him relative to any |
, hijacking or any parachuting accident. He stated that
he has no information relative to any amowit of money
din WC GILL's possession and he has no idea ag to MC GILL's
present whereabouts.

He stated that MC GILL merely visited him for
a few moments and then left his office. He advised "

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MC OGILL was very "shabby" in his appearance and
feit that he, WM GILL, 'had really gone down hil
his alcoholic problen.

stated that MC GILL did work for the
Pharmacy Board, but could mot furnish exact dates of
MC GILL's employment without referring to records which

are Presently umavyailable to him. He stated, however, | 4
GILL was employed by the bo during 1964
took over the position and that
finally fired MC GILL during 1970, in that MC GILL ha 4

developed & severe alcoholic probier.

has had very little contact with MC GILL
since tha me and feels that MC GILL has tyes
yesidence somewhere in California with iatives Te] 9 2 52!
sould furnish no information relative to MC GILL's where-
abouts on November 24, 1971, but does not feel he was in ne mns 38 lod gia
Des Moines, Iowa, area as of that time. je ~

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FD-302 (REV, 3-17-69)

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eS 'pote. _$AWOYL) 24, 1972

Iowa Des Moines oo.
National Bank, Des Moines, Yowa, advised records of the

Yowa Des Moines National Bank reflect that on March 28,

1972, an individual identifying himself as BILLIE LEE

MC GILL came to the Jowa Des Moines National Bank and

purchased a bank cashier's check in the amount of

$3,251.68. In payment for the cashier's check, MC GILL

presented a cashier's check number 0329-38127, in amount

$3,651.68, dated March 14, 1972, drawn on the Los Angeles

National Airport Branch of the Bank of America, National

Trust and Savings Association, Los Angeles International j
Airport, Los Angeles, California. MC GILL obtained the
$400.00 difference in cash.

MC GILL returned to the bank on April 3, 1972,
and cashed the below described cashier's check in amount .
$3,251.68 and with the proceeds purchased another cashier's {
check, number 24655, in amount $3,000.00. He obtained
the difference, $251.68, in cash. ;

advised that the bank made payment on bé

the $3,000.00 cashier's check on April 11, 1972. BIC
advised that at the time MC GILL YY

urchased the $3,251.68 cashier's check he dealt with ;
Iowa Des Moines National $

Bank.

At the time he cashed this check and purchased
the $3,000 .0¢ \ scribed above, he had

contact with b6 4
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

ai . Dale April 2A, 1972

Ly _ | Lowa bé
Des Moines National Bank, Des Woines, Iowa, adyised BTC
a review of her records reflects that on March 38,
1972, an individual . as BILLIE LEE
MC GILL appeared at Towa Des Moines

National Bank, and purchased a& cashier's check in amount
$3,251.68. AS payment for the cashier's check, MC GILL
cashed cashier's check number 0329-38127, in amount
$3,651.68, drawn on the Los Angeles International Airport
Branch of the k of America National Trust and Savings
Association, recalis that she paid MC GILL in
cash for the difference, $400.00.

| recalls the transaction but is
wmable to furnish any information relative to the physical
description of MC GILL.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

2 bow, April 24, 1972
| _ | Iowa Bureau of b6
Narcotics, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, B7C

Iowa, provided the following information:

| ladvised that he vaguely recalls

the name BILLIE MC GILL as being an individual formerly
employed by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Division of

to the time that he, assumed

of the recently formed Iowa Bureau of

arcotics. stated that he hag no

persomme) files or other documenta relating to former
employees of the Board of Pharmacy, Division of Narcotics,
even though some of these indivyiduais are now employed
as Special Agents in the I Narcotics. He
advised that Special Agent Yowa Bureay
Narcotics, might recall BI GILL imagmuch as
was employed by the Board of Pharmacy, Division of

Narcotics, at approximately the same time that M GILL
was similarly employed.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

4 Date April 24, 1972
Special Agent |, Iowa Bureau of
Narcotics, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines,

Iowa, proyided the following information:

Agent[__—ijadvised that he recalled BILLIR
LEE MC GILL who was employed 24 years ago with the Iowa
Board of Pharmacy, Division of Narcotics, Des Moines, Iowa.
He advised that MC GILL, who was assistant director of the
ision of Narcotics, was asked to resign his position,
stated that he did not know the official reason
given for MC GILL's resignation, but he believed MKC GILL
suffered from a_drinking problem which began interferring
ned from
_ Des Moines,
owa, that MC GILL visited Des Moines several weeks ago
at which time| observed him a
airport in an_apparent intoxicated condition,
advised that | | informed him that MC GILL
claimed he recently worked for the Central Intelligence
Agency and broke both of his ankles in a parachute jump.
Clstated he has no personal contact with MC GILL
for more than two years and has no information regarding
MC GILL's activities since that time.

Agent advised that mo personne] filea wore
maintained by the Division of Narcotics, Yowa Board of
Pharmacy, during the ame BILLIE MC GILL was employed

by that agency. Agent atated he could Rot recall
any background information regarding MC GILL, his
associates, or his relatives.

Owen /12/7201_. Des Uoines ,.. Towa Files

SA
by . s Dote dictated ASI 8/72.

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Veterans Administration Hospital, Des Moines, b7C
Iowa, provided Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital
file number C19~339-194 concerning BILLIE L. MC GILL,
Social Security Account Number 371~24-4292. <A review
of this file revealed the following information: ;

BILLIE L. MC GILL, white male, religion ;
protestant, Social Security Account Number 371-24-4292, j
United States Army from November 10, 1950 to November 10, ]
1952, United States Army serial number 55046287, admitted 4
to the VA Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, June 5, 1963, for
five days for treatment_for seminal yesculitis, referred
by personal physician| XD. b6 |
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MC GILL released from BA Hospital, June 17, 1963, {
Andicating his date of birth to be September 24, 1928, 4
and showing a current residence at that time_of 4036

56th Street, bss Moines, Iowa, in care of|

Further review of YA file C19-339-194, indicates
mC GILL to have been admitted on March 19, 1972, and
that "nursing notes" in this file indicate the following:

Age 44, date of birth September 24, 1928,
} eyes -— wears glasses, vision
20-200 right and left eye, 6'0" 165 pounds, habits:
smokes two packages of cigarettes per day, employment -
unemployed, symptoms ~- "has pedal edema pains in midcalf
and excessive use of alcohol."

This file noted that MC GILL was released on
March 19, 1972, after being treated for pains in leg and ~
cirrhosis of the liver, noting the following information: SA2

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Father = 800 North Hidalgo, 4-4 ~ L990
Alhambra, California, algo, "4 &/ tere 4
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The last item noted in VA file number
C19-339-194 indicates that BILLI£ LEE MC GILL called
the VA Hospital facilities in Des Moines, Iowa, on
April 3, 1972, at approximately 7:45 a.m., however
did not report for an appointment which had been
scheduled on that day.

| concluded after providing the b6
aforementioned records that he, personally, could bic
provide no additional information concerning MC GILL
and that MC GILL is unknown to him as a regular
patient or outpatient at the VA Hospital facility

in Des Moines, Yowa.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 4/28/72

SA ERNEST C. SMITH

NOBJAK
00: SEATTLE
On 4/27/72, | |
Washington, was interviewed by SA ERNEST C. SMITH
and SA| [in regard to his knowledge of DONALD

SYLVESTER MURPHY. | |was asked if he knew DONALD SYLVESTER

and stated that he was MURPHY's attorney. He was exhibited

a_ photograph furnished by CARL FLEMING of the bald subject.
stated that this did not look like his friend, MURPHY,

as MURPHY would not be caught wearing clothes like the individual

pictured in the photograph.

was then shown the photograph of the subject
standing on Pacific Avenue, Bremerton, Washington, with the
wig and asked if he had ever seen this_- dual or been pre-
sent when this photograph was taken. stated that he
had never seen the individual and was. ent when the photo-

graph was taken and, further, had no idea of the subject in
the photograph.

Xn describing his friend, MURPHY, he stated that,
"If you were bankrupt, MURPHY was that ten times over."
He went on to relate that he thought this whole thing was a
joke, that no one in Bremerton had e ts to hijack that
airline. He further indicated that had invited MURPHY
for Thanksgiving dinner and that that
he would be wooking the meal for

stated that he was also acquainted with|[ |

and BILL . and that all of thease individuals had discussed
the hijacking shortly after it had occurred. He indicated that
the received a lot of good publicity regarding their
sales promotions the area as a result of the article in the
"Bremerton Sun,"
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'California

Alhasbra, California,

divorced.

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4/12/72
AIRTEL ATRMAIL
TOs SAC, LOS ANGLLES
FROM: SAC, SACRAMERTS (164-50) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK

Ra Law Vegas nitel to Seattle; LT AL, 4/11/72.

Enclosed for Seattle and Los Angeles ia one copy
of California drivex's license £389999. |

| BY SACRAMENTO, GALT FORNTA:

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rtment of Motor Yehicles, furnished the enclosed
copy of California driver's license £8839999 which bears oe
photograph of oie BILLIE LEEK MC GILL, 900 North Hidalgo Street,

MC GILL {9 described as ea white wale; born. 9/24/28;
6* 1%; 160 pounde; brown hale} brown eyes; marital stetus,
Previous license held in the State of lows.

2- Loa Angeles (Enc. 1)
2--Seattle (164-81) (ine. 1)

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TO SEATTLE
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FROM OMAHA 149-179 = 4P |

NORJAK. 4

RE BILLIE LEE MC GILL, ,
INVESTIGATION, DES MOINES, IOWA, REFLECTS MC GILL was
WMPLOYED AT IOWA BOARD OF PHARMACY, DES MOINES, IOWA, FOR
'' SEVERAL YEARS UP TO NINETEEN SEVENTY AT WHICH TIME HE WAS
DISMISSED IN VIEW OF HIS ALCOHOLIC PROBLEM.
RECORDS, VA HOSPITAL, DES MOINES, IOWA REFLECT MC GILL
BORN SEPTEMBER TWENTYFOUR, NINETEEN TWENTYEIGHT, HAS RECORD OF -
TREATMENT AT HOSPITAL INDICATING TREATMENT ON JUNE FIVE,
NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE THROUGH JUNE SEVENTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE
FOR SEMINAL VESCULITIS, WE LISTED SSAN THREE SEVEN ONE DASH
TWO FOUR DASH FOUR TWO NINE TWO AND U. Se ARMY SERIAL NUMBER
FIVE FIVE ZERO FOUR SIX TWO EIGHT SEVEN, AND VA CLAIM NUMBER
'C ONE NINE DASH THREE THREE NINE DASH ONE NINE FOUR. HE WAS
LAST TREATED AT VA ON MARCH NINETEEN LAST FOR PEDAL EDItAy Is Ee

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PAIN IN MIDDLE CALF, AND EXCESSIVE USE OF ALCOHOL, HE WAS
RELEASED SANE DATE AND RECORDS DO NOT REFLECT BROKEN ANKLES.
-MC GILL CALLED HOSPITAL APRIL THREE LAST AND APPEARED AT
HOSPITAL SAME DATE BUT LEFT HOSPITAL WITHOUT TREATMENT AND
DID NOT RETURN. HOSPITAL RECORDS REFLECT HIS FATHER AS JOHN
COSGRIFF, EIGHT HUNDRED NORTH HIDALGO, ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA. !
| RECORDS, IOWA DES MOINES NATIONAL BANK CIDMNB) DES MOINES,
| , lOWA, REFLECT MC GILL APPEARED AT BANK MARCH TWENTYEIGHT, LAST
AND PURCHASED THREE THOUSAND TwO HUNDRED FIFTYONE DOLLARS, SIXTY
EIGHT CENTS CASHIERS CHECK WITH A THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
FIFTYONE DOLLARS, SIXTYEIGHT CENTS CASHIERS CHECK DATED MARCH
FOURTEEN LAST, NUMBER ZERO THREE TWO NINE DASH THREE EIGHT ONE
"TWO SEVEN, DRAWN ON THE LOS ANGELES, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BRANCH
OF THE BANK OF ANERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
CIABBANTSA), AND RECEIVED THE FOUR HUNDRED DOLLAR DIFFERENCE IN
CASH. HE REAPPEARED AT IDMNB APRIL THREE LAST AND PURCHASED A
THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR CASHIERS CHECK WITH ABOVE DESCRIBED THREE
7 THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTYONE DOLLARS, SIXTYEIGHT CENTS CASHIERS
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CHECK, RECEIVING TWO HUNDRED FIFTYONE DOLLARS, SIXTYEIGHT
CENTS DIFFERENCE IN CASH. HE MADE NO STATEMENTS TO BANK
EMPLOYEES AS TO PURPOSE OF CHECKS. BANK HAS WO RECORD OF
PRESENT OR PAST SAVINGS OR CHECKING ACCOUNTS, OR SAFETY DEPOSIT
BOXES IN MC GILLS NAME.
ON APRIL TWELVE INSTANT | | DES 6
MOINES, IOWA ADVISED HE PREPARED WILL FOR MC GILL ON APRIL
THREE LAST AND MC GILL PAID TWENTYDOLLARS FEE IN CASHe
REFUSED TO DISCUSS PROVISIONS OF WILL BUT DESCRIBED

WILL AS QUOTE A TWENTY DOLLAR JOB UNQUOTE AND THAT NC GILL
HAD VERY NOMINAL ASSETS, PERSONS INTERVIEWED AT DES MOINES,
IOWA, ADVISED MC GILL HAS LEG TROUBLE BUT THEY ARE UNAWARE
OF HIS HAVING BROKEN ANKLES, NO VERIFICATION AT DES MOINES
OF BACKGROUND AS PARATROOPER BUT MC GILL SUPPOSEDLY PREVIOUSLY
HAD PILOT'S LICENSE.

' INVESTIGATION AT DES NOINES FAILS TO PLACE MC GILL IN DES
MOINES PREVIOUS TO FIRST OF MARCH, LAST.

_, MOS ANGELES AT ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA, CONDUCT INVESTIGATION
TO ESTABLIS MC GILLS WHEREABOUTS ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR NINETEEN
SEVENTYONE, AND TO ESTABLISH WHETHER HE HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF
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AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WILL CONTACT
REPRESENTATIVE OF LOS ANGELES IABBANTS AND ASCERTAIN MC GILL'S
FORM OF PAYMENT FOR CASHIERS CHECK DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY,

AT FOLLOWS ALONG WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF MC GILL FOR LOS
ANGELES, LAS VEGAS, AND SEATTLE DIVISIONS,
AIR MAIL COPY FURNISHED TO LAS BEGASe ARMED AND

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NORJAKe

RE. BILLIE LEE MC GILL.

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AL BISHOPS USED CAR LOT, ADVISED CAPTIONED INDIVIDUAL . °
IS WMA, AQUT FORTY YEARS OF AGE, SIX FI. TALL, ONE SEVENTY FIVE
LBS,, BROWN HAIR, WEARING GLASSES, AND STRONGLY RESEMBLES ARTISTS
CONCEPTION OF SUBJECT.
MC GILL AT LOCAL MOTEL CONTACTED AGENCY AND PURCHASED SIXTY
NINE MERCURY MONTEREY, APR. FIVE, LAST, WITH CASHIERS CHECK IN
AMOUNT OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS USED FOR CASH BY DES MOINES,
IOWA, NATIONAL BANK.
MC GILL GAVE CONFLICTING STORIES CONCERNING HAVING BROKEN
"BOTH ANKLES WHICH WERE OBVIOUSLY INJURED AND CLAIMED TO BE VICTIM

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DISPLAYED LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WHICH HE CLAIMED TO ALWAYS ee

CARRY WHEN FLYING, PREPARED BY LAW FIRM IN DESHOINES WITH oo
INCLUDED IN NAME OF FIRM, ALSO CLAINED TO BE } ve

CARRYING THREE FIFTY SEVEN MAGNUM AND FOR IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED

CALIFe DRIVERS LICENSE LISTING RESIDENCE AT EIGHT HUNDRED NORTH

HILDALGO, ALHAMBRA, 'CALIF. |

, MC GILL HAD LARGE VOLUME OF CASH IN ADDITION TO THE TWELVE

HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS REFUND FROM ABOVE PRUCASHE, AND

ALSO WAS CONSTANTLY DRINKING, CARRYING OWN BOTTLE OF LIQUOR.

STATE INJURY OCCURRED FIVE MONTHS EARLIER BUT WAS EVASIVE TO ALL

QUESTIONS POSED BY . Pee
ALSO DISPLAYED IDENTIFICATION WITH PHOTO FROM DIVISION OF

NARCOTICS, STATE OF I0WA, AND HAD MILITARY IDENTIFICATION DATED

IN THE FORTIES, REGISTERED VEHICLE IN LAS VEGAS, EVEN THOUGH ee

DEALER OFFERED SAVINGS OF OVER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LOCAL TAX

IF SUBJECT DESIRED TO LICENSE AT RESIDENCE IN CALIF.

SUN AND SAND MOTEL, LAS VEGAS, ADVISED

NC GAILL INITIALLY CHECKED INTO THAT ESTABLISHMENT NEAR END OF

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MARCH, AND DEPARTED FOR DES MOINES FOR TREATMENT OF ANKLES AT

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL THAT AREAs CLAIMED AFFILIATION

""" "WITH NARCOTICS DIVISION OF LOS ANGELES PD AND SMOKED AND DRANK

EXTENSIVELY.

RETURNED TO MOTEL APR. THREE, LAST, AND ON APR. FIVE, LAST,
ACQUIRED USED GAR, DEPARTING IMMEDIATELY FROM MOTEL TOWARD LOS
ANGELES, EVEN THOUGH ROOM WAS PAID FOR FOLLOWING DATE. HAD LARGE
QUANTITY OF TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS IN POSSESSION AND GAVE FREQUENT
CONFLICTING STORIES CONCERNING BACKGROUND, CLAINING TO HAVE BEEN
RAISED IN CALIFORNIA AND HAVING SISTER IN THAT AREA.

TWO ADDITIONAL MOTEL EMPLOYEES AND TWO ADDITIONAL USED CAR
EMPLOYEES ALL CONFIRM STRONG RESEMBLANCE OF MC GILL TO ARTISTS
CONCEPTION. ) |

LOS ANGELES AT ALHAMBRA. CONDUCT INVESTIGATION EIGHT HUNDRED
NORTH HIDALGO TO ESTABLISH WHEREABOUTS OF MC GILL NOV. TWENTY
FOUR, LAST.

OMAHA AT DES MOINES, CONTACT DES MOINES, 10WAy NATIONAL
BANK CONCERNING PURCHASE OF CASHIERS CHECK NUMBER ZERO TVO FOUR
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SIX FIVE FIVE, ZERO SEVEN ONE THREE, ZERO ZERO TWO TWO, FOUR SIX
THREE ONE FOUR SEVEN, PRUCHASED BY MC GILL FOR CASH AND
DETERMINE IF NORJAK RANSOM MONEY USED. /
CONTACT | | RE PREPARATION OF WILL FOR NC GILL
AND ALSO DETERMINE IF MC GILL A PATIENT AT VA HOSPITAL THAT AREAs
CONTACT DIVISION OF NARCOTICS, STATE OF 10WA, FOR BACKGROUND
OF MC GILL.
SACRAMENTO AT SACRAMENTO, AT DMV FORWARD PHOTO AND DESCRIP-
TION OF MC GILL FROM OPERATORS LICENSE E EIGHT EIGHT NINE NINE
NINE NINE TO SEATTLE.
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was exhibited photographs of the following

individuals:
NAME " SUB FILE NO.

1. WILLIAM C. BEVAN 458

2. ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446

3. BILLY RAY COONRAD 456

6. RICHARD DRUMMOND DUKET 408

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623-2984, was exhibited photographs of the following
individuals:
NAME SUB FILE NO.
1. WILLIAM C. BEVAN 458
2. ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446
3. BILLY RAY COONRAD 456
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7. DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD WILLOWS 402
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SUBJECT: WORJAK

DATE: 6/28/72

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On June 20, 1972, CORD HARMS SPECKEL observed
a photograph of each individual listed below. This witness
could not identify any of these suspects as being identical
with the hijacker based solely on the provided photographs.

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FROM ; SA CHARLES R. ST. JOHN Lek
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On June 1, 1972, witness | was —
exhibited photographs of the following individuals:
FRED ANGELO CATALANO Subfile 245
DALE COOPER Subfile 226
RAY CHARLES COFFMAN Subfile 241
a BILLIE LEE MC GILL Subfile 247
STEWART 0. KIME Subfile 257
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With the exception of CATALANO,[_—|s stated
none of the other individuals bear any resemblance to the
hijacker and in his opinion are not identical with him.

believed the photograph of CATALANO bore
a very strong resemblance to the hijacker. "He particularly
noted the hairline, stating that if the hair in the photo-
graph observed was marcelled as was the hijacker's, it
would be an exceptionally good likeness. He further noted
strong similarities in the high cheekbones, the long nose,
and eyes as he remembered the hijacker.

He was unable to determine from the photograph
the complexion of CATALANO but again emphasized the hi-
jacker had a swarthy or Latin type complexion and it appeared
to him CATALANO might have such a complexion. He would
prefer to see a color photograph and additional photographs 9u6.393

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TO + «SAG, SEATTLE (164-81) | DATE? 4/19/72 |

FROM? ga ROBERT H, WICK doe
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SUBJECT: NOR JAK
RE: REX ALEXANDER
Memo from SA STEPHENSON, 4/12/72.
' AT OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON

On April 18, 1972,| | DMV,
made available the drivers License photo of:

REX ALLEN ALEXANDER

Route 1, Box 477¢
Woodland, Washington ;

Age: 37 ,
DOB: 10/1/34 . ; ,

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180 pounds
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ALEXANDER has about four citations in his record, all of
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SAC, SEATTLE (164~81)(P) 4/12/72

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SUB. REX ALEXANDER

The following investigation wasconducted by SA

On April 4, 1972, writer of this nemo received
a telephone call from Undersheriff THOMAS MC DOWELL, Clark
County Sheriff's Office, Vancouver, Washington, at which
'time MC DOWELL advised that an unidentified person was in
his office and that the person wanted to provide informa-
tion to the FBI regarding NORJAK. The unidentified indi-
vidual then telephonically advised that he had located a
small parachute hanging in a pine tree near LaCenter,
Washington, and further that he would be available at 4 p.m.
on April 5, 1972, to point out the parachute's current
location.

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arter which he stated that he did not want his identity
disclosed. He then voluntarily traveled with the inter-
viewing agent to the intersection of County Road #39 and
Flaeger Road, Clark County, Washington, where he pointed out
the location of a small' white parachute hanging in a pine
tree. He then accompanied the interviewing agent to the pine
tree, where a paradute, white in color, approximately four
feet in diameter, was observed hanging in a pine tree. The
parachute was wrapped around the upper limbs of a pine tree
and it was about 40 feet from the ground. There were no limbs
on the pine tree for the first 20 feet, therefore, no attempt
was made to climb the pine tree and recover the parachute at
this time. Ld further advised that he located the para-
chute sometime during the latter part of October 1971, while
jin te general area and further, that
[ | had advised him that he knew who the
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parachute belonged to. [____] stated that he could not re-
— the name of the man that owned the parachute, but that

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He added that | | some~
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Washington area, added

that |

On April 6, 1972,[

| Washington, advised

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that after a search of her records, she could locate no

pe_name of | She further made tplephone

| but was unable to locate any record for

On April 7, 1972, |

|Washington, advised that

| had not been a student | but
had probably been a student b He further
advised that | jhad been
students | but that their records had
been Washington, and that if| Jnad
been _| he would probably be going to
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Washington, advised that| |
[Thad been a student|

on November 18, 1971, |

| Washington, telephone

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was | place of birth
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He further brought] | to the office of the Bb

| Jwas interviewed, BIC
_ On April 7, 1972, |advised that

he had observed a small white parachute hung in the top of a

large pine tree near the intersection of County Road 39 and
Flaeger Road, sometime during October 1971. He further
advised that the owner of the parachute was ALEXANDER
AUGER, address unknown. | described AUGER as a

Spanish American, approximately 35 years, 6' tall, 199
pounds, black curly hair. He further advised that he told
AUGER's sont] th e had located the parachute and
furthey | ad shown the current location of the para-~
chute. | further stated that he_has never seen AUGHR
smoke cigarettes or anything else. was exhibited the
composite drawing of the unsub in this matter, afterwhich
he advised that AUGER did ne look anything at all like the
composite drawing. added that he cannot recall who
told him that AUGER had made three jumps from an airplane
in the general area where the small parachute was found,
but that he heard it someplace.

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19, 1972, when REX ALEXANDER started paying the utility

pills. She further advised that her records revealed a
as living next door to REX ALEXANDER.

On April 7, 1972, the Vancouver Blice Department
reards were checked by the writer of this memo and the
following information was developed:

An indices card bearing the name REX A. ALEXANDER,
dob 10/1/34, address Route 1, Box 377C, Woodland, Washington,
and an index card bearing the name REX "A. ALEXANDER, dob
10/1/34, bearing address Route 1, Box 477C, were located.
There were no entries regarding criminal activity on either
indices card, An indices card bearingthe name JOSEPH
FERDINAND AUGER, dob 3/1931, was located, however, nothing
of a criminal nature was recorded on the index card.

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On April 7, 1972, The Clark County Sheriff's Office
indices cards were checked by the writer of this memo, and
the following information was developed:

An indices card bearing the name REX ALEXANDER
was located, which revealed the address d Route 1, Box 477¢C.
The first entry was dated March 9, 1970, and the last entry
was dated January 28, 1972. No criminal, violations were
noted. An index card bearing the name JOSEPH FERNAND A.
AUGER, dob 3/15/31, was located bearing the following
descriptive data:

POB: St. Jerome, Canada

Height: §'3" _ "oS
Weight: 115 pounds

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Avrest: 6/8/69, for DWI,

Clark County Striff's
office number 38872

On April 7, 1972, REX ALEXANDER was contacted at
Route 1, Box 477C, Woodland, Washington, telephone 263-2521,
at which time he provided the following informatim:

ALEXANDER - at he had lived with | } BS
[__]JOSEPH AUGER for approximately 2 1/2 years, BIC
until May 1971, at which tine He further
advised that prior to this time he| J used the
name ALEXANDER AUGER, which is a coubination of his last
name and He further advised that sqmetine

during the month of October 197 a friend of his,
'Portland, Oregon, phone

, and | flew over their home in
'| small plane, a@& which timeL sis dropped a
small parachute out of the plane, which had a note attached
to the shroud lines of th chute. He added that the para-
chute landed in the top of a large pine tree and that he
ws unable to recover the parachute. He stated that he had
contacted and that advised him that
jmerely wanted to drop a note to ALEXANDER's

and that there was nothing important in the note.
ALEXANDER was observed to appear completely different in
facial features than the composite drawing of the unsub in
this matter.

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The following descriptive data was determined
through observation and interview of ALEXANDER:

Name: REX ALEXANDER
DOB: 10/1/34
POB: Fort Collins, Colorado
Height: 5'l0"
Weight; 175 pounds
Hair; Black
extremely curly
Eyes: Brown
Sears: Distinct 1 1/2"

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Employment: Longshoreman, Vancouver, Wash.,
Local #4

Washington State
Driver's license: ALEXAR667PA

ALEXANDER further advised that he does not smoke
cigarettes and never has. He further advised that he has
lost approximately eight pounds in weight in the last two
months. He was further observed to be currently wearing
& black beard and mustache; however, the beard and nustache
was not thick enough to conceal his facial features, which
appeared much heavier than those of the composite drawing.

LEADS

SEATTLE
At Olympia, Washington

Will procure a photograph from the Washington State
Driver's License Department for REX A. ALEXANDER, dob 10/1/34
driver's license number ALEXARG67PA.

Determine if he has changed his facial features

since the photograph was taken by either weight change or
the addition of the two facial scars.

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' AURTEL ALRMATL

H- 14472

TO: SAC, SEATTLE
FROM: SAC, JACKSONVILLE (164-109) (P)

SUBJECT :NORJAK
(00; SEATTLE)

Gee)

Re Jacksonville teletype 4-14-72. Wf

Enclosed herewith are two photogfaphs of possible
suspect, SYDNEY A. MARSH, FBI number 150949C.

Jacksonville file 88-4518 discloses on 10-11-65,
FBI assistance was requested to locate MARSH on the basis
of an authorized complaint charging him with violation
Title 18, USC, Section 1073. Subject MARSH was apprehended
3-22-66 at New Orleans by Buagents and process against
'Rim was dismissed by USA at Jacksonville on 4-15-66.

A review of his FBI record on 4-14-72 discloses no
additional submission other..than the apprehension in New

MARSH is described as follows:
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Race: White

Sex: Male

Nationality: American

DOB: 8=9+26 or 8+9-23

POB: Jacksonville, Florida

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2 - Milwaukee

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Height:
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Jacksonville file as well as Mobile file

42-4274 captioned,

"SYDNEY ARTHUR MARSH, ASN RA14080733,

FUDE," contained additional background information
which may by of value should Office of Origin desire

additional background.

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AIRTEL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, MIAMI (164-552) (P)

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NORJAK
(00; SEATTLE)

Re Miami teletype to Seattle, 4/15/72 and Milwaukee
teletype to Jacksonville and others, 4/12/72,

, Enclosed for Seattle are three copies of an
¥D-302 reflecting interview of Mrs. GENEVA BREWER.

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Dote of tronscription,._ &/ 20/72,

. Mrs. GENEVA BREWER, located at the Wayside Camping
area, Clewiston, Florida, April 13, 1972, in company of her

husband, CLAYTON BREWER, was advised of the identity of Jom!
S. ATWATER ag a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of

Investigation and the purpose of the interview and of the
fact, that any information fuxnishad could be weed in a
eouxrt of law.

Mrs. BREWER advised that she and her hushand reside
at 3321 Chapin Street, Erie, Pennsylvania, and that they plan
to retum to that area approximately in June, 1972. She

t. she Mr. BREW have |
| since February, 1971, they are in frequent
telephone contact and aleo write to each other. frequentiy.

Mes. BREWER stated that in conversing with[ |

by pbetephone recently, they had briefly discussed
ar hijacking in which the subject. used the name of
Ds B. COOPER and that thie had been the source of some

tel:
ah

recalled the D. B. GOOPER they had known for many years in

_ Erie and who, as stated, has been dead for a long time,
Myre. BREWER stated that in telephone conversations recently,
with | | she had jokingly referred to
the song about the hijacking and 2. B. COOPER.

Mire. HRENER stated that she aid Me. SREWER axe
both retired since 1958, and that Mr. BREWER had worked for
Hasmmerinill-Zond Paper Company in Erie for forty years and
saat they apead & wreat Oeal-of time travelling shout, the
tnited States in their camper. Mrs. BREWER stated that she
has absolutely no information concerning the hijacking or.

'the person Treapensible for the hijacking. yi WA GY

Interviewed oneur hd L3L72 wot Clewiston, Florida fie + Miamd 164-552."

: dba Bir 3OQS

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NROS) MM PLAIN
. 134PM URGENT 4-15-72 JYB _—
TO JACKSONVILLE : . ~ ° a

PITTSBURGH 164-93 : L2
SEATTLE 164-81 |
MILWAUKEE 164-37

FROM MIAMI 164-552 2P yh

NORJACK, 00: SEATTLE. — A

RE MILWAUKEE TELETYPE TO JACKSONVILLE, AND OTHERS, DATED
APRIL TWELVE, NINETEEN SEVENTY~TWO; AND PITTSBURGH NITEL TO
JACKSONVILLE AND OTHERS, DATED APRIL THIRTEEN, NINETEEN SEVENTY-
Two.
'MRe AND MRS. CLAYTON BREWER LOCATED AND INTERVIEWED PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA. MRS. BREWER ADVISED SHE DID CALL on
WISCONSIN, AND DURING TELEPHONE

CONVERSATION MADE BRIEF JOKING REFERENCE TO ONE D. B. COOPER,
AN INDIVIDUAL SHE AND MR. BREWER FORMERLY KNEW AND WHO DIED
TEN YEARS AGO. MRS. BREWER ADVISED NO MENTION WAS MADE 10
[__] RE ANY RELATIVE OF MRS. BREWER'S BEING CONTACTED' BY
END PAGE ONE

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PAGE TWO
D. Be COOPER, NORJACK SUBJECT. THE BREWERS ADVISED THEY HAVE
NO INFORMATION AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM ANYONE CONCERNING
UNKNOWN SUBJECT IN NORJACK CASE.

"RECIPIENT OFFICES DISCONTINUE ON LEADS SET OUT IN REFERENCED

COMMUNICATIONS.
END
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NR@1@ J K PLAIN

72:30PM URGENT 4-14-72 HER aos
TO MILWAUKEE
SEATTLE

FROM JACKSONVILLE (164-185) PAGES

- NORJAK, 00: SEATTLE.

amy

RE MILWAUKEE TELETYPE , APRIL TWELVE, LAST.

FLAs» es
, ADVISED THIS DATE VISITED HIS RESIDENCE AT — ° ~
SUBJECT OF NORJAK WAS DISCUSSED AND[ _| JOKINGLY MADE ian
REFERENCE TO A NAMED ARTHUR MARCH, AKA SIDNEY, WHO
* RETIRED FROM ARMY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. [ __|HAS NOT SEEN MARCH FOR os
BIGHT YEARS AND MARSH HAD TOLD THEM HE WAS IN ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND
P+ HAD MADE PARACHUTE JUMPS. FOR THIS REASON, [| JOKINGLY REFERRED TO

\
MARSH AS BEING IDENTICAL WITH D. B. COOPER. MARSH WAS ADOPTED SON
x" ,

OF HELEN MARSH, WHO 19 DECEASED. CURRENT WHEREABOUTS a
" OF MARSH UNKNOWN TO| | STATED HAD ABSOLUTELY NO REA-

| ' = SON TO IDENTIFY MARSH OTHER THAN IN JOKING MANNER. [____] STATES LAST "we
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MARSH LAST KNOWN TO BE IN PORTLAND) OREGON, AREA EIGHT YEARS AGO, NO - °™

+
SPECIFIC ADDRESS, . \ . cn
DESCRIBED MARSH AS WHITE | WALE, EARLY FORTIES, FIVE EIGHT ° "Oo.
INCHES, MEDIUM COMPLEXION. In eee |

FILES OF JACKSONVILLE SHOW CLOSED. UF AP DASH WORTHLESS CHECKS RE |
SIDNEY ARTHUR MARSH, O00: JK. HARSH ARRESTED APRIL FIVE, SIXTYSIX, AT
NEW ORLEANS, BY BUAGENTS ON WORTHLESS CHECKS, OUT OF OCALA, FLA. PHOTO. °°"

Po

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GRAPH AND BACKGROUND RE MARSH TO FOLLOW.

\ "
ADVISED LAST HEARD CLAYTON AND GENEVA BREWER IN KEY WEST AREAy 'rans
BUT COULD FURNISH NO ADDRESS. ADVISED 'THEY USUALLY CONTACT

FLAs,

1

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN FLORIDA.[____] ADVISED KNEW NOTHING
CONCERNING HIJACKING NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, an
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, LAST, AND D. Be COOPER
UNKNOWN TO HIM, HAS NEVER HEARD ANY. MEMBER OF FAMILY MENTION HIJACK~
ING OR COOPER. ,
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NRO@S MM PLAIN

1@38PM NITEL 4-14-72 CLS

TO SEATTLE 164-81
JACKSONVILLE

"Re. MILWAUKEE 16437

PITTSBURGH
FROM MIAMI 164-552 2P

NORJAK, 003 SEATTLE.

=a

RE MILWAUKEE NITEL TO MIAMI, APRIL TWELVE, SEVENTYTWO.
MRe AND MRS» CLAYTON AND GENEVA BREWER LOCATED
AT CAMPSITE, CLEWISTON, FLORIDA, APRIL THIRTEEN, SEVENTYTWO,

AND ADVISED IN FREQUENT CONTACT WITH

WISCONSIN.

BREWERS ADVISED IN CONTACT, HAD HUMOROUSLY

REFERRED TO A HIJACKING IN WHICH THE SUBJECT HAD USED

COOPER

THE ALIAS OF D.B :39834, AS THE BREWERS MANY YEARS AGO

HAD AN ASSOCIATE BY THIS NAME IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, WHO

HAS BEEN DEAD APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS.' BREWERS ADVISED

A SONG RECENTLY WRITTEN ABOUT THIS HIJACKING WAS ANUSING Heb 39ef

TO THEM AS THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOWN A D.eB. COOPER,
END PAGE ONE

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FBI—SEATTLE

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MM 164-552

PAGE Two '

IN ERIE, PAs, AND AS STATED, IT WAS A SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT

IN CONTACT WITH ,
BREWERS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE

CONCERNING HIJACKING AND NO KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE

SUBJECT INVOLVED IN THIS CASE USING ALIAS OF D.Be COOPER.

BREWERS AT LOSS AS TO HOW CONVERSATION witx[ _|

COULD HAVE BEEN CONSTRUED TO INDICATE THAT THEY

KNEW THE SUBJECT OR HAD ANY INFORMATION, INDICATING THE
SUBJECT MIGHT HAVE CONTACTED A RELATIVE IN FLORIDA.
RELATIVES IN FLORIDA ARE.

JUST OUT OF FLAs»
AND| WHO WORKS ON A
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| TO JACKSONVILLE 7

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NROOS PG PLAIN;

MIAMI
«MILWAUKEE

SEATTLE
" FROM PITTSBURGH (164-93) 2P ; .

"'NORJACK, 00: SEATTLE. . / nr:
RE MILWAUKEE TELETYPE TO JACKSONVILLE, AND OTHERS, DATED

APRIL TWELVE, NINETEEN SEVENTY TWO. . : :
THIS DATE,

ERIE, PAey ADVISED HE PERSONALLY KNOWS OF NO INFORMATION wey

CONCERNING CAPTIONED MATTER. |__| ADVISED CURRENTLY os

AT AN UNKNOWN LOCATION IN FLORIDA, AND WERE ANTICIPATING ATTENDING

MOON SHOT AT CAPE KENNEDY. []starep ONLY KNOWN RELATIVES "

IN FLORIDA WERE | |

] FLORIDA, TELEPHONE NUMBER!

SHOULD

RETURN FOLLOWING VISIT TO CAPE-KENNEDY To|
a,

ADVISED

ALSO HAVE|

| FLORIDA.

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NR @23 MI CODE
6315 PM URGENT 4/12/72 LuW
TO JACKSONVILLE
MIAMI | -
PITTSBURGH
SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM MILWAUKEE (164-37) (P) 5P

NORJAKe O60: SEATTLE

"ON INSTANT DATE, WISe,
ADVISED THAT ON APRIL NINE LAST HE WAS AT THE RESIDENCE
oF CATO, WIS. DURING
DISCUSSION OF RECENT AIRPLANE HIJACKINGS, MADE
COMMENT THAT De B, COOPER MUST BE DEAD. HE STATED

TOLD HIM THEY HAD INFORMATION BARTA WAS STILL

ALIVE. THEY STATED INFORMED THEM
THAT A RELATIVE OF HERS IN FLORIDA KNEW WHO COOPER WAS
AND HAD RECENT CONTACT WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL. COOPER
ALLEGEDLY CONTACTED THE RELATIVE IN ATTEMPT TO GET
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BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR PASSPORT SO HE COULD DEPART UNITED
be |
STATES. ADVISED[__—_—s| VERY INTLEEIGENT PEOPLE AND Bre

NOT TYPE TO MAKE SUCH STORY UP. , |
ON INSTANT DATE,[ | INTERVIEWED AT THEIR RESIDENCE

AND DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ABOVE CONVERSATION OR KNOWLEDGE

CONCERNING CAPTIONED HIJACKING.
| | STATED CLAYTON AND GENEVA

BREWER, ARE CURRENTLY TRAVELING IN FLORIDA. SHE ADVISED

THEY DEPARTED KEY WEST, FLORIDA ON APRIL THREE LAST AND

LAST WORD RECEIVED THEY WERE IN MOOREHAVEN AND CLEWISTON, FLORIDA «

SHE STATED | JARE TRAVELING IN | bs

NINETEEN SIXTYSEVEN TAN CHEVROLET ONE-HALF YON PICK UP WITH

TELESCOPE TYPE CAPER, BEARING PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE CD ONE O FOUR

| SEVEN SEVEN. SHE STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING, TRAVEL SHORT

DISTANCES AND DO NOT STOP IN PARKS THAT CHARGE MONEY. SHE
ADVISED THEY HAD STOPPED AT GAS STATIONS FOR THE EVENING

IN THE PaSTe [ | PLAN TO BE IN CAPE KENNEDY FOR MOON SHOT ON
FOUR SIXTEEN NEXT.

END PAGE Two

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MI 164-37
PAGE THREE

FURTHER STATED ONLY RELATIVES OF [|

WHO RESIDE IN FLORIDA THAT SHE IS AWARE OF ARE

FLORIDA, AND

FLORIDA, WHICH IS LOCATED

FLORIDA»

WHO RESIDE WITH

ERIE,

PENNSYLVANIA, WILL RETURN HONE JUNE, NINETEEN SEVENTYTWO,

DURING INTERVIEW, |] APPEARED NERVOUS AND COULD
BE WITHHOLDING INFORMATION. .

JACKSONVILLE, AT FLORIDA. ATTEMPT TO
LOCATE AND INTERVIEW CONCERNING ANY INFORMATION
HE MAY HAVE RE CAPTIONED HIJACKING AND OBTAIN ADDITIONAL
LIST OF MR. AND MRS, BREWER'S RELATIVES IN FLORIDA.

AT[_ | FLORIDA. WILL ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AND
INTERVIEW RE ANY INFORMATION HE MAY HAVE
CONCERNING CAPTIONED HUJACKING AND OBTAIN FROM HIM LIST
END PAGE THREE

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MI 164-37 Vo
PAGE FOUR _ . a
OF MR. AND MRS. BREWER'S RELATIVES RESIDING IN FLORIDA.

PITTSBURGH, AT ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. WILL INTERVIEW ; et

RE ANY b6

INFORMATION HE MAY HAVE CONCERNING CAPTIONED HIJACKING AND i
OBTAIN FROM HIM LIST OF RELATIVES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN
FLORIDA.

MIAMI, AT MOOREHAVEN-CLEWISTON, FLORIDA. WILL ATTEMPT TO LOCATE ,
MR. AND MRS. CLAYTON BREWER THROUGH CAMPER PARKS IN VICINITY, "4
KEEPING IN MIND LAST CONTACT WITH THEM THEY WERE CAMPING IN
THAT AREAs |

MILWAUKEE WILL AWAIT RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION SET FORTH ABOVE,
EWD |
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 07/29/2004
To: Criminal Investigative Attn: VCMOS, MT/TCU
| ""paboratory ~ 0 Ree DNAT, _ po ee |
Seattle Attn: Olympia RA b7C
Newark bE
Salt Lake

'From: Seattle
Squad 5/ PSVCIF
Contact: SA|

Approved By:

Drafted By:

7)
Case ID #: SE 164A-81-pNa'- (Pending)
SE 164A-81-4G444 (Pending)

SE 164A-81-327 | (Closed)

VE 164A-81-395-] (Closed)

SE 164A-81-386 ~; (Closed)

Title: UNSUB,
aka DAN COOPER;
NORJAK ,
CAA - HIJACKING

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Synopsis: To set phase II leads for investigation and collection

of DNA samples for submission to the Laboratory, DNA 1. This case

remains the only! unsolved hijacking in the United States, and is

commonly referred to as the "D.B. Cooper" investigation. Items

collected should be forwarded directly to the Laboratory, DNA 1,

Attention | | The EC should be uploaded to SE b6
164A-81-DNA. bIC

Enclosures: For each receiving office is one case information
sheet. This information is also available to be emailed to any
RA Agents who do not receive the enclosure.

Details: Over the years, over one thousand possible subjects
meriting subfiles have been processed by Seattle with the
assistance of virtually every Field Division. Most, opened in the
initial stages of the investigation, were quickly eliminated,
some required extensive investigation to eliminate, some remained
of interest and could not be included or excluded through normal

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 16
MAY 1968 EorTbOre

Memorandum

TO ? SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

5 ke ee a ee

SUBJECT: NORJAK

a photograph of gach. individual listed below.
could not identify any of these suspects as being identical
with the hijacker based solely on the provided photographs.

DATE:

URE Ts MESES RE na ES

Ae NE

6/28/72

On June 20, 1972, CORD HARMS SPECKEL observed

226 |

240 EX ALLEN ALEXANDER
241
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OPTIONAL FORM NO,
MAY see EDCTION
Ota Fen (41 CPR) 02-118

UNITED STATES GO ENT }

Memorandum

10 : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 6/5/72

FROM : , SA CHARLES R. ST. JOHN _ .
SUBJECT: NORJAK Abe 3 GS

On June 1, 1972, witness| | was b6
exhibited photographs of the following individuals: B7C

FRED ANGELO CATALANO Subfile 245° 3 qs.

DALE COOPER Subfile 226
RAY CHARLES COFFMAN Subfile 241
BILLIE LEE MC GILL Subfile 247
STEWART 0. KIME Subfile 287

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REX ALLEN ALEXANDER Subfile 240
BEN R.*:KANE
With the exception of CATALANO,[______] stated

none of the other individuals bear any resemblance to the
hijacker and in his opinion are not identical with him.

believed the photograph of CATALANO bore
: a very strong resemblance to the hijacker. "He particularly
noted the hairline, stating that if the hair in the photo-
: graph observed was marcelled as was the hijacker's, it
would be an exceptionally good likeness. He further noted
strong similarities in the high cheekbones, the long nose,
and eyes as he remembered the hijacker.

He was unable to determine from the photograph
the complexion of CATALANO but again emphasized the hi-
jacker had a swarthy or Latin type complexion and it appeared
to him CATALANO might have such a complexion. He would
prefer to see a color photograph and additional photographs
: of CATALANO. -QI- UD. BES

SEARCHED INDEXES

SERIALIZED FILED
ten JUN5 1972

FBI=-~ SEATTLE

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; (Priority) 1
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM? SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P) .
; SUBJECT: NORJAK , "a
Re Seattle letter to Los Angeles, 4/5/72;
1 Kansas City airtel to Seattle, 3/16/72;
Portland telephone call to Minneapolis, 4/4/72: |
_ Los Angeles airtel to Seattle, 4/7/72;
Seattle letter to Minneapolis, 4/13/72.
; . The following photographs were displayed to North-
5 western Airlines stewardesses |] on4-2>~7
4 who advised that the following individuals did not resemble be
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; FRED ANGELO CATALANO Los Angeles = 3972.
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TOs SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)
RE: NORJAK

OO: Seattle

RE: Suspect FRED ANGELO CATALANO

Enclosed for receiving offices is one photograph
each of captioned suspect. Also enclosed for each receiving
office is one copy each of FD-302 interview of b6
, Trans World Airlines (TWA), b7C
Los aAngeies, Cailfornia, regarding captioned suspect.
Eleven pages referred to in FD-302 listing discrepancies
noted in CATALANO's work are not being enclosed.

Enclosed information was obtained during investigation
of another matter, Los Angeles file 149-1111, and in view of
past activities, experience, and descriptive data of CATALANO,
it appears he warrants consideration as a possible suspect
in this matter.

It is noted his residence is shown as 1074 Barstow
Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, and TWA records indicate he returned
to Los Angeles on 11/22/71, on TWA Flight 742 from Bangkok.
He left Los Angeles at 11:00 a.m., on 11/28/71, aboard TWA
Flight 745 for Bangkok. His whereabouts after returning to
the United States on 11/22/71, is' not known.

O- Seattle (nels « 2) CRD ow) . : 1 395°
- Minneapolis cls. 2
2- Portland (Encis. 2) (164-220) (AM) lh 4-8) > 4FH42

3 - Los geles SEARCHED, ssecseENDEAED. crcsserrns *

(1 - 149-1111) SERNLIZ LED
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF' INVESTIGATION

4 Dote of troriseription 3/21/72
- Trans World 6
Airlines (TWA), made available the personnel file on their... b7c

Purser, FRED ANGELO CATALANO, and this file revealed the

following information:

CATALANO was hired at Los. Angeles in May 1962, as
a cabin cleaner and helper. He later was transferred to
John F. Kennedy Airport, New York City, New York, as a Purser
aboard their new Boeing 747 type of aircraft. As that program
expanded, CATALANO was later transferred back to Los Angeles
where he now flies as a Purser to the Far East.

Although CATALANO is officially based at Los Angeles,
he is currently residing at 1074 Barstow Avenue, Eugene, Oregon,
97402, telephone 503-689-3860.

CATALANO is considered a "rebel" by airline supervisors
and will not follow airline rules and regulations. He has been
suspended many times for breaking these rules and regulations.
TWA was advised that CATALANO owed money on his California State

'.and Federal income taxes. He was frequently short on his |aesh

accounts for liquor and head sets on the plane, and.failed to
hand in proper reports. Attached is a list of some of the
discrepancies noted in his work.

made available a copy of CATALANO's employment »é6

application, his resume, a photograph and fingerprint card. bIC

CATALANO is on vacation from March 1, 1972, to
March 15, 1972. His whereabouts is not known to TWA. -His
next scheduled flight will be TWA Flight 743 on March 20, 1972,
from Los Angeles to Bangkok, returning to Los Angeles on
TWA Flight 742 on March 27, 1972.

Tt is noted that CATALANO's parents are Mr. and Mrs.
PRED CATALANO, 8403 loth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. He has a

, [__—jadvised that there was no record for CATALANO

interviewed on

by

3/14/72 «1 LOS Angeles, California File'#

leH-8l_ 894

SCAT

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the 'BLang FoVosaed io
your agency; it and its contents are mot to be distributed outside your agency.

SA ROBERT J. BARRY/kah \
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Date dictated — AT ALE wy purl y _
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LA 149-1111

using company passes or reduced rate tickets since August 25,

1971, for a flight from Los Angeles to Eugene, Oregon.

As a matter of information,[___] advised that
records show that CATALANO returned to Los Angeles at about

9:30 p.m., on November 22, 1971, on TWA Plight 74e@ from Bangkok.

He left Los Angeles at 11:00 a.m., on November 28, 1971, aboard

TWA Flight 745 for Bangkok.

*

as a pilot for TWA...
of his pilot training at this time.

It is noted in the file that CATALANO was taking flying
lessons and hoped to get a Commerical Pilot's License and fly

It could not be determined the exact status

It was not carried in the file as to the type of

training that CATALANO had in the United States Arny.

He is described as follows:

Name
Sex:
Race.
Birth Data

Height

Weight

Build

Eyes

Hair

Complexion
Marital Status
Social Security
Number
Military Service

' Drivers Licens

Numbex :

FRED' ANGELO CATALANO
Male
White

. duly 25, 1935

Brooklyn, New York

155 pounds
Medium
Brown
Brown
Dark

063-30-8696

United States Army, Serial Number
43063072, two years, Honorable
Discharge, June 19, 1956, as private

New York Chauffeurs, Number 614486L
November 22, 1959

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

SA

NORJAK

RE:

Re memo of SA ROBERT H. WICK dated 7/5/72.

In view of the fact that
in the anonymous letter (see seria] 2746
that no
Washington_with the one exception of an
have been

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8/1/72
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 7/5/72

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SA ROBERT ll, WICK | —
NORJAK
RE?
Rememo from SA[ | 6/27/72,
On July 5, 1972, | ] DMV,
Oo}, advised the only record he could locate under the name
of _ was an expired license indicating
| moved out of state to geriFornia in October 197%.
While Washington, he resided at Seattle,
DOB? | height 5¢* 3",.135 pounds, brown ges. His license
expired on his birthdate in 1969. No photo is available,
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6/27/72

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) |
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RE:
Subject was named as a suspect in this matter by
an anonymous letter sent to the SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER
in response to their Sec W Ss 'program. is letter
furnished an address for Seattle,
which address has been determined to be non-existent,
Seattle City Directory lists a| | |
residing at Seattle, '
LEADS
SEATTLE DIVISION .
At Olympia, Washington
Will attempt to locate driver's license for
and forward to Seattle so that photograph may b6
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SA ROBERT H. WICK

NORJAK

REs

_ References Memo by SA JACOBS, 5/17/72.

AT OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON

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On June 24, 1972, | | DMV,
: drivers license record for
Seattle, Washington.

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A revie Directory reveals
that the address is nonexistent in b6
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anonymous letter to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer" news- b7D
paper as being the address of _ who
was considered a suspect in the NORJAK hijacking.
A_review of the City Directory by: ates
that a | | xesides at
Seattle, Washington.
On 5/12/72, a confidential source at the
indi at the resident at
whose listed employment
as| |, Seattle, Washington.
LEADS:
SEATTLE
At Olympia, Washington
Obtain a photograph from Driver's License Bureau
for | |} Seattle, b6
Washington. bIC
At Seattle, Washington
Display a photograph of | to NORJAK
witnesses in Seattle, Washington to determine if
should be further considered a suspect in NORJAK hijacki
DSI :md
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ADDENDUM: In view of Agent's transfer to another _
office, it is recommended this ead be 4
reassigned to a Seattle agent}. Lng |

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SAC, SEATTLE (164~81) 4/13/72

sal | | —

NORJAK

Attached is a letter which was furnished by

jof the SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, which was

received by his office in response to their Secret
Witness Program. —

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Pleased be advised that the hijacker of the Northwest Airlines

' a* '

plane on the night of November 2th tmown as "D.B. Cooper" is now

living in Seattle at His name is| on
L Ho jumped from the plane near Ephrata, Vash., around 8 p.m.
He had two accomplices who picked him up and nid him until

December 7th, then they took him back to Seattle. He still has all the

money which is hiiden under the mettress in his bedroom. Please approach

this man with caution. He is armed and believed to be dangerous. Have

search warrant to search house.

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The safest tine to pick him up will be at 7:30 Sunday morning
April 2nd. All the money will bo recovered,
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0 716-73) FEDERA® BUREAU OF INVEST@6ATION

Washington, D. C. 20537

REPORT

of the

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION

YOUR FILE NO, 7
FBI FILE NO. erst October 1, 1973
LATENT CASE NO. Aw 4S RL 0
TO: SAC, Seattle
RE: NORJAK
REFERENCE:
9~73

Latent_prints captioned case not identical.
fingerprints of
No palm prints o avallable Identification

Diviston files.

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9/19/73
AIRTEL | AIR MAIL a
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION)
CLR HRPTTAYD
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) :
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SUBJECT: NORJAK

00: SEATTLE

RE: SUSPECT

For the information of the Identification Division
eee uggested as suspect in this matter by

Detective King County Police Department, Seattle,
Washington. | disappeared approximately one month

° ORJAK and is described as White, male, /merican,
§* tall, 170 lbs., FRI# |

Identification Division is requested to
compare fingerprints to NORJAXK partials currently
on ee

ARMED § DANGEROUS

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MAY 1082 EOITION

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 16 @
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, SEATTLE (164~81) (P)

TO

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SUBJECT:

SA |

Cart

NORJAK

00:

SEATTLE

DATE: 9/12/72

RE; DEMONSTRATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS

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On 9/5/72, witness |

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was exhibited photographs of the following individuals:

_ SUB FILE NO.

NAME

WILLIAM C. BEVAN 458
ALVIN BENTON CELCER 446
BILLY RAY COONRAD 456
RICHARD DRUMMOND DUKET 408
DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD WILLOWS 402
STEWART O. KIME 416
RAYMOND D. BERRYHILL 390

435

LONNY JAMES MC CLELLAN
DOYLE WAYNE HARVELL

JOHN STEVENS WHATLEY

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415

LAWRENCE MILLARD CREWS

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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO 6 )
MAY 1982 ROITION

9A Four (a CPR) 51-166

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) pate: 4/17/72

NORJAK

RE:

Detedtive | King County Police Department
Seattle, Washington, advised that he believes that
| Should be considered as a logical suspect

in this matter. He stated he has no specific information to

indicate that é
approximately one month before the ae and he does

not know where he is at this time described
aS a white male, American, 6* tall 4.170.

or

S,.che, prjacker, but iSappeared

pounds. He made available a mug shot from Snohomish County

and also a snap shot showing as well as a copy of
an identification record for from the State Bureau
of Criminal Identification, Olympia, i)

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LEADS

SEATTLE
At Seattle, Washington

Will exhibit photographs of
witnesses.

to appropriate

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DIATCS OF Wromnwtait

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SND CENTS G MENT } , i!
Memorandum

to : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) pare: 5/26/72

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supject: NORJAK "
00: SEATTLE

Re memo SA VICTOR R. MATOUS dated 4/17/72.

On May 2, 1972, |
. Washington, was contacted and stated that he was
having a drink at the St. Helens Bar in Chehalis, Washington,
and that a man sitting next to him paid for his drink with a
$50 bili. | [stated that the man had a-lot of money
§ in his billfold consisting of some $100 bilis and $50 bills,
4 | |stated that the man was well dressed and didn't
; talk much, but because of the amount of money the man had,

> he thought he should call the FBI. Due fact of the
q above sketchy information obtained from concerning the
man at the bar, this suspect should be eliminated, — ;

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 16 .
SoA PNM CO GFR) I-tLS @
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO SAC pare: 4/17/72
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Wn.e, Advised 4/Lo//2 that he wished to fave an agent
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P). a $/2/72

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RE: | |= SOURCE

Reference memo of SA THOMAS J. MANNING dated 4/17/72.

n 4/24/72, |

'Washington, was exhibited a composite drawing of
the unsub in this matter after which he stated that he could
not be sure if the person he saw on November 26, 1971 was
identical to the composite drawing or not.

|advised that on 11/26/71 at approximately b6
9:30 a.m. he observed a person whom he describes as white male, . °7¢
6' tall, medium build; dark complexion; wearing a brown suit b7D
and a brown felt hat, carrying a briefcase, standing on 'the

edge of the road near Amboy, Washington approximately one-tenth |

of amile from the Eaton Road and County Road 16 junction.

He further advised that this individual did not appear as

'though he had heen walking through the brush.

Because of the distance from the prime search area
to where | observed the individual two days after
the sky jacking and because of the time lapse between the
skyjacking and.the date he observed the individual, it is
recommended that no further investigation be conducted regarding
this matter.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164.81) (CP) 4/1.7/72

SA THOMAS J. MANNING

NORJAK

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the day after the hijacking he observed a white male in the Amboy b7D

area, man of medium height, carrying a brown brief case, walking
down the road after he came out of the wood line, This man was
wearing a medium brown suit,

LEAD :
SEATTLE .
At Washington —_
Contact| | »7D
and exhibit composite photo In captioned case, Secure
all details re his sighting of white male and set appr opriate
leads.
THIS LEAD WILL BE COVERED BY SA STEPHENSON,
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Memorandum — ® e

To : SAC SEATTLE (164~813) Date 5/20/87
{NDICES 1] pe
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FIDENTIAL =
Subject: NORJAK CONFIDE

At about 7:00PM, 5/19/87, writer was contaced by | |<
| |, Seattle, Washington, home:

] [work= | | with the following information:

[sana her [| } who did not wish to provide his name,
were watching a television show on 5/19/87. The subject of the
program was D.B. COOPER.

[| )6who was drinking with her | | through out the program, 6
and probably for many hours_prior to the program, stated that after bIC
the program was over, her stated that who the

subject of the show was in real-life. ) ico! REQ

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[claims the | | says it is | } currently an
employee with | | based in either Port Townsend, or Port
Angeles.

[was calling the FBI on behalf of the just incase

this information was true.
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NEW YORK
12/8/72

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SAC, NEW YORK (164-627) (RUC)

NORJAK
00: SEATTLE

| aka;
DONALD SYLVESTER MURPHY, aka;

ITSP; FR;
CO: SEATTLE

Re Seattle telephone call 12/7/72,

Review of NY file 164-627 located a plaroid photo of
individual using name DB, COOPER' (subsequently identified as
DONALD SYLVESTER MURPHY), which is being forwarded to Seattle .
as enclosure to this communication, This photograph was received
4/26/72 fron for Hewsweek Magazine, 44 ve
Madison Avenue, >» by JS Hd, SMITH and retained in NYO, 7c
Copies of this polaroid photo previously submitted to Seattle by
HY airtel 4/26/72. so '

NYO also enclosing originsi FD 30-of tnterviau of KARL
PAYNE FLEMING on 4/25/72 in presence of who was b6
identified on e 3 of that 302 who delivered itens ' BIC
At tine @Livered items they were in

an envelope and left at GSA Guerd desk. Original items considting
of different photo of man in street wearing wig (photo #3 in
Seattle report dated 5/8/72) and_nhotocony of three $20, bills
taken to FBI Laboratory by SA NYO and norm FD 302s
and transmittal letter not prepared, HYO file reflects memo by
Supervisor | (now retired) pertaining to receipt of items

sent by courier SA| ] to FBI Lab 4/21/72, Lab report

dated 5/1/72 sent Seattle file 164-81 regarding photogopy of M+

bills which wererot returned to NYO, lod Qe}

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. | who is currently leasing the bE
premises at Bremerton, Washington, was BIC
contacted on May 2, 1972, at which time he related 'that ©
the effice space currently occupied by WILLIAM B. LEWIS
and was previously ncocupied by the
Boise Cascade Company, who had th
Ww .« He stated that
Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada,
telephone 702 831-2325 could possibly locate the combination
to same.
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FROM

SUBJECT:

Memorandum

* SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) " DATE: 5/1/72

"Sa | } , Dee Me es , b6

Mav tem korren
tA PeMR (0 CFR) 1611.8 ' @
UNITED STATES GO MENT

bIC

NORJAK
00: SEATTLE

In an effort to identify the individual posing as
D. B. COOPER, three photographs were shown at the golf courses
listed below. These photographs show this individual wearing
a wig and dark glasses; another photograph of the same indivi-
dual without the wig and wearing dark glasses, and a third
photograph of the individual wearing a black and white cap.

These photographs were shown on 4/27/72 without
effecting any identification:

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and | | the West Seattle Golf Course, bIC
Seattle, Washington. .

| Jefferson Park, Seattle,
Washington, advised that approximately four or five days after
the Northwest Airline plane had been hijacked, an individual
using the name D. B. COOPER had played golf at the golf course,
This individual had a master charge from the Seattle-First
National Bank. He described him as follows:

¢

Age 47 - 48
Height 5' 10"
Weight 170
Hair ' 'Dark
Complexion Dark

He advised this individual Vived somewhere in the
1100 block on East Pine Street, Seattle, Washington. He stated
that he has not seen- this man since that time.

He advised that this D. B. COOPER informed him that
he had received a'telephone cali from California from his
divorced wife asking him if he were the individual who had
hijacked the Northwest Airlines plane. When he told her
she informed him that she didn't think he had what it to b7c
to do something like this.

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|] Seattle Golf Club; PAT CASO,
Assistant Pro, Seattle Golf Club, Seattle, Washington;

| Sandpoint Cov
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Sandpoint Country Club, Seattle, Washington;

Jackson Park Golf Club, Seattle,

Washington;

| | Ken
Wanda Golf Course, Snohomish, Washington;

[_] Snohomish Golf Course, Snohomish, Washington.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (Pp) 4/27/72

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NORJAK

On April 22, 1972, the following individuals, who
l jof the Edgewater Inn, Pier 67, Seattle,
Washington, were displayed a photograph of an unknown male
individual in an effort to establish the identity of the
subject in this case, This photograph was displayed by SA
l Jand SA RUBAIYAT B. CASTELLOW and in all
instances no one could identify this individual in the
photograph as anyone they had seen in the hotel area during
the period February 20-23, 1972, or otherwise;

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revealed no one registered who used that name,

Additional names, and where available, addresses

of individuals who worked at the hotel during the period

| a @ individual b6
in the photograph looked similar to a who sometimes bIC
registers at the hotel, Subsequent checks with guests regia-
tered at the hotel dur ing the period of February 20-23, 1972,

ebruary 20-23, 1972, were made available by |

hotel at the tine ef the aforementioned interviews:

These individuals were not present at the

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_ (5.) Store fronts and parking lot west to east

SAC, SEATTLE (164-812) (P) - 4/24/72

SA| | : on

NORJAK

Re 159-page manuscript to Seattle from the Bureau.

The measure distance from the Oak Tree Restaurant,
Woodland, Washington, to LaCenter, Washington, using odometer
readings on Bureau Car SE 28, ws 5.3 miles. The measure distance
from the Oak Tree Restaurant, Woodland, Washington, to Campbells
Fountain (Bus Stop) was .5 miles.

On 4/23/72, , Lacenter,
Washington, advised that he does not recall seeing a car
parked in the parking lot opposite the Post Office in LaCenter
during the daytime hours or the nighttime hours of 11/24/71.
He further advised that unless a vehicle was left in the parking
lot for more than one day he would have no reason to check it
out. He further advised that there is no Standard Service Station
in LaGenter, but that there is a Mobile Service Station and a
Texaco Service Station. He further advised that the old 76
Service Station has been out of operation for the pat seven years.
He addéd that there is a roller skating rink located in LaCenter
and that it is next door to the Mobile Service Station.

On 4/23/R, the following listed photographs were
taken in LaCenter, Washington:

(1.) Store fronts including Post Office and tavern
east to west.

(2.) Parking lot across from Post Office.

(3.) Parking Lot across from Post Office.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/24/72
ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK

On_ 4/24/72 I called San Francisco and advised
Supervisor | |that the package of photographs

L Flight #843, in possession of
| arriving at SF at 6:16 PM tonight.
I asked him to show the photos as soon as
possible and advise us of the results.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/24/72 ..

SA CHARLES E. FARRELL

NORJAK
RE: :
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On 4/24/72, SA | Airport RA at BID
New York City, advised that he has received the teletype

Seattle sent 4/23/72 and had some additional questions.
He wanted to know if Seattle was in possession of the
picture of three $20 bills which had been provided to

the New York Office by Newsweek magazine. He was advised
we do have it.

[ _ J advised that they have not yet received
bureau authority to interview KARL PLEMING and in discussion
about such an interview, he advised that he has no knowledge
of the existence of a story or manuscript reportedly
outlining the hijacking and the hijacker's background.

He did have both copies of the picture and pointed out
that the one of the man taken in the street was received
by the New York Office, but not the one in the knit hat
Way they were sent to New York by Seattle by courier on
4/23/72. : so

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at Seattle advised he would inmediately inform Seattle b7C

if and when Bureau authority is obtained to interview
FLEMING.

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MI3S WA PLAIN

Ta OP i4 NITEL 4-24-72 JRM
TO SEATTLE
FROM DIRECTOR

NORJAK

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THE SEATTLE OFFICE 1S TO SUBMIT A DAILY TELETYPE SUMMARY"

CF INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED COMMENCING APRIL TWENTY-FIVE NEXT.

THIS TELETYPs: SHOULD SET OUT SPECIFIC INVESTIGATION AND RESULTS.

SEATTLE SHOULD SHOW THE PHOTOGRAPH FURNISHED BY NEWSWEEK

TO OFFICIALS AT THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, MC NEIL |

WASHITWGTON, AND TO EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL AT BOEING AIRCRAFT IN |!

AN EFFORi TO IDENTIFY THIS INDIVIDUAL. THE SEATTLE OFFICE SHOULD

CAUSE THE TOLL CALLS OF |

| SELVERDALE,

WASHINGTON, TQ BE CHECKED AND AY APPROPRIATE INFORMATION

DEVELOPED HANDLED EXPEDITIOUSLY.

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OPERATER, CAMPBELL'S FOUNTAIN,

GREYHOUND BUS STOP, WOODLAND, WASHINGTON, ADVISED THAT SHE

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CANNOT LOCATE RECORDS REVEALING ANY SALES OF TICKETS AT
WOODLAND, WASHINGTON ON NOV. TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE, IN

THAT SHE SENDS HER TICKETS TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR AUDITING.

SHE STATED THAT EACH TICKET IS DATE STAMPED. SAN FRANCISCO
AT GREYHOUND LINES, WEST MARKET AND FREMONT STREETS, AT AGENCY

ACCOUNTS BUREAU, WILL CHECK ACCOUNT NO. |

FOR WOODLAND, WASHINGTON RE ANY TICKETS PURCHASED FROM

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| |, a@iso known as
reinterviewed at his residence located at

Seaheck. Washington, by Special Agents

| Jwas informed that| | was
interviewed at length on the night of April 22 and that the
stor' is at variance and has several inconsistencies
with | story.

was

. Ladmitted that what | |states as to
his calling| on the telephone at his residence
around Christmas, 1971, and inviting he and his family over
for a social evening is true. He also states sometime later
he also calied| Ito pick him up at the ferry dock
in Seattle in order for| | to take him to S. L. Savidge
Automobile Company where he was going to obtain a title on

a picks? truck and camper_and that thisstory as related by

is aiso correct. stated on this particular
day after_he had picked up the title of this pickup and camper
he and looked for auto parts which essentially was two
fenders for his Toronado which would cost approximately
_ $800 and because this was too expensive, he did_not purchase
the fenders and the rest of the evening he and| | spent

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drinking at the Edgewater I

nn_in Seattle. | |was then

informed that according to

he had never been in

the paratroopers in the U.S. Army and had never had parachute
training and had also not been out of the_country. Then.
DoT admitted he might have called | | late

one night, but denied that he had requested that| |
furnish him a typewriter as he had three typewriters of his own.
He was then asked even_though this was so, did he make a
request_of | ] to | Jat the Edgewater
Inn. |Jthen stated that he had never registered under
an assumed name at the Edgewater Inn or anywhere else and

that if he had wanted a | |] he would have requested one
from the desk of the Edgewater Inn. When it was pointed out

to| lthat this is exactly what] stat

had told | |to request a typewriter from the desk;

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Seabeck, Washington

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4/23/72

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TO 3 SAC, SAN FRANCXYSCO (164-220)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
NORJAK.

SAN PRANCISCO APRIL TWENTYONE LAST.

| | ADVISED TODAY THAT[__]DEPARTED

RE LOS ANGELES TELETYPE TO BUREAU, SEATTLE AND

VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, [|_|

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ANGELES APRIL TWENTYTHREE LAST, FOR[___| HOME AT |

OF | |

THE FIRST TWO DESCRIBED PHOTOS ARE ALLEGEDLY
OF THE HIJACKER. THE ONE OF[__|WAS TAKEN DURING AN
INTERVIEW WITH HIM, BUT AT THAT TIME HE DENIED ANY

INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TAKING OF THESE PICTURES.

| CALIFORNIA.

SEATTLE IS SENDING VIA VAL, PILOT COURIER TODAY, PHOTOS OF
A MAN IN A BLACK AND WHITE KNITTED HAT; A MAN IN SUNGLASSES
STANDING ON A STREET, NOW DETERMINED TO BE IN BREMERTON,

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POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION.

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TO =: FILE (164-82) ~ pare: 4/23/72

SUBJECT; NORJAK

RE: = SOURCE

On 4/23/72 I called Assistant Director CHARLES BATES
at the Bureau. I reminded him that on February 23, there was
a telephone cali made from the Edgewater Inn from_the roon
occupied by CARL FLEMING to a man by the name of
At Sitvendate Washington. We had run a background check on

and it would appear that his background is for all
practical purposes, identical with the profile that we had
ted from the We had interviewed

en pee he-admitted knowing CARL FLEMING. As a matter of
fact, he admitted that he had put an ad in the paper, got a
cali one night from a person whose voice he recognized and
believed that this was the hijacker. In fact, he said that
initially he would be able, through his contacts, to invest |
the money for the hijacker and would do so. In pressing him
for the identity of the person ali, he
advised that.it could have been of the
Northwest Auto parts in Seattle. He further advised that the
photograph of the man in the black and white cap could possibly
be We had interviewed[_____] and he denied being' the

an_in the photograph, denied being the person who called

in fact, he thinks that LEWIS is a "ding bat." f

advised Mr. BATES that the second photograph delivered to us,
that of the man standing by the automobiles, was actually taken
in Bremerton, Washington, and the photograph did bear some
resemblance to C4 but we did not know if it) was him or not.
I told him that we were back interviewing today and

were checking the alibi of [___] and would let him have the
results as well as New York before they conducted the

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PILE (164-81) | 4/22/72
' SAC J.E.. MILNES
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Washington.
| L pointed out to him that undoubtedly the ; ;
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FLEMING, | | since we had interviewed ' BID
a guy by the name of | |who admits i

acquaintance with FLEMING. He is the same individual

whom FLEMING called early on the morning of 2/23/72 ,
and in view of | 'revelations, would suggest possibly od
that much of

I advised him that we were completely justified
in interviewing FLEMING to determine identity of person
in Seattle, who was photograph by
'since we had clearly established details of this matter

completely independen ion furnished to
Mr. HENRY PETERSON by :

; ZI said we could play around with this all day
but I thought the logical approach was to interview FLEMING
at once. '

He called back and advised FLEMING should be
interviewed by Los Angeles without any reference .
whatsoever to | | but_deal entirely bé |
with FPLEMING's trip to Seattle by his, b7C

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FILE (164-81) 4/22/72
ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAK

SA BOB STRANGER called from Los Angeles 4/22/72,
He said they had stops out for KARL FLEMING at hia residence
and answering service and he had not called his answering
service all day and was not at his residence.

. ed his | and
talked to He said FLEMING was in New York and
would probably return about the middle of next week. They

did not have a number for him but thought he could be
reached through Newsweek magazine.

After talking to you, I called Asst. Director
BATES at the Bureau and advised his of the circumstances.
He said that this posed somewhat of a probelm in view

of the Director's feeling about Newsweek, and felt the proper

'way to handle it was for Los Angeles to come into the Bureau

with a teletype with copies for Seattle and New York,
summarizing the interviews with | and

set out the desirability of interviewing FLEMING for the

purpose of determining the identity of the person whom he
interviewed din Seattle, together with the details of the
nterview.

Les Angeles should then set out what they
found out today about PLEMING's presence in New York and
Ainatruct New York to interview PLEMING, UAC.

Undoubtedly Mew York would not be able to do
anything through Newsweek until Monday and it would
give BATES time to handle the matter at SOG.

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TELETYPE _ NITEL
(Priority)

pote-d---- ==

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) & SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) _
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

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PHOTO OF UNIDENTIPIED MALE IN BLACK AND WHITE b7D

JOCKEY STYLE CAP, DISPLAYEDAT SEATTLE TO wiTNESSES[ _|

|¥HO DID NOT PICK THE PHOTO AS RESEMBLING HIJACKER.

PHOTO WAS SHOWN TO , WHO SAID

THE PART OF FACE HE COULD SEE HAD STRIKING SIMILARITY TO
HIJACKER AND THAT HE WOULD NOT RULE OUT THIS INDIVIDUAL
ALTHOUGH HE APPEARED OLDER THAN HIJACKER.

WITNESS CORD SPRECKEL, SEATTLE, PICKED THIS
PHOTO AS VERY MUCH RESEMBLING HIJACKER, BUT STATED HE COULD
NOT MAKE A POSITIVE DETERMINATION WITHOUT SEEING ADDITIONAL
PHOTOS. ;

PHOTO FORWARDED BY BUREAU SHOWING INDIVIDUAL
STANDING ON STREBT, BARE HEADED, WEARING SUNGLASSES SHOWN

TO SAME WITNESSES.

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SEMBLETTHE HIJACKER AS THE MOUTH IS "TOO BROAD" IN BOTH.
[__|JSAZD THAT BOTH THE PIRST AND THE SECOND PICURES
"AS WELL AS A PICTURE SHOWN TO HIM THIS MORNING BY A NEWSWEEK
REPRESENTATIVE, ALTHOUGH ALL, DIFFERENT POSTURES, ARE OF THE
SAME WNDIVIDUAL. AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURE THIS EVENING, HE

DEFINITELY ELIMINATES HIM AS THE HIJACKER.

SPRECKEL SAID THAT BOTH PICTURES DO NOT LOOK LIKE THE
SAME MAN, AND THE SECOND PICTURE DOES NOT RESEMBLE HIGACKER

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a A en ey oe ey a see ee it hee. Be Dalle a a ee eel Re ge ee ee ee ee oe me L nn ont start Pn "elt ee, ee
TO 3 SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
NORJAK.

RE LOS ANGELES TELETYPES TO BUREAU, SEATTLE AND
SAN FRANCISCO APRIL SEVENTEEN AND TWENTYONE, LAST, AND
SEATTLE TELEPHONE CALL THIS DATE.

INTERVIEW WITH | | AT TARZANA,

CALIFORNIA, DISCLOSED THAT HE HAD TRAVELLED TO SEATTLE AND
STAYED AT THE EDGEWATER INN, FEBRUARY TWENTYTWO, SEVENTYTWO,

WHERE HE AND| |, MET KARL FLEMING, ALSO

PROM LOS ANGELES. [ _—sJHAD INDICATED ON LATER INTERVIEW,
THAT AT SEATTLE THEY WERE DRIVEN BY A MAN NAMED[ | IN A
RENTED HERTZ CAR TO A WATER-SIDE PARK IN THE NORTH AREA OF

SEATTLE WHERE |

UP BY | | RECORDS OF EDGEWATER INN

REFLECT A TELEPHONE CALL BY FLEMING TO TELEPHONE NUMBER

AREA CODE |
[____]xn sinvERDALE, WASHINGTON, LISTED TO A|

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{Priority}
TO :SACS, LOS ANGELES (164-497) AND PHOENIX (164-100)
FROM:SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
NORJAK,
THE FOLLOWING TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE FROM
TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED —_
TO | SILVERDALE,
WASHINGTON.
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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/22/72 -

SA CHARLES £. FARRELL

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On 4/22/72 sal displayed a spread of bud
photos to witness SPRECKEL who said he was impressed with

the likeness in the photo of the unknown man with the black
and white knitted cap and felt there were very definite
characteristics between that photo and the hijacker.

However, he could not be definite without seeing additional
photos of the same person.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/22/72
_ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER
NORJAK

SA RALPH HIMMELSBACH called from Portland on

4/22/72. He said that he had showed the picture of the
man wearing the cap to witnesses b6
[sid m Portland. Neither of them had indicated b7C

any interest in this picture as being the hijacker.
He advised that he had learned from sa[___]
shown

in Eugene that witness | jhad been
a photo at 2:00 AM, this morning by a representative of
Newaweek. This picture showed a man who appeared be }

handcuffed and was facing a street near a store.

allegedly told the Newsweek representative he could not
'recgqnize 'this individual as being the hijacker. He told
SAL | that the picture in fact did look like the UNSUB.
HIMMELSBACH said he could not be any more definite about
eee ize 3 e he had not talked to Him, himself.
He said that allegedly advised[___—sdJthat the
Newsweek magazine had his name and address since they
interviewed him the night of the hijacking.

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FILE (164-81) 4/21/72

SAC, SEATTLE

NORJAK

Upon receipt of the facsimile photograph of
UNSUB in the NORJAK matter referred by | | to

HENRY PETERSON, it was apparent the facsimile was of no

value whatever. I so advised SA jof the Bureau.
In addition I called SAC MATTSON in Portland and SAC

HELD in Minneapolis and told them to establish the location
of the witnesses in their Divisions immediately and call
so that if courier photographs of the subject should have
to be sent to other sources, it could be done by the
Bureau.

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SAC, 'SEATTLE —
NORJAK
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Mix. HENRY PETERSON of the Department of Justice, and advised
that had related to them that he
had 3 of the ransom bills'in his possession and was bringing
them over to the Department today

) , In' discussion this matter {4 waitd aonear that
the interview, conducted in the UNSUB,

source matter is very likely the same individual who was

paliecediv interviewed by the unidentified author, who is the

Further, Jhas advised Mr. HENRY PETERSON b6
of the Department that he has 3 of the bills, which he is b7C
delivering to Mr. PETERSON today.

; In view of this, | | advised that we
should make an all-out effort to | .revlew the manuscript,
take the part that is in there which would tend to describe
' the. individual interviewed and get hin identified —

immediately.

He advisea that a photograph of the UNSUB
HAS BEEN DELIVERED to Mr. PETERSON and is being
sent by air courier (and by facsimile first) to Portland,

Los Angelés, Minneapolis ana Seattle.

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REFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHS OF UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT, ALSO

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. SPREAD OF SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHS CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPH OF SUSPECT

WEARING SUNGLASSES AND KNIT CAP. UNABLE TO MAKE

POSITIVE TDENTETY BUT STATED PHOTOGRAPH MORE . CLOSELY RESEMBLED -
HIJACKER THAN ANY OF THE APPROXIMATE THREE HUNDRED. OTHER.

SHE SPECIFICALLY NOTED
UPS, AND STYLE OF SUNGLASSES,

PHOTOGRAPHS SHE HAS OBSERVED TO DATE.

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to witness including a picture of

UNSUB wearing the knitted cap. | picked the one

of the UNSUB in the cap as being the most like the

hijacker of any of the 12.' He said he could not

identify or eliminate it until he saw more of the forehead. —

He said that he still liked the photo that the Newsweek
'man showed him last night the best of any he had seen

and did not indicate in any way that the one he was

looking. at today was another photo of the same individual.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164~-81) 4/22/72
ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER

NORJAR

On 4/22/72 SA ST. JOHN advised that when he
showed the Prove of UNSUB wearing the black and white
knitted hat to advised the
part of the face he could see had a striking similarity
to the hijacker. This was particularly true with regard
to the lips and the jawline. He stated he could not
make a positive identification but would not rule the

picture out. He noted that the individual in the photo
looked older than the hijacker.

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 4/22/72
SAC J.E. MILNES

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of the individual in the black and white knitted hat.

She advised that out of the 300 photos she has seen, this
is the closest likeness to the hijacker. The picture
'bears many likenesses to the individual, but she would not
positively identify him.

sal advised further, that they had received
a second photo from New York of an individual standing

near a curb, by autos and store fronts, with his hands close
together as though they were handcuffed.

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FILE (164-81) 4/22/72
SAC J.&. MILNES
NORJAR

On 4/22/72 I called SA RALP!! HIMMELSBACH,
Portland, who advised the photo of the individual wearing
the biack and white knitted hat, was shown to the
ticket seller and to the leading clerk at Portland,
both of whom went right by the picture. He advised
the same photo was sent to the Eugene RA, via pilot
courier, but the picture was mis-sent to San Prancisco
and is being returned today at 2:00 PM.

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who insisted on seeing him. He showed him an 8x16
glossy photo of a man wearing a coat or sweater, dark
pants, sunglasses with wire rims, his arms appeared to
be close to one another as though he were wearing cuffs,
but his hands could not he seen since they were off the
picture. He appeared to be on the street, close to a
curb, between 2 cars but the license plates and the
names the store onts were smeared deliberately.
While the witness, said that he told

it had been so long, he could aber what the
hijacker looked like, he did tell it was the best
likeness he had seen. advised that the photo
was arriving from San Francisco at 2:00 PM today. He
had an appointment to see at 2:15 PM, would show
the picture to him and would call the office,

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FILE (164-81) 4/21/72
SAC, SEATTLE

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and advised that telepnone number 404-237+9766 in Atlanta,
Georgia, is listed to JOSEPH B. CUMMING, JR., 2604
Parkside Drive N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. CUMMING is the Bureau
Chief for NEWSWEEK in Atlanta, it being noted that this number
is one called from the telephone in the room rented to
CARL FLEMING at the Edgewater Inn on 2/22/72.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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At approximately 6:30 p.m., 4/22/72, I called
Assistant Director CHARLES BATES and told him that Los Angeles
had called and said they were unable to locate CHARLES
FLEMING. I_further told him that SA BOB_STRANGER in '
Los Angeles had advised on interviewing | Jhe had '
learned that .FLEMING was in Néw York until the middle of
next week in c/o Newsweek Magazine.

BATES directed that I call Los Angeles, tell them
to submitt a teletype to the Bureau and New York, setting
out the background of this matter for New York and recommending
that UACB New York interview CARL FLEMING.

At approximately 7 p.m. I called and gave this
information to the night supervisor JIM KARIS in Los Angeles.
At approximately @ p.m. BOB STRANGER of Los Angeles called
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'NROD4 SE PLAIN
5:38 PM URGENT 4/23/72 DCA
10 DIRECTOR, FBI
NEW YORK
LOS ANGELES . | we ae

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FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 6p *

NORJAK

RE: UNSUB; - SOURCE
RE LOS ANGELES TELETYPE 10 BUREAU, SEATTLE AND NEW YORK,

7 APRIL TWENTYTHREE, INSTANT.
| FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF NEW YORK IN THE EVENT
BUREAU GRANTS AUTHORITY FOR INTERVIEW OF KARL FLEMING» THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FURNISHED:

INTERVIEW WITH| lat TARZANA, CALIFORNIA,
DISCLOSED THAT HE HAD: TRAVELLED TO SEATTLE AND STAYED AT THE EDGE-

WATER INN, FEBRUARY IWENTYTWO, SEVENTYTWO, WHERE HE AND |

' [ __|]MET KARL FLEMING, ALSO FROM LOS ANGELES. [_ | HAD IN-

DICATED. ON LATER INTERVIEW THAT AT SEATILE THEY WERE DRIVEN BY A
MAN NAMED[ _] IN A RENTED HERTZ CAR TO A WATER-SIDE PARK IN

THE NORTH AREA\OF SEATILE WHERE |
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PAGE TuO
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UP ete
By| RECORDS OF EDGEWATER INN REFLECT A TELE-
PHONE CALL FROM ROOM REGISTERED TO FLEMING TO TELEPHONE NUMBER AREA
CODE | | IN

SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON, LISTED TO A
TRANSPORTATION AT THE MOTEL WHICH waS FURNISHED By[___] was

TH A YELLOW SMALL CAR AND INVESTIGATION NOW REFLECTS THaT[ |

| DOES IN FACT POSSESS SUCH A CAR WHICH 1s a PINTO. [_]

| lis HAS BROWN HAIR, WEARS A BEARD Pee

AND OTHERWISE FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF |

WAS INTERVIEWED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS
APRIL TWENTYTWO, TWENTYTHREE, SEVENTYTWO AND HAS NOT GIVEN A COM-

" PLETE AND ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF HIS INVOLVEMENT OR ASSOCIATION YITH
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[_|STATED THAT THE ONLY TIME HE SAY KARL FLEMING OF NEYS-
WEEK MAGAZINE WAS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, LATER CORRECTED wHEeN|__|
[__] REMENDED HIM IT WAS A MONDAY, DURING THE LATTER PART OF
FEBRUARY, LAST, DATE NOT RECALLED, WHEN FLEMING | |
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CASH BY FLEMING ON BEHALF OF

BASED ON HIS THEORY OF THE NOV. TWENTYFOUR,

 SEVENTYONE, HIJACKING OF A NORTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE. FLEMING WaS
GIVEN A RECEIPT FOR THAT PAYMENT.[ STATED THE MONEY WAS
ACTUALLY FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY HIM IN RESEARCH AND TRAVEL ALL OVER

THE COUNTRY. co, "

ADMITS HAVING MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE EDGEWATER INN, —

SEATTLE, FOR FLEMING, BUT MAINTAINS THAT HE NEVER GOT IN TOUCH WITH
HIM IN THE MOTEL. HIS REASON FOR CALLING, WAS TO SEE IF FLEMING

WAS | |AND IF FLEMING WAS

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ORNIA 10 SEE IF FLEMING THOUGHT) _ FOR THE
HIJACKING. SAID FLEMING YAS ENTHUSIASTIC AND TKOUGHT[
HOWEVER, FLEMING SAID HE-DID NOT KNOW YHERE

HE WAS GOING TO GET THE

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YAS "SHOWN TWO SEPARATE PHOTOGRAPHS. ONS OF A MAN

WEARING A BLACK AND WRITE KNIT CAP AND SUNGLASSES AND ANOTHER

OF A MAN STANDING AT TRE CURB, ALSO WEARING SUNGLASSES AND SHOWING

STORE FRONTS. THE LATTER PICTURE BELIEVED "MADE AT BREMERTON,

WASHINGTON. [_]DENIES KNOWING ANYTHING WHATEVER ABOUT EITHER

PICTURE AND STATES HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR BEING MADE AND

DOES NOT KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSONS IN THE PICTURES. HOWEVER,
. HE DID SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS THE. MAN IN THE BLACK AND WHITE CAP YAS

A OF BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON. |

| [_JINTERVIEWED APRIL TVENTYTWO-AND TWENTYTHREE, SEVENTY-
TWO AND STEADFASTLY DENIES BEING THE MAN IN EITHER PHOTO AND MAIN-
TAINS HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. [__|STATED HE CAN CONFIRM
BY RECORDS HIS WHEREABOUTS ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE AND

FEB. TWENTYTHREE, SEVENTYTWO, THE LATTER DATE BEING THE ONE ON

WHICH THE PHOTO OF THE MAN IN THE KNIT CAP WAS MADE. THIS WILL BE

DONE THROUGH RECORDS ON MONDAY, APRIL TWENTYFOUR.

DURING INTERVIEW WITH[ |HE SUGGESTED THAT CONTACT BE MADE

WITH DEWISE KALETTE, A REPORTER FOR THE BREMERTON SUN. DENISE

KALETTE, ONE EIGHT THREE THREE BAY STREET, PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
| INTERVIEWED ON APRIL TWENTYTHREE, INSTANT AND ADVISED SHE HAD

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PAGE FIVE
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TALKED TO OF SEABECK, WASHINGTON, SEVERAL TIMES AS A PS
RESULT OF .A "D. B. COOPER ADD" HE HAD PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER IN

CONNECTION WITH Al | ] ACCORDING TO KALETTE,
[]saip HE-HAD TALKED TO A MAN WHOM HE BELIEVED TO BE THE ;
HIJACKER, RECOGNIZING HIS VOICE AS SOMEONE HE KNEW BEFORE AND HAD
DEALT WITH. TOLD HER HE HAD SEEN SOME TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS

WHICH HE INFERRED WERE FROM THE HIJACKING LOOT. [ | ALSO TOLD HER
| AND. THAT THEY WERE

IAND THAT HE, DROVE THEM AROUND AND SAID KARL
FLEMING OF NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE, YAS ONE OF THIS CREW. TOLD HER
HE WAS ORIGINALLY| ITN

CALIFORNIA IN WHICH KARL FLEMING WAS TO BE THE MANAGING EDITOR AND

WAS GOING TO DO THE FEATURE STORY ON THE HIJACKER IN THE FIRST EDI-
TION. SHE STATED SHE CALLED KARL FLEMING IN LOS ANGELES AND HE AT
| 'FIRST DENIED EVER HEARING THIS STORY AND THEN SAID HE GOT A CALL
LATE ONE NIGHT BASED ON A WILD SUPPOSITION WHICH WAS SO
WILD HE DISREGARDED THE CALL. KALETTE TOLD HER MANAGING EDITOR
! ABOUT | |AND, AFTER MAKING SOME INQUIRY, THEY DECIDED
NOT TO USE IT SINCE THEY DOUBTED HIS VERACITY.

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PAGE SIX
SE 164-81

A PHOTOGRAPH OF AS WELL AS & PHOTOGRAPH , on
OF THE UNSUB IN THE BLACK AND WHITE KNIT CAP WILL BE FORWARDED

TO NEW YORK BY AIR COURIER TODAY. IF FLEMING IS INTERVIEWED THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS SHOULD BE EXHIBITED TO HIM TO DETERMINE IF[ |IS
[___]AND ANY INFORMATION HE CAN FURNISR OW UNSUB IN KNIT CAP.
NEW YORK ALSO SHOULD SHOW TO FLEMING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
MAN STANDING IN THE STREET AS ORIGINALLY FURNISHED BY THE NEW YORK
OFFICE TO THE BUREAU TO SEE IF HE CAN IDENTIFY THE PERSON PHOTO-
GRAPHED. |
NEW YORK WILL BE ADVISED SUBSEQUENTLY OF FLIGHT SCHEDULES.

END |

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TO LOS ANGELES

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NORJAK v

REMYTEL APRIL TWENTYTHREE INSTANT.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF PLACED ON WESTERN AIRLINES

FLIGHT NUMBER SIX THREE WINE IN POSSESSION|

TO ARRIVE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EIGHT PH

TONIGHT, DEPARTING SEATILE FIVE FIFTYFIVE PM.

LOS ANGELES AGENT IS TO CONTACT

ON FLIGHT LINE AT

ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT NUMBER SIX THREE NINE TO OBTAIN PHOTOS, WHICH.
ARE IN BROWN ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO LOS ANGELES OFFICE.

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PHOTOGRAPHS OF AND UNSUB IN CAP PLACED ON NORTHWEST

AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER TWO FOUR DEPARTING SEATTLE FIVE FIFTY PM,
SEATTLE TIME, TO ARRIVE KENNEDY AIRPORT, NEW YORK, SIX FORTY-
SEVEN AM, APRIL TWENTYFOUR, NEW YORK TIME.

PHOTOS IN BROWN ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO NEW YORK OFFICE,
WILL BE IN POSSESSION OF PILOT, AGENT SHOULD MEET FLIGHT ON
FLIGHT LINE AT ARRIVAL OF AIRCRAFT TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE

USED IN INTERVIEW OF FLEMING.

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TO DIRECTOR (164-2111)

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MINNEAPOLIS ADVISED ON APRIL TWENTY-THREE, SEVENTY-TwO, PID

REFERENCED PHOTOGRAPHS OF UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT, ALSO KNWON AS D.B.
COOPER, FURNISHED WFO AND MINNEAPOLIS BY BUREAU APRIL TWENTY-ONE,
LAST, AND APRIL TWENTY-TwO LAST.

ON APRIL TWENTY-ONE, SCVENTY-TWO, NWA STEWARDESSES

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| VIEWED PHOTO OF SUSPECT WEARING MULTI-COLORED CAP.
[__] POSITIVELY ADVISED NOT IDENTICAL, REQUESTED TO VIEW
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. ON APRIL TWENTY-TWO, LARGE PHOTO OF SUSPECT

WEARING NO HAT DISPLAYED, TO, BOTH STEWARDESSES. BOTH ADVISED NOT
IDENTICAL WITH UNSUB.
PORTLAND ADVISED, APRIL TWENTY- THREE, INSTANT THAT PHOTO OF

UNSUB, SECOND PHOTO'OF SUSPECT WEARING NO HAT DISPLAYED To[ —_| PS |

MADE NO IDENTIFICATIOM. STATED THAT PHOTO
RESEMBLED UNSUB MORE THAN OTHER PHOTOS HE HAD VIEWED OF SUSPECTS BUT

COULD MAKE NO POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. SELECTED PHOTO AS

AVING RESEMBLENCE TO UNSUB, BJT MAKING NO IDENTIFICATION.
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