Investigative insert re Eugene, Oregon witnesses identifying Cooper composite
Document date 2 March 1977
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Id: Cooper-Part-10:170-171
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-10:170-171 Document: Investigative insert re Eugene, Oregon witnesses identifying Cooper composite Id: Cooper-Part-10:170-171 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A170-171 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 pp. 170–171 (DB Cooper-1396–1397), Report, dated 2 Mar 1977, serial PD 164-41-1627 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A170-171
SE 164-81 PD 164-41 RHT:kgf 1
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED]
AT EUGENE, OREGON
On March 2, 1977, [REDACTED] Oregon, telephone [REDACTED] voluntarily appeared at the FBI Resident Agency where they furnished the following information:
At the time of captioned highjacking, they were [REDACTED] [REDACTED] adjacent to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington.
Shortly after the highjacking, composite pictures of D. B. COOPER were run in the local newspapers. The first time they saw these pictures they were struck by their absolute resemblance to [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] recalled that [REDACTED] not only looked exactly like the picture, but also that prior to the highjacking, he was a compulsive chain cigarette smoker and always wore either sun glasses or tinted glasses. Neither [REDACTED] could recall the brand of cigarettes [REDACTED] smoked.
After the highjacking however, quite suddenly, [REDACTED] gave up smoking, and was never again seen wearing such glasses.
[REDACTED] further advised that at the time of the highjacking, and while [REDACTED] [REDACTED] lived [REDACTED] Washington, and was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Although he usually [REDACTED] Seattle, sometime prior to the highjacking, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was having
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164-41-1627 SEARCHED ______ INDEXED ______ SERIALIZED ______ FILED ______ MAR [guess: 8] 1977
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DB Cooper-1396
SE 164-81 PD 164-41 RHT:kgf 2
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Later, however, after the highjacking, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] seemed to disappear. According to [REDACTED] at the time it was [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] thought that at one time [REDACTED] aircraft that was highjacked, [REDACTED] not sure. It was also [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] Washington, [REDACTED] and knew that part of Washington like the back of his hand. He theorized that if D. B. COOPER had [REDACTED] landed in that general area.
[REDACTED] further stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] friend of [REDACTED] heard, he was on an [REDACTED] he turned [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] never made any statement [REDACTED] in any way connected with D. B. COOPER or the highjacking incident.
In conclusion, [REDACTED] advised that when they first saw the picture of D. B. COOPER in the newspaper, and noted the resemblance to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington. [REDACTED] stated something to the effect that although the resemblance was striking, it was impossible to think [REDACTED] would be involved in anything like this. According to [REDACTED] as far as they know, nothing further was ever said or done concerning their suspicions.
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DB Cooper-1397
Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1627, SE 164-81