Interview of Earl F. Williams re NWA Flight 305 hijacking
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Interview of Earl Felton Williams, Fort Worth, Texas
Interviewed 6 December 1971Transcribed 16 December 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-100:050-051
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-100:050-051 Document: FD-302 interview of Earl Felton Williams, Fort Worth, Texas Id: Cooper-Part-100:050-051 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A050-051 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 100 pp. 50–51 (DB Cooper-44962–44963), FD-302 interview, interviewed 6 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-100%3A050-051
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1 Date of transcription 12/16/71
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EARL F. WILLIAMS was contacted at his residence, 2121 North Handley, Apartment 96, and questioned regarding his knowledge of/or involvement in the hijacking of a Northwest Airlines 727 Jet on November 24, 1971, flying out of Seattle, Washington. WILLIAMS stated that he was no way involved in such a crime and that he knew nothing of such incident, only by hearing it from news reports. WILLIAMS stated that he does possess a pilot license for a small aircraft, but that he has never made any parachute jumps nor has he been in or near the Seattle area as long as he can remember.
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WILLIAMS stated that he resides at the Fort Worth area with [REDACTED], that he is employed by Papa's Pizza Parlor on Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas, and that prior to this he was employed by Skelly Oil Company in Oklahoma. WILLIAMS stated that in order to verify his whereabouts on the date of November 24, 1971, his manager at his place of employment, [REDACTED], could be contacted and that he could clear up any doubt about his attendance at work for that day.
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The following description of WILLIAMS was obtained from observation and interview:
Name EARL FELTON WILLIAMS White Male Date of birth June 16, 1919 Place of birth Healdton, Oklahoma Height 5'11" Weight 185 pounds Hair Brown Eyes Green Scars and marks No easily identifiable scars, marks or tattoos Remarks At time of interview was wearing trifocal glasses which he states that he needs to wear at all times in order to be able to see
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[handwritten notation: illegible, possibly "dul·56" or similar] 164-81-1389
Interviewed on 12/6/71 at Fort Worth, Texas File # Dallas 164-191 [struck through] [handwritten: 164-81-1389] m m 12/10/71 SA [REDACTED] /ddh by ___________ Date dictated ____________
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your [agency] and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
[handwritten at bottom: 2nd vol.]
DB COOPER-44962
DL 164-191
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Residence 2121 North Handley, Apartment 96, Fort Worth, Texas
Telephone 451-4221 Occupation Musician Employment Papa's Pizza Parlor, Fort Worth, Texas, piano player
Manager at place of employment [redacted - b6/b7C] Marital status Wife [redacted - b6/b7C] Social Security Number 447-07-4701 Pilot's license number 486569 issued on February 5, 1958 for a single engine land aircraft issued in the name of WILLIAMS with the address of Post Office Box 227, Velma, Oklahoma.
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DB COOPER-44963
Serials: 447-7-4701, DL 164-191, SE 164-81-1389