Affidavit of SA Charles E. Farrell in support of search warrant re Donald Sylvester Murphy and Karl Fleming contacts

Document date 2 May 1972

Part 109pages 167–1682 pagesDB Cooper-49635

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Document: Affidavit of SA Charles E. Farrell in support of search warrant re Donald Sylvester Murphy and Karl Fleming contacts
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 109 pp. 167–168 (DB Cooper-49635), Other, dated 2 May 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-109%3A167-168

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On May 2, 1972 a complaint was issued by United States Magistrate Charles A. Schaaf charging [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] and Donald Sylvester Murphy with violation of [REDACTED]. The affidavit of Special Agent Charles E. Farrell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was attached thereto in support of the complaint and reads as follows:

The complainant states that this complaint is based upon the copy of three twenty dollar bills bearing [REDACTED] Karl Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Fleming [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper," [REDACTED]. The original copy has been examined by the F.B.I. laboratory in Washington, D.C. and deter- mined [REDACTED]

Further, [REDACTED] presence of Karl Fleming and "D.B. Cooper". Fingerprints lifted from [REDACTED] by the F.B.I. laboratory in Washington, D.C. have been identified as belonging to [REDACTED]

Further, [REDACTED] interview between Karl Fleming and Donald Murphy, posing as "D.B. Cooper", which took place on the morning of February 23, 1972 on a beach fronting Puget Sound in King County, Washington, have been [REDACTED] by agents of the F.B.I. personally familiar with the defendants [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] and Donald Sylvester Murphy; Donald Murphy is "D.B. Cooper." [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] Karl Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] are in the custody of the F.B.I.). Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, familiar with [REDACTED] and Donald Sylvester Murphy [REDACTED] Karl Fleming, of [REDACTED] and Donald Sylvester Murphy.

Complainant further states that Karl Fleming has been interviewed by Special Agents of the F.B.I. and has related the following:

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[REDACTED] Karl Fleming, [REDACTED] aircraft hi-jacker "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] Karl Fleming was then a Contributing Editor of Newsweek magazine stationed in Los Angeles [REDACTED] his home telephone number [REDACTED] he represented a national news magazine.

On or about February 1, 1972 Karl Fleming received two telephone calls from a [REDACTED] who in subsequent personal contacts identified himself as [REDACTED] the caller stating that he knew the identity of "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED]

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In response to this information Karl Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Karl Fleming [REDACTED] the hi- jacker, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Karl Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Fleming's [REDACTED]

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On or about February 20, 1972 Karl Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] Karl Fleming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "D.B. Cooper" [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (Exhibit "B"). Karl Fleming

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