Admission Psychiatric Summary and Recommendations, USPHS
Document date 16 April 1962
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 111 pp. 117–118 (DB Cooper-4821–4822), Report, dated 16 Apr 1962 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-111%3A117-118
4/16/62
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ADMISSION PSYCHIATRIC SUMMARY
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[REDACTED] was seen for psychiatric evaluation after he gave an ub6 per BOP firmed past psychiatric history of being hospitalized on two previb7C per BOP occasions. He indicates that he was hospitalized in 1950 for pre-sent- encing observation for a period of 5 weeks at the Valhalla State Hospital at Valhalla, New York. After the five weeks period of observation he was returned to the court being found to be mentally competent and sentenced. His second hospitalization occurred at the California Medical Facil- ity at Vacaville, California, under the name of [REDACTED] with a number of [REDACTED] This Vacaville hospitalization was not actually a real psychiatric hospitalization. He was at Vacaville originally as a new case admitted as routine to the reception center. He was retained there as a worker but was on patient status. He indicates that he was sent there by the state court but not for any overt psychiatric disorder. He states that he was an inmate clerk during his stay at this institution and re- ceived no psychiatric treatment except group therapy during his incarcera- tion there.
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In connection with his current offense he received a psychiatric pre- sentence evaluation while incarcerated at Omaha, Nebraska. He was again declared competent and responsible by the court. The request for pre- sentence psychiatric examination was made by inmate's attorney. The in- mate presented no particular overt symptoms. The examination was re- quested supposedly because of the serious nature of the offense and accordingly an examination ordered by the court without other indications for questioning competency or sanity.
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In reviewing this man's past social adjustment we find that since he was 12 years of age he has been involved in numerous law violations. As a youth he became involved in truancy and stealing and as an adult he was incarcerated for Robbery, Car Theft, and Bank Robbery. He is pre- sently serving a 30 year sentence for Bank Robbery and Assault. b6 per FBI [REDACTED] has never presented any symptoms of overt psychiatric db7C per FBI turbance in the past. He has been hospitalized on two occasions for pre- sentencing evaluation but was found to be mentally competent. His other hospitalization was at the California Medical Facility where he was sent as an inmate worker but received no treatment for any overt psychiatric disturbance other than group psychotherapy on the basis of his character disorder. He actually has never suffered a nervous breakdown. At the present time he denies the chronic use of alcohol or narcotics. He pre- sents a satisfactory interview impression. He appears to be interested in a clerical assignment and other than his basic character disorder does not present any overt psychiatric symptoms at the present time.
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DIAGNOSTIC IMPRESSION: Antisocial Personality
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U. S. Penitentiary Hospital Leavenworth, Kansas
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DB Cooper-4821
4/16/62 RECOMMENDATIONS: On the basis of this examination no formal psychiatric therapy is indicated. It is recommended that he participate in the overall institutional rehabili- tative program.
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[REDACTED] Staff Psychologist
Medical Director [REDACTED] USPHS Chief Psychiatrist & Chief Medical Officer
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b6 per FBI b7C per FBI
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DB Cooper-4822