Interview of female acquaintance of Hartley, CalNeva Lodge, Crystal Bay
Interviewed 9 March 1973Transcribed 14 March 1973
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Id: Cooper-Part-111:464-466
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-111:464-466 Document: FD-302 interview of female acquaintance of Hartley, CalNeva Lodge, Crystal Bay Id: Cooper-Part-111:464-466 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-111%3A464-466 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 111 pp. 464–466 (DB Cooper-50882–50884), FD-302 interview, interviewed 9 Mar 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-111%3A464-466
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription: 3/14/73
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[REDACTED], CalNeva Lodge, Crystal Bay, Nevada, advised that she resides at [REDACTED]. She stated she first met ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY when she was living in Las Vegas and was then working [REDACTED]. This was either in June or July of 1967. She stated she met him through [REDACTED] who the last she knew was living [REDACTED] Las Vegas, Nevada. She stated that [REDACTED] was dating HARTLEY.
She related that she met HARTLEY on two or three occasions and after leaving Las Vegas and coming to Lake Tahoe on April 14, 1971, when she [REDACTED] that HARTLEY called her on one occasion and requested reserva- tions at the hotel. She stated he indicated to her who he was but at that time she could not recall his name and was unable to handle the reservations since the hotel was filled. Shortly after this, he came to the CalNeva Lodge and she met him at the coffee shop at the lodge. She stated somehow HARTLEY also obtained their telephone number when they were [REDACTED] Reno, Nevada. On one occasion he called and [REDACTED] became engaged in discussing gold mining with HARTLEY on the telephone.
She continued that [REDACTED] and HARTLEY looked at [REDACTED] which is off Interstate 80 just east of Baxter, California. Also, HARTLEY supposedly had papers for a mine at Stanley, Idaho, and [REDACTED] was to become the [REDACTED]
She continued that HARTLEY stopped and [REDACTED] in August, 1972, when they were living [REDACTED] Reno, Nevada; and apparently when HARTLEY left the next morning, he took their [REDACTED]
She explained that one [REDACTED] of Grand Junction, Colorado, telephonically advised them that he had seen bills from [REDACTED] that HARTLEY had in his possession, however, the bills were [REDACTED] She
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Interviewed on 3/9/73 at Crystal Bay, Nevada File # LV 87-9434 [handwritten: Sub 437] [handwritten: 16'4 8/- 4556] by SA ROBERT J. RODIFER/skh Date dictated: [guess: 3/9/73][illegible] SEARCHED [illegible] FILED [illegible]
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DB COOPER-50882
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LV 87-9434
stated HARTLEY owes them approximately [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and an additional [REDACTED] that HARTLEY borrowed from [REDACTED]
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She stated she has never known HARTLEY to use the name [REDACTED] COOPER, however, she recalled that she used to refer to him as AL and he corrected her and told her to call him A. C.
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She further recalled that during 1968 [REDACTED] [REDACTED], was living with HARTLEY somewhere in Arizona near the Mexican border and that she got the impression that HARTLEY then was hiding out from the law. She further related that HARTLEY was once in jail in Los Angeles, California, which was in about 1969 and he contacted [REDACTED] to furnish bail for him which she did not do.
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To the best of her recollection, the first time HARTLEY came to visit her [REDACTED], Crystal Bay, Nevada, was in about November, 1971. She stated that apparently HARTLEY is a pilot inasmuch as he talked about rebuilding airplanes somewhere in Arizona and using these airplanes for hauling freight of various types.
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She stated that HARTLEY has [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Reno, Nevada. She stated she has never heard him mention being involved in sport parachuting in any way. She described HARTLEY as follows:
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Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age 55-60 Build Slender Height 6'1"-6'2" Weight 165 pounds Characteristics Small face but full cheeks Hair Gray and crew cut Clothing Always dressed in Western clothes, Western hat and boots.
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DB COOPER-50883
LV 87-9434
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She can recall that when she first met HARTLEY through [REDACTED] that HARTLEY had one of his arms in a cast. She further recalls that HARTLEY mentioned having broken his legs and arms and she assumed this was from his being involved as a rodeo performer.
She further related that HARTLEY talked about buying a casino at Jackpot, Nevada, however, she does not know which casino or if in fact he did.
She stated that in the event she should learn of any additional information regarding HARTLEY, she will immediately advise.
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3 DB COOPER-50884
Serials: LV 87-9434