Interview re Columbus, Ohio caller naming former Anchorage co-worker as Dan Cooper
Interviewed 5 July 1972Transcribed 6 July 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-112:508-509 Document: FD-302 interview re Columbus, Ohio caller naming former Anchorage co-worker as Dan Cooper Id: Cooper-Part-112:508-509 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A508-509 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 112 pp. 508–509 (DB Cooper-51392, DB Cooper-51395), FD-302 interview, interviewed 5 Jul 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A508-509
FD. REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1 Date of transcription 7/6/72
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Columbus, Ohio, telephone number [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and indicated that he perhaps possessed some information relative to the identity of a DAN COOPER, who had hijacked a Northwest Airlines Flight on the west coast several months ago.
[REDACTED] was interviewed at his home and advised as follows:
He stated that he is a [REDACTED] for the YMCA, locally in Columbus, Ohio, and is employed by the Industrial Security Agency. [REDACTED] advised that in 1958 or 1959, he was employed by Bert's Drug, Incorporated, in Anchorage, Alaska. He advised that Bert's Drug had a group of stores in the Anchorage, Alaska area, and he was employed by them as the [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] He indicated that the drug stores each had a Photo Department and, because of the tourism in Alaska, did an extensive business. He stated that at about this time, he hired a [REDACTED] (phonetic), to work for him [REDACTED] in one of the stores' Photo Department. He advised that [REDACTED] was still employed by Bert's Drug in September, 1960, when, he, [REDACTED] left the state.
[REDACTED] advised that he has had no contact with [REDACTED] since that time, however, [REDACTED] indicated that his ex-wife had learned that [REDACTED] had [REDACTED] in Anchorage, Alaska.
[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] is named [REDACTED] and she resides in Anchorage, Alaska. He related that her [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] related that [REDACTED] is a white male, who is about 36 to 37 years of age, or perhaps slightly older. He is approximately 5'10" tall and weighs at the most 160 pounds. His build is slender to medium. [REDACTED] wore his hair parted on the left side with a wave up in the front, much like many people wore their hair in the late 50's. His hair was beginning to recede in the front at the corners of his forehead.
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Interviewed on 7/5/72 at Columbus, Ohio File # 164-55 164-[illegible]/[illegible] SA [REDACTED] tre by Date dictated [illegible]
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DB COOPER-51392
CY 164-55 CAT:tre 1
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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] at Columbus, Ohio on the dates indicated;
On July 5, 1972, [REDACTED] Columbus, Ohio, advised that [REDACTED] formerly resided at [REDACTED] in Anchorage, Alaska. However, she is currently in the process of moving to Seattle, Washington, and will probably be residing on Mainbridge Island, or one of the nearby islands. She stated that she does not have a new address for [REDACTED] but expected to receive it in the near future.
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164-81-[illegible] [SEARCHED] [INDEXED] [illegible] [guess: FBI] [guess: COLUMBUS] JUL 20 1972 DB COOPER-51395