Charlotte insert (CE 164-101) re Tom Wilson at Gold Hill, North Carolina, serial 164-81-6502

Document date February 1975

Part 117pages 94–963 pagesDB Cooper-53544–53546

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Document: Charlotte insert (CE 164-101) re Tom Wilson at Gold Hill, North Carolina, serial 164-81-6502
Id: Cooper-Part-117:094-096
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 pp. 94–96 (DB Cooper-53544–53546), Report, dated Feb 1975, serial SE 164-81-6502 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A094-096

CE 164-101 CAM:rmi 1

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Agent [REDACTED b6/b7C] The following investigation was conducted by Special at High Point, North Carolina:

On February 17, 1975, Dr. BENSON, High Point, North Carolina, advised that a patient of his whose name is [REDACTED b6/b7C] High Point, North Carolina, advised him on this date that an individual who resides in Gold Hill, North Carolina, and whose name is TOM WILSON is identical to unknown subject, DAN B. COOPER, responsible for captioned incident. Dr. BENSON advised [REDACTED] told him WILSON, using the name of COOPER, hijacked an airplane in the mid-west but could provide no other specifics. BENSON stated [REDACTED] referred to date November 27, and assumes she is referring to 1974. (It should be noted that captioned matter occurred November 24, 1971).

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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent HERBERT E. SHRIDER:

AT HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

On February 19, 1974, Dr. JOHN F. BENSON advised that he is not a psychiatrist, that he considers [REDACTED b6/b7C] to be rational, and that [REDACTED] was aware of his intention of furnishing the information in above paragraph to the FBI.

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[REDACTED b6/b7C] was contacted at her residence, [REDACTED]. She furnished the following information:

She [REDACTED b6/b7C] who currently receive mail at [REDACTED] Gold Hill, North Carolina. They are [REDACTED]

who is approximately 30 years of age. He also lives at that address. [REDACTED]

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64-81- 6502 Sub 68 Y SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] [illegible date] FBI [illegible]

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DB COOPER-53544

CE 164-101 CAM:rmi 2

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Several years ago [REDACTED b6/b7C] moved into the neighborhood in which [REDACTED] Approximately two years ago. [REDACTED]

No one in the neighborhood seemed to know what had happened to her. Approximately [REDACTED] ago she returned to Gold Hill. Approximately a week after [REDACTED] a man who stated his name was TOM WILSON arrived at Gold Hill and [REDACTED] WILSON [REDACTED] WILSON was previously unknown in the neighborhood.

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[REDACTED], TOM WILSON, obtained jobs on the third shift at the Cone Mill in Salisbury. TOM WILSON and [REDACTED] home in Rockwell and lived in it, [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that TOM WILSON is a caucasian male, that he appears to be in his 30's, 5 feet 4 inches to five feet six inches, having black or dark brown hair and dark eyes. He is slender, wears glasses, does not have sideburns but has recently started wearing a mustache. [REDACTED] has provided no information as to where or when [REDACTED] nor anything about his background. At one time he advised [REDACTED] that he was from California. On another occasion he told her his home was in Kentucky. [REDACTED] report that he is willing to assist them in errands such as cutting wood, going to the store for them. [REDACTED] mentioned that he and [REDACTED] seemed to have considerable money, but went on to explain she based that feeling on the fact that they seemed to be able to afford such things as large hobby horses [REDACTED] that most working people cannot afford. She knew nothing of his cars, except that [REDACTED] each has a car.

[REDACTED] observed two pictures (artist sketches, one with glasses and one without glasses) on the front page of the November 27, 1974, edition of the High Point Enterprise, a newspaper. The newspaper article which appeared in connection with the pictures told the story of DAN COOPER and the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines airplane in November, 1971. The article identified the printed pictures

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DB COOPER-53545

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CE 164-101 CAH:rmi 3

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as sketches of COOPER. [REDACTED] stated that she immediately felt that the resemblance between the sketches and WILSON was sufficiently strong enough to suggest to her that WILSON was the man who had hijacked the plane. She still feels the same way. A larger and clearer copy of the sketch was exhibited to [REDACTED] She continues to believe WILSON could be the hijacker.

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[REDACTED] acknowledged that she is concerned [REDACTED] has expressed her fears and her feeling that WILSON could be the hijacker [REDACTED]

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DB COOPER-53546

Serials: CE 164-101, SE 164-81-6502

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