Interview of informant (attorney Barbara Durham present) re John Vertrees and D.B. Cooper

Dictated 12 June 1974Transcribed 18 June 1974

Part 117pages 228–2292 pagesDB Cooper-53703–53704

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 pp. 228–229 (DB Cooper-53703–53704), FD-302 interview, dictated 12 Jun 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A228-229

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FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription_____6/18/74

[REDACTED b6, b7C, b7D] Seattle, Wa., telephone [REDACTED] was interviewed in the presence of his attorney, BARBARA DURHAM, Room 615, Lyon Building, Seattle, Washington. [REDACTED] stated he had some information concerning the "D. B. COOPER" case. Sub Q

[REDACTED] advised that some time in late 11/71 or early 12/71, attorney JOHN VERTREES, met him at [REDACTED] at approximately 10:30 p.m., and requested that he [REDACTED] VERTREES identified as the perpretrator [sic] of the D. B. COOPER hijack.

[REDACTED b6, b7C, b7D] VERTREES made available a [REDACTED] VERTREES [REDACTED] in the mailbox at [REDACTED] because [REDACTED] was [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] stated he made some calls in order to obtain help for [REDACTED] but was unable to find anybody to help him. [REDACTED] advised he contacted VERTREES by phone at approximately 12:00 p.m. on that same night and told him he would not be able to do as he, VERTREES, had asked.

[REDACTED b6, b7C, b7D] [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] provided by VERTREES was taken by LOU JOHNSON, a former baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers, to Los Angeles [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated VERTREES had informed him that "D. B. COOPER" was [REDACTED] VERTREES and [REDACTED] who is currently serving [REDACTED] at McNeil Island. [REDACTED] stated FNU [REDACTED] FNU [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] both knew the true identity of D. B. COOPER. [REDACTED b6, b7C, b7D]

Interviewed on_____6/11/74_____at Seattle, Washington_____File # SE 164-81-[REDACTED/illegible]

by_____SA [REDACTED]/djm_____Date dictated_____6/12/74

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SE 164-81

[redacted] further advised that VERTREES told him that b6 he had had D. B. COOPER picked up after he parachuted from b7C the airplane and brought to Seattle, Wa., as according to b7D VERTREES, Seattle would be the last place anyone would look for him. VERTREES further advised [redacted] that he had arranged for D. B. COOPER to stay at the Edgewater Inn on [redacted] VERTREES advised [redacted] that he had met "D. B. COOPER" at the Cove Inn on that night and had taken him to the Edgewater Inn and put him into a room at the Edgewater, the room number was unknown to [redacted].

[redacted] stated that VERTREES was attempting to b6 "clean" the D. B. COOPER ransom money for "D. B. COOPER" b7C and VERTREES, who desperately needed money at the time, b7D intended to spend the ransom money when the "heat was off". [redacted] stated there were [redacted]

[redacted] stated that [redacted] were recently convicted and sentenced to 15 years for their part [redacted] [redacted] and that the prosecutor, [redacted], who is currently [redacted], would know the rest of the gang that was involved in [redacted] reiterated that VERTREES, [redacted] would know the true identity of "D. B. COOPER".

[redacted] finally advised that it was his understanding b6 that VERTREES had arranged for a woman to visit "D. B. COOPER" b7C in his room at the Edgewater Inn [redacted] was b7D to take place, but the woman's name was unknown to [redacted].

[redacted] finally advised that JOHN VERTREES has an office at Room 1164, Olympic National Life Building, Seattle, Washington.

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