Interview of David Arthur Staudt, 7th District Milwaukee Police Department
Interviewed 7 October 1975Dictated 10 October 1975Transcribed 14 October 1975
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 pp. 380–381 (DB Cooper-53916–53917), FD-302 interview, interviewed 7 Oct 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A380-381
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 10/14/75
At 12:35 AM, October 7, 1975, DAVID ARTHUR STAUDT was interviewed at the 7th District, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Police Department, 3172 North 36th. STAUDT was advised at the outset of the interview as to the identities of Special Agents [redacted - b6, b7C] He was advised of his rights both orally and be a written Waiver which he read, stated he understood, and signed. STAUDT was interviewed with regard to a number of criminal matters. He thereafter voluntarily furnished the following information:
STAUDT advised that on October 3, 1975, he committed a bank robbery in Palo Alto, California. He advised he did not know the name of the bank or its exact location. He stated that he had been by himself during the commission of the robbery and had obtained [redacted - b7E] in this robbery. He stated that during the robbery he wore dark glasses with a white sailor's cap and corduroy trousers, tennis shoes, and a colored shirt. He advised he carried a blue nylon backpack and a .45 automatic. He stated he wore no gloves and after the robbery threw the clothes and weapon away near the San Francisco International Airport.
STAUDT stated that in connection with the robbery he used a 1975 Monte Carlo Chevrolet which he had rented in the name [redacted - b6, b7C] from the Dollar Rent-A-Car Service near the Orange County, California, Airport. He stated he believed that the automobile was rented during early August, 1975, possibly the fourth or fifth day of the month.
STAUDT advised that he traveled from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, by commercial air transportation on October 4, 1975, and abanoned the above-mentioned rental vehicle at the San Francisco Airport upon his departure. He advised the vehicle presently has stolen license plates on it rather than the plates assigned to the car at the time he rented it.
Interviewed on 10/7/75 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin File # MI 91-5125 by SA [redacted - b6, b7C] SA [redacted] /JMF/pmc 9 Date dictated 10/10/75
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DB COOPER-53916
MI 91-5125
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STAUDT advised that after his arrival at Chicago, Illinois, he traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a rented U-Haul van where he was subsequently stopped by officers of the Muskego, Wisconsin, Police Department, near the residence of [REDACTED b6, b7C, b7E] He advised he was able to escape from the officers of the Muskego Police Department; however, abandoned a briefcase containing the proceeds from the Palo Alto bank robbery of the previous day. When told that the briefcase contained only [REDACTED] and questioned as to the location of the remainder of the money STAUDT advised that all of the proceeds from the bank robbery were in the briefcase and that the police officers must have stolen the missing amount.
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The following description of DAVID ARTHUR STAUDT was obtained through observation and interview:
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Name DAVID ARTHUR STAUDT Alias [REDACTED] Race White Sex Male Date of Birth October 12, 1942 Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois Height 6'0" Weight 150 pounds Build Slim Hair Brown, slightly frosted and curling over ears Eyes Blue Scars and marks Slight abrasions over left eye obtained during arrest
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b6 b7C b7E
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DB COOPER-53917
Serials: MI 91-5125