Interview of Lester F. Reilly (Newark copy)
Interviewed 2 June 1975Transcribed 4 June 1975
Also filed at: Part 119 pp. 6–7
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-119:011-012 Document: FD-302 interview of Lester F. Reilly (Newark copy) Id: Cooper-Part-119:011-012 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-119%3A011-012 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 119 pp. 11–12 (DB Cooper-54490–54491), FD-302 interview, interviewed 2 Jun 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-119%3A011-012
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 6/4/75
[handwritten, upper right, partially overlapping: "Sub 769"] [handwritten, below that, cursive, uncertain: "[guess: Suite Q]"]
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Mr. LESTER F. REILLY, 1533 Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was apprised of the identities of SAs ANTHONY P. REZZA and [redacted] as Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. REILLY furnished the following voluntary information:
REILLY was advised that he resembled an individual who was the subject of an FBI investigation and was asked to furnish pertinent information concerning his background, which REILLY agreed to furnish. REILLY advised he was formerly in the U. S. Navy in the Quartermaster Corps, from September 27, 1951 through September 1955. He said he was a Navy Chief during the period of time he was in the U. S. Navy. He said he never had training in flying or the use of parachutes. REILLY said he is separated from [redacted]
[redacted] Delran, New Jersey. He stated that during the period of November 1971 he was employed by Sunday Publications, 1966 Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, with offices in Caldwell, New Jersey. He said he began his employment with Sunday Publications approximately November 1971. REILLY said he has been living in New Jersey for the past ten years and prior to Sunday Publications was employed by the Walter Engle Company, 420 Madison Avenue, New York City, New York. REILLY said he has never been West of Chicago and has never been in Seattle, Portland or the Las Vegas area.
REILLY voluntarily stated [redacted] [redacted] The Holy Name Church, Delran, New Jersey, and that [redacted] home telephone number is [redacted] When advised of the slight resemblance of REILLY to the individual known as D. B. COOPER, REILLY said he has never used an alias nor has he ever been involved with parachutes or jumping out of an airplane. REILLY said he has never been in any financial status wherein he would have had $200,000. He said, as a matter of fact, that [handwritten overlapping text, illegible: "Sub 769"] he is attempting to start his own church publications
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[handwritten, right-aligned, uncertain: "16 4-81-6569"]
Interviewed on 6/2/75 at CHERRY HILL, N.J. File # NK 164-196
SAs ANTHONY P. REZZA & by [blank] APR/AEA Date dictated [blank]
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SEARCHED .... INDEXED SERIALIZED .... FILED JUN [illegible, guess: 9] 1975 SEATTLE
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
DB COOPER-54490
2 NK 164-196
magazine and that he is having trouble financing such a venture.
The following description was obtained through observation and interview:
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Name LESTER F. REILLY Age 42 Weight 160 Eyes Green Height 5'10" Hair Brown, almost bald Race White Social Security # 050-26-7186 Wife [redacted - b6/b7c] Wife's address [redacted - b6/b7c] Delran, New Jersey Employment Self-employed Previous employ- ments Sunday Publications, 1966 Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida. Local address - Caldwell, New Jersey, phone 201-623-0966. Walter Engle Company, 420 Madison Avenue, New York City, New York, Owner - [redacted - b6/b7c]
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DB COOPER-54491
Serials: NK 164-196
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