Interview of source re 'Slick' as possible Cooper, Kansas City

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

11/3/75 Date of transcription

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[redacted] Mississippi, telephonically advised that he desired to furnish information regarding the person known as D. B. COOPER who hijacked a Northwestern Airlines Boeing 727 in November, 1971. At the outset of the telephone conversation [redacted] advised he had a two-fold purpose for furnishing the information. The first reason was that he was desirous of being considered for any reward that was available in the event he could furnish the identity of D. B. COOPER and second, he felt a sense of loyalty to FBI Director CLARENCE KELLY. For these reasons he was telephonically furnishing the information to Agents of the Kansas City Division rather than contacting the local office of the FBI in Mississippi. Additionally, [redacted] advised that he wished to keep his name anonymous and did not desire any publicity for himself or his family in connection with information furnished by him. He then advised as follows:

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During [redacted] at the Louisiana State Prison, Angola, Louisiana. He was assigned [redacted] and for approximately a three month period during the fall of [redacted] he was responsible for [redacted] several inmates. One of these inmates was a white male, approximately 25 years old, nicknamed "Slick". Through his association with "Slick", [redacted] was taken into "Slick's" confidence regarding the planning of a hijacking of a Boeing 727 jetliner. According to [redacted], "Slick" related the following plan:

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"Slick" would hijack a Boeing 727 somewhere between Spokane, Washington, and Boise, Idaho, by carrying a bag of dynamite on board with him. He would thereafter demand $200,000 in small bills and two parachutes, and attempt to parachute from the airplane into a forested area where an accomplice would be waiting with food, radios, tents,

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Interviewed on 10/30/75 at Kansas City, Missouri

by SA WILLIAM J. RAYNOR-sb Date dictated

File # SE 164-81 KC 164-80

SEARCHED ___ INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED 10/31/75 FILED ___ NOV 8 1975 [circled stamp, partially illegible] SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-54756

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and other items necessary for at least two weeks survival in the woods. The hijacking would take place at night preferably during foul weather and "Slick" planned to make a test run on the same flight one week before the actual hijacking. "Slick" intended to use an [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and indicated that [REDACTED] at that time was [REDACTED], Washington. If "Slick" and the [REDACTED] succeeded in their plan they would thereafter travel to Mexico City OR Acapulco, Mexico, for the purpose of "cleaning the money".

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[REDACTED] could not or would not furnish "Slick's" real name, however, he did furnish some information that might help in ascertaining "Slick's" identity. He advised that "Slick" had been sentenced to serve six years on a burglary charge out of Shreveport, Louisiana, and that while incarcerated in Angola Penitentiary, "Slick" had become the prison karate champion during 1966. Prior to incarceration at Angola "Slick" had worked in several parts of the country including the Pacific Northwest where he worked as a heavy equipment operator for Morrison Knudsen Construction Company at a job site at Boise, Idaho. Also at one point in his life "Slick" had been employed as a smoke jumper fighting fires in the Pacific Northwest. After being drafted into the U. S. Army "Slick" later volunteered for Airborne Training and was subsequently assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, in 1962. During 1962, elements of the 101st Airborne Division were ordered to help enforce school integration at Oxford, Mississippi, and after approximately one week of the duty "Slick" deserted and attempted to join up with General EDWIN WALKER someplace in Texas.

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[REDACTED] furnished the following physical description regarding "Slick":

Race White Sex Male Age 25-26 (1966) [handwritten: 3\] Height 6' Weight 175 pounds Hair Dark brown Tattoos "hate" and "love" on knuckles of hands. On his left shoulder "101st Airborne Division" Emblem "screaming eagle". He had Army serial number tattooed

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DB COOPER-54757

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on left forearm. On right forearm arrow through a broken heart and girl's name

Possible Ethnic background Scandanavian Possible birthplace Vicinity, Cour De Lene, [guess: Idaho]

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[REDACTED] advised in December, 1971, he went to Mexico City to [REDACTED] in Mexico City he ran into "Slick". He did not have a conversation with "Slick" but he did speak with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] that was accompanying "Slick". [REDACTED] claimed to be from the State of Washington and according to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and "Slick" both boarded a Mexican airline plane for [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised that he has not furnished this information to any law enforcement agency prior to this time because, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He was advised that his name would not be divulged outside the FBI and in the event any reward was offered for information furnished by him, these facts would be furnished to the appropriate airline officials for their consideration.

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[REDACTED] furnished the following background information regarding himself:

Race White Sex Male Name [REDACTED BOX] Alias used Date of birth Place of birth [REDACTED BOX]

Address [REDACTED BOX]

Next of kin

Occupation

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Telephone # [redacted/blank box]

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b7D

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DB COOPER-54759