Interview re man met at Washington Park, Denver, reportedly carrying large sum of cash
Interviewed 14 April 1972Transcribed 27 April 1972
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Id: Cooper-Part-26:405-406
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-26:405-406 Document: FD-302 interview re man met at Washington Park, Denver, reportedly carrying large sum of cash Id: Cooper-Part-26:405-406 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-26%3A405-406 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 26 pp. 405–406 (DB Cooper-8811–8812), FD-302 interview, interviewed 14 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-3595 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-26%3A405-406
FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1. Date of transcription April 27, 1972
[REDACTED] was interviewed b6 at his home and furnished the following information: b7C
He advised that he had met [REDACTED] at b6 Washington Park some time in January, while he was walking his b7C dog. He believed that [REDACTED] had lived in the Denver area since last July and was living with a girl known to [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] presently lives at Ontario, Canada, and [REDACTED] stated that it is his belief that [REDACTED] may be presently residing there.
[REDACTED] advised that when he met [REDACTED] was the owner of a 1963 Porsche. [REDACTED] stated that he mentioned to [REDACTED] that he would like to buy this vehicle from [REDACTED] and b6 [REDACTED] had agreed to sell him the vehicle for $2,000 cash. b7C [REDACTED] advised that he had borrowed this money from his father and had transacted the purchase with [REDACTED] stated that on the day he was ot buy the Porsche, [REDACTED] had brought the vehicle to [REDACTED] house and that they had test-driven it prior to the final purchase. [REDACTED] advised that, after driving the vehicle, he had given [REDACTED] $2,000 in cash for the vehicle. [REDACTED] advised that he and [REDACTED] had then visited for a few minutes, and then [REDACTED] had requested to drive the vehicle home to take a shower and clean up. [REDACTED] stated that, since he had known [REDACTED] for approximately three months, he trusted [REDACTED] and saw nothing unusual about this request. However, [REDACTED] advised he has not seen the Porsche or his money since this time. [REDACTED] stated that the above transaction took place approximately the first day of April.
[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was also the owner of a b6 1968 Dodge Charger, and at the time that [REDACTED] disappeared with b7C the 1963 Porsche and the $2,000 cash, he [REDACTED] went to [REDACTED] home at [REDACTED] and entered the Charger and pushed it to his residence at [REDACTED] advised that he searched the Charger at this time and found in it numerous bills from various banks and credit companies, indicating [REDACTED] had borrowed sums of money and never repaid any of these sums. [REDACTED] also advised that he had found a Polaroid photograph of
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164-81-3595 Interviewed on 4/14/72 at Denver, Colorado File # Denver 25-15298
by SA [REDACTED] v1r Date dictated 4/[REDACTED] SEARCHED......INDEX...... MAY 1 1972
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DB Cooper-8811
25-15298 2.
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approximately $200,000 in cash, lying on a Rocky Mountain News newspaper. [REDACTED] advised that he had no idea how [REDACTED] might have come into possession of this sum of money.
[REDACTED] advised that he believed [REDACTED] may have dealt in marijuana, but did not believe that he could have sold enough marijuana to equal this sum of money.
[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] is in possession of a set of matched throwing knives and a Bowie knife, and has been taking karate lessons.
[REDACTED] furnished the following description of [REDACTED]
Height 6'2" Weight 180 to 190 pounds Hair Black; parted in the middle; medium long Eyes Brown Characteristics Wears beard and moustache, dresses neatly.
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b6 b7C b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-8812
Serials: SE 164-81-3595