Interview re individual who repeatedly discussed the D.B. Cooper hijacking (El Paso)
Interviewed 27 December 1973Transcribed 3 January 1974
Also filed at: Part 42 pp. 30–33
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-33:399-402 Document: FD-302 interview re individual who repeatedly discussed the D.B. Cooper hijacking (El Paso) Id: Cooper-Part-33:399-402 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-33%3A399-402 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 33 pp. 399–402 (DB Cooper-12538–12541), FD-302 interview, interviewed 27 Dec 1973, serial SE 164-81-6118 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-33%3A399-402
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Sub Q. 1 Date of transcription January 3, 1974
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[REDACTED] was contacted and advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent as well as the nature of the inquiry. Subsequent to this, he freely and voluntarily furnished the following information:
Prior to coming [REDACTED] he had been [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] prior to and after a hijacking occurred in the northwest section of the United States, approximately 1½ years ago, in which a man known as D. B. COOPER is responsible for that hijacking. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] there was a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and who prior to the hijacking in which D. B. COOPER is suspected of committing, was frequently [REDACTED] This man by the name of [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated that he is positive that this [REDACTED] just before this hijacking occurred and did not return [REDACTED] until after the hijacking had occurred. When [REDACTED] Also [REDACTED] after returning [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
done prior to [REDACTED] remembers that he asked [REDACTED] what he was going to do when he went on leave and [REDACTED] laughingly told [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
164-81-6118
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Interviewed on 12/27/73 at [REDACTED] File # El Paso 164-52 by SA [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Date dictated [REDACTED]
SEARCHED [REDACTED] 1/2/74 SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED]
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and [is loaned to] your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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DB Cooper-12538
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b6 b7C b7D
EP 164-52 2
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After returning [REDACTED] continued to [REDACTED] was told by [REDACTED] identities unrecalled, that they had seen a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] After returning [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] would have [REDACTED]
Also after returning [REDACTED] [REDACTED] something [REDACTED] never did prior to [REDACTED]
At the time the hijacking occurred, [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] However, [REDACTED] did state that the hijacking was a favorite topic of conversation [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] this man named D. B. COOPER had been successful in what he had done and even after the interest in the matter died down, it was not unusual for [REDACTED] of D. B. COOPER any chance he had the opportunity. In fact, [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] and it was not unusual for [REDACTED] to refer to D. B. COOPER as [REDACTED] Additionally, [REDACTED] advised that in his opinion [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
To the best of [REDACTED] knowledge, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is presently assigned to the [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-12539
EP 164-52 3
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[redacted] seems to recall that [redacted] is presently assigned to [redacted] has not seen [redacted] since August, 1973, when he left [redacted] and stated that he became initially [redacted] continued to talk about the hijacking and how [redacted] over the fact that D. B. COOPER successfully perpetrated a hijacking. He then began [redacted]
[redacted] when he returned from leave. He stated that [redacted] this matter until recently and then thought of the possibility that there might be a reward offered for information leading to the identity of the individual who is D. B. COOPER and this is why he desired to speak about the matter. He did request that this be kept as confidential as possible and that he was only doing this because he thought there might possibly be a reward issued for the identification of this D. B. COOPER.
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[redacted] described [redacted] as follows:
Race Caucasian Sex Male Age Approximately 35 Hair Light colored, more blond than brown Eyes Blue Height 6'3" to 6'6" Weight Over 200 pounds Build [redacted]
Military Training [redacted]
and was therefore familiarized with parachute and airborn training
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DB Cooper-12540
EP 164-52 4
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Scars or Tattoos [REDACTED — b6, b7C, b7D]
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Complexion Normal, except when on field maneuvers his face would occasionally become ruddy.
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b6 b7C b7D
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DB Cooper-12541
Serials: EP 164-52, SE 164-81-6118