Interview of Phoenix Cooper suspect, April 18-19, 1974, with background data
Interviewed 18 April 1974Dictated 19 April 1974Transcribed 23 April 1974
Also filed at: Part 61 pp. 76–78
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Id: Cooper-Part-34:196-198
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-34:196-198 Document: FD-302 interview of Phoenix Cooper suspect, April 18-19, 1974, with background data Id: Cooper-Part-34:196-198 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-34%3A196-198 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 34 pp. 196–198 (DB Cooper-12820–12822), FD-302 interview, interviewed 18 Apr 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-34%3A196-198
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1 Date of transcription 4-23-74
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[REDACTED] was advised of the identity of Special Agent [REDACTED], and of the purpose of the interview which was to secure information concerning his general background and whereabouts on or about November 24, 1971, in conjunction with a current investigation involving the hijacking of a Northwest Airlines flight out of Portland, Oregon, on November 24, 1971. He then furnished the following information:
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[REDACTED] stated he is presently residing at the [REDACTED] located at [REDACTED] Scottsdale, Arizona. He advised that his mailing address is [REDACTED] Phoenix, Arizona.
[REDACTED] stated that he [REDACTED] located at the [REDACTED] address which consists [REDACTED] which includes charters, construction, rentals, leases, sales, and the maintenance and repair of aircraft. He advised that he [REDACTED] located in Chama, New Mexico. He advised that he normally spends his summers during the recreational season in Chama. He stated that he had in the recent past [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Palo Alto, California. He has since disposed of his interest in that firm but is in the near future planning on going with the [REDACTED] which is located in Sunnyvale, California.
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[REDACTED] furnished the following description and background information:
Race White Sex Male Height 6'1" Weight 185 lbs. Hair Brown (graying) Eyes Blue Born [REDACTED]
Social Security Account Number [REDACTED]
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Interviewed on 4-18-74 & 4-19-74 Phoenix, Arizona File # Phoenix 164-100
by SA [REDACTED] /dpm Date dictated 4-19-74 [initials]
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.
DB Cooper-12820
PX 164-100 REL:dpm 2
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Marital Status [REDACTED]
Education High school graduate, San Francisco, California;
Military Service [REDACTED] Naval V-5 Program [REDACTED] in Army as [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] stated that he had received no parachuting experience during his military training in either the Navy or Army. He began flying in March, 1970, in Phoenix, Arizona. He has a private flying license which enables him to fly single and // multi engine land (SMEL).
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[REDACTED] stated that he lived in the Seattle, Washington, area when he was eight years old for one year. He advised that the only other time he had returned to that part of the country was recently when he returned to Garfield, Washington, for the purpose of [REDACTED] in Chama, New Mexico.
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[REDACTED] advised that it was his belief that he spent Thanksgiving, 1971, [REDACTED] in Jerome, Arizona, [REDACTED] currently lives in Jerome but works a great deal of the time in California. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] could be contacted through telephone number [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] stated that he believes that [REDACTED] may have had Thanksgiving dinner with them in Jerome that year. However, he stated that the [REDACTED] may have moved to the State of Alaska by this time.
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DB Cooper-12821
PX 164-100 REL:dpm 2
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[REDACTED] advised that he smokes Larks cigarettes, is // not now nor has ever been an alcoholic, does not subscribe to a safe deposit box and does not have any arrest record other than having received traffic tickets in the past.
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[REDACTED] stated that he would be more cooperative in this matter and would review his canceled checks and credit card receipts to verify his whereabouts on or about November 24, 1971. He stated that he would also make arrangements to secure a current color photograph of himself for the FBI.
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On April 19, 1974, [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Phoenix office of the FBI and furnished the following information:
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He stated that a review of his pilot's log reflected that on November 24, 1971, he flew to Santa Ana, California, alone for the purpose of contacting [REDACTED] of Newport Skyways located at the Orange County Airport. After conducting his business with [REDACTED] flew back to Phoenix later that evening.
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[REDACTED] advised that his pilot's log also indicated that on November 25, 1971, [REDACTED] flew to the residence [REDACTED] in Yucca Valley, California, which is located near Palm Springs, California. He stated that [REDACTED] then had Thanksgiving dinner with [REDACTED] who presently resides in Whittier, California. [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-12822
Serials: PX 164-100
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