Interview of subject confined in California re residences and skyjacking denial

Interviewed 10 December 1975Dictated 11 December 1975Transcribed 11 December 1975

Part 36pages 468–4714 pagesDB Cooper-14121–14124

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Document: FD-302 interview of subject confined in California re residences and skyjacking denial
Id: Cooper-Part-36:468-471
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 36 pp. 468–471 (DB Cooper-14121–14124), FD-302 interview, interviewed 10 Dec 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-36%3A468-471

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/11/75

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On December 10, 1975, [REDACTED] confined at the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California, was contacted by [REDACTED] who identified themselves as Special Agents of the FBI the nature of the charges concerning which he was being contacted and furnished him with a written statement of rights (FD 390) which he read, indicated he understood and signed indicating his willingness to talk to the FBI. [REDACTED] admitted his identity and was thereafter transported to the FBI Office, San Francisco, for processing and interview.

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During interview by Special Agents [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California, during November, 1969, [REDACTED] and thereafter hitchhiking to San Rafael, California. [REDACTED] advised that he had been [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and fled to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he resided from December, 1969 to the Fall of 1972 when [REDACTED] at Riverside, California [REDACTED] while visiting unspecified friends. Upon being [REDACTED] he advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and returned to Minnesota. [REDACTED] stated that during this time he traveled about the United States and Europe on visits but mainly resided in the Minneapolis, Minnesota, area.

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He stated that he so resided until December, 1973, when he was again [REDACTED] near North Platte, Nebraska, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Minnesota to use as transportation to visit friends in California. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED]

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Interviewed on 12/10/75 at San Francisco, California File # [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] by [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] :te dictated 12/11/75 and SA [REDACTED] klc 3 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-14121 GPO: 1975 O - 566-118

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[REDACTED] He stated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated he spent [REDACTED] at North Platte, Nebraska, before [REDACTED] the state.

[REDACTED] he again returned to Minnesota and bought a cottage in Mount, Minnesota, and resided there until the summer of 1974 when he moved to Des Moines, Iowa. While at Des Moines, [REDACTED] and resided in an apartment until the Fall of 1974 when he moved to Cleveland, Ohio. [REDACTED] stated he stayed with unspecified friends in Cleveland, Ohio, until the Summer of 1975 when he moved to Nashville, Tennessee [REDACTED] see where he [REDACTED] stated he department Nashville in early December, 1975, to visit friends in Los Angeles and was returning when [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated he arrived in San Francisco on December 8, 1975 and has been staying in an unspecified motel. He advised that during the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he had worked only for short periods of time and existed mainly through [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that he [REDACTED] while [REDACTED] He stated his normal operating procedure [REDACTED] stated when [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised during the time of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he secured a United States Passport under the alias [REDACTED] nad traveled to Europe on two occasions. He stated that he visited the September, 1970, World Parachute Competition held in Yugoslavia and traveled about Europe for a few days, and again traveled to Europe during July, 1972, for a vacation. [REDACTED] stated during [REDACTED] which enabled him to make such trips.

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DB Cooper-14122

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[REDACTED] was questioned concerning possible association with the 1971 Northwestern Airlines Skyjacking due to his experience in skydiving and denied same though admitted to have made 568 jumps. [REDACTED] stated that during the time of instant skyjacking, he would have been residing in Bloomington, Minnesota, and his residence could be verified.

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The following descriptive and background data was obtained from Subject through interview and visual observation:

Name [REDACTED] Race White Sex Male Date of Birth [REDACTED] Place of Birth [REDACTED] Height 5'9" - 10" Weight 160 pounds Hair Brown Eyes Brown Marks [REDACTED] Complexion Medium Residence No local address

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DB Cooper-14123

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On [REDACTED] Subject was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate RICHARD S. GOLDSMITH, Northern District of California, San Francisco, California, who ordered him remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshal's Office with appearance scheduled for [REDACTED] for removal and/or

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6 * DB Cooper-14124