Interview of Richfield, Minnesota man re Vietnam Army acquaintance as possible suspect
Interviewed 3 December 1976Transcribed 13 December 1976
Also filed at: Part 72 pp. 215–216
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-39:054-055 Document: FD-302 interview of Richfield, Minnesota man re Vietnam Army acquaintance as possible suspect Id: Cooper-Part-39:054-055 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-39%3A054-055 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 39 pp. 54–55 (DB Cooper-15213–15214), FD-302 interview, interviewed 3 Dec 1976, serial SE 164-81-7282 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-39%3A054-055
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 12/13/76
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[REDACTED] who resides at [REDACTED] Richfield, Minnesota, telephone [REDACTED] was interviewed regarding any infor- mation he has concerning a possible suspect in the highjacking of a Northwest Airliner which occurred in 1971, by an individual using the name D.B. COOPER.
[REDACTED] advised that he was acquainted with an individual who served with him in the U.S. Army sometime during the period [REDACTED] [REDACTED] while stationed in Vietnam. [REDACTED] advised that at that time he was attached to [REDACTED] which was located near Pleiqu, Vietnam. [REDACTED] unit was serving in support of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that this individual, who he thought could possibly be D.B. COOPER, was named [REDACTED] and he was [REDACTED] with one of the units in the Pleiqu area. [REDACTED] could have possibly been assigned to the
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[REDACTED] recalled that [REDACTED] had left the military service but rejoined shortly before coming to Vietnam. [REDACTED] who was [REDACTED] was possibly from the State of Wash- ington and was interested in parachuting, although he was not an Army paratrooper. In addition, [REDACTED] had mentioned how he had once been stopped [REDACTED] in the State of Washington and
[REDACTED] used to talk frequently about the mountains in the State of Washington and was very interested in weapons. [REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as follows:
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164-81-7282
Interviewed on 12/3/76 at Minneapolis, Minnesota File # MP 164-73
by SA [REDACTED] /hrc Date dictated [REDACTED] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED_____ SERIALIZED___ FILED____ DEC 1 8 1976 FBI-SEATTLE
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-15213
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b6 b7C
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[guess: jub] [illegible]
MP 164-73 2
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White male, 23-24 years of age, 5'9" - 5'10", 170 pounds, well built, black hair, mustache, wears gray military glasses, single, does not smoke.
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[REDACTED] believes that [REDACTED] left Vietnam approximately [REDACTED] and at one time said that if he ever left the military he might try to be a Deputy Sheriff in the State of Washington. [REDACTED] could not recall what [REDACTED] first name was or any other pertinent information.
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[REDACTED] viewed the artist's conceptions of the highjacker known as D.B. COOPER, and advised that they do not in any way resemble the individual he knew in Vietnam as [REDACTED].
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b6 b7C b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-15214
Serials: MP 164-73, SE 164-81-7282