Interview of two Louisville, Kentucky witnesses re Colorado suspect's Thanksgiving 1971 whereabouts

Interviewed 19 March 1979Dictated 22 March 1979Transcribed 27 March 1979

Part 42pages 242–2432 pagesDB Cooper-16972–16973

Also filed at: Part 72 pp. 354–355

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Document: FD-302 interview of two Louisville, Kentucky witnesses re Colorado suspect's Thanksgiving 1971 whereabouts
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 42 pp. 242–243 (DB Cooper-16972–16973), FD-302 interview, interviewed 19 Mar 1979, serial SE 164-81-8062 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-42%3A242-243

FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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Date of transcription 3/27/79

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[REDACTED] Louisville, Kentucky, telephone number [REDACTED] were contacted at their residence.

Both [REDACTED] were advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and of the nature of the investigation, after which they provided the following information:

The [REDACTED] stated that the subject, [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] Colorado, [REDACTED] They stated that after [REDACTED] had graduated from [REDACTED] Kentucky, and attended the [REDACTED] for one semester, he enlisted in the [REDACTED] which was at the begin- ning of the Korean War. They stated that [REDACTED] had spent about [REDACTED] after which he returned to the United States from Japan and took up residence in Colorado. They stated that [REDACTED] currently live in [REDACTED] Colorado, and that [REDACTED] works for a mining company in the area. They stated that [REDACTED] had also [REDACTED] which [REDACTED]

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The [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED], was a [REDACTED] but to the best of their knowledge, he had not [REDACTED] and has no experience in flying any large jet type aircraft. They did state, however, that it was their opinion that he was [REDACTED] and at one time he was [REDACTED] They stated that he is an [REDACTED] very knowledgeable [REDACTED] and won several awards and letters of appreciation for his [REDACTED] [REDACTED] They stated also at this time he works at a church affiliated camp somewhere in the mountains of Colorado, exact location unknown.

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The [REDACTED] stated that to the best of their knowledge, they were unaware of any large inheritance which [REDACTED] may have come in contact with recently and they also stated that due to [REDACTED] that both he and his wife have had to [REDACTED]

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Investigation on 3/19/79 at Louisville, Kentucky File # LS 164-174

by SA [REDACTED] /vdt Date dictated 3/22/79

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DB Cooper-16972 164-81-8062

LS 164-174

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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] November of 1971. She stated that she could not remember the exact date, but that she recalled it being some- where around Thanksgiving. She stated at this time both her and her husband went out to Colorado and spent something in excess of a week with [REDACTED] and after Thanksgiving, they returned home to Louisville. She stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and that he took a week off from work during [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She stated that other than the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] appear to be living a normal life at this particular time and did not appear to be in any serious financial trouble.

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The [REDACTED] went on to state that both [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and that neither of them have been in any trouble to their knowledge.

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DB Cooper-16973

Serials: LS 164-174, SE 164-81-8062