Interview at Denny's Restaurant, Huntington Beach, re D.B. Cooper information

Interviewed 5 July 1979Dictated 9 July 1979Transcribed 10 July 1979

Part 42pages 377–3782 pagesDB Cooper-17110–17111

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Document: FD-302 interview at Denny's Restaurant, Huntington Beach, re D.B. Cooper information
Id: Cooper-Part-42:377-378
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 42 pp. 377–378 (DB Cooper-17110–17111), FD-302 interview, interviewed 5 Jul 1979, serial SE 164-81-8134 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-42%3A377-378

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

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 Date of transcription 7/10/79

[REDACTED] was interviewed in the presence of his attorney, [REDACTED] at Denny's Restaurant, Main Street and Ellis Avenue, Huntington Beach, California, on July 5, 1979. [REDACTED] furnished his occupation as that of [REDACTED] Huntington Beach, Cali- fornia, telephone number [REDACTED] He also furnished his home telephone numbers as [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] were advised by SA [REDACTED] that the San Diego Office of the FBI had requested that [REDACTED] be interviewed concerning the skyjacking of a Northwest Orient Airliner in the State of Washington in 1971 by an individual using the name D. B. Cooper. He was advised that the reason for the request for interview was that the Bank of America had received information from a source that [REDACTED] had told the source that he was the perpetrator of this skyjacking and that he was about to retrieve the concealed money that he had gained from it.

[REDACTED] immediately stated that he knew exactly who this source was and that this source was [REDACTED] who is also known as [REDACTED] and He stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who presently resides at [REDACTED] in Sherman Oaks, California, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] probably resides with them and the tele- phone number is [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] characterized [REDACTED] as a [REDACTED]

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SE 164-81-8134

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Investigation on 7/5/79 at Huntington Beach, Calif. File # Los Angeles 164-49 SA's [REDACTED] and by [REDACTED] cas/jr Date dictated 7/9/79 DB Cooper-17110 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.

2 LA 164-497

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He stated that [REDACTED] and that she has [REDACTED]

He also stated that she [REDACTED] D. B. Cooper and [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated that in approximately [REDACTED] California. This business was that of [REDACTED]

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He stated that as he recalls right after the skyjacking in question, he thought that the story of the skyjacking would make a highly successful television show. He stated that he [REDACTED] and used the name D. B. Cooper [REDACTED] He stated that he did a lot of research through the newspaper and other media to gather material for this script. He stated that during [REDACTED] D. B. Cooper. [REDACTED] stated that he [REDACTED]

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He did say that he did reside in the Vancouver, Washington, area for approximately [REDACTED] during the latter part of 1974, but denied any involvement whatsoever in the instant skyjacking and stated categorically that he did not perpetrate it nor did he ever use the alias of D. B. Cooper.

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DB Cooper-17111

Serials: LA 164-497, SE 164-81-8134