Interview, Buffalo NY, re November 1979 hitchhiking ride (file copy)
Dictated 5 June 1980Transcribed 6 June 1980
Part of: Interview re hitchhiker's encounter with suspicious man near Seattle, Nov 1979
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 44 p. 271 (DB Cooper-18142), FD-302 interview, dictated 5 Jun 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-44%3A271-271
FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 6/6/80
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[REDACTED] Buffalo, New York, telephone [REDACTED] date of birth [REDACTED] Social Security Account Number [REDACTED] was advised as to the identities of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the inquiry, that being any information he may have in regards to an airplane hijacking on the west coast and provided the following information:
He was hitchhiking near Seattle, Washington in November, 1979. It was the day following a blizzard and there was a lot of snow on the ground. He was on what he believed to be Route 17 heading towards the city when he was picked up by a white male in a big blue late model car he thought to be a [REDACTED]
He described this white male as being in his late 40's or early 50's and having salt and pepper, wavy hair, dark skin and a mustache and goatee. He was further described as having a thin build, being about 5'10" and having a [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated he does not remember the man's name but thought he was well spoken although he was intoxicated at the time he picked him up. After the unidentified white male picked [REDACTED] up, they proceeded down Route 17 until they came to Denny's Restaurant.
This Dennys was located near 136th or 137th Streets within Seattle proper. The restaurant was further described as being very close to a college campus.
After eating at Dennys, [REDACTED] and the unidenti- fied white male proceeded to this man's home. It was approx- imately [REDACTED] away from Dennys. [REDACTED] stated the exit from Route 17 was a [REDACTED] The unidentified white male's home was located approximately [REDACTED] from this exit. [REDACTED] said there were not many houses on the street and between the exit and the unidentified white male's home was a [REDACTED] in the yard. Both the [REDACTED] and the unidentified white male's home
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Investigation on 6/3/80 [REDACTED] at Buffalo, New York File # Seattle 164-81 Buffalo 164-146 SAs and [REDACTED] :ph Date dictated 6/5/80 by [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-18142
Serials: Buffalo 164-146, Seattle 164-81