Interview of Utah State Prison inmate as possible D.B. Cooper suspect
Interviewed 19 December 1985Dictated 20 December 1985Transcribed 8 January 1986
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-48:015-016 Document: FD-302 interview of Utah State Prison inmate as possible D.B. Cooper suspect Id: Cooper-Part-48:015-016 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-48%3A015-016 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 48 pp. 15–16 (DB Cooper-19805–19806), FD-302 interview, interviewed 19 Dec 1985 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-48%3A015-016
FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 1/8/86
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[REDACTED] was interviewed at the Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, where he is incarcerated. [REDACTED] was advised of the identities of the Agents and was asked if he would answer some questions regarding his possible involvement in the November 24, 1971 hijacking of NORTHWEST AIRLINES Flight 305 out of Portland, Oregon. [REDACTED] agreed to talk and voluntarily furnished the following information:
[REDACTED] said that he was surprised to think that someone would believe that he might be the hijacker, D.B. COOPER. He said that he is occasionally "ribbed" by inmates at the prison about committing the hijacking but that he had nothing to do with it. [REDACTED] chuckled on two or three occasions and asked if the Agents were joking with him. When asked if he had any idea of the whereabouts of the $200,000 that was taken in the hijacking, [REDACTED] replied that he did not, but that if he did have the money he would use it to pay off some bills.
[REDACTED] said that he has visited the Portland area because his parents live there. He said, however, that he was not in Portland at the time of the hijacking but instead was in Salt Lake City working for CLARK TANK LINES.
[REDACTED] said that he is familiar with the operation of aircraft and learned to fly while living in Tremonton, Utah. [REDACTED] also stated that he is a skydiver.
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According to the interview of [REDACTED] and observation by the Agents, [REDACTED] is described as follows:
Sex: Male Race: White Date of Birth: [REDACTED] Place of Birth: [REDACTED] Height: 5 feet 7 inches Weight: 152 pounds
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[guess: 164P1-01-8839]
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Investigation on 12/19/85 at Draper, Utah File # SU-164-259
by SA [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] [guess: RBO]:kh Date dictated 12/20/85
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DB Cooper-19805
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b6 b7C
FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)
Continuation of FD-302 of _________________ , SU 164-259 , On 12/19/85 , Page 2
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Eyes: Light Blue Hair: Brown and graying.
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DB Cooper-19806
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b6 b7C
Serials: SU 164-259