Interview of woman re man who claimed to be D.B. Cooper (Denver)
Document date 2 October 1990
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-50:046-049 Document: FD-302 interview of woman re man who claimed to be D.B. Cooper (Denver) Id: Cooper-Part-50:046-049 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-50%3A046-049 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 50 pp. 46–49 (DB Cooper-20641–20644), FD-302 interview, dated 2 Oct 1990, serial 164A-SE-81 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-50%3A046-049
FD-302 (REV. 3-10-82)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
10/2/90 Date of transcription
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[REDACTED] Date of Birth, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Colorado, was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the purpose of the interview, which was to obtain information concerning her telephone call to the Denver FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) Office on July 10, 1990. In this call, [REDACTED] related that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] she has known him that he is the individual known as D.B. COOPER who allegedly committed a hijacking many years ago.
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[REDACTED] advised that she [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Date of Birth, [REDACTED] in [REDACTED] His real name, [REDACTED] was changed when he [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and, to [REDACTED] knowledge, he has always used the name [REDACTED] She related that [REDACTED] has claimed to be D.B. COOPER since [REDACTED] He is currently incarcerated in the FREMONT COUNTY JAIL for [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with a one-half million dollar bond. He also has pending charges of [REDACTED] and
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[REDACTED] She advised she is coming forward with the information on his D.B. COOPER identity now because she wants him to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She further explained that [REDACTED] before now.
[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] told her he used the name D.B. COOPER at the time of the hijacking because [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] it was him. He acquired this [REDACTED] because of his [REDACTED] told her the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and in no way could have been detonated.
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[REDACTED] related that in [REDACTED] never swayed in his story of the hijacking and was almost obsessed with this identity. To her knowledge, [REDACTED] a friend, and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] were the only other people who knew about [REDACTED] identity. It would [REDACTED] ever made reference to it, but generally he found a lot of pleasure in bragging about it. Shortly before he went to jail, [REDACTED] had been for months
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8/6/90 [REDACTED] CO 164A-SE-81-[guess: 9098] Investigation on _________ at _________ File # _________
SA [REDACTED] /tmp 8/7/90 by _________ [REDACTED] Date dictated _________
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-20641
FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)
164A-SE-81
Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED] , On 8/6/90 , Page 2
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working with [REDACTED] practicing jumps and exercising in order to get in good shape to perform another hijacking. [REDACTED] had always been disappointed that the [REDACTED]
He had planned to [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] often commented that since there was no evidence from the hijacking, he would always get away with it, but that
[REDACTED] When the movie about the hijacking was on television several months ago, [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] as he was going to be out of town. He wanted to watch it [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The [REDACTED] [REDACTED] however, and [REDACTED] which angered him.
[REDACTED] further stated that there was a song which mentioned D.B. COOPER, by an artist she could not recall, that [REDACTED] Whenever it came on the radio, [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] had told her that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in order to avoid drawing attention. He planned to use [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated that after [REDACTED] was jailed, [REDACTED] and one of [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] used in the hijacking, along with all of [REDACTED] To her knowledge, [REDACTED] is at [REDACTED] along with other pictures and mementos from his time in the service. The only photograph of [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] could provide was one taken when he was a COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-20642
FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)
164A-SE-81
Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED], On 8/6/90, Page 3
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During the [REDACTED] he was unemployed, and [REDACTED] He always [REDACTED] [REDACTED] which she believed [REDACTED] She did not know [REDACTED] to use drugs, although he commented on several occasions that [REDACTED] if he wanted to.
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[REDACTED] believes [REDACTED] is truthful about his identity as D.B. COOPER because: (1) he is entirely capable, (2) he lived this consistent, unwavering identity for [REDACTED] (3) he claimed to be a master paratrooper in the [REDACTED] (4) this is the only story or claim of this sort that she witnessed, (5) his story closely matched the details presented in the movie.
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[REDACTED] further described [REDACTED] as vindictive, extremely manipulative and a persistent schemer, always trying to rip people off. He [REDACTED] [REDACTED] while [REDACTED] He was a
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[REDACTED] following his [REDACTED] approximately [REDACTED] [REDACTED] years ago, and has been [REDACTED] periodically, and [REDACTED] as a couple months ago. He allegedly [REDACTED] also, however, was [REDACTED] and was subsequently [REDACTED] further stated that [REDACTED] which she was not aware of until recently. This matter is being investigated by the FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, and this [REDACTED] is another reason [REDACTED] capable of the hijacking incident and the D.B. COOPER identity.
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DB Cooper-20643
FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)
164A-SE-81
Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED] , On 8/6/90 , Page 4
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[REDACTED] is described as follows:
Date of Birth: [REDACTED] Height: 5'11" Weight: 175 Eyes: Hazel Hair: Brown Social Security Account Number: [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-20644
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Serials: 164A-SE-81, 164A-SE-81-9098