Interview of La Junta, Colorado witness naming deceased individual as D.B. Cooper

FD-302 (Rev. 3-10-82)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 6/12/92

[REDACTED] (PROTECT IDENTITY), date of birth [REDACTED] [REDACTED] address [REDACTED] La Junta, Colorado, telephone number [REDACTED] was advised of the nature of the inquiry and the identities of the interviewing Agents. She then provided the following information:

[REDACTED] told Agents that she believes [REDACTED] may be D. B. COOPER. She basis her suspicions on several factors including letters written by [REDACTED] who is now deceased, a photo of [REDACTED] and some circumstantial evidence.

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] in late 1964. She told Agents the [REDACTED] but the [REDACTED] still kept in very close contact.

[REDACTED] recalls that during 1967 [REDACTED] was discussing the relative ease of hijacking an airliner with a pilot (name unknown). She recalls they discussed the extreme lack of security measures.

[REDACTED] also recalls while visiting [REDACTED] during August, 1972, in Spokane, Washington, that [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] does not recall what [REDACTED] was referring to with that statement. [REDACTED] also recalls that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] once said [REDACTED] She also remembers [REDACTED] saying [REDACTED]

Also during that same visit in August, 1972, [REDACTED] recalls that [REDACTED] received telephone calls late one night and accepted the toll by saying that her name was [REDACTED] When [REDACTED] was asked about this, she stated that it was a code name between [REDACTED] (unknown).

Also during the August, 1972, visit in Spokane, Washington, [REDACTED] recalls that [REDACTED] was taking the family on a picnic

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Investigation on 6/11/92 at Colorado Springs, CO File # 164A-SE-81-9174 SAs [REDACTED] and by [REDACTED] CW/jlg Date dictated 6/11/92

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-20948

FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)

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to Moses Lake, Washington. She recalls driving to Moses Lake when [REDACTED] saw some type of a road block and stated [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] At this point [REDACTED] turned around and [REDACTED] asked her what she was doing and [REDACTED] responded by saying [REDACTED] Asked about this, [REDACTED] said that [REDACTED] at Moses Lake.

[REDACTED] also recalls that [REDACTED] prior to 1971, did not appear to have a lot of money; however, when she visited her in 1972, she had a large amount of money to spend.

[REDACTED] also recalls that during late 1971, [REDACTED] told her that she had to take [REDACTED] Asked how the injury occurred, the answers were very ambiguous and no other mention was made of it.

[REDACTED] also advised that [REDACTED] tends to be somewhat [REDACTED] and that it is common among [REDACTED] which says [REDACTED] stated that according to a book she read this was the line D. B. COOPER used on the airplane. [REDACTED] also believes that a sketch of D. B. COOPER resembles that of a photo taken of [REDACTED] in 1964. Please find [illegible] this photo attached to this communication.

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] last known address was [REDACTED] Powers Lake, North Dakota [REDACTED] date of birth is [REDACTED] goes by either [REDACTED] or [REDACTED] last known telephone number was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] for the Powers Lake, North Dakota address.

[REDACTED] also went by the name [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] recalls that [REDACTED] for a time worked in Rock Island, Illinois, and also lived in Washington D. C. She told Agents [REDACTED] was a [REDACTED] and was a very secretive individual who kept to himself. She advised that according to her communications with [REDACTED] seemed to shy away from the public. [REDACTED] also believed that [REDACTED] kept in very close contact [REDACTED] in 1969. [REDACTED] also stated that during the late 1960s, early 1970s, [REDACTED] had [REDACTED] and was an [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] believes that [REDACTED] may be living in Anaheim, California, Santa Ana, California, or Costa Mesa, California. [REDACTED] stated that prior to the California address when the [REDACTED] they lived in Powers

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DB Cooper-20949

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East Bismarck, Spokane, Washington. During this time period [REDACTED] worked at various jobs supposedly involving [REDACTED] work. [REDACTED] also believes [REDACTED] could be working for a hotel.

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Asked why she is telling the authorities now, [REDACTED] stated that she is in the process of writing a book regarding the information provided and that she did not want to violate any laws by withholding information.

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[REDACTED] also advised that she has spoken to the LA JUNTA POLICE DEPARTMENT in October and December, 1991, regarding this information and they refused to do anything about it.

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[REDACTED] told Agents that although this information is very sketchy, she believes there is an outside possibility that [REDACTED] may be D. B. COOPER.

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DB Cooper-20950

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