Interview of witness in Paducah, Kentucky re 1971 employee resembling Cooper

Interviewed 17 November 1994Dictated 21 November 1994Transcribed 30 November 1994

Part 51page 121 pageDB Cooper-21109

Part of: Interview re D.B. Cooper tip (interview 11/17/94) · 30 November 1994 · Part 51 pp. 10–11

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

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 11/30/94

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[REDACTED] Paducah, Kentucky [REDACTED] date of birth [REDACTED] place of birth [REDACTED] Social Security Account Number [REDACTED] was advised of the official identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview. While referring to the letter written by [REDACTED] to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters in Washington, D.C., dated October 14, 1994, [REDACTED] advised as follows:

In 1971, [REDACTED] was the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] In that capacity, he had a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] working for him by the name of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] would have been one of eight to ten [REDACTED] working for [REDACTED] at the time. [REDACTED] first advised [REDACTED] worked for him in 1974. When [REDACTED] was advised he stated in his letter to the FBI that [REDACTED] worked for him in 1971, he corrected himself.

[REDACTED] was read the quote from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] as reflected in his letter to FBI Headquarters. [REDACTED] stated the correct quote should be, [REDACTED] admitted to adding [REDACTED] to the quote and did not remember [REDACTED] saying [REDACTED]

In 1971, [REDACTED] would have been in his late 20's to early 30's according to [REDACTED] also described [REDACTED] as athletic and trim, but not real muscular. [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] ran every day. [REDACTED] remembered [REDACTED] as an ex-serviceman who may have had "parachute" experience. [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] did not wear eyeglasses. [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] lived in Metropolis, Illinois, in 1971 with [REDACTED] (name unknown) who was a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Metropolis. [REDACTED] did not remember what [REDACTED] [REDACTED] never met [REDACTED] did not know if [REDACTED] had any children. [REDACTED] advised that judging from [REDACTED] speech, he was not from Kentucky or Illinois. [REDACTED] believes [REDACTED] was from Pennsylvania or Wisconsin based on his speech. [REDACTED] does not know if [REDACTED]

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[Handwritten] 4-8/-9236

Investigation on 11/17/94 at Paducah, Kentucky File # by SA [REDACTED] /cap Date dictated 11/21/94

SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] DEC 1 4 1994

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DB Cooper-21109 FBI - SEATTLE

Serials: 4-8/-9236