Interview of Akron, Ohio subject re NORJAK
Interviewed 16 April 2003Dictated 16 April 2003Transcribed 16 April 2003
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 52 pp. 79–80 (DB Cooper-21691–21692), FD-302 interview, interviewed 16 Apr 2003, serial SE 164-81-9409 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-52%3A079-080
FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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Date of transcription 04/16/2003
[REDACTED] white male, date of birth [REDACTED] b6 Social Security Account Number [REDACTED] residence address [REDACTED] b7C [REDACTED] Akron, Ohio [REDACTED] was contacted at his residence, was advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and of the nature and purpose of the interview and provided the following information. Also present during the interview was [REDACTED] of the Akron Police Department.
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[REDACTED] denied being D.B. COOPER. [REDACTED] was familiar with the story that D.B. COOPER hijacked a plane and took some money. [REDACTED] denied ever telling anyone he was D.B. COOPER, but did allow for the possibility that he may have said something like that at one time at the ORIOLE CLUB where he drinks. He and his friends kid around at the club.
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[REDACTED] is a Korean war veteran. He was in the 7th Infantry Division, 15th AAA of the United States Army in Korea. He left the Army in [REDACTED] and returned to Akron. He was married in [REDACTED] to [REDACTED] (phonetic) in Summit County, Ohio. He has a brother, namely [REDACTED] Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and has two living children: [REDACTED] who resides at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (approximately [REDACTED] years old) and [REDACTED] born in approximately [REDACTED] who lives on [REDACTED] in Akron. [REDACTED] divorced his wife in 1969. In 1970-1971 he lived with his mother, [REDACTED] Akron, Ohio.
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On returning home from Korea, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and began working as an [REDACTED] He worked out of Akron [REDACTED] for REFRIGERATED FOOD EXPRESS based in Boston. In approximately 1968-1970 he began working for [REDACTED] who owned [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] in Akron. He [REDACTED] for that company. [REDACTED] believes he was working for them in 1971.
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[REDACTED] is described as follows:
Name: [REDACTED] Race: white
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Investigation on 04/16/2003 at Akron, Ohio
File # SE 164A-81-9409 Date dictated 04/16/2003
by SA [REDACTED] CW b6 b7C
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-21691
FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95)
SE 164A-81
Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED] , On 04/16/2003 , Page 2
Sex: male DOB: [REDACTED] SSAN: [REDACTED] Height: 6' Weight: 135 pounds Miscellaneous: Is presently on oxygen for [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-21692
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-9409