Interview of Bremerton Sun employee re person who placed 'D. B. Cooper' ad

FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 4/28/72

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On April 26, 1972, [REDACTED] Bremerton Sun, was interviewed at his office. He advised that [REDACTED] was contacted by Bremerton Sun [REDACTED] [REDACTED] after he ran an ad in the Bremerton Sun, attempting to [REDACTED] using the name D. B. COOPER for promotion purposes. [REDACTED] based on the ad and brought it to him to consider for [REDACTED] Following this he and [REDACTED] had other conversations with [REDACTED] concerning the hijacking and the person responsible for it, and he, [REDACTED] had lunch together on one occasion and talked about the matter , and on one other occasion, he talked to [REDACTED] at the Bremerton Sun office. Other than this, contacts with [REDACTED] by the Bremerton Sun were through [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] initially indicated that his interest in D. B. COOPER and the hijacking and his willingness to furnish information to the Bremerton Sun were based on a desire for publicity. Subsequent contact with [REDACTED] raised a question as to whether he was seeking publicity or was attempting to [REDACTED] however, no conversations were specifically had concerning [REDACTED] or a price to be paid [REDACTED] The publicity which [REDACTED] wanted related to [REDACTED]

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Concerning background information relating to the hijacking, [REDACTED] stated that the person he felt was the hijacker had been an amateur sky diver and on the day of the hijacking, was supposed to have been out of the state of Washington, on an employment interview. This individual, according to [REDACTED] was a former Boeing employee and was the father of two children and the grandfather of two grand- children. Although [REDACTED] furnished this background information, he would never furnish a name of the person he thought was the hijacker and never produced any of the hijack ransom bills. He initially said that he had seen a pile of bills and later said he had seen a few bills, but did not ever say where he had seen them. [REDACTED] indicated that he felt the only way the hijacker could be identified was through the money and he felt that the money was hidden and that if he turned in, to the authorities, the

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Interviewed on 4/26/72 at Bremerton, Washington File # [REDACTED]

by SA [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] JSD:slb Date dictated 4/28/72 - 102 -

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person he thought was the hijacker, the money would never be recovered and the person would never be proved to be the hijacker.

[REDACTED] said that he had contacted [REDACTED] [REDACTED] telephonically and later had talked to him in person concerning the hijacker. He stated that he contacted [REDACTED] from phone booths, so that the calls could not be traced. He also told them that a [REDACTED] had come to the area and [REDACTED] the hijacker. He later indicated that the [REDACTED] consisted of two people and that they were actually people who had been recruited in the Seattle area. [REDACTED] told him that the [REDACTED] had been blindfolded and led around and then taken to an isolated spot, where the hijacker was [REDACTED] while he was disguised and the [REDACTED] although the [REDACTED] was far enough away that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] indicated that [REDACTED] was given to him and that he was in possession of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] did not specifically say when [REDACTED] had taken place, but from the timing of when he told of [REDACTED] it appeared to [REDACTED] that it was probably in mid to late February 1972. [REDACTED] at one time, indicated that he had a deal with [REDACTED] and later said that he had contacted [REDACTED] and the deal might be off, but he was to be contacted through a want ad in the Seattle Times or P.I. When [REDACTED] indicated that he had a deal with [REDACTED] he indicated that [REDACTED] was to be [REDACTED] which was to be a [REDACTED] was to be [REDACTED] indicated that [REDACTED] had severed his connection with [REDACTED] but had offered [REDACTED] had re- fused to [REDACTED] as they did not want to take the question of amnesty for the hijacker to the Supreme Court and because of the CLIFFORD IRVING, HOWARD HUGHES Auto- biography hoax.

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In conversation with [REDACTED] at first indicated that his motive [REDACTED] was for [REDACTED] and later indicated that it was a humanitarian reason to get amnesty for the hijacker. [REDACTED] stated he told [REDACTED] that he did not think the hijacker would ever be given amnesty; however, [REDACTED] did not agree with this.

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[REDACTED] stated that on the last occasion he talked with [REDACTED] he told [REDACTED] that they would have three choices as to what to do with [REDACTED] These three choices would be to [REDACTED] about the hijack, to forget the whole thing, or to tell the FBI about [REDACTED] replied concerning the latter alternative that he did not care, as the FBI could follow him around and he would never lead them to the hijacker as he could go for many months without contacting the hijacker.

[REDACTED] stated that he checked with various per- sons around the Bremerton area concerning the credability of [REDACTED] and did not receive favorable comments. He stated that in view of this and in view of the ridiculous nature of [REDACTED] he did not tell the FBI or anyone else of [REDACTED] as he felt it was untrue and he would have felt silly telling anyone of it.

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