Interview of Richfield, Minnesota resident re possible Cooper suspect

Interviewed 3 December 1976Transcribed 13 December 1976

Part 68page 1371 pageDB Cooper-28891

Part of: Interview of Richfield, Minnesota man re Vietnam Army acquaintance as possible suspect · 13 December 1976 · Part 39 pp. 54–55

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Document: FD-302 interview of Richfield, Minnesota resident re possible Cooper suspect
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 68 p. 137 (DB Cooper-28891), FD-302 interview, interviewed 3 Dec 1976, serial SE 164-81-7282 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-68%3A137-137

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/13/76

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[REDACTED] who resides at [REDACTED], Richfield, Minnesota, telephone [REDACTED], was interviewed regarding any infor- mation he has concerning a possible suspect in the highjacking of a Northwest Airline[r] which occurred in 1971, by an individual using the name D.B. COOPER.

[REDACTED] advised that he was acquainted with an individual who served with him in the U.S. Army sometime during the period [REDACTED] [REDACTED], while stationed in Vietnam. [REDACTED] advised that at that time he was attached to [REDACTED] which was located near Pleiqu, Vietnam. [REDACTED] unit was serving in support of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that this individual, who he thought could possibly be D.B. COOPER, was named [REDACTED] and he was [REDACTED] with one of the units in the Pleiqu area. [REDACTED] could have possibly been assigned to the [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] recalled that [REDACTED] had left the military service but rejoined shortly before coming to Vietnam. [REDACTED], who was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was possibly from the State of Wash- ington and was interested in parachuting, although he was not an Army paratrooper. In addition, [REDACTED] had mentioned how he had once been stopped [REDACTED] in the State of Washington and

[REDACTED] used to talk frequently about the mountains in the State of Washington and was very interested in weapons. [REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as follows:

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Interviewed on 12/3/76 at Minneapolis, Minnesota File # MP 164-73

by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated [REDACTED]

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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Sub J 164-81-7282

SEARCHED SERIALIZED FBI—SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-28891

Serials: MP 164-73, SE 164-81-7282