Interview of Seattle PD Homicide detective who delivered ransom and parachutes to Flight 305
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Interview of Seattle Police officer who transported ransom money and parachutes
Interviewed 24 November 1971Dictated 26 November 1971Transcribed 30 November 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 71 p. 386 (DB Cooper-30717), FD-302 interview, interviewed 24 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-71%3A386-386
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 11/30/71
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[REDACTED], Homicide Section, Seattle Police Department, telephone [REDACTED], home address [REDACTED], provided the following information:
At approximately 4:45 PM, November 24, 1971, [REDACTED] was advised by the Chief of Detectives that there was an extortion in progress at Sea-Tac Airport. [REDACTED] then drove his unmarked police vehicle to the Seattle First National Bank where he met various bank officials who had in their possession $200,000. in currency. He drove them to the airport, reaching the Northwest Airlines Operation Center approximately 5 PM. There the money was transferred from the bank officials to a Northwest Airlines official, [REDACTED]. Also four parachutes were loaded into the police car as were eight crew meals and one set of instructions for exiting the Boeing 727.
[REDACTED] then drove the vehicle out onto the runway. His car was followed by a stairway truck and a gas truck. He stopped the vehicle approximately 300 yards from the plane landing area at approximately 5:45 PM. Shortly there- after he observed the plane land and drove the car to the ten to eleven o'clock angle of the nose of the plane. He remained in the parked car and a short time later one stewardess exited the plane via the stair truck and approached his car. She obtained the sack containing the $200,000. and took it on board the plane. She made other trips from the car to the plane carrying the parachutes and the exiting instructions and the flight crew meals.
During this period of time, all of the passengers left the plane and proceeded approximately 200 feet beyond the police vehicle. The passengers boarded a bus which met them at that area and then the bus proceeded toward the terminal.
At approximately 7:25 PM [REDACTED] drove the police vehicle from the area of the plane and returned to the terminal. This was done upon instructions he received from the captain.
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Interviewed on 11/24/71 at Seattle, Washington File # SE 164-81 - 328
by SA [REDACTED] /set Date dictated 11/26/71
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DB Cooper-30717
Serials: SE 164-81 - 328