Re telephonic contact from Columbus, Ohio claiming knowledge of Dan Cooper's identity
Interviewed 5 July 1972Transcribed 6 July 1972
Part of: Interview of Columbus, Ohio caller naming possible 'Dan Cooper'
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-72:088-088 Document: FD-302 re telephonic contact from Columbus, Ohio claiming knowledge of Dan Cooper's identity Id: Cooper-Part-72:088-088 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-72%3A088-088 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 p. 88 (DB Cooper-30907), FD-302 interview, interviewed 5 Jul 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-72%3A088-088
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1 Date of transcription 7/6/72
[REDACTED], Columbus, Ohio, telephone number [REDACTED], telephonically contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and indicated that he perhaps possessed some information relative to the identity of a DAN COOPER, who had hijacked a Northwest Airlines Flight on the west coast several months ago.
[REDACTED] was interviewed at his home and advised as follows:
He stated that he is a [REDACTED] for the YMCA, locally in Columbus, Ohio, and is employed by the Industrial Security Agency. [REDACTED] advised that in 1958 or 1959, he was employed by Bert's Drug, Incorporated, in Anchorage, Alaska. He advised that Bert's Drug had a group of stores in the Anchorage, Alaska area, and he was employed by them as [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. He indicated that the drug stores each had a Photo Department and, because of the tourism in Alaska, did an extensive business. He stated that at about this time, he hired a [REDACTED] (phonetic), to work for him [REDACTED] in one of the stores' Photo Department. He advised that [REDACTED] was still employed by Bert's Drug in September, 1960, when, he, [REDACTED], left the state.
[REDACTED] advised that he has had no contact with [REDACTED] since that time, however, [REDACTED] indicated that [REDACTED] had learned that [REDACTED] had [REDACTED] in Anchorage, Alaska.
[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] is named [REDACTED] and she resides in Anchorage, Alaska. He related that her [REDACTED].
[REDACTED] related that [REDACTED] is a white male, who is about 30 to 37 years of age, or perhaps slightly older. He is approximately 5'10" tall and weighs at the most 160 pounds. His build is slender to medium. [REDACTED] wore his hair parted on the left side with a wave up in the front, much like many people wore their hair in the late 50's. His hair was beginning to recede in the front at the corners of his forehead,
Interviewed on 7/5/72 at Columbus, Ohio File # 164-55 [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] 7/5/72 [REDACTED] by [REDACTED] Date dictated
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[handwritten] rec'd [illegible] 7/6/72 Ser. 3669 DB Cooper-30907
Serials: CI 164-55