Interview of female witness and husband re hijacking (SE 164-81)
Interviewed 4 April 1974Dictated 8 April 1974Transcribed 12 April 1974
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 pp. 155–157 (DB Cooper-31006–31008), FD-302 interview, interviewed 4 Apr 1974, serial SE 164-81-6209 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-72%3A155-157
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 4/12/74
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On April 4, 1974, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], telephone [REDACTED], was interviewed prior to interview of [REDACTED] on this date. They have [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was in the U. S. Navy from [REDACTED], out one year, and then in the U. S. Air Force from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] After leaving the Air Force he started [REDACTED] [REDACTED] They were living at Oak Harbor at that time, and they were there for about two months, and then moved to a rented house [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Lynden, Washington. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at Marietta, Washington on the Indian Reservation there. [REDACTED] is a company that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] They lived at the Lynden address until September, 1972, when they moved to their present address at Custer, Washington. This present address is located [REDACTED] [REDACTED] They live in a mobile home [REDACTED] They have [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] He has [REDACTED] present time, having acquired [REDACTED] week. He has another individual that actually [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
She recalls definitely the occasion in November, 1971, when the individual known as D. B. COOPER hijacked an airplane in Seattle. At that time they were living in Lynden and [REDACTED] was at Marietta on the Indian Reservation. She recalled first hearing news re- ports of this and she recalls she [REDACTED] that evening were watching T.V. when various news programs [guess: such] [guess: as] were interrupted and gave bulletins regarding the hijacking.
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Interviewed on 4/4/74 at Custer, Washington File # SE 164-81
by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 4/8/74 [REDACTED]
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-31006
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164-81-6209
She recalls [REDACTED] when some of these purchased [guess: indicated] the plane was at [fill] at the airport with the hijacker in the plane.
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Shortly after the crime, she recalls [REDACTED] was contacted by [guess: FBI] Agents and [guess: alerted] for information as to who the hijacker might be. She stated that [REDACTED] definitely is not the individual and has [guess: no knowledge] as to who it might be. If he had received any information along these lines, he would have immediately notified the FBI. At that time, he had another individual by the name of [REDACTED] working for him, [guess: but] this individual has since been killed in a plane accident at [illegible]. His [guess: structure/student] at that time was a Western Washington College student by the name [REDACTED] who now lives at [illegible].
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She advised that she [REDACTED] was spending Thanksgiving [REDACTED] that time [REDACTED] were living at Oak Harbor, [guess: but] have moved to Kirkland. Kirkland.
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She could not recall [REDACTED] they visited until she [guess: checked] [guess: canceled] check book and de- termined that on November 23, 1971, she wrote a check [guess: one]
This made her recall that she [REDACTED] in Kirkland. [REDACTED] was Would always [guess: donate/give] [guess: to potent] to visit the [REDACTED] she folks and were definitely [guess: together] on that date.
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She advised [REDACTED] is about 6', [guess: previously] [guess: weighed] about 130 lbs., but has recently reduced his weight to 125 lbs., to be in better condition for jumping. He has light brown [guess: curly] hair, definitely full and [guess: curly], plus [guess: says], He does not smoke and has never smoked. He also does not drink except for an occasional one can of beer.
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DB Cooper-31007
SE Feb-81
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All of the assets they have, they have acquired on their own and through their own earnings, and they have no outside income or monies. They are [redacted] [redacted] both of which They own The They also own a car and a pickup truck, which are paid for, but the mobile home they live in is mortgaged.
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She exhibited photographs taken previously and they in no way resembled the artist's con- ception of D. B. COOPER.
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DB Cooper-31008
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6209