Interview of Billings, Montana source re American Indian in Kyle, SD claiming to be D.B. Cooper
This copy: Part 73 p. 76Also filed at Part 62 p. 232 (primary) · Part 45 p. 366
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Re Billings, Montana tip about man in Kyle, South Dakota claiming to be Cooper
Interviewed 9 June 1980Dictated 11 June 1980Transcribed 17 June 1980
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-73:076-076 Document: FD-302 re Billings, Montana tip about man in Kyle, South Dakota claiming to be Cooper Id: Cooper-Part-73:076-076 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A076-076 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 73 p. 76 (DB Cooper-31394), FD-302 interview, interviewed 9 Jun 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A076-076
FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1 Date of transcription 6/17/80
[REDACTED], Billings, Montana, furnished the following information during a telephone call from Billings to Los Angeles, California:
[REDACTED] advised that approximately one year ago (1979), [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] an American Indian now residing in Kyle, South Dakota, confided he was planning to eventually publish a book regarding his past activities and adventures and [REDACTED] an excerpt from what was purported to be a [REDACTED] of his forthcoming book. The excerpt was an account of [REDACTED] hijacking of a commercial airliner in the early 1970's using the name "Cooper." According to [REDACTED] this document contained many details of the crime and were represented by [REDACTED] to be in account of his own accomplishment of the hijacking. [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] is a heavy drinker and
[REDACTED] shortly thereafter, [REDACTED] made additional references to the hijacking and cautioned [REDACTED] that no one else was aware of his proposed book and his accomplishment of this crime. [REDACTED] was unable to recall all of the details of the [REDACTED] of the hijacking, but remembered there was an explanation of the planning of the crime, including use of the name "Cooper" and a reference to the perpetrator parachuting from the aircraft.
[REDACTED] explained she did not question [REDACTED] in any detail concerning this matter in 1979 as she was unaware at that time of a hijacking of a commerical airliner in Seattle involving a suspect using the name "Cooper" who parachuted from the plane while in flight.
According to [REDACTED] served in the United States Marine Corp from approximately [REDACTED] and was a combat veteran of two or more tours in Vietnam. He claims to have been parachute trained in the Marine Corp and is believed to have been active in "skydiving" subsequent to his discharge from the military service.
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Sub G 164-81-[illegible] -1019 Investigation on 6/9/80 at Los Angeles, California File # Los Angeles 164-497
by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 6/11/80
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DB Cooper-31394
Serials: LA 164-497, SE 164-81