Re Officers Service Club informant naming Robert N. Bishop as Cooper
Interviewed 15 July 1980Dictated 15 July 1980
Part of: Re tip to WFO identifying possible D.B. Cooper, 7/15/80
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-73:078-078 Document: FD-302 re Officers Service Club informant naming Robert N. Bishop as Cooper Id: Cooper-Part-73:078-078 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A078-078 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. 78 (DB Cooper-31400), FD-302 interview, interviewed 15 Jul 1980, serial SE 164-81-3527 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A078-078
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On July 15, 1980, an individual known as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Officers Service Club, Washington, D.C. (WDC), contacted the Washington Field Office (WFO) regarding an individual known to him as Robert N. Bishop who currently resides at the Club. [REDACTED] believes Bishop to be D.B. Cooper.
[REDACTED] described Bishop as 45 to 50 years old, 5'11" to 6' tall, medium build, excellent physical condition and until recently wearing a beard. [REDACTED] advised Bishop is an avid woodsman and a purported paratrooper. Bishop keeps to himself and it is unknown where he goes each day, however, it is believed he is unemployed.
A photograph of several composite drawings was shown to [REDACTED] and revealed that the basic facial characteristics of Bishop were likened to those of D.B. Cooper.
[REDACTED] advised that Bishop has $900.00 per month wired to the D.C. National Bank, WDC, to the account of the Officers Service Club, of which $250.00 is deducted for his rent. The remaining $650.00 is cashed by [REDACTED] and given to Bishop.
[REDACTED] has indicated that Bishop is afraid of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and has shown great interest in the recent discovery of $3,000.00 of the original D.B. Cooper money; found in the State of Washington.
[REDACTED] advised that Bishop currently has a female companion living at the Officers Service Club in [REDACTED] known as [REDACTED]. He stated that Bishop has paid her rent for the past two months.
[REDACTED] advised that Bishop sits in the lounge each morning and reads a newspaper which he purchases between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. daily.
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Investigation on 7/15/80 at Washington, D.C. File # WFO 164-301-[7]
by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 7/15/80
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Sub D 164-81-[guess: 3527]
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DB Cooper-31400
Serials: SE 164-81-3527