Inserts re interviews at Madras, Redmond and Sisters, Oregon, with subject description

Document date 30 November 1971

Part 91pages 415–4184 pagesDB Cooper-40815–40818

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Document: Report inserts re interviews at Madras, Redmond and Sisters, Oregon, with subject description
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 pp. 415–418 (DB Cooper-40815–40818), Report, dated 30 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A415-418

PD 164-41 JAM:tam 1

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED].

AT MADRAS, OREGON

On November 30, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], was contacted and interviewed. He advised that he knew a [REDACTED] with whom [REDACTED]. As an aside, [REDACTED] mentioned that [REDACTED]. [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] said it has been [REDACTED] years since he has known [REDACTED], but had seen him once [REDACTED] in Bend, Oregon. He stated he did not know [REDACTED] current whereabouts, but advised that he [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who lived in Redmond, Oregon, who might know.

[REDACTED] viewed an artists sketch of the unknown subject hijacker, based on a composite description of those who had seen him and advised that it did not bear any resemblance to [REDACTED]. He described [REDACTED] as follows:

Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age About [REDACTED] years old Height 5'7" or 5'8" Weight 150 pounds Hair Blond butch cut hair Eyes Blue Characteristics Full faced, right handed

He also doubted that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. He advised that [REDACTED]

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SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED [illegible] SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] [illegible] FBI — PORTLAND [illegible]

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DB Cooper-40815

PD 164-41 JAM:tam 2

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he knew nothing about [REDACTED] [REDACTED] having made a comment about pulling a hijacking and bailing out with ransom money. He advised that he did not know [REDACTED] middle name.

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AT REDMOND, OREGON

On November 30, 1971, [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] has been working [REDACTED] at Goldendale, Washington,

She said that his address is [REDACTED], Goldendale, but that [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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She advised that [REDACTED] was currently living at Spokane, Washington, but that she did not have his exact address. She described [REDACTED] as follows:

Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age In his [REDACTED] Height 5'9" Hair Reddish blond hair, butch cut, Eyes Blue

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She viewed the composite sketch and advised that it did not bear much resemblance to [REDACTED]. She did not have a photo of [REDACTED] nor did she know his middle name. She said that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Reno, Nevada, and Vancouver, Washington, and has [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-40816

PD 164-41 JAM:tam 3

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that [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Oregon, would have more information on [REDACTED]

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AT SISTERS, OREGON

On November 30, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was contacted and interviewed. She advised that she [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Spokane, Washington. She advised that he was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She viewed the composite sketch and advised that it did not bear any resemblance to [REDACTED].

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With regard to her son L. D. COOPER, she advised that he has a nervous disorder for which he received a disability discharge from the Navy in about 1955. She said he receives only $25 a month for this disability, yet can not hold a steady job because of it. She said that he is often despondent about it, and has been in and out of the VA Hospitals at Vancouver, Washington, and Reno, Nevada, where he has received psychiatric treatment. She said that while living and receiving treatment in Reno, he worked as a dish washer and lived with his wife at the Black Jack Motel. She advised that his wife, PHYLLIS, committed suicide in Reno on January 4, 1971. She said that [REDACTED]

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She stated that sometime in October, 1971, L. D. COOPER left the VA Hospital at Vancouver, Washington, and has not been seen nor heard from since.

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She viewed the artists composite sketch and advised that it was not L. D. COOPER. She had no photograph available. She provided the following description of L. D. COOPER, however, which matches somewhat that of the unknown subject.

Name LYNN DOYLE COOPER Alias Bill Cooper

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DB Cooper-40817

PD 164-41 JAM:tam 4

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Date of Birth September 17, 1933 Place of Birth Shell Knob, Missouri Height 5'11" Weight 160 to 165 pounds Hair Black Eyes Blue

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DB Cooper-40818

Serials: PD 164-41