Interview of Donald Lee Tompkins at Oakland, California motel

Interviewed 7 February 1974Dictated 8 February 1974Transcribed 8 February 1974

Part 96pages 73–742 pagesDB Cooper-42983–42984

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Document: FD-302 interview of Donald Lee Tompkins at Oakland, California motel
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 96 pp. 73–74 (DB Cooper-42983–42984), FD-302 interview, interviewed 7 Feb 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A073-074

FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 2/8/74

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DONALD LEE TOMPKINS, Route 1, Box 112, Dayton, Oregon, home phone 503-868-7272, was located and interviewed at the Edgewater Hyatt House Motel, Room 145, Oakland, California.

TOMPKINS stated he was now in Oakland for the purpose of obtaining a [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Oakland. TOMPKINS stated a year ago he purchased [REDACTED] which had been given to him [REDACTED] has known all his life. [REDACTED] is employed by the First National Bank of Portland, Oregon, [REDACTED]. The [REDACTED] was given to him [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] The bill of sale [REDACTED] He explained he is a pilot and that he has an agreement [REDACTED] [REDACTED] exchange for his (TOMPKINS) maintaining [REDACTED] He explained again that [REDACTED] given to him [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at that time, which he did. The purpose of this trip was explained as [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

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The following description of DONALD LEE TOMPKINS was obtained through observation and interview:

Sex Male Race Caucasian Date of Birth November 24, 1930 Place of Birth Salem, Oregon Height 5'10" Weight 190 Hair Brown Eyes Blue Complexion Fair Peculiarities TOMPKINS is blind in the right eye, and eyeball, due to this injury, has tendency to drift to the right. Driver's License Oregon - #660792

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Interviewed on 2/7/74 at Oakland, California File # SF 164-220 SAs [REDACTED] & [REDACTED] by [REDACTED] vmd Date dictated 2/8/74 [stamp: 4-1372]

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ FBI - PORTLAND

DB Cooper-42983

2 SF 164-220 DRE/vmd

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FAA Flight Certificate # 1551668 Military Service None; claims no parachute jumping experience Residence [REDACTED] b6 Dayton, Oregon b7c Arrests Admits arrest for failing to file income tax approximately 1 1/2 years ago; disposition - July, 1973, convicted in USDC, Portland, for misdemeanor, 60 days in jail and placed on 3 years' Federal probation under supervision of Mr. ERNEST J. KARLSON, 620 Southwest Main, Portland, 503-221-2117. Marital Status [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] b7c Same address as above

Credit Card BankAmericard #4821030400555 issued through First National Bank of Oregon Occupation Farmer Current Employment Publishers Paper Company Mollala, Oregon

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DB Cooper-42984

Serials: SF 164-220