Investigative insert BT 164A-26 re 4/6/88 interview at Name Brand Clothing, Boise, on Eugene Cooper
This copy: Part 97 pp. 119–120Also filed at Part 49 pp. 49–51 (primary)
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Butte investigative insert re interview at Boise, Idaho concerning suspect 'COOP'
Document date 6 April 1988
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-97:119-120 Document: Butte investigative insert re interview at Boise, Idaho concerning suspect 'COOP' Id: Cooper-Part-97:119-120 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A119-120 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 97 pp. 119–120 (DB Cooper-43611–43612), Report, dated 6 Apr 1988 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A119-120
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BT 164A-26
The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED], at Boise, Idaho:
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On April 6, 1988, [REDACTED], Boise, Idaho, telephone number [REDACTED], was interviewed at her place of employment, NAME BRAND CLOTHING, 5165 Glenwood, Boise, Idaho, telephone number (208) 322-4403, at which time she was advised the purpose of the interview was to discuss with her an individual known as EUGENE COOPER, who was acquaint- ed with [REDACTED] JANE MILLER, in the Hermiston, Oregon, area during the early to mid-1970s.
[REDACTED] commenced the interview stating that she had been contacted by some FBI Agent by telephone in the recent past. However, at the time of the call, she was unable to speak and ask that she be recontacted. The individual who made the call never did call her back.
[REDACTED] also noted that family members have brought to her attention the possibility that the individual [REDACTED] met may possibly have been "D. B. COOPER" or at least that appears to be the reason family members are being contacted.
[REDACTED] stated that she desired to do all that she could to cooperate with the FBI. However, she noted that at the time [REDACTED] met and later married GENE COOPER, who was known as "COOP", [REDACTED], herself, was living in Boise, Idaho. She only saw "COOP" on the occasional visits that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and "COOP" made and these visits were only for about one or two days in duration.
[REDACTED] stated that the best source of information concerning "COOP" would be [REDACTED] who had more contact with "COOP".
[REDACTED] then furnished the following information concerning [REDACTED]:
[REDACTED], Hermiston, Oregon, telephone number [REDACTED] noted that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] should be able to recall almost the exact date of the meeting of [REDACTED] and GENE COOPER. [REDACTED] seems to recall that the meeting was at the same time as [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were buying their first motorhome. [REDACTED] believes that this purchase was made in 1971; however, [REDACTED] could not state when in 1971 this occurred. Also, along these lines, [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-43611
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BT 164A-26
would have had contact with [REDACTED] and "COOP" while they were living in Hermiston, Oregon. [REDACTED] identified
[REDACTED], Muskogee, Oklahoma, telephone number [REDACTED] In regard to [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] and "COOP" were living in Muskogee, Oklahoma, for a period of time prior to "COOP's" suicide, which occurred at Muskogee, Oklahoma. However, at the time of the suicide, [REDACTED] JANE MILLER, had returned to Hermiston, Oregon, where she was residing at the time of "COOP's" suicide.
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[REDACTED] identified a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who resides in a motorhome near the beach at Newport, Oregon. [REDACTED] did not have [REDACTED] exact address in Newport, Oregon, nor did [REDACTED] have [REDACTED] phone number. [REDACTED] commented that [REDACTED] did tell [REDACTED] of the problems she was having with "COOP." It is known that [REDACTED] suggestion to [REDACTED] was to "divorce that man."
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[REDACTED] commented that "COOP" went through many thousands of dollars of [REDACTED] However, [REDACTED] was unable to furnish a figure. [REDACTED] commented that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is very upset concerning this information about "COOP". [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] is quite old, 84-years of age, and has been trying to put the GENE COOPER incident out of her life. [REDACTED] has spoken to [REDACTED], and is aware that [REDACTED] cares not to speak regarding GENE COOPER. In fact, [REDACTED] commented to her at this stage in her life she is just trying to stay alive.
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[REDACTED] believed [REDACTED] met GENE COOPER sometime in 1971, and that was when [REDACTED] was operating the family service station in Hillsboro, Oregon. Later, COOP and [REDACTED] lived at the [REDACTED] in Hermiston, Oregon.
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Sometime in 1973 or 1974, [REDACTED] and EUGENE COOPER were married in Washington. [REDACTED] was unable to identify the place of the marriage, but knew that it was over the State Line from Hermiston, Oregon, and not far into the State of Washington. [REDACTED] knew that [REDACTED] and COOP were later divorced; however, she was unable to provide the date of divorce, nor the place of divorce.
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[REDACTED] commented that most of the information she has concerning "COOP" came from [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] stated that in her opinion, "COOP" was a drunkard, dishonest, immoral, unethical, lazy, a leach, was always broke, and was always looking for something for nothing.
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DB Cooper-43612
Serials: BT 164-26