Interview of female witness re Gene Cooper at Pendleton Eagles and Elks clubs
Interviewed 7 March 1988Dictated 7 March 1988Transcribed 12 October 1988
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Id: Cooper-Part-97:182-183
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-97:182-183 Document: FD-302 interview of female witness re Gene Cooper at Pendleton Eagles and Elks clubs Id: Cooper-Part-97:182-183 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A182-183 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. 182–183 (DB Cooper-43715–43716), FD-302 interview, interviewed 7 Mar 1988, serial PD 164-41-1974 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A182-183
FD-302 (REV. 3-10-82)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
- 1 - Date of transcription 10/12/88
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employed by [REDACTED], advised that in approximately 1970 or 1971, when [REDACTED] in Pendleton, Oregon, she recalled a GENE COOPER who used to go to the Eagles Club, in Pendleton, Oregon, and enjoyed dancing. Both her and [REDACTED] have spoken to him casually on several occasions. He is from the midwest somewhere, possibly Arkansas, or Kansas, although at first, they thought he was from Pendleton, Oregon.
[REDACTED] advised that she recalled COOPER introducing his wife, who was a lady in her sixties and quite a bit older than him.
[REDACTED] described COOPER as follows:
Name GENE COOPER Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age Forty-five Height 6'0" Build Slim Weight 165 to 170 pounds Complexion Fair Hair Medium brown, medium cut
[REDACTED] advised she had danced with COOPER a few times at the Elks Lodge. She described him as a fun loving person and advised that, "Life was just a big party for him." [REDACTED] advised that COOPER was pretty good at spending his money, always buying everyone drinks, was jolly, and would over do his share.
[REDACTED] advised that COOPER was in the Pendleton area about one and one-half years. She advised that it was her opinion that he had just left the country all of a sudden, just disappearing. She advised she could not recall any of his acquaintances or people that "ran" with him.
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Investigation on 3/7/88 at Pendleton, Oregon File # PD 164A-41-1974
by SA SAMUEL A. MC PHETERS SAM[REDACTED] Date dictated 3/7/88
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DB Cooper-43715
FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)
PD 164A-41
Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED], On 3/7/88, Page - 2 -
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[REDACTED] advised that people used to kid him about being D.B. COOPER because of the hijacking which occurred near the time that he left Pendleton.
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On March 9, 1988, [REDACTED] advised that when GENE COOPER came back to Pendleton, Oregon, after being gone about three weeks, it was just about the holiday season, near Christmas in 1971. He was limping at that time and advised that he had been in a car wreck. She further advised that COOPER could not dance as well when he came back.
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[REDACTED] further advised that as additional descriptive data, she recalled that COOPER had a medium complexion, a healthy look, and was a heavy smoker. She recalled this because [REDACTED].
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[REDACTED] advised that another [REDACTED] who may have known COOPER would be [REDACTED], in Wenatchee, Washington, telephone number [REDACTED]. She further advised that [REDACTED], in Pendleton, Oregon, was [REDACTED] at the time she knew GENE COOPER, and that he may also know him.
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[REDACTED] reiterated that when COOPER came back from his short absence of three weeks from Pendleton, it was just after the D.B. COOPER hijacking and everyone was calling him "D.B. COOPER" since it was still on the news. She advised that [REDACTED], Pendleton, Oregon, telephone number [REDACTED], kidded him about being D.B. COOPER.
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[REDACTED] advised that COOPER seemed to be very intelligent and articulate.
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DB Cooper-43716
Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1974