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1 recordings, movie film and audio tape are in the custody of 2 the F.B.I.). Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 3 familiar with William John Lewis and Donald Sylvester Murphy 4 have listened to tapes, made by Karl Fleming, of interviews 5 of "D.B. Cooper" and "Seth Thomas" and have identified the 6 voices appearing on the tapes as William John Lewis and 7 Donald Sylvester Murphy. 8 Complainant further states that Karl Fleming has been 9 interviewed by Special Agents of the F.B.I. and has related 10 the following: 11 That he, Karl Fleming, placed an advertisement 12 in the Seattle [guess: Times] newspaper, among others on the 13 West Coast, requesting that the alleged hi-jacker 14 "D.B. Cooper" contact him. Karl Fleming 15 was then a Contributing Editor of Newsweek magazine 16 stationed in Los Angeles and the advertisement listed 17 his home telephone number and indicated that he 18 represented a national news magazine. 19 On or about February 1, 1972 Karl Fleming 20 received two telephone calls from a "Seth Thomas," 21 who in subsequent personal contacts identified [him] 22 as Jack Lewis, the caller stating that he knew the 23 identity of "D.B. Cooper" and could arrange an 24 interview. 25 In response to this information Karl Fleming 26 flew from Los Angeles County, California to King 27 County, Washington on or about February 10, 1[972] 28 and checked into a ground floor room at the Swept-Wing 29 Inn which had been reserved for him by Jack Lewis, 30 alias "Seth Thomas." 31 Jack Lewis contacted him there and later 32 introduced him to "D.B. Cooper" who entered the 33 room through a sliding patio-type door. 34 [line break] 35 The individuals identifying themselves as "Seth 36 Thomas" and "D.B. Cooper" requested forty five 37 thousand dollars for the story and details of 38 the hi-jacking. The initial payment of fifteen 39 thousand dollars to be paid when Karl Fleming was 40 satisfied he was talking to the hi-jacker, a second 41 instalment in the same amount upon completion of 42 interviews, and a final payment upon publication of 43 the story.