Part 102, page 394
DB Cooper-46393Serials SE 164-81
Interviewed 28 December 1971Dictated 4 January 1972Transcribed 6 January 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 102 p. 394 (DB Cooper-46393), FD-302 interview, interviewed 28 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-102/pages/394
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SE 164-81
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talking, looked very much like the composite photograph which he, [REDACTED] had seen in the Everett Herald resembling the hijacker of the Northwest Orient 727.
[REDACTED] spent approximately 16 hours with the three individuals and had numerous conversations with them enroute to Reno, Nevada. He stated that he was quite sus- picious of the third suspect and that at one point his suspicions evidentially showed because the third suspect became concerned about [REDACTED] and had a conversation with the first suspect, in which [REDACTED] knew he was being dis- cussed.
The first suspect, [REDACTED], also known as [REDACTED], talked about his home town, Chicago, and also about the State of Wisconsin. They also had conversation about a [REDACTED], [REDACTED], which they had abandoned in Seattle when they decided to leave there suddenly.
At another point the first suspect warned the third suspect that they would have to go through a food and produce checking station at the California-Nevada border. The above three suspects then had some conversation over this, which was not heard by [REDACTED].
When the bus arrived at Reno, Nevada, the third suspect using the name of [REDACTED] asked [REDACTED] to accom- pany the three of them to a restaurant for dinner and also a little gambling. They went to a restaurant and alley, which had carpet on the alley floor, and there had some dinner at a small restaurant. The individual referred to as [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] then went to Harrods Club where [REDACTED] did some gambling. He played black jack and "21" and [REDACTED] stated that he lost approximately [REDACTED] all of which was in [REDACTED]. He appeared at this time to [REDACTED] to be somewhat of a compulsive gambler, as he became very agitated while in the process of gambling. At this point [REDACTED] slipped away from the third suspect referred to as [REDACTED].
Before leaving Reno, [REDACTED] related all of the above [REDACTED] and also the [REDACTED] On one other occasion, [REDACTED] ran into the above third suspect and second suspect leaving the
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