Part 106, page 131

DB Cooper-48421Serials 164-31

Interviewed 30 January 1992Dictated 31 January 1992Transcribed 7 February 1992

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 106 p. 131 (DB Cooper-48421), FD-302 interview, interviewed 30 Jan 1992, serial SE 164-81-9102 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-106/pages/131

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FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)

164A-31

Continuation [REDACTED] f [REDACTED] , On 1/30/92 , Page 2

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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] who would have been COOPER, SR.'s father, visited COOPER, SR. around the time that the plane had been hijacked. At this time, COOPER, SR. was not at his residence and no one seemed to know what happened to him. After a few weeks, COOPER, SR. returned to his home but refused to answer his door even to his father. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] related to him that COOPER, SR. had been seen inside of his house sitting in a rocking chair with a rifle in his lap. [REDACTED] stated that this is very peculiar due to the fact that [REDACTED] never locked his doors and had no reason not to talk to his father.

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Although [REDACTED] has not spent a great deal of time with [REDACTED] he visits him often and on one such visit, [REDACTED] had told [REDACTED] that he had been questioned by the FBI with regards to the hijacking. [REDACTED] proceeded to ask [REDACTED] why the FBI would be questioning him about this hijacking. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] at this time confided in him and stated that he had been the one who hijacked the airplane. The time period when COOPER, SR. confided in [REDACTED] was either 1984 or 1985. [REDACTED] has no idea why [REDACTED] would use the initials D.B. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was named WAYNE BURGESS and his [REDACTED] was AILEEN COLLINS.

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[REDACTED] provided the following information with regards to [REDACTED]

Place of Birth: Hot Springs, South Dakota Height: 5'7" - 5'8" Build: Stocky (Pot belly) Weight: 180 pounds Eyes: Green Hair: Thinning Tattoos: On both forearms, but faded Miscellaneous: Blind in one eye.

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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] owns several guns, but he does not believe he uses them very often. [REDACTED] also feels that [REDACTED] may have assisted him in the hijacking. [REDACTED] name was [REDACTED] however, [REDACTED] does not know what [REDACTED] was. [REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] is

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DB COOPER-48421

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FBI FD-302a continuation form header with case number 164A-31, dated 1/30/92, page 2. An informant describes COOPER, SR.'s behavior around the time of the hijacking: he disappeared from his residence, returned weeks later, refused to answer his door even to his father, and was seen sitting inside with a rifle in a rocking chair — behavior described as very peculiar since he never locked his doors. During a visit, COOPER, SR. confided to the informant that he had been questioned by the FBI about the hijacking, and then admitted he had been the one who hijacked the airplane. This confession occurred in either 1984 or 1985. The informant has no idea why he would use the initials D.B. The document notes a person named WAYNE BURGESS and a woman named AILEEN COLLINS. Physical description of the subject: born in Hot Springs, South Dakota; 5'7"-5'8" tall; stocky build with pot belly; 180 lbs; green eyes; thinning hair; faded tattoos on both forearms; blind in one eye. The informant states the subject owns several guns but doesn't use them often. The informant also believes someone may have assisted in the hijacking. The text appears to continue on the next page. Bates stamp or document tracking number. FOIA exemption codes indicating redactions are for personal privacy (b6) and law enforcement source identity protection (b7C).

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