ReportCriminal complaint, U.S. District Court W.D. Washington, re impersonating D.B. Cooper (Murphy, Fleming)2 May 1972page 3 of 8
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Part 108, page 235

DB Cooper-49282

Document date 2 May 1972

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to be the alleged hi-jacker "D. B. Cooper" when they met with Karl Fleming at the Swept Wing [redacted]nn in King County, Washington on or about February 16, 1972 and [REDACTED] Karl Fleming [REDACTED]

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It was further a part of [REDACTED] that the defendants [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] and Donald Sylvester Murphy prepared Donald Murphy to pose as the alleged hi-jacker "D. B. Cooper" by reading the published information about the hi-jacking of Flight 305 and the alleged hi-jacker "D. B. Cooper" and otherwise developing a plausible theory of the hi-jacking which began with a "confession" of the crime. Extraordinary steps for the security of the alleged hi-jacker "D. B. Cooper" such as requiring that the cameraman and audioman recording the interview do so from an extreme distance while wearing ear- plugs, added credibility to the fraudulent scheme.

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OVERT ACTS

1. On or about February 1, 1972 the defendant [REDACTED], also known as [REDACTED] Karl Payne Fleming in Los Angeles, California from his residence at Seavue Estates, Seabeck, Washington.

2. On or about February 13, 1972 the defendant [REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED]

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DB COOPER-49282

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