Part 108, page 277
DB Cooper-49325Serials SE 164-81
Document date 27 April 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 108 p. 277 (DB Cooper-49325), Memo, dated 27 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-3044 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-108/pages/277
Transcript
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SE 164-81
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FLEMING advised that Monday, 2/21/72, was a federal holiday and "COOPER" made himself unavailable because he was going to Nevada or because his relatives were visiting at his home.
Since "COOPER" was unavailable on that day, FLEMING and [REDACTED] drove around Seattle looking for secure places to photograph and record an interview with COOPER. FLEMING said that [REDACTED] was an "idiot" because he at first suggested a public park which had too many people and later to another beach which was also unsuitable but they finally located another beach which they accepted.
On the following day Tuesday, 2/22/72, FLEMING interviewed COOPER to get the details of the hijacking and said he actually interviewed "COOPER" over two or three different days. "COOPER" did not use prepared notes but gave the information "off the top of his head."
On the last day that FLEMING was in Seattle, he conducted what he termed a summary interview with "COOPER" which was the same day on which the photographing and recording was done by [REDACTED]
During the photographing a Xerox copy of the three $20 bills was held up by COOPER and was to be included in the picture. During the process, the Xerox copy was dropped and this apparently was what [REDACTED] recalled when he was interviewed.
When asked what he had done with that Xerox copy of the money, FLEMING said he burned it right there on the beach.
SA [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] as presented to the Bureau and later to New York was typed by FLEMING himself and the "FORWARD" represents FLEMINGS dream to get a story of the hijacker and of the call which finally started his story on "D.B. COOPER."
[REDACTED] said FLEMING felt at least 90% sure that he had talked to the hijacker while in Seattle and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] felt that probably in his wave of enthusiasm, FLEMING, an experienced newsman, overlooked what are now apparent shortcomings in questioning COOPER.
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