Part 116, page 234

Interviewed 26 July 1973Dictated 27 July 1973Transcribed 2 August 1973

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 116 p. 234 (DB Cooper-53256), FD-302 interview, interviewed 26 Jul 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-116/pages/234

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription: 8/2/73

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[REDACTED] unlisted phone number [REDACTED] advised that although [REDACTED] [REDACTED] she also was well acquainted with him and in [REDACTED] absence she would furnish the following information:

[REDACTED] is alleged to have been raised in the Woodland, Washington area. He is [REDACTED] and also [REDACTED].

He was a parachutist in the Army and is believed presently to be a skydiver. After he came out of the Army, he went to work for Boeing. He then left Boeing and was [REDACTED] around the Enumclaw area at about the time of in- stant hijacking.

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[REDACTED] stated that she was [REDACTED] the Naches Pass Restaurant at Greenwater at the time of the hijacking and [REDACTED] lived in a house [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who worked with him. At that time he was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (name unknown). [REDACTED] LOUISE RISHELL, lives at 2010 Park Street, Enumclaw, Washington.

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[REDACTED] continued that just prior to the hijacking [REDACTED] was in grave financial difficulty and [REDACTED] further, [REDACTED] in Enumclaw had [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] was [REDACTED].

On the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, [REDACTED] was going to [REDACTED] In fact, [REDACTED] remembers [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

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After the hijacking, he did not show up [REDACTED] [REDACTED] At that time [REDACTED] [REDACTED] which had an Oregon license on it. He immediately flew to [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

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Interviewed on 7/26/73 at Sumner, Washington File # SE 164-81 by SA JAMES A. GIRARD/pmh Date dictated 7/27/73

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[guess: NFO] [guess: ap] 825 2730 [guess: b6] [guess: b7C] [guess: SE] 4/05 [guess: Tran] EN [guess: uncopy] [guess: copy]

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Sub-Q 164-81 4[guess: 6]-97 DB COOPER-53256

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Standard FBI FD-302 header with date of transcription. An informant provides background on a male subject alleged to have been raised in the Woodland, Washington area. He was a parachutist in the Army, believed to be a skydiver, worked for Boeing, then left Boeing and was in the Enumclaw area around the time of the hijacking. A female source states she was at the Naches Pass Restaurant at Greenwater at the time of the hijacking. The subject lived in a house with someone who worked with him. Reference is made to LOUISE RISHELL at 2010 Park Street, Enumclaw, Washington. The informant states the subject was in grave financial difficulty just prior to the hijacking. On the day before Thanksgiving 1971 (the date of the hijacking), additional details are provided but heavily redacted. After the hijacking, the subject did not show up. He had a vehicle with an Oregon license plate and immediately flew somewhere (destination redacted). Standard FD-302 footer showing interview conducted 7/26/73 at Sumner, Washington by SA James A. Girard, file number SE 164-81, dictated 7/27/73. Handwritten margin annotations, likely FBI processing notes including exemption codes b6 and b7C and possible routing notations. Stamps and markings including 'Sub-Q' classification, file reference, and Bates number DB COOPER-53256.

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