Part 117, page 229

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[redacted] further advised that VERTREES told him that b6 he had had D. B. COOPER picked up after he parachuted from b7C the airplane and brought to Seattle, Wa., as according to b7D VERTREES, Seattle would be the last place anyone would look for him. VERTREES further advised [redacted] that he had arranged for D. B. COOPER to stay at the Edgewater Inn on [redacted] VERTREES advised [redacted] that he had met "D. B. COOPER" at the Cove Inn on that night and had taken him to the Edgewater Inn and put him into a room at the Edgewater, the room number was unknown to [redacted].

[redacted] stated that VERTREES was attempting to b6 "clean" the D. B. COOPER ransom money for "D. B. COOPER" b7C and VERTREES, who desperately needed money at the time, b7D intended to spend the ransom money when the "heat was off". [redacted] stated there were [redacted]

[redacted] stated that [redacted] were recently convicted and sentenced to 15 years for their part [redacted] [redacted] and that the prosecutor, [redacted], who is currently [redacted], would know the rest of the gang that was involved in [redacted] reiterated that VERTREES, [redacted] would know the true identity of "D. B. COOPER".

[redacted] finally advised that it was his understanding b6 that VERTREES had arranged for a woman to visit "D. B. COOPER" b7C in his room at the Edgewater Inn [redacted] was b7D to take place, but the woman's name was unknown to [redacted].

[redacted] finally advised that JOHN VERTREES has an office at Room 1164, Olympic National Life Building, Seattle, Washington.

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