Part 117, page 380
DB Cooper-53916Serials MI 91-5125
Interviewed 7 October 1975Dictated 10 October 1975Transcribed 14 October 1975
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 p. 380 (DB Cooper-53916), FD-302 interview, interviewed 7 Oct 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-117/pages/380
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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 10/14/75
At 12:35 AM, October 7, 1975, DAVID ARTHUR STAUDT was interviewed at the 7th District, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Police Department, 3172 North 36th. STAUDT was advised at the outset of the interview as to the identities of Special Agents [redacted - b6, b7C] He was advised of his rights both orally and be a written Waiver which he read, stated he understood, and signed. STAUDT was interviewed with regard to a number of criminal matters. He thereafter voluntarily furnished the following information:
STAUDT advised that on October 3, 1975, he committed a bank robbery in Palo Alto, California. He advised he did not know the name of the bank or its exact location. He stated that he had been by himself during the commission of the robbery and had obtained [redacted - b7E] in this robbery. He stated that during the robbery he wore dark glasses with a white sailor's cap and corduroy trousers, tennis shoes, and a colored shirt. He advised he carried a blue nylon backpack and a .45 automatic. He stated he wore no gloves and after the robbery threw the clothes and weapon away near the San Francisco International Airport.
STAUDT stated that in connection with the robbery he used a 1975 Monte Carlo Chevrolet which he had rented in the name [redacted - b6, b7C] from the Dollar Rent-A-Car Service near the Orange County, California, Airport. He stated he believed that the automobile was rented during early August, 1975, possibly the fourth or fifth day of the month.
STAUDT advised that he traveled from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, by commercial air transportation on October 4, 1975, and abanoned the above-mentioned rental vehicle at the San Francisco Airport upon his departure. He advised the vehicle presently has stolen license plates on it rather than the plates assigned to the car at the time he rented it.
Interviewed on 10/7/75 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin File # MI 91-5125 by SA [redacted - b6, b7C] SA [redacted] /JMF/pmc 9 Date dictated 10/10/75
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