Part 119, page 118
DB Cooper-54607Serials EP 164-52-3, SE 164-81-7956
Dictated 17 September 1975
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 p. 118 (DB Cooper-54607), FD-302 interview, dictated 17 Sep 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-119/pages/118
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date __9/17/75__ [handwritten: Sub A 781]
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ROBERT HOCKMAN, 5300 Carousel, El Paso, Texas, was interviewed at the Chamizal National Memorial, U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, 800 San Marcial, where he is employed as the Facility Manager-Chief of Maintenance by Special Agent (SA) WAYNE O. TAYLOR who immediately identified himself as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mr. HOCKMAN was advised of the purpose of this interview and voluntarily furnished the following information:
On September 10, 1975, he read the article in the El Paso Times, captioned "Suspected Skyjacker Calls Similarity 'Kind of Scary'" with date line, Washington, which reflected that an acquaintance of his, JERRY ARTHUR COOPER, might possibly be identical with D. B. COOPER, the airline hijacker who parachuted with $200,000 ransom money from a Northwest Orient, 727 Jet on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971, and was never seen again.
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On September 10, or September 11, 1975, he attempted to contact JERRY ARTHUR COOPER through [REDACTED] and eventually spoke with [REDACTED] who stated that "they" were having a hard time remembering what JERRY ARTHUR COOPER did on or about Thanksgiving Eve, 1971, until he (HOCKMAN) refreshed her memory.
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On Thursday morning, Thanksgiving Day, date unknown, 1971, at approximately 3 A.M., he drove from his residence at 206 Uhler Terrace, Alexandria, Virginia to JERRY'S apartment, possibly the Persimmon Tree Apartments, one mile east of Fairfax City, Virginia where he awoke JERRY and [REDACTED], who had spent the night at JERRY'S. JERRY, [REDACTED] and himself were joined by [REDACTED], and [REDACTED]. The five had breakfast together and proceeded in [REDACTED] automobile on Highway 81 or Highway 66 to Gainesville, Virginia, turning off to Route 55, heading west towards [text continues on next page]
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On __9/12/75__ at __El Paso, Texas__ File # __EP 164-52-3/__ [guess: EP 164-52-31, number partially cut off]
by __SA WAYNE O. TAYLOR:mg__ [handwritten initials above signature line] Date dictated __9/17/75__
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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[handwritten, overlapping: "Sub 781"] 164-81-7956 [partially obscured by handwriting] DB COOPER-54607