Part 120, page 389
Interviewed 25 February 1977Dictated 28 February 1977Transcribed 2 March 1977
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 p. 389 (DB Cooper-55424), FD-302 interview, interviewed 25 Feb 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-120/pages/389
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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 3/2/77
[handwritten annotation near top right, faint/cursive: illegible, possibly "Duct" followed by additional characters] [three redaction boxes labeled b6, b7C, b7D]
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Mrs. LILLY HOFFMANN, 112 Melbourne Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, was interviewed at her residence and furnished the following information.
She stated that her husband, ZOLTAN HOFFMANN, was the former owner of the Hoffmann Furniture Company, 2447 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. During her husband's ownership she assisted him in the running of the business. She said her husband sold the business approximately five years ago and it is now Hoffmann Interiors, Incorporated, 7020 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland.
She was displayed two photographs of BRYANT COFFELT. She identified COFFELT as having been employed as a used furniture salesman on an intermittent basis from approximately 1963 to 1970. COFFELT worked on a commission basis and on occasion he would leave from work without notice and return some months later saying he had taken a medical course somewhere in the Midwest. She said her husband always hired COFFELT back because he was a smooth talker and a good salesman. She, however, considered him a phony because she never believed he was taking medical courses. She was unaware of any of COFFELT's private life, his associates or hobbies.
She did recall, however, that at one time COFFELT showed up at the furniture store driving a Cadillac limousine. He was in the company of an elderly man. It appeared to her that COFFELT was acting as a chauffer for the elderly gentleman. He also was attempting to sell him some old furniture since the elderly man was interested in antiques. She was unable to recall any additional information about the incident.
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She described COFFELT as follows:
Race: White Sex: Male Height: 6 feet Weight: 180 pounds Hair: Brown Eyes: Color unknown, occasionally wore glasses
[redaction box labeled b6, b7C, b7D] [handwritten number beside redaction box: "164-81-7387" [guess: last digits uncertain]]
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Interviewed on 2/25/77 at Silver Spring, Maryland File # WFO 164-169
SAs [redacted, boxes labeled b6, b7C]
by [redacted] Date dictated 2/28/77
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DB COOPER-55424