Part 120, page 402

DB Cooper-55438

Interviewed 16 March 1977Dictated 18 March 1977Transcribed 21 March 1977

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 p. 402 (DB Cooper-55438), FD-302 interview, interviewed 16 Mar 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-120/pages/402

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WFO 164-169 2

[redacted box - content withheld]

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[redacted] indicated that her contacts with COFFELT have been limited, however, she was able to positively identify two (2) photographs of COFFELT. She stated that she recalled that COFFELT was hobbled by an injury he alleged to have received in prison. She added that the only associate of COFFELT's that she knew was TAVE COFFELT, who she described as a cousin of COFFELT.

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[redacted] indicated that approximately three (3) weeks ago, she was contacted by CLAY BLAIR, a news reporter for Universal Studios, Los Angeles, California. BLAIR displayed to her a death certificate for COFFELT listing TAVE COFFELT as his common-law wife. BLAIR requested from [redacted] information regarding COFFELT and BECKWITH. She provided him with only the fact that the [redacted] and [redacted] were public record and that BLAIR could obtain this information from the courts in question.

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[redacted] indicated that [redacted] is believed to currently reside at the following address: [redacted]

[redacted] described BECKWITH as an individual in his 70's, who has a speech impediment and Parkinson's disease. He currently lives at the Wisconsin Avenue Nursing Home, 3333 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., WDC. [redacted] was unable to provide any additional information regarding COFFELT.

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DB COOPER-55438

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File/serial number header (WFO 164-169, page 2) followed by a redacted block of text, likely an informant identification or source line withheld under exemptions b6/b7C. A redacted female source states her contact with COFFELT was limited but she positively identified two photos of him, recalled he was hobbled by a prison injury, and knew only one associate of his, TAVE COFFELT, described as his cousin. The same or another redacted source describes being contacted about three weeks earlier by reporter CLAY BLAIR of Universal Studios, who showed her a death certificate for COFFELT listing TAVE COFFELT as his common-law wife and asked about COFFELT and BECKWITH; she told him only that certain records were public and available from the courts. A redacted source gives a believed current address for a redacted individual, and describes BECKWITH as a man in his 70s with a speech impediment and Parkinson's disease residing at the Wisconsin Avenue Nursing Home in Washington, D.C.; the source had no further information on COFFELT. Archival/Bates stamp identifying the document within the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper collection release.

Typed FBI document, clear scan with minor speckling typical of photocopy/microfiche reproduction
Multiple redaction boxes (blank white boxes) obscure names, likely informant identities protected under b6/b7C exemptions

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