TeletypeLos Angeles to Director and Seattle re interview of Curtis Thompson concerning Lorraine 'Tave' Coffelt26 May 1978page 2 of 4
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Part 121, page 142

DB Cooper-55697Serials LA 164-497

Document date 26 May 1978

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MARCH 1957, AND NEVER PERSONALLY MET JACK COFFELT, ALTHOUGH HE TALKED WITH HIM ON THE TELEPHONE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. HE WAS UNABLE TO FURNISH ANY INFORMATION REGARDING COFFELT'S WHEREABOUTS DURING THE PERTINENT PERIOD. HE RECALLED THAT IN 1969, HE PURCHASED SOME PROPERTY IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, FROM TAVE, AND AT THAT TIME, SHE WAS RESIDING AT 4208 SOUTH 12TH ROAD, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

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[REDACTED BOX] RECALLED THAT COFFELT ALLEGEDLY WORKED AT ONE TIME AT A HOSPITAL IN THE ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, AREA BUT COULD NOT REMEMBER THE NAME OR LOCATION. SHE ALSO RECALLED THAT, WHILE THE COFFELTS WERE LIVING IN THE VIRGINIA AREA, THEY WERE FRIENDLY WITH A "HEAVY SET ATTORNEY" WHO LIVED [REDACTED BOX] PREVIOUSLY INTERVIEWED). SHE STATED ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION, JACK COFFELT CALLED HER, ATTEMPTING TO BORROW MONEY.

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[REDACTED BOX] ALSO MENTIONED THAT TAVE HAS NUMEROUS BOXES CONTAINING PERSONAL PROPERTY STORED IN HER GARAGE, BUT WAS RELUCTANT TO GO THROUGH THIS MATERIAL WITHOUT TAVE'S PERMISSION.

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