Interview report (FD-302)Interview of subject re Northwest Airlines hijacking, DallasInterviewed 6 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 16, page 418

DB Cooper-4800

Interviewed 6 December 1971Dictated 10 December 1971Transcribed 16 December 1971

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 Date of transcription 12/16/71

[REDACTED] was contacted at his residence, and questioned regarding his knowledge of/or involvement in the hijacking of a Northwest Airlines 727 Jet on November 24, 1971, flying out of Seattle, Washington. [REDACTED] stated that he was no way involved in such a crime and that he knew nothing of such incident, only by hearing it from news reports. [REDACTED] stated that he does [REDACTED] but that he has never made any parachute jumps nor has he been in or near the Seattle area as long as he can remember.

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[REDACTED] stated that he resides at the [REDACTED] area with [REDACTED] that he is employed by [REDACTED] Texas, and that prior to this he was employed by [REDACTED] in Oklahoma. [REDACTED] stated that in order to verify his whereabouts on the date of November 24, 1971, his manager at his place of employment, [REDACTED] could be contacted and that he could clear up any doubt about his attendance at work for that day.

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The following description of [REDACTED] was obtained from observation and interview:

Name [REDACTED] White Male Date of birth [REDACTED] Place of birth [REDACTED] Height 5'11" Weight 185 pounds Hair Brown Eyes [REDACTED] Scars and marks No easily identifiable scars, marks or tattoos Remarks At time of interview was wearing trifocal glasses which he states that he needs to wear at all times in order to be able to see

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Interviewed on 12/6/71 at [REDACTED] Texas File # Dallas 164-191

SA [REDACTED] /ddh Date dictated 12/10/71

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