Part 20, page 234

DB Cooper-619Serials HO 164-118, SE 164-81

Interviewed 21 January 1972Transcribed 25 January 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 20 p. 234 (DB Cooper-619), FD-302 interview, interviewed 21 Jan 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-20/pages/234

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SE 164-81 HO 164-118

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airliner over Oregon and had jumped with a parachute with $200,000. [REDACTED] claimed to still have one of the parachutes b6 he used in his possession on his boat. [REDACTED] |that b7c [REDACTED] went into very great detail in describing how he had accomplished the hijacking.

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After learning this information [REDACTED] immediately b6 went to where [REDACTED] had been anchored but discovered b7c that the boat and [REDACTED] were gone. [REDACTED] stated that he felt this was unusual inasmuch as [REDACTED] had indicated he would be there for at least a week.

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[REDACTED] stated that he recalled [REDACTED] b6 having mentioned that she had worked for [REDACTED] b7c [REDACTED] and that she still had her [REDACTED] in her possession.

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[REDACTED] was shown an artist conception of the indi- b6 vidual who actually hijacked the Northwest Orient airliner, b7c and he stated that this drawing bears a close resemblance to [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] provided the following description of [REDACTED] b6 b7c Race White Sex Male Age 40-45 years Height 5'11" Weight 175 lbs. Complexion Ruddy, weathered Hair Dark brown with long sideburns Voice Low, intelligent, no noticeable accent Characteristic Starting to grow beard

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FBI file reference numbers for the case. A subject claimed to have hijacked an airliner over Oregon, jumped with $200,000 and a parachute, still had one parachute on his boat, and described the hijacking in great detail. After learning about the claim, someone went to the location where the boat had been anchored but found the boat and the subject were gone, which was unusual since the subject had indicated he would be there for at least a week. The source recalled that a woman had mentioned working for a redacted entity and still had something in her possession. A witness was shown an artist's sketch of the D.B. Cooper hijacker and stated it bore a close resemblance to the subject. Physical description of the suspect: white male, 40-45 years old, 5'11", 175 lbs, ruddy/weathered complexion, dark brown hair with long sideburns, low intelligent voice with no accent, starting to grow a beard. Page stamp or identifier from the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper file.

Several redacted (blacked-out) blocks throughout the text, marked as b6/b7c exemptions in right margin
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