Interview report (FD-302)Interview of former Kitsap County Sheriff's Office employee in Las Vegas re person of interestInterviewed 2 June 1972page 1 of 2
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Part 26, page 154

DB Cooper-8550Serials LV 164-80, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3472

Interviewed 2 June 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 26 p. 154 (DB Cooper-8550), FD-302 interview, interviewed 2 Jun 1972, serial SE 164-81-3472 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-26/pages/154

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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date June 2, 1972

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On June 2, 1972, [REDACTED] Las Vegas, Nevada, telephone [REDACTED] telephonically advised as follows:

[REDACTED] stated that he was calling in connection with the "D. B. COOPER case" and stated that between [REDACTED] he was a [REDACTED] for the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office at Port Orchard, Washington. He advised that some time in [REDACTED] there was a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] from the Sheriff's Department and all of the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He said [REDACTED] who was then [REDACTED] and now the [REDACTED] handled the matter and all the [REDACTED] who refused. He said [REDACTED] would be about thirty-eight years of age now, was about 5'10" and had blond hair.

[REDACTED] said he specifically recalls that [REDACTED] refused to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he stated that he was going to [REDACTED] explained that the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in the department at that time was [REDACTED] who as far as he knows still works for the sheriff's office. He said [REDACTED] was responsible for [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] explained that the reason he is calling regarding this matter is that this morning after [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he was stopped at a traffic light in Las Vegas and he observed a 1971 or 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix hardtop. He said he and the driver looked at each other and he recognized the driver as [REDACTED] He said he was certain the driver was [REDACTED] noting that the Pontiac made a U-turn and followed him. He said he tried to get the license number of the car but was unable to do so. However, he did note that it was a King County, Washington, license plate and the first letter was [REDACTED] had with him [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He said the car was extremely dirty and appeared to be possibly brown in color.

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164-81-3472

SE 164-81 On 6/2/72 at Las Vegas, Nevada File # LV 164-80 SEARCHED........INDEXED SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] by SUPERVISOR [REDACTED] /kmm Date dictated 6/4/[illegible] 6 1972

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DB Cooper-8550

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