Airtel · SAC Indianapolis to SAC Seattle re money order witness and leads · 8 June 1972 · page 2 of 4AIType, title and date: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Document date 8 June 1972AIDates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 26 p. 257 (DB Cooper-8655), Airtel, dated 8 Jun 1972, serial SE 164-81-3521 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-26/pages/257
The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
IP 164-62
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Airport. [REDACTED] observed [REDACTED] endorse the money order and
also noticed numerous credit cards and a driver's license with
a photograph thereon.. During the flight to Midway, [REDACTED]
told [REDACTED] he was employed by the Continental Electric Company
and was on business in Kentucky and was returning to Michigan to
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[REDACTED] During the flight, [REDACTED] sat in the co-pilot's
seat. After take off, [REDACTED] took control of the aircraft
periodically and made the statement he had flown in World War II.
[REDACTED] felt [REDACTED] knew what he was doing. Also during the
flight, [REDACTED] again expressed his desire to go to Ypsilanti,
Michigan. [REDACTED] told him he could not as he did not have charts.
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[REDACTED] told him he would take him to Midway and
he did, leaving [REDACTED] off at the terminal building at Midway
Airport in Chicago. [REDACTED] feels the composite photograph of
COOPER looked very much like the person named [REDACTED] whom he
flew from Indianapolis, Indiana to Midway. The height of COOPER
may be a little off but the general description fits according to
[REDACTED] was a very heavy smoker. He was dressed well
wearing a sport coat with no tie, and he carried a grip type
hand bag. [REDACTED] remained calm throughout most of the flight
but at times appeared nervous.
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[REDACTED] also believes [REDACTED] told him that he was a para-
trooper at one time. [REDACTED] stated he believes [REDACTED] used
two initials before his last name. He does not remember what
the two initials were. The names D. B. COOPER and DAN COOPER
were not familiar to [REDACTED]
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The money order that [REDACTED] gave [REDACTED] to pay for the
flight turned out to be a stolen TEXCO Money Order taken on
6/18/70 from King - Kwick Number 7 Madison Avenue, Covington,
Kentucky. [REDACTED] was shown photographs of the following
individuals concerning the stolen money order: