Part 32, page 179

DB Cooper-11789Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4899

Interviewed 26 July 1973Dictated 27 July 1973

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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8/2/73 b6 b7C [redacted] unlisted phone number [redacted] advised that although [redacted] [redacted] she also was [redacted] and in [redacted] absence she would furnish the following information:

[redacted] is alleged to have been raised in b6 the Woodland, Washington area. He is [redacted] and also b7C [redacted]

He was a parachutist in the Army and is believed presently to be a skydiver. After he came out of the Army, he went to work for Boeing. He then left Boeing and [redacted] b6 [redacted] around the Enumclaw area at about the time of in- b7C stant hijacking.

[redacted] stated that she was [redacted] b6 [redacted] at Greenwater at the time of b7C the hijacking and [redacted] lived in a house [redacted] who worked with him. At that time he was [redacted] [redacted] (name unknown). [redacted] Enumclaw, Washington.

[redacted] continued that just prior to b6 the hijacking [redacted] was in grave financial difficulty b7C and [redacted] further, [redacted] in Enumclaw had [redacted] and [redacted] [redacted]

On the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, [redacted] b6 was going to [redacted] b7C In fact, [redacted] remembers that [redacted] [redacted]

After the hijacking, he did not show up [redacted] b6 [redacted] At that time [redacted] b7C [redacted] which had an Oregon license on it. He immediately flew to [redacted] [redacted]

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164-81-4899 Interviewed on 7/26/73 at Sumner, Washington File # SE 164-81

by SA [redacted] pmh [redacted] Date dictated 7/27/73 -[illegible]- b6 b7C

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-11789

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Standard FD-302 interview report header with FBI seal marks. FD-302 interview of a female informant (name redacted) contacted via unlisted phone number on 8/2/73. She provided information about an unnamed male suspect alleged to have been raised in the Woodland, Washington area. The suspect was a parachutist in the Army, believed to currently be a skydiver, and formerly worked for Boeing. He lived around the Enumclaw area at the time of the hijacking. A female associate (also redacted) stated she was at Greenwater at the time of the hijacking and lived in a house with someone who worked with the suspect. The suspect was in grave financial difficulty just prior to the hijacking. On the day before Thanksgiving 1971, certain events occurred (redacted). After the hijacking, the suspect did not show up, and a vehicle with an Oregon license was noted. He immediately flew to an undisclosed location. Interview metadata: conducted on 7/26/73 at Sumner, Washington by a redacted Special Agent. Dictated 7/27/73. File number SE 164-81. Handwritten sub-number appears to be 164-81-4899. Bates stamp DB Cooper-11789.

Typewritten FD-302 form with extensive redactions under b6 and b7C exemptions
Multiple black bars obscure names, identifying details, and portions of narrative
Handwritten case numbers and annotations in margins and footer area

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