Part 33, page 118

DB Cooper-12219Serials BU 164-46, SE 164-51-6002

Interviewed 4 December 1973Dictated 6 December 1973Transcribed 7 December 1973

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/7/73

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[REDACTED] Town of Tonawanda, New York, was interviewed and after being advised of the identities of the interviewing Agents and that this interview concerned his writing to the Buffalo FBI Office regarding information on how to play the D. B. Cooper game, he provided the following information:

[REDACTED] advised that he saw a newspaper article about the Northwest Airlines hijacking in the local paper the "Tonawanda News." [REDACTED] advised he did not have a copy of this article presently but the article stated that if a reader wished to help find any $20 bills used in the ransom that the reader merely was to contact his nearest FBI Office for a list of the serial numbers of the $20 bills in question. [REDACTED] stated that the "Tonawanda News" referred to finding this ransom money as the "D. B. Cooper Game."

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

Race White Sex Male Date of Birth [REDACTED] Height 5'4" Weight 135 pounds Hair Dark brown Eyes Hazel

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164-51-6002 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED ____ FILED ____ DEC 1 5 1973

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Interviewed on 12/4/73 at Town of Tonawanda, N.Y. Buffalo 164-46

by SA [REDACTED] and SA [REDACTED] (A)/BJH:jac Date dictated 12/6/73

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-12219

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Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. An individual from the Town of Tonawanda, NY was interviewed regarding his letter to the Buffalo FBI Office about playing the 'D. B. Cooper game.' He reported seeing a newspaper article in the Tonawanda News about the Northwest Airlines hijacking that encouraged readers to contact their nearest FBI Office for serial numbers of the $20 ransom bills. The newspaper referred to this activity as the 'D. B. Cooper Game.' Physical description of the interviewee obtained through observation and interview: white male, 5'4", 135 pounds, dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Date of birth is redacted. FBI file processing stamp with case number and filing date of December 15, 1973. Footer of FD-302 form showing interview conducted on 12/4/73 at Town of Tonawanda, NY by two Special Agents (names redacted). Dictated 12/6/73. Buffalo field office file 164-46. Document reference DB Cooper-12219.

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