Interviewed 9 November 1973 · Transcribed 15 November 1973AIDates: 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 33 p. 15 (DB Cooper-12114), FD-302 interview, interviewed 9 Nov 1973, serial SE 164-81-5046 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-33/pages/15
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SE 164-S1
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[REDACTED] further stated that he recalls that
[REDACTED] have discussed the
hijacking of an airplane by the man generally referred to as
"D. B. COOPER" and he recalls [REDACTED] commenting to the
effect that some person would be happy if he found the money
lying in the woods in a sack. He said [REDACTED] was aware
of the hijacking from newspaper publicity which followed the
hijacking. He said [REDACTED] never gave any indication at
all that he had any knowledge of the hijacking from any source
but the newspapers.
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He explained that [REDACTED] did not like
airplanes and he explained that [REDACTED] would even take a
bus to visit relatives in such distant places as Memphis,
Tennessee, rather than to fly. He stated that in the Air
Force, [REDACTED] was in the Finance Section and had no
connection with flying. Further he has never known [REDACTED]
to make a parachute jump or express an interest in parachutes.
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He stated he can not recall any person who might
corroborate his recollection that [REDACTED] was in
[REDACTED] on the evening of 11/24/71.