Interview report (FD-302)Re Nebraska State Patrol stop of 1973 Chevrolet on Interstate 80 near North PlatteInterviewed 17 November 1973page 1 of 3
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Part 33, page 317

DB Cooper-12449

Interviewed 17 November 1973Dictated 21 November 1973

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 Date November 27, 1973

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[REDACTED] Nebraska State Patrol (NSP), North Platte, Nebraska, furnished the following b6 information: b7C

[REDACTED] NSP, North Platte, Nebraska, b6 stopped a dark blue 1973 Chevrolet, two-door hardtop, bearing b7C Nebraska License [REDACTED] seven miles east of North Platte, Nebraska, on Interstate 80 in the west bound lane at approximately 7:05 p.m., November 16, 1973. The driver identified himself as [REDACTED] described [REDACTED]

Social Security Number [REDACTED] and giving an address [REDACTED] Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[REDACTED] had no proof of ownership and no registration b6 for this vehicle. He was charged with [REDACTED] b7C [REDACTED] He was brought to the North Platte, Nebraska, Lincoln County Jail.

[REDACTED] checked the above Nebraska License b6 to determine the registered owner which was determined to be b7C [REDACTED] Omaha, Nebraska. [REDACTED] contacted [REDACTED] been stolen from his vehicle about 5:00 p.m., November 16, 1973, and left in their place was Nebraska License plates. It was determined these plates were registered to [REDACTED] Blair, Nebraska. [REDACTED] advised that he sent for data on these plates and Blair, Nebraska, authorities subsequently advised that Nebraska License [REDACTED] had been reported stolen to Omaha authorities on November 16, 1973.

[REDACTED] determined that the vehicle identifi- b6 cation number on the above 1973 Chevrolet was [REDACTED] b7C

[REDACTED] stated that he interviewed [REDACTED] who said that he arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, about 4:00 p.m. from Minneapolis, Minnesota, via North Central Airlines on November 16, 1973.

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On 11/17/73 at North Platte, Nebraska File # [REDACTED]

by SA [REDACTED] bor Date dictated 11/21/73 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.

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