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BT #164-26 SE #164-81 GJC/dpl Page 5

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[redacted] claimed he first met [redacted] in February, 1975, when both were working for the COMBINED INSURANCE OF CHICAGO, for which company [redacted] is still employed.

[redacted] identified his present employment as being in the insurance sales for LONE STAR INSURANCE, whose head- quarters are at Dallas, Texas. [redacted] stated that [redacted] is presently driving a maroon Toronado with Montana license plates.

[redacted] recalled that actually the first talk rela- tive to D. B. COOPER which came from [redacted] was that [redacted] claimed he and [redacted] were involved in the D. B. COOPER hijacking. [redacted] also claimed that there was a farmer from the Boise Valley or the Payette, Idaho - Ontario, Oregon, area. [redacted] stated that [redacted] claimed the farmer was murdered by gunshot not long after the COOPER hijacking. Further details concerning this incident are unknown. The age of the farmer is unknown. The exact home of the farmer is unknown.

Relative to [redacted] understood that [redacted] might possibly be from New York, perhaps New York City. He recalled [redacted] saying that he, [redacted] had [redacted]

[redacted] stated his partner, [redacted] has no know- ledge of the D. B. COOPER matter.

In the event he would obtain any further informa- tion, he will contact [redacted] of the Attorney General's Office.

[redacted] stated he was doubtful of the information furnished to him through conversations with [redacted] However, he was not able to prove that the information was false.

He thought it was strange and inconceivable that an individual could parachute from an airplane and be met on the ground by others.

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DB Cooper-13873