ReportPortland insert: interviews at McMinnville and Salem, Oregon re possible Cooper suspectpage 2 of 4
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Part 37, page 250

DB Cooper-14394Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 37 p. 250 (DB Cooper-14394), Report, serial SE 164-81-6962 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-37/pages/250

People

D.B. CooperSuspect

Places

McMinnville Community HospitalMcMinnville, OregonSalem General HospitalSalem, Oregon

Dates mentioned

1971-11-241976-03-16November, 1971Thanksgiving weekend

Transcript

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SE 164-81 PD 164-41 RFR:laa 2

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[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as a white male, 5'10", 190 pounds, very thick and stocky build, with an extremely large chest and biceps. She added he appeared short because of his build and recalled he had two highly visible [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] She noted they appeared to be [REDACTED] She remembered [REDACTED] explained [REDACTED] the results [REDACTED] She further pointed out [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated although she likes [REDACTED] she certainly would not protect him, and if she believed he was involved in any criminal activity at all, she would report it to the proper authorities. She added it was her honest belief he was not identical to D. B. COOPER.

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On March 16, 1976, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Salem, Oregon, was interviewed at his residence. [REDACTED] stated he was currently employed [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at Salem General Hospital, Salem, Oregon. [REDACTED] noted he had previously been employed [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at McMinnville Community Hospital, McMinnville, Oregon. He noted he began work at McMinnville Community Hospital just after the hijacking of the Northwest Orient Airlines plane on November 24, 1971, and that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was known to him [REDACTED] for the hospital. He pointed out it was his opinion, from the beginning, [REDACTED] had the earmarks of being a phony, and he believed [REDACTED] became aware of [REDACTED] After being at McMinnville Hospital a short while, [REDACTED] heard from various sources that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] had Thanksgiving weekend off, November, 1971, which [REDACTED] verified through hospital records, and that [REDACTED] came back from that weekend with a noticeable limp. Additionally, [REDACTED] flew his own plane and claimed to be a parachutist and ex-Green Beret. Putting all this information together, and knowing the intelligence of [REDACTED] decided it was a possibility that [REDACTED] might be identical to D. B. COOPER. As a result of these

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DB Cooper-14394