ReportPortland insert: interviews at McMinnville and Salem, Oregon re possible Cooper suspectpage 3 of 4
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Part 37, page 251

DB Cooper-1439Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 37 p. 251 (DB Cooper-1439), Report, serial SE 164-81-6962 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-37/pages/251

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SE 164-81 PD 164-41 RFR:laa 3

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considerations, [REDACTED] discussed this possibility with other members of the staff and believed it was he who started the rumors concerning [REDACTED] possibly being the hijacker. However, after the description of COOPER was made public by the FBI and after viewing artist conceptions of COOPER, he was sure [REDACTED] was not identical, as [REDACTED] was too heavy and did not otherwise meet the hijacker's description. [REDACTED] pointed out [REDACTED] was a stocky individual, who is shorter than COOPER's alleged height, and he could not recall [REDACTED] but did remember [REDACTED] which was notice- able. He further recalled [REDACTED] with [REDACTED] continued, while he believed [REDACTED] possessed the intelligence and capability to carry out a hijacking, he was relatively sure [REDACTED] was not D. B. COOPER.

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On March 16, 1976, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was interviewed at her residence, [REDACTED] Oregon. [REDACTED] stated she was employed at McMinnville Community Hospital, McMinnville, Oregon, during [REDACTED] and was very familiar with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She added she was well aware of the controversy surrounding [REDACTED] and the allegations concerning D. B. COOPER. She immediately stated [REDACTED] did not fit the description of D. B. COOPER and described him as a white male, approximately 5'11", 190 pounds, large biceps, stocky build with very broad shoulders, and had very definite features, such as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She noted the latter appeared [REDACTED] and appeared to [REDACTED] She remarked she had been harassed by two news- paper people from McMinnville, over a period of time, con- cerning [REDACTED] and their efforts to establish [REDACTED] as D. B. COOPER. She noted she was quite upset about it. She pointed out, although she liked [REDACTED] she would never protect him from the law and would report criminal activities on his behalf to the police and definitely would have reported any suspicions that he was D. B. COOPER. Additionally, [REDACTED] stated she did [REDACTED]

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