Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Charlottesville witness re John Scott Maze as Cooper suspectInterviewed 11 April 1980page 3 of 4
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Part 45, page 351

DB Cooper-18668Serials RH 164-167, SE 164-81

Interviewed 11 April 1980Dictated 14 April 1980Transcribed 23 April 1980

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RH 164-167 SE 164-81 3

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She noted he bought expensive clothes, jewelry, etc., and always had new vehicles, including campers, which he used when he went off into the wilderness of Oregon and Washington. [REDACTED] b6 noted Maze also owned some property in Florida and Arizona. b7C

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She added when he was fired from AiResearch in the early 1960's, he did not have any savings or assets and there was not any family wealth.

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[REDACTED] further related that in 1972, Maze visited [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] in Charlottesville, Virginia, at which time he had a new b7C Chevrolet Elcamino pickup truck with a sleeping camper on the back. She emphasized Maze was an avid camper at home and in the wilderness by himself.

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She also related Maze exercised and took care of his health, having quit drinking for approximately eight years. She noted in 1972, although approximately 57 years of age, he looked about 35 years old in appearance. She added, he did not have any age wrinkles but did have some small "laugh wrinkles at the corner of his eyes" which were not real prominent.

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She described him as follows:

Complexion Tan Height Approximately 5 feet 10 inches to 5 feet 11 inches Weight Approximately 165 pounds Hair Full head of dark brown hair which was fine in texture Eyes Blue

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[REDACTED] continued in appearance Maze looked like "a young b6 David Niven", the movie star, and wore a mustache like Niven. She b7C added, Maze was a secretive and very methodical person who never did anything impulsively. She explained if Maze was going to buy a vehicle, he took several months to decide on which vehicle to buy and he would even go so far as to study the vehicle on blueprint, test run it, and check it over completely before deciding.

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DB Cooper-18668