Part 46, page 113
DB Cooper-18891Serials SE 164-81
Interviewed 26 August 1981Dictated 1 September 1981Transcribed 14 September 1981
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 46 p. 113 (DB Cooper-18891), FD-302 interview, interviewed 26 Aug 1981 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-46/pages/113
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FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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Date of transcription 9/14/81
[REDACTED] Office of Special Investigations, Region 6 Field Office, Department of Social and Health Services, 500 West Eighth, Vancouver, Washington, provided the following information:
He is a [REDACTED] and, as such, did some [REDACTED] at the time, to Dr. James Roman. Subsequently, Roman [REDACTED]
In January or February of 1980, he received a telephone call from [REDACTED] indicating that she had heard Dr. Roman went to Portland and shot someone. He, [REDACTED] subsequently determined that Roman had killed his new wife and committed suicide at his home in Washougal, Washington. He, [REDACTED] went to the Roman home in Washougal, which is located in Skamania County, and secured the home, because he was asked to do so.
While securing the residence, he conducted a thorough search and found numerous items he felt might be of interest to the FBI. He found a toolbox in the barn, which was dirty and rusty. Underneath numerous tools, he found two timing devices that could be utilized with batteries. He further found, buried in the dirt floor of the barn, a container with a box that said, "Silencer" on it. The box was empty. He found a police scanner in Roman's wife's purse, which had frequencies for the Portland Police Bureau, the Clark County Sheriff's Office and the Skamania County Sheriff's Office. He discovered two lock-picking kits in the residence, along with dynamite, blasting caps and plastic explosives.
Other items he discovered included a Xerox machine, a printing press with many different types of type and numerous documents that appeared to him to be "phony." He felt these documents were not authentic, inasmuch as there were numerous of them, indicating they were such things as college certificates.
He also found a large quantity of camera equipment, including a dark room.
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Investigation on 8/26/81 at Vancouver, Washington File # SE 164A-81 -[guess: 8577]A
SA [REDACTED] /jh Date dictated 9/1/81
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FBI/DOJ DB Cooper-18891
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