Interview report (FD-302)Re tip to WFO identifying possible D.B. Cooper, 7/15/80Interviewed 15 July 1980page 1 of 2
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Part 46, page 3

DB Cooper-18744

Interviewed 15 July 1980Dictated 15 July 1980

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 46 p. 3 (DB Cooper-18744), FD-302 interview, interviewed 15 Jul 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-46/pages/3

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On July 15, 1980, an individual known as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Officers Service Club, Washington, D.C. (WDC), contacted the Washington Field Office (WFO) regarding an individual known to him as [REDACTED] who currently resides at the Club. [REDACTED] believes [REDACTED] to be D.B. Cooper.

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[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as 45 to 50 years old, 5'11" to 6' tall, medium build, excellent physical condition and until recently wearing a beard. [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] is an avid woodsman and a purported paratrooper. [REDACTED] keeps to himself and it is unknown where he goes each day, however, it is believed he is unemployed.

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A photograph of several composite drawings was shown to [REDACTED] and revealed that the basic facial characteristics of [REDACTED] were likened to those of D.B. Cooper.

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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] has $900.00 per month wired to the D.C. National Bank, WDC, to the account of the Officers Service Club, of which $250.00 is deducted for his rent. The remaining $650.00 is cashed by [REDACTED] and given to [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] has indicated that [REDACTED] is afraid of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and has shown great interest in the recent discovery of $3,000.00 of the original D.B. Cooper money; found in the State of Washington.

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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] currently has a female companion living at the Officers Service Club in [REDACTED] known as [REDACTED] He stated that [REDACTED] has paid her rent for the past two months.

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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] sits in the lounge each morning and reads a newspaper which he purchases between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. daily.

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Investigation on 7/15/80 at Washington, D.C. File # WFO 164-301-[7] [REDACTED] by SA [REDACTED] /lsq Date dictated 7/15/80

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency, it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED 1 6 1980

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DB Cooper-18744

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104-81-[illegible]