Interview report (FD-302)Re witness account of 2/10/80 discovery of Cooper ransom moneyDictated 19 February 1980page 1 of 2
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Part 46, page 46

DB Cooper-18802Serials PD 164-41

Dictated 19 February 1980Transcribed 4 March 1980

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FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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Date of transcription 3/4/80

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[REDACTED], Vancouver, Washington, telephone [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the below listed agent on February 13, 1980, to furnish the following information:

She was present with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington, b7C on Sunday afternoon, February 10, 1980, when the ransom money from the "D. B. Cooper" skyjacking case was found. She stated that the accounts she had read of the finding of the money in the newspapers were slightly inaccurate and she stated that the actual finding went as follows:

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[REDACTED - large block, approximately 6-8 lines redacted under b6/b7C exemptions]

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[REDACTED] was asked whether all of the money that was found had been turned in, and she asked what if it were not. The importance of turning in all of the money was explained to her and she stated that if there were any further money, she would attempt to obtain it and turn it in.

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On February 14, 1980, [REDACTED] telephonically advised SA [REDACTED] that she desired to visit the FBI Office in Portland and bring in additional bills from the ransom. An appointment was made and subsequently [REDACTED] appeared at the Portland FBI Office and handed over an envelope containing four more of the bills bearing the following serial numbers:

SERIAL NUMBER YEAR

G 03072381 B 1969 L 10919321 A 1969 L 55066857 A 1969 L 32987392 A 1969

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Investigation on 2/13-14/80 at Portland, Oregon File# PD 164-41 by SA [REDACTED] ckw Date dictated 2/19/80 [REDACTED]

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.

SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED JAN 23 1981

DB Cooper-18802