ReportDetroit insert re interview of suspect at House of Bedrooms, West Bloomfield, Michigan3 June 19831 page
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Part 47, page 117

DB Cooper-19416Serials DE 164-115

Document date 3 June 1983

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People

D.B. CooperSuspect

Places

DetroitFloridaKey LargoKey WestKingsville, Ontario, CanadaMarathon, FloridaTaylor, MichiganWest Bloomfield, Michigan

Dates mentioned

1983-06-03March-April, 1983

Transcript

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DE 164A-115 LAP:sgd - 1 -

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] on June 3, 1983:

[REDACTED] House of Bedrooms, 1716 South Telegraph, West Bloomfield, Michigan, telephone [REDACTED] current address, [REDACTED] Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, mailing address, [REDACTED] Taylor, Michigan, was contacted at his place of employment, House of Bedrooms.

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[REDACTED] was advised that FBI, Detroit, had received information indicating that he was D. B. COOPER, and that he was the hijacker of a plane approximately 10 years ago. Also, that [REDACTED] travels to Florida, where the hijack money is kept.

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[REDACTED] stated that he, while drinking or maybe through talking in his sleep, may have told something to a [REDACTED] but he did not recall what it was. [REDACTED] did not recall the details of what was said to her. [REDACTED] stated that he and the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and she may have called and either did or did not make up the story about the hijacking. [REDACTED] stated that, "If I did do it, I wouldn't tell anybody".

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[REDACTED] stated that he had worked for Universal Airlines for several years, and while he was in the U.S. Army, had some airborne training. [REDACTED] said he does travel to Florida a good deal, the last time, about March-April, 1983, and goes to Key West, Key Largo, and Marathon, Florida. [REDACTED] said that he loves boating, and he intends to retire in [REDACTED] and move to Marathon, Florida.

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[REDACTED] stated that he was not D. B. COOPER, and he never hijacked any airplane. [REDACTED] appeared cooperative and provided the following descriptive information:

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Name [REDACTED] Date of birth [REDACTED] Place of birth [REDACTED] Race White Sex Male Hair Grey-black Eyes Green Height 5'10" Weight 165 Social Security Account Number [REDACTED] Michigan Driver's License Number [REDACTED] Military Discharged: U.S. Army

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DB Cooper-19416 No4 A-81-8728

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