ReportFBI insert re interview of Frankfort, Indiana correspondent (duplicate first page)26 January 19831 page
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Part 47, page 86

DB Cooper-19370Serials IP 164-177, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8713

Document date 26 January 1983

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SE 164-81 IP 164-177 JLO-mjs

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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agents (SA's) [REDACTED] at Frankfort, Indiana, on January 26, 1983:

[REDACTED] Frankfort, Indiana, Clinton County, telephone number [REDACTED] was contacted by SA's [REDACTED] regarding letters previously sent to Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Indianapolis in regard to a possible look alike of D.B. Cooper. [REDACTED] was shown artist conception composite depicting individual believed to be responsible for the successful hijacking of the Northwest Orient Airlines Flight Number 305 on November 24, 1971. [REDACTED] continued to advise he feel th[guess: ere] is a strong resemblance between the composite shown and the individual known to him as [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] has been a close and long time friend and associate of his and his family. He advised [REDACTED] is currently the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Frankfort, Indiana, telephone number [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] continued to advise he has no direct evidence linking [REDACTED] to the hijacking and does not believe [REDACTED] is a man capable of such an act, however, stated approximately six to nine months ago, after seeing a copy of the composite of the proposed hijacker, D.B. Cooper, he felt there was a possibility of it being [REDACTED] provided three personal photographs of [REDACTED] taken in the early 60's and early 70's. The photographs of [REDACTED] show a general likeness to the composite of the hijacker, D.B. Cooper.

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Local records and telephone directories indicate [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Frankfort, Indiana, telephone number [REDACTED] has been associated with the [REDACTED] since the mid to late 60's, as a [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] is supposedly [REDACTED] of the [REDACTED]

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Indiana driver's license records on January 21, 1983, indicate the following physical description of [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-19370 164A-81-8713