Interview report (FD-302) · Interview of Orpha Cooper re her son Merlin Gene Cooper · Interviewed 2 August 1988 · page 2 of 2AIType, title and date: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Interviewed 2 August 1988 · Dictated 3 August 1988 · Transcribed 4 August 1988AIDates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 49 p. 120 (DB Cooper-20222), FD-302 interview, interviewed 2 Aug 1988, serial SE 164-81-8926 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-49/pages/120
The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
FD-302a(Rev.11-15-83)
MI 164A-36
Continuation of FD-302 of ORPHA COOPER ,on 8/2/88 ,Page 2
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Mrs. COOPER confessed "MERLIN was kind of a con man",
but could not remember him ever signing on of his many paintings
D.B. COOPER. She was not aware of his being trained in
parachuting or ever having a lot of money. She did not consider
them close and did not believe he ever had a close friend.
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[REDACTED] is currently
residing at [REDACTED] Berwyn, Illinois, Telephone number [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] works third shift at Midway Airport,
Chicago, Illinois as a [REDACTED]