Part 50, page 59

DB Cooper-20654Serials 164-31

Document date 7 February 1992

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 50 p. 59 (DB Cooper-20654), FD-302 interview, dated 7 Feb 1992 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-50/pages/59

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FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)

164A-31

Continuation [REDACTED], On 1/30/92, Page 2

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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] who would have been [REDACTED] visited [REDACTED] around the time that the plane had been hijacked. At this time, [REDACTED] was not at his residence and no one seemed to know what happened to him. After a few weeks, [REDACTED] returned to his home but refused to answer his door even to [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] related to him that [REDACTED] had been seen [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated that this is very peculiar due to the fact that [REDACTED] never locked his doors and had no reason not to talk to [REDACTED]

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Although [REDACTED] has not spent a great deal of time with [REDACTED] he visits him often and on one such visit, [REDACTED] had told [REDACTED] that he had been questioned by the FBI with regards to the hijacking. [REDACTED] proceeded to ask [REDACTED] why the FBI would be questioning him about this hijacking. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] at this time confided in him and stated that he had been the one who hijacked the airplane. The time period when [REDACTED] confided in [REDACTED] was either 1984 or 1985. [REDACTED] has no idea why [REDACTED] [REDACTED] would use the initials D.B. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was named [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] name was [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] provided the following information with regards to [REDACTED]

Place of Birth: [REDACTED] Height: 5'7" - 5'8" Build: Stocky (Pot belly) Weight: 180 pounds Eyes: Green Hair: Thinning Tattoos: [REDACTED] Miscellaneous: [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] owns several guns, but he does not believe he uses them very often. [REDACTED] also feels that [REDACTED] may have assisted him in the hijacking. [REDACTED] name was [REDACTED] however, [REDACTED] does not know what [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was. [REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] is

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DB Cooper-20654

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Header of FBI FD-302a continuation form, case number 164A-31, dated 1/30/92, page 2. An individual reports that a person visited someone around the time of the hijacking. That person was not at his residence and after returning home a few weeks later, refused to answer his door, which was described as very peculiar since he never locked his doors. A person reports that during a visit in either 1984 or 1985, an individual confided that he had been questioned by the FBI about the hijacking and then admitted to being the one who hijacked the airplane. The use of the initials D.B. is mentioned. Names are redacted. Physical description of a suspect: 5'7" to 5'8" tall, stocky build with pot belly, 180 pounds, green eyes, thinning hair. Place of birth, tattoos, and miscellaneous details are redacted. The informant states the subject owns several guns but does not use them often, and believes another person may have assisted in the hijacking. The paragraph appears to continue on the next page. Document identification stamp or page reference number.

Heavy redactions (black bars) throughout the page obscure names, locations, and other identifying details
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Exemption codes b6 and b7C noted in right margin

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