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DB Cooper-21454Serials SE 164-81

Interviewed 13 June 2000Dictated 16 June 2000Transcribed 21 June 2000

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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 06/21/2000

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[REDACTED] white male, Date of Birth (DOB) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Place of Birth [REDACTED] Social Security Account Number (SSAN) [REDACTED] Imperial, Nebraska [REDACTED] telephone number [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the interviewing Agent. [REDACTED] voluntarily provided the following information:

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Regarding the human skull which was found in the attic of [REDACTED] ELSIE ROGERS, [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] found this skull in the early 1980s on the Columbia River near the town of Golden Dale, Washington. [REDACTED] believes the skull was found shortly after the eruption of Mount St. Helen's and was accidentally found by [REDACTED] while she was picking cherries. [REDACTED] believes ELSIE ROGERS was accompanied by her husband, who died in 1989.

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[REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] oftentimes spoke about the skull she had found, however, [REDACTED] does not believe at any time that she displayed the skull to [REDACTED] ROGERS never mentioned that she believed the skull might have belonged to D. B. COOPER and [REDACTED] believes she simply picked up the skull to give it a better resting place than along the Columbia River. [REDACTED] advised he knew of no other individuals [REDACTED] nor any acquaintances of ROGERS, who could provide any more detailed information regarding this skull.

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Investigation on 6/13/2000 at North Platte, Nebraska (telephonically) SE 164A-81 File # OM-164A-SE-81 - 9340 Date dictated 6/16/2000

by SA [REDACTED] alg

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. 173 AUG 11, 302 DB Cooper-21454

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Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. An unidentified white male from Imperial, Nebraska telephonically contacted the interviewing FBI agent and voluntarily provided information. His name, DOB, SSN, and phone number are redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. The interviewee describes a human skull found in the attic of ELSIE ROGERS. The skull was reportedly found in the early 1980s on the Columbia River near Golden Dale, Washington, shortly after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, discovered accidentally while picking cherries. ELSIE ROGERS was believed to have been accompanied by her husband, who died in 1989. The interviewee states that ROGERS often spoke about the skull but never suggested it belonged to D.B. Cooper. The interviewee believes she simply picked up the skull to give it a better resting place than along the Columbia River. He knows of no other individuals or acquaintances of ROGERS who could provide more information about the skull. FD-302 footer with investigation details: conducted telephonically on 6/13/2000 at North Platte, Nebraska, dictated 6/16/2000. File numbers SE 164A-81 and OM-164A-SE-81-9340. Authored by an unidentified Special Agent. Reference number DB Cooper-21454.

Multiple redaction blocks (b6/b7C exemptions) obscure names, dates of birth, SSANs, phone numbers, and other PII
Right margin contains FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C

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