Interview report (FD-302)Interview of witness re suspect possibly connected to Cooper hijacking1 May 1972page 1 of 2
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Part 59, page 114

DB Cooper-24258Serials LA 164-497

Document date 1 May 1972

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4 LA 164-497

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The unknown individual was described as a white male in his 40's, approximately 5'10", 165 pounds, average build, wearing a dark overcoat, green shirt, dark pants and an oversized beret having alternate white and dark triangular sections. He also wore a pair of dark plastic wraparound sun glasses. [REDACTED] b6 recalled that upon first glance, he noticed the resemblance be- b7C tween this person and the artist's conception of D. B. COOPER which appeared in the local newspapers. [REDACTED] felt it was somewhat doubtful if he could identify this person again unless he was wearing the same clothing. He again emphasized that he had [REDACTED]

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At the conclusion of [REDACTED] to the white Ford and b6 drove them back to the Edgewater Inn. Upon arrival at the motel b7C they observed [REDACTED] and the unknown individual standing beside [REDACTED] yellow car in the parking lot. The Ford was parked two spaces away and [REDACTED] walked to the yellow car. [REDACTED] and the unknown individual then drove away in the yellow car and that was the last time [REDACTED] had any contact with [REDACTED] or the unknown individual.

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[REDACTED] made arrangements for a return b6 flight to Los Angeles and following a lunch in Seattle, at an b7C unrecalled restaurant, they flew back to California.

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Upon arrival in Los Angeles, [REDACTED] drove b6 in [REDACTED] car to an unrecalled address in Santa Monica where b7C they had previously been instructed to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He remembers that they took [REDACTED] to a very large house located on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and that the specific address included a series of [REDACTED]

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On April 11, 1972, after repeated attempts to secure payment for this above described assignment, [REDACTED] telephonically contacted [REDACTED] in Los Angeles. He determined that [REDACTED] had taken the [REDACTED] in Los Angeles b6 and a [REDACTED] under b7C the same conditions which allowed only [REDACTED] [REDACTED] located on Hollywood Boulevard, telephone number

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DB Cooper-24258