Part 59, page 201

DB Cooper-24344Serials SE 164-81

Interviewed 22 April 1972Dictated 26 April 1972Transcribed 28 April 1972

Open in FBI Vault (Part 59, page 201 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 59 p. 201 (DB Cooper-24344), FD-302 interview, interviewed 22 Apr 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-59/pages/201

Transcript

The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

3 SE 164-81

---

the hijacking, ate lunch, and during the afternoon drove around Seattle going to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to see where the hijacking had taken place and also looking at antiques in which [REDACTED] was interested. He stated that he does not know the purpose of [REDACTED] trip to Seattle but believes [REDACTED] came to Seattle for the purpose of purchas- ing antiques.

[REDACTED] stated he did not introduce anyone to [REDACTED] claiming that this person was the hijacker.

---

[REDACTED] was asked the identity of the person who had called him in the middle of the night and who he felt was the hijacker and he declined to furnish this information stating that he felt that this individual would contact him concern- ing [REDACTED] the $200,000, and at this time, he would be able to [REDACTED] and then turn the hijacker in to the FBI. He stated that he felt that there was no way of solving the hijacking unless the $200,000 was recovered and he did not feel the FBI would recover the $200,000 by digging up the hijacker's back yard but he felt he could acquire the money as he is involved in the [REDACTED] and he felt the hijacker would come to him to [REDACTED] He stated that his type of [REDACTED] and the approp- riate season for this type of [REDACTED] is between June and August; and therefore, he does not feel that it is unusual that the hijacker had not come to him prior to this time to [REDACTED]

---

He further stated that he felt that he could deposit the money in his bank as the teller at his bank does not check the serial numbers of $20 bills and it would be easier to put the bills into circulation and more difficult to trace them if they were put into circulation in a lump sum through his bank than if they were put into circulation in smaller deposits through another bank.

---

[REDACTED] stated that in addition to being involved in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Bremerton.

---

- 61 -

DB Cooper-24344

AI notes

Commentary by the AI model that transcribed this page. It may bring in context the page itself does not state. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

Page number (3) and FBI case file number SE 164-81. An individual describes activities during an afternoon in Seattle, including visiting Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and looking at antiques. The individual states they did not know the purpose of someone's trip to Seattle but believes it was for purchasing antiques. They also denied introducing anyone as the hijacker. The individual was asked about the identity of someone who called him claiming to be the hijacker. He declined to identify the person, stating he believed the individual would contact him about the $200,000 ransom and that he could then turn the hijacker in to the FBI. He expressed skepticism about the FBI recovering the money and believed he could acquire it through his own business involvement, noting his type of work has an appropriate season between June and August. The individual stated he could deposit the ransom money at his bank because the teller does not check serial numbers of $20 bills, and believed depositing in a lump sum through his bank would make the bills harder to trace than smaller deposits at another bank. The individual mentions additional involvement in some activity or business in Bremerton, Washington. Most of this section is redacted. Page number 61 of the original document and FBI Vault reference number DB Cooper-24344.

Multiple redacted (blacked-out) sections obscure names, dates, and contextual details
Margin annotations b6 and b7C indicate FOIA exemption codes
Page is a continuation (page 3 of a larger document)

Part 59, page 201

Places

Transcript