Part 59, page 206
Interviewed 22 April 1972Dictated 28 April 1972Transcribed 28 April 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 59 p. 206 (DB Cooper-24349), FD-302 interview, interviewed 22 Apr 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-59/pages/206
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He stated that in connection with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in this enterprise is [REDACTED] however, he stated [REDACTED] is not aware of his interest concerning COOPER, the hijacker.
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Following his meeting in San Francisco, he travelled to Los Angeles, where he stayed overnight at the International Hotel. The following day, which was a Thursday, approxi- mately February 20, 1972, he had lunch with [REDACTED] and told him more about his contact and his belief that the person contacting him was the hijacker. At this time, [REDACTED] offered to pay him [REDACTED] the hi- jacker, and he refused this offer, stating that he wanted [REDACTED] plus [REDACTED] reward which was to be paid by the airlines. The [REDACTED] was to be in three payments of [REDACTED] each. The first payment was to be made at the time [REDACTED] the hijacker, the second at the time [REDACTED] the hijacker and the third when [REDACTED] These payments were to be made by certified check and he and [REDACTED] were to go to the bank together to cash the checks.
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Following this meeting in Los Angeles, he returned home and a short time later, during the latter part of February, he received a telephone call from [REDACTED] who stated that he was in Seattle. He received the call one evening and the next morning, which he recalls was a Friday, he went to Seattle and met [REDACTED] at the Edgewater Inn. They met in the lobby of the Edgewater Inn and had lunch at this establishment. While eating lunch, they met [REDACTED] for Spot Realty, and he intro- duced [REDACTED] Following this, they returned to [REDACTED] room and discussed why he thought his man was the hijacker. Following this discussion, they went to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to see where the hijacking had taken place and went looking at antiques in Seattle.
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Concerning the reasons he felt his man was the hijacker, [REDACTED] stated that his suspect had flying experience in the military according to information he had received from the suspect. The man he suspects was [REDACTED] years of age, was familiar with aircraft, had taken jump training in the
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DB Cooper-24349