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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 4/28/72

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On April 26, 1972, [REDACTED] Bremerton Sun, was interviewed at his office. He advised that [REDACTED] was contacted by Bremerton Sun [REDACTED] [REDACTED] after he ran an ad in the Bremerton Sun, attempting to [REDACTED] using the name D. B. COOPER for promotion purposes. [REDACTED] based on the ad and brought it to him to consider for [REDACTED] Following this he and [REDACTED] had other conversations with [REDACTED] concerning the hijacking and the person responsible for it, and he, [REDACTED] had lunch together on one occasion and talked about the matter , and on one other occasion, he talked to [REDACTED] at the Bremerton Sun office. Other than this, contacts with [REDACTED] by the Bremerton Sun were through [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] initially indicated that his interest in D. B. COOPER and the hijacking and his willingness to furnish information to the Bremerton Sun were based on a desire for publicity. Subsequent contact with [REDACTED] raised a question as to whether he was seeking publicity or was attempting to [REDACTED] however, no conversations were specifically had concerning [REDACTED] or a price to be paid [REDACTED] The publicity which [REDACTED] wanted related to [REDACTED]

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Concerning background information relating to the hijacking, [REDACTED] stated that the person he felt was the hijacker had been an amateur sky diver and on the day of the hijacking, was supposed to have been out of the state of Washington, on an employment interview. This individual, according to [REDACTED] was a former Boeing employee and was the father of two children and the grandfather of two grand- children. Although [REDACTED] furnished this background information, he would never furnish a name of the person he thought was the hijacker and never produced any of the hijack ransom bills. He initially said that he had seen a pile of bills and later said he had seen a few bills, but did not ever say where he had seen them. [REDACTED] indicated that he felt the only way the hijacker could be identified was through the money and he felt that the money was hidden and that if he turned in, to the authorities, the

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Interviewed on 4/26/72 at Bremerton, Washington File # [REDACTED]

by SA [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] JSD:slb Date dictated 4/28/72 - 102 -

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