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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/13/74

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[REDACTED] Lakewood, Colorado, telephone [REDACTED] appeared at the Denver Office of the FBI where he advised that he desired to talk about D. B. COOPER.

[REDACTED] explained that he had recently read an article which had an artist's conception of D. B. COOPER in a magazine. [REDACTED] stated that during the middle part of November, 1974, [REDACTED] went on vacation in Gwayma, Mexico, which is located approximately ten miles from St. Carlos Bay, Mexico. While he was there he met an individual by the name of [REDACTED] described as a White male American, age 40 - 45, 5'8½", 155 pounds, with black hair and olive complexion. [REDACTED] explained that [REDACTED] sold a certain type of fishing lure which [REDACTED] wanted to purchase. During his conversation with [REDACTED] that he worked at the South Store, Diamond Lake, Oregon, during the summer months and that he vacationed in Mexico during the winter months. He said [REDACTED] further told him that he had been going to Mexico for the past four to five years with [REDACTED] said he only saw once and could not describe. [REDACTED] said that [REDACTED] was living in a trailer in the Marina adjacent to St. Carlos Bay, Mexico. He noted that [REDACTED] had a 14 foot aluminum boat with nine horsepower motor, either a ½ or 3/4 ton truck with a low profile camper, and a 21 foot air stream house trailer.

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[REDACTED] was displayed an artist's conception of D. B. COOPER and stated that the artist's conception was a [REDACTED]

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Interviewed 12/9/74 Denver, Colorado File # DN 164-98 [REDACTED]

by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 12/13/74

DB Cooper-31025

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