Part 72, page 168

Interviewed 2 April 1975Dictated 3 April 1975Transcribed 3 April 1975

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 p. 168 (DB Cooper-31027), FD-302 interview, interviewed 2 Apr 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-72/pages/168

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

[redacted] b6 b7C 1 Date of transcription 4/3/75

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Sub Q

[redacted] advised as follows relevant to the true identity of passenger DAN COOPER, who hijacked a b6 Northwest Airlines flight in 1971: b7C b7D

The informant's source for this information is [redacted] which b6 has [redacted] address of Wasilla, Alaska. b7C b7D

information from JUNE HANSON.

JUNE HANSON was killed in an auto accident April, 1973, at Anchorage, Alaska. She had been employed in the Retarded Children's Ward at Nurse's Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska. JUNE HANSON [redacted] b6 [redacted] JUNE HANSON lived [redacted] (Last Name Unknown). b7C She dated [redacted] b7D

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[redacted] hijacked the plane in question. He b6 was [redacted] name unknown. [redacted] b7C [redacted] It is not b7D known if they are or are not airline pilots. They originated in a town in Montana. This town, name unknown, is located near Interstate Highway 90, between Billings and Butte, Montana. [redacted] was living in Nevada at the time of the hijacking.

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[redacted] b6 [redacted] b7C [redacted] b7D [redacted]

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Sub Q 164 8/6521 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED [redacted] ED b6 APR 11 1975 b7C FBI--SEATTLE

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Interviewed on 4/2/75 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida [redacted] 4-552

by SA [redacted] Date dictated 4/3/75 b6 b7C

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

DB Cooper-31027

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Standard FD-302 form header with FBI seal and date of transcription April 3, 1975. A redacted informant advises the FBI about the true identity of passenger DAN COOPER who hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight in 1971. The informant's source has an address in Wasilla, Alaska, and provided information from JUNE HANSON, who was killed in an auto accident in April 1973 in Anchorage, Alaska. Hanson had been employed at the Retarded Children's Ward at Nurse's Hospital in Anchorage. The informant states that a redacted individual hijacked the plane in question. The suspects originated from an unknown town in Montana located near Interstate Highway 90 between Billings and Butte. It is not known if they are airline pilots. A redacted person was living in Nevada at the time of the hijacking. Several fully redacted lines, content unknown. FBI processing stamps showing the document was searched, indexed, and serialized at FBI Seattle on April 11, 1975. File number appears to be 164 8/6521. Footer of the FD-302 form showing the interview was conducted on April 2, 1975, at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by a redacted Special Agent. Date dictated was April 3, 1975. Document reference number DB Cooper-31027, file 4-552.

Multiple redacted (blacked-out) sections throughout the document obscure names, addresses, and other identifying details
Marginal annotations (b6, b7C, b7D) indicate FOIA exemption codes for redactions
Some text is slightly degraded but mostly readable

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