Part 72, page 256

DB Cooper-31147Serials 164-21-7575, NY 164-627

Interviewed 22 September 1977Dictated 22 September 1977Transcribed 22 September 1977

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 9/22/77

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[REDACTED] New York (NY), telephone number [REDACTED], telephonically contacted the Garden City Resident Agency (GCRA) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and advised he was calling from San Antonio, Texas. [REDACTED] stated he was in the process of writing a book concerning the skyjacking, and the individual with whom he has been in contact, regarding this, was [REDACTED] San Antonio, Texas. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] has already been interviewed by agents of the San Antonio Office of the FBI, regarding this matter.

[REDACTED] related that it was his opinion that [REDACTED] either took part, personally, in the sky- [REDACTED]. He stated that [REDACTED] "D. B. COOPER", but it was [REDACTED] feeling that [REDACTED] would be capable of a crime of this nature.

He stated [REDACTED] told him that D. B. COOPER never parachuted from the plane, but hid somewhere in the aircraft until after it landed, and then left the plane. He also said it was [REDACTED] opinion that the money was parachuted from the aircraft while it was in flight.

[REDACTED] advised he last spoke to [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] in San Antonio, Texas, and expected to speak with him further [REDACTED].

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Interviewed on 9/22/77 at Telephonically, Garden City, New York File # NY 164-627

by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 9/22/77

DB Cooper-31147

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.

164-21-7575

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Standard FD-302 interview report header with form revision date and transcription date. An unidentified individual telephonically contacted the FBI Garden City Resident Agency from San Antonio, Texas, advising he was writing a book about the D.B. Cooper skyjacking. He reported contact with another individual (also redacted) who had already been interviewed by the San Antonio FBI office. The caller relayed the opinion that the contact either personally took part in the skyjacking or knew someone who did. The contact reportedly told the caller that D.B. Cooper never parachuted from the plane but instead hid onboard until it landed, and that the money was parachuted separately while the aircraft was in flight. Standard FD-302 footer with interview date, location (telephonic from Garden City, NY), file number NY 164-627, interviewing Special Agent (redacted), dictation date, and case reference DB Cooper-31147.

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