Part 72, page 261
DB Cooper-31158Serials SD 164-91
Interviewed 31 October 1977Dictated 31 October 1977Transcribed 1 November 1977
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 p. 261 (DB Cooper-31158), FD-302 interview, interviewed 31 Oct 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-72/pages/261
Transcript
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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 11/1/77
[REDACTED], home address [REDACTED] [REDACTED], telephone [REDACTED], was interviewed at his place of employment, Century 21 Real Estate Office, 1906 F Oceanside Boulevard, telephone [REDACTED]. He furnished the following information:
After the initial hijacking of an airplane which was a Portland to Seattle flight in which the man bailed out of the airplane which occurred in about 1971, a man came to [REDACTED] attention who he felt could be of possible significance.
The man's name is JOHN MC MILLAN (phonetic) and his middle initial is possibly R. It was in late 1972 or the first part of 1973, at which time [REDACTED] was working for the Essex International Automotive Parts Division, which is a division of United Technology, the headquarters address of which is 6233 Concord Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. As of about two years ago, MC MILLAN was the District Manager for the Washington and Oregon areas. He lives in Seattle and works out of his home. He travels for that firm inasmuch as he is in sales. His address could be obtained through the office in Detroit or possibly through the warehouse in Los Angeles which is at 777 Mission Street, Los Angeles.
[REDACTED] was working for Essex when MC MILLAN joined the firm in late 1972 or the first part of 1973 and that is when [REDACTED] met MC MILLAN. He worked with MC MILLAN on two occasions for a period of two or three days each and he met him a third time which was at an auto parts convention in Los Angeles.
When they first met, which was in the Seattle area, MC MILLAN had recently become separated or divorced from his wife. He previously had been working for Hastings Company, also an automotive parts firm in the Seattle area, but he had been laid off. If MC MILLAN mentioned why he had been laid off, [REDACTED] does not recall the reason but he does remember that MC MILLAN said it was a surprise to him. In conversation, MC MILLAN said [REDACTED]
Interviewed on 10/31/77 Oceanside, California File # SE-164-81-7744 SD 164-91 by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 10/31/77
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DB Cooper-31158