Part 72, page 301
Dictated 2 December 1971
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 p. 301, FD-302 interview, dictated 2 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-72/pages/301
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He believes that he checked into the Carefree Inn on the night of 11/24/71, spent two nights there, and checked out on 11/26/71. He exhibited his American Express credit card when he first registered at the Carefree Inn and stated that he planned to charge his expenses, but when he checked out he decided to pay cash and recalls paying his motel room and meals bill with a $100.00 bill.
Although he cannot recall exactly where he was on 11/24/71, the day before Thanksgiving, he is certain that he had spent the preceeding few days in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area, and might have been registered at the Motel 66.
Whenever he was in the Phoenix area he spent a lot of his time at the North Bank Lounge, 5050 North 40th. St., and he became well acquainted with one [REDACTED] (LNU), [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at the North Bank whose home telephone number is [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. He might have seen [REDACTED] (LNU) on 11/24/71, but does not remember.
He recalls that he had lunch with [REDACTED] (LNU) and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at the Carefree Inn on the day after Thanksgiving, 11/26/71.
When specifically questioned if he had travelled to any other area of the United States while he was go[guess: nna], PARLO stated that at some unrecalled time in November, 1971, he drove to the northern part of California for the purpose of visiting [REDACTED] Calif. After arriving in that area, he telephonically contacted [REDACTED] home, and learned from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He did not identify himself to [REDACTED]
He spent that night in nearby Redding, Calif. at the Ponderosa Inn, and then drove back to Phoenix visiting Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe enroute.
After just knocking around for almost two months, he decided to come home, and drove back to Horseheads arriving here on the evening of 12/13/71.
He has arranged through his mother for a $5,000.00 loan from his sister so that he can make good the fraudulent check he deposited before leaving town last October, and his attorney is attempting to persuade the bank not to press any criminal charges.
The following physical description and background data was obtained through interrogation and personal observation: