Interview report (FD-302)Interview of North Litchfield Beach, SC resident re Beaverton, Oregon suspectInterviewed 14 May 1975page 1 of 2
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Part 72, page 348

DB Cooper-31256Serials 164-42-35

Interviewed 14 May 1975Dictated 15 May 1975Transcribed 30 May 1975

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 5/30/75

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[REDACTED] was located at his residence - [REDACTED], North Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, at which time he was advised of the identity of the inter- viewing agent and the nature of the inquiry. [REDACTED] pro- vided the following information:

Although a resident of North Litchfield Beach he is [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Miami, Florida. In addition to [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. Approximately two or three years ago a Beaverton [REDACTED] in Beaverton, Oregon, and is now possibly hospitalized in the Veteran's Administration (VA) Hospital, Portland, Oregon, [REDACTED]. At the time [REDACTED] the [REDACTED] an individual whom he knows as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] seemed like an exceptionally intelligent man to be [REDACTED] claimed that it was important that he obtain a good paying job since he was a[REDACTED]. He stated that he was [REDACTED]. In addition to claiming [REDACTED] [REDACTED] also claimed to have had [REDACTED] also claimed to have been employed with a Vancouver, Washington, [REDACTED]. While with this Vancouver firm he made [REDACTED] to Alaska.

[REDACTED] advised that he is very familiar with the sky-jacking of the Northwest Airline Flight from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971. Last year (September 1974) after he terminated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he began thinking that [REDACTED] could quite conceivably be responsible for the hi-jacking of this plane. [REDACTED] provided the following reasons why he suspected [REDACTED] of this sky-jacking:

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Interviewed on 5/14/75 at North Litchfield Beach, S. C. File # 00 164-42-35

by S[REDACTED] Date dictated 5/15/75 DB Cooper-31256

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164-81-[illegible]

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