Part 72, page 96
DB Cooper-30920Serials BS 164-153
Interviewed 14 September 1972Dictated 20 September 1972Transcribed 25 September 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 p. 96 (DB Cooper-30920), FD-302 interview, interviewed 14 Sep 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-72/pages/96
Transcript
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FD (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 9/25/72
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[REDACTED] also known as [REDACTED] was interviewed at his summer residence at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Maine. He was advised of the personal and official identities of the interviewing Agents. He was advised of the nature of the investigation being conducted. He was advised of his rights by Special Agent WILLIAM F. CRATE, JR. and waived them as shown on an executed Warning and Waiver Form. Thereafter, he furnished the following information:
He was advised that his name had come up regarding the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines jet in Washington State in November of 1971. He furnished the following information regarding his background and his activities so as to provide an alibi for his not being involved or a suspect in that hijack. He stated that he returned to Maine with [REDACTED] and has not been back to the west coast since that time. Prior to his departure from the west coast he was working for the [REDACTED] California. [REDACTED] had stayed with him while he was there. He stated his previous airline and flying background included being an [REDACTED]
and that he used [REDACTED] out of Seattle, Washington until he quit in February, 1963. He also worked as [REDACTED] in Seattle, Washington for the Federal Aviation Administration and in this regard stated that his thoughts regarding the skyjacking was that there was a fan marker which gives out a light and audio signal which is 75 megacycles located near Woodburn, Washington and he speculated that the person who did this skyjacking could have used this fan marker as a point to parachute out of the hijacked aircraft. He added that he has never been in a Boeing 727 and has never had anything to do with that type aircraft. He denied ever being involved in the skyjacking.
He added that on Thanksgiving eve of 1971 he drove [REDACTED]
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Interviewed on 9/14/72 at Maine File # Boston 164-153
SA [REDACTED] by SA WILLIAM F. CRATE, JR. WFC: Date dictated 9/20/72
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.
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