ReportInvestigative insert AT BETHEL, ALASKA re rented 1971 Cougar and Anchorage bank deposit, with Portland filing stamp pagepage 2 of 3
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Part 96, page 90

DB Cooper-43002Serials AN 164-59, SE 164-81

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 96 p. 90 (DB Cooper-43002), Report, serial PD 164-41-1380 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-96/pages/90

Places

7410 North Chicago Avenue, Portland, OregonBethel, AlaskaCoquille, OregonPortland, OregonSt. Johns Branch, Security Bank of Oregon

Dates mentioned

19711972-02-141972-02-231974-02-27October 19, 1971

Transcript

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SE 164-81 AN 164-59 RWW-gal 1

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The Portland Division of the FBI had developed infor- mation that [REDACTED] had rented a 1971 Cougar on October 19, 1971 for a period of 1 month. He did not return the vehicle until February 14, 1972 and had accumulated only [REDACTED] [REDACTED] on the vehicle.

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At Bethel, Alaska

On February 27, 1974, [REDACTED] furnished the following information to SA [REDACTED]

As was his habit, when the construction season ended, [REDACTED] flew from Alaska to Portland, Oregon in the Fall of 1971, to visit [REDACTED]. He recalls that he rented a Cougar automobile in Portland, Oregon and caused quite a bit of consternation on the part of the rental company because he did not return the vehicle until mid-February, 1972. [REDACTED] explained that he did not realize he was causing the trouble by keeping the car for an extended period of time and would not have done so had he realized this. Concerning credit cards, [REDACTED] stated he did not utilize them and has no recollection of utilizing a credit card at the time he rented the Cougar. After obtaining the vehicle, [REDACTED] made at least 5 trips between Portland and Coquille, Oregon, which is where [REDACTED]. He stated that the one way distance between these 2 points is [REDACTED] and feels that during the approximately 4 months that he had the Cougar, he must have put between [REDACTED] miles on the vehicle. After visiting Coquille, he would travel back to Portland, where [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED].

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[REDACTED] could not explain why Hertz Rent-A-Car records would show that he only had [REDACTED] on the vehicle, as he did not turn the speedometer back or disconnect it at any time while it was in his possession. He feels that he was charged for the use of many more miles than [REDACTED].

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Concerning his source of money while visiting in Oregon on this occasion, [REDACTED] displayed his savings account passbook at the St. Johns Branch, Security Bank of Oregon, 7410 North Chicago Avenue, Portland, Oregon, account number [REDACTED] [REDACTED] This account had been opened on February 23, 1972,

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DB Cooper-43002