ReportInvestigative insert BT 164A-26 re 4/6/88 interview at Name Brand Clothing, Boise, on Eugene Cooper6 April 1988page 2 of 2
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Part 97, page 120

DB Cooper-43612Serials BT 164-26

Document date 6 April 1988

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BT 164A-26

would have had contact with [REDACTED] and "COOP" while they were living in Hermiston, Oregon. [REDACTED] identified

[REDACTED], Muskogee, Oklahoma, telephone number [REDACTED] In regard to [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] and "COOP" were living in Muskogee, Oklahoma, for a period of time prior to "COOP's" suicide, which occurred at Muskogee, Oklahoma. However, at the time of the suicide, [REDACTED] JANE MILLER, had returned to Hermiston, Oregon, where she was residing at the time of "COOP's" suicide.

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[REDACTED] identified a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who resides in a motorhome near the beach at Newport, Oregon. [REDACTED] did not have [REDACTED] exact address in Newport, Oregon, nor did [REDACTED] have [REDACTED] phone number. [REDACTED] commented that [REDACTED] did tell [REDACTED] of the problems she was having with "COOP." It is known that [REDACTED] suggestion to [REDACTED] was to "divorce that man."

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[REDACTED] commented that "COOP" went through many thousands of dollars of [REDACTED] However, [REDACTED] was unable to furnish a figure. [REDACTED] commented that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is very upset concerning this information about "COOP". [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] is quite old, 84-years of age, and has been trying to put the GENE COOPER incident out of her life. [REDACTED] has spoken to [REDACTED], and is aware that [REDACTED] cares not to speak regarding GENE COOPER. In fact, [REDACTED] commented to her at this stage in her life she is just trying to stay alive.

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[REDACTED] believed [REDACTED] met GENE COOPER sometime in 1971, and that was when [REDACTED] was operating the family service station in Hillsboro, Oregon. Later, COOP and [REDACTED] lived at the [REDACTED] in Hermiston, Oregon.

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Sometime in 1973 or 1974, [REDACTED] and EUGENE COOPER were married in Washington. [REDACTED] was unable to identify the place of the marriage, but knew that it was over the State Line from Hermiston, Oregon, and not far into the State of Washington. [REDACTED] knew that [REDACTED] and COOP were later divorced; however, she was unable to provide the date of divorce, nor the place of divorce.

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[REDACTED] commented that most of the information she has concerning "COOP" came from [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated that in her opinion, "COOP" was a drunkard, dishonest, immoral, unethical, lazy, a leach, was always broke, and was always looking for something for nothing.

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DB Cooper-43612