Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Jane Miller re Merlin Eugene CooperInterviewed 10 March 1988page 1 of 3
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Part 97, page 184

DB Cooper-43717Serials PD 164-41-975

Interviewed 10 March 1988Dictated 10 March 1988Transcribed 6 October 1988

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FD-302 (REV. 3-10-82)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

- 1 - Date of transcription 10/6/88

JANE MILLER, residence 370 Monroe, Umatilla, Oregon, telephone number (503) 922-5413, advised that MERLIN EUGENE COOPER lived with her for about one and one-half years. She characterised him as a very pleasant individual. She advised that his first marriage had made him, "Off his rocker," and that he did odd things at different times. She advised that he had lost track of himself mentally.

MILLER advised that she had hired COOPER to help her with a service station in Hillsboro, Oregon, after her husband passed away.

After he started living with her, MILLER advised that sometimes they were apart several days at a time.

MILLER advised that COOPER golfed. She advised that he had been in the service and worked in air traffic control, managing a tower. She advised that he knew about bringing airplanes in and sending them out.

MILLER described COOPER as follows:

Name MERLIN EUGENE COOPER Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age In his forties Height 6'2" or 6'3" Build Medium, slender, well proportioned Hair Medium brown; could not recall how he parted his hair Facial Hair Sideburns

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Investigation on 3/10/88 at Umatilla, Oregon File # PD 164A-41-/975

by SA SAMUEL A. MC PHETERS SAM Date dictated 3/10/88 b6 b7C

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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DB Cooper-43717