Interview report (FD-302)Interview re Merlin Eugene 'Coop' Cooper, Hermiston, OregonInterviewed 10 March 1988page 2 of 3
fbi_formLegibility: high

Part 97, page 188

DB Cooper-43721Serials PD 164-41

Interviewed 10 March 1988Dictated 10 March 1988Transcribed 12 October 1988

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 p. 188 (DB Cooper-43721), FD-302 interview, interviewed 10 Mar 1988, serial PD 164-41-1976 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-97/pages/188

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FD-302a (Rev. 11-15-83)

PD 164A-41

Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED], On 3/10/88, Page - 2 -

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[REDACTED] advised she never knew where COOPER was from, he had lived in Hillsboro, Oregon, for awhile, just before moving to Hermiston, Oregon. He managed a service station for [REDACTED] in Hillsboro, Oregon, for awhile, then he offered to help her with the farm in Hermiston, Oregon. He never worked much.

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[REDACTED] advised she usually tried to avoid his conversation because she did not like him. She advised he would use [REDACTED] money to support other women. He was in a lot of taverns in Umatilla, Oregon.

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[REDACTED] described COOPER as follows:

Nickname COOP Race White Sex Male Nationality American Height 6'0" Weight 180 to 190 pounds Build Medium Waist Thirty-four Shoulders Not very broad, although fairly well built, giving a healthy impression Hair Medium brown, parted, combed back Other Wore sunglasses Complexion Medium, possibly darker from being outdoors; possibly having an Italian aspect Facial Hair Medium sideburns

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[REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] COOPER nice clothes and several suits. COOPER used to wear a dressy coverall outfit.

[REDACTED] advised that there were times when COOPER left for several periods of time, usually just a few days or a week at a time.

[REDACTED] advised COOPER had been found dead in Oklahoma.

[REDACTED] advised that COOPER is the type of person who would have taken anybody for anything.

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DB Cooper-43721