Part 97, page 192
DB Cooper-43725Serials PD 164-41-1978
Interviewed 11 March 1988Dictated 11 March 1988Transcribed 7 October 1988
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 p. 192 (DB Cooper-43725), FD-302 interview, interviewed 11 Mar 1988, serial PD 164-41-1978 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-97/pages/192
Transcript
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FD-302 (REV. 3-10-82)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
- 1 - Date of transcription 10/7/88
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[REDACTED], Muskogee, Oklahoma [REDACTED], were telephonically contacted, at which time, [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED]. She advised that MERLIN EUGENE COOPER had lived with [REDACTED] for a period of years in Hermiston, Oregon, and then in Muskogee, Oklahoma, prior to their separation. She advised that a lady by the name of [REDACTED], who [REDACTED] with MERLIN EUGENE COOPER [REDACTED].
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[REDACTED] advised that COOPER told them that he had been in the military and worked in an air traffic control tower. He also told them he was a paramedic.
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[REDACTED] further advised that COOPER had shot himself to get attention from some girls [REDACTED] [REDACTED] near Muskogee. He shot himself where he thought there were no vital organs but he still bled to death. His wife, [REDACTED] JANE MILLER, was going to come back to Muskogee, Oklahoma. He may have shot himself to also get attention and sympathy from her.
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[REDACTED] advised that COOPER would never go to work while he was in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He had been an alcoholic for years and also used drugs. He "took" every person that he ever met. He "took" [REDACTED] JANE MILLER, for about $30,000.00.
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Investigation on 3/11/88 at Pendleton, Oregon File # PD 164A-41-1978
by SA SAMUEL A. MC PHETERS SAM[REDACTED] Date dictated 3/11/88
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DB Cooper-43725