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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) . 4/24/92
SA | | : bé Per FRI
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| Asst. Special Agent in Charge, b6é Per USSS
U.S. Secret Service, Seattle, was contacted 4/24/72. bIC

was shown 3 copies of $20 bills, serial
numbers as follcws:

L 54984730 A

L 33529797 A
| L 20168977 A , |
and|___|provided the following information when asked

whether it could be determined if in fact these $20 bilis

'Were real or not. . D6 Per usSS

| |statea | the 12 appearing on the side of the
$20 bills, meant the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco,
California, and that the serial number would begin with the
12th letter of the alphabet, which in this instance is the

etter *L

. jadvised that an experienced photographer — _ bE Per USSS
could reproduce serial number desired on this $20 -411. on

|] this is a method

which is used by counterfeiters according to|

[___—sidilfurther advised that he does not believe b6 Per USSS
it is possible to determine if the bills set forth as copiesb7c
are real or not unless an original is seen. On the original |
it is then possible to look for certain characteristics
which will appear on true bills based on the printing process
used by the Government. ~
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It was noted for [Jay the writer, 'that on b6 Per USSS
one of the bills the 79" appears smaller than on the other 47:
two bills. HARDY stated this could happen and—sometines

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(4) > . . . APR2 #1972

FBI—SEATTLE

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SE 164-81 |

b6 Per uUSSS

does where the bills are reproduced due to a change in the b7c

numbering system for the plate.[ __Istated that he suggests.

we contact the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at Washington,

@2.C., and they should be able to determine or tell us

of this style *9" was used on the original bills that were

produced that particular year.

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. | | Sheriff's
Office, _l Nevada, advised his department
under file numbex| lLhas secords reflecting that

L_|stated that fingerprints of
were returned from the FBI Identification Division '
with a notation te the effect there was no criminal
arrest records on file with the FBI.

Background data on | lxeflects that

he _is_a white male, born
five feet | {inches, [60 pounds, brown

Yr, brown eyes,| |

He listed the following residences:

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Fingerprints records returned by California
State Bureau of Criminal Identification_and Investigation,
Sacramento, California under number | lreflect

was fingerprinted by | | Sheriff's _
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by SA| kmtc Bete dictoted_— 12/2/71.

This document contains acither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is tha property af the FBI and Is loaned to your agencyt
¢___it and its contonts oro not to be distributed sutside vaur anoncy.

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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) * . mf ' ' , 7 &, co *® ra 4 - e-
'FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
L Date_ 22/1/71
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| Nevada, worked | |
| She stated he has Social Security*Number \|
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11/30/71 | | Nevada LV 164-60 4
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»y____5A THOMAS J, WILLIAMS/s£ Date dictored__LL/30/71_ |

This document contains neither recommendalions nor conclusions of the EBI. tt is, the property of the FBI ond is locned lo your ogency; |
iiand its conlents ore no! to be dislributed oulsida your agency. ' , ; -

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FD-302 (Rov. 4-15-64)

| Nevada, |

| Nevada, |

| further advised] lhad telephone number

| Nevada.
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4, SA THOMAS J. WILLIAMS :kme ote dicterea 11/30/72

This document contains nalther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

St and its contents ato not to bo distributed cutsldo your agencye

11 ts tho property of the Fal and ts loaned to your agency:

+

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FD-302 (REV.'3-17-69} . @ a

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

| 7 Division of Drivers con Se, bé
Department of Motor Vehicles, yaa, b7c
advised that Nevada drivers license a3
| |was described as: bé |
Race:
SOX?
Rate of Births
' Height:
lei.ght:
Hairs
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Social Security .

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File # 2464-60 b6
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Dote dictated i2fi ie

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This document contains neither recommendotions nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is looned to your agency:
it and its contents cre not to be distributed outside your agency.

DB Cooper-30768
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FD-302 (REV. 3-17-69)

November 25, 1971. i
on Northwest Airlines Fhight 305.

to provide at this time.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

. WYLLYAM A. SCOTT
Mimmeapolis, Minnesota, tele

Captain SCOTT advised that he was present. during
. the interview of all of his crew members and that events, ~~
as supplied by them, were correct to the best of his as
recollection and he had no pertinent additional information
He added that he personally had
no direct contact or observation of the hijacker and was,

therefore, unable to provide a physical description,

» residence 262 Peninsula Road,
phone Liberty 5-5524, was .
interviewed at the Rene Airport, Reno, Nevada, on the late
evening of Nevember 24, 1971, and early. morning hours of
He advised that he was the captain

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OA-81-HES

SEAZOEDO INDEXED. «2
SPRAYED BLED

DEC i Bich

FBi— socal YD

On_t1/2h/J4_.2'__Reno, Nevada
HAROLD'E. CAMPBELL, JR. and

SAG

by

ERLE

Files 1 464-60

1,

- Dote dictated__44 /90/71 :

This document contains neither recommondations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI ond Is loaned to your agency:
Mt ond i!s contents are not te bo distributed outside your ogency.

—_—

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FD-402 (Rav. 4-15-64} . , '

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION |

11/26/71

Date.

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| | Stewardess, indicated to Special
Agents JOHN F. RICKS and ALF T, STOUSLAND the two seats which
she had observed to! be occupied by the unknown subject.
Thereafter, those areas were processed for fingerprints.
Ii addition the telephone, the area around the rear door, the
rear door and four plastic drinking glasses found in the trash
receptacle by the back door were also processed for fingerprints.
Fingerprint impressions obtained were all initialed by SA
STOUSLAND. In addition, a cloth towel affixed to the rear of
one of the seats reportedly occupied by the unknown subject
was removed and initialed by SA STOUSLAND, On that towel was
noted what appeared to be a short human hair.

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; SERIAL FED. i
, DEC Os 1971

FEI—SEAIILEA,

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on 11/25/71, ..Reno, Nevada riteg LV 164-60

SA JOHN F. RICKS. ,
SA ALF T, STOUSLAND ATS:js pee dictated LLL 26/72.

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This documont contelns neliher recommendations nor conclysions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBE and is loaned to your agency:

it and ifs contants are not ia bo diztributed outside your agancy.

~- - DB Cooper-30770 |

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ore.

The ash tray from the seat reportedly occupied by
the unknown subject was examined and noted to contain a number
of cork tipped cigarette butts. Those cigarette butts were
obtained by SA JOHN F, RICKS. ;

IGH- 8!- JOB D-
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rn SERIA 7€0____ FILED ___——
, DEC 4 34971
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11/25/71 Reno, Nevada LV 164-60
On at Fite #
SA JOHN F, RICKS: jd . 11/26/71 —
by Dote dictated
This document contains nalther recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It ts the property of the FBI'and ts looned to your agency:
it and its contents ere not to be distributed outside your agency. , :
DB Cooper-30771
Se Mn SEE NG PY Yale Pr om Pn Oa ee - PRAT ah wa Be eters ttre sn aoa aa eae eee rrr

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: 6. EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Dote__L1/30/7).

" | Chief, Reno Tower, Federal
Aviation Administration, Reno, Nevada, 1900 National
Guard Way, Reno, Nevada 89502, made available a
transcript of the taped radio conversations between
Reno Tower and Northwest Airlines, flight 305, which
had been hijacked while enroute from Portland, Oregon
and Seattle, Washington.

| | stated that all times appearing on
the transcript are Greenwich Mean Time and.that this can
be converted to Pacific Standard Time by subtracting
eight hours. He also stated that the "31" referred to
in the conversation is the transponder code "3100"
indicating that the aircraft has been hijacked. The
Code ll is a standard transponder code for an aircraft
on instruments, The C 130 referred to is an Air Rescue
aircraft in the vicinity of the Northwest Airlines
aircraft,

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SERIALIZED____ FILED
9 DEC 1 31971

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cael fe a8 Ar Te me RY He gti mY EN Pe SY Tiga set, A SR pee Ee Ce a EEO OY

on LL/29/71 Reno, Nevada Fite gL 164-60
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This doc t contains neither re dations nor conclusions of the FBI. it is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency:
it ond its contonts ore nat to be distributed outside your agency. - \ :
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, F302 (REV. 3-17-89)
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_° mo FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

November 26, 1971 -

Bote

| |was interviewed by Special Agent ne 1)

| [on November 24, e - Tacoma b7C
Airport. | Jidentified himself as The,

Northwest Airlines, Sea-Tac, Seattle, Washington. He can be .
reached at telephone number [_—___—] Ce,

'On November 24, 1971, Co aavisea that he received b6é
information sometime after 3: 00 p.m, that a Northwest Airlines = b7c
Flight from Portland enroute to Seattle - Tacoma Airport .t
was being hijacked. He was further advised that the hijacker
wanted $200,000.00 in cash and four parachutes in exchange
for releasing the passengers ofi this flight. [___]stated this
money was obtained and sometime after 6:00 p.m. he and a'
Seattle Police Department detective proceeded toward the hijacked _
aircraft at the end of a runway at Sea~Tac in a vehicle bearing
a flight of stairs adjustable to the hijacked aircraft. - oes
stated the vehicle approached the aircraft and parked at
"10 o'clock to the cockpit. " [ _]was in two-way radio contact
with the aircraft's captain at this time. The air stairs were'
placed in position at the aircraft's front door and almost
simultaneously a fuel truck began refueling the - aircraft. |.

Immediately thereafter, one stewardess desotibed as

being blond, 5'6' and possibly named[L____]came down. the steps — 6
and approached | ] gave | lthe satchel full of money ...- b7¢
and she returned into the plane. only remark to Se

was | After reboarded the plane the

made several trips from the plane to the_vehicle bearing

where she obtained four parachutes from[__] and carried
them inside the plane. In the meantime several fueling trucks -
had attempted to refuel the aircraft without success. However, -
the third truck secured a successful hookup and almost completed
the fueling job. During the fueling, two of the three |
stewardesses on board this flight were allowed to depart 'the ;
pingratt however,[___|stayed aboard. During this entire time

stated that the lights in the aft section of the plane
remained out. L__|stated that he did not hear the hijacker |
giving instructions nor any other identifiable noises from

within the aircraft. no!
an, Seattle 104-01 B®

by SAI Vi 1b. ~ Date dictoted 11/26/71 * eI

ine began deplaning. After the passengers were off Vo

on_i/24/71_ —,_ =. Seattle, Washington

?
This document contains nalther racommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, His the proparty of the FB! and Is loaned to your aganiyi,
# ond its contants ore net to be distelbuted oviside your agency,

DB Cooper-30789

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After the fueling was completed the air stairs were
removed and[__] with the detective, returned to the terminal. b6

L_|stated that all other information he has

regarding the hijacking was received by him from other Northwest
Airlines jpersonnel and was not personally observed, except

for the set of facts related herein.

DB Cooper-30790

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Tod

Date. 12/29/71 |

On this date, the reporting Agent made available to °
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of Nellis Air Force Base, a parachute which b7C
_ nad been opsned and abandoned on a Boeing 727 Northwest Orient

Bieplane, at Reno, Nevada, on the night of November 24, 1971.
at_Neliss

Air Force Base andl .

[ | In the presence of the reporting Agent,

LHese men examined said parachute, and announced that prior

to its having been released from its container by someone

pulling the rip cord, it was in operational condition and

could have been utilized for a parachute jump. They advised

that someone had cut the lines attaching the chute itself to

the canvas pack it was originally packed in. They also noted

that while the nylon chute itself was in good condition, two

of the 24 nylon Lines attaching same to the canvas pack had

been cut and removed. They advised that this type of parachute

was generally used by sky jumpers inasmuch as the pilot chute

had been removed and removal was noted on the inspection card
contained in a pocket of the canvas pack. This card identified

the parachute as a 24 foot Ripstock type; DA-58-53912 as the

serial number; sianuvfactured in October 1959; owned by the

| Issaquah, Washington., This card showed

that the parachute had been inspected and repacked on Septemher

16, 1971, at issaquah, Washington, by Rigger E. S. COSSEHY, bé
Riggers License Number 1579638. " b7C :

|stated that his expert opinion that
Said parachute was in operational condition prior to its release
from its canvas pack by the pulling of the rip cord was contingent
on the fact that no one had opened and repacked sald parachute
subsequent to its baving been inspected and repacked by Rigger
E. &. COSSEY as noted on the inspection card record contained
in the canvas pack at time of his examination. He advised that
all riggers of parachutes are licensed and when they sign the
inspection card they are certifying that said parachute is packed
60 as to be in a life saving condition. Therefore, he is of the
opinion that whoever pulled the rip cord and released the chute
from its canvas pack, then proceeded to cut the shroud lines frge

of the canvas pack and also cut and removed EWo OF | PRE EDFOH 274,

{SEARCHED INDEXED
SERIAHZED____ FLED:

G1 31971

bom SEALY

by.____SA FRANCIS J, SCHMIDT = thy Date dictated. _ 11/26/71

This document contoins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and Is loaned to yeur agency:

# ond fis contents ara not to be distributed ovisida your agency. "
DB Cooper-30791

On___ 11/26/91 cMellis Air Force Base, Nevadarile#

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'4; + FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

-~ Date 12/1/71

On this date| |
and | } Penneys Store
Number 44 located on Maryland Parkway, were interviewed
by the reporting agent. They were shown a black snap-on

tie with a Towncraft label and #3 Penneys also on the
abel.

a |advised that to his knowledge
it- would be impossible to tell at what store or location
same was purchased. He stated that the #3 signified that
.the tie sold for one dollar and a half. He advised that
the tie was of polyester material and washable and as
. such was a favorite item worn by waiters or busboys or
bartenders.

Croresathecke? the tie counter of that

store and exhibited the same type of tie, as to color
and material and snap on, but this tie was approximately -
two and one half times the width of the one shown to
him by the reporting agent. He stated that it has been rc
at least a year, and probably a year and a half, since :
that store handled the narrow type. He advised that these
ties are not a dress~type tie but usually worn by

~working people. He advised that these ties are usually
purchased by that store in bulk orders of thirty to
forty dozen at a time.

Regarding the tie clasp with the imitation
pearl centerpiece, attached to the tle, they concurred
in advising that they would have no way knowing where
it had been manufactured or sold.
LGH-8) — JOBR

SEARCHED INDEXED
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DEC 1431971

FBI Stan ite /)

On 11/29/71 c1__Las Vegas, Nevada _File#— LV_164~6€0

by SA FRANCTS J. SCHMIDT: jhp Date dictated 11/29/71

This documon! ¢ontoins nolther rocommendalions nor concluslons of the FBI. li Is tho properly of the FBt and Is toanod to your agency;
it ond tls contents ora not to be distributed outsida your agency.

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FO 302 (REV. 11-27-70) i

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

i Dote of ranscriplion November 30, 1971

S,. LEWIS WALLICK, a Test Pilot employed by The
Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, telephone 655-4031,
furnished the following information:

He was the Chief Test Pilot on the Boeing 727
project and he conducted the flight testing of this aircraft,

Qn several occasions during this testing he
intentionally lowered the rear stairs under the tail of the
aircraft while in flight, The effect of lowering these stairs
in flight was hardly noticeable on the controls and the only
positive indication he had that the stairs were lowered was
the lighting of an indicator light on the instrument panel,
The stairs were lowered at a speed of 150 knots, While the
Stairs were lowered the plane remained in the same attitude,
There was no yawing or pitching,

He furnished the following opinions in connection
with the question of whether or not 2 pilot would feel in his
controls a sudden loss of weight of approximately 180 pounds
from the tail of a 727. He advised that if the pilot were
flying the aircraft manually and if the air were calm, he would
feel a sudden loss of 180 pounds weight from the tail of the
aircraft. He explained that the loss of this yeight would move
the center of gravity toward the front of the airplane and while
this movement would be slight, it could be felt in the wheel by
the pilot, He stated, however, that if the air were turbulent,
it Pr doubtful that the pilot would feel this sudden loss of
weight, He indicated also that if the plane were being flown
on auto=pilot the loss of this weight would not be felt by the
pilot,

He advised that if the rear stairs on a 727 is
lowered in flight at an altitude of less than 10,000 feet a
change in pressurization occurs and this could be felt by the
crew if the door leading into the cockpit is open, If the
cockpit door were closed, it is doubtful that the crew would
experience the change in pressurization,

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Inierviewed on 11/29/71 at Seattle » Washington File # SE 164-81 687
by SA] Yrmh Dajte dictoted 11/30/71 b6é

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This document contains neither recommendotions nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned jo your agency;
it ond ils contents are nol to be distribuled outside your agency,

DB Cooper-30793

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On_12/24/71___«:__Reno, Nevada

This dacument contalns neither recommendations r
it ond Its contents are not to bo distributed auiside your agency.
'

FD-302 (REV. 3-17-69] ; @

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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|) was ineer~— b7C
viewed at the Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, on the late
evening of Novarher 24, 1971 and early morning hours of

Nov. r25, L972. Bel
. lou Northwest Airlines Pitght

"| lnobed that he was present during the b6
and third officer| b7c
ond concurred with the information es supplied

 teterviews of hostess

iv Cle

He reaslled that the hijacker had indicated the
bomb had an clectrical fuse and instructed the hostess that
radio traismissions be Limited as mich as possibile so that.

they would moi set Lt off.

He advised thet the landing at Seattle was made
ak 5:45 PH. Pacifie Stondard Dima, and that the hijacker
had indicnted that once the money and parachutes were

beonght on board and thak re-fusliog was simultaneously
' tekine place, the passengers would be permitted co depart.

elise stared that theres was a delay oa the b6
ground in securing the chest-type parachutes and when they b7C
did not arrive as_ quickly as had been hoped fer, the craw, _
through hostess | requested permission to land anyway
without thea and the hijacker refused permission for same.
At some point in negotiations with the hijacker, he indicated
am awareness that parachutes would be olbcained from NeChord
Aix Force Base and indiesated that lt was only 20 miles away

from thea Seattle Aivpork.

[| added thet after take-off at 7:36 P.M., b6
they received a coll from the hijacker axound 7:42 Pols, b7c
at which time he indicated that he wes unable to get the
stairs lowered in flight. They then slowed down the aireratt
air speed and subsequently ebserved the cockpit signal

Light that the rear shairs wore down.

tine the Caphain
inustracted the hijacker to souid the bell on the intercom ,
in the event he wiched te make ony further contect with thém, 3

1a aprsad CG dé,

SAG HAROLD E. CAMPBELL, JR. and

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1 12/1/71
Date.

| | residence[ |
| was interviewed at the Reno
ALTport, Reo, Nevada, on the late evening of November 24,
1971, and early morning hours of November 25, 1971. He
| Jon Northwest Airlines
Flight 305,

[dj advised that according to some notes he
had made concerning the incident, it was at 2759 Zulu time

or 32:59 p.m. Pacific_Standard Time that he received an emergency
signal from hostess| on the intercom with a
series of bells signaling That Chey had trouble on board,

They had a pre-arranged flight signal for such emergencies
and he made a notation in his book of the time of this

notification.

Almost immediately thereafter, he received a note

- £rom| advising she thought they were being hijacked

and added she was not kidding.

Subsequently, hostess | | brought

a note on what appeared to be a standard 6 x 9 tablet written
with a felt pen as well as an envelope that had notations also

containing the figure $200,000, two back parachutes, two
chest packs and under it a time of 5:00 p.m.

Hostess then went back to the compartment

and sat with the hijacker at which time he insisted that all
of the above items be physically present and waiting for

_ them at the Seattle Airport upon their arrival and prior

to their landing.

oa. [ | received the impression that the above
hijacking had been carefully thought out in advance in that

the hijacker specified that the money was to be furnished

in a knapsack and even insisted that' a discarded match cover j{
be returned to him. He also insisted on the return of the abe

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" bate__11/30/71

| |, residence| |,
| _ , was interviewed at the
Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, on the late evening of November 24,
.1971, and early morning hours ci November 25, 1971. She
identified herself as a hostess on Northwest Airlines Flight
308.

Shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route
to Seattle, Washington, in the afternoon hours of November 24,
1971, a male passenger on the flight, who was seated | |
gave a note to Hostess | Ishoved
the note to Hostess | | who was also in the rear passenger
compartment. The note indicated that the male individual was
hijacking the plane and wanted the hostess to sit beside hin.
The cote further indicated that he had a bomb and wanted
$209,060.00. | |etated she went hack to the male
passenger geated | jwith the note, at which time he
indicated that he was hijacking the plane and was net -
kidding. He added that he wanted "no funny stuff". He had
a black attache-type case ip his lap, which case was_partially
"open and he had his hand inside same. t this tine
oe sat down alongside the individual in seat and
after Lighting a cigarette for the passenger, she told him:
that they would cooperate. Her best recollection is that.
it was while he told her he wanted no kidding and no funny
stuff that he first partially opened the attache cose and.
permitted her to see the contents. She recalls the contents
aS approximately eight cylindrical objects about six to elght
inches Long with four of the items being placed on top of the
others and banded together with some. kind of tape. She also
recalled some covered aud uncovered wiring cunning from the
cylindrical objects to a-dry cell type buttery which had -
terminals, on one end. me could not recall whether the wires
were connected to the terminais. The battery was descrine
&&8 approximately eight inches long-and about two and one~half
inches in diameter. She stuted that she had the iupression .
upon observing the contents - of the attache ease that it was

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Date dictoted 11/26/71

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dynamite; however, she is unfamiliar with the appearance
of dynamite and could only describe it as stated above,

'adding that it was of a reddish rusty color.

|then advised the pilot's compaftment
of the fact the plane' was being hijacked via the intércon,
She used the intercom while remaining in her seat
it was close by and she could veach same from her Seated
position. It was with a pre-arranged signal of Yells that
she so advised the pilot's compartment. ~Sbeseleo at that

wsmuch as

time on a plain envelope wrote out the demands of the hijacker,

listing that he wanted four parachutes including two back
packs and two chest packs, $200,000.00 in cash in small
bills and that _he wanted all this "by five o'clock". She

recalls that] | delivered this note to the pilot's

compartment inasmuch as the hijacker insisted that she be
physically present alongside him at all times. She recalled
that she sat with him almcst the entire time of the flight.

| xecalled that during the flight from
Portland to Seattle, all passengers were moved at least
three rows forward from where the hijacker was seated. She
stated that at one time he commented that "the bomb" he had
was electrically fused and he certainly hoped the crew would
not generate any electrical currents which would trigger it.
In response to her query'as to why he had chosen a Northwest
airplane to hijack, she related his statement to the effect
that he had "a grudge" but not against Northwest Airlines,
adding that the Northwest plane just- happened to be in the
right place at the right time. In vesponse to her query
at one time during their conversation as to where he came
from, | |} stated the hijacker was adamant in his

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refusal to answer and seemed somewhat provoked by the question.

]vrecalled that xvequentiy during her conversa-
tion with the hijacker he kept reminding her that the crew
should attempt "nothing funny" and Gach time she assured him
that he would receive the full cooperation of the crew.

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12/3/71

ATATSL i ERELATL

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
PROLUs SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)

UISUB, aba

Dan Cooper

JACRING NORTMIEST PLIGHT 305
11/24/71

CAA = TTFJACKING; ESTORTIOW

CO: Seattric

baclosed, haravzith, for Saattic are two
copies cach of Fb-302s and inserts of all investiscation
conducted to date by the Las Vegas Division, copics
of wmich have not previously been forwarded to Seattle:

TTERVIT.? OF CRE:

11/24/71 SA I.E, WINDERLITER, JR.
SAC HAROLD E, CAMPBELL, JR.

Yostess|

11/24/71 SAG HAROLD EB. CAMPBELL, JR.
SA H, E. HINDERLITER, JR.

11/24/71 SAG, HAROLD E, CAMPBELL, JR.
SA H. E. BINDERLITER, JR.

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LV 164-60
VILLTAM A, SCOTT
Captain Flight ;'305
EXAMINATION OF PLANE:

11/25/71 SA JOAN F. RICKS
SA ALF T, STOUSLAND

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11/26/71 SA DENNTS J. BARRY, JR.
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SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION:
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SA THOMAS J. WILLIAMS

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i 12/8/71
ATRILL ATR AIL
TO ¢ LAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)

PROM ¢ SAC, "CATTLE (164-81)

SURITCT: UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper;
NORTHIEREST AIRLIVGS FLICK £305,
PORTLAND TO SDATTLN,
LL/24/71
CAA - TIGACKING; \ FPoRTIOy
OO: SEATLLoU
DULLIe 164~2111

Re Las Veqas airtel to Seattic dated 12/3/71.
In rovicving referenced airtel and raterial

enclosed therewith, it is noted the follovine PD-3629
vere nok received:

Tntorview of | ; b6
| [Reno, "evada Airport, on bic
6/71, by SA DENNIS J. PARRY, JR.
' Interview_of| |Rene Airport,
on 11/24/71, by SA
| Interview of | | Yoerthwest bé6é

Airlines, Seattle, Vashington (telephonically) on 11/24/71, b7Cc
by SA

Pnelosed for Las Yeqas is the original copy of an
PD~302 dated 12/1/71, re obnervation of | , on b6
11/30/71, which was inwvertently cent to Seattice. b7C

Las Veqac is requested to irsclJintely forward to
| Gcattlia, the above-nentioned PD-342s.

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/ Date_ December 3, A971
| residing at the home of [___]
» provided the following
information:

On Kovember 24, 1972, while emplvoyed as a stewardess
for Northwest Airlines, she flew on Flight 305 which originated
in Washington, D. C., arrived at Minneapolis, Minn., about

10 aom., and she boarded shortly thereafter. She said the craw -

for her flight were Pilot WILLIAM SCOTT I"
L Senior Stewardess

u B Stewardess | and C Stewardess

Jadvised that her flight departed Minnea-
polis, Minn., at 10:35 @entral Standard Time, with a light load,
less than half, and flew to Great Falls, Hontana, then to
Missoula, Montana, then to Spokane, Washington, and Portland,
Oregon. She said that the aircraft departed Portland, Oregon
at 2:53 Pacific Time, and arrived two hours and fifty-three
minutes later at Seattle which is normally a 36 minute flight.

Just before the Jgave the word for
take off from Portland, |took a beverage form to
the aft jump seat. There was a man in seat 18 E, middle right
aft passenger _seat, and as she,[__], faced the barrier strip,
She observed dropping a note, stand up, and unfasten
pis barnicr strip and sit down next to the man in seat 18 E.

appeared emotional in that she wag trying to speak to
her, was moving her lips, but other than to other words
came out.

picked up the note lying at her feet and read it
which, to the best of her recollection, is as follows:

"Miss, I am hijacking this plane. I have a bomb.
Sit next to me."

The aireraft lifted off the runway at 2:58 and

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° 12/12/71 Philadelphia 164-133
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DEC 41971

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The following porsonnel at Northwest Airlincs,
SeaTac International Airport, were interviowcd on Becenber
G, 1971, by SA EDVARD J. ANDERSON, regarding the Opaque
polyethylone bag alluded to in the Sacramento airtel to
Seattle, Noveiuber 29, 1971. Bach stated that the type bar
displayed is not the standard type used by Northwest Airlincs
nationvide. It is possible that this bag may have bccn
substituted aboard 7305 on Novenber 24, L971, by airline
porsonnel somewhere along the line, but it is highly inprobablic:

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Bale of transcription 12/9/7 1

| | Northwest b6
Airlines | |, SeaTac International Airport, Seattle, b7C
Washington, provided the following information:
| |stated that a postcard | | bé
|, Northwest Airlines, SeaTac International b7C

Airport, Seattie, Washington, was being temporarily held by
him pending inspection by FBI Agents. He thought it unusual that

| Jjmail at Seattle, inasmuch as | |

| | The text of the message reads, "Do you know about
my misrepresentation?" and was signed by | |

The return address was | Jand was

postmarked November 28, 1971, with a November 27, 1971, date.
written on the message side, ,

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| provided three copies of the postcard to b6é

SA _EDY, » ANDERSON, stating that he would forward the card bic
to in Minneapolis by company mail.
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Interviewed on, 12/6/71 1 Seattle, Washington ce SE 164-81 - HRS
by sk EDWARD J. ANDERSON/sib Dote dicioted 12/8/71
This document conloins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, His the property of the F&l ond is loaned to your agency;
il ond its conlenls ore nel jo be distributed oulside yOur ogency, .

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FEDERAL AUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

12/14/72

Date olf Ieanscriptian

| | Seattle Times be
Newspaper, Fairview North and John Street, Seattle, Washington, 7°
furnished the following information:

said that the Seattle Times Newspaper received
a letter allepedly mailed to the newspaper by D. B. COOPER.
He said that this letter was received on December 13, 1971.
He said the letter was received by regular mail and handled
in a routing manner by the receiving department of the
newspaper. He said the letter had been brought to his attention
by an employee in the receiving department whose job it was
to route the mail to the correct department. [ —_] furnished b6

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it ond its conlents ore nol io be distributed ovulside your agency.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION i

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On November 25, 1971, Special Agent (sa) L _] b6
| Jhanded a brown manila enve ontaining a film | b7c
canister to United Airlines Captain of
[ L Virginia. Captain | |
telephone number is| . Captain | |

was the flight captain on United Airlines Plight| | which
departed from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 1:05 .
Pem., Pacific Standard Time, and arrived at Friendship ,
Airport at ten minutes after 10:00 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time. '

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and the general nature of the package which was handed to him, b7C
He was also advised that there would be another special agent
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on hand to meet his ©
flight when it arrived at Friendship Airport and to relieve'
him of the package which was handed to him by the writer...»

The film canister which was handed to Captain
contained a microfilm upon which was recorded the |
Serial numbers of all the bills which were given to the |
hijacker of Northwest Airlines Plight #305, which was © ,
hijacked out of Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971. ~
The film canister was obtained from Seattle~First National."
Bank, Main Branch, Seattle, Washington, on November 25, 1971.

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This document contoins naither recommendotlons nor conclusions of ihe FBI, Il Is the property of ihe F81 ond is loaned Jo your ogenty;
H and ils contents are nat to be distribyled oulside your agency.

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it end Its contents are not to be distribuied ovtsidg your agency,

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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Northwest Airlines, Inc., advised thet #fier b7C
reviewing hig notes and technical records concerning the
oneretion of Northwest Airkines Flight 30% on November 24,
IU%2, he had dyews the foliowine conckusions concerning the
nonmible vicinity where the hijacker befled out of the #ir-
craft and the possible area in whick he landed,
furnished a min with an overloy of the hijecker's Landing

Axo,
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This document contains nelther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. If is the property of the FBI and Is loaned to your agency;
if and its contents are notto be distributed outside your agency.

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FD-36 (Rev, 5-22-64) "Ne

Transmit the following in

FBI
Date; 22/16/71

(Type in plaintext or code}

Via ALRTEL
: (Priority) Sv ZB ~— E
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) ii
FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P) Q
SUBJECT: NORJAK e
Re Seattle airtel to Minneapolis dated 12/10/71. ok s
Enclosed herewith for Seattle are FD~302's Leber
reflecting interviews with | J bé
| } Northwest Airlines, BIC
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS
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27 Seattle (Enc. 27)A\ LC pty
~ Minneapolis
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SERIALIZED. eee PILED,
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Specfah Aven in Charge Xu. §. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE; 1971 — 413-136 '
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D2. BUREAU OF nvestication @

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12/6/71

Date.

| | Reno Evening Gazette,
Reno, .Nevada, advised a note had been received in the
paper's afternoon mail. He said the envelope in which
the note was mailed was postmarked US Postal Service,

_ GA, 956, PM, December 1, 1971, and was addressed to

Reno Gazette, Reno, Nevada. The note is on a piece of ©
lined paper and has words cut from newspapers pasted

on the paper to say "Plan Ahead for Retirement Income
D. B. Cooper",

said that |
himself were the only persons at the Gazette who handled
the note,

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This document confolns neither secommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. 1+ ts the property of
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Dato LL/26/71

On this date, the below listed individuals examined
a Boeing Aircraft, Type 727, which belongs to Northwest Orient
Airlines, and which had been utilized as their flight number 305
on that date. This examination took place at 11:25 P.M. at the
Municipal Airport in Reno, Nevada.

Prior to the initiation of this search, information had
been furnished to the below agents by a member of the crew
who had flown this airplane into the Reno airport to the effect
that the unknown subject involved in the hijacking of this
airplane had been seated in the rear right~hand window seat °
of this plane,

Upon boarding this aircraft, it was determined that the
rear row of seats on this airplane were numbered 18, and the
right window seat. was designated 18F. On the seat numbered 18E

> a black clip-on tie was observed. This black tie contained a

tie clasp, yellow gold in color. with a white pearl circular
stone in the center. The label on this tie indicated it to be
a "Townceraft™ tie and bore the store name of Penneys Number 3.
It further bore a label showing it to be a "Snapper patent type
tie, On the floor directly in front of seat number 18D, the
'exterior canvas cover for a chest type parachute was observed
-along with the handle utilized for releasing this parachute.
The label on this canvas covering indicated it to be Pack Part
Number 4511876B and indicated the date of manufacture to have
been October, (year illegible). The flap on this canvas exterior
contained a sewn on white label with the notation SSS # 5 and
COSS. This flap had also been stenciled with the name JOHNSON,

° An opened parachute which apparently had been removed
from the canvas parachute cover described above was found spread
out over seats 17C and 17B. This parachute was of a pink-orange

' ealor, '

On seat 18B, an unopened back type parachute was
observed. A card in the pocket of this parachute reflected it
to be a Conacol type parachute, number 60-9707 and made by the
Pioneer Parachute Company. 'This card indicated it was last
inspected on May 21, 1971.

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Date__ 11/26/71

| | Northwest Airlines,
Seattie, Washington, telephonically contacted SA
| at United Airlines, Reno, Nevada, and furnished
the following information:

The Boeing 727 aircraft, formerly Northwest Airlines
Flight 305, had been hijacked earlier in the day while en route
to Seattle, Washington, from Portland, Oregon. The airplane
Landed at Seattle where the hijacker requested $200,000.00
and four parachutes, two chest packs and two back packs. After
the money was delivered to the hijacker in a knapsack, passengers
and two of the stewardesses were allowed to deplane. :

At Seattle the hijacker had specified there were
to be no police or fire equipment when the plane landed. He
requested an unmarked car and a representative of the airline
would be allowed to approach the aircraft from a ten o'clock
relative position. The only other equipment to go near the
aircraft was to be the air stairs and refueling equipment.

At takeoff the hijacker had directed the aircraft
to be flown at 10,000 feet with the rear door down, and flaps
and landing gear down .

[ _| requested the following:

1. No equipment with beacon lights be in evidence
at Reno Airport when the aircraft landed.

2. No uniformed officers or crowds of spectators
be visible from the aircraft.

3. That | | United Airlines
Jand one other individual, who

could be an FBI Agent, meet the aircraft on landing
in an unmarked automobile and that this automobile
approach the aircraft from a relative — of
ten o*clock [— amore

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era: oureau of vesticanon®

L . Date 21/26/71
| | Reno International Airport, bé
Reno, Nevada, advised the Northwest Airlines 727 Flight 305 b7c

would park on the ramp approximately 150 yards east of the
airport terminal building. He said no vehicles other than
service vehicles would be permitted on the ramp or runway

except for FBI vehicles or those authorized on the airport

by the FBY,
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by__ SA] |- tiv - _ Data dictated "11/26/71 : —_

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FD-302 (Rov. 4-35-64}

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L Nevada State Air National b6

Guard, Reno Airport, Reno, Nevada, advised that after examining bIC

a parathute which was found on the Northwest airplane, which
was hix«jacked in Seattle, Washington on November 24, 1971,
and landed in Reno, Nevada, that this parachute was a 1960
model, 24 feet in len®th, Conacol type commercial parachute,
manufactured by the Pioneer Parachute Company. a stated
that this parachute was in very good condition and capable

of being operated at any time. ee lalso found a white

card located in a pocket on this parachute, which indicated that
this parachute was inspected on May 21, 1971 by E.J. COSSEY,
Riggers, license number 1579638. This card also Listed the name
of the Brown Engineering Company, Post Office Box 1436, Patterson,
California, 95363.

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by___SA DENNIS J. BARRY, JR.: jd Date dictotod__ 11/26/71.

This decument contains nelther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI ond Iz foaned to your agency:

it ond ifs contents are not to be distelbuted outside your agoncy,

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FD-3§ (Rev. 5-22-64}

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Date: 12/15/71

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 1 Sui —- Q_
FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
BUFILE 164-2111
00: Seattle
- Re Las Vegas airtel to Seattle dated 12/3/71,
am Seattl ivtel to L dated 12/8/71.
eattle airtel to Las Vegas date /8/71 =o ,2— |p)
Enclosed herewith for Seattle are peo copies bé
of FD-302 interview of Set. | two' copies b7C
of interview of| L1/24//i, and two copies S B-A
of FD-302 interview of on 11/24/71, alT of v a
should have been enclose referenced Las Vegas airtel. ,
In addition, enclosed Rre two copies of
search of Boeing Aircraft on 11/24/71, by Las Vegas Agents
and also interview a jon 12/2/71, for Aompletion b6
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF. INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 2 y 22 £4

DONALD BLMORE TORRER, 2214 Churesiil Drive, Mobile,
Alabam, telepkane 473-3441, was interviewed at the home of
his father, HEMRY BLMORE TURHER, 1952 Cettege Court, Hotils,
Alnbams. fies was advised that be was being interview? in regard
te the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Plight 365 on
Movenver 24, i971, TURASER furniehed the following infermtion:

ie, TURNER advised teat @ring early cuamer of 1971,. be
he was employed by Valley Helicopter, Fost Office Box 505, b7C
Flew the gempang's only, "hot™ heiteopter a 4 did =p sing and
24108 % only oe. an , apres
fertilizing work for the Department of Ag:

Valley Helicopter, when he teok tiie poticanter
5, Noniune, for 2 spraying job. He sald that
Ce he left the Dbelicepter in Great Falls and

"3 a opile, Alaboas, quitting work with Valley Selicopter.
Me zaid,. however', that he gtil2 ia part osner in the company
\ #anee he holds atock.

de, TURRER vaid that op Novemher 16, 1971, he was
«apieyed by a branch dfice of Teledyne Moviable Offehore,
which de ligated in New Iberia, Louisiana. Uo was hired an.
@® power plant ezgineer and would do 211 eiectricai work and
wun the sowerhouge on offehore deiliing rigs. He said that —
on Hovenber if, 1072, he lett Inteeceastal City, Louisiaan,
by helicopter to work. gn an offshore drilling vig 65 miles
south of Intercesctal City. He xaid thathe ited on the
Fig with 22 other > Dereone until Deceaher 4, 1871, at which
tine he retarned to Tnteveoastal City by nelicopier.

Re eatd that during tis tine be 234 not
m adviead that kis supervisors were
fie wtated thet sRintaised personnel records:
at the Teledyne Zoviabe Offshore "ffice in Now theria which
'would ligt the nants and addresses oft #23 other persons on the

Inte viewed on 13/28/71 at Robil E Ais)

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mm 'te ead that he felt that alt ef these persons could
verity has whereabouts on Hoveaber 24, i371. i

'DONALD TURNER advised that he waa o paratrooper with
. the United States Arny fram 1996 to 1663, assigned to the =

'$2ud Airborne Division at Yort Gragg, Zerth Carolina. He alse
sid that he was o flight sechanic from November of 1956 to.
Movember of 1353, nt Pairbaoke, Alaska, sed from February 1654

to April 1955, at Davia Nouthaa Air Force Pase in Tucson, —— -
Arizona. He said thet he bas flown 'Dizad-wing aivcratt hefere
but has 'never flown sete.

The following intrantion wae obtained sarownh
interview 20d observation: Oo

Mane POWAED ELWORE nuanca

" Address. " . s @GR4 ChurekeT Drive

/ 2 Tt, - Yepile, Alabaca

'Telephene mo AT83441

Date of birth ~ - April 11, 1933

Place of birth — Deer Park, Alabama —

Social Security Humber 44%-98+8704 .

Wife . , bé
Children . . ye b7c

: $8 Cottage Court
Mobile, Alabaga
Eaploynent Lo Teledyne Roviahble Offshore
Mowe Iberia, Lowisiane
Drivers idcense Number Alabaan 2BS2872

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Feisht _ 489 pounds

Height . Stig . oo
Complkeaion | Sl ediam PO,

Build ee ; Stocky , vs . ~
THN ER furnished 2 photograps takes of Ain in 1970. .

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

12/22/71

Date of transcription

DONALD ELMORE TURNER, 2314 Churchill Drive, Mobile,
Alabama, telephone 478-3441, was interviewed at the home of
his father, HENRY ELMORE TURNER, 1958 Cottage Court, Mobile,
Alabama, He was advised that he was being interviewed in
regard to the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on
November 24, 1971. TURNER furnished the following information:

Mr. TURNER advised that during early Summer of 1971,
he was employed by Valley Helicopter, Post Office Box 505,
Twisp, Washington, as general manager. He said that he
flew the company's only h@icopter and did spraying and
fertilizing work for the Department of Agriculture. He
said that in June, 1970, he had a |
| |Valley Helicopter, when he took the helicopter
to Great Falis, Montana, for a spraying job. He said that
] he left the helicopter in Great Falls and
returned to Mobile, Alabama, quitting work with Valley Helicpter.
He said, however, that he still is part owner in the company
Since he holds stock.

Mr, TURNER said that on November 16, 1971, he was
employed by a branch office of Teledyne Moviable Offshore,
which is located in New Iberia, Louisiana, He was hired as
@ power plant engineer and would do all eletrical work and
run the powerhouse on offshore drilling rigs. He said that
on November 19, 1971, he left Intercoastal City, Louisiana,
by helicopter to work on an offshore drilling rig, 65 miles
south of Intercoastal City. He said that he lived on the
rig with 22 other persons until December 4, 1971, at which
time he returned to Intercoastal City by helicopter,

He said that during this time he did not leave the rig.

TURNER advised that his supervisors were | a
He stated that| |maintained personnel records

at the Teledyne Moviable Offshore Office in New Iberia which

would list the names and addresses of ail other persons on the

rig between November 19, 1971, and December 4, 1971, TURNER

said that |

Louisiana, and| |

Louisiana, were on the rig with him.

12/22/71 , Mobile, Alabama rile ¢_MO_164~34~ 16

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MO 164=34

He said that he felt that all of these persons could
verify his whereabouts on November 24, 1971.

DONALD TURNER advised that he was a paratrooper with
the United States Army from 1960 to 1963, assigned to the
82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, He also
said that he was a flight mechanic from November of 1950 to
November of 1953, at Fairbanks, Alaska, and from February 1954
to April 1955, at Davis Montham Air Force Base in Tucson,
Arizona, He said that he has flown fixed-wing aircraft before
but has never flown jets.

The following infomation was obtained through
interview and observation:

Name DONALD ELMORE TURNER
Address 2314 Churchill Drive
Mobile, Alabama
Telephone 478-3441
Date of birth April 11, 1933
Place of birth Deer Park, Alabama
Social Security Number -38-
Wife | | b6é
Children b7C
Father HENRY ELMORE TURNER

58 Cottage Court

Mobile, Alabama
Employment Teledyne Moviable Offshore

New Iberia, Louisiana
Drivers License Number Alabama 2692872

Race' White

Sex Male

Eyes Black
Hair Brown
Weight 180 pounds
Height 5°10"
Complexion Medium
Build Stocky

TURVER furnished a photograph taken of him in 1970,

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12/22/71

AIRTEL AIRWUAIL

SAC, NEW ORIEANS Lrg Z Ze. gue'
FROM : SAC, MOBILE (164-34) (P) ia

TO

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SUBJECT: NORJAK

Enclosed for New Orleans are six copies and for
Seattle two copies of FD~302 reflecting interview with
DONALD E. TURNER, 2324 Churchill Drive, Mobiie, Alabama,
on December 22, 1971. Also enclosed for New Orleans and
seattle are two copies each of photograph of TURNUR.

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FD-302 (REV, 3-37-69}

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

2

December 8, 1971

; Dato

le Northvrest Orient

Airlines, was intervieved by SA] | and
SA and furnished the following information,

At approxinately 2:00
1971, 2 white male came up to

in 2 long line cf customers and said semethi
"Can I get on your flight to Sezttie?"

pem., November 24,
him in regular rotation

te the effect,
noticed

no nervousness er fidreting,

asked if he wanted

one way coach and he said "Yes," The white male paid
with 2 $20 bLLi, probably using his right hand in paying

Zor the fare,
was noc noted,
s2id "COOPER, DAN COOPER",
he s2zid "No,"
anything,
the white make departed from ¢
his direction was unnoticed.

The source of money from his pockets
When asked his nane the white male
When asked if he bad baggage,
It was not noticed whether er not he was carrying
After receiving instructions to 2light are,

ne ticket counter area,
said he has never seen

the mate since.

The white mle was Geseribed as follows:

Race
Sex .
Nationality

Fo
Heteht
Weight
Buiid .
Characteristics
Cemplexion |
Bair .
Clothing

a

Over2il impression

White

Mate :

American

Mid SO's, possibly older
5f10" or StL"

180 pounds

Medium

Sefe voice, Not noted vearing glasses

Slightldarker, possibly Olive
Dark, 20 gray noted
Dark clothing, but only recalled
whet ke believed to be a casual
jacket, headwear was unnoticed
Lzhboring type man as epposed to
office worker.

[__ was unsure if he would recegnine the man again
ag this man was one of many he handicd that day,

On

The $20 bill was co-mingied and unaveilable,

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FD-302 {REV, 11-27-70} ©; ; ®
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12/17/71

Date of transcription

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Seattle - Tacoma Airport provided a handwritten log of radio »7¢
communications between Northwest Orient Air Operations at

Seattle - Tacoma Airport, Northwest Orient Air Operations at
Minneapolis and Northwest Orient Flight 305 made on the

evening of November 24, 1971 by Northwest Orient employee[_—
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were two additional logs of events which were prepared by b7c
Northwest employees. The six page log was prepared by
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A two page log which relates primarily to the| [_

lof the flight from Seattle, was prepared by |
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All three of the above-mentioned logs were made in
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For convenience in reading these
as well as other logs maintained in this case, they have
been converted to Pacific Standard Time (PST) and the
time has been parenthetically inserted at least once on
each page of the log.

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 12/22/71

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Via ATRTEL AIRMAIL — ij ®
(Priorsty) wert H .
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) @ .
FROM: SAG, PORTLAND (164~41)(P) Ge C ef
SUBJECT: NORJAK

Witness |

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Portland

Seattle (Enc. 4)

investigation continuing.

Enclosed herewith for Seattle are two copies

each of an FD-302 containing results of interview with
4 and an insert reflecting

a summary of negative investigation conducted in this
matter by Portland. -

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FO-302 (REV. 11-27-70) ; {>
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cr}, was interviewed and provided the following infor-
mation:
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had planned a trip to Reno,
Nevada, for December 1. Since| was low on funds due to his
present lack of employment, he decided] |
| that he wouldL____
jEverett, Washington, to Reno, Nevada. He
Jat Everett at] ], on the morning
of | and proceeded to Portland, Oregon, where he
had a three~hour layover. He got on the bus in Portland after
his layover and immediately noticed two persons who were occu-
pying the seat right in front of him. These two persons were
described as follows:
Name (Last Name Unknown) b6
Alias bic
Sex Male
Race Caucasion
Age Approximately 24
Height 6'1"
Weight 160.1bs.
Build Thin and wiry
Complexion Light
Hair Black, shoulder length
very fluffy, thick and full
Eyes Wore glasses with wire rims
Dress Blue jeans that were quite
tight and square toed type
; shoes i
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FD-302 (REV. 3-17-69) @ . ; 6

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Pecember 2, 1971

Dots.

| | stewardess, Northwest Orient Air

Lines, home address | | Minnesota,
on her return to Northwest's Plight Operations, advised ag
follows: eee

On viewing a facsimile copy of the artist*s con-
ception of the hijacker, based on information furnished by
her earlier that. date to Special agents of the Pal, adviped
that the drawing is a good Rikeness of the hijacker;, showeyer, *
she would make the glasses wider on the head, and the face"
should be a tittle longer. This was the only correction she
could suggest at this time. "

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Bal SERIALIZED. FILED.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

pos December 2, 1971

Da foc4t Bad

| stewardess, Northwest Orient

dix Ldnes, home address | |
Minnesota, telerhone | } then ni Northvest's Operations,
informed as foilows: Age .

On viewing a facsimile copy of an artist's con-
cention of the hijact Ker on Uorthwest Phish: 305, on over
24, 1972, she stated that the conception wes,get, in her |
Qin, aegoow# Likeness of the hijacker. Shutwequested ia
permission to examine the Facial Tdentifiestion nhalog,
and immediately picked out phat.o murnber KX5-1, ia the Facial
Lines Section, stating, "that if him, excest for the ears
and hair." She explained that the person depicted in that
particular number photo closely resembled the man; havcver,
the ears of the hijacker did not protrude us far from the
head, and she felt that the huir line should be some lower
than that on the man depicted in photo number KK5-1. She
was very adamant in her insistence that the artist's con~
ception shown to her was not a good Likeness of tiie hijacker.

on__ 42/25/71 _.,_ Minneapolis, Minnesota fle, BD AG4— 73 p) yy oye
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FD-202 {REV. 3-17-69} @. . . @&

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

(4) * bot Decenber 2, 1971

, regidence
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telephone | } informed as follows:

She was |
to Lorthwest sirvlines Plight 305, that was hijacked between
Portiand, Oregon, and Seattle, Vasgington, on November 24,
L97i. She had previdigiy related to Special Agents of the
Fat at Seattle ull deWails tit she could recall concerning
the hijacker, and understood that the purpose of this inter-
view was to assist in the preparation of an artist's concep=
tion of the hijacker, by answering certain questions regarding
the best recollectio# she has as of this*time of the hijacker.

described the hijacker genera} ty as a white
Male, age 36-45, olive complexion, height 73 inches, weight
165170 pounds, slim build, and hair dark brown or black.

She was unable ta desoribe his eyes ag he wore hore-rimed
dark glasses at all times she observed him while aboard the
flight, and she further pointed out that | |
| | permitted to leave the plane at

when questioned further to further define various
characteristics of the hijacker, she described his head as
aval, eyes unknown, eyebrows average, nose amall, mouth small,
thick lower lip, thin upper lip, chin pointed, ears average,
cheek and cheekbone average, hair straight, and slightly
Palding. She could not make any comment concerning facial
Lines, and ssid he did not have a moustache, beard or pockmarks
and skin irregubarities.

on 11/25/71 _,, Minneapolis, Minnesota cies YE 164-73 [pH EL - j18
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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| Northwestern Airlines stewardess b6
who was on The Northwestern Airlines Flight 005, which was bic
hijacked between Seattle and Portland on November 24, 1971,
wae shown photographs and facsimiles of 14 different "pales,
both side and front views:
The following photopraghs were shown to[___—i+étk —_
2 | | date of birth
2. WALTEE H. MEILNAR, Date of Birth 7710/16,
FRI Number 729 414 G
3. P subject of iinmeapolis
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7%. WYnidentified male - Federal Correctional
institution Nurber| |
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Namber
2. Wnidentified male, Youngstown Police
Department number
3. Unidentified male, Cleveland, Ohio |
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Ay Unidentified mare, Cleveland, Chie | (i |
Nouber SERED Hie rae Go
5. Unidentified rele, Cleveland, Ohio SA i 18 1972 |
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"Himmeapotia, Hinneset a _Filee__Rinnesrolis 164-20 ___
sist ned bé
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This document contains nctthar recommendations sor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FS) ond Is loaned fo your agency;
lband iis contents oro not to by distributed ovtsido your agency.
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FD-302 {REV, 3-17-69} . ® . . ©
. 3
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

t , Dat December 1,1971

| L Northwest Airlines stewardess, who was
on the Northwest Airlines Flight 305, which was hijacked
between Seattle and Portiand on November 24, i971, was
shown photographs and facimiles of 14 different males,
both side and front views.

The following photographs were shown tol gk
1. | _| Date of Birth
2. WALTER 8. AEENAR Date of Birth 7/10/16,

FBI Number 723 414 & -
3. b subject of Minneapolis
4. |, EBX Number|
5. | | Date of Birth
&,

|

7. Wnidentified male -_ Federal Correctional
Tnstitution numbe

The following facimiles were shown to

1. raion tied, naic, Clevelad, Ohio
Nanber| ,

2. WUnidentified male, Youngstown Police
Hepartment number[_ __|

3. Unidentified mate, Cleveland, Ohie
nanber Dee *

4. Unidentified male, Cleveland, Ohio
number

5. Unigentit ied pate Cleveland, Ohio
number , ,

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on__11/26/71_.__Minneapolis, Minnesota Files _sanneapoliz oth Q
SAs ned He 3) ~ FFE
VDL IW SEARQHED, INDEXED
ey Date dictated _% FILED emmmtrenriss
JAN Y/7 1972

This document contains nelther recommendations nor conctusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI afdasloonbde tory Ree Le Lh
It end Its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

*s

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4Land its contents "re notdo ho distributed oulsida your agency,

POWE SEY. 3-17-69) ()

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

i

'payzsDecember 1, 1971

Noxthwestern Airlines stewardess, ee
who was on the Norcawestern Airlines Flight 305, which was c
hijacked between Seattle anc. Portland on Hevember 24, 1971,
was shown photographs and fecsimiles of 14 different maies,
both side'and front views,
The following photographs were shown tol si' . b6
. BIC
| |, date of birth[ ss
: 2. WALTER H. MILWAR, date of birth 7/16/58
FEI Number 772i 414 &
3. ———1 subpet of Hinnegp olis
4. | LPB Number
5. | | date of birch[
6. | |
"~ | J . vs . ' betta! 720
-%. Unidentified t:ale ~_Federal Correctional
institution number | } i BS
c

The following fact'imiles were shown tol _ |

i. Unidentified nale, Clevelai, Ohio
nunber[

2. Unidentified nale, Youngstown police
Department nuberL__]

3. Unidentified male, Cleveland, Ohio
Number ,

'4, Wnidentified male, Cleveland, Ohie LOH-8)—- /9BES

- Number j SEARGH INDEXED...
. . \ ' | SERUM pF EY
5. Unidentified male, Cleveland, Ohio} JAN + 81972

Wumber [ FRI—~ Sone,

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On 43/26/74" Minneapolis, hinnesota——iles__Minneapolis 164-73
SAs nd Pe
by FIL: ray RN's Dots dictated + 12/3/72 bic

this decumont contains nelther recommendatiuns nor conclusions of the FOL is the proporly of the FAl and is lonned to your agency;

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FD-302 {REV, 3-17-69} @ , , ©

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Lew

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Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis, Minnesota, furnished from
their files the original of flight conpon numbex Lk of Northwest
ticket [ __| which had been issued to a DAN COCPER
on Noyenber 24, 1971, at Fortland, Oregon. [___ advised
that COOPER had paid cash for this ticket which was one North~
weat Flight 305, the flight which hijacked on the
same date at Seattle, Wash on. advised that the
amount of the ticket was jadvised that this paid
coupon bad been handied by many Northwest employees and that
he doubted if it would be of any value in processing it for
fingerprints.

[advised that this was the only ticket issued
on Plight S05 on that day by the Washington, D. C., and Portland
-£O g man using the name COOPER.

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This documont contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the F8E It is the property of the FBI and Is loaned to your agency;
lt and its contents ore not to be distributed outside your agency.
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Date: 41/13/72 , H ,
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Transmit the following in i
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{Priority} \ '
Hae en nn ee ie i
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
, (00: SEATTLE)
Enclosed herewith for Seattle are nine copies
each of FD-302's reflecting interviews with stewardesses bé
jon nt b7c
11/25/71 and 11/26/71. Also enclosed is an FD-302 interview

with |
Northwest Airlines, on 12////1.

UNSUB_ SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS,

G3 Seattle (Enc. 63)% nb °F . SO (
- Minneapolis ; :
RWG :ras | }aor' [ee Ceorext _ vB 5

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SEARCHED INDEXED
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AWD 1972-—

Va DB Cooper-30871 61s SEATTLE
Approved: Sent Mi Per ae

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Specla}'Agent in Charge yy vu. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1971 —419~198

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Dote of transcriplion L2/ 8/71
| b6
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| of November 23, 1971 thel [drove to the Portland
airport where they picked up| a
L and | J
4 who had arrived on Northwest
Flight 735 from Chicago, The entire family drove immediately
from the airport in Portland to the| residence in
They spent the remainder of the evening there.
On Wednesday, November 24, 197i. thel ——_] b6
remained at the house visiting with the except for b7c
a brief one half hour period during which time [ |visited '
, with neighbors, | , who live L___]
| } The entire family also went out shopping for
a while but returned to the house where they had dinner
and spent the rest of the night.
| On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1971, the
entire family, including | L spent the entire day in the bé6é
house where a Thanksgiving dinner_was served in the late b7C
afternoon. In addition to the | famil and the
lthe dinner was also attended by al
friends of the family from | |
On Friday, November 26, 1971, except for_a short
time during which [ jwent to theL sd bé
Memorial Cemetary, the entire family spent the day at the b7C
residence. That evening the entire family went
to visit friends at | Washington.
On Saturday, November 27, 1971, the entire family
was taken back to Portland where the |} caught an bé
airplane for Chicago which left at 2:35 in the afternoon. b7C

On December 2, 1971] |received a letter
from| | postmarked November 29, 1971

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Interviewed on 12/3/71 4 _bongview, Washington ., SE 164~81 aviv Al
" SA and Pé
by SA RHT: kdl Date dictated 12 / 3 / 71 Cc

This document conicins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI ond is loaned to your ogency;

il ond its contents ore nol to be dislribvted oulside your ogency,

! DB Cooper-30872 )

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SE 164-82
RHT: kdl

from Rockford, Illinois stating that all was well.

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70) rd]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Ie

Date of tronscription

12/8/71

|
l advised that she last sawL sd
a |

when she and her husband were guests of
[| who live at lfor T

dinner on November 25, 1971. According t

hank

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ivi

the

arrived from Chicago on Tuesday, November 23.

ding [___] and the
at her place of employment,

The next day

. on Wednesday, November 24, in the late afternoon, the

came to visit

Il Jadvised that she did not

see the| Jagain after the 25th but she thought they
flew home to Illinois on Saturday, November 27.

| Washington File ere) b6é

Interviewed on 42/3/71 at |
SA and
by SA RHT:kd1i Date dictated 12/3/71
This document contotins nellher recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI ond is foaned lo your agency;

it ond ils contenls are not to be dislribuled outside your agency.

DB Cooper-308 74

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FD-302 (REV, 13-27-70) @ ' @

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1
_ Dete of tronscription 12/8/72
| bé
[advised that he last saw] pie
_. home where _the| |
were invited to spend Thanksgiving Day. |was
certain that| |was present with the family during
t Le day but he thought that the | | and the
planned to visit with friends in| Wash~
ington that evening.
. Jnext heard from| lon 6
Friday evening when he called to say good=bye. bie

Aub,

interviewed on b2/ 3/72 a | | Washington File # SE_164~81-P7H3Ps |
SA and

by SA RHT: kdl Date dicicted 12/3/71

This document contains nefther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, # is the property of the F8I ond is loaned to your agency;

H and its contents ore not to be distribuled outside your agency.

DB Cooper-30875

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FD-36 (Rev, 5-22-64)

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FBI

Cy Date: 1/19/72
Transmit the following in ——

{Type in plaintext or code)

NITEL

TO 3: DIRECTOR, FBI (164%~2111) &

SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) —_

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

NORJAK. ) Sut~ 13°

DAILY TELETYPE

SUSPECT | J INTERVIEWED AT SPOKANE, b6
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WASHINGTON TODAY AND ADVISED HE WAS FLYING WITH | |

| THE. DATE OF NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR, NINETEEN SEVENTY

: ONE, AND WAS SOME TWO HUNDRED MILES WEST OF HONOLULU WHEN HE
: HEARD OF THE HIJACKING. HE ADVISED HE WAS IN NO WAY IMPLICATED !
IN IT AND COULD OFFER NO SUSPECTS, HE DID SUPPLY SAMPLES OF
HIS PERSONAL TYPEWRITER WHICH WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ..
LABORATORY. P. i

CEF:set : -

[b4-81-4946] '

aA 10216 P ;
Approved: _4 c/n [3 A Sent MAT 10:05P yo Per wm

~ ASfecial Agent in Charge Us GS. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971413138

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1/20/72
AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO fac, LAS VEGAS (164-60)

oa

FROM SAC, SEATTLE (164~61} (-P~-)

oad

SUBJECT: NORJAK

Re Las Vegas airtel 12/3/71, which enclosed
numerous FD-302s, including one of | | b6
] |/TAn, Reno, Nevada. b7C

The FD-302 itself is clear but the transcription
of the tape is of such poor quality, copy-wise, that it
possibly could not be preproduced in Seattle's report.

LEADS

LAS VEGAS DIVISION

At Reno, Nevada

metervt to borrow the original of the transcription
from FAA and provide Saattic with one clear Xcrox cony which
can be reproduced hore, PLUASE EXPEDITE.

2- Las Vegas
( 2'~ Seattle
—CEF skib

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

12/9/71.

Dote of transcription

Lt, Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon,
furnished sheets containing read out information and key to
aviation weather reports for weather conditions between

7:00 and 9:00 p.m. on November 24, 1971. He interpreted the
read outs as follows:

Surface observations: 7:00 p.m.

Eugene, Oregon: 2,500 feet scattered, 3,800 feet
scattered, 11,000 overcast, visibility 15 miles, temperature
42, wind SSE 8 knots, breaks in overcast.

Portland, Oregon: 2,000 feet scattered, measured
3,400 feet broken, 5,000 feet overcast, 15 mile visibility,
very light rain showers, temperature 46, wind SE 4 knots.
Rain began at 6:35 p.m

Toledo, Washington: 3,500 scattered, measured
4,700 feet overcast, visibility 12 miles, temperature 41,
wind SSW 4 knots. Rain ended at 6:15 p.m.

Eugene, Oregon: 1,600 feet seattered, 2,500 feet
overcast, 10 miles visibility, light rain showers, temperature
42, wind SSW 12 knots, rain began at 7:34 p.m.

Salem, Oregon: 1,500 scattered, measured 2,606
overcast, 5 miles visibility, light rain showers, temperature

Portiand, Oregon: 1,590 scattered, measured 2,700
broken, 5,000 feet overcast. 7 miles visibility, light rain
showers, temperature 42, wind west 10 knots.

Toledo, Washington: Measured 3,000 feet overcast,
12 miles visibility, very light rain showers, temperature 42,
wind south § knots. Rain began 7:35 p.m.

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by SA | lsh Date dictoted j 2/3/91

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This document contoins neither recommendations nor canciusions of the FBI. it is the property of Ihe FBI and is loaned to your agency;
ond its contents sre not to be distribuled outside your ogency.

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SE 164-81

9:00 p.m.

Eugene, Oregon: 1,500 scattered measured, 2,500
broken, 7,500 feet overcast. Visibility 15 miles, temperature
42, wind south 8 knots.

Salem, Oregon: 1,500 scattered, 3,500 scattered,
measured 10,000 broken. Visibility 15 miles, temperature
#3, wind south 18 knots.

Portland, Oregon: Measured 3,100 feet, broken,
§,000 feet overcast, 10 miles visibility, light rain showers,
temperature 44, wind south 11 knots. Few cumliofactue clouds
at 1,500 feet,

Toledo, Washington: 3,000 scattered measured,
3,400 overcast, 12 miles visibility, temperature 42, wind
south 6 knots. Rain ended at 8:05 p.m.

[J aiso stated that to secure average of below b6
listed information for Woodland, Washington, an average of the bic
two sets of information would give a close estimate of
conditions at Woodland. The information below is for the times
between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on November 24, 1971:

Wind Wind Height Above

Place Direction Speed Sea Level Temperature

Salen 230 degrees 30 knots 7,000 feet - ~y
230 degrees 25 knots 5,000 feet -1
235 degrees 20 knots 2,000 feet 6
235 degrees 15 knots surface 10

Portland 228 degrees 20 knots 7,000 feet =8
230 degrees 25 knots §,000 feet -§
235 degrees 20 knots 2,000 feet 2
235 degrees 15 knots surface 8

~ 245 -

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TIM:kdl a4

On November 27, 1971| , a man who is
familiar with parachute clubs and jumpers in the southwestern
part of Washington and northern part of Oregon, advised that
a person jumping from a plane at about 7000 feet who had
experience could free fall and while doing so could count
to 25 seconds which would then place him at 3000 feet and
for this reason no altimeter would be needed. He pointed
out that if the subject could have seen the ground there would
be no problem in landing if he had experience as a jumper.
He further pointed out that his experience as a jumper
shows him that the subject would not have needed jump boots,
a helmet, jump suit, or any other special equipment for
he and other chutists jump in shorts, tennis shoes, and
other non-jumping equipment when weather conditions are
right. He also pointed out that the subject could land
within one mile of a pin point spot picked if he had
experience and knew when to jump. Further, he stated the
subject would have travelled 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile from the
drop line from the plane in a 30 mile per hour wind if he
opened his chute at 3000 feet. also advised that
he could also state that if the subject had experience
' he would know that the easiest place to put a container with
the money would be between his legs and this would_not
cause any problems on landing or during descent.

Suggested one person whom he thought could be capable of
the hijacking and that would be | 4 who isa
good and experienced parachutist and pilot.

[—CsdJadvised that the parachute clubs in the
area he is familiar with are the Pacific Parachute Club
which uses Donald airfield 30 miles south of Portland,
Oregon, and the Western Sport Parachute Center which uses
both the Frink field and the Hockinson field near Vancouver,
Washington; he pointed out that Puckett airfield is no
_ longer used as a jump center.

On November 28, 1971] } Vancouver
Piper Aviation, 209 East Reserve Street, Vancouver, Wash-
ington, was contacted and advised that he and a group of
experienced pilots had been discussing the hijacking and he
advanced the theory that in view of the cloud cover on the
night of November au, A971 only an experienced jumper knowing

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70} g 2 7
. : ;.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

S, LEWIS WALLICK, a Test Pilot employed by The
Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, telephone 655~4031,
furnished the following information:

He was the Chief Test Pilot on the Boeing 727
project and he conducted the flight testing of this aircraft,

On several occasions during this testing he
intentionally lowered the rear stairs under the tail of the
aircraft while in flight, The effect of lowering these stairs
in flight was hardly noticeable on the controls and the only
positive indication he had that the stairs were lowered was
the lighting of an indicator light on the instrument panel,
The stairs were lowered at a speed of 150 knots, While the
stairs were lowered the plane remained in the same attitude,
There was no yawing or pitching,

He furnished the following opinions in connection

- with the question of whether or not a pilot would feel in his

controls a sudden loss of weight of approximately 180 pounds
from the tail of a 727, He advised that if the pilot were
flying the aircraft manually and if the air were calm, he would
feel a sudden loss of 180 pounds weight from the tail of the
aircraft, He explained that the loss of this weight would move
the center of gravity toward the front of the airplane and while
this moyement would be slight, it could be felt in the wheel by
the pilot, He stated, however, that if the air were turbulent,
it is doubtful that the pilot would feel this sudden loss of
weight, He indicated also that if the plane were being flown
on auto-pilot the loss of this weight would not be felt by the
pilot,

He advised that if the rear stairs on a 727 is
lowered in flight at an altitude of Less than 10,000 feet a
change in pressurization occurs and this could be felt by the
crew if the door leading into the cockpit is open, If the
cockpit door were closed, it is doubtful that the crew would
experience the change in pressurization,

Dote of transcription._ November 30, 1971,

Interviewed on

by

11/29/71 Seattle, Washington

al File #

SA] frmh 11/30/71

Date dictaled

= 277 =

This document conlains nellher cecommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, it is the property of the FBI and ts loaned to your ogency;
it ond ils coalents are not lo be distributed oulside your agency.

SE 164-81 ~2 o87

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription

1/5/72

| } Area Officer B, Federal Aviation b6 Per
Administration (FAA), Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Centerb7¢
Auburn, Washington, provided a transcription prepared by his
office of tape recordings of transmissions between the Auburn
center and Northwest Airlines Flight #305, which was under
hijack on November 24, 1971.

| Jadvised that the original tapes are b6 Per
maintained in his custody. bic

advised that the Seattle Center worked Flight
#305 on the way in to Seattle from Portland, but had no
indication that a hijack had occurred and the aircraft did

not squawk any signal as to a hijack situation. They were

not aware of the hijack until they handed off the plane to the
Seattle-Tacoma Tower.

[__—idjadvisea that after the plane took off from b6 Per
Sea-Tac on its way south toward Sacramento, California, b7¢
the Auburn Center worked the flight from shortly after take-

- O££ until they handed the flight off to the Oakland Center,
Which occurred at the Oregon-California border.

In_view of the fact that the times listed in the log
provided by jJare in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), b6 Per
an insertion has been made at least once in each page to b7Cc
convert the GMT to Pacific Standard Time.

—-
Interviewed on___e2/ 30/71 ae Seattle, Washington rile # SE_164-81 OT
We
by SA CHARLES E. FARRELL/k1ib dete aretctoa L2/ 30/72
'This document contoins natthar recommendations nor 'conclustons of the FBL WU ts the properly of the FBI and Is foaned to your ogency;
ft and Ws contents are not fo be distributed oulside your agency.
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SAC, SHATPLE (164-91) 2/4/72
SA CHARLES LC. PARRELE

NoOVdal
Re: TiVeERVICWS WETIL PASSENGIRS

In compiling the information to be used in tho
report in the section captioned as above, the location
of the various TD-302s5 and insertn reporting the results
of intervinws with the passengers was noted. The serial
numbers of portinent information cubnitted will be set out
in this remo for casy location at some later time.

M4 - GY - 23 [bY- 81 - 21S
AOR 20388

BOS AISZ

ROY ~7

2O5~ BIS?
2158
*2- 13°F

AEC

AIG}

Also being made a separage page of this remo are the
list of names in reugh draft form of people who had been
intervicived Lut no other written record made of then.

Tor possible future need, the addresses af the
passengers who boarded at Portland, arc boing scot out as

follows:
dub. 9

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Sey BO. _]

SNe so df

Fill —SA1 1s

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Date of transecipton L2/ 3/7 I
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[ | phone |, a passenger on Northwest flight b7C
305.0n November 24, 1971, provided the following information:

After the airplane landed in Seattle, she observed
the hijacker leave the seat in which he was seated and proceeded
to the restroom at the rear of the plane, He remained there
for about a minute, When he returned from the restroom, she
"~observed the hijacker carrying a dark colored attache case in both
of his arms. The case was on its side. On top of the case was
a bag,

[described this bag as follows: bé6
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. Approximately 4" deep, width and height approximately
the same as the width and height of the attache case. The bag
was of cloth composition, possibly manila or burlap. The bag
was of a light color, possibly very light yellow and possibly

- with a very light pink tinge, C—Ostated that : thinks the bé
bag was fairly smooth on the side which was up. stated b7c
she did not, at anytime, see what was in the bag. She has no
idea what was in the bag.

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Interviewad on 12/2/71 at] | File # SE 164~81-~, ~ A Lbb;

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by SA | fs ib Dale dictated 12/3/71
This document contoint nelther recommendotlons nor conclusions of the FBI. tt is the property of the FBE and Is loanod te your agency;

it ond its cantents ore not to be distributed oulside your ogency, DB Cooper-30887

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70}

Service, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, (Sea-Tac), bic
Seattle, advised that records maintained at the airport
reflect the following weather conditions during the times
indicated on 11/24/71:

4:20 PM,

-§:00 PM,

7:00 PM,

8:00 PM,

9:00 PM,-

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION °

13/29/71

Data of transcription

| National Weather b6

PST

PST

PST

PST

PST

PST

' estimated, overcast with light rain

7 miles visibility, clouds

15,000 ft. and 3,000 ft. over-
cast. Wind was SW@6 knots. and
moderate rain showers. Moderate
rain began at 4:14 PM and stopped
at 4:25 PM.

Visibility 15 miles with clouds
at 1,800 ft. scattered; estimated,
2,500 ft. broken and 3,700 ft.
broken. Wind SW@7 knots with
light rain showers which began

at 4:25 PM and stopped at 4:43 PM.

Visibility 15 miles +; clouds, 2,500
£t,, scattered; estimated, 4,000.-.
ft., broken and 6,000 £t. broken.
Wind was SE @ 10 knots with light
rain showers.

Visibility 15 miles +; clouds 3,000
ft., scattered; estimated 5,000 ft.
overcast. Wind S @ 10 knots with very
light rain showers which began at

6:50 PM.

Visibility 7 miles; clouds 700 ft.,
Scattered; estimated, 2,500 ft., overcast.
Wind SSE @ 10 knots with light rain which
began at 7:12 PM.

Visibility 15 miles; clouds 2,600 ft.,

showers which began at 7:12 PM and
stopped at 9:27 PM.

11/27/71

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by SA CHARLES E. FARRELL/k1b Date dictated 22/29/71

Seattle, Washington File ¢_SE 164-81 « DA6F

This document contains neither recommendalions nor conclusions of ihe FSI, It is the property of tha FBI and [fs loaned to your ageney:
i) ond its contants ore aol to be distributed oulside your agency,

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Dote of tronscriptian 11/29/71
' | | National Weather b6
Service, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, (Sea-Tac), b7c

Seattle, advised that records maintained at the airport
reflect the following weather conditions during the times
indicated on 11/24/71:

4:20 PM, PST 7 miles visibility, clouds
15,000 ft. and 3,000 ft. over-
cast. Wind was SW@6 knots. and
moderate rain showers. Moderate
rain began at 4:14 PM and stopped
at 4:25 PM.

'5:00 PM, PST Visibility 15 miles with clouds
at 1,800 ft. scattered; estimated,
2,500 ft. broken and 3,700 ft.
broken. Wind SW@7 knots with
light rain showers which began
at 4:25 PM and stopped at 4:43 PM.

6:00 PM, PS? Visibility 15 miles +; clouds, 2,500
ft.,, scattered; estimated, 4,000 .
ft., broken and 6,000 ft. broken.
Wind was SE @ 10 knots with light
rain showers.

7:00 PM, PST Visibility 15 miles +; clouds 3,000
ft., scattered; estimated 5,000 ft.
overcast. Wind S @ 10 knots with very
light rain showers which began at

6:50 PM.

8:00 PM, PST Visibility 7 miles; clouds 700 ft.,
scattered; estimated, 2,500 ft., overcast.
Wind SSE @ 10 knots with light rain which
began at 7:12 PM.

9:00 PM,- PST Visibility 15 miles; clouds 2,600 ft.,
estimated, overcast with light rain
showers which began at 7:12 PM and
Stopped at 9:27 PM.

Fil

Interviewed Yy 11/27/71 Seattle, Washington rile # SE rons AES

by SA CHARLES E. FARRELL/k1b Dore dictates 21/29/71

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, Jt is Iha property of the FBi and Is loaned to your egancy;
it and Its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency,

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FD-302 (REV.9-17-69} 'Ss! , C)
| " £EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

November 26, 1971

Dote
; jwas interviewed by Special Agent b6
| on November 24, 1971 at Seattle - Tacoma b7c
Airport. | ladvised that he resides at'
f | Seattle, telephone | l. Lis

employed by Northwest Airlines| |

Concerning the_hijacking of the Northwest Airlines plane
on November 24, 1971, ooo advised that b6

| ]plane which was parked at the end of a : b7C

runway away from the terminal |
Imere Ly |

at- the airplane with another Northwest employee. Shortly
thereafter, | | to the aircraft'
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took approximately 20 minutes.

' During the | Jwas near the b6

aircraft he did not observe anyone in the plane other than the b7¢

flight crew and did not hear any voices other than that of the
pilot. [._sdjJobserved that all doors to the aircraft were
closed and that the rear interior section of the plane was dark.

could provide no further information regarding bé

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by_SA /41b Dote dicated 12/26/71 es

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Dato of transcripilon 11/26 /72

was interviewed by Special Agent — b6
on November 24, 1971 at Seattle - Tacoma 7¢

Airport, | Jidentified himself as 7
Northwest Airlines, Sea-Tac, Seattle, Washington. He can be

reached at telephone number| Ib
On November 24, 1971, advised that he received b6
information sometime after 3:00 pem. that a Northwest Airlines b7¢

flight from Portland enroute to Seattle - Tacoma Airport

was being hijacked. He was further advised that the hijacker
wanted $200,000.00 in cash and four parachute exchange

for releasing the passengers on this flight. stated this
money was obtained and sometime after 6:00 p.m. he and a
Seattle Police Department detective proceeded toward the hijacked
aircraft parked at the end of the runway at Sea-Tae in an
unmarked Seattie Police Department vehicle and parked at

"10 o'clock to the cockpit." [__]was in two-way radio contact
with the aireraft's captain at this time. The air stairs were
placed in position at the aircraft's front door and almost
simultaneously a fuel truck began refueling the aircraft.

Immediately thereafter, one stewardess deseribed as

being hiond, 5'6" and possibly named [ |came down the steps b6
and approached gave| the sdétchel full of Toney b7c

and she returned into the plane. |}only remark to
was After reboarded the plane the

isa began deplaning. After the passengers were off

Made several trips from the plane to the_vehicle bearing
Where she obtained four parachutes from and carried
them inside the plane. In the meantime several fueling trucks
had attempted to refuel the aircraft without success. However,
the third truck secured a successful hookup and almost completed
the fueling job. During the fueling, two of the three
stewardesses on board this flight were allowed to depart the
aircraft, however, Stayed aboard. During this entire time
stated a | lights in the aft section of the plane
remained out, stated that he did not hear the hijacker
giving instructions nor any other identifiable noises from
within the aircraft.
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Interviowod on 41/28/71 ot Seattle, Washington Fle #7 OE LON BLS LOY VY
by.___s— SAI Yilb Date diclated, 11/26/71 re

This documant contains nelther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It ts the proporty of the F8l and Is Ioened to your ogency:
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After_the fueling was completed the air stairs were
removed and(_} with the detective, returned to the terminal, »6
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[ ]stated that all other information he has
regarding the hijacking was received by him from other Northwest
Airlines personnel and was not personally observed, except
for the set of facts related herein.

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- 11/30/71

Bote of franscripiion

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| | Northwest Airlines, Seattle-Tacoma. _ bre

international Airport, made available on the night of 11/24/71,
a portion of the Ground Radio Teletype Log which had been

recorded during the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight
#305.

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| obtained the tape from| b6
of Northwest Airlines, who removed the tape from b7C
a teletype machine at Northwest Airlines Ground Operations
Concourse C, Seattle~Tacoma International Airport.

This log is maintained as part of a roll printed
on a teletype machine and the particular portion relating
to the hijacking has been xeroxed in sheet form and is
set forth as pages of this document.

The original log has been edited to exclude all
traffic of Northwest Airlines, except that pertaining to the
hijacked Flight 305. Further, since the log is maintained
in Greenwich Time, it has been converted to Pacific Standard
Time (PST) (Seattle time), to facilitate reading the various
logs involved in this matter.

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Interviewed on, LL/24/71 ot Sea bt Le L Washi ng ton File # 164-81 ~IBEF Q

by. SA CHARLES E. Gapgdbrt/kib 11/26/71

Date dictated

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*il ond its contents are not to be disiribuiod oulsida your agency.

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|, Edgewater bé
Inn, Seattle, Washington, advised that a check of hotel re~ b7C
cords indicates that on February 20, 1972, Room No. 136 was
rented for single occupancy to a| | who gave his
home address ag| , Los Angeles, Califor~
nia, On February 22, 1972, | Jrelinquished Room 136
and in its place took two rooms, Peers 209 and 211. The
record indicates that checked out of the Edgewater
Inn on February 23, 1972, -
[ ] furnished a Xerox copy of | b6
Registration and Statement Sheet, and[ Jsupplied =. bic
the following long-distance telephone numbers which were Oo
charged to Mr. FLEMING during his Stay:
Date _ , Peiephone Number Called
February 20, 1972 'BS
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Dato of transeription 4/23/72
; | ] also known_as | |was b6
reinteryi is residence located at | b7c
| Seabeck, Washington, by Special Agents
; | lwas informed that | | was b6
interviewed at length on the night of April 22 and that the b7c
story he tells is at variance and has several inconsistencies
with| | story.
; Jadmitted that what | Jstates as to b6
his calling] Jon the telephone at his residence b7C

around Christmas, 1971, and inviting he and his family over
for a social evening is true. He also states sometime later
he also called | }to pick him up. at the ferry dock
in Seattie in order for| Jto take him to S. L. Savidge
Automobile Company where he was going to obtain a title on
a pickup truck and camper and that thisstory as related by
Jis also correct. | jstated on this particular
day after he had picked up the title of this pickup and camper
he and | jLooked for auto parts which essentially was two
fenders for his Toronado which would cost approximately
$900 and because this was too expensive, he did_not purchase
the fenders and the rest of the evening he and| | spent bé
drinking at the Edgewater Inn in Seattie. | Jwas then b7C
informed that according to lhe had never been in
the paratroopers in the U.S. Army and had never had parachute
i training and had also not been out of the.country. Then
| | admitted he might have called| Liate

| one night, but denied that he had requested that | |

furnish him af Jas he had[ JoF his own.
He was then asked even though this was so, did he make a
request of | }to |} Jat the Edgewater
Inn. | jthen stated that he had never registered under
an assumed name at the Edgewater Inn or anywhere else and
that if he had wanted a [| jhe would have requested one
from the desk of the Edgewater Inn. When it was pointed out .
to hat this is exactly what stated he ;
ha fe) [to request a | from the desk; | |
Interviewed ont 23/72 o__Seabeck, Washington cle ¢ SE 164-81 REST
SA and ; _ BG
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then explained that if he had made such a call it was because
he was "smashed."

| |was then exhibited a photograph of a white b6
male dressed in a sweater and tie with gark sunglasses b7c
standing at the corner of 5th and Pacific in Bremerton,
Washington, and asked if he knew this individual. | }
upon observing this photograph stated that this picture was
not of him and it was not of his father and it was not of
his brother. He further stated that he did not know this
individual and maintained that he did not introduce
| | to this man in the photograph
"or to anyone else and that he did not introduce anyone to the
man in this photograph.

| |then stated the only time he saw[ | b6é
| Jwas on Friday, during the latter part of February, bic
exact date not recalled and that he wds interviewed at length
by | ]for personal background information and after
a detailed and lengthy interview they ended up having dinner
along with | at the Windjammer Restaurant in Seattle.
At this point in the interview was interrupted by

his wife who momentarily came into the kitchen where the
interview was being conducted, and she stated that they saw

[ Jon a Monday instead of a Friday. | | then
Said this may have been so. At this point [was asked
" if| jJhad paid him any money whatsoever and
advised that [ ]had paid him[___] in cash for
expenses incurred for this story and that this_occurred on
the day that he and his wife had dinner with | | bé
and that he had given| Ja |for this | | payment. b7C
| |then admitted telephoning Ja number of

times at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle after their interview
which was on_a Monda but maintained that he never got in
touch with | He then explained that if any of the
telephone calls he made to the Edgewater Inn on the day
following his interview by | lwere over three minutes in
length, it was because he had | | paged. He further
stated that the reason he catledL_____|]was to see if

was going to] and if and when he was going to
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]then stated he subsequently callead[___] bé
|again at his home in California and_asked him if he b7c

though d the right guy. According tol
| was enthusiastic and stated he thought|

had the right guy, but did not know where he was going to get
thel_]to pay| :

| ] then stated he received | |] through b6

|bases on his b7c

theory of the November 24, 1971 airplane hijacking and if
that is a federal crime then he is guilty since | |makes
it grand larceny. He then stated

He further stated that he had

a lot of work, research and travel all over the country, incurring
this expense in regard to this story. He then suggested that

the FBI talk tof |Cphonetic) of the "Bremerton Sun"
since he also talked to her | J. He reiterated

this suggestion several times during the interview and then

also suggested that [____| the airplane stewardess be shown

the purported picture of the hijacker to determine whether

it is actually the individual.

|Jthen voluntarily submitted to being photograplbe
only after losing his temper and stated that he was fed up with b7c
the entire interview and the the Agents were trespassing and
that he could get his gun and shoot them. He wasoalmed down
and subsequently photographed and advised that everyone's
story would be checked out thoroughly for accuracy and proof.

The interview was then terminated and at this point

L Jadvised that he had one brother, | b6
years of age. He works as a[~_jand lives with his b7c
parents.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

, ot L 7 : Data.of transeription 5~8-72

Special agents |
' personelly contacted the office of the Seattle. Flag newspaper
located at 222 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, at approximately
3:15 PM on May 5, 1972 and asked for] |

Several individuals were observed languishing on tops ~
of desks and sitting in various groups scattered about the one
large room which is the office space of the Seattle Flag news-
paper. One unidentified individual stated that he was in the
Advertising Department and that and all of the
| l were out and he did not know when they would
return, SA| identified himself and requested that(__]
L Icall him at the PBI Office as sonn as he came in.

At approximately 4:00 PM, May 5, 1972,
telephonically contacted SA[___]at the_FBI_ Office. |

stated he recalled_having talked to SA | |several years ago ~

in regard to the| |which occurred at the
University of Washington at Seattle. then asked what
it was all about. SA[____] advised| Jhe wanted to talk |
srsonally and asked if he was going to be in his office.
|Jstated he was not going to be in_his office and then

» Said "I don't want to talk to the FBI". |then asked

"what's it all about". He was advised by SA| jthat he want"

ed to talk to him about the D.B. COOPER story published in the .
Seattle Plag. [sd stated "it's all in the article". He -
was advised that no, it was not all in the article as the FBI
desired to know the identity of his source, name and address.
; stated the source was anonymous in the article and

- would remain that way. SA[_ | advised either he
would make the person's name and address, from whom he obtain-~
ed the story, available or he would not. [[___—_—sCidstatedd he
would not, then added "it's not those two men from

Bremerton, Washington."

At this point the interview was terminated.

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7 a "Seattle Plag, Ine. ,"
Uvtewed at the offices of that publication, :222 Dexter North,"
+ Seattle, Washington, concerning an article appearing in the "7. %
_ Seattle Flag", Volume 1, #5, under date of May 10, headlined ere
."D.B. COOPER FOUND." Although the paper is sated Hay 20, At ~s
va'was. placed on the newsstands S/Y/72, Shag ree

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eas advised 'by SA CHARLES E. FARRELL of his"
"yight' to remain silent and that anything he might say could
; be used against him in court; of the fact he had the right .
: to the services of an attorney and that if he did decide to

S588 EE "Vadvisea. ae ene paper aia' pay $i, '000 'for the "sb

story 'as indicated in the newspaper, but he refused to disclose sae

from whom the story was obtained. He said the story was ** 3.735%

3 furnished to him on tapes and that the reproduction. Of a anaes

¢..$20 bill appearing in the "Seattle Flag" was made by them = = s%::
'from a photograph of.a $20 bill. which was 'given. to them | es

> when they purchased | the (SEOLY so re ane

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= Jadvisea that! the "WSeattie "Flag" normally: ee:
"has 'a circulation, of 25,000 'copies', but the issue carrying.
athe "D.B. COOPER" story sold 28, 000. "They were prepared , -
'to print another 25,000 when 'the story appeared in. the news-
"papers about the arrests. of two individuals. in the 'Bremerton *
'area, who perpetrated a hoax on Newsweek Magazine: Because. Of
. that. hoax story, they did not xeprint. the issue and their' |.

Be LARS Es? "Jadvisea he would 'be Willing' "to 'cooperate 'with
"th FBI in furnishing "surrounding information" .(but wowld |.
never. disclose the identity, of the person who sold the SeORY), saci
"in exchange for information as 'to'where the discrepancies 7" :2i:'7
eo were in the "Seattle Flag" story. "| Jwas advised that, no
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| , Jorthvest ton
Ohio, wag imterviaued in the present of her atrtornsay
| | Canton. OniG.

Ld stated that she cane to Salt Laka City to

_teatify in the hijacking ase of RICHARD FLORD MC COY, UR.,
|, and had brought her atteracy , L_]
[|__| with hes because she felt that HC COY might try to
lie about hey at the trial.

[__] stated that she cayed inte the MC Co¥
vesidence in January, 1972, and prior to that peried had
attended Ricks Collera in Rexburg, Idaho. She stated that
she had entered the Pail term at Rieke Collere, and had only
been in tha MG CO¥ residenae in Prove, Utah, only a cotpic
of tinmas prier to her moving there in January.

She said that on either Tucsday or Uednecday
procenting Fhankeriving Day, LOFL, she came to Prove, Utah.

and eannet seal at the tine if RICHARD FLOYD UO COY, dR. .
woze gk the residence or if [ |

weve af the resisence on Thanksgiving Day, and sex sed tea
recall that at the spur of the moment, HC COY and
denided to fe to Lan Verxas, Nevada, and they wanted her te go
te Las Yegas with them, but | stated she did not have any
noney to spend on rasbling« She stated that che cannot
weeall if RICHARD FLOYD MC OY was ak the residcnea on
Wednesday, and said there is ne apecific facident that che
Gin recall that would plaee him in the residence en the
vednesday prior to Thankssivine. She stated she seens_ta
reeali that HO (OY calied the rasidence to check on |
someting in the evening of Thankegiving, and atated
tnet Le seems te hex that they had Thankspsiving dinner
eaviier, possibly 22:39 _ P.4, or 1:00 P.M., and that shortly
theraafter HC coy andL______]left for Lac Vegas. She
iater soinked out that while They had o Thanksgiving dinner,

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she cannot reeall if this dinner was on Thanksrivine Tay
itself, or the following Sunday. She stated that she would
hike to help to exactly "place the whereabouts of NC COY at
that period of time, but is just unable to recall definitely.

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newspaper clippings concernins this hijacking. Gn saveral
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and would try tw make them available to the FI.

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BARL J. COSSEY, 349 No. 101lst, Seattle, telephone
SU. 3-0475, who is employed for the remainder of the school
year at Sharples Junior High School, 3928 South Graham,
Seattle, telephone PA. 5~3562, furnished the following infor-
mation:

The back parachute, as well as the orange colored chest
chute, both of which had been left on flight 305, were examined
by Mr. COSSEY, after which he advised that he had personally
packed these two chutes as well as the other back pack and the
other chest pack which were taken by the hijacker when he left
the aircraft. COSSEY advised that he personally made up the
back pack, also referred to as an "emergency chute" from com~
ponent parts which he either had in his shop or which he pur-
chased for the occasion.

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facturing Company at Renton, Washington, had need for two b7C
emergency parachutes. The one that is now in possession of
the FBI was one of those packed by COSSEY and is a 26' white
canopy parachute. ,

The missing back chute was described as follows:

Main Chute

28* flat, circular chute made of white nylon and
white cords. This chute, because of its flat circular shape
will have precisely 28 panels and they will be numbered 1 thru
28. The number is very clear on each panel. In addition, one
of the panels, probably panel 28, and if not there, on the cen-
ter panel, there will appear a large identification which will
show the name of the manufacturer, when the chute was made,
the military contract number under which made and will have
a precise serial number.

Pilot Chute

Made of white nylon (not measured), white shroud cords
and is described as a Model A-3 "soft top".

interviewed on 5-31-72 ai Seattle, Washington File # SE 164-81

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Harness & Container

A Sage Green Navy N.B.-6 harness which does not have
a D-ring, which is used to attach a chest parachute to the
back pack. The container itself is a Sage Green nylon. Both
the harness and container were Navy surplus and will have a
label on the outside of the container to identify the Navy
contract number and probably the name of the company which
made it.

COSSEY advised that all chutes are identified to the
particular chute by a serial number placed thereon by the manu-
Facturer. In addition, a parachute must be repacked perio-
dically and the missing parachute was repacked by COSSEY and
the date as well as other identifying data placed on a card
which is then inserted in a pocket on the container.

COSSEY advised that his records do contain the serial
numbers of the various parachutes that he has made and/or in-
spected and that he would check his record for the serial num-
ber of the missing parachute.

COSSEY advised that the missing parachute is made
up of a surplus Navy harness and container and that he very
definitely would be able to identify the chute.

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The missing chext chute was described as
follows:

Main Chute

This is actually the only chute in the chegt
pack as there is no pilot chute. 'This chute is white
nylon with white shroud lines and was actually made up
by COSSEY from a parachute which had been scrapped. COSSEY
said he doubts if the serial number is still on the chute
because he cut the parachute in half and then sewed it
together. He did this in order to make the chute small
enough to fit into the container. COSSEY explained that
the chute was placed in a container and was used for
training purposes of students learning to parachute and
was not intended ever to be used as a real parachute.

He said the trainee was suspended approximately
three feet from the ground during part of his training
process and simulated operating the back pack as well as
the chest chute.

COSSEY advised that he very definitely would be
able to identify the chest pack whether or not there is a
serial number on it. However, if there is a serial number
on it, COSSEY said he would have made no record of it because
it was a scrapped chute.

COSSEY also explained that an experienced jumper
who inspected the dummied up chest chute probably would
be aware that it was not operable.

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Canton, Ohio, was Interviewed at the offices of the U. &. BIC

Attomey, Salt hake City. [__ |was exhibiced photerraphs
of a dark blue or black tic, and a tie clasp that appears
to have a white round center, approximately the size of a

dine.
| lstated that she recalls that| }
RICHARD FLOYD Ne coy, JR., had «a tie siniiar to the one b7c

depicted in the photograph, and also che recalls that he
had 2 tic clasp sinklar te the one depicted in the phote-~
graph. She stated the reason che remonbers these 'tuo. items
being worn by HC C6¥, is the fack that
| |, and she yvermalis that when he vicited hor
HOLS Of One ocnaszon, he bonk over a eoffee table, and the
phetere stuck in her mind.

l | stated that she has some letters that
| lhad wettten te hex during the Thankeiving. bIC
1971, period and she aise thinks that she may have sone
photopranhs of MC e6¥ in which he ig wearing a tie. Sha
stated that she will make these letters and photegrapas
available to her attorney, | jute dn turn
Wiil make them availabie to the PRI.

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i 7/6/72

Date of transcription

Columbus, anise telephone numb telephonically
contacted the Federni Bureau of Ynvestigation, and indicated
that he perhaps possessed sone informtion relative to

the identity of = DAN COOPER, who bad hijacked a Northwest
Airlines Flicht on the west coast several months aco.

[sCédaxs interviewed at bis home and advised
as fotiows:

He stated that he is | _ | for the YucA,
Jocally in eney- Ln laat and in employad by the Yodustrial

Security Agency. advised that in 1953 or 1959, he
was employed by Lert*s Drus, Incorporated, in Anchorage,
Alaska, Wo advised that Bert's Dror had 4 group of stores

in the Anchorare, Alsska area, ond he wae eeployed by them

and |

as |
Ne indicated that the drug stores each had a Photo Department
and, becanse of the tourism in Alaska, did an extensive

the stores' Panes Penertment. Ke advised tha was
Stiti amployed by Bert's Druc in September, 1960, when, he,
left the state.

business. te stated that at about this tine, he hired 2
| (phonetic), {6 work for oe tae 5 ene of

since that tins, however, ndtext
had learned that[ ___[nad
in Anchorate, Alaska.

[lsdvised that | Jig named
and she resides in Anchoraze, Alaska. He related that ler

—_ related tint| is a white male, who ig
abowt 3G to 37 years of ane, ot perhaps siichtiy older.

Ye is approxmiusteiy 5*3207 taki and weighs at the most 260 pound.

His bulid je slendex to mediun. woxe bis hair parted
on the left side with a wave up in the front, much like many
people wore their hair in the Inte 50"s. His hair was
heginnine to recede 4 front at erg: E

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telephone number] |} furnished the following information:

She stated that she is familiar with | }

lwho Live | | and

have been Living there for approximately three years. She was
displayed a photo of an_artist's conception of D, COOPER in an
effort to determine if | J} could possibly be identical
to this individual, She stated that the upper portion of the
photo bore no resemblance to jat all; however,
indicated that the lower portion of the photo, from his nose
down, bore certain resemblances tol . She stated that

| Jhas a jutting chin and that his mouth sinks in, some-

what similar to that of a man without teeth. | jhas
a beard most of the time and has had ever since she has known
him. She stated he has only shaved his beard approximately
three times since he has been here and that he immediately
lets it grow back,

She stated that she knows that| jentered
Rice University when he first got here, then went to San
Jacinto College and supposedly is now_attending the University
of Houston. She stated he was firsst| |

She described the | |couple as being very
refined, that they never go out much and when they do it
is usually to the movies and that they have never "splurged"
with money. She said that they are very dedicated to TV
sports events.

She understands that | jlives
in Dallas and that he used to travel to Dallas frequently
during his first year in Houston in order] |

She stated he is presently working | |

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and he drives a 1965 or 1960 Lemans vehicle. She described

him as being in his late 30s, 6'4", and having gray hair all

or thé time tnat sre has Known Aim, Ib &/-82efe Lil
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She recalled that he used to work for the 3M
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furnished the Tollowing. information concerning himself: BIC
He stated| he was a student at the ~ b6.
University of Houston and remains in that status at this time. b7C
He was questioned as to his whereabouts during the Thanksgiving
holidays, 1971, and he stated he could not precisely recall where
he was but believed that he was in this very apartment and spent
the day| jwatching the football games on television. :
He stated he was a sports fan as far as television was concerned.
He was not sure but believed_he had two or three days off from t
the school for Thanksgiving | -
He felt confident that he was in school the day E
before Thanksgiving and_had_ he been in school he would have
been in a class called] b6
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|}{phonetic). He_added that it
was very possible that he might have skipped
| }on that particular-day in order to have an
early start for Thanksgiving. .
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He stated he never left the state of Texas during i
the fall of 19712 and that the last time he flew in an airplane j
was to Detroit, Michigan in August, 1971. He stated that the
last time he was in the Washirgon state area was approximately i
two years ago during the late summer when he | | Grove b6é
their 1966 LeMans Pontiac convertible to visit friends and b7C

relatives in that area. He stated that he was a parachutist

with the U. S. Air Force and that following his service time

he parachuted in Canada and Washington state; however, he stated

it has been ten years since his last jump. He believed that his

last jump was during an Easter festival in Euphrata, Washington.

He stated that he has jumped approximately 150 to 180 times in
is life.

197 He stated that he was not employed during November,
1.

He advised that quite often he wears a beard and

could very "weli_have_becn_wearing-6—beard during November, i971.

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8/31/72

Date of transcription.

was contacted at the residence of|

who resides on | North

arolina,. | |was advised of the identity of the
interviewing agent and the purpose of the interview and
provided the following information.

T North Garo}ina,

Jadvised that on November 24, 1971[

JRICHARD FLOYD McCOY attended his regular pozning

classes at Brigham Young University, leaving from

Utah, at about 7:30 A.M. LL ]

advised that at this time RICHARD had only morning classes

at Provo High School and he thus left home at approximately
10:30 A.M, in order to reach school by 11 A.M.,|

L | |further advised | ]

arrived home from Birgham Young University, which was always

somewhere between 10:45 and 11 A.M. | | further
advised |
sure RICHARD got home all right. | | stated [ | coud

not be absolutely positive the above occurred as set forth
above on Movember 24, 1971, but if anything had differed

id

from this routine |

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attended] Jat Brigham Young University from | |

fand RICHARD always | L
Istated as far as| - |
as normal on November 24, 1971 and]
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| further advised | | arrived at

their residence at about 6:30 P.M, on the evening of
November 24, 1971 and spent the night. .

| Jstated further thet on Thenksgiving
Day, November 25, 19/71, after eating Thanksgiving dinner,
she and[ Jleft Provo, Utah, at about 4:15 P.M.

and drove to Las Vegas, Nevada while

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. | New York be
Times, 225 West G3rd Street, New York, New York. made _pvailable BIC |
a two page handprinted letter signed by along with an

envelope addressed to "New York Times, 229 W, 43rd , New York, N.Y.",
postmarked September 19, 1972, United States Postal Service, Ca, 920,

I ladvised that he jearned of the letter's existance bé
when , gave him a photocopy®7¢
of it. | j informed | |that the original letter was received
over the weekend of September 23, 1972 and was passed from department
to department and from clerk to clerk until he received the letter
approximately ten days ago,

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was interviewed at his sumer residence at bic
a Meine," Ha wis advised of the personal and official
Ldentities of tha Litertiewing Acents. He was advised of the
nature of cha investigation béing conductad. Hs was advised
of his rights by Seecial Agent WILLIAM F. CRATE, JR. and
waived them es shown on an executed Warning and Walver
Form, Thereafter, he furnished the following information:

™ He was advisad that hie name had come up reeasding

thie "hijacking of che Korthwest Airlines 36t in Washington

State in Novembar cf 1971. He furnished the following

iniormation reparding his backsround and his eectivitias

S0 as to providean alibi. for his not "being involved of

& suspect : "hii ~_# 2 hat he ¥atumed fo

Maine with) and has fot b6
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/Gopne ize from _ the west codst he was working for the °: )
CHLLEOZA IES | [nad stayed with him walle ne
was there, He stated his previous Bivline and flying
ase driciuded being an| L

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\ out of Seattla, Washington until he quit In February, 1963.
He also worked ds| Jin Soattle,

Washineton Zor tha Fadaéral Aviation Administration and in
this "regatd stated that his thoughts recarding the skyjacking
was thet there was a fan marker which sivas Gut a light

end audio sipnal which is 75 mesacycles logated near
Woodiumm, Washinston and ha speculated that the person who
@id this skyjackins could hate used this fan marker as

& point £6 parachute out of the hijechked sirexatit, He

added that he"has nevaér Beeti In a Boeing 727 and has never
had anything to do"with that type aircarft. He denied evar
baing involved in the skyjacking.

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New York Times P&
229 West FRrd Street : 7 York, advised that the hand- »&7¢
written letter from was received over the weekend
of September 23, 1972, He stated that the letter was passed from
Department to Department for about two weeks and was handled by a
number of clerks and éGitors before he received it approximately
ten days ago. He declined to estimate the number of people who
handled the letter adding that it would be impossible to determine
the number or identities of those people,

[Jeontinued 'that[_____]no present plans for publica- 6
tion of the letter, He advised that a photocopy of the letter was b7¢
f orwarded | in the San Diego, California

area, He named| |
California, teleohone (714) 459-9119, WARK explained
that] determined from the letter's postmark that the letter
had bean mailed within a one hundred mile radius of San Diezo but
outside San Diego's city limits, He said[L_]had requasted the
local Buregay of Vital Statistics to furnish a list of all deaths

on ] but| | discovered such records are not' filed by
date, He related that to his knowledge no one else has made any

attempt to determine the letter's accuracy or authenticity,

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f |p California, was interviewed near' Dog": soll. bre

. Valley, California, where he stated he had 'located as

 payachute canopy pack he hed found-while hunting, He | 8 a
'furnished his home telephone nuyber 'as| = a poe

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3300. PM on October 21, 1972° they. 'were walking wp hill -
- . about: one-half mile' from Dog Valley: Canpground when' he
saw avstrap with a buckle. protruding from the grotind,
<> Me stated. he reactied down and: pulled on the 'stzap. and
, discovered what-he first. thought to be «. backpack »
. *. Burhed approximately tuo inches under the ground. "He.
stated he' started to leave the ares; but upon. Looking
"further at the pack realized it was a: parachute, canopy .
-. packs. -He stated he knev this fromthe fact he wag a. =!
- .° . Paratrooper. in the United States Army and before' teaving
/) the area. he decided to-take custody 'of 'the. pack. a.
cp. cstated 'the' réason he did this vas in. view. cf the: fect"
' he vecahled.an airliae | hijacking which took. place" ys a
.. > between Seattle; Washington and Reno, Nevada and - - Pog te
. 1 Realiaed 'this. Was near the area of the alzplane' s eight! re
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was shown six photographs

Bugene, Oregon, telephone|
of the following named individuals,. numbered one through six,

in the following order:

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bho hijacked an aircraft

bears a resemblance to an individual' w
was a passenger during November of 1971,

on which
| ladvised that the individual depicted in the #2
photograph bears only a resemblance to the hijacker, and

he cannot state that this individual] -is ddentical to the
hijacker ,{ |noted that the indviweal depicted in

the #2 photograph has eyes, mouth, and a chin resembling
these of the hijacker. He further advised that the individual

in the #2 photograph has the sane overall shape te his face
as the hijacker,

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information card concerning | Jwhich
Was given their payroll number | | stated that

| | worked for the Fife Company (which
is not doing business any more) on the | |
Which consisted of the | l

Soeial Security Number is | h

His residence was shown as Nanti, Utah. and date and
dace of birth as/
Employee card indieated hel
| jand that he was employed as | |

L|stated that[__] worked in 1968 for
them, but did net work for long: and in 1969 he besan
work on or about April 14, 19692. The last cheekhe
received was for the week ending November 29, 1972, and
his total earnings were a little over $5,000.00 for
1968. He also received one check for the week ending
March 28, 1970, in the amount of $271.32.

lstated that |

| Brigham City, Utah, telephone | |, Was
the and that he
would have been the one who hired | it was
responsibility to | |
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_ , Signed

Jand the Fafe Construction Company,
incorporated, employee card pertaining to He
noted that a would have filled out all of the

informrion down to and including the line requesting to
know whether he i married or single. [___] asked that

these items be returned to him-and asked for a receipt a

which was providedto hin.

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as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investization.
[ | was further advised that he was beinz interviewed
concerning the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305
occurring on November 24, 1971.

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|, Las Vegas, Nevada, stated he first
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became acquainted with ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY in late 1971
and he is not sure how he met HARTLEY. UARTLEY was driving

a Ford pickup and pulling a self-contained trailer, With
HARTLEY kept pbis_trailer onl |

jand earned his keep
From time to time he would loan IIARTLEY a few J
Qllars, but never expected to be repaid, HARTLEY stayed
]for about one year, leaving in about September,
19/2, received a phone call late in 1972 from HARTLEY,
vho asked to winter work] |Buhl, Idaho.
This is the last time| jhas heard from HARTLEY.

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[ jadvised that HARTLEY made several long
distance telephone calls to the San Diego area and as soon
as his secretary can locate these bills he will make them
available. stated he recalls he did receive some
phone calls from HARTLEY from some place in Colorado, but he
does not recall what the calls were about. At rio time did
HARTLEY ever make any type of business propositions to him.

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During the year HARTLEY Lived on| |
[jhe would idave for short periods of time saying he
was going to Reno, Nevada or up to Utah to pan for gold.

L—] stated that if HARTLEY should appear in
Las Vegas he will notify-the Las Vegas Office. "
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| |, Crystal Bay, Nevada, advised that she ceside nae
at | |. She stated she first O Q
met ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY when she was living in Las Vegas
and was then working at |. This was
either in June or July of 1967. She stated she met him
through | | who the last
she knew was living] L bas Vegas, Nevada.

She stated that

She related that she met HARTLEY on two or three
occasions and after leaving Las Vegas and coming te Lake
Tahoe on April 14, 1971, when she [ L,
that HARTLEY called her on one occasion and] |
| | She stated he indicated to her who he
was but at that time she could not recall his name and was
unable to| |
Shortly after this, he came to the| jJand she
met him | L She stated somehow
HARTLEY also obtained their telephone number when they were
| , Reno, Nevada, On one occasion he
called and | | became engaged in discussing

| }with HARTLEY on the telephone.

She continued that] | HARTLEY
| | which is off Interstate
| |, California, Also, HARTLEY supposedly
had papers for a mine at Stanley, Idaho, and lwas to
become the] |

She continued that HARTLEY | |
lin August, 1972, when they were living

| Reno, Nevada; and

A when HARTLEY left the next morning, he took ,

their

She explained that one | Jof Grand Junction,
Colorado, telephonically advised them that he had seen
pilis from jthat HARTLEY had in his
possession, however, the bills were [| } she

3/9/78 Crystal Bay, Nevada rile LLY 87-9434
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| Yerington, Nevada, bé
advised that he has known a ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY for approximately b7¢
the past four months. He stated that the latter part of S y
October, 1972, HARTLEY stopped ty | |

in Yerington, and was driving a twenty-two [oot motor home «__\-
and stayed over night.

He continued that he feels that HARTLEY [

whether or not her received a telephone call from HARTLEY

in August, 1972, from Grand Junction, Colorado, however,

he may havé. He stated that HARTLEY was_in the mining
business and HARTLEY had asked that he, | be watching

|] HARTLEY might purchase. He stated that he

Last had contact with HARTLEY in November, 1972, when he
saw him in Reno, at the residence of | |

|, Reno, Nevada. He stated that HARTLEY

then was just passing through and he visited with HARTLEY
for about one hour,

, He stated he has never known HARTLEY _to use the
name of———CsdtCe: any' oth, i ing and bé
he had mat HARTLEY through who b7C
apparently was initially contacted by HARTLEY in the Spring
of 1972, He stated he could provide no additional information
regarding HARTLEY, but in the event he should learn any
pertinent information, he will immediately advise.

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Dato of Ironscriplion

| Las Vegas,

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Nevada, a a listing of long di
calls made by ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY from | be Co q

were made:

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adviged that he is working at]

Yeringto

3/12/73

| land resides at this address

,Monday through Friday and returns tol

| |} Reno, Nevada, on the weekends.

He stated he has known ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY since

} Las Vegas, and HARTLEY then|

early Summer of 1972 and that he had met HARTLEY through
who at one time worked at the

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' | whose name is|

August, 1972, to have him do

| had meationed to Ey |

He continued that HARTLEY had contacted him in

Jand did not go to Idaho, since HARTLEY did not supply
tin

e necessary funds -or the equipmant_he was t6 work with.

He continued that he feels that |

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| Reno,

Nevada,in August, I9/72, and when he Left thelr residence,

the morning of August 2, HARTLE beft[ ___] -
| | which he has used

La his travels about the country.

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He further advised that HARTLEY is associated

with! Phoenix, Arizona,

Ne further mentioned that HARTLEY has called him collect
- several times from various places in Colorado, those of

a which he c xemember were Grand Junction and Fair Play,
Colorado further related that he has talked to

of Grand Junction, Colorado, and tegether

they were attempting to pool their information in an
effort to locate HARTLEY. He stated that at one time
HARTLEY had called him from the Romada Inn, Grand Junction,
Colorado and he apparently was not home and there was a

message for him, |

Interviowad on__3/7/73 oa Yerington, Nevada
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

are

contacted SA] Jat his
residence, advising -that on January 6, 1973, he was contacted
by an individual identifying himself as ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY,
whom he described as a white male, age approximately 50,

6 feet tall, 190 pounds, graying-hair, mustache, who.is
currently staying at Room 123 at the Plantation Inn in

Bayou Vista, Louisiana.

| | advised that he | lis | |

Dale of transcription

| |, whose home office is in New York City,
New York, and he is | Jand

resides in Berwick, Louisiana.

advised that HARTLEY had previously called him on
either January 3 or 4, 1973, stating that he was calling from
Brownsville, Texas, and had a business deal to discuss with
him. He stated that during this telephone conversation,
HARTLEY called him direct and stated that he would travel
from Brownsville to Rerwick and meet with nim. [| Jexpiained
that on January 6, 1973, he received a telephone call from
HARTLEY stating that he was staying at the Plantation Inn, at
which time [J went to f Ito confer with
HARTLEY.

| ladvised that HARTLEY, in his conversation at the
claimed to have access to approximately
32,000 pounds of gold ingots, and approximately 500,000 ounces
of platinum which_was scattered throughout New Mexico, Arizona,
and old Mexico. advised that HARTLEY requested
financial assistance in the_purchase of either part or all of
the aforementioned metal. ee aavised that in his conversation
with HARTLEY, HARTLEY claimed that he could easily find a
purchaser for the gold and platinum in Canada and sell it ata
large profit.

LJadvised that during conversation with HARTLEY Sud Qs

Interviewed on 1/7/73

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| Plantation Inn, U.S. Highway 90
West, advised that her records reflect that A. C. HARTLEY,
giving address of P. 0. Box 856, Rangely, Colorado, has been
registered in Room 123 at the Plantation Inn from January 5,
1973, to the present.

|made available her records, which
reflect that on indicated dates HARTLEY had the following
telephone calls charged to his room:

DATE NUMBER CALLED

1/7/73 - Charge of $6.55 from Western Union,
Morgan City, Lonisiana.

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by SA Dete diciated 1/11/73
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1/16/73

Date of transcriplian

| Plantation Inn, U.S. Highway 90
West, Bayou Vista, Louisiana, advised that on the indicated

dates A. C. HARTLEY, Room 123, Plantation Inn, made the following
long distance calls, whith were charged to his room:

DATE NUMBER CALLED

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| | i rviewed at the residence of
l, where

he related as follows:

| Jadvised that he accompanied|

| Bayou Viste, Louisiana, on January 8,.

1973, where he met with ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY to discuss the
purchase J

[advised that they initially met HARTLEY at room

123 at the Plantation Inn and accompanied HARTLEY to a restau-
rant adjoining the Plantation Inn where they ate a sandwich.

He stated that while in the restaurant HARTLEY carried a

-38 caliber snubnose pistol in his belt and upon return to the
room HARTLEY put the pistol in a briefcase. [advised that
during the conversation HARTLEY claimed to have 40,000 ounces
of platinum in a bank in Old Mexico, twelve, thirty-two pound
brick bars of gold also in Mexico, forty to fifty tons of

bar gold po New Mexico and 95,000 ounces of placer gold in

Arizona, advised that during the conversation HARTLEY
advised that] | he (HARTLEY) had

ates § * cf this celd and cevld meke some cevail-

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WU od OF Pee Ve hb Ben Re ee ee tee
able to .

advised that during conversation

HARTLEY claimed to be the owner of Cochise Exploration

and Minning Company located in Hereford, Arizona, and stated
that he would make the gold available for approximately $60

per ounce indicating gold could be resold for approximately

$90 an ounce in Canada. Further HARTLEY claimed the platinum
could be purchased for $90_an ounce and resold for approximately
$100 an ounce in Canada. advised that HARTLEY indicated
during the conversation that the entire transaction would be
illegal and further indicated that the gold was "Hot!

[Jadvised that HARTLEY would not disclose the
exact location of the gold nor would he disclose any names
of individuals who had custody of the gold.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

a 1/16/73

Date of lranseription

. vas interviewed at his residence, [J
where he related as follows:

advise t he afternoon of January 8,
1973, » met with ALVIN CURTIS
an at the Plantation I Bayou Vista, Louisiana...
advised that he and| inet HARTLEY at room -
123 and subsequently proceeded to a restaurant adjoining

the Planation Inn where they had a bite to eat. He stated
that tL feos they did not discuss HARTLEY's attempt

to get to purchase any gold but he related this inas-
much as when HARTLEY left the room he put a .38 caliber snub-
nose pistol in his belt and kept the pistol in his possession
until his return to the room at which time he placed it in

a briefcase,

advised that upon return to the room HARTLEY
stated that he had 40,000 ounces of platinum in a bank in
Old Mexico that he had atcess to along with twelve, thirty-
two pound bricks of bar gold. HARTLEY stated that in addition
he had forty to fifty cons of bar gold stashed in New beaico
and 95,000 ounces of placer gold located in Arizona.

[___ledvised that HARTLEY stated that they gold
could be purchased for approximately $60 an.ounce and be re-

sold in Canada for approximately $90 an ounce, He stated the
platinum, which can legally, according to HARTLEY, be transferred
from bank to bank could be purchased for approximately $90

an ounce and would sell for $100 an ounce in Canada.

[___jadvised that HARTLEY stated he owns the Cochise
Exploration and Minning Company, Route 119 Hereford, Arizona,
and stated that the Federal Government is currently attempting
to serve a subpoena on him in reference to the operation
of said company.

advised that in conversation with HARTLEY he
advised HARTLEY that he owns two jet -passanger liners and

operates a supply boat, both of weich-couls take the merchangise
from Berwick, Louisiana, to Canada. further advised rt
ho Ya & AEF.

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FD-302 [REV, 11-27-70) *, or ' y
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Set 2 / |
, 1/17/73
Dale of transeriplion
|] advised that on the evening of January 8, 6
1973, he received a telephone call from ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY b7c
calling from Lafayette, Louisiana, at which time HARTLEY stated
that he was returning to Colorado to return the 1973 Ford that
he had rented and would be back in Louisiana in from Four to
five days. .
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HARTLEY had left the motel owing a sizable bill.

. further advised that| b6
left Berwick, Louisiana, on the afternonn of January 8, 1973, bic
enroute to Newfoundland, Canada, on a business trip and is not
expected to return until January 12, 1973.

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Date 1/18/73

Barvick, Louisiana, wes contacted at his nlaca of tusiness, where
he realted as follows:

Lo Jadvised that on January 17, 1£€73 he hed met
Glo-

with ALVIN CURTIS UweTLty at al |near Meeker,
rado, | | the purpose of the mestinz to Further
discuss with UARTL&Y | L

[_jadvised that in his contacts with HARTLEY, he
apoarently has sained HAXTLEY'S confidense. [| ]advised
that through his conversations with LAT LEY, HARTL&Y is aware
thar [ Thas numerous contacts with volitical fipures in

'Yashington, D.C., especially with the Feral Aviation Administration.

stated that during his conversation with HAKTL&Y
on January 17, 1°73, UsaNTLIY asked him to ascertain if he
(HARTLEY) wes suspect in the ""hijackin: of a airplane over
Washington or Oregon approximately one year azo, where
$200,090 was received in twenty dollar bills under threat to
blow up the plane." [ Jadvised that when he queried HARTLEY
as to why he wanted this information, HARTLEY was reluctant to
reply, and just repeated his request.

[__ijadvised that he asked HARTLEY how a hijacker
could escape from such a plane, HARTLEY stated that he would
have the pilot slow to almost "stall" speed, and exit would be
made through the resr exit of the airplane, HARTLEY also
commented that he had received previous training as a paratrooper
during World War II,

advised that MARTLEY also commented that the money
received in the hijacking was in twenty dollar bills, and that
the bills were consecutive.

On

1/18/73, Berwick, Louisiana mite ¢ NO 164-136 —W 7

by

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Date dictated

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Berwick, Louisiana, telephonically contacted the Lafayette

Resident Acency advised that he last wos contacted by

ALVIN C RTIS HARTLEY approximately one week ago, at "hich time
he advised HARTELY he had been unable to ascertain any infor-
mation regarding the hijacking, and probably would be unable to

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ascertain any such informetion in the future.

[__—ijadvised

that HaRTLSY made no further comment regarding the hijacking,

[_jadvised that at the time of contact, HARTL'
was staying at the Best Western Motel, telephone number

303-543-6530, Pueblo, Colorado,

; SE164-81
on 2/7/73 at lafayette, Louisiana File # N° 164-136 EY
2/7/73
by DA / Date dictated fit

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Date of transcription March 15 2 1973

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Berwick, Louisiana was contacted at his business, where he bIC
advised that after viewing artist conception of unknown
subject in the matter that this individual did not resemble the
individual known to him -s ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION "

March 15, 1973

Date of transcription

Eerwick, Louisiana, and |
New York City, New York, was contacted at B erwick, Louisiana,
where after viewing photopranh of artist conception of unknown
subject in this matter that "the photograph of this individual

does resemble the individual known to him as ALVIN CURTIS
BARTLUY'",

[i jadvised that the last he heard HAYTLEY was
still residing in the Rangley-Grand 'Junction, Colorado area,
advised that HARTLEY would be in contact with
Grand Junction.

SE 164-181
Interviewed on 3/14/73 ~~ Beririck, Louisiana Fite # __NO 164-136 —G-5"

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Jwas advised of the identity
of the interviewing Ayents ag Special Agents of_the Federal
Uupoau of Investigation. fe was adviced by SA Jot
his rights and that it was desired he be interviewed reparding,
the hijackines of an aireraft. Me signed the waiver of rirhts
form and furnished the folleving information:

Hs was onployved as al

Calgary, Aihberta, Canada. Since jhe has been
nhempLloyed ,

| ladvised between 196% and May 1972 he was
Living at I |

jat that address.

iiis working hours at the |
were about 820 AN to 4230 ox 5:00 FM. His best recoliection
is that ne did not have any days off during the month of
Hovexrber 1971, Ye did not leave the country of Canada Auring
L971. During 1976 he did take a vacation to Yellowstone
fae in the United States.

Ne stated he has no knowledge of any planc being
hijacked in Noverber 1974 and he was not involved At amy such
hijeckine at that time or at any time. He resided in

Jand hag resided in Canada fron(___]

WtLL the presenk time. He serpyed_in the German Aix Porce
From Octeper to December 1381 as| in the
Signal Corps but vas never in a Cerman military plane and he
ROVvEYr parachuted trom any militar: y of civilian planc. ile has
mover pecolved any teagining in Fiying as a pilot or navigator
ov in any capacity.

| | stated ke was | |

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He plans to return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in
about two weeks.

The following descriptive and background data were
obtained through observation andinterview:

Name |

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Sex Male

Home Address [ |

Calrary, Alberta, Canada

Age
Date of Birth
Place of Birth

Height gf gh

Weight 165

Hair Brown, balding

Byes Hazel

Complexion Medium, ruddy

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Mother (Deceased) |

Toronto, Canada

Children None

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5/2/73

Date of transcription

ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY was contacted at his residence, J

the] JRangely, telephone number b6
on April 24, 1973, and immediately advised the b7C

identify of the interviewing Agent and furnished a copy of

the "Interrogation; Advice of Rights" form. HARTLEY was

_ informed that the FBI was conducting an investigation in an
effort to determine the identity of the hijacker of the
Northeast Airlines Flight #305, which was hijacked on
November 24, 1971. He was informed that in view of his
physical description and previous experience as a paratrooper,
that he had been considered as one of the suspects. HARTLEY
read the "Interrogation; Advice of Rights'' form and said that
he was very willing to talk about aircraft hijackings as :
he had never had anything to do with an aircraft hijacking,
but that he did not wish to sign the form.

HARTLEY advised that he is self-employed as a
_dredger in the mining business and during the year of 1971,
stayed primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. He stated that he
had_a camper truck and parked the camper at the | b6
| | in Las Vegas. He advised he travelled b7C
fairly widely, at times residing with his mother, Mrs. EDNA
SPIKE, nee ROGERS, 2444 North 14th Street, in Tuscon,
Arizona. He stated that during 1971, he did travel from time
to time to Reno, Nevada, and on one occasion, travelled up
to Vancovyer, British Columbia, only in reference to mining
operations. HARTLEY advised he was hazy on dates, and could
not remember specifically what he was doing on November 21,
1971, but did recall that during August, or September, 1971,
he had fallen from a horse and broke his left wrist. He
stated he had trouble with the wrist having fallen on one
occasion after he had the cast on where he reinjured it.
He stated a| ], address unrecalied, a general b6
practitioner in Las Vegas, treated him for the broken b7C
wrist and that he had a cast on the wrist for approximately
five months. He advised that to the best of his recollection,
the cast would have been removed during January, or February,
1972.

Interviewed on

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"DN 164-98

HARTLEY displayed a 12" surgical scar in the
lower lumbar region of his back, stating that he had had
two vertebrate and one disc removed from his back in
1960, and was unable to do any real strenuous exercises.
He advised he had gone through jump training at Ft. Benning,
Georgia, during 1945, and had not jumped out of an airplane
since he left the military. HARTLEY stated he would have
a difficult time jumping off a three-foot step in view of
his back condition and would not attempt to do any jumping
for fear that he would seriously injure himself.

HARTLEY advised he was not in the Seattle area
during November, 1971, and emphatically denied participating
in any aircraft hijacking, stating he had been in the mining
business for approximately ten to eleven years and did very
little flying. HARTLEY further advised that he was not a
qualified pilot and knew little about aeronautics.

HARTLEY stated he did not wish at this time to
furnish fingerprints, advising that he was arrested in
1969, in Los Angeles, California, carrying a concealed
weapon and that the FBI should have a record of his prints.
HARTLEY was informed that to enable the FBI to fully
eliminate him as a suspect, the Agent would like to have
him furnish major case fingerprints. HARTLEY advised he
would discuss this procedure with his attorney and if his
attorney agreed, he would furnish the prints at a later time.
HARTLEY requested that the Bureau verify his alibi of having
a broken arm at the time the hijacking occurred.

During the conduct of the interview, HARTLEY was
very evasive about any specific dates or his mining
activities.

The following description was obtained through
observation and interview:

Name ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY
Race White

Sex Male

Date of Birth July 27, 1920

Place of Birth Brule, Wisconsin
Height 6!

Weight 150 pounds

Eyes Blue

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DN 164-98

Hair

Tattoos
Scars, Marks

Education
Military Service

Previous Arrests

Occupation

Mother

Brothers
Sisters
Children

fedical

Gray

Very short

None

12" surgical scar lower lumbar
region of back

High School graduate, Duluth,
Minnesota

U. S. Army, 1941 - November 9,
1945. U. S. Army Serial Number
20713004, assigned 82nd Airborn
Unit, 508th Division

Carrying Concealed Weapon,
1969, Los Angeles, put on three
years probation.

Dredging operations related to
mining. HARTLEY advised he had
previously worked as a Las Vegas
Police Department Officer,
approximately ten years.

EDNA M. SPIKE

2444 North 14th Street

Tucson, Arizona.

None

None

1960 - had two vertebrate and
one disc removed from lower back
region.

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| Ste |

Anchorage, Alaska, telephone number] L was
interyicved in the presence of | |
Anchorage Police Department, Anchorare,
Alaska, Im the offiecs of the Federal Bureau of
iaveitigation, Anchorage, Alaska,

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he vas |

Alaska,
wntifor

[ jJadvised that duxines the year of 1972
L Anchorare,

on

geyeral oocasions on |
andor

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S7L and In ecmection with

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With an indiviaugal vaio

he otma to know an

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He stated that to his

recoLlcetion

yas |

jan the State of Alaska,

very inter: =

B5tiNe and intelligent individual,

Chat

to he a |
He advised
wag very knowledgeable about typas of alreratt,

hidvised that he found

aoroaynanies, Plight rules and regulations, apesda and

aitituders .

He stated thatL_]was eithor « pilot and/or

parachubich to his recolicetion.

He advised that at that

'Gime 'there were mocerous mivagines and manusis relating

to Sirerafs and Slight and that during |

cn

| he observed

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yarious publientions «

[_|to be reading thase

. advised that he cin recall threes

eoverna tions with during this parked of tima
wherein[__ )indiented to him thet he,
to do sonothing spactomular and that whet he did vould

intended !

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be published in the newipovers.

ored i

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that he was going to hijneck an a:

Lyerars and nevex |

or

nantloned the fact that o plane or an airlines would boa 1
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interviewed on 5f 5/73 NEhorage » A AKA File # XN IHD
stacy etn
by SA Dale dicteled wan ae ; aD
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[_jaavised that he believes [| __]has been
released

ron all charges and that he is presently
located in the area of Portland, Oregon, and/or Seattle,
Washington. He stated that | Japparentiy has

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in tnat area, He had no Purther details
concerning this,

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gray van dyke beard, full length, and_he had

& gray thick moustache at the time. [7] smoked
cigarettes but to hia recollection he did not consider

| Jto be & heavy smoker and he could not recall the
brand of cigarettes that Bees at the time.

It is his recollection tha lhad very 11ttie

money and could not afford cigarettes, He stated that
[| wore reading glasses bué_he does not know if they
were prescription or whether| | personally owned them
pe that they were furnished by | ] to

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combed his hair straight back and_he cannot recall any (b7C
part in thelmir., He stated thas[_]was very calm P
and yery cool and very self assured. ;

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tha neyer mentioned any guns or bombs or 1
incendia syices or the use of same in the accompLishihen't
of what had planned to gain notoriety.

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witness to the conversation of| Jconcerning his
plan to do something that would make newspaper headlines.

Alaska, with two female companions for Seattle, Washington,

He stated that( ——"'édiwS «violently opposed to law

ent officers and he knows for a fact that

|would decline interview or if interviewed
would knowingly and intentionally furnish false information.

| | aavised that he is self-employed in the

| } in Anchorage, Alaska,

lidentified a photograph of | |

FBI number as being identical to the
who was] land about whom

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i Date of transcriplion 415173 "
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| ] Canton, b6
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], Canton, Chico. He was appropriately b7D

advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and that
tne arent wished to speak with him about possible knowledre
he may possess regarding the identity of "D. B. COOPER", the
individual who hijacked a Worthwest Airlines Boeing 727°
Guring November, L971.

| |rclated that ha did not have any infor- b6
mation concerning the sossible identity or that individual, b7c
nor did he possess any Information concerning the hijacking. b7D

| Jemphatically denied statements to any individual
relative to knowledge nc may possess concerning such identity
or information.

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anton, _ ohio, voluntarily appeared at the Canton, Ohio Resident © 7c
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Yeon arrival]

contact with Bureau Agents regarding "D. B. COOPER" he had -
lied in that -he does have: a strong Feeling as to the identity »

of COOPER". | | |
related that prior. to 196! he, c-— was " b6
associated with a group of parachutists in. Canton, Ohio, who | 2b7e
performed with| ] known [ b7D
He stated that throu he became acquainted with
experienced parachacLss anal }
| | informed that | nas a skilled -
_ Parat rooper,. although Someynat of a honer. . -
advised that 'subsequent to the nijacking of ~. bé6
a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727, he observed a composite of | bic

. the individual known as "D, B, COOPER".
. after observing this photograph. in a Local newspaper, he felt
that Lt was an "excelient" 'likeness of the aforementioned

"He further relatea that durin

19725. he received - a telephone call from
|canton, Ohio. _|

He stated immediately — b7D

"September ~ October,

during the telephone. conversation he told

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jin- person. |

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Jstated that Later that day, ..
|] visited him at his. residénce.

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ssed "old times" and also the aforementioned

2 hours, they discu
hijacking. .
admit inyolvement in the hijacking, but made

lcommented that

did not specifically
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that he was afraid: "asi
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available & photograph ¢ he native wien was taken in - ;
June, 1663 by photocraptier - this photegraph
fenicts
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in the | edition of the"Canten Repository' = = | bre
SB fhe photograph was @ portion of an article
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appeared at the Canton, Ohio Resident Agency of the Federal ~ pic
Bureau of Investigation, and informed that he. had substantial B7D
idea as to the identity of "D. E. COOPER," the individual -
who hijacked Northwest 'Airlines, "Plight "4308 on November
24, 1971.

| | related that during his previous b6é
contact with F3I Agents ac Canton, Uhio, he had denied any . BIC
-knovledge or assumptions regarding 'the identity of _ BID
DOD. E. COOrER, as he was afraid that if his assumptions
were. incorrect he would| |

thereafter provided the following information, and
requested that as far as possible the information be main--
tained confidential: _ . - .
~ C7] relatea that. prior: to 1964 he was associated | " -b6
with a.qroun of parachutists in Canton, Ohio who performed. bIC
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. tle stated through | jne became acguainted with
| also xnown as| | .
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characterized Jas a skiliful paratrooper, however,
somewhat of a loner. —

Co Taavisea that subsequent to reading an bé
article in a local newspaper regarding the aforementioned " bic
hijacking of the Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on b7D

. November 24, 1971, he observed a composite of "D. fH. COOPER"
and immediately felt that it was excellent in likeuess
witht _—
related that during September or October, b6
1972 he received.a telephone call from - who — BIC
informed that Jin Canton, Ohio. b7D
[| stated that he indicated to that he was
surprised that hae, .
| Jstated according to Tibi, | | became upset gna
informed that he did not wish tq 2 S40)
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| |teLephone b6
number L_ inforaed that| | bic
} who resides b7D
at | } Canton, Onio, has told her that he had
an idea as to the identity of "DBD. B, COOPERS the individual
who hijacked « Northwest Airlines Planc during 1971.
linformed that | | supra, has bé
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intoxrmed that | jrecently Indicated that during
the summer or 1972 "SOOPER at Canton, Ohio, at
which time he| j in the hijacking of the
alorenentioned Northwest Airlines Plane.
|Jcharacterized | jas a stable bé
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that | : |
| Jandicated her williorness to rurtnor b6é
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FD-302 REV, 11-27-70] 6 é

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

US?

Date of transcription 7/20/73
ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY appeared at the Glenwood Springs
Resident Agency on the morning of July 11, 1973, and was
immediately furnbhed a "Waiver of Rights" form which he read,
advised he understood but refused to sign.

HARTLEY again emphasized that he had nothing to do
with the hijacking of Northeast Airlines Flight #305, again
stating that at that time he had suffered a broken left wrist

and at this particular time was in a cast. Et was pointed
out_to HARTLEY that investigation with| f b6
| | Las Vegas, Nevada, reflected that he had b7C

appeared at tte doctor's office on May 31, 1973 with a broken left
wrist. It was further pointed out to HARTLEY that the doctor
had indicated he had changed the cast only on two occasions
while HARTLEY had previously mentioned that he had changed

the cast approximately four to five times. HARTLEY advised

he did not care what the records at the doctor's office showed
and that he had only gone to the one doctor and that he did have
at least four separate casts replaced on his broken arm. He
advised he kept the cast on through January and February of 1972.

HARTLEY advised that he had had back surgery the summer
of 1960 by| J at b6
the Southern Nevada Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada. He stated he b7c
is currently able to do fairly strenuous exercise but he
personally would not feel capable of jumping from an aircraft
and would feel he would seriously damage his back.

It was pointed out to HARTLEY that the simplest procedure
for eliminating him as a suspect in this case was for him to
furnish elimination major case prints which he agreed to do.
HARTLEY was taken to the Gkmwood Springs Police Department where
he was major case printed.

Interviewed on. 7/11/73 al G i fje # _DN 1644 99 -LOl—
by SA CLIFTON arounty? Jp. | | Dota dicialed T/16/73 bé
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on that oceasion,:
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He stated he vould voluntarily submit palm rrints
to Special Agents of the Federal Lurcau of Investlsaten (FBI)

if requested.

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throucsh observation and interview:

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Sumer, Washington, phone | |, furnished the fol-
iowing information concerning a man whom he phonetically
knew as residing at |

the above phonetic name_it was. determined that the true

name of the suspect is
gj Al, * eet

Sumner) ¢
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jexplained that he was|[ ]
with the Pierce County Sheriff's Office and starting ap-
proximately six months before Thanksgiving of 1971 he
had | | They were having trouble with
the stop and go at 120th Street East and 214th Avenue
East,iand in connection with this he asked[___—idJwho

| Sumner (by description of the location and
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if he could park his car in this

to observe the activity at this stop and go. Because he
@id this frequently at night, he struck up several con-
versations with and ascertained over a period

of time. that was previously | |
at Boeing Aircraft. Further, | J ™
| | In his yard at the back
was | |

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He did not recall that it had| |
lived in a mobil home and he had occasion to go
into the home where [ |

| They had a modest home and| jJexplained

that he desired to get money to build a home on the prop-

erty but it probably would be a long wait. He had con-

tact with Po] up to about thé time of the hijack and

then there was a period he did not see him. : Sometime

about the time of the hijakk he had| |

|p

| from the Pierce County
Sheriff's Office investigated | At the

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7/20/73

Tacoma, Washington

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by Date dictated

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Date of transcription 8/ 2 / 73
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(|, unldsted phone number | | advised that b7C
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| she also was| Jand in
|] absence she would furnish the following

information: Sut Q.

jis alleged to have been raised in b6

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the Woodland, Washington area, He is[__|and also b7C

He was a parachutist in the Army and is believed
presently to be a skydiver. After he came out of the Abmy,
he went to work for Boeing. He then left Boeing and was

around the Enumelaw area at about the time of in- b6
stant hijacking. b7C
| |stated that she was bé
| at Greenwater at the time of «Te
the hijackimg and Lived in a house | |

who worked with hin.
At that time he was |
| (name unknown). | |
| |Enumelaw, Washington.

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the hijackin was in grave financial difficuity b7c
and | | further, | |
in Enumclaw had| | and | |
| |
On the day before Thanksgiving, 197%, | bé
was going to | | ; bic
In fact, [remembers that | |
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| At that time | bic
| which had an Oregon license on it. He

immediately flew to| |
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soa b6
California, was interviewed at his residence and advised of. ei
the identify of the interviewing Agent with credentials.
Prior to any' questioning, SA KRAJHIAK advised|__jof his
rights using a "Interrogation; Advice of Rights''_form, which ..
| | read, Stated he understood, and signed, [was ;
advised of the purpose of the interview and furnished the
following information:
. &
Ld said that he has been residing in Susanville b6é
since his youth and has been located at his residence since bie
the latter part of 1971, to include November 24, -1971.
said he had taken a trip to Seattle, Washington, in the latter
part of 1971, sometime in December, He had been unemployed for -
the period of time to include the latter part of 1971 tocate.
[|stated that he believes in the simple life, b6
consisting of vigorous physical activity and not necessarily bic
monetary worth, He-.reportediy financially supports himself i
with| Jat. Susanville i
and with his friend and business associate in SouthemCalifornia. -
said that most of his income is from|[ | ;
Jin the Susanville -area :
as well as some money from his business dealings with his ;
friend in Southern California, | said that this friend :
had made|
[___] said that he knew nothing of the hijacking , b6
or extortion of Northwest Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle'. bic
on November 24, 1971, _ . ; Sc '
|stated that he had been a member of theseh b6
| land had been qualified as a military b7¢c
parachutist although he had never conducted any free jfalls.
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Interviewed on __L2/ 27/72 a Susanville, California. file #__5SC 164-50 ~2NOG
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| Lamar, b6
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advised of his rights as per the "Interrogation;

Advice or Rights" form, as provided by the FBI and advised
of the fact that he was being interviewed with regards to
an airplane hijacking incident.
[____] acknowledged understanding of his rights b6
% and waived his rights to an attorney advising he would b7C
speak with the Agent at this time and provided the informa-
tion:

[_Jadvised that he had been a U. S. Marine b6
during World War II, and that he was presently a disabled ' bie
veteran out of work, living_basically off of his Veterans
Administration pension of Jand that he was making
up the rest of the cost of living by selling off personal
items.

[__|further advised that he has been employed b6
for the past 20 years in the newspaper reporting business bIC
and that from 1960 to 1970, he was| | for
the Billings Gazette in Billings, a; and that from
1970 to 1971, he had been employed at Carson City,

Nevada.

[J advised that the reason he moved to Lamar, bé
Colorado, was to | | bic

[_Jadvised that he is a Veterans Administration

; out patient from the Veterans Administration Hospital at

i Denver, and has been in such a category since June 1, 1973.

[___|further advised that he had first entered the

Veterans Administration Hospital in March, 1973, for treat- bé
ment of various illnesses. bie

[_ Jadvised that he had never flown from any
airport in Oregon, to Seattle, and that he had never, in any

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viewed at the|

[San Antonlo, Texas.

was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent
of the reason for the interview after which he was furnished

an Interrogation; Advice of Rights form which he read, stated

he understood, and voluntarily signed. [___ |thereafter
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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70} ® @

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION YS/

Date of Iranscription October 11 2 1373°

| JAurora, Colorado, telephone | [upon

IN CURTIS HARTLEY, subject 437

advised that neither one
of these individuais was identical with the person who

skyjacked the Northwest Orient flight.

LD.

Interviewed on

ot Aurora, Colorado Fie ¢ DN 164-98 ~2U5

by__ SA]

Dale dictoted 10/4/7 3

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I ond its cantents ore nat to be distribuled ovlside your agency,

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FD 302 REV 11 97-703 yi ef

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ya \

1 11/15/73

Date of transcriplioa.

| | Bellevue, Washington, was contacted at|

at The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, and he advised as
follows:

He recalls that _ |, visited
him over Thanksgiving holiday, 1971. He specifically recalled
that they had Thanksgiving dinner at the Mannings Cafeteria
in the University District, Seattle, Washington.

He stated that he did not specifically recall how
| travelled to Bellevue, Washington, but he was of
the opinion that he possibly drove his car since that is the
way | |generally comes to visit him. He recalled,
however, that when he got home from work at approximately _ 5:00
FM on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving, 1971,

| He explained that
and when he
visits in Bellevue, Washington, he fenerally | |

(It should be noted that Thanksgiving in 1971 was on
November 25, and that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving was
November 24, It should further be noted that the hijacking
of the Northwest Airlines plane was on the evening of 11/24/71).

He recalls that | |
Jis still in
his possession. He stated that he did not recall the serial
number | Jbut that he will sermit any law enforce-
ment agency to examine it at any time. He has no information
relative to where

He did not recall how many days | J was in
Seattle on that trip but that he recalled that _ he was possibly
there several days. He does not know what | aid during
the day time since he, | jwas working and even
during the evenings they would each go their own way. He
stated, however, that he is certain| |} could not have

been involved in the hijackin ince he could not have heen gone
| | without him knowing. it

11/9/73

Interviewed on al

Seattle, Washington rile # 88 164-81

SA| | bs
11/14/73 b7C

»,__SA RUBAIYAT B. CASTELLOW/

Dale dictoted

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it and its contenis ore not fo be disiribuled oulside your agency.

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| Lfur th stated that he recalls that
| have discussed the

hijacking of an airplane by.the man generally referred to as
"D, B. COOPER" and he recalls |[ ]commenting to the
effect that some person would be happy if he found the money
lying in the woods in agsack,. He said | ] was aware
of the hijacking from newspaper publicity which followed the
hijacking. He said| ] never gave any indication at
all that he had any knowledge of the hijacking from any source
but the newspapers.

He explained that | |did not like
airplanes and he explained that | [would even take a
bus to visit relatives in such distant places as Memphis,
Tennessee, rather than to fly. He stated that in the Air
Force, [ | was in the Finance Section and had_no

connection with flying. 'Further he has never known |

to make a parachute jump or express an interest in parachutes.

He stated he can not recall any person who might
corroborate his recollection that | | was in

|on the evening of 11/24/71.

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FD-302 (REV. 1 1-27470} @ @

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Oate of Irenscription 12; 4/ 7x

Now York, = tntervitwed sx after Ded: | Toeviged of the ,
identities of the quberviewing Agents te mat that this dntervicw
Seoenetion on bow 08 play the Bets Cooper taney he pestided
the following informations + D. Cooper' game, He provi

odvised that he saw a newspaper artici«
abort the f & Aiclines in the local

apes the "Tonawanda Terie * advised he did not

© a copy of this avbicia & presente ty tial the arbicic
stnted that Lf a yeader wished find any $20 blils
aged in the roneom that the Seater mecely 'wan iho contact

toarest g the serial numbers of

the $26 20 bills in question, — stoted that the poo mauande
ite" saterred to finding this sanson money as the "D. 3.

Cooper »
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obtained eee observation pe in IONE
Rate of Birth _
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it and its contanis are no! lo he distribvted outside your agency.

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FD-302 IREV, 11-27-70) 7 , ;
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| Cube &

3 Date of tronscripionnecember 26, 1973
| 2
was advised of the identity b6
of SA | | and that this interview concerned his b7c

locating a parachute in the mountains near Sheridan, Oregon,
[Tis euployed by the

State of Oregon Military Department, 2150 Fairground Roads,
Salem, Oregon | | telephone [ | His residence is
__|, Salem, Oregon [____], telephone

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fallen tree, approximately December_1, 1973, while deer

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| the near vicinit The parachute was maintained in the

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SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK Coe eS on
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Re Portland letter to Seattle, dated 12/11/73.
Enclosed herewith for Seattle are two copies
of an FD-302 concerning recovery of a parachute from a
mountainous area near Sheridan, Oregon, on 12/11/73.
Parachute was previously transmitted to Seattle as set
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| | Campbell,
California was interviewed. He stated that he was the
individual who wrote a letter to the Portland, Oregon Police
Department concerning observations regarding the airline
hijacking in that_area during the Thanksgiving holidays,
1972. He stated [ |
in the Seattle area and were returning to Campbell, California
via Greyhound Bus.

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Somewhere near the army base in the Seattle, Wash-
ington area, an individual who he described as a white male,
approximately 40 years old, 5'8", stocky build, carrying a
duffle bag, boarded the bus: He stated as this individual
passed his seat, he made the comment, "I just robbed that
plane tonight". He stated the individual departed the bus
somewhere north of Portland, exact area not recalled. He
Stated he had been dozing and the individual must have depart-~
ed the bus prior to Portland because he did not observe him
after that stop. .

| Jstated that he had been concerned that
this information might be of some value in identifying or
locating the Subject so he decided to write the letter. He
Stated he could provide no further identifying information
concerning this individual.

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| Dayton, Oregon, bé
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| | Oakland, California. .
[ lstated he was now in Okkland for the purpose be
of obtaining a BIC
| | Oakland, | =
stated a year ago he purchased | |
which had been given to him | }
has known all his life. | | is employed by the First National
Bank of Portland, Oredaon, | |] The
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Sex Male
Race Caucasian
Date of Birth b6
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Height : 5*10" 1
_ Weight a . 190 '
' Hair - Brown
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RUVIBCY OF THe Rdenticey ox Tho interviewing fAccnt as wok
as the nature of the inquiry. Subsequenct to this, he
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LEjachIns orceurred in the northrest eretion of the Undid
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in whieh 5. DB. COOCER is suspected of committing, war ircquentily

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until after the

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asked | | What ho was gcoanct to do when he went on St-Q
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1/11/74

Date.

| | home residence |
| | Concord, Califormia, was contacted et the
Pleasant Hill Police Department, Pleasant Hill, California.
[|was exhibited three artist's conception photographs
(one black and white, two color) depicting hijacker of
Northwest Airlines, Flight 305, which occurred on November
24, 1971. [ ] after viewing the above three photographs,
Stated that there were many physical similarities between
the deseription of [ Jand the
artist's conception photos of the hijacker. | | after
carefully studying the three artist's conception photos,
stated in his opinion the following were similarities between
the description | and hijacker as follows:

ie Great similarity in haigline and thickness
of hair

2. Similarities in facial Lines and high forehead
3. Similarity in neck size and length of eyebrows

4. Similarity in broad cheekbones and extension
and length of projection cf ears

5. Similarities in bagginess under eyes and facial
lines around chin, cheek area and facial lines
around nose

| lalso added thatl |

Jand although the ayes are somewhat similar, | |

stated with respect to dissimilarities between
artist's conception photos | |

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Sots

as interviewed at the Police Department.

He is emploved]

He resides |

; Concord, California.

LPittsbure, Califormmia. _

He believes he has information regarding the

identity of D. B. COOPER the individual who skyjacked a
jet liner after it left Portland, Oregon, Thanksgiving
explained that shortly after
this sky jacking occurred, he read a detailed account
He recalled that at that

time from reading the article that the skyjacker said to

the pilot of the skyjacked aircraft "Lets Get This Show
") Qn The Road". He also recalled the skyjackér-carrted"

Eve, November 1971.

about it in Time Magazine.

amake shift bomb to the pilot.

a satchel of some sort and exhibited what appeared to be

[co] desired that his identity regarding the
furnishing of this information be protected and not.

revealed as the suspect he has in mind who is possibly

D. B.- COOPER

\

He stated that}

at Tacoma, Washington.

| is presently a
: | Washington, street address not known. He is presently

jwho resides °
'

employed as [

in

Longview, Washington. L___|stated that |

jin Tacoma, Washington from|

| During this time,

Iwas employed as an

| He recalled

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it ond ite contents cre not to be dlatributed outside your agency.

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SF 164-220

At the time|

{the Tacoma, Washington area.

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stated

approximately five years before the skyjackin
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occurred.

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Washington/Oregon Border]

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Enclosed herewith for the Seattle Division are two _
FD 302s, two copies each, reflecting interviews of | _-
at Pleasant Hill, California, on 1/2 and 1/10/74, respectively.

It would appear that| | from information b6
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be considered a logical suspect. Office of origin should note, b7D
however, | |
| jand thererore LS unable to provide any pertinence
information as to suspect's activities and/or financial
status in recent years.

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driver's license photo of suspect and interview b6
| | who is believed b7c

to be close associate of person knowledgeable regarding suspect.

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| telephone bic
| was interviewed prior to interview of |
on this date. They have
was in the U. S. Navy from | out
one year, and then in the U. 8. Air Force from|
After leaving the Air Force he started | |
| They were lying at
Oak Harbor at that time, and they were there for about two
months, and then moved to a rented _house| |
lin Lynden, Washington. | |
: at Marietta, Washington on the Indian Reservation
there. | ]is a company that | |
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lived at the Lynden address until September, 1972, when they
moved to their present address at Custer, Washington. This
present address is located | b6
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have| |
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1871, when the individual known as D. B. COOPER hijacked
an airplane_in Seattle. At that time they were living in
Lynden and | __|was at Marietta on the b6é
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were interruwted and gave bulletins regarding the hijacking.
Interviewed on___4/4/ 7H ; Custer, Washington File # oe L6U-~8L ;
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furnished the following information:
He definitely recalls the date the hijacker known
as D.B. COOPER was involved in his caper with Northwest Air-
lines. He first heard of this on radio messages that day
and evening. He, at that time, lived in Lynden and operated
| Jon the Lumni Indian Reservation near Marietta, bé6é
Washington. He was in this area at the time working, and b7C
had no connection with this crime, or knowledge of it, and
has never come up with any suspects in connection with his
| | He
was definitely at home and at work during the time of this
skyjacking and he| Jvisited with one of the other
| jon the following day, Thanksgiving, as they
do each year,
Shortly after this took place, just how long he
cannot now recall, he was visited by some FBI Agents and
interviewed as to his knowledge of any possible suspects.
At that time he was exhibited an artist's photograph show-
ing the individual wearing dark glasses.
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He first started to jumpL [while he was in the Navy,
and he later started to fly | lwhile in the Air Force.
However, he never jumped or flew in his assignments in the
services, but learn to do these things on his own and at his
own expense because of his interest in the sport.
He was in the Navy from] | Serial No. b6
|, and in the Air Force from| |, Serial No. b7C
|, Which is his Social Security No. also. The
only times he has been fingerprinted were in connection
with his enlistments jn the military. C Q
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[Los Angeles, California, was interviewed b6
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the Office of Attorney | who was

present. ;

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SA's C, ROBERT STRANGER and| —_

identified themselves tol Jas Special

Agents of the FBI and | jwas furnished an
"Interrogation; Advice of Rights" form_by SA STRANGER.

Upon reading the contents of the form| deferred

to his attorney who advised him not to sign, however,
Attorney[__Jadded that his client would answer questions
concerning his whereabouts during the hijacking of a Northwest
Orient plane in November 1971.

| | stated that on or about November an L971, re
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| He had decided to get away from
everything, having first thought he would go south, perhaps

ts TEXAS, rut thon lcsiced to return to the generad arse
of the "old stamping grounds" in Oregon and Washington. He
added that he had no specific destination in mind but had

decided to pass on througn Medford, Oregon, where he was

well known since] jin that area
in| | He had thought of driving directly
to Seattle, Washington, but later decided to try to
get a job | jin the Eugene or Portland,
Oregon area,
He stated that onthe day | b6
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California, he had taken|
to the| | Located
.near Victory and Olive in Bursoank, California. This is
the dealership where he had purchased this car several
days earlier. While the car was being serviced he had
Stayed at a motel in Burbank, name unrecalled, but believes
located at the corner of | ] in Burbank.He
stated he would have registered under the name of
at this motel the night prior to departing for the Washington~
Oregon area. He believes this would have been the night of
November 21, 1971. .

Interviewed on U/t OLFLt at Los_Angeles., California File # Los Angeles 16i-NOT

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On January 4, _1974,|
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_both advised SC| |that their respective
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Negative efforts were made on January 18 and 28,

1974, to contact | |
| | Tucson, | |

= On February 14, 1974,] |

| 'Cd advised he | His records
: are incomplete and he has no record of, nor does he remember,

a )

] It is to be noted[>— Jappears to be an

Jmotel caters to itinerate clientele.

On March 4, 1974, | of Brodens Motel,
230 East 33rd Street, South Tucson, Arizona, advised that
| | South Tucson, another
+ residence of
* Lincoln Trust Realty Company, 2308 South Craycroft, Tucson, and
* the| Jonly has itinerate clients who do not stay
more than a week at a time.

[is currdntly being managed by: the

On March 15, 1974, |

Lincoln Trust Reality Company, supra, advised that her company

1 would no pronger_ave records that would reflect who rented motel
. Focus at | laueried(]

he does not recal}]| |

. Tucson Police Department, advised he had no record of

and he advised

' On March 29, 1974, Chief of Police GEORGE a South

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EUGENE LEROY WATSON, 2615 Airlane, was advised of the
identity of Special Agent [ |, and of the
purpose of the interview which was to secure information
concerning his general background and whereabouts on or about
November 24, 1971, in conjunction with a current investigation
involving the hijacking of a Northwest Airlines flight out of
Portland, Oragon, on November 24, 1971. He then furnished the
following information: b veeet

WATSON statd he is presently residing at the Scottsdale
Roadrunner Trailer Park located at 1149 North 92nd Street,
Scottsdale, Arizona. He advised that his mailing address is
2615 Airlane, Phoenix, Arizona.

WATSON stated that he is the owner of the Phoenix
Aviation Company located at the Airlane address which consists
of a Pipsr Cub dealership which includes charters, construction,

rentals, leases, sales, and the maintenance and repair of aircraft.

He advised that he also has a financial interest in a recreational
railroad Located in Chama, New Mexico. He advised that he
normally spends his summers during the recreational season in
Chama. He stated that he had in the recent past owned an interest
in the Coherent Radiation Company in Palo Alto, California. He
has since disposed of his interest in that firm but is in the

near future planning on going with the Diax Company which is
located in Sunnyvale, California.

s

WATSON furnished the ZLollowing description and

background information: . See
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sex ° _ Male . 2 hd Rope
Height . 6ty" I We FT,
Weight _, 185 ibs. | "7; 1078
Hair Brown (graying)ip—.~ ik
Eyes Blue
Born December 31,71927;,

Sacramento, California
Social Security - tees '

Inlerviewed on a . : File #
=ti= =19=<74-——Phosnix; Arizona -— ~Phoenix 164533

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| Seattle, Wa., Pee
telephone |, was interviewed in the presence

of his attorney, | | Q em
Ld, Seattle, Washington. | [stated he had Sub
some information concerning the "D. B. COOPER" case. oo

advised that some time in late bé
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him at| Jat approximately 10:30 p.m., b7D

and requested that he|
[identified as the perpretrator of the D. B.
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jstated he made
some calls in order to obtain help for | }
but was unable to find anybody fo help him.
advised he contacted[—] by phone at
approximately 12:00 p.m. on that same a and told

. him he would not be able to do as he, » had
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|St. Louis, Missouri,

Since August, 1971. He advised that he lived in Denver,
Colorado until December, 1970, when he moved to St, Louis

and resided at |

O'¥alion, Missouri, He |

| resided there until

May, 1972, when they moved to|

| Bridgeton, —~

Migsouri, This residence is a house and they rented the house
moved to their current be

until May, 1973, when

residence. L___lwas employed with Samsonite Corporation b7C

of Denver, Colorado 7?rom|

He was employed in|

jend his employer assigned

hin to move to St. Louis, Missouri to jin the

St. Louis area, He advised that he quit Samsonite of his

own volition and as far as he knows there was no hard feélings
from the company and he carries no hard feelings toward the
company, advised that in the summer of 1971, he
believes in_August of 1971, he traveled to Camden, New Jersey

and stayed |

for one week,

During this time period he was in-between jobs and was

unemployed, He had an ldsa to attempt to borrow as much
- a8 $12,000 in order that he might go into a business of his

own, His efforts were unsuccessful and ke returned to St,

Louis and censidersd going into business with _ bb
He had problens working with | b7c

find finally went to work]

He is not positive

where he stayed in New Jersey but he believes it was the
jin Westmont, New Jersey, near Camden.
@ Stated he doeS not rec2ll where he was on the day before
Thanksgiving, November 24, 1971.

Be more than likely was

visiting

| who resides at

| , Chesterfield, Noe,

Interviewed on F/B S74 ot_EVlisville, Missour}y _File

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| jwas interviewed be
aboard Continental Airlines Flight 988 at Stapleton International 7c
Airport, eee Coloradp at approximately 3:25 p.m. on
July 9, 1974. wes immediately advised of the
identities of tne interviewing asents and the nature of the
inquiry. | ladvised that he presently resides at
|, Vancouver, British Colwabia, audins
so residea there for a period of eisht years. He stated
that he jand was, until a few months ago,
euployed Dy sritish Columbia Hydro, 700 Vest Pender,
Vancouver, British Columbia; that he is presently unemployed
and is seeking a position with an oil company which will
be doing construction of the Alaska Pipeline. | |
advised that he has never been a pilot or crew member of
any aircraft nor had he ever been involved in any military
activity involving parachuting nor does he belonr to any
skydiving organization.

Jwas asked if he had ever been involved b6
in any skyjacking and if he had any specific mowledse regarding b7C
the skyjackine of the Northwest Orient Flisht on November 24, 1971.

| Jadvised that he was completely unfamiliar with that
aircraft hijacking.

lis described as follows:

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Hair Browm (receding hairline)

Eyes Brown

Sears and Marks

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and olive complexion. explained that

certain type of fishing lure wnich wanted to purchase.

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where he advised that he desired to talk about D. B. COOPER.

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magazine, lstated that during the middle part of
November, 1974,| | went on vacation in
Gwayma, Mexico, wnich is located approximately ten miles from
St. Carlos Bay, Mexico. While he was there he met an individual
by the name of [ ]described as a White
male American, age 40 ~_45 "83", 155 pounds, with black hair

12/13/74

'sold a

During his conversation with|

jthat

he worked at the South Store, Diamond Lake, Oregon, during
the summer months and at us vacationed in Mexico during the

winter months. He said

and a 21 foot air stream house trailer.

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. said he_only saw once and could not
describe. | | said that |___lvas living in a trailer
in the Marina adjacent to St. Carios Bay, Mexico. He noted

that jhad a 14 foot aluminum boat with nine horsepower
motor, either a % or 3/4 ton truck with a low profile camper,

12/9/74 , _ Denver, Colorado

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H ond its contents are not to be distributed outside your ogency.

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certain type of fishing
his conversation with
ha worked et fhe South Store, Bismond Lake, Oreg
the summer months and that be vacationed in Mexico durin

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This documenl contains neliher recommendations nor conclusions of Ihe FBI It is the property of She FBI and is loaned to your agency;

it ond its contents are mot to be distributed outside your agency.

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| jadvised as follows relevant to the
true identity of passenger DAN COOPER, who hijacked a
Northwest Airlines flight in 1971;

- The informant's source for this information is

which
has| [address of Wasilia, Alaska,

information from JUNE HANSON,

JUNE HANSON was killed in an auto accident
April, 1973, at Anchorage, Alaska. She had been employed
in the Retarded Children's Ward at Nurse's Hospital,
Anchorage, Alaska, JUNE HANSON |

JUNE BANSON Lived | [Gast Name Unknown).
she dated | |
. | jbi jacked the plane in question, He
was | Lmame unknown, | |

| | It is net
known if they are or are not airline pilots, They
originated in a town in Montana. This town, name unknown,
is located near Interstate Highway 90, between Billings and

of the hijacking,

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Butte, Montana, | jwas living in Nevada at the time

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by SH Date dictated ___ ——4f/3/9.5 —____.

This document contains neliher 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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1 | , F _ Dole. of sronserigton 4/23/75

. | , Kenal, Alaska,
telephone numbex| § Was contacted at Palcon Aviation,
ne « » woes Airport, telephone number 283-7657, where he is
employe ;

|eaid that approximately four or five years

_ ago he was employed | Jat
Coast Air, Ketchikan, Alaska. An individual by the name of

jwas hired off the street by Coast Air [ |
and eventually worked | |

Worked for Coast Aiz ORG nine monchs and [
|to take a position| |

_ | Anchorage, Alaska; and
JIeft Ketchikan via aix for Seattle. Washington, talking
of aoing to Canada| |
The departure of | from Ketchikan preceded the |
hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines flight number 305 on
Hoyember 24, 1971. . ,

| _ |is a white male, who would be
approainacely 30 years old at the present time, 5 feet 11 tnches
tall, siim build, 160-170 pounds, dark brown hair worn slichtly
below the collar, clean-shaven, and dark syes, was single
and cluiucd to be an Arny yeteran of Vietnam where he had served
| |puxported to have ha@ experience as a
parachutiss and was a very intelligent person who seemed to know
& great deal about many different subjects and who possessed a
| ] While in Ketchikan,[ associated
with the | } | ] claime
to have previously visited northern Alaska cities, Such as . -
Bethel and Kotzebue. ° .

Jsaid he could furnish no further information
regarding | lbackground, relatives, or associates.

aid that about tyo months after the aforesaid

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Dole diclated
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id ifs contents cra not to be distributed oulside your agency.
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Penver, telephone number |} [was disntaved a photo-
agranh of | Jstated | i bore
us olla "oood" resenhtance to the invididual who skvdacked the
-~..~Morthvest Orient nlane. "She stated cue to the lenath of tin
aa that has massed since tha skviackina, sne could not rositive
state whether | Jwas this individual, hut note
part of her problem was due to the haziness of the pahotaaran

She stated the recedino hairline and the ears of] |
appeared to be identical, hut sie was somewhat trouhl:

by the roundness ef the face and the broadnass of the nose,

4/29/75 «Denver, Colorado cee DU 164-98

Inlerviewad on
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4/27/76

Date of franscription

Denver, Colorado, telephone | $b was interviewed at
the Stewardess Office, Frontier Airlines, Stapleton
International Airport, Denver, Colorado.

| Jwas furnished a copy of her interview,
which was conducted on November 24, 1971, regarding the
hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines (NOA), Flight 305,
in Portland, Oregon, on November 24, 1971. After reading

her interview of November 24, 1971, | | was
furnished a copy of Wyoming Operator's License] in
the name of | | date of birth |

, &'7", 160 pounds.

| | stated that upon_reviewing her
interview and looking at the photo that | |
does bear a resemblance to the individual who hijacked
NOA Flight 305. She noted, however, that the hijacker was
considerably taller than the 5'7" height, which is depicted
onL | aviver's license, and that the nose of Co
appeared to be somewhat broader than that of the hijacker's.

| |further noted it has been five years
since the hijacking and that she seriously doubted whether
or not she could identify the individual from photos
and that she would have to see him in person before making
any kind of identification.

4/15/76 ot Denver, Colorado File # DN 364-98 ~ of

Interviewed on

by SA] | Dote dictated 4Y/2/ 76

Jae oe .?

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VoLincariiy Eppeared ai the Sarasota Resident ;
Acency of the Fe doxal Bureau of Investigation, Sarasota, Qake
Phowita, amd Suenishied the Loilowing lnvoxmation:

[had resided at| ] b6é
ceresotu, up wealth three weeks azo wen he moved inte b7C
WLS News curchased sastidence nokeé above. Le nas Leen
uhipLoyed sineo| | by the
Incernoi Revenuc Service, Federal BuLleing, sarasota.

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Park, Liinois, during | } From | he
hed served in the United States Army. During the winter
anarter of | he bac enrolled at the Uaiver rsity of
vasnington, Seattle, viashington, and had attended that
school until he graduated during December, [—_]. ying
| he joined the Seattie Police Department with
whom he had served until Cd at which time he was called
beck to active duty with the United Ststes Army, Militery
Police Corps. We had served on active duty until [J at
wiich time he returned to tha Seattle Police Repartment .
Duxing he had taken a leave of absence from the Seattle b6
Police Dapartment fox | | bic
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and he
nad returned to the Seattle Police Depaviment. Me hac
continued his_employment with the Seattle Police Department
until March, [when he had resigned and entered on active
duty in the United States Army as al |
fle had served with the United States Army until he was
sed to inactive duty as a reserve officer during June,
fia had been al Jat the time of his release to
CIE se
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'inactive duty. Subsequently, he served for one year

as the | at the Candle General
Hospital, havinz been enrmloyed by Cha United Security
Agency at Savamneh, Ceorsia. He had alse sold life
insurance for a short period of time prior to entering
cuploymenk with tne Internal Revenue service at Sarasota,
Florida, " -

Specifically, on or about November 24, 1971

[had been serving on active duty in the capacity
ot | ] Fort Stewart, Georgia. He
had served in this capacity from [ }

when he was released to inactive duty status. He
recalled that on Thanksziving Dey, 1971 he had been at Fort
Stewart, noting that he had not visited |
| | liis presence
at Fort Stevart could be proven by the verious daily
reports which he would have sisned in his capacity as CL
| ] He estimated that he probably signed
percent of the required papers of this organization, the
| Fort Stewart, inasmuch as the

}is normally only a fisuxehead. Ile recalled

that the various documents associated with the daily
operation of the | | were only maintained
one year, and then they were nlaced in dead storage at an
unknown location. Specifically, he had mot been in the
northvest section of the United States, including Portland,
Oregon, or Seattle, Washington, on or abaut November 24, L971.

[__—|considered himself to be a skilled
parachutist possessing | }was a

| Jand had made 55 parachute jumps, all in

the military service.. Ue had made his last parachute juap
duxing while on reserve status. From tne_early past

of until | lhe had been a member of the | |

ai active reserve group of the United

stares axcmy, wilcn met eltner weekiy or montiuly et Fore

Lavton, Washington. The group in Seattle consisted of
}approximately 16 members who were mostly older persons then

in their late 30's ox early 40's. 'The entire reserve sroup
consisted of approximately 100 members from various cities
on the Vest Coast. He has not flowm too much over the
PoxtMand-Seattle acea, noting that his last qualification
jumos had been made in Georgia and Utah. The only time he
has rtlown over Portland was approximately three times duving

Jen route to and from training missions in the

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|
|—] sarasota, Florida, tclephoae number SI3 = 371-
voluntarily appeared at the Sarasota Resident
asency of the Federal Bureau of Investisation, Sarusota,
rlorida, and furnished the followings intoraation:

[shad resided at| |
arasota, uo until three weeks aso wnen he moved into
Lis newly purchased scesidence noted above. He has bcen
employed since | _ _| by the
Intexsnal Revenue Service, Federal Building, Sarasota.

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tuo wes born |

| nad craduated trom | [Oak
Park, inois, during | | Fron | he
had served in the United Stotes Army. During the winter

quarter of he had enrolled at the University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington, and had attended that

4 * 4 . a e -
school until he sraduaced duriny Decembar,[L i]s During
he joined the nee Police Department with

Who me had served until at which time he was eciled
back to active duty with the United States Arny, Military
Police Corps. He had served on active duty until [Ll Jet
wiich time he returned to the Seattle Police Doeprrtiment.
During he had taken_a leave of absence frou the Seattic
Police Danartment fox | |

[and he
ned returned to the Seattle Police Depariment.. Ile had
continued his employment with the Seattia Police Department
vatil March, (~_Iwhen he had resisned end entered on active

'duty in the United States Army as a| |
He bad served with the United States Army until he was
released to inactive "— as a reserve officer during June,

He had been a at the time of his release to

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SA| "| 5/2/75

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Date of transcription 5/20/25

| was Located at his residence =

| ilorth Bitchfield Beach, South Carolina,

at which time he was advised of the identity of the inter-
viewing agent and the nature of the inquiry. [LL ]pro-
vided the following information:

Although a resident of North Litchfield Beach
he is| |

[3p Miami, Florvida, tn addition to | '

Oregon. Approxinately two or three years ago a Beaverton

jin

Beaverton, Oregon, and is now possibly hospitalized in
the Veteran's Adcvainistration (VA) Hospital, Portland,
Oregon, | | At the time | the

jan individual whom he

knows as | ]

seemed Like an exceptionally intelligent man to he

jclaimed

Interviewed on BALA SAPS at See een eed oS File # 26 3 roms
by SA = Date aiciusenaseed bh
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that it was important that he obtain a good paying job
Since he was al

{ He stated that he was

in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland,

| din addition to claiming |

jaiso claimed to have had

jJaiso

claimed to have been employed with a Vancouver, Washincton,

| | While with this Vancouver firm he made

to Alaska.

advised that he is very familiar with the
sky-jacking of the Northwest Airline Flight from Portland,

Oregon, to Seattle, Vashington, on Movember _24, i971. Last

year (September 1974) after he terminated |

J
fhe becan thinking that|

conid miite conasivably ba resnonsihie for the hijacking

of this plane,
he suspected

provided the following reas ons why
pt el ESE sky~jacking: Sab C

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have been in the Air Force. [~_ ]told
him that he had been a commercial pilot
and while employed |

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stated that he has flown with] jand
appeared to use good judgement,

however, did not seem to be up on the
latest SAA requirements. | stated
he and this

was easily discernible to him.

2. [___]has indicated he was in the ; b6
Portland, Oxegon, area during the time b7C

of the sky-jacking. On Moventber 24, L971, ;
| was in Tucson, Arizona.

lwas allegedly working in Tucson,

Arizona, at this time, however, when he
was £irst employed | |

jsometime in ;

1972 he told him that he had

just terminated his eriployment in Vancouver,
advised that throughout conversation

with| he was never able to determine

whether was actually in Vancouver

or in Tucson on November 24, 1971, . :

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amount of money. | | kept two heavy i

safes at| t|

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|further advised that

he falt | | was paranoid about .burglers.

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it from burglers. | J

| |stated he was unable

to identify the |
When | |

Sentember, 1974, he left séyeral

(mot further described) | [

] When | |
| he took one of the safes with

him to] |

Beaverton, Oregon. The second safe

was moved from [

October 12
in

[—_ advised he_has not seen | |since
4 at which time

Beaverton, Oregon, and residing at] |

individual

[| reviewed the PBI artist's conception of the
responsible for hi~jacking the Northwest Airline

Flight from Portland to Seattle on November 24, 1971.

stated that there is a striking similarity between the facial

features of | jand the man in the artist's concep-
tion.
[sdJprovided the following description and
background information on | |
Name s | |
Aliases: None known
Races Caucasian
Sex: Male
- Height: 5°10"
Weights 170 Lbs.
Age: 35 to 37

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Eyes: Very blue
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, retixved architect out of Cleveland,
Chio, currently residing |
[_]in Sugar Loaf Key, Florida;

[_jdescribcd[___Jas being extremely intelligent .

with an IQ of approximately 156, soft-spoken and a loner.

was not a smoker, however, had stated that he had quit smoking bé
at one time. He appeared to be in rather good physical shape, BIC
however, | |
| | handles

money very cautiously and does not trust banks. He pays his

bills with cash and protects his private safes or vaults with
Lappears to be the type of individual thar

never had any social acquaintances although,

he frequently talked of having several friends. [__]never

used any type of curse words, however, would say

goddam or dammit. Wis voice was very soft spoken or middle

range. His dress when not working was always casual and

very seldom would he wear good clothes.

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Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
furnished the following volumtary information:

[L|was advised that he resembled an individual bé
who was the subject of an FBI investigation and was asked bic
to furnish pertinent information concerning his background,
which agreed to furnish. | advised he was
formerly in the U. S. Navy in thel
from| | He said
he was a Wavy Chief during the period of time he was
in the U. S. Navy. He said he never had training in flying
or the use of parachutes. [7 __]said he is separated

| Delran, New Jersey. He stated that during the period

of Novenber 1971 he was employed by Sunday Publications, ;

1966 Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, with offices

in Caldwell, New Jersey. He said he began his employment

with Sunday Publications approximatély November 1971.
said he has been living in New Jersey for the past b6

ten years and prior to Sunday Publications was employed b7C

by the Walter Engle Company, 420 Madison Avenue, New York

City, New York. | | said he has never been West of Chicago

and has never been in Seattle, Portland or the Las Vegas

area.

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New Jersey, and that} | home telephone number is
— When advised of the slight resemblance of

to the individual known as D. B. COOPER, _—idsaid
he has never used an alias nor has he ever been involved
with parachutes or jumping out of an airplane.
said he has never been in any financial status wherein he .
would have had $200,000. He said, as a matter of fact, that
he is attempting to start his own church publications

Interviewed on 6/2/75 at_..__ CHERRY HTL, NT ee Q|

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magazine and that ne - is having trouble financing such a
venture.

The following description was obtained through
observation and interview:

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Weight 160
Eyes Green
Height - 5'19"
Hair ° ' Brown, almost baid |
Race White OOOO
Social Security # i
Wife j
Wife's address _
Delran, New Jersey
Employment Self-employed
Previous employ-
ments Sunday Publications,
196& Congress Avenue, , . .
West Palm Beach, Florida. .
Locai address ~ Caldwell,
New Jersey, phone 201-623-0966.
Walter Engle Company,
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Airlines, he was under the immediate supervision

who now resides at

Lexington, Kentucky, »7¢

He stated he did not recall a film on parachuting from
a 727 airplane, however, he had heard that several employees
of Air America had parachuted from such a plane with no problems
and he believed it could be done with relative ease depending

upon the minimum speed of the aircraft (this speed unknown to

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Fg asvises he worked as a smoke-jumper during the
summers of 1961 and 1962 in Montana, and the summers of 1963
through 1965 in Fairbanks, Alaska. He advised he is familiar
with northern Idaho and Montana but not with the state of
Washington. He admitted he probably had flown over Washington
on leave while returning to the United States from Southeast
Asia, however, he does not recall actually being in Portland
or Seattle during 1971.

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Date dictated

7/18/75

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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the interviewing agent and provided the following information.
|stated he is presently employed by United b6
Farm Service as] and has worked for them b7C
since | | He was formerly employed by Air America
Airlines from| having been terminated
with them as a result of the close down of the war in VietNam.
He advised Air American Airlines primarily carried government
contract freight and all of the work that he was involved with
them was in Southeast Asia.

[ advised his records reveal he took leave and b6
returned to the United States from July 8, 1971 to August 1, b7c
1971 and again from approximately June 10, 1972 to January, 1973.

He advised due to this leave, he does not believe he was in the
United States during the Thanksgiving period of 1971.
He advised that during his employment with Air America
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handled by Air America was parachuted for delivery.

advised t

He

at he had no trouble with American Airlines, with

the exception of some benefits amounting to $4300 which he
received this year. He advised he had trouble claiming this
in connection with his employment with American Airlines,

in that his employment was split by military service.

[| denied having any information on the

hijacking and observed the artist's conceptions of the subject,

and stated he could not think of anyone similar to the pictures.
The following description was taken from observation and intcr-

view:

Name |

Race

Sex
Nationality
Date of Birth
Height

Weight

Hair

Eyes

White
Mate
American

5° Li"
165 pounds
Black
Green

Social Security Account +
Army Serial Number

Nt Religion

Habits and Standard
of Living

Education

Complexion
Criminal background
Specch accent

ke.

Voes not appear To smoke
cigarettes and was engaged
in a modest standard of

Living.
Bachelor of Arts

Degree,

from Northeastern State

College, Tahiequa

h, OkLahors,

having graduated

Dark
None admitted

None noted of any kind.

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|
Oklahoma, ftelephone| , Was advised of Ehe identity of we
the interviewing agent and provided the following information.

| stated he is presently employed by United
Farm Service asl Jand has worked for them
since | He was formerly employed by Air America
Airlines from | "having been terminated
with them as a result of the close down of the war in VietNam.
He advised Air American Airlines primarily carried government
contract freight and all of the work that he was involved with
them was in Southeast Asia.

- [| jadvised his records reveal he took leave and
returned to the United States from July 8, 1971 to August 1,
1971 and again from approximately June 10, 1972 to January, 1973.
He advised due to this leave, he does not believe he was in the
United States during the Thanksgiving period of 1971.

He advised that during his employment yith Air Americe
Airlines, he was under the immediate supervision
who now resides at | | Lexington, Kentucky.

He stated he did not recall a film on parachuting from
a 727 airplane, however, he had heard that several employees
of Air America had parachuted from such a plane with no problems
and he believed it could be done with relative ease depending
minimum speed of the aircraft (this speed unknown to

a advised he worked as a smoke-jumper during the
summers of 1961 and 1962 in Montana, and the summers of 1963
through 1965 in Fairbanks, Alaska. He advised he is familiar
with northern Idaho and Montana but not with the state of
Washington. He admitted he probably had flown over Washington
on leave while returning to the United States from Southeast
Asia, however, he does not recall actually being in Portland
or Seattle during 1971.

| ladvised he is not a pilot but was/ |
| Re stated most [ J

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/ Oklahoma City

Interviewed on 7 / 14/ 73 st __tablequah, Oklahoma tite #__364-56 O.. 4 ?

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handled by Air America was parachuted for delivery. He .
advised that he had no trouble with American Airlines, with
the exception of some benefits amounting to $4300 which he
received this year. He advised he had trouble claiming this
in connection with his employment with American Airlines,

in that his employment was split by military service.

[| dented having any information on the bé
hijacking and observed the artist's conceptions of the subject, b7C
and stated he could not think of anyone similar to the pictures.
The following description was taken from observation and inter-

view: ,

i Name ; |

' Race — .
Sex Male ~ be
Nationality American bic
Date of Birth |
Height . oly" oem
Weight . _. 165 pounds —
Hair . Black
Eyes 'Green

Social Security Account #
Army Serial Number

i gion
Habits and Standard Does not appear to smoke ¥
of Living cigarettes and was engaged

in a modest standard of
living. Os
, Education Bathelor of Arts Degree,
} frou Northeastern State
College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma,

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Griminal background | None admitted
Speech accent None noted of any kind.

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identity of the interviewing gent and of the nature of the
interview. She furnished the following information:

She had| |lwho Later advised that b6
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officially changed his name_in August, 1967, in Rock Springs,
fivoming. She _had_applied|

She described | jas follows:

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Alias

Race ite

Sex Male

Height 5°11" to 6'0"

Weight 160 pounds

Hair Dark brown or black, short.

If he let it grow long, it
would be naturally curly, parted
on the left side.

Sideburns Middle of ear

Eyes Brown

Age

Date of Birth
Complexion Dark, olive; possibly Latin or
Indian blood.
Accent None
Habits 1) Smokes moderately, has smoked
Winston, Marlboro, Camel Filters,
Raleigh Filters and Pall Mall
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| | stated that |
had been born Z J,
At that time, [had been in Rock ings and was living
with| _ | telephone She does
not know where or if he was working. He had left Rock Springs
shortly after the and had not returned to Rock
Springs until the Fall of 1972, At that time, he had stopped
by the| |xesidence in| | Wyoming, for a couple of
days to say hello. He was not driving any type of vehicle and
did not say where he was going when he left. He had wanted to

|
| | He did not seem to have any money at

that time.

[| stated that she last heard from him in December,
1974, when he called the home| l, Wyoming, from Ely,
Nevada. He had wanted to come back| } He had told her
that he had been in Alaska and Canada and owned quite a bit of
land in beth these places. He_had also said that he had

'money in the bank". She had | |
cS She has not heard from him sincé then.

| lstated that she has lived |
| |because the majority of the time, was
gone. she does not know where he worked or even i e worked.
She stated that[____lwas a loner and never told her anything
about what he was doing.

She recalled that when he was not drinking he was
very intelligent and had a very good command of the English
language. However, when drinking, he was very belligerent
and used foul language.

_ She and did their banking at the State Bank of
Green River, Wyoming, however, this account had been closed by
her in 1972.

She currently has | 4
She provided three photographs of [ | two

| lpictures taken in 1967 and one snapshot taken in 1972
when | Jhad dropped in for about three days.

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She recalled that[____]had told her that he had been b6é
a paratrooper in the military stationed in Germany and had done b7C

a good deal of jumping. She did not know what branch of the
service he was in the dates. She thought he had been going
under the name a that time. She recalled that he
mentioned that he received his GED certificate of high
school graduation while in the military.

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also known as | _4
Decatur, Georgia, was located for
interview at the Alabama International Speedway, '

Talladega, Alabama. At the outset was advised
of the identity of the interviewing Agent and told that
the_proposed interview_concerned statements attributed

. to concerning[_ sd kmowledge of the hijacking
of the Northwest Airlines Flight No. 350 at Portland,

; Oregon, on November 24, 1971.

| | stated
that he was at the Alabama International Speedway. at
this time for the purpose of|
| _| appeared extremely nervous and after
hearing the details of those statements attributed to

[| while he was in sfi hi volunteered
that he would just tell os

explained that he recalled sharing a
room in Mansfield, Gatos or an Akron, Ohio police

officer, whose name was unable to recall.
further explained that he was in Mansfield, Ohio,
the races held there during the latter
part of May or first of June of 1975, and at the race
track had met this individual. During conversation this
individual mentioned that he was unable to locate a motel
room and[ J had volumtarily offered to share his
Yoon. . '

Following that dayts race, |
went out for a few drinks and upon returning ToL
room | |found this police officer watching television.
L_____|stated that a discussion insued between he and

this
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'L____|stated that he was unable to recall exactly what
; had triggered the conversation | unless

' £t had been something on the television.

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related that while he recalled talking
about how the individual involved in the hijacking of
the airplane would have needed_a background in parachuting
and aeronautical engineering emphatically denied
that he ever mentioned the name ___
stated that he did serve in the special forces with a
(First Name Unknown) [ Jwas not' °
particularly close with this individual and had not
had any contact with this Since having been
released from service, stated that also this
was the first time he had ever heard the name of
|stated that he did not kmow the
name used by the individual hijacking airlines when ~
he registered for the flight.

Further[ ss stated that he never said
anything during this conversation at Mansfield, Ohio

about anyone contacting him

type of job. Stated he vague
during the conversation
party sharing his room several ideas

discussed with the

to assist in any
y recalled that

had for a

novel and one of these ideas included

| the use of

special forces in the overthrow of a country.
admitted that during this conversation he might have
stated that a special forces trained man could have
committed the sky jacking and probably bragged about
the fast training which includes parachute training
that special forces troups receive in the U. S, Army.

Lr tots emphatically denied having ever
been contacted by anyone by the nane| | since
had been released from the_service and stated
that he has no reason to suspect or anyone else
in this hijacking of the Northwes Yiines plane.
| stated that he was at a loss to understand why
this individual with whom he shared a room at Mansfield,
Ohio, would have attributed these statements to him.

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Re Alexandria nitel to Bureau, O/11/75,
ond DL Paso nitel to Durcau, 9/12/75.

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U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, 800
San Marcial, where he is employed| }
| | by Special Agent (SA)| |
who inmediately identified himself as a Special Agent of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (PBI), |
hoo was advised of the purpose of this interview and volun-
tarily furnished the following information;
On September 10, 1975, he read the article
in the El] Paso Times, captioned "Suspected Skyjacker Calis
Similarity 'Kind of Scary'" with date line, Washington,
Which reflected that an acquaintance of his, | | b6
IRight possibly be identical with D, 3. COOFER, the b7c
"@irlTine hijacker who parachuted with $200,000 ransom money
from a Northwest Orient, 727 Jet on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971,
and was. never seen again,
4 Lo ' On September 10, or September 11, 1975,
i he attempted to contact | | through b6
'| |, and eventually chat b7C
3 ; Spoke with | }: Who State VAT
il "hey" wore having a hard time remembering what L_ |
i Laid on or about Thanksgiving Eve, L971,
| . until he| refreshed her Memory »
On Thursday morning, Thanksgiving Day,
date unknown, 1971,.at approximately 3 A,M., he drove
from his residence at | | Alexandria, bé
Virginia tol | b7C
| east of Fairfax City, Virginia
ampere he awokel 4
and himself were joined by | |
{| J
|} and pmcecded in|
r-automopdile on Highway 81 or Highway 66 to Gainesville,
a «Virginia, turning off to Route 55, heading west towards
On 9/12/75 __, El Paso, Texas File # EP_164~52
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6/10/76

Date of transcription.

New York State Credit Union League Incorporated, I211
Western Avenue, Albany, New York, was contacted at his
office and thereafter provided the following information:

| ladvised thad | previously

| | which he relinquished
approximately ls years _ago. He stated that |

currently resides at }
New York, and is employed by a company named
redit-Serv.

In the way of background, |
| of the New York State Credi
Union League Incorporated on| |} Just
prior to obtaining that position, worked for
approximately one year in Uganda, East Africa. Prior

to holding that position he was|
the North Dakota Credit Union League.

CT

l Jattempted to contact the National
Office of the Credit Union Leagues, however, was unsuccessful
in determining the exact dates that[_—sdideparted his
position in North Dakota and traveled to East Africa.
He stated, however, that he would be able to obtain
this information in a period of three or four days.

|provided the first page of a New York
State Credit Union League publication, dated | | )
Also he provided a copy of | |

as it appeared in the records of the Credit Union League.

| stated thatL____| was a pilot for
many years and had received a private pilot's license,
however, he questioned whether [____]was either physically
or mentally capable of perpetrating the hijacking of
an airplane and_then subsequently parachuted from it.
He stated that[____ gives every_indication of being
in poor financial condition, and[__] knows of no

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indications that[ has any considerable amount of

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Dote of transeriptian 8/17/76
| telephone number bé
telephonically contacted SAl h b7C
and advised that after interviewing Agents had departed
after interview of | |] studied the photo-

graph of D. B. COOPER more, he made a statement to the
effect,I didn't want to tell the interviewing Agents this
but, referring to the composite and comparing the composite
with> he said | |

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Date of transcription 8/17/76
lwas interviewed at the residence b6
of | _| telephone number | b7C

| Jadvised he resides at |
California and has telephone number |
| after being advised of the official identities of the inter-
| viewing Agents, stated that he is employed[_
|} for the Federal Aviation Administration {FAA) at
ees Central Avenue, Fremont, California, telephone work
number

advised that recently, while working, the b6
name came up as a possible suspect in the D. B. b7c
COOPER case, | |related the following events.

During May through November, 1959, he resided at

Seattle attending | ] school held near the b6
Seattle Airport. During this time he roomed with another b7C
individual by the name of | |} was also

jand also held a pilot's license.
was very interested in getting back to a flying job.
heard indirectly from another individual that
Johnson Flying Service now known as Evergreen, was hiring
pilots to fly DC-3s. Evergreen, formerly located at Missoula,
Montana, now located at Boeing Field in Seattle, hired
after checking him out on a DC-3 in| ]
advised this was the last time that he saw | |

Just prior to| [leaving FAA, | | b6
shows up at can only recail by the b7C

first name of [ Jand described her as follows:

Sex Female
Age Then approximately 28
Height 5'6"
Hair Dark
Build Medium, outstanding figure
Complexion Olive
] understood L | to be from Kanab, Utah. b6
| | apparently had met her while he was prospecting in b7C
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. Date of tronseription 8/5/76
| |was interviewed 16
by SA] |who identified himself as a Special Te
Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at| bI7D
| Seattle, Washington. | Jwas informed —
by SA | [that he desired to talk to him about the __—
| Jand upon executing an Tnter-
rogation; Advice of Rights form, | | advised as follows:
| Jstated he had been[_——sdin Alaska b6
in approximately January, 1976, and returned to Spokane, b7c
Washington, ] but this charge was b7D
dismissed with prejudice by the court because after approxi- b7F
mately six months, the authorities failed to bring any
charges against him. [___ Jadvised_he was brought to
Seattle from Spokane, Washington, |
| |that were outstanding against him in Seattle,
Washington. He stated he had | |
|
L._] further stated he has not talked to his bé6
attorney as yet, but would prefer going to a federal peni- b7¢
tentiary on a federal charge rather than going to jail on b7D
a state charge. He stated he will talk to his attorney and b7F
then advise SA] lwhether he desires to make a statement
a thether he desire)
then as he was preparing to go back to his b6
cell, asked if the PBI was still looking for "D. B. COOPER". b7C
When advised in the positive he stated a friend of his was b7D
a cellmate of "D. B. COOPER's" while they were in the_"joint." b7F
When questioned further | stated his friend is —_
| _ | who has a reputation of being a 7
"bad guy." He explained this statement by stating that
lis a tough guy and has a reputation of beating
people up, etc. He stated according to| Jwho is bé
serving a life sentence in Walla Walla Penitentiary, his b7¢c

cellmate claims he was "D. B. COOPER" and that according to b7D
] does not lie. [_____]aiso advised accord- b7F

ing to| | this man had all the necessary credentials
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Dote of tronscription AUERSh 23, 1976
MARION HENRY MOONEY, who resides at Route 1, Box

140, 4855 Jasper Roa t vised of the
identities of SA| | b6

MOONEY furnished the following: b7C

He is a self-employed individual, who for many years
has been cutting Christmas trees and speculating in land
investments.

Mr. MOONEY advised that in November, 1971, he and
| Jwere residing at } b6
Pleasant Hill, Oregon. Mr. MOONEY stated that he recalled b7C
that during Thanksgiving evening and Thanksgiving day, 1971, he
was at home at his address in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, due to
the fact that this was his busy season for cutting Christmas
trees, and he was quite busy during that time with his business.
Mr. MOONEY further advised that he has never flown in commercial
airliners, and that the only time he has ever flown is in
private planes on a few occasions around the State of Oregon.
MOONEY advised that he did not take any commercial plane
flights during the Thanksgiving holidays in 1971 or at any
other time.

MOONEY advised that he was in the U. S. Armored
Infantry from January 5, 1941, through November, 1944, and
that his service number was 39305403.

It was noted at that time that MOONEY's right front
tooth was surrounded by a gold filling, and he advised that
he had the dental work done on his right front tooth
approximately 15 years ago.

: Mr. MOONEY advised that he was aware of the case

: involving the individual known as D. B. COOPER, who hijacked

! an airliner and received a large sum of money and subsequently

: bailed out of the plane he hijacked. Mr. MOONEY stated that
he could provide no information regarding that incident, nor
did he have any information as to the identity of the
individual known as D. B. COOPER.

At this time MOONEY was asked if he would consent ) ,
___to being photographed by the interviewing Agents. MOONEY dk G

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advised that he has never been in any trouble in all of his
life and was willing to cooperate in the fullest with the

FBI and woul be photographed at that time. At
this time SA photographed MARION HENRY MOONEY.

The following description of MOONEY was obtained
from observation and interview:

Name MARION HENRY MOONSY
Date of birth November 15, 1913
Place of birth Leona, Oregon
Height 6!
Weight 175 pounds
Eyes Blue
Hair White - black streaks
Social Security

Account Number 544-01-9080
Scars and marks 6"" scar on right knee
Peculiarities Large nose

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Dato of transcription gf 3 OL 76

On August 25, 1976, | lof Royal Globe
Insurance Company, 150 William Street, New York City, was
contacted at his place of employment. He furnished an anonymous
letter which was received by Royal Globe Insurance on August 20,
1976, wherein the writer alleges to know the identity of
D. B. COOPER, hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight 305
on November 24, 1971. Attached to the letter was a newspaper
clipping from the January 26, 1975 edition of the Register-
Guard, Eugene, Oregon.

stated that Royal Globe was the insuring agent
for Northwest Airlines and paid out $180,000 in this matter.

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Interviewed on B/25/76 at New York, Now VYorkrile #_ NY 164-627 .
by. SA | Date dictated 8/30/76
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! | was interviewed b6
at her place of residence. After being informe * the bic
official identity of the interviewing Agent Wa S
advised of the 'nature of the inquiry. then furnished

the following information:

| Jadvised that | | b6

| who is presently out of town but would return shortly. b7c
advised that in 1971, | |
of the North Dakota Credit Union League and they

resided in Jamestown, North Dakota.

[___jadvised that in 1971,|[ Jwas selected bé
to represent the United States in Uganda, South fitica as a b7c
| |} of the Marketing Society in Uganda. stated

that this essentially involved the application of
particular skills as a | to the government
of Uganda. | Jadvised that this selection was made and
coordinated by the U.S, Department of State pursuant to the
AID Program...

advised that they left North Dakota in late b6
November and after spending some time with relatives in Iowa b7C
arrived in Washington, D.C. where they were briefed by State
Department officials during the last week in November, 1971.
[advised that she could not recall the exact dates of
these briefings nor their departure from North Dakota but
added that the governor of North Dakota gave them a going-away
party prior to their departure.

added that| b6
arrived in Athens, Greece, onl J and arrived b7C
in Uganda on| . | Jrelated that one
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the State Department. .

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: | | and employed bé |
as the| | Strauss Fuchs Organization, - bIC
Inc., ten Main Center, furnished the following information:

? advised that to supplement information b6é
furnished by he would add that the programs operated b7c

through the State Department in which he was involved were the
ACDE (Agriculture Development) International_which is a division
of AID (Aid to International Development). [~__Jadded that
j one , U.S. Department _of State, is acquainted
with [and his background. [J added that prior to
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leaving for Uganda, he completed-lengthy and detailed forms
for the State Department and his background was thoroughly
screened,

j [ jadvised that his primary function in Uganda bé
revolved around | ] b7C

[__sifor the government of Uganda, South Africa.

advised that he is a licensed pilot and often
. flies the company aircraft on various business trips when
his schedule will permit it.

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Date of transcription,

November 30, 1976

| North b6
Carolina, b7C
was interviewed at her place of employment, Bruards
nceorporated, Highway 70 A, Conover, North Carolina. She
furnished the following information:
She stated that she had met| | b6
— also known as| , in October, 1971, and believes b7c
the exact date of October 10 of that year. This was in
south j j i bout the time that
She began
Jand stated on Thanksgiving of 1971, she
Jwere at the White Stag Lodge at Tryon, North
Carolina.
Her recollection is that BS
before Thanksgiving and that her and b7C
| _Jthen went to the White Stag Lodge either on that
Tuesday or on Wednesday which would be November 24, i971.
She says that she definitely remembers that |__| was
not out of her sight for more than a few minutes during
this entire week and unon further reflection, recalls
that |
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She recalls that she prepared with the assistance
La very sumptuous dinner for Thanksgiving, this b6
Peparation being mostly done the day before Thanksgiving b7C
and that another couple, from
Spartanburg, South Carolina, where they now reside in
| | came up to the White Stag Lodge and had
nksgiving dinner with her | | She recalls that
her| | stayed at the Lodge For some time| |
|] and that she actually |
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Jwas interviewed at his place Apt 3
of employment, the Fresno Dodge agency body shop, Fresno, via b6
California, by Special Agents | | b7c
| lidentified himself with California
Petver's License | He is described as a yahte male,
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| | California, telephone number ;

|advised that for the Thanksgiving holidays b6
in 1971, |, traveled b7C

from the Seattle area to a Methodist Church Camp, which is
known as the Lazy F Ranch, and is located on the Menashtach
(phonetic) Creek, 15 miles southest of Ellensburg, Washington.

He stated that | | stayed there several days during
Thanksgiving in a large building known as the Trading Post,
and the only other person in the area was | |,
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[sd advised that on Wednesday afternoon, Thanks-— bé
giving eve, 1971, he and two of his friends drove up the b7c

creek canyon road into the mountains as far as they could
drive. They then walked until they were about eight miles
from the church camp. They had gone into this area to hunt
grouse, and during the trip they saw nothing to indicate

any human presence whatsoever. He recalls they passed some
mountain summer cabins, approximately one and one-half miles
from the camp, which were boarded and closed.

stated that about 1:00 p.m. it began to b6
snow, and by 9:30 p.m. that evening there was eight inches b7C
of fresh snow on the ground. At about 11:30 p.m., the group
was preparing for bed, and one of his friends, [ J,

went out to shovel snow from the porch. He returned a
moment later and announced there was a man outside the
camp yelling for help. [TL ___]stated that all of the men
went out and encountered this individual at the perimeter
of the camp, who was carrying a gallon wine bottle, which
only appeared to have two inches of wine remaining. The

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man appeared to be very frightened and was very reluctant

to come into the camp and particularly, into the building.

He ran from them at least twice and had to be coaxed back.
BPinally, they were able to talk to the man and he_immediately
requested that he be taken to the main highway. |
Stated that he asked the man where he had come from, and
what he was doing, and the man said that he had been hunting
up in the canyon and that he had been staying in one of the
summer cabins.

stated the man indicated he was hunting
elk, and that this immediately arose his suspicions, as
elk season had been over for two weeks. They asked where
his hunting equipment was, and the man claimed that he had
fallen in the creek and lost all his gear. However, he was
unable to explain his dry clothing. Further, he never

.explained how he arrived in the area and there was no car

visible around the camp, or on the road to the camp.

[| stated that he is very familiar with this
area, having hunted elk and camped at the church camp numerous
times, and stated that without driving a vehicle down the
church camp road, a -mile hike would be involved to arrive
at this location. ee stated that further observation
indicated to him that while the man appeared to be acting
intoxicated, he was in reality quite sober, and appeared
to be very frightened and very cold. He recalled that the
temperature at that time was about 22 degrees.

He described the individual as a white male,
28 to 35 years, 5110", 185-195 pounds, muscular-solid build,
light brown hair, slightly curly, slender face, reddish
complexion, clean shaven, @did not appear to be dirty or
unkempt, as if he had been camping. The man was wearing
a short-sleeved wool Pendleton shirt, brown, gold and green
in color, and underneath it he was wearing a grey flannel
sweat shirt. He was wearing Levi's and Lo] could not
recall his shoes.

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The man continued to insist upon being trans-—
ported to the highway and offered to pay any amount of
money for transporation. When the men declined, he started
walking down the road. At this point, the men restrained
him and offered to discuss the situation fupener They
then woke up _ at which time
they asked the man for identification. | [stated that
when he asked the man if he had a wallet, he,
patted the man's shirt pocket and felt something. The
man stated he had no wallet, and withdrew a bottle
of pills from the shirt pocket. The man indicated that
the pills were a prescription.

| stated he recalls the pill bottle bore
a label from the University Village Pay and Save Store.
He stated he could recall the label because he once sold
Breck Hair Products and called on the same store, which he
knows to be located in the University District near the
football stadium in Seattle. He stated further, that he
could recall something of the prescription number, the
first three digits of which he believes were L_], and
possibly ending with L He stated he further recalls
the doctor's name was a | , or something
Similar. He stated he does not think the man's name was
on the label or at least he has no recoilection of it.
He stated the man may have told them a name, but he could
not recall that either.

During this time the man continued to request
to be taken to the highway and again offered to pay, at
which time he produced a large roll of $20.00 bills, which
also included some $100.00 bilis,[ _|believes. Payment
was declined by anda three of the individuals then
agreed to take the man to Ellensburg. He stated they left
at about 1:30 a.m., and arrived in Ellensburg at about
3:00 a.m. The man again offered to pay them, which they
Gdeclined, but agreed to let him buy them breakfast at a
2h-hour cafe, located next to the Holiday Inn in Ellensburg.

After ordering, the man excused himself to go to the restroom

and when he did not return, the men went to the door and

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saw the man running west on Highway 10 towards Seattle.

[____—ijadvised that he also recalled the man bé
Saying something about living in Seattle in the University b7Cc
District, possibly on Third Street near the east end of
the Aurora Bridge,

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friends, were suspicious of the man's story and followed
his foot tracks back up the canyon to the summer cabins,
where they found on_of them had been burglarized, obviously
by the same man. Cd speculated that that was possibly
where the jug of wine was obtained. He stated that he followed
the man's tracks approximately another mile up the canyon
to a point where they went up a steep hillside.

[____'|stated that at no time did he ever see b6é
any vehicle or vehicle tracks that could have been connected b7C
with this individual.

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football game, and heard about the hijacking. He stated
they briefly joked about whether the man they saw the previous
night could have been the hijacker, but did not give it
any serious consideration. He stated that he was further
dissuaded from believing there was any connection after
seeing the composite photograph of the hijacker and the
flight path of the aircraft, which were published in the
newspapers, as they did not fit this incident. He also
later heard that several people knew the identity of COOPER,
so he beiieved the case was solved. He then learned that
these people were prosecuted for furnishing false information
and did not want to get involved in a similar situation.

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television does appear to be similar to his recollection of ;
this man.

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[__] furnished the identities of the
following people, who were present with him at the
camp:

Sunnyvale, Californ
Telephone

Richland, Washington

General Telephone Company employee
Bothell, Washington

Bothell, Washington

[| statea that neither he, or to his knowledge,
any of his friends, have ever reported this incident to any
law enforcement authorities. He stated that he does not believe
the burglary of the summer cabin was ever reported.

[____si|statead that he would be completely willing
to assist in any way possible, including returning to the
area or submitting to hypnosis to assist in this investigation,
and regrets his delay in reporting this matter.

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Having met with| ] in the b6
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ected by[_] to an area. about [ Jina

heavily wooded area. He pointed out a pair of tattered pants
hanging from a small bush and stated these were the pants he
had located about October 2207123, 1976, when he was hunting
deer in the area.

The pants were identified and placed in a small plastic
bag. The immediate area was walked over and examined but nothing
was observed except for the debri of the forests. Nothing was
seen that would indicate anyone had been in the area as there
was no sign of any material in the area.

The sight was marked for future search and the pants
were taken to the Portland office of the FBI where they were
prepared for shipment to the FBI Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

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Date of transcription 12 / i/ 76
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| |} and saw a movement in the trees. He said he
thought he saw a deer and approached the area, only to notice

a pair of pants hanging in the trees. He said it was about

25 feet from the ground and the pants were covered with leaves
and fir tree needles. He continued that he-obtained a long

stick and removed the pants from the branch it was resting on . +.
and examined the pockets looking for identification. He said

the pockets were empty so he left the pants in the trees.

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logger or possibly a hunter would discard in the woods. He said
in his 40 years in the woods he never saw pants hanging from
a tree that height from the ground before. He said he read
some of the recent articles about D.B. COOPER and thought the
pants might be important in that investigation.

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Mrs. GRACE L. RAMSEY, 1557 Eslava Street, Mobile,
Alabama, telephone 478-1324, was interviewed at her residence.
She was advised of the identity of interviewing Agents as well
as the nature of the interview. She supplied the following
information:

Mrs. RAMSEY advised that her son, HARRY HUBERT RAMSEY,
is on mental disability from Alabama Dry Docks and Shipbuilding
Company in Mobile, Alabama. She advised that he has been
mentally unable to function for himself for the past three to
four years. She also indicated that her son frequently sends
newspaper clippings, pictures and other information to various
agencies around the United States. She advised that she believed
he was stationed in Edgewood, Maryland or at least has been in
the National Guard.

Mrs. RAMSEY advised that HARRY's wife, SHARON, died
in August, 1971 or 1972. Since that time HARRY has been
suffering mentally from his wife's death. She also advised that
she has several letters back in her bedroom that have also
been written to the National Guard Advertising Support Center,
Edgewood that she got from her son to mail. A review of these
particular letters indicated various news clippings and pictures
that are not related to Thanksgiving Eve Skyjacking which took
Place November, 1971. Mrs. RAMSEY aliso stated that HARRY has
told her on numerous occasions that he is working for the FBI.

Mrs. RAMSEY advised that her son has not been out of
the State of Alabama for the past 3 to 4 years and as far as she
could remember in 1971 he was with the family on that Thanksgiving
Eve. She additionally advised that her son has been arrested
on several occasions for public drunk and disorderly conduct.

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Dale of Ironscriplion 12/3 0/76

HARRY HUBERT RAMSEY, 1557 Eslava Street, Mobile,
Alabama, telephone 478-1324, was interviewed at his residence.
He was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents
as well as the nature of the interview. RAMSEY provided the
following information:

He advised that he is the individual that mailed
several items to the National Guard Advertising Support Center
in Edgewood, Maryland. RAMSEY indicated that these items
consisted of a color photograph of himself[ k
a photograph of his late wife, SHARON,|
| | several newspaper clippings; one of these
clippings was a news item from the Mobile Press Register dated
Sunday, November 14, 1976. The news clipping concerned a
Thanksgiving Eve skyjacking which took place on November 24,
1971 in the State of Washington. RAMSEY did not indicate why
he sent these particular items to the National Guard advertising
: Support Center in Edgewood and when questioned concerning this
he did not supply an answer.

RAMSEY additionally advised that he did not wish
to talk to the FBI as he might get in trouble.

When questioned further concerning the news item
of the Thanksgiving Eve Skyjacking in Washington, RAMSEY
indicated he thought it would be a good idea to send it to
the National Guard Advertising Support Center as he thought
it was still newsworthy.

The following description was obtained through
observation and interview:

Name HARRY HUBERT RAMSEY
Date of Birth May 17, 1942
Social Security Number 423~-50-2846

Height 5' 835" Seto Q
Weight 145 pounds ~
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Address

Telephone
Employment

Previous occupation
Previous employer

Mother

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Brown

1557 Eslava Street

Mobile, Alabama

478-1324

Currently unemployed
Retired on mental
disability

Welder

Alabama Shipbuilding

and Dry Docks and Ingalls
Shipbuilding in Pascagoula
Mississippi

GRACE Il. RAMSEY

Address 1557 Eslava Street
Mobile, Alabama

Telephone - 478-1324

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Jwho resides at
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in the highjacking of a Northwest Airliner
which occurred-in 1971,-° by an individual using
the name D.B. COOPER. "

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a U.S. Army sometime. during the. period [1 foe
C ' | while stationed in tetname

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attached to the | |
which was' located near Pieiqu, Vi
unit was serving in support of
| Jadvised that this individual,

_ who he thought could possibly be D.B, COOPER, .

> was named [ | and he was | pos
with one of the-units In the Pleiqu area, _

could have: possibly been assigned - to the

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the military service_but rejoined shortly before '. " bie

coming to Vietham. [____] who was
C4 was possibly from the State of Wash-
ington and was. interested in parachuting, although ~

. he was not.an Army paratrooper. .In agai. .
had-mentioned how he had. 'oncej™ Semseopped
in "the State of Washingrom snd

Jused to talk frequently about the

"fountains an the State of Washi: gton and was ver
_interested in weapons. : et peemeaee
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— White male, 23- 24 years 'of age, 5°'9"--
5° "10", 170 pounds, well built, black hair, -
mustache, wears gray military elasses, single,

-' does not smoke.

oo oo belives that = liett -
oe Vietnam approximately. and.

' at one time said that if he ever left. the

military. he mi ght try to be a — Sheriff

in the State of Washington. could:
not recall €, oF jiashingtons T name was or any:

other pertinent | information,

oI wiewed the artist's conceptions
of the highjacker known as D.B. COOPER, and.
advised. that they. do not in any resemble'
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December 9, 1976

Date of transcription

Sergeant Major ROBERT LEE BROTZMAN, G/5 Section,
18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was
contacted at his place of employment at which time the
identity of the interviewing Agent and nature of the
interview was made known to him. He furnished the
following information:

-He stated that he is aware of the hijacking
concerning "D. B. COOPER" having read about this
hijacking in a sports parachute magazine. He stated
that in addition to this, he has seen several tee
shirts with the name D. B. COOPER stenciled on them
in several sports parachute clubs that he has been
associated with over the years.

He stated on many occasion, he has been kidded
about being a "look alike' to the artist's description
of D. B. COOPER by members of units that he has lelonged
to in the Army and in other sports parachute clubs.

Sergeant Major BROTZMAN advised he returned
from Panama to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Thursday,
November 11, 1976, and that he joined the sports parachute
club of the 18th Airborne Corps the following week.

He stated he made his first "free fall" parachute
jump with the 18th Airborne Corps Sports Parachute Club
on November 20, 1976, after joining the parachute club.
He stated he has been a parachutist since June of 1954
and has been a "sky diver" or "free fall" parachutist
since November of 1972.

Sergeant Major BROTZMAN advised he has been in
the United States Army since August 14, 1953, and received
his parachute wings in June, 1954, and has been jumping
since that date.

He stated he went to Viet Nam, September 25, 1970, SUDA
and returned on May 2, 1972, and was not in the continental

United States at the time of the hijack. | (04 -$1— F300
Iniecviewed on Les 2/76 at Ft. Bragg, Ne Ge eile ¢__ OE vese10r— |B
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Sergeant Major BROTZMAN stated that he could furnish
no additional information concerning this matter and stated
he would be willing to submit to any type of examinations,
tests, including polygraph or other interviews with other
individuals familiar with this case in order to clear his
name. He stated he feels that his name was furnished to
the FBI inasmuch as the first day he went to the drop zone
to sky dive on November 20, 1976, he introduced himself
by name and duty station to all people present and that
apparently someone recognized a picture in the newspaper
of COOPER and felt that he, BROTZMAN, resembled COOPER.

The following descriptive data was obtained
through observation and interview:

Name 3 ROBERT LEE BROTZMAN
Race: White .
Sex: Male

Date of Birth: August 14, 1.9.36 —_
Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska' -
Height: 5. feet, 8 inches
Weight: 165 pounds

Education: One year college

Military service:

Marital status:
Social Security
Number
Residence:

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Has been in United States
Army since August 14, 1953,
presently assigned to G/5
Section, 18th Airborne Corps,
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Divorced

507=36+8981

Assigned to Bachelor Enlisted
Men's Quarters, Building Number
471618, Room 1, Fort Brage,
North Carolina

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nuary 18, 1977

| | was contacted at the Fairbanks District
oeetces Bureau of Land Management (BLM), telephone number
52-4725,

[Cd informed due to the fact that he has been
employed for years as a smokejumper by the BLM, he has had a
lot of curiousity type interest in the famous aircraft hijacking
pulled off by D. B. COOPER. His interest has been magnified from
time to time due to the newspaper publicity put out on this case.
His interest has been profounded even more inasmuch as he has
jumped into the area where D, B. COOPER allegedly 'jumped with the
hijack loot and the fact that the news media reports this jump
would have been very hazardous and most likely D. B. COOPER was
killed during the jump. L_____]stated this latter statement by
the press is total hogwash. He informed that any experienced
jumper could have jumped into the area involved without suffering
any injury at all. He stated during his years of experience as a
smokejumper, he has jumped with hundreds of guys who could have
performed this jump.

| Jinformed that during the lateL__ and early

| he worked with a_smokejumper employed by BLM by the name
of [ . He informed they worked together in
Washington Stdte during the late Lana were both assigned to
the Fairbanks, Alaska district office in the earl He
stated he lo hen

|. He last sawL__iJin 1971 at a retirement
party at the smokejumper hase in Washington State. [____]drove
up in a brand new car, dressed very well, and looking quite
prominent, He spoke briefly with PO, talked a little bit
about old times, and[~_____]commented that he was doing quite
well and was working at the Tacoma Navy Shipyards.

[| stated that | who was

[J of BIM at the Fairbanks District Office, and is now_with
BLM in Washington, D.C., had once told him that he heard |

1/11/77 at Fairbanks, Alaska File ¢ AN 164-59

Interviewed on

SA 1/17/77

by. - Date dictated

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} we and[> _] discussed this

fact and the D. B. COOPER hijacking case and between them derived
that | [could be reduced to D. B. COOPER. They

both agreed that if] iwas involved in such a caper, he would

be just the one to think of using this alias. He stated that
| is the daredevil type and| |
| just to prove a point of his

daring to the other men.

[| stated_that he did not go to the FBI with this

'information inasmuch as| | stated he had discussed this
with the FBI and had furnished all information regarding his
knowledge of | |}further related to him that
he had furnished | Jname as a possible suspect in this

matter when he was interviewed by the FBI. Both he and[L_]
Jagreed that if there was such a thing as a statute of
limitations on the crime, and[_]had been involved, he would
brag publicly about it upon expiration of the statute of limita-
tions. He was just that type of individual. Further, the artist
conception of D. B. COOPER that was circulated just after the
crime was very, very similar to| | appearance,

informed that in the eventL____—id has not been
checked out by the FBI and additional information might be sought
regarding him, he would be able to furnish the names of other
individuals who were acquainted with and had knowledge of [__]
[ | One such individual who comes immediately to his mind
is| who is now employed by BLM at [ ]
LJ, Winthrop, Washington.

[_] reiterated that his reason for not coming forth
with this information was as he had related; merely that it was

discussed openly between himself and other people, and he was told

that it had been reported to the FBI.

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|__|, Maryland, [ lof the Hoffmann Furniture

Company, 2447 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., advised
as follows:

He stated that] |
approximately five years ago and the new owners use the
name Hoffmann Interiors, Incorporated, and are located at
7020 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland. He said
the employment records for[__]former company had been
destroyed. ,

was furnished two photographs of BRYANT
COFFELT. identified the photographs. He said

BRYANT COFFELT was employed by | as a salesman in

the used furniture portion | |. He was employed

on a commission basis and worked for | | from approximately
1963 through 1970.

[_—'|said COFFELT told him he was studying
medicine and on occasion would leave his employment unannounced
and return a few months later stating he was taking a medical
course. [|_| would always rehire him since COFFELT was
a smooth talker and a good salesman.

[____—i| deseribed COFFELT as follows:
Race: White
Sex: Maile
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 180 pounds
Hair: Brown

[_____ddwas unable to recall any additional
information concerning COFFELT.

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Interviewed _on Stn te

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"3/2/77

Date of transcription

| }
Lt Maryland, was interviewed at her residence and
urnished the following information:

She stated that | |
a the Hoffmann Furniture oe 2447
Street, N.W.. Washington, D.C. During
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She said] | sold | Japproximately Five
years ago and it is now Hoffmann Interiors, Incorporated,
7020 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland.

She was displayed two photographs of BRYANT
COFFELT. She identified COFFELT as having been employed
as a used furniture salesman on an intermittent basis from
approximately 1963 to 1970. COFFELT worked on 2 commission
basis and on occasion he would leave from work without
notice and return some months Later saying he had taken
a medical course somewhere in the Midwest. She said
| | hired COFFELT back because he was a smooth
talker and a good salesman. She, however, considered him
a phony because she never believed he was taking medical
courses, She was unaware of any of COFFELT's private life,
his associates or hobbies,

She did recall, however, that at one time COFFELT
showed up at the furniture store driving a Cadillac limousine.
He was in the company of an elderly man. It appeared to her
that COFFELT was acting as a chauffer for the elderly gentleman.
He also was attempting to sell him some old furniture since
the elderly man was interested in antiques. She was unable
to recall any additional information about the incident.

She described COFFELT as follows:

Race: White my
Sex: Male rdw G
Height: 6 feet a ee,
Weight: 180 pounds Jiesir i? Fes
Hair: Brown

Eyes: Color unknown, occasionally
wore glasses

Interviewed on 2/25/77 atl | Maryland Fite #__WEO 364169

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all of his knowledge about the hijacking came from reading
magazine articles. | |stated he did not want to reveal
| |, but described him as being a white
male, about 23 years old, fair complexion, blonde hair, and
blue eyes.
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Sex Male
Date of birth
Place of birth
Height 6!
Weight 160 pounds
Hair Brown
Eyes Biue
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[ ] for Mr. ROBERT
LINCOLN TODD BECKWITH, Room 718, Central Office Building,

1425 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. (WDC), telephone
was interviewed and furnished the following
information:

stated that ROBERT LINCOLN TODD BECKWITH
is the last living descendant of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. She said
that in about 1965 or 1966, BRYANT COFFELT was introduced
to BECKWITH through BECKWITH's friend, |

- COFFELT became a chauffeur and companion to

BECKWITH. He also claimed that he was a therapist and.
assisted Mr. BECKWITH, who[ J] described as a semi-
invalid. in exchange for his assistance, BECKWITH paid
COFFELT an indeterminate amount of money. COFFELT
on occasion departed the WDC area, according to[L___] to
"finish nursing education at the University of Kansas."

In late 1966 or early 1967, COFFELT introduced
BECKWITH to ang on | b

and BECKWITH] ___]|in Middlesex County,
Virginia. On| |
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Williamsburg, Virginia. According tol | BECKWITH's
|that BECKWITH

le roceedings resulted and the Superior
Court of WDC granted .
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indicated that the| jis currently
in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. She
indicated that COFFELT did not appear at | |
proceedings.

advised that the last known contact
that BECKWITH had with COFFELT was on June 15, 1976, when
a deposition was taken by the trustees of BECKWITH's

randmother's mine if in faet,[(L__]
| to the estate. COFFELT also

gave a deposition. The deposition was furnished at the
Williamsburg Circuit Court under the title |

3/16/77 Washington, D.C. ig WFO 164-169
Interviewed on __] File #
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[ } was b6
interviewed by | J, who identified himself b7C
as a Special Agent of the FBI. She voluntarily provided
the following information;
| —] stated that she was | | b6é
LJACK BRYANT COFFELT; however, [ b7c
She advised that she met COFFELT in New
Orleans, Louisiana, in 1961 and shortly thereafter, she and
COFFELT moved to the Washington, D. C., area.
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man, very intelligent, and not a common criminal. She further
advised that COFFELT personally knew J. EDGAR HOOVER and had
visited HOOVER at the FBI Headquarters in Washington, De. Gey.
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She stated that while living im Washington, D. C.,
JACK COFFELT worked for quite some time,as a chauffeur and a
personal assistant to an individual known to her only as
(first name unknown) BECKWITH, who was jone of three Living
descendants of former President Abraham (Lincoln. She_stated
that COFFELT worked for BECKWITH until Approximately b6é
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when he subsequently took employment with a furniture
business.

She advised that COFFELT suffered from severe cases

phlebitis and emphysema, and eventually while in Washington, D. C.,

suffered a nervous breakdown and received psychiatric care for
his nervous condition and alcohol affliction. She stated
COFFELT received treatment in Washington, D. C., in a hospital
known only to her as Melwood Hospital. .

She further advised that _she and COFFELT departed

Washington, D. C., and moved to| |, Washington, in b6
January, 1974, ] Juntil January, bic
1975, L__ Jand JACK COFFELT moved to Honolulu,
Interviewed on 3/29/77 ot Honolulu, Hawaii 'Eile i HN rea" 4
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| ]was interviewed in his auto repair b6
and reconstruction shop, | b7C
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reconstruction and_mechanical repair work on imported cars, b7C
at this location, |. In addition, he advised
that, |
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following information: bic

In the aviation periodical "Trade-A-Plane", in
either January, 1971 or February, 1971, he saw an advertise-

ment for aircraft parts, which advertisement[ | bé
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that | jhad aireraft parts for a| l.

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him a list of parts available, and after picking out the b7C
parts he wanted, | |

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, california, >,
(telephone number | |-

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started to try to locate | Jby calling him on

the telephone and directing letters to the above address.
was unsuccessful in making any contact with

and to this day, he has never _ received neither the aircraft

parts, nor the return of his | |

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inspectors regarding this incident, in October, 1972, and b7c
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Sacramento, California, their file number | =

sent all information and]
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in Sacramento, California, and_as far as he knows,
has never been located, and mentioned in one

communication that
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On the basis of this, | |

an individual, known as D. B. COOPER, who disappeared over
the Nevada area, on Thanksgiving Day, 1971, with $200,000.

advised he has never met this] F
and his only information concerning D. B. COOPER is what
he obtained from reading the newspaper accounts of COOPER's
disappearance from the 727 over Nevada in 1971.

[ [stated his belief in the similarities
between jand D. B. COOPER were that they both
had similar skills in aviation, as |was an agricultural
pilot, so, therefore, would be familiar with parachutes,
terrain, and survival techniques. He further felt that both

and D. B. COOPER were capable of non-violent type
crimes, and he would describe both of their operations in
the criminal field as semi-theatrical. | | advised he
felt[____]was acquainted with the area in and around the
states_of Oregon, California and Nevada, and he felt this,
since | Pvesy well might have been engaged in agricultural
flying in that area. He stated, to his knowledge, [_]
flies an AT-6 aircraft, which[__|described as a
sophisticated-type airplane.

Ld|was unable to supply anyother reasons
for his belief that there was a possibility that
might be identical with the individual known as D. B.
COOPER, but pointed out that this was strictly a theory,
and he had nothing further to base this on, other than
what was set forth above.

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busi | was interviewed at his place of b6
USINESS ;| |, Anchorage, Alaska. [___] b7C

was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents, certain
of his Constitutional rights and the purpose of the interview

by Special Agent (SA} DONALD H. STEELE. He then read a form
entitled, "Your Rights" after which he advised he understood

his Constitutional rights as explained on the form but would not
Slgn anything.

advised he was unable to determine exactiy b6
where he Was on November 24, 1971, but believes he was in b7C
Pairbanks, Alaska. He advised that he had absolutely nothing
to do with NORJAK and that he would be willing to take a poly-
graph examination should his attorney concur with such activity.
He advised that he is currently involved in a lawsuit with the
U.S. Government in which he is the defendant and attempts are
being made to recover sums of money from him related to an
incident which took place while he was | }
He stated that because of this pending lawsuit he doubts very
much his attorne would concur in his undergoing a polygraph
examination. advised that he has never had paratrooper
training of any kind and in fact suffers from vertigo which
would preclude his jumping from an airplane. He stated that
while as a member of the U.S. Air Force for four years he went
directly from basic, training on approximately May 1, 1952 to

the | | at pavis-Monthan bé
Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, where he remained until he b7c
was terminated from the service on| | He

related that during his entire time in the Air Force he served
|}. He furnished to interviewing agents a
DD-214 which is a "Report of Separation From the Armed Forces
of the United States" showing that he took no major courses
and completed no service training courses successfully during
his entire four years in the Air Force.

He related that further information regarding his

jes with the United States Government as a b6
could be obtained from| Jof the Postal b7c
inspector's Office in Seattle, Washington. He stated that the

Postal Inspector's Office in Seattle also should have an extensive
file on him which would possibly show a contact date of November 24,

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Date

|was interviewed at the

offices of the U. S. Marshal Service, San Antonio, Texas.

Special Agents

and that the

interview was to determine any knowledge he possessed regard-
ing the hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from

Portland, Oregon, to SeattIe,- Washington, 11/24/71.

thereafter, offered a form entitled,

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was orally advised of his rights by SAL___ | and

of Rights.

Stated he did not wish to discuss this matter or any other

matter with the FBI. The interview was then terminated.

Interrogation; Advice

declined to read this form and

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Home address
Mailing address

Marital status

Usual occupation
Military service
Arrest record

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Male
Caucasian

672"

225
Light Brown
Hazel

No_ permanent home

San Diego, California

Address unknown

California

Photographer
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File #

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| Alabama. | Iwas advised of the bic
identity of the interviewing Agents and of the nature of
the inquiry. [___]was advised of the provisions of the
Fraud Against the Government - Furnishing False Information
Statute and orally advised of his Constitutional rights by
SA | Iwas shown a waiver of rights form, which
he read. | ladvised he fully understood his Constitutional
rights and signed the waiver of rights form. He voluntarily
furnished the following information:

During the first part of June, 1976, he went to
Montreal, Canada, | | b6
He went to Montreal to observe the tryouts for the b7C
Summer Olympic Games held there in 1976. | }
Stayed at the Holiday Inn in downtown Montreal.

; On about the second day they were in Montreal and
while visiting the fairgrounds in Montreal, he was approached
by a white female, approximately 16 years old, who was

soliciting for ; i ce he was with
| he made quick b6

arrangements to meet her at the same spot outside the fair- bic
grounds that evening at a certain time.

He took| be
back to the motel and Later on that evening, he went back bic
to the fairgrounds, where he met this girl, who identified
herself to him only | » This girl was:

Height Approximately 5'4" tall
Hair Dyed blond

Age Approximately 16 years
old |
Weight About 100 pounds
Characteristics Extremely attractive
[| told him that she needed transportation to a farm located bé :
a few miles from Montreal since she wanted to get her personal BIC
belongings because she was returning to the United States. He
Interviewed on_ 6/27/77 [| Alabama File # Mobile L6A4_34 be |
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|was interviewed at| b6
| Alabama. | Jwas advised of the bic
identity of the interviewing Agents and of the nature of
the inquiry. [____]was advised of the provisions of the
Fraud Against the Government - Furnishing False Information
Statute and orally advised of his Constitutional rights by
SAI Jwas shown a waiver of rights form, which
he read. | Jadvised he fully understood his Constitutional
rights and signed the waiver of rights form. He voluntarily
furnished the following information:

During the first part of June, 1976, he went to
Montreal, Canada, [ | b6é

» He went to Montreal to observe the tryouts for the b7Cc
Summer Olympic Games held there in 1976. | |
stayed at the Holiday Inn in downtown Montreal.

On about the second day they were in Montreal and
while visiting the fairgrounds in Montreal, he was approached
by a white female, approximately 16 years old, who was
soliciting for prostitution purposes. Since he was with
| | he made quick bé
arrangements to meet her at the same spot outside the fair- b7c
grounds that evening at a certain time.

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to the fairgrounds, where he met this girl, who identified
herself to him only[L +] «This girl was:

Height Approximately 5'4" tall
Hair Dyed biond
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Weight About 100 pounds "
Characteristics Extremely attractive
[Jtola him that she needed transportation to a farm located be
a few miles from Montreal since she wanted to get her personal b7c
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agreed to take her to this farm.

He recalls that they left Montreal on Highway 25,
going north. They traveled north on Highway 25 approximately
five miles from Montreal, at which time Highway 25 passed
under Highway 640. They stayed on Highway 25 for another
seven or eight miles, at which time Highway 25 runs into
Highway 341. They took a left on Highway 341 and went two
or three miles on Highway 341. After traveling the two or
three miles on Highway 341, they turned right on a paved
road which was marked with a sign which contained the
letters "OAK," followed by possibly an "E," followed by
"RD." They traveled on this road for approximately one and
one-half miles, at which time they came to a farmhouse on
the left side of the road, which was the only farmhouse on
this road.

Located adjacent to the farmhouse was a barn.
The farmhouse was a white frame house, which had approxi-
mately ten rooms, and the barn was constructed of natural-
looking wood.

Just prior to arriving at the farmhouse, [told
him that the man who owned the house was an American named
D. B. COOPER, who is the person who hijacked an airplane
somewhere in the northwestern part of the United States and
jumped out of the airplane over a mountainous area and who
had never been caught.

Upon arriving at the farmhouse, he could tell
that the house was used as a house of prostitution. There
were five or six automobiles parked at the house, and he
observed four or five girls. He got out_of the car and
went to the front porch, where he and[L___]were met by a
white male in his late 30's. | jintroduced him to this
man | ]told the man that she was getting her
stuff and leaving, at which time[__J]tried to talk her out
of it. At no time did[_]become angry, and he spoke very
intelligently.

He recallis that [ _|was:

Race White
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Age Approximately 40
years old
Height 5'10"
Weight 165 to 170 pounds
Hair Dark brown, possibly

black, shoulder-length
hair, parted in front.

Characteristics Goatee and a mustache,
which was extended into
his sideburns.

He also recalls that[__Jhad a northern accent with a dark
olive-type complexion and "chicken feet" around his eyes.

He also recalis that this man was well built and had a thick
neck. He spoke very intelligently and used the word "animosity"
several times. He cannot recall using profane language
and he aid not show any emotion. His complexion indicates

to him that he was possibly an Italian or Indian. [7 _]was
wearing Levi-type jeans and shirt and wing-tip shoes.

He stayed at this house for approximately 15 minutes,
at which time he drove[__]back to Montreal. Since he could
not take her to a motel and since he had to get back

and told her not to contact him again.

He recalls that prior to 1976, he had seen an
artist's drawing of D. B. COOPER and recalls that even though
was wearing a goatee, mustache and long hair, he could

very possibly have been identical to COOPER.

An artist's conception of a white male wearing sun-
glasses depicting the individual who is allegedly responsible
for the hijacking in 1971 of an airplane from Portland,
Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, was shown tof |
stated that he could not definitely state that the
individual to whom he was introduced as yee Montreal
is identical to the individual depicted in the artist's con-
ception but that it could possibly be the same person.

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June 29, 1977

Dete of transcriplion

Minnesota, was interviewed regarding |

advised that he remembered going through
but did not know

him before | | and never associated with

him socially. | | described [-____] as_bein

quiet' and not outgoing. He also remembered CJ was
a former Air Force pilot and that after being furloughed
by Northwest he returned to Seattle, Washington.

[ ]advised that he could not offer an opinion

on whether | J}would be capable of hijacking an

airplane.
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interviewed on. Of LTS77 Minnesota Elle # MP-—16Y=73

sal 6/23/77

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advised that he remembered

that | [was in a| |
| however, they were not friends or
associates and were never together socially.
remembered that[___—Jreturned to the Seattle,
Washington, area shortly after being furloughed by
Northwest Airlines and Shas not seen
since. so advised that several of the furloughed
Northwest have formed a committee to find out how many
of the furloughed| jwant to be rehired by Northwest.
advised that] jwas one of those furloughed
which could not be located.

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advised that he was in the |
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socialized or became friends with | could
not recall appearance and advised that he was
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| | Minnesota, was interviewed at his place of
employment, Snyder Drug Stores, Inc. ,| L, Minnesota,
where he is employed | }

| ] advised that he first met| |
| |Jwhen they were both students at the University of
Washington in Seattle, Washington. He and[L_|became
friends and again ran into each other in the eens

when they were both in the military service.
advised they then joined Northwest Airlines at the
same time and were both furloughed on |

[ —jadavised that[______] could be described
as a mild-mannered, pleasant individual who seemed to
et along well with other people. [|__| never knew
to have any financial problems and in fact, recalled

that either | Jwas a rather
prominent ana successful | L

]recalled that | |
| | resided in| |, Minnesota,
while working for Northwest and they left the Twin Cities
area approximately six weeks after being furloughed.

| | advised that based on his association
with | | he feels he would not be a logical suspect
in the D. B. COOPER aircraft hijacking.

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or employment, Country Kitchen, 7851 Metro Parkway,
Bloomington, Minnesota, where he is employed| |
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well. | [remembered that [ was in the :
U. S. Air Force but could remember nothing more about
him. | | refused to offer an opinion as to the
possibility of| | being identical to D. B. COOPER in
the Northwest aireraft hijacking which occurred in 1971.
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July 25, 1977

Dale of Iranscription,

stewardess, Northwest

Orient Airlines, |

furnished the following

information:

She was contacted by_al | in Minneapolis,

l |

Mimesota, in November, 1976. | | also contacted her.
in January, 1977, in San Diego, California. At this_meetin
in January, | |asked her if she would consider [

he was making regarding e

hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines plane by D. B. COOPER

in November, 1971. She stated she only discussed that part

of the hijacking with Ll which had been published in the
newspapers. She stated she has maintained a scrapbook concernin
the hijacking and this is the scrapbook she used to_ show

She stated that if | wanted any additional information
other than that which_had been published, | | should contact

wuld

her attorney who is |

of San Diego.

asked her in writing to

additionally told her that he was working with the FBI in
Los Angeles on the hijacking. She stated that | ] also

. She

believ he furnished this lette

from! __ te her attorney
which he wanted her

showed her some

to identify as D, B. COOPER. She stated she did not identify
| Jas D. B. COOPER. [ ] were

; Of Very poor quality.

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was accompanied by two other white males, she does not recall
their names, however she knows that neither of the other two
men were named She has never met a |] before.

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flight and which were not published. she sated she knew that
the hijacker had ordered but does not recall

the hijacker that

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|, "Mississippi, b6
telephonically advised that he desired to furnish information bic
regarding the person known as D. 8. COOPER who hijacked b7D
a Northwestern Airlines Boeing 727 in_November, 1971. At the
outset of the telephone conversation | Jadvised
he had a two-fold purpose for furnishing the information,
The first reason was that he was desirous of being considered
for any reward that was available in the event he conld
furnish the identity of BD. A. COOPER and second, he felt a
sense of loyalty to FBI Director CLARENCE KELLY. For these
reasons he was telenhonically furnishing the information to
Agents of the Kansas City Division rather than contacting
the loca] office of the FBI in Nississippi. Additionally,
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regarding the_planning of a hijacking of a foeing 727 jetliner.
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demand 3200,000 in small bills and two parachutes, and
attempt to parachute from the airplane into _a forested area
where an accomplice would be waiting with | |
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thereafter travel to Mexico City @@ Acapulco, Nexico, for
the purpose of |

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that |

lShrevenort, Louisiana, and that while

| had hecome the

Jhad worked in several parts of the country including

the Pacific Northwest where he worked |
|for 'Morrison Knudsen Construction Company at_a_job
site at Roise, Idaho. Also at one point in his life|
had been employed | jin the
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

8/5/77

Date of transcription

Jwas interviewed at his residence
and supplied the following information:

He spoke to| | told him that
he worked for Universal Studios and a movie or television
series was going to be made concerning the hijacking, |
told him that he had permission from a West Coast FBI Office,
FBI Headquarters in as ey and GRIFFIN BELL. He cannot

recall the exact words used during the conversation.
was very positive and straight forward and he felt that
could have been on the level. He also thought that the
eBY youd have made an announcement had the hijacking been
soiveda,

[dj also told him that _he knew who D.B, COOPER
really was but did not say who. | |stated to him that
COOPER had a ion olice record and had spent time in jail with
JAMES EARL RAY, I stated COOPER's record was four

pages long and single —_ and that this record was an FBI

record, He feels that was trying to impress him with
this information on C

also toid him that COOPER did not jump out
of the airplane where they thought he had, discounts
this because of the tests which were conducted using the airplane,

ii¢—eannot—recal/ who had told him that

| He did not give the fact of

Jjmuch importance, He had no

basis or fact of making any statements that possibly

La _ jany FBE files or information,
iS Was pure speculation on his part.

It appeared to him that[____—sdj had = information on
the hijacking, none of which was specific. He feels all the
information [~~] had could have been obtained_through
newspaper and magazine articles. He instrueted[— | that he
had notes on the hijacking and Lio him that he would
like to compare the_information they had, [said that
he had a file and| assumed he was talking about an FBI
file at the time, He has thought more about the conversation with

Inlorviewed on 04 LA 7F | | Minnesota rile ¢___MP_ 164-73

by SA | Dote dictated 8/4/77

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| and believes [may have been taiking about the

criminal file he had on COOPER rather than any specific FBI be
file, When [| saia they could compare files, he assumed b7C
he was talking about the FBI file.

| told him he was with Universal Studios and b6
gave lee address of | bic
California, .

[sd Stated that | wanted a route map b6
Showing the flight plan of the hijacked aircraft but he did bic
not send [any information.

He stated that he had taken notes on the telephone
conversation with| |Jand he produced these notes for bé
Special Agent | viewing. He advised that b7C

if any notes or other papers he has are needed by the FBI,
he would furnish copies.

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l | appeared at the FBI Office, b6
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Jackson, Mississippi, was interviewed at the Holiday bie
Inn, Natchez, Mississippi, and advised of the identity
of the interviewing agent and the nature of the interview,
specifically, the hijacking of Northwestern Airlines on
November 24, 1971.

[__|was not furnished a Warning and Waiver b6

@ Rights Form inasmuch as he in no way fits the description bic
of unknown subject,

[___'|voluntarily furnished the whereabouts b6é
of himself on the pertinent date, November 24, 1971, as bic
follows:

stated that he is[ ] on
for the Gulf Oil Company and has been employed there
for the past ten years, He stated that around 8:00 AM,
he went to work for the Gulf Oil Company at his office
located in Petroleum Building, Jackson, Mississippi,
and worked in his office until shortly before 11:00 AM.
He then attended a funeral of MACK N, LAY, a retired Gif
Oil Company employee, the funeral being held at Wright
.and Ferguson Funeral Home, Jackson, Mississippi.

At 12:00 noon he, together with | | b6
| || had lunch. He stated that after lunch bic
he returned to the office at the Petroleum Building,

Pascagoula Street, Jackson, and worked until 6:00 PM,
on November 24, 1971.
The following description was obtained during
observation and interview:
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contacted the Garden City Resident Agency (GCRA) of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and advised he was
calling from San Antonio, Texas. [[___]stated he was in
the process of writing a book concerning the skyjacking,
and the individual with whom he has been in contact, regarding
this, was
{San Antonio, Texas. | J stated
that| Jhas already been interviewed by agents of
the San Antonio Office of the FBI, regarding this matter.
| |related that it was his opinion that | ! b6é
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| leither took part, personally, in the sky-
He stated that
"D. B. COOPER",
but it was| |feeling that | [would be capable
of a crime of this nature.

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never parachuted from the plane, but hid somewhere in the b7Cc
aircraft until after it landed, and then left the plane. He
also said it was] opinion that the money was
parachuted from the aircraft while it was in flight.

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speak with him furthey|

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9/22/17

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York {N¥), telephone number | telephonically
contacted the Garden City Resident Agency {GCRA}) of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (ee) and advised he was
calling from San Antonio, Texas. stated he was in
the process of writing a book concerning the skyjacking,
and the individual with w he has been in corkactk *s

this, was _ _
[San Antonio, Texas. | [stated

a as already hean interviewed by agents of
the San Antonio Office of the FSi, regarding this matter.
| Lx
| [either took part, personaly, in the sky-
jacking] Pte stated that

| | "D. B. COOPER",

but Lt was | | feeling that would be capable
of a crime of this nature.

He stated| |kold him that D. By COOPER
nover parachuted from the plane, but hid somewhere in the
aivcraft until after it landed, and then left the plane. He
also said it was| opinion that the money was
parachyted from the alyoraft while it was in fligut.«

| ladvised he last spoke ta | Jan
| |in San Antonte, Texas, and expected to
speak with him further "
Talephonically,
Interviewed on 9/22/77 al Garden Clty, New York File # NY 1G4-627
by_ S| Date dictoted 9/22/97
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription LO/

6/77

| | NORTHWEST AIRLINES,
was interviewed at his residence.

| | advised that he had been to Toledo,

Ohio, on the following dates: January 3-5, 1977; February

14-15, 1977; March 28-April 1, 1977; and May 26-27, 1977.
He stated that during one of those times while at Toledo,
Ohio, he received a telephone call from| | con-
cerning the hijacking of a NORTHWEST AIRLINES airplane.
po tated that | inferred to him that NORTH-
WEST AIRLINES had_approved of his inquiries, and as a
matter of fact Po nad an appointment to see Mr.
NYROP of NORTHWEST AIRLINES the next day and that NORTH-
WEST AIRLINES was anxious to cooperate with([L |.
stated that [sddasked him a number of ques-
tions, the specific ones not recalled at this moment. He
stated he answered some questions for [L____—i4| and he did
not think that he told him anything which was of a confi-
dential nature. | [stated that he was guarded in

his conversation with| J informed him
that the crew of the airplane had talked to him and they
were cooperating. stated that | lgave him
the impression that he was a J}and was
working with some | jstory of the

NORTHWEST hijacking.

|stated that on July 10, 1977, he
directed a letter to , UNITED
PRODUCTIONS, LIMITED, 3921 Deervale Drive, Sherman Oaks,
California 91403, telling that he could not
participate in any way in the project, and he further
requested that [~~] not use any of the information

which_he iyven on the telephone in connection with,
his | name. | |made available a re-

productive copy of the letter he directed to]

| |] stated that he kept sequencial notes
as to times during the period of the hijacking which

Inlerviewed on 9/27/77 at Fishtail, Montana File # BT #164-

SE ¢1o4-s1r

A MERRILL F. REESH dete dictteg 94 28/77

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New: Jersey, and that]

Sy would have had $200,000.. He'said, as.a-matter of fact, 'that
2 Re: is attempting to start his own church:-publications.

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Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. : | _ | .
furnished the following voluntary: 'information: .
7 28a advised, that: he: "Fesembled- an 'individual Bb
, who was the. subject-of, an PBI. investigation and was asked 9° <° _e biIC
to £urnish'pertinent information: concerning his' background; - 'ee
*.~ which ee er cored to. furnish. | | advised he was. .
..: £formerly.in the U.S. Navy. in- the]
_ Erom| |. . He Said
he | was a Navy Chief during the period of time he was .
-° in the U.S. Navy. He said he never had training "in flying we
-or the use of 'parachutes:. said he.is separated : :
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* 'Delran, New Jersey. He stated that during the period «0. . ;
- of .Novenber 1971 he was 'employed 'by | 'Sunday: Publications;' as
1966 Cohgress Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, with offices: .
'.in Caldwell, New Jersey. He. said-he- began his: employment
"with Sunday Publications approximately, November. 1971. ° ; Lok win
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"-tén- years: and-prior to Sunday Publications 'was employed » ms ». bic
by. 'the. Walter Engle Company, 420 Madison: Avenue, New York ;
City, 'New York.. [7 |said he has. never been West: of' Chicago.
and has never been in seattle, Portland oY. the Las: Vegas
oe uh | léoluntaré:ly étateal— aes

fhome ESISSHOnG. 'number is.
When advised of the slight. resemblance'-.of
to the individual.known as D..B. COOPER, teat

 hé has never used an- alias nor has he: @ver béen inyolved'.
- with parachutes or jumping: "out. Of an'. airplane...

said he has never: been in any financial status wherein hé

interviewed on

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os 26/2/75 0" CHERRY HILDE, "Nee mi i BK ms)

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11/1/77

Date of tronscription

| | home address|

, telephone] was interviewed at his place
of employment, Century Real Estate Office, 1906 F
Oceanside Boulevard, telephoneL id He furnished
the following information:

: After the initial hijacking of an airplane
which was a Portland to Seattle flight in which the man
bailed out of the airplane which occurred in about 1971,
a man came tol J attention who he felt could
be of possible significance.

The man's name is JOHN MC MILLAN (phonetic) and
his middle initial is possibly R._It was in late 1972 or the
first part of 1973, at which time| was working for the
Essex International Automotive Parts Division, which is a
division of United Technology, the headquarters address of
which is 6233 Concord Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. As of about
two years ago, MC MILLAN was the District Manager for the
Washington and Oregon areas. He Lives in Seattle and works
out of his home. He travels for that firm inasmuch as he is
in sales. His address could be obtained through the office in
Detroit or possibly through the warehouse in Los Angeles which
is at 777 Mission Street, Los Angeles.

|was working for Essex when MC MILLAN
joined the firm_in late 1972 or the first part of 1973 and
that is when met MC MILLAN. He worked with MC MILLAN
on two occasions for a period of two or three days each and
he met him a third time which was at an auto parts convention
in Los Angeles.

When they first met, which was in the Seattle area,
MG MILLAN had recently become separated or divorced from his
wife. He previously had been working for Hastings Company,
also an automotive parts firm in the Seattle area, but he had

been laid off. If MC MILLAN mentioned why he had been laid off,

|does not recall the reason but he does remember that
MCG MILLAN said it was a surprise to him. In conversation,
MC MILLAN said |

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problems occurred wnile ne was between jobs. Ic ne ever
mentioned the fisures resarding | . }
does not recall what they were but he believes it was possibly

in excess of $10,000, did say he was

Also in conversation, NC MILLAN had said that in
"orld Vlar II, in October (year not mentioned), he was shot down
ever Germany and he bailed out. He did not say what his status
was on the airplane but he was not the pilot. The following
October, almost exactly one year later, he was released from
the prisoner of war card.

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with money. For example, he did not so to the best motels

even though the company poid the motel expenses. Ue was the
type of man that_even if he had had a lot of money, he would not
have spent it. [~__Jused to tease him about his Scotch
nationality. He recalled that MC HILLAN had a matal detector
which he even carried in his car and he would search for lost
items when he had time.

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very polite but he did have a lot of nerve whieh [] could 7
tell from the way lic MILLAN approached customers,

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and HC MILLAN did_have a bank account in Seattle because he bIC
yas observed by [ lto pay his hotel bill with a check.
te doas not recall what bank the check was on.

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arrested although he did mention being stopped for speading in bic

Lfocnig but on that occasion did not even set a ticket,
| | noted that the Essex Company does usually screen
their people fairly well but at that time they were just starting
up and necded people fairly rapidly and they may not have sereened
him closely.

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He described MC LLLLAN as follows:

Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 50 (in 1972 or 1973)

He felt HC 1iTLLAN Looked
more like 47 to 48 years of
ALEC.

Height: 5'10" to 5'11"
Veight: 175 to 180 pounds
Hair: Black, straight, starting to

thin a little, possibly
parted on the left

Glasses: Vore black or dark rim
prescription glasses. Does
not recall whether he had
prescription sunglasses or not.

Voice: Normal but possibly slightly
above average in loudness
Build: Stocky; kept himself in excellent
physical shape
Complexion: Fair: di ot appear Latin to
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Lic MILLAN did not smoke cigarettes but had mentioned
that he had smoked at one time. He also mentioned that he once
had an ankle injury as a result of a motorcycle accident but he
did not walk with a limp. He had no vehicle except the Ford
company care He had mentioned that he once lived in California.

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conception is a good likeness of MC MILLAN except that LIC iSTLLAN
has a rounder, fuller face than the artist conception. The
glasses are similar and the hairline is similar except MC MILLAR's
forehead may not have been quite as high as the man in the artist
conception. from the bottom of the nose to the top of the
eyebrows of the artist conception is very similar to the
aopearance of MC LITLLAW.

After viewing the artist conception, he believed it
was still possible that MC MILLAN could be the hijacker.

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Je has no specific reason to suspect LC HILLAN
but since he lived in the Seattle area, does resemble the
artist conception, and has bailed out of an airplane (at
approximately the same time of year as the hijacking), he
thought the possibility did exist that MC NILLAN could be
the hijacker.

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Dale of transcripiion 10/26/76
VERNUCE A. HOFFKE telephonically contacted writer b6
at the Lafayette Resident Agency and advised that after b7Cc
being interviewed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
on October 19, 1976, he had been trying to defintely account
for his presence during Thanksgiving of 1971 and after |
ee | was positive that during Thanksgiving
o while driving for Dura F he was working with
another driver by the name of and that the both of
them drove toget m cross-country runs and at that time
in 1971 he and| had taken a truck to California and
he remembers specifically that while in California he con-
tacted L and b6é
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where they stayed the day before Thanksgiving as well as
Thanksgiving Day and ate Thanksgiving dinner with her and
left the day after Thanksgiving, driving back to Louisiana.
HOFFKE advised that he also believes that[__ | b6
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; owa, as he had advised Agent in previous interview and
that should she be contacted he felt certain she could
; verify this. infemation and that he knows for a fact either
a or Durall Trucking Company in Beaumont, Texas,
could also verify this information.
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Date of lronscription 9/24/73

| |, after being apprised of
the identity of the interviewing agent and that he was
being interviewed regarding the hi-jacking of Northwestern
Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971, voluntarily
furnished the following information:

| L presently employed as
| telephone ; advised

that he has been employed here for the past six months

and that the | /s
stated that from September, 1970, until
March, 1972, he was employed [ Jat |
« Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and that |
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J] in Palm Springs, Florida, and
returned to Las Vegas, where he was employed]

Tonopah, Nevada. displayed a card issued
to him on| |, by the Nye County Sheriff's Office,
Tonopah, Nevada, which is required for any gambling or
Liquor employee,

stated that after leaving Nevada, he briefly visited[ —]
| then
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Lin Seattle, Washington, in 1963, and
has been employed |

ba in Portland, Oregon, as| |, from December,
2, to March, 1973, at which time he came to Theriot,
Louisiana.

[| stated that he has only flown once in
1963 from Seatac Airport, Seattle, Washington, to Kodiak,
Alaska, and in 1965 from Kennedy Airport in New York to
Frankfort, Germany. He advised that he has never flown
a plane nor does he have any flying or parachuting exper-
Lence.

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Sex Male
Height 5* 11"
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Characteristics Eastern accent;
smokes Raleigh filter
cigarettes;
left handed;
wears Timéx date watch on
right hand, dark face with
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with restriction that he
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Complexion Fair
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Port Orange, Florida
Yother Deceased
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} Buenos Aires, Argentina

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10/26/76

Date of Ironscriptian

VERNUCE A. HOFFKE* was interviewed at the
Lafayette Resident Agency and after being advised of
the identity of interviewing Agents and the reason for
the interview HOFFKE was presented a Waiver of Rights
Form which he read and signed and furnished the following
information:

HOFFKE. advised that in 1953 he enlisted in the
U. S. Army and was sent to Medical School at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, and subsequently went overseas to Korea
and served as Ambulance Driver and Aideman with the
Seventh Division of the U. S. Army. HOFFKE. advised
that he returned to the Continental United States in
1955 and was placed in the Eighth Division of the U. S.
Army and served in the Quarter Master Branch and was
then transferred to the Ninth Division Army where he
served in the Ordnance Branch. HOFFKE. advised that
in 1957 he received an Honorable Discharge from the
Military and he returned to his home in Grand Forks,
North Dakota, and got a job driving an Over The Road
Diesel Truck.

HOFFKE stated that in 1960|
from Sheldon, Iowa, and that_he was
| and then he |

currently lives in
Sheldon, lowa. and could be contacted through[

sy]

HOFFKE: continued that in 1964 he returned to
Military Service as an E-2 and went through basic training
at Fort Ord, California, and subsequently was shipped to
Fort Hood, Texas, where he was assigned in the Ordnance
Branch at Fort Hood, Texas. HOFFKE. stated that he stayed
at Fort Hood, Texas, and in the Army until he was arrested
in 1965 for armed robbery and that at this time he was
given a Dishonorable Discharge from the Army and was con-
victed in Louisiana for armed robbery of a filling station
and subsequently served four years at Angola State Prison
in Louisiana and DeQuincy, Louisiana. HOFFKE stated that
he was released in 1969 on parole from prison and since

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that time he has no arrest or convictions. HOFFKE. : stated
that at no time while he was in the Military did he ever
participate in any parachute training and that he has never
jumped from a parachute in his life and would not even know
how to put on a parachute.

HOFFKE., continued that upon his release from
prison he went to work for Lake Charles Dredging and
Towing and worked as an Oiler in the Engine Room and
kept this job until the early part of 1971 and at this
time he went to work for Durall Franks of Franks Flower
Express Company and worked as a truck driver driving
across country. HOFFKE. advised that he kept this job
until December, 1971, or January, 1972, and then he went
to work for Williams Drilling Company in Baton Rouge and
worked for approximately four months for them as a rough~-
neck in the 011 fields. HOFFKE . advised that his employ~
ment with Durall Franks could bé confirmed at the Durall
Franks Express Office in Beaumont, Texas, and that his
employment with Williams Drilling Company in Baton Rouge
could be confirmed with their office in Baton Rouge.

HOFFKE.. continued that after he left Williams
Drilling Company he went to work with Chaffin Workover
in New Iberia, Louisiana, for about four months and worked
as a motorman and subsequently quit this job and went to
work with Penrod in Lafayette, Louisiana, for three or four
months as a roughneck in the oil fields. HOFFKE.. stated
that in approximately 1973 he went to work with Carr Truck
Lines and worked for only one month as a truck driver and
then quit this job to go to work for H. T. I. as an oil
field laborer and worked with H. T. I. in Lafayette for
approximately three months. HOFFKE. stated that he then
left H. T. I. and went to work with DSE, an- oil company
out of Omaha, Nebraska, whose headquarters are now in
Little Rock, Arkansas, and he stayed on this job for
approximately eleven months and then went to work with .
Dove Well Service for eight months in Lafayette. HOFFKE
advised that after this he went to work for Brazzel Well
Service in New Iberia, Louisiana, and also worked at this
job for about eight months until he got a job with Homco
in January of 1976 and continues to maintain this position

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asa fishing tool supervisor with Homco until the present
time.
At this time HOFFKE./ provided the following list
of relatives:
Father JOHN HOFFKE.', SR.,
Residing Lengley, Minnesota;
Stepmother ELEANOR HOFFKE-:,
Residing Lengley, Minnesota;
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Sister
Sister
Sister
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since 1963 when she resided in Las Vegas, bic
Nevada, and that he visited her on ome occasion in 1963,

however, he understands that she currently resides in
Galifornia, exact city unknown, and he has had no contact
with her since 1963.

HOFFRE . advised that he has no knowledge whatso-~
ever of any hijacking of an aircraft and that he definitely

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could account for his presence during Thanksgiving of 1971
in that he was working for Durall Franks at this time and
that records and driver's log books for that time would

account for his presence.

The following description was obtained through

observation and interview:
NAME
Race
Sex
Date of Birth
Place of Birth

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White
Male
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January 25, 1937 —

Munich, North Dakota

Address 1407 University Avenue,
Lafayette, Louisiana

Weight 5°11"

Veight 215 pounds

Hair Dark brown

Eyes Blue

Scars Sear on forehead approximately

Social Security
Account Number

Arrest

one inch long

517-368-7291
1965 for armed robbery.

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a FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

; an ® @Oiu/25/77

» Date of tronscription

t Laurel,
Mississippi, was advised of the identity of the interviewing
Agent and the nature and purpose of the interview.

| |] advised that she | ]
| Jand that she formerly resided at|

Laurel, Mississippi. |} said that she has no current _
photograph | who has been missing for several years.
In this regard she commented that she could not recall
specifically when she last | |] but related that it

was in the summer time, possibly four, five or six years ago,
'She recalled| lin Laurel, Mississippi,
from Miemi, Florida, and when he left. he returned to Miami.
inasmuch as she had received both letters and telephone calls
from him. She stated, however, that some four, five or six
years ago the letters and telephone calls stopped and she has
not heard from[_____—|since. ,

- . | stated she has no idea regarding[__]
[| current whereabouts and surmised that he may have returned
to Japan stating that while he was in the Army he was in the
Military Police and was |
| She stated that after he
returned to the United States, |

she stated she
advised him against this fact and that he had never mentioned
it to her again, She also commented that | Jhad once
been employed by some a@1 company and had worked for this

oil company some place in South America, the exact location
unknown to her.

Photographs of | Jdated September 10,
. 1964, and February 15, 1966, were exhibited tol J and
'she: positively identified these photographs| When
copies, however, both in color and black and white with and.
without glasses of the artist's conception of an unknown_.
individual, also known as DAN COOPER, were exhibited to[__ ]
, she stated that this person or persons was unknown to
her and stated that she could see no similarity between this
individual and

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by 2A JOHN We PARISH] ' Date dietoted ___ 22/18/77 . .
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[, Anchorage, Alaska, was interviewed and provided the b7¢c
following information:

He advised he had worked on the Alaska Pipeline at F
Valdez, Alaska with an individual named[____], whom he recalis b6
telling him that the FBI had questioned him about D. B. COOPER. b7c
ee that one evening when [_____]had been drinking he
began talking about D. B. COOPER and the fact that the statute
of limitations was about to run out on the matter. At that
time, [_|Jdid not discuss the matter further.

About one year ago, while[__|was visiting Seattle, b6
Washington, he saw sketches of D. B. COOPER on television and b7c
thought there was some resemblance to| L He advised that
[used to boast about being | Janda working on the
design of the tyne of aircraft from which COOPER allegedly
parachuted.

[___—iistated that[____]was the kind of person who b6
desired recognition and liked to receive attention. He stated b7C
he had no further information regarding this matter and had
not heard [[__ say that he was D. B. COOPER, nor had he heard
him discuss it in any greater detail than already related.

11/28/77 o_ ANchorage, Alaska rile ¢ AN 164-59
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| |was contacted at the residence of bé
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Carson City, Nevada She stated that she is in Carson City
for the holidays but will be returning to Alaska in one or two
months. She stated that she will be residing at] |
| | Palmer, Alaska . ;

She stated that in April 1977, she met one fs ee:
| Jat the Carson Park Bar, Carson City, Nevada, b7c
From that time, she commenced dating this person and thought
she got to know him fairly well, This verson told her that he
entered the United States Navy at the age'of nineteen and
served for several years in Viet Nam where his duties were

After returning to the United States of America
white stationed at San Diego, California, [ lestablished bé |
a Skydiving School at San Diego California. LL |claimed b7¢
to be one of an original. group of skydivers formed in the late
1950s and in 1968 while making a jumn| | and
bad fall that resulted | | He claimed
not to have jumved since then,

[_jalso claimed to have been involved in / ~bG
motorcycle racing in California and raced for | He b7C
claimed to race Kawasaki cycles and had a bad accident that

| while in Carson City, Nevada. claimed to have b6é
| |Western b7¢C
Nevada Community College, Carson City. He claimed to have
| | He also indicated to her that
he had worked for or was closely associated | |

| Reno, Nevada and had something to
do with flying. He sunvosedly was a pilot. [___—sidjrelated that
he holds | from Golden Gate University gudr
San Franci Cali ia, .
ciseo, Californi 1b 4-Sle a
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Date of tronscription 120/78
L United b6
Technology, 6243 Concord Avenue, furnished the personnel bic
record concerning one JOHN A. MC MILLAN. This record
reflected the following information:
Name JOHN A. MC MILLAN
Address 4131 Southwest Portland
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Sex Male
Date of birth April 16, 1921
Height 5'10"
Weight 170 Lbs.
Hair Brown
es Brown
Address during
1972 5229 Erskine Way
Seattle, Washington
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Mother ANNA PAYCHECK
Coe 800 Jefferson Terrace
Seattle, Washington
Education Grammar school
St. Louis, Missouri.
High School:
Commerce High School
San Francisco, California
College:
University of California
extension school
Sales and Business Management
Military United States Air Force
(no dates indicated)
aviation cadet - ,
pilot bombardier prt @
navigator . ~_ i
1G - 21 IPTG
Interviewed on, 4/1 1/98 at De trod t »T1i chi fan 'File # Detroit 164-115
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DE 164-415

Frevious omploymcnt 8/63 = 411/64
Marvel O11 Company
Port Chestor, New York
11/E4. ~ 6/71
Hagtioes Khanufacturing
Company
Hastines, Mictuigan
9/71 = 12/71
Replacenent Parts
Varehouse
Seattle, Washington
1/72 - 9/72
Evergreen Warchouse
Seattle, Vashineton
9/14/72 - 6/3/77
United Tecnnolorcy

ee | ladvised that MC MILLAN was let so
during, dune of 1977, pursuant to a_reduction force

experience by United Technology. [L_]also advised that
he hed no photogravh of MC MILLAN.

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Date of transcription 3/ L/ 76
|, Texas, b6
was interviewed at his place of employment, Employers b7C

Gasualty Company Building, at 423 South Akard, at which time
he furnished the following information:

Following his discharge from military service
he was still single and he worked for a period of six months

for Kenworth Truck Manufacturing in Seattle, Washington. He
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became acquainted with | a white male, who was b6

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| in a Seattle suburb called| le
He became friendly with the PS and visited them in_their

home from time to time. As far_as he knows,

was a law-abiding citizen and | Jnever knew | J to
be in trouble with the law or to have any criminal record.

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where he is from and went to work for Texas Technical b7C
University | in Labbock, Texas.

He worked there for about | and then moved to

the Dallas area and esidence in| | where
Since returning to the

Dallas area, he has worked doing } at One

Main Place and in the Employers Gasualty Company Building,
his current employment,

Since leaving Seattle, he has never exchanged
letters or cards with | Jand they have never even b6
exchanged Christmas cards, nor have they called one another b7C
on the telephone. Then very shortly after January 1, 1976,
made a telephone call tol |

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this telephone call and then put him on the line, since the
call was for him and | L
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to hear from and he caild tell that |__| had been
drinking. Stated, to the best of his recollection,
the conversation went something like this:
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confused by receiving this telephone call from a man he had bic

not seen at all or corresponded with for a period of fifteen
years. He was very much surprised about the subject matter

of the telephone conversation and had no idea whether
was drunk and was making an attempt_to joke withhim or whether
there was any substance to what [nas telling him,

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SE 164-81

He discussed these circumstances at length with __
but since[ , she did not know

how to accept this information and how to react to it. The
following morning, he told| ] about the telephone
call from Seattle and| | suggested that he make

the information available to the Dallas FBI Office just

in case there might be something to it.

| Jstated that | | is of German backgound.

He does not know if ad any military service. He
does not know_whether can fly an airplane, nor does he
know whether | Lhas ever had any training in parachuting

out of aircraft. | Jstated that actually, he has_no
way of knowing whether any of this conversation from |
has any subatance. He commented that L____Jused to drin
pretty_regularly and in these fifteen years, it is possible
that| has become an alcoholic. He does not recall

Jas being a practical joker.

: .
cS One night arqund 2200 PM about sand ye
again called the residence gn
answered the phone and informed him that it was

the same fellow calling from Seattle again. | [got on

the phone and, again, it seemed obvious to him that
had been drinking. This second conversation with
went something like this; to the best of his recollection:

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[ss |statedL___—sd then said something bé

about calling again in two weeks or about being here . b7C
(meaning Dallas) im two weeks, [____]repeated that if

he were at home, he could be reached at his telephone
number. At this point, | said goodnight.

During this interview,[____]was shown the b6
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DAN COOPER, who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 350

between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, on
November 24, 1971. — stated, "it's hard to believe
how much the artist s conception of COOPER resembles

commented that the forehead,

hairline and hair style very much resembles | ,
expressed his opinion that the ears on the
artist's conception of COOPER strike him as being larger than

[__|stated he believes he had discussed bé6
everything that had taken place between himself and b7C
| Jin the two telephone conversations.

ears and the nose appears to be different from
but commented that it has been fifteen
years since he saw and his recollection

may be faulty.

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4/10/72

Date of transcription

| |
Texas, telephone | } was interviewed.

Prior to answring any questionsL___]was furnished
an Advice of Rights and Waiver form by SA MORGAN which he read,

said he understood and signed. He said he would freely answer
any questions.

He said that | |

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He said he had been in | when he

He said all the trips he took] | except
the last one, he went alone, The last trip he took a girl
friend with hin.

He said inl

| He called the Dallas Parachute Association and then

He denied having anything to do with the hijacking

in the Northwest Airlines, Boeing 727, matter in Seattle
Washington, on November 24, 1971, and sid that he was —
Jon November » L971.

He said| }

Inteeviewed on___ 4/4/72 » Dallas, Texas vieg DL 164-191-F¢

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The following description of | b6
was obtained by observation and interview: bic
Sex: Male
Race: j
Date of Birth: | b6
Height: 6' bic
Weight: 180
Hair: peeht—brown
Eyes; Hazel
Complexion: Medium to fair
Occupation:
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Military: L U. S. Armv.t
Speciality:
Serial Number: |
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He said he took] |
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Relatives: Mother and Father: | b6
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Brothers and Sisters:
Education:
Arrests:
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He said he worked on November 24, 1971, until
late in the afternoon, stayed around | |Jthat night and
as pointed out above went | jon Thanksgiving
Day November 25, 1971. He said he plans to remain in
for the summer. He again denied hijacking any airplane.
Prior tg_interview, the Agents identified themselves.
SA MORGAN advised of the nature of the investigation, b6
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1/28/72

Date of transcription

| residing | b6
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She advised! | Southwest b6
Airlines | Flight 14, from Houston b7c
to Dallas, Texas, which left Houston 1:45 pm and
arrived Dallas 2:29 pm. She said she could not
have seen anyone who fit the composite of DAN COOPER
and she cannot recall anyone on the plane who
appeared to be identical with him, She did not know
anyone on board by the name of |
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Date of transcription 1/28/72
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| |, Texas, was interviewed.
She stated she is | | the Southwest -
Airlines |Flight 14 traveling from BIC
Houston to Dallas, Texas. The plane originated at
the Intercontinental Airport at Houston. The plane
left Houston at 1:45 pm, January 26, 1972, and
arrived Dallas, 2:29 pm. There were[_ ]|passengers bé
on beard and the following crew: bic
The pilot; Ceptain[ i
The co~pilot I; b6
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She stated | } be
| there are five separate lounges. She could bIe
not identify the composite of BEN COOPER, the suspect
in this case. She said there was no one aboard who
looked _1i OPER and no individual to her knowledge
name )
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

8/2/72

Date of Iranscriplion

Texas, Telephone Number| } was interviewed.
| | said | | he was at

Dallas, Texas,
with They were
talking about skviackings in general. | said he

| [Gedar Hills, Roanoke, Texas, but
he has not seen| |.

[___—id|jsaid the story is all mixed up about

| | being A ee He said there was a slight
resemblance in to the artist's concg pion ois
pared without glasses; however, he described
as follows:

Height 6*2"

Weight 225 pounds

Hair Blond, |
Complexion Fair

Eyes Blue

Voice |

[—sédjwiewed the artist's conception of DAN

GOOPER and said it definitely could not be
also stated He has no idea where| lis,
but he is not in Texas.

| |is a white male; born| j

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laterviewed on 2/20/72 __ allas, Texas rie Dallas 164-191 «-
by SA HARRY J. MORGAN / | bore dictotwee____ 7/27/72

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if and ils contenls are no to be distribuled outside your agency. . . "

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Date of tronscriplion 2/28/72
| bé
| telephone | [ was interviewed. 4
SAs HARRY J. MORGAN | be
* identified themselves to| Jand advised him that bic
he was a look alike to DAN CCOPER, a suspect in an aircraft
hijacking case. SA MORGAN furnished him an advice of rights
and waiver form which he read, stated he understood and
Signed. He then furnished the following information:
He boarded Flight 403, Braniff International
Airlines, at Detroit, Michigan, and was en route to b6
Houston, Texas, to attend | bic
|. The plane
stopped in Dallas, Texas at 3:25 PM.
[____—ijiss described as follows:
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Sex Male
Date of birth
Place of birth
Age
Hair Black, parted on left side,
sideburns to lower ear lobe
Height srt
Weight 170 pounds
Complexion Olive-medium
Education University of Detroit,
e t us
Employment b6é
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Telephone number
Social Security Number
Marital status
Wife
Children
Injerviewed onh 2/16/72 o Dallas, Texas File # Dallas 164-1937 BY
" GAs HARRY J. MOR GAN and
| | HIM/pkn Date dictated 2/22/72 re
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it ond its contenls ore nol to be distributed oulside your agency. ib a a4 ten

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Characteristic Smokes a pipe but no cigarettes
Arrest record Admits none
Military service U. S. Navy, Alameda, California,

195@-1959, although he was
vague on the dates. He was

Selective Service No.

[sd stated he was at home in{ _| between

November 23 and November 27, 1971, and did no traveling. He
stated his income is $16,000 ner year.

He had the following $20 bills on him, which were
checked out against a ransom list negatively:

Serial Number Series tyre
19698 Federal PFeserve Note
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He stated he banks at| |

_], where he has]
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He stated he never has flown an airniane or had
any experience with parachute clubs sky divers clubs or
affiliate clubs.

He denied hijacking any plane.

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Date of transcriptlon 12/16 /7L

| Fieetwood Square Apartments, %&
2121 North Handley, was contacted and questioned whether there Sic
was a residence at her apartment complex by the name of EARL

F, WILLIAMS. After a search of her records she advised that

there was such an individual who resides in apartment 96 and

that he had been at this residence since March, 1971.

advised that she knows very little of b6
Me, WILLIAMS, except that he pays his rent on time and that b7C
he works for Papa's Pizza Parlier in Fort Worth, Texas, and
that he seems to have a very modest income and has shown no
recent display of wealth,

Interviewed on L2/ 6/74 Aittca:__Fort Worth, Texas rie #_ Dallas 1e4-191-Y 7
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Date of transcription 1 2/2 9/7 5
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| } telephone|l__——sid, employed at Borden Chemical b7C
Company, voluntarily appeared at the Dallas Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and furnished the following
information:

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L Columbus, Ohio. A | |
is a long-time associate of | L They served
together at Korea in the Air Force. | [described

as having | |

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He is also an accomplished parachutist and has received

instruction i and -jungie survival. His. hobbies consist
of . While in the

Air Guard, | Jwas not otherwise employed.

Approximately one and one haif weeks prior to the b6
Northwest Airlines hijacking on November 21, 1971, _] b7C
left Columbus, Ohio, stating he was going to Seattie,
Washington. At the time of the hijacking, various members
of the Air Guard discussed the possibility of
being the unknown subject in this matter. | | advised
he did not notify authorities because there appeared be
a height discrepancy between the unknown subject ana| l.

He is now furnishing this information because he recently
read of the Statute of Limitations running out in this matter,

has recently returned to the Columbus, Ohio, area, b6
but | | does not know where_he lives or what he is doing b7C
for a living. He noted that[ |
Columbu ho i w in the above mentioned unit, advised
| had inguired about getting back into the
unit in November, 1975.

Artist's conception photographs of unknown subject
were displayed to | stated| ldoes not b6
resemble these photographs. He advised that| | was b7Cc
practically bald back to the middle part of the head and :
he had light to medium complexion.

Dallas 164-191-/4bs

12/18/7 Dallas, Texas ;
at File # b7c

Interviewed on

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The following is a physical description off
Las furnished py[__}

Race White

Sex Male

Age |
Height 6' 2"

Hair Balding, sandy blond
Weight 195 - 200

Complexion Light to medium

[| stated he would not be surprised if someone
from the Air National Guard had not furnished[ ds name
to the FBI previously.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

12/16/74

Date of tronscriplion

EARL F, WILLIAMS was contacted at his residence,
2121 North Handley, Apartment 96, and questioned regarding
his knowledge of/or involvement in the hijacking of a Northwest
Airlines 727 Jet on November 24, 1971, flying out of Seattle,
Washington. WILLIAMS stated that he was no way involved in
such a crime and that he knew nothing of such incident, only
by hearing it from news reports. WILLIAMS,stated that he does
possess a pilot license for a small aircraft, but that he has
never made any parachute jumps nor has he been in or near the
Seattle area as long as he can remember,

WILLIAMS stated that he resides at the Fort Worth
area with | f that he is employed by Papa's
Pizza Parlor on Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas, and
that prior to this he was employed by Skelly Oil Company in

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WILLIAMS stated that in order to verify his whereabouts

on the date of November 24,

1971, his manager at his place

of employment, |

| could be contacted and that he

could clear up any doubt about his attendance at work for that
day.

The following description of WILLIAMS was obtained

from observation and interview:

Name

White

Date of birth
Place of birth
Height

Weight

Hair

Eyes

Scars and marks

Remarks

EARL FELTON WILLIAMS
Male |

June 16, 1919

Healdton, Oklahoma

5*11"

185 pounds

Brown

Green

No easily identifiable
scars, marks or tattoos
At time of interview

was wearing trifocal
glasses which he states
that he needs to wear at
all times in order to he
able to see

12/6/71

Interviewed on at

Fort Worth, Texas

File # Dallas 164-193 Hp

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Residence

Telephone
Occupation
Employment

Manager at place
of employment
Marital status
Wife

Social Security
Number

Pilot's license
number

2121 North Handley,
Apartment 96,

Fort Worth, Texas
451-4221

Musician

Papa's Pizza Parlor,
Fort Worth, Texas,
pian@é player

447-07-4701

486569 issued on

February 5, 1958 for

a single engine land
aircraft issued in the
name of WILLIAMS with the
address of Post Office Box
227, Velma, Oklahoma.

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Date of transcription 12/16/71
_ | Manager| | Papa's Pizza b6
Parlor, Fort Worth, Texas, was contacted at the place of b7C
business on Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas, and
questioned regarding the presence and attendance at work

for EARL FELTON WILLIAMS on the date of November 24, 1971.
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advised that WILLIAMS was at attendance for the full time b7c
on November 24, 1971, from the hours of 7:30 PM to 1:00 AM
on November 25, 1971. [_Jaiso verified that WILLIAMS was
at work on the date preceeding and the date following the
24th all from the hours of 7:30 PM to 1:00 AM. | stated
that as far as he knows WILLIAMS Has never been involved in
any criminal activity and that he could not have been in
the Seattle area on the date of November 24, 1971.

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FD-$82 (REV. 13-27-70) 3 %

': °°. FEDERAL BUREAU OF -INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription

February 2, 1978

| |voluntarily appeared at the

pottbanis Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

informed he had learned through friends that the FBI was

attempting to locate him for interview and he was making himself

available for interview, principally out of curiousity as to what
the situation might be.

[__] was informed of the identity of the inter-
viewing Agent and of the intended purpose of the interview, which
would be to determine his knowledge of or involvement in the
skyjacking of a Northwest Orient Airlines plane on or about
November 24, 1971, was furnished with' a printed form
(FD- 395) containing a summary of his constitutional rights which
he read and advised he wderstood. He signed a waiver of these
rights and consented to interview without an attorney present.

informed that during the year 1971 he attended
Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California and was
enrolled ,in | |
He informed that during this time period he resided at | |

} in San Francisco. He stated he was very broke at

that time and he is sure that-he performed no travel on or
about November 24, 1971. He said records at the University
might establish that he was in attendance there at that time.
At any rate, he was physically present in San Francisco on that
date and was not' traveling in the states of Washington, Oregon
or Nevada.

[ linformed that he is employed as al

jthe D. B. COOPER case as & point study in

| He informed he per-

sonally admires the man feat very immensely, He stated he does
not admire the criminal aspect of it, but the very finite
planning and vrecision involved in COOPER's jump from the 727
jet. He stated he is a parachutist himself and is well aware
of the risks involved in such a jump.

stated he has previously been interviewed by
FBI Agents in San Francisco, shortly after the crime in question.

He stated he was informed by the FBI Agents they were interviewing

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. by SA | | ___.. Date diclated 1/31/ 78
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all members of the American Parachuters Association, of which
he was a member. He seems to recali that they asked him some
of the same questions as were currently being asked of him,

such as his whereabouts, his experience as a parachutist, etc.

informed that he is an alcoholic and it is b6
quite possible that during some drunken spree he has aliuded b7c
to the fact he might know the identity of D. B. COOPER or he
might even have stated that he was D. B. COOPER. He stated
he cannot recall ever telling anyone this, but it is highly
likely that it could have occurred. He stated that if he did
make such a remark, it was during a drunken state and it was
imaginary on his part with no factual meaning. He stated
emphatically that he does not know the identity of the skyjacker
known as D. B, COOPER, nor did he have any personal involvement
in the skyjacking crime. He informed he is willing to take a
polygraph examination in this regard.
The following physical description and background
information was obtained during interview:
Full Name b6
Date of birth b7c
Place of birth
Height SF 1i"
Weight 175 pounds
Hair Brown
Eyes Hazel
Social Security Number
Residence
Fairbanks, Alaska
Telephone Number
Employment University of
Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska,
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Prior Arrests

California; states charge was
later dismissed

Military Service U. S. Navy, | |
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Prior Employments

Hobbies
Son

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Self-employed during |
and 1968 as manufacturer
and experimentation expert
in the modification of
parachutes; [___], Defense
Department in Vietnam as
technician representative,
conducted parachute experi-~
ments for Lockheed and
Brand X

Sport parachute jumping,

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42/7/73

Date of transcription

I

New York, was interviewed and after being advised of the

identities of the interviewing

iF)

Agents and that this interview

concerned his writing to the Buffalo FBI Office regarding
information on how to play the D. B. Cooper game, he provided

the following information:

advised that he saw a newspaper article

Paper the "Tonawanda News."

about the North t Airli highjacki in the 1 1
e Northwes rlines 18 128 ing in e loca

advised he did not

have a copy of this article presently but the article
stated that if a reader wished to help find any $20 bills
used in the ransom that the reader merely was to contact
his nearest FBI Office for a_list of the serial numbers of

the $20 bills in question.

[stated that the "Tonawanda

News" referred to finding this ransom money as the "D. B.

Cooper Game."

The following description of |

| was

obtained through observation and interview:

Race White
Sex Male
Date of Birth |
Height 5r4™
Weight 135 pounds
Hair Dark brown
Eyes Hazel
Inierviewed on 12/4/73 lat Town of Tonawanda, N.Y. File # Buffalo 164=46 -F/-
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Date 12/22/71

PRTER ANTHONY PARLO, Apt. #3-F, Broadwood Manor
Apts., after having been advised of certain of his Constitutional
rights and having waived these rights by executing a written
Waiver of Rights form (FD-395), advised as follows:

Last October he was feeling very despondent because
of increasingly serious financial problems, a health problem,
and just didn't "give a damn." Several years ago he obtained
a $20,000.00 personal loan from an individual now residing in
Las Vegas, Nevada, and he still owed a balance of $5,000.00
on this loan.

Shortly before leaving the Elmira, N.Y. area by car
on 10/12/71, he deposited a bad check in the amount of $5,000.00
to his checking account, and then after "cleaning out" ait nis
local bank accounts he left this area.

He drove to Las Vegas where he repaid the $5,000.00
loan balance, and stayed in that city for about 1-14 weeks.
His acquaintance there had not threatened him or otherwise
applied any pressure to him re repaying the balance of this loan.
This acquaintance did refer him to another person in Phoenix,
Arizona who would give him a job, and so he drove to the Phoenix
area.

He possessed a number of credit cards in his own name,
including an American Express card, and sometimes he paid cash
where he stayed and sometimes he charged on his American Express
card. He had completely "kicked over all traces," and used his
own name everywhere he went.

He decided not to take the job in Phoenix, but stayed
in the Phoenix-Scottsdale, Ariz. area for about 14 weeks before
returning to Las Vegas. He went back and forth between Las Vegas
and Phoenix on several occasions,

, When questioned concerning his specific whereabouts
on 11/24/71, PARLO advised he knows that he spent Thanksgiving
Day at the Carefree Inn, Carefree, Ariz. as he recalls having
eaten Thanksgiving dinner there.

On

12/21/71 , Horseheads, N.Y. mite # BU 164-46 — SS

sal Miser

Date dictated 12/2/71.

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He believes that he checked into the Carefree Im
on the night of 11/24/71, spent two nights there, and checked
out on 11/26/71. He exhibited his American Express credit card
when he first registered at the Carefree Inn and stated that
he planned to charge his expenses, but when he checked out he
decided to pay cash and recalls paying his motel room and meals
bill with a $100.00 bili.

Although he cannot recall exactly where he was on
11/24/71, the day before Thanksgiting, he is certain that he
had spent the preceeding few days in the Phoenix-Scottsdale
area, and might have been registered at the Motel 66.

Whenever he was in the Phoenix area he spent a lot
of his time at the North Bank Lounge, rth 4Oth. St.,
and he became well acquainted with one (LNU), [
at the North Bank whose home telephone number is | |
He might have seen (LNU) on 11/24/71, but does no
remember.

He recalls that he had lunch with[L__](LNU) ana

[dat the Carefree Inn on the day after Thanksgiving, 11726/71. 7°

When specifically questioned if he had travelled to
any other area of the United States while he was gomm, PARLO
stated that at some unrecalled time in November, 1971, he drove
to the northern part of California for the purpose of visiting

l | Calif, After arriving

in that area, he telephonically contactea| home, and

learned from

| He did not identify

himself to[ }

He spent that night in nearby Redding, Calif. at the
Ponderosa Inn, and then drove back to Phoenix visiting Reno,
Nevada and Lake Tahoe enroute.

After just knocking around for almost two months, he
decided to come home, and drove back to Horseheads arriving
here on the evening of 12/13/71.

He has arranged through his mother for a $5,000.00
loan from his sister so that he can make good the fraudulent
check he deposited before leaving twon last October, and his
attorney is attempting to persuade the bank not to press any
criminal charges.

The following physical description and background data
was obtained through interrogation and personal observation:

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PETER ANTHONY PARLO
White
Male
American
Age 48
Born 6/2/23, at Elmira, N.Y.
6 feet
165 lbs. Education: one year college
Medium build
Gray hair, parted on the left
Hazel eyes
Swarthy, well-tanned dark complexion
SSAN 092-14-8049
Military service: U.S. Air Force, 1942-1945
(aerial gunner in bombers, denied
any jumping experience)
Occupation: self-employed accoun&ant
Scars+ 12" operational scam on right side
Arrest history: none known or admitted
Relatives:
Wife: | |
Father: LOUIS PARLO, deceased Be
Mother: Mrs, LOUIS (MARY F.) PARLO, SR. b7C
358 Blm St... Elmirs, N.Y.

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Remarks: PARLO wearing full sideburns extending to
Lower ear level and extending into cheek area;
wearing mustaahe which he stated was grown
within past week; heavy smoker of cigarettes
(Benson & Hedges filter tip 100s)

During this interview PARLO was wearing bifocal regular

eyeglasses, and stated he was flar~sighted to an unknown degree.
He advised he also owns a pair of prescrippion sunglasses which
he exhibited; these glasses were horn-rimmed with a gold metal
bar across the top, not wrap-arounds.

At the time of this interview PARLO furnished specimens

of his signature, and voluntarily posed for Polaroid photographs
Wearing his regular glasses and his prescription sunglasses.

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FD-302 (REV. 3-17-69} ®
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Date. 12/1 3/7)

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Caucasion, | 5°10% tall, medium build, sandy hair,
light complexion with a deep suntan, |
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Jioid [ Jthat
fits the seneral description of the hijacker of the Northwest
Airlines airplane in November, JV71; and_there has been tal':
anong | that | | was probably the
hijacker. | [is getting his inforna-
tion fron! lwho was probably | |
Isaid +
since
lhe might be sonsiaercd a good suspect in
the hijacking.
On__12/6/71._et Ga. rites SV.164-20- ]3 bs
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SV 164.29

on the afternoon of December 6, 1971, that]

Istated that

received information

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/13/71

|
| |

Ga., advised that he |

land knew him when both [el |
[stated that[

and reportedly is|

Istated that he saw little of
| mentioned to

him that| |might be the individual who hijacked the_Northwest
Airlines plane in November, 1971. [._|stated that
generally fits the description given in the newspaper for the
hijacker, and since he is| |
l [stated he
knows nothing further concerning this matter.

i as

Interviewed on. 12/7/74 ai | 1 Ga, File # SV 164-29 "12.

by SA| ) | /ecm Date dictoted 12/7/71

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SV 164-29

Abou

t two weeks

gol lreceived a telephone call

stating timt

| stated he

earned that | |
lsaid that | jis also

He is about

f 5°10" tall; 165

Known as| }

to 170 pounds; sandy~brown hair trimmed neatly in a flat—-top
style; smooth, deeply~tanned complexion; overall clean-cut,
neat appearance.

to him wat

istated that| juentioned
l\fit the description of the hijacker of

Northwest Airlines airplane in November, 1971, and that
probably hijacked this plane. [___] believes | | is capable
of this hijacking.

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| lizae contacted at the ho of b6
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Colorado,

He stated that he had been in Walla Walla, Washington re
with| telephone numbe on c

Thanks givin November 25, 1971. He said that the next day

he went tof | Montana where he stayed with

He stated he_lefit the
|residence December 2, 1971, and drove to

Colorado, stopping one night at Provo, Utah where he slept

in his truck. added that he had_also made

other trips between Walla Walla, Washington and| |

Montana but that the dates were vague and he could not specifically

fix the times.

| |first claimed that he knew no one with b6
any parachuting experience and that his family was made up b7C
of farmers only so it would be unlikely that any of them

would know anything about parachuting. He was asked specifically
whether any| knew anything about parachutes and

Parachute jumping and| Janswered that they did
not.

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a »

. When asked j talking about plane
hijacking to anyone responded that he had
been angered L) Colorado when signing b6

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her in a_response to a question about his prior employment

that he | [stated he also

recalled mentioning in 2 joking matter tol }

» referring to the hijacking.

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DN 164-98

He was asked specifically what made him_think
of [ las a suspect and he stated only because

[stat did not

know why the fact that| was forgotten
by him before during the conversation.

| Jadvised that he had not seenL__

lfor about eight vears and that at that time ~

in San Mateo, California

and had been trying to get into the California Highway
Patrol. He noted that| Jhad gotten into trouble in

San Mateo} IE

He described as being a White,
male, American, late 20s to early 30s, 6'1", 180 to 200,
medium build. | jwent on to say that the artist

composite drawing of the hijacker of the plane in Washington
did not look like anyone known to him.

He said that he had seen Missoula, Montana "Times"
that the hijacker wrote a letter from Oakdale, California

Oo one of hich said
- He said this made
him think of] Jas possibly the hijacker.
He noted that ]was | |
from Portland, Oregon to Salem, Oregon the last time he
had heard, | He denied any further

knowledge of the crime and stated that he himself kn hing
about parachute jumping, the crime or activities of |

| He stated he also knows nothing of anyone —

parachute jumping near} » Montana November 25, 1971,
or any other time.

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DN 164-98

observation and interview

Description of |

Nationality

White
Male —
American

Date of birth

Characteristics

Claims 5'10" (appears 5'8")
Claims 200 (appears heavier)

Brown

Brown

Pot belly, round face
rough speaking voice
unkept appearance

Jas obtained through
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Dale of transcription Jatiuary 33, 197 2
; | Wyoming, b6
advised that he had first seen the artist's sketch of the bic
hijacker in the 'Salt Lake City Tribune." His first reaction
bo the sketch had been that it was a good likeness to
of Salt Lake City, Utah.
J advised that in 1954| | b6
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Salt Lake City, Utah. | |
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sometime Later in 1954 and had ioined the U. 5. Navy.
While in the Navy he was an
recalled that| lhad received parachute jump training
while in the Navy. | |could recall no further
details regarding] |Navy life.
After| 11957, b6
Jhad gone to work for] | bic
Salt Lake City, Utah,[ At this time,

| had moved to b Cooma e? pane had pose contact
with| } He knew nothing regarding activities

from 1957 until approximately two years ago, 1969. At

this time he had seen jin a bar in_Salt Lake City,
name not recalled. had informed that he
Jhad_given the impression that he had a pilot's
icense. | lstated that he could recall no further
details regardin |and since this time he has had
no contact i an

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to |
Race White
Sex Male
Age .
Height ee inches
Weight 165 pounds
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SA| Nie. /cas 1/28/72
by Dale dictated
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DN 164-98
Hair Sandy brown
Eyas Possibly hazel, or Licht
Characteristics Hicth forchead, sharp nose,
squeaky voice, reddish.
complexion
| Recalls that | ] in b6
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(last name unrecalled),
address unknown
stated that if he should recall any b6é
additional information resardine[_ |he vould immediately bic

contact the FBI.

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1/19/72
Dale of transcriplion
. lwas interviewed in the b6
office of the Sky Marshal, Stapleton International Airport, BIC
Denver, Colorado, and at the outset of this interview
_|was advised that he was not under arrest but the
FBI was interested in background information, since he had
purchased an airline ticket under the name of He
pointed out he was more than willing to cooperate with the
FBI in this matter.
| |furnished a[___| driver' license b6é

Number in which he indicat that he was born b7c
| |, and is a white male,

five Teet nine inches tall, 175 pounds, hazel eyes, Auburn
hair.

He advised he purchased a ticket at Houston, Texas,
on the morning of this date for Texas International Flight
$80 which left Houston at 8:00 a.m. and at this time he

exhibited a copy of this ticket which had Serial Number b6
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| jstated that he is
and was traveling to Denver, Colorado,

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| Texas
none | lL. He said he formeriy resided atl]
and that this is the address
| [stated | b6
he is known as | [and at this time furnished bic
-| | which
indicated it was listed to| | He stated when he
made a reservation with Texas International_to fly from
Houston to Denver he gave them his name as] and they
asked him for the initial of his first name which he gave
as

1/11/72, ~~ Denver, Colorado DENVER 164-98 6:0

Interviewed on File #
SA WILLIAM J.WMALONE (WUM:sjk)
by SA| Vie Date dictated 1/13/72 6
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Chicago, Illinois,

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Texas, until | Jand also
pointed out he was in the U.S. Navy | |

Le } He could not_reeall his military
@rvice number. He also poanted out that| |

reside in . Texas, but he did not

know their current address. further furnished
identification from [ lwhich indicated that he had

:

|said he had read about the sky-jacking b6
incident in Portland, had no information concerning this bic
matter and knew no one by the name of D.B. COOPER. He pointed
out if the FBI wanted any other information concerning him
he could he located at his[__—s«d4L Texas, residence and he
would be once again more than willing to cooperate with the
FBI.

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Dote of transcription 4/14/72
I | b6
L Colorado Springs, Colorado, advised that bic
a check of the records for failed to reflect
a listing either as | [during the
month of November, 1971, for al
| lstated he was b6
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with the name]
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interviewed on 4/4/72 colorado Springs, Colorado,,,,Denver 164-98 -TO
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Dale of transcription 4/14/72

| Dublin House Restaurant, b6é
6385 North Academy, Colorado Springs, Golorado, advised _ b7c

that [ Jat the Dublin House Restaurant during

November of 1971, and that a check of her employment records
failed to reflect anyone with the first name of
Z 1ogin8 employed at| | during November
) .

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interviewed on__ 4/4/72 colorado Springs, Colorada,,, Denver 164-98 - 9 |
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Date of tronscription. 4/14/72
| Roman Villa Restaurant, b6
3005 North Nevada, Golorado Springs, Colorado, advised b7C
that jo
the Roman Villa Restaurant during November of {LY/I.
| ] advised that | ] b6
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now _by the name ._and noted that | }

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Interviewed on__ 4/4/72 »Colorado Springs, Coloradg,,.¥ Denver 164-98 ~72

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FD-302 (REV, 11-27-70} ® @
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Date of transcription 4/12/72
| b6
| Colorado Springs, Colorado, bic
advised that a check of the records for|
failed [ at the
[during November or 1971, by
the name of| Jor anything similar to this name.
] advised that the namel b6
was unfamiliar to her. jalso stated b7C
that she is unfamiliar with [_ , and
recalls no salesman for that company inquiring at the
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Date of transcription 4/14/72
| b6
| | Colorado Springs, Colorado, advised bic
, that a check of the records for| | failed to
reflect _a listing during the month of November, 1971,
for al either as | |
F
| ladvised | | b6
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name is unfamiliar to him nor is he
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Date of transeriplion_ APLAL 3 ,.1973
; L Grand b6
Junction, advised that he is] | bic
| in the Grand Junction area and as
such travels extensively throughout the western
states promoting! |
f
was provided a photograph of ALVIN bé
GURTIS HARTLEY and identified the photograph as a bic
good likeness. of HARTLEY.

[ __|was shown the artist's conception of b6
DAN COOPER and advised that he did not believe b7C
HARTLEY to be identical to COOPER. stated
that he first met HARTLEY in Grand Junction, Colorado,
about one year ago, and t to
the Grand Junction area _b
Tonopah, Nevada, or[- | Beattey, Nevada.
| |stated that at the time he was busy with
an | | name not provided, who had allegedly

and HARTLEY had heard of the machine anda came
to Grand Junction to investigate the matter.

[__] advised that HARTLEY's present where- b6
abouts were unknown and that he had left the Grand b7c
Junction area and was allegedly returning to the
Tonopas, Nevada, area to put together some money to
put jstated that
HARTLEY himself has no money and would have to obtain
any money from interested investors.

Ll stated he has known HARTLEY for one bé6
year when he came to the Grand Junction area and b7C
parked the mobile home at the residence and
that prior to July, 1972, he assumed HARTLEY to be
in the Las Vegas or Tonopas, Nevada, areas.

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t Nevada, for the past seven to elght years.
was described as_a veteran, 5'3" tall, 225 pounds,

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Date of ironscription__AAD ELL Zz * 1 9 73

. lwas contacted at her
residence, | | Grand Junction,
Colorado, and disclosed as follows:

[séd|) advised that in July of 1972 she
had met A. GC. HARTLEY, who was identical to the
photograph shown, and who was known under _the name
of "ACE." HARTLEY was made known to by

of Gr j : OI

had appeared at
in July of 1972 and was interested in a machine for
[ which [___] was supposed to_have in
production. HARTLEY was also interested in

| HARTLEY was described as well versed in
jand jargon but a person with little

money of his own.

land is employed

throughout the western slope |
HARTLEY was not at_his residence in Rangley, Colorado,
one week ago whe isited the residence which
was the home of Ransely. Colorado.
HARTLEY is not identical to | |who was
staying at the[ |] in Grand Junction and whom
the Mesa County Sheriff's Office has been looking for
on a charge of HARTLEY

does know people in Louisana; however, | |advised
that she was not aware of HARTLEY's having been in

the Louisiana area for six or seven months. HARTLEY
at one time had stated he was a paratrooper but never
mentioned any recent jumps or if he was interested in
jumping. HARTLEY alleged to have a current pilot's
license; however, Po advised she had not seen

the License and could not identify the license further.
HARTLEY traveled extensively to research mining claims
especially gold, silver, and uranium.

Interviewad on

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[| advised that she had accompanied

HARTLEY, after first meeting him in July of 1972,
to the Delta, Montrose area where they investigated

Jand later in Fairplay, Colorado,

had also investigated [ |} In August or

September of 1972, she was with HARTLEY in Gila
National Forest, New Mexico, investigating| f

[ ladvised that | Jhad developed
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nad come to the Grand Junction, area, stated

she has not known_HARTLEY to be in Washington or
Oregon but that | | lived in California and he
is JHARTLEY's daughter and
grandson were Victims of a recent murder in California,
names and places unknown to

[—___] sta ed at the time she rented the
budget rent-a-car in Yrand Junction, she took the
car to Salt Lake City, Utah, and was accompanied by
HARTLEY who went to contact people with

in the Salt Lake area. | advised she
never met the people contacted by HARTLEY, she allegedly
stayed in the car or with in the Salt Lake
Gity area.

[ jadvised that she had never seen hand
guns in the possession of HARTLEY and that while in
Grand Junction HARTLEY used a_credit card under the
name_of (First Name Unknown) | allegedly
was and his function was to
pay for the research expenses in looking over the

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Cd advised that to her knowledge HARTLEY
had taken a bus from Rangely to Salt Lake City and

was going to Old Mexico to check out some mining
claims.

advised she did_not know the date

HARTLEY rented the room from the | in Rangely,
Colorado, and she was not aware of how HARTLEY paid

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for the room at thel_ residence.

| | stated that the motor home belonged
to HARTLEY an at she assumed a bank in Phoenix,
Arizona, had repossessed the motor home and that
HARTLEY did all of his banking at the same bank.

advised she did not know the name of the bank.

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of HARTLEY was a good likeness of HART]
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Date of Iranscription

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PHILIP RACKSTRAW, who was recently discovered as a murder
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true name, although he always used the last name of
RACKSTRAW in school and when he went into the Army.
She realizes that a murder warrant has been
issued against JONES for the murder of L___] stepfather, b6
but she will await the verdict of the court before deciding »7¢
as to his guilt.
She denied any knowledge that ROBERT is identical
to "RB .B. COOPER", but she recalled that during the fall
of 1971, ROBERT was just "floating around" because he was
being sought on some fraud warrant out of Alabama.
(Houston County, Dothan, Alabama) He intentionally did
not keep his exact whereabouts known to his family.
She realizes D. B. COOPER had a knowledge of
navigation and of parachuting and ROBERT is highly skilled
at both. She believed he received his commercial flying
license some time inthe fall of 1971, because at Christmas,
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worked for some real estate firm in the Los Angeles area
and part of his work was the promotion of some land in
Oregon, back in an area so remote that there were no roads
and ROBERT had to fly prospects in there to see the land.
interviewed on___ 3/3/78 a | California _fie#__ SC _ 164-50 <"" Gre

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When he first got out of the Army, in June,
1971, he first traveled around the south, for about a
month, before he came back home to California. He stayed
with his mom for a while and then when he heard he was
wanted in Alabama he moved in with her for awhile. He
then moved down to the San Jose area and from there he went
to San Fernando to work for the real estate company. He
seemed to have money and he frequently rented airplanes.
He was always a pretty good "spender", but she has no
recollection of his having any unusual amount of money
during the fall of 1971. He got his real estate license when
he moved to San Jose, she thought, although the land
promotion firm that hired him was in San Fernando. She
does not recall the name of the girlfriend he had for a
short time in the San Jose area, but it was her recollection

He broke up with J} and he did not meet
| |, until after 1971.

In a recent conversation she had|

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ROBERT, | jnot surprised at

the murder accusation against ROBERT because on one occasion

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| | iyoinia., advised she |

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were both | |
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[_Jadvised that[ jthat when
the Federal Bu i i i rviewed her
in regards to lon Thanksgiving
Day, 1971, she advised them] She

has since advised| |

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_ dadvised thay has stated to

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AIRTEL 3/9/78
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
PROM: SAC, SACRAMENTO (164-50) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A)
00: Seattle

Re Sacramento airtel to Seattle dated 3/6/78.

Enclosed for Seattle are the original and one

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. Lead to follow up on issuance of suspect's flying
licenses with FAA is being left up to the office of origin.
This data is reportedly available from the FAA "eneral
Aviation District Office, Oakland, California.
LEAD:
SACRAMENTO
AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, Will check with
California Department of Real Estate, 714 P Street, to
determine dates in the fall of 1971, that they dealt with
suspect as a real estate salesman and obtain pertinent
residence addresses during October ~ December, 1971. He
registored as ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW, born 10/16/43, at
Cleveland, Ohio.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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Date of iranscription 3/ 8 / 78

| | Stockton Police Department,
furnished the following information:

On March 6, 1978, while ROBERT WESLEY JONES
Nor eee a_ court appearance he had a brief conversation
Wit
| Jasked JONE he was at Ft. Cronkite and JONES
replied in 1968. advised that there was no Miranda
. Warning given and no questioning was made concerning the
D. B. COOPER hijacking.

l | are attempting to clear up their
explosives case and have told JONES that they are not
interested in prosecuting him on the explosives case, but
just want to clear their cases. On this basis he has been
talking to them.

He remarked that the FBI was looking for him on
the Felton Quarry burglary or how the explosives were used
but they never came to see him. He admitted that he was
acquainted with | jof the Quarry, but
denied involvement in the theft.

Interviewed on. 3/7/78 » Stockton, California rile #_ OC 164-50
SE 164-81
by___ A | | Date dictoted 3/7/78

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3/8/78

Date of franseription

| Stockton
Police Department, furnished the following information:

While returning ROBERT WESLEY JONES, also known
as Robert Wesley Rackstraw, from New York to California,
on March 3, 1978, he Listened when JONES mentioned the
"D. B. COOPER" case. JONES had earlier refused to sign
a rights and waiver form.

JONES mentioned that he was one of 1500 men who
were members of the Green Berets and who had the requisite
Skills to pull off the COOPER caper. JONES claimed the FBI
interviewed all 1500 of them and left the inference he had
been cleared of any involvement.

JONES furnished no other information of value
but his attitude during the entire time was that he was
vehemently against the "system", or "establishment".

Tt is noted that JONES had been forced to resign

from the Army about five months before the hijack took place.

Interviewod on. 3/6/78 at Stockton j i File # SC 164-50
SE 164-8]
by. A Date dictated 3/ 6/78
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Denver, telephone number] lL was disntayed a nhoto- a
araph of [ |stated Ld bore

a "cood" resenblance to the invididual who skviackad the
Northwest Orient nlane. She stated due to the tenath of time
that has nassed since the skviackina, she could not nositively
state whether | was this individual, hut noted
part of her problem was due to the haziness of the nhotoaranh.
ated the receding hairline and the ears of

appeared to be identical, hut she was somewhat troubled
by the roundness of the face and the broadness of the nose.

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Dale of transcription 12/20/71
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Oklahoma, Was advised of the identities of the interviewing b7C
Agents and that he was to be questioned in connection with
the hijacking of a Northwestern Airlines flight on November 24,
1971. He was warned of his rights by SA| Jand he
stated he understood his rights. He waived them, as shown
on an executed Warning and Waiver form.
[ furnished the following information: pe
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He stated that when he had been interviewed by
the FBI in Farmington, New Mexico, he had just awakened from
a sound sleep and he had not realized he had told them that
he had left Peoria, Illinois, on November 23, 1971. He stated
in actuality he had departed Peoria, [llinois, on November 18,
1971, and arrived in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, the same day.
He did not leave LeFlore County until November 28, 1971,
when he traveled to Farmington, New Mexico. [_]stated b6
he plans to remain at his home for approximately one month b7C
before leaving again to work.
[__|consented to have his photograph taken b6
and he was photographed. b7c
During the interview it was noted that[ has
blue eyes.
Oklahoma City
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LZ Seattle 164-81
SAs and
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Date of transcription, 3/ 17/78

|, Montana, was located
and interviewed at his residence and provided the fol-
lowing information:

|}advised that on Saturday, March li,
1978, at approximately 7:55 p.m., a male individual
called his residence with the following information:

"tT am a friend of Jack (Dick) Cofeldt
(phonetic) who I understand is a friend of
yours, | jis circulating
your (or a) letter around Hollywood and
trying to implicate you in the D. B. Cooper
crime."

[ Jat this time told the caller he did
net Know a JACK or DICK COFELDT and in attempting to ques-
tion the caller as to his identity was told that he would
not identify himself and in fact stated it was not impor-
tant for jto know who he was, only that he was
warning him about the letter that | | was cur-
rently circulating around Hollywood. '

| Jat this time stated that sd;

| |had contacted him in Toledo, rie during the

summer of 1977 and represented himself as
UNITED PRODUCTION LIMITED, 3921 Deervaie Drive, Sherman
Oaks, California, 91403, and was trying to make a docu-
mentary film or movie about the D. B. COOPER hijacking.

|that he had approval of NORTHWEST

AIRLINES and would like him to be a consultant for the
movie so that it could be as authentic as possible.

at that time advised that he would consider
such an endeavor but would have to give it additional
thought and in fact he immediately contacted NORTHWEST
AIRLINES in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he learned
that NORTHWEST AIRLINES was not cooperating in such an.
endeavor and in fact was very much against the making of
such a film or movie.

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SE #164-81
by SA Dole dictated 3/14/78
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Dale of transcription 3/3 0/78
Otero Mills, north of Alamogordo, b6
New Mexico, furnished the following information: b7C

He generally keeps employment records five years
and, therefore, anything beyond that would be very shallow.

He stated that] jworked for this company two or b6
three different times and was last employed here in October, b7c
1977.

In reviewing his sketchy records, C.ti'(aséz' noted b6
that [__] was employed here in 1971, however, left this b7Cc
employment on April 24, 1971 and was therefore not employed
with this company on November 24, 1971. He recalled that
when[7] left here approximately five months ago, he was
going to work for a company in Texas. He only socialized
with [__]Jon one occasion and related that [[__]is an Anglo,

a close family man and a very responsible individual. The
last time he was employed here he was | | and

added that| | is
also employed with this company.

He knows nothing about [[__] hobbies or outside b6
activities other than the fact that he is a hunter and fisher- b7C
man and could not recall if[__]|was ever in the military service.

As far as he knows,[___Jlis still residing in Cloudcroft, New
Mexico and doesn't know if he is employed or not.

Do] viewed a copy of an artist's conception b6
of the unknown subject in this matter and stated that this b7C
photograph was completely unfamiliar to him; and in' his
opinion, it_bears no resemblance whatsoever to[__] He
added that[___]is a much younger individual.

Cd) felt that __]lis probably from the b6
Farmington, New Mexico area inasmuch as he was previously b7C
employed there as well as in Reserve, New Mexico. To his
knowledge, [—__] is not a pilot and he always exhibited a
good attitude in his work.

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SA| | Date dicloled : 3/24/78.

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1 5/17/78 |

Date of transcription

' + Paer b6
telephone numberL_i" sCdYsSwas «interviewed at her residence, b7C
at which time she advised that after reading an article
in "The Star," a nationvide superrarket newspaper, concerning
the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines, Flight 350, from
Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, on Nevenber 24,
i97L, it reminded her of an individual che had known_several years
previously. She advised that this individual was a

, 2 white male, possibly purt Canadian, 6'1"* tall,
175 pounds, medium build, who would now be approximately
46 years of age. She stated that he had a fair complexion
and medium brown hair.

She advised that in| b6
was an employee of tha Bankers Life Insurance Company, Hew . bie
Castle, Pa., and followed up on telephone leads in order
to] | She stated that he and

L | (Phonetic), of Butler, Pa.,;
resided with her from approximately January, 1963, until
March, 1563, vhen he moved to San Francisco, California,

| _ lwas giving him difficulty at that time.
She s Cs at |

| She stated that the Last she know,
he vas working for the Queens Vacuum Cleaner Company in

San Franciseo. She stated that she was doing telephone
Solicitation for the insurance company, and he came by hor
residence toc pick up the leads, and this is how they became
acgiuinted, She stated that during conversations over the
years, she learned that he was apparently part Canadian

and had been raised in Northern Michigan, and was used to
living in tha woods. She stated that at no time did he
express an interest in airplanes, but indicated at one time,
he had been a frogman in the Navy. She stated that as she
recalls, he indicated he was assigned to the Wilkinson Ful Division.

She stated that he did drink socially, but vas
definitely not an alcoholic. She further advised that he
anoked Lucky Brand cigarettes. She stated that he did not
have an accent, wore his hair short, and had a slight svagger
to his walk.

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She stated that she advised she had no idea as
to his current whereabouts or anyone who would be able to
locate him at this time.

She reiterated that he had a fair complexion,
medium brown hair, and would bo approximately 46 years of
age at the present time.

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Dale of transceiption

Honolulu, Hawaii, phone | J bic
of JACK BRYANT COFFELT (now deceased), advised that photos
of BRYANT COFFELT as obtained by SA C. ROBERT STRANGER

of the Los Angeles Division of the FBI were similar in
appearance, but she did not think the individuals in the
photographs were identical to JACK COFFELT. She advised
that JACK COFFELT always wore horn-rimmed glasses as
compared to the regular frame glasses as displayed in

the one photograph; and in addition, JACK COFFELT did not
display the smoking mannerism of having his cigarette
dangling from his lips at center mouth as depicted in the
other photograph.

She further advised she still has one photo of
JACK COFFELT somewhere which she has displayed to the FBI
in Honolulu in the past, and she will make it available
again for comparative purposes. She stated, however, she
will not allow the photograph to be reproduced.

A comparison of this photograph of JACK COFFELT
with that of the Bureau artist's conception of "D, B. COOPER"
in early 1977 would lead an observer to conclude that the
two individuals are not identical.

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the photo is in her personal possession somewhere, and she b7C
will attempt to Locate it for additional comparative purposes,

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letter | | California, b7c

in which matters concerning JACK COFFELT were discussed, b7D
She advised as the letter explains, much of the contents

of the letter pertained to a book which COFFELT ha itten
_jadvised that

[with regard to the efforts of one

J o£ JACK COFFELT's, to
obtain the rights to the book written by COFFELT so that

the book could be published and subsequently made into a Suk

movie. | |further advised that the letter also
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Imorviowed on__ 9/19/78 «Honolulu, Hawaii rie #___ HN 164-85
by SA| Date dictaiod 5/23/78 bic

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@W. BUREAU OF nvestioaT

Date 9/17/75 out

| | El Paso,
Texas, was interviewed at the Chamizal National Memorial,
U.S, Department of Interior, National Park Service, 800
San Marcial, where he is employed | ]
| | by Special Agent (SA)] |
who immediately identified himself as a Special Agent of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), |
was advised of the purpose of this interview and volun
tarily furnished the following information:

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On September 10, 1975, he read the article
in the El Paso Times, captioned "Suspected Skyjacker Cails
Similarity 'Kind of Scary'" with date line, Washington,
which reflected that an acquaintance of his, |

might possibly be identical with D. B. COOPER, the
airline hijacker who parachuted with $200,000 ransom money
from a Northwest Orient, 727 Jet on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971,
and was. never seen again. .

On September 10, or September il, 1975,
he attempted to contact | [through
| L and eventually
Spoke WLC | who stated that
"they" were having a hard time remembering whatL___]
did on or about Thanksgiving Eve, 1971,
until he | | refreshed her memory.

eh nt

On Thursday morning, Thanksgiving Day,
date unknown , 1971,.at_approximately 3 A.M., he drove
from his residejice at] |, Alexandria,
Virginia to |

| i [east of Fairfax City, Virginia
gheré he awoke |

and himself were joined byl

LU

Jand proceeded in|
"automobile on Highway 81 or Highway 66 to Gainesville,
Virginia, turning off to Route 55, heading west towards
On __24 D at _ui Paso, Texas File #. EP 164-52 —t/
by S , Date dictated 9/17/75

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EP 164-52

Marshall, Virginia, They were unable to reach Marshall, due
to the heavy snow and traffic tie-ups so they turned around
and went back to Hay Market, Virginia on Route 15, stopping;
at Frostie's Diner at Warrington, Virginia to have coffee,

Not being able to get out of the Warrington area to the area
they had selected to hunt in, they then proceeded to Quantico,
Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia and en route on Highway
66, found.a car "wrapped around a tree" and deserted, They
then proceeded on Highway 66 to Vinthill Farms turn off and
proceeded to Quantico, .

He noted that it is a requirement in Quantico
Marine Base, Quantico, Virginia, that one must register at

the Marine Corps Base as @ hunter and must reine Doe
tion at_an unrecalled building, prior to hunting. b6é
| jon Thanksgiving Day, 1971, at Quantico, b7c
Marine Corps Base for hunting at puantico. He did not see
during the day inasmuch as hunted in one sector
of the Marine Corps Base and he hunted in another sector of
pone taser At the end of the day,[ sd hid return to
residence together,
He was then working for Brentwood Maintenance
Yard for National Capitol Parks and he did not take the day
off and he noted this was the only time he ever hunted in
Virginia on Thanksgiving Day,
He noted that he had known | b6
Since a ximate 963 when they| } . bic
at Falis Church, Virginia,
- - | |moved from Falls Church, b6
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In approximately 1966 to 1967, the CO b6
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"found ja house of their own, While in Ohio, he recommended
for a job at Cleveland Crane and Engineering and would
not recommend | ]for another inasmuch as worked
for only a short while before he pops tne walked out on the job.
In approximately 1967 or 1968, theL__] b6
left Ohio and moved back to Virginia, . nC

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EP 164-52 ae

In approximately 1971, [ |
moved back to Virginia and he noted that in approximately
1973 the left Virginia to move out west, possibly

Phoenix, Arizona noting that within 2 few months the
[ Treturned back to Virginia.

On July 7, 1974, he left Virginia for El Paso,
Texas and has not heard from or spoken with | |
Since that date,

| | (names
unknown), who reside somewhere in Florida and | has
made several trips to visit then, .

The most money he has ever mown [J
to have was approximately $1200,

He believes | who resides
in some unknown town in Oklahoma,

in San Antonio, Texas,

He noted that | }

Lwhile there in Ohio, so | lcould buy

did not pay off the note,

. He was exhibited color and black and white
artist's conceptions of_unknown subject and advised that
none of them resembled | | but noted that
they best resembled himself if he Lost approximately 40 pounds.

" | lis described as follows:

Sex: Male
, Race: White
os Citizenship: American

Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:

' Height: 5 feet Il inches
Weight: * 200 pounds

Scars and Marks:

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Service; US, Army, Serial Number _
Discharge: ' Honorable,
Military
Specialty: [
Present Employer: Department of Interior,

National Park Service,

since April, 1971.

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FD-302 (REV, 1 1-27;70}
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January 3, 1974

Date of lranscription

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| |, was contacted and bIC
advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent as well BID
as the nature of the inquiry. Subsequent to this, he
freely and voluntarily furnished the following information;
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| prior to and after a |
hijacking occurred in the northwest section of the United
States, approximately 14 years ago, in which a man Imown
as D. B, COOPER is responsible for that hijacking. |
advised that | |
there was al - a
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| and who p&ior to the hijacking
in which D, B, COOPER is suspected of committing, was frequently
| This man by the name of
lstated that he
is positive that this| |
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done prior to| | remembers that he
asked | |what he was going to do when he went on
| pears and | rp aughinely told] |
ts
interviewed on La/ 27/73 ! : rite # EL Paso 164-52 Zs
SA| 1/2/74
by Dete dicloted

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telephone | |) was contacted at Burness Oldsmobile, 1735 _N.£.
Diamond Lake Boulevard, where he is employed }.
[was advised of the identities of the interviewing agents and
purpose of the interview prior'to his furnishing the following
information: .

| Jwas previously employed by Northwest Orient Airlines, [7>é |

| | at Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1966 through 1972, howevb7¢
during the month of June, 1971, |

[during October, L971, at
st. John's Hospital, in Red Wing, Minnesota. He believes that during
November, 1971, he was |
which was located at |
He stated he was | _
never did go back to work for Northwest Orient |

| Minnesota.
| and .

| lstated that he moved to Rosebur Oregon, in June, 66
1977, and |, he took a b7c
job | |} with Burness Oldsmobile, his present position.
| |is described as follows: P6
Race ; White "
Sex Male
Nationality American
Date of birth [
Height _ 68 '
Weight 210 pounds
Hair Receding in front, dark brown roots
; mostly graying on top'
Characteristics Wears prescriptive frame glasses
Oregon driver's license : .
number °
Residence address | Roseburg, Oregon
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Dete of transcription _ 3 #20 /75

| Jwas located at

his resiacnce -
| worth Titchfield Reach, South Cexolina,
at which time he was advisod of tho icentity of ths inter-
viewing agent and the nature of the inouirv. rro-

vided the following information:

Although a resident of Morth Litchfield Fench
ne is| |

Lin tijari, Florida, In adczeion tol |

in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portlanc,
Oregon. Approximately two or three years ago a ITeaverton

|

| in
Beaverton, Oregon, and 1s now possibly hospitalized in

the Veteran's Administration (VA}_Hosnital, Portland
Oredon, | |} At the time tho
lan andividual whom no

novs as | |
secned like an excentionally intellicont wan to ke

| claoisic"
that Lit was important that he obtain a good paying jor
since he was al |
| L fe stated? that he was
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[in addition to claiming | |
[arso clainea co have baa
Jale

cliained to have been employed with a Vancouver, Vashineton,
While with this Vancouver firm he made
to #lashka.

[_] advised that he is very familiar with the
sky-jacking of the Northwest Airline Flight from Portlané,
Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, on Noverber 24, 1°71. fast
year (September 1974) after he terninatead | |

|
[he began thinking that | |
he resnonsihie for the hi-jackine
provided the Lollowine raasons vhry
of this sky-jacking:

could quite conceivably
of this plane
he suspected

interviewed on BALALT5— at Spek FT, Pho Fy ai a, ot File #f CO. TFA4-Aa9 — 35
by sv| Date dictated 5/1.5/75
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Mair: VLSuVELer Thlonae
to brown in colox
(full board)

PvOs: Very blue
Teeial Teatures: Ecuare Face

retired architect out of Tlevelanc,

Onie, currently resvicing

[_ Jin Sucar Loat Koy,

Floriéa;

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with an IQ of approximately 150, soft-snoken and a
vas not a smoker, however, had stated that ho had c
at one time. Fe appeared to ke in rather csocd pays

bee bee

however , |

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money very cautiously ana does not trust hans. Te pays 3
bills with cash and protects his private safes or vaults +
appears to be the type of incividual that

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| Jnever haa any social acquaintances

ha freavently talked of having several fricnds.

uSed any «+. - type of curse words, however, would s
goddamn or darmit. Wis voice was very soft snolken or
rance. Tiis dress when not working woe alweys casual
very scldom would he woerr good clothes.

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F 0-302 (REV. 3-8-77} r @

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

10-19-78!

Gate of transcription

|
, California, was displayed photographs of the following bé

individuals for her possible identification as the hijacker bic
involved in the above~captioned matter, referred to as "D.B.
COOPER":
1. Caucasian male, not furtheriidentified. .
2. | | date of birth| . bé
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3. Caucasian male, Las_Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department booking

4. | | San Francisco Police Department
booking
5. CaucaSian male, San Diego Police Department (SDPD)
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6. Caucasian _ male, San Diego County Sheriff's Office
booking | .
After viewing the above photographs, she advised that
none appeared remotely similar to the individual who had hijacked
the Northwest Orient Airlines flight from Seattle, Washington, to
Reno, Nevada, on the evening of November 24, 1971.
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it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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FD-302 IREV. 11-27-70} @ g .
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Dole of Iranscriplion 8/1 7/78
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1971, viewed_a photograph of |
and advised | is not identical to the man who
hijacked Flight 305.
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FD-302 fREV. |

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1-27-70} . & @

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION «

12/6/78

Date of transcription

|

| Northwest Airlines,

uinneapolis-St, Paul International Airport, was
displayed a photograph of the decal found near
Castle Rock, Washington, by Special Agent (SA) [___]

Jadvised that the photograph
of the decal is identical to Boeing Aircraft Standard
Marker Number BAC27DPA~152, The decal states as follows:

Emergency Exit Handle, Aft Airstair

to Operate, Open Access Door, Puli on
Red Handie, Lock Wire Will Break When
Handie is Pulied,

This decal is located on the outside of the
aircraft near the rear door,

A facsimile copy of the Boeing Aircraft
Standard Marker Number BAC27DPA-152 was provided. Also
provided by | were two blueprints for the
location of this decal on the aircraft, Each blueprint
is marked in black ink noting where the decal is located.

Cody advised that the decal came from the
same type of aircraft, that is a Boeing 727, which was
used by D,B. COOPER in the hijacking. :

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al File #

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Dote dictated 12/4/78

This document

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il_ ond ils contents are ool to be distributed oulside your agency. 1

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .

12/6/78

Date of fronscriplion

|
_ J, Northwest Orient Airlines, Minneapolis~-
St. Paul international Airport, advised as follows:

After having been displayed the decal of
Boeing Aircraft Company noting the emergency exit handie
on the aft airstair, [~~ advised that the decal
probably came off when the stairs were lowered due to
the change in air pressure, He recalled that about_two
days after the hijacking by D. B. COOPER, he and
| | took the same aircraft used by COOPER in order
te determine whether or not there was a change _in pressure
at the time he parachuted from the aircraft, | recalls
that he and| | flew out over the ocean and ran their
theory and returned to Seattle, Washington. He noted after
returning to Seattle, that decals had come off the aircraft
and surmised that the decal located near Castie Rock,
Washington, would have come off in a similar fashion.
After viewing the maps plotting the path taken by COOPER
which were located in the office of| ,
the | stated that
Castle Rock, Washington, is rather close to the path
taken by COOPER. He added that if indeed the decal came
from the same aireraft used by COOPER, it would have
floated about in the air currents much like a leaf and
could have found its way near Castle Rock.

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Interviewed on 12/1/78 ct Minneapolis, Minnesota File # NP-t64=73-
*y Date dictated 12/4/78

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FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77) ® @

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

LY

3/27/79

Date of transcription.

| | Louisville, Kentucky, telephone
number | } were contacted at their residence.

Both | lwere advised of the identity
of the interviewing agent and of the nature of the investigation,
after which they provided the following information:

The| | stated that the subject,| L
Colorado, [ |. They stated that after
| [had graduated from] | Kentucky,
and attended the | |for one semester, he
enlisted in the | which was at the begin-

ning of the Korean War. They stated that| jnad spent about

jafter which he returned to the United States

irom Japan idence in Colorado. They stated that
currently live in] Colorado,

and ed that de for a mining company in the area. They

stated that had also | | which

The[ | stated that | |, was a
| __l. but "to the best of their knowledge, he had not
LL J}and has no experience in flying any

large jet type aircraft. They did state, however, that it was

their opinion that he was | and at one
time he was| |. they stated that he
is an | | very knowledgeable [ Jand won

Several awards and letters of appreciation for his| |
| } They stated also at this time he works at a
church affiliated camp somewhere in the mountains of Colorado,
exact location unknown.

The[ sd stated that to the best of their knowledge,
they were unaware of any large inheritance which| l,
May have come i recently and they also stated that

due to. that both he and his wife have
had to |.
3/19/79 Louisvilie, Kentucky LS 164-174

Investigation on at File #

SA [ 3/22/79

by Date dictated

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stated that |
| |November of 1971, She stated that she could not
remember the exact date, but that she recalled it being some-
where around Thanksgiving. She stated at this time both her and

her husband went out to Colorado and spent something in excess
of a week with

jand after Thanksgiving, they returned
home to Louisville, She stated that | |

_ and that he took a week oft from
work during |

| She stated that other than
the |

_ jappear to be living a
normal life at this particular time and did not appear to be

in any serious financial trouble.

The| ] .

that both |
and that neither of them

have been in any trouble to their knowledge.

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11/24/78
Date of transcription
, L_. _} Russellville, Arkansas, P6
advised that in early June, 1972, he bre
_]of land near Dover, Arkansas. | [gave
him cash for that property. | Jwas just moving

back to Arkansas from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area when he
purchased that property. He does not know the exact date

|bought the property from him, but does know that it
was in early June, 1972.

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Investigation on

by SA | | Oate dictated 11/20/78

Fite #

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it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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Date of tronscriplion

-1- 5/9/79
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On this date, two letters and one envelope
were received from the Cricket Theatre located at
345 13th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The letters were received from| |, an b6

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| Jadvised that one envelope was b6
. lost at the theatre and that it was postmarked Chicago b7C
and received on the 10th or lith of April, 1979. This
envelope contained a short typewritten letter addressed
to the Cricket Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and
signed "Sincerely yours, | | This
letter was obtained. The second letter and envelope,
which were obtained, were addressed to| |
and| , The Cricket Theatre, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. The letterwas addressed to the Cricket
Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, "Dear]|
and typewritten signed I.

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it ond its contents are nol to be distribuled ovlside your agency.

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documents, which are described below:

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initials |

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

5/4/72

At approximately 4:45 p.m., May 1, 1972, an
individual who identified himself as | L b6é
|, telephonically contacted the Atlanta b7C
Office of the FBI, He advised he was calling for
_]|, and that he had two documents
which | |} instructed him to turn over to the FBI.

He requested to be provided with a receipt for
these documents and in order that the receipt might be
prepared in advance, he described the documents as follows:

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D, C., via Delta Air Lines (DAL).

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CHARLES PAUL ROSE and that he was being questioned coucerning
the hijackiug aud extortion involving Northwest Airlines
flight uumber 305, Portland to Seattle, on November 24,
1971. In that regard, he read the advice of rights and
the advice of rights was read to him. L_Jexecuted a
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On December 17, 1971, LONNIE FORREST COOPER, 411 Adams
Street advised that he in fact does recall a hijacking of an
airline from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington sometime
during Thanksgiving weekend of 1971, however had no information

Date of Iranscriplian

whatsoever regarding this hijacking.

12/23/71 |

COOPER recalls staying at Little America, Wyoming on the bé
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Cheyenne, Wyoming the following day, He stated that[ |
Jwere with him at ail times and

jfelt quite amused to the fact that he happened to have
the same name as the hijacker, namely COOPER,

The following is a description of LONNIE FORREST COOPER
aS obtained and interview:

Race White

Sex Male

Date of birth Februay 1, 1946

Place of birth Evansville, Indiana

Height 5' 5

Weight 180 pounds

Build Stocky

Hair Brown, crewcut

Eyes Hazel

Occupation Drill Instructor

Fort Dix, New Jersey
United States Army
Rank Staff Sergeant H-6
'United States
Army Service Number RA 1676517
Social Security Account
Number 310-46-7415
Permanent home of record 411 Adams Street
Evansville, Indiana

COOPER viewed a artist conception drawing of the alleged
hijacker, real name unknown, alias DAN COOPER and stated that
this individual did not look familiar to him,

Interviewed om 12/17/71__—_—«,_:«xEvansvilie, Indiana ig IP 164-62 -27
by SA "J id Date dictoted 12/20/71. re

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who is currently a United States Army Drill Instructor at
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FBI. was told he would be interviewed regarding his
whereabouts on November 24, 1971,
individual who had hijacked an airplane at Portland, Oregon, on
November 24, 1971, CJ was given a form captioned, "Interro-
gation; Advice of Rights", which he read, said he understood, but
which he did not need to sign as he said he would willingly fur-
nish any information, | then advised as follows:
He knows nothing about the hijacking of an airplane in
Portland, Oregon, on November 24, 1971, At that time, he had
been working | |
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Residence
Date of Birth
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Height 5'9"
Weight 160 pounds
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Eyes Hazel
Military Service U. S. Navy, | L,
Navy Service Number]
Arrest Record
Marital Status
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boo _APVil 24, 1972

| Iowa Des Moines
National Bank, recalis from her records that on April 3,
1972, an individual identifying himself as BILLIE LEZ
MC GILL appeared at| } Iowa Des Moines
National Bank. He purchased a $3,000.00 cashier's
check, Number 24655, dated April 3, 1972, in amount
$3,000.00, In payment, he turned over to
a cashier's check dated March 28, 1972, drawn on the
fowa Des Moines National Bank in amount of $3,251.68.

| |gave him the $251.68 difference in cash.

| |recalls nothing relative to MC GILL
other than he was very Sloppy in his appearance and
appeared to be a "bum, | could furnish
no further information relative to the transaction,

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Dote April 24, 1972

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a review of her records reflects that on March 38,
1972, an individual identifying himself as BILLIE L&E
MC GILL appeared at] |, Lowa Des Moines
National Bank, and purchased a cashier's check in amount
$3,251.68. As payment for the cashier's check, MC GILL
cashed cashier's check number 0329-38127, in amount
$3,651.68, drawn on the Los Angeles International Airport
Branch of the Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, [___Jrecallis that she paid MC GILL in
cash for the difference, $400.00.

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National Bank, Des Moines, Iowa, advised records of the bic
Iowa Des Moines National Bank reflect that on March 28,
1972, an individual identizying himself as BILLIE LEE

MC GILL came to the Iowa Des Moines National Bank and
purchased a bank cashier's check in the amount of
$3,251.68. In payment for the cashier's check, MC GILL
presented a cashier's check number 0329-38127, in amount
$3,651.68, dated March 14, 1972, drawn on the Los Angeles
National Airport Branch of the Bank of America, National
Trust and Savings Association, Los Angeles International
Airport, Los Angeles, California. NMC GILL obtained the
$400.00 difference in cash,

NC GILL returned to the bank on April 3, 1972,
and cashed the below described cashier's check in amount
$3,251.68 and with the proceeds purchased another cashier's
check, Number 24655, in amount $3,000.00. He obtained

the difference, $251.68, in cash.

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for further information relative to these transactions,

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Derr _APYil 24, 1972

; Des Moines, Towa, advised he is acquainted
With BILLIE LRE MC GILL.

He stated that MC GILL appeared at his office

for a very brief period of time during late March or
early April, 1972, and visited with him for a few moments.

Stated that MC GILL was very highly intoxicated
and almost incoherent. He stated that he has known
MC GILL to have a problem with his legs but could not
furnish the exact nature of the problem. He stated
that MC GILL made no statements to him relative to any
hijacking or any parachuting accident. He stated that
he has no information relative to any amount of money
in MC GILL'sS possession and he has no idea as to MC GILL's
present whereabouts.

He stated that MC GILL merely visited him for
a sew moments and then left his office. He advised that
MC GILL was very "shabby" in his appearance and
felt that he, MC GILL, had really gone down hill with
his alcoholic problem.

Stated that MC GILL did work for the
Pharmacy Board, but could not furnish exact dates of
MC GILL's employment without referring to records which
are presently unavailable to him. He stated, however,
that MC GILL was employed by the board during 1964 when

[took over ¢ Sition | | and thatL__]
finally | (during 1970, in that MC GILL had
developed a severe alcoholic problen.

[J has nad very little contact with NC GILL
Since that time and feels that MC GILL has maintained
residence somewhere in California with relatives.
could furnish no information relative to MC GILL's where-
abouts on November 24, 1971, but does not feel he was in
Des Moines, Iowa, area as of that time.

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Dale April a4, 1972

| | Attorney, 510 Insurance
Exchange Building, Des Moines, Iowa, furnished the
following information;

[ | who is| __ |
| |, Was contacted on April 3, 1972, by BILLIE
IEE HC GILL.' MC GILL contacted[>——]for the purpose of
having prepare a will for hin,

]was reluctant to discuss the will
and his association with MC GILL in view of his attorney -
client relationship with MC GILL.

He assured interviewing Agents, however, that
MC GILL contacted him for the sole purpose of the prepara~
tion of a will, and that the will was a very "simple"

Will with minor assets. | charged MC GILL $20.00
for preparation of the will and has not seen him since
that time.

[| refused to furnish any further information
relative to this matter.

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Dete___ Abril 24, 1972

L |, Iowa Bureau of
Narcotics, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines,
Iowa, provided the following information;

| | advised that he vaguely recalls
the name BILLIE MC GILL aS being an individual formerly
employed by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Division of
Narcotics, prior to the time that he, | |, assumed
| | of the recently formed Iowa Bureau of

Narcotics, | | stated that he has no
personnel files or other documents relating to former
employees of the| | Division of Narcotics,

even though some of these individuals are now employed
as Special Agents in the Iowa Bureau of Narcotics, He

advised that Special Agent | j, Iowa Bureau_oz
l , might recall BILULIsn MC GILL inasmuch asC___]
was employed by thel Division of

Narcotics, at approximately the same time that MC GILL
was Similarly employed.

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L —s—s'} «Veterans Administration Hospital, Des Moines,

Iowa, provided Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital
file number C19-339-194 concerning BILLIZ L. MC GILL,
Social Security Account Number 371-24-4292. A review
of this file revealed the following information:

BILLIE L, WC GILL, white male, religion
protestant, Social Security Account Number 371-24-4292,
United States Army from November 10, 1950 to November 10,
1952, United States Army serial number 55046287, admitted
to the VA Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, June 5, 1963, for
five days for treatment_for seminal veSculitis, referred
by personal physician | |

WC GILL released from WA Hospital, June 17, 1963,
indicating his date of birth to be September 24, 1928.

and showing a current residence at that rpc ofl

lL Des Moines, Iowa, in care of |

276-6680. occup

Further review of VA file C19-339~-194, indicates
mC GILL to have been admitted on March 19, 1972, and
that "nursing notes" in this file indicate the following:

Age 44, date of birth September 24, 1928,
marital status divorced, eyes - wears glasses, vision
20-200 right and left eye, 6'0" 165 pounds, habits:
smokes two packages of cigarettes per day, employment -
unemployed, symptoms - "has pedal edema pains in midcalf
and excessive use of alcohol."

This file noted that MC GILL was released on
March 19, 1972, after being treated for pains in leg and
cirrhosis of the liver, noting the following information;

Father — JOHN COSGRIFF, 800 North Hidalgo,
Alhambra, California, BETTY COSGRIFF - sister, talephone

ation - narcotics agent, personal physician -

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The last item noted in VA file number
C19-339-194 indicates that BILLIE LEE MC GILL called
the VA Hospital facilities in Des Moines, Iowa, on
April 3, 1972, at approximately 7:45 a.m., however
did not report for an appointment which had been
scheduled on that day.

|concluded after providing the
aforementioned records that he, personally, could
provide no additional information concerning MC GILL
and that KC GILL is unknown to him as a regular
patient or outpatient at the VA Hospital facility

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