January 7
Always and forever, You’re in my heart. Karen Lee Hunt Karen was born 58 years ago today.
37 Years: We Remember Them
Cockpit Crew (New York-based) Capt. Jim MacQuarrie, 55, Kensington, N.H. First Officer Raymond R. Wagner, 52, Pennington, N.J. Flight Engineer Jerry Avritt, 46, Westminster, Calif. Pursers (London-based) Mary Murphy, 51, Wickeham, England. Milutin Velimirovich, 35, Heston, England. Flight Attendants (London-based) Elizabeth Avoyne, 44, Seine, France. Noelle Berti, 41, Paris. Siv Engstrom, 51, Windsor, England. Stacie…
Mas’ud Trial Set for 2026
Per The National: The US judge overseeing the case of Lockerbie bombing suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Masud has set jury selection for April 20, 2026. Judge Dabney Friedrich acknowledged the “complicated nature” and “voluminous discovery of evidence” in the case surrounding the 1988 attack that resulted in the explosion of a Pan Am flight and the deaths…
CNN to Air Documentary on Pan Am 103
CNN, in conjunction with Sky Studio, will air a series, CNN Original Series Investigates Lockerbie: The Bombing of Pan Am 103, on February 16 and 23rd. The second of three series about Pan Am 103 to air this year, The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is a documentary with content spanning over 35 years. The…
BBC Podcast: Why is Lockerbie Back in the News
Over 36 years after the tragedy, the bombing of Pan Am 103 has returned to the headlines courtesy of the Sky/Peacock series with Colin Firth (I’ve discussed VPAF 103’s response in an earlier post; the BBC has an interesting discussion about the series, the controversy, and details about the investigation). A second series will debut…
January 7
Karen was the best. She was a genuine person. Just an all round good person. She gave the best advice. She really was honest; she took the time to help; she wanted to help; she had to help; she cared. Karen Lee Hunt would have turned 57 today.
VPAF 103 Statement on “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Today, Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 (VPAF 103) released the following statement regarding the recent Peacock series, Lockerbie: A Search For Truth, based on the work of Dr. Jim Swire, father of Flora, a passenger on the flight: We are incredibly frustrated and angry about the content in the series. It does exactly what…
We Remember Them: 36 Years
by Rabbi Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them. In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them. In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, we remember them. In the blueness of…
FBI Finds Over 400 People Affected by Bombing
I’ve been remiss in updating this site recently. My father died this past July, and between eight classes at three colleges and caring for my mother in Honeoye, I’ve had a full plate this fall. Bob and Peggy, if you see this, thank you for the lovely note on dad’s obituary. I sent an email…
January 7
Karen Lee Hunt would have turned 56 today.
35 Years
Annie Lareau, whose best friend Theo Cohen was on the plane, recounts the evening of the bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988. She was an SU student in London who knew many on the plane, and her account is raw, sincere, and more relevant than anything I could write: I scanned the list. My…
BBC: “The Ultimate Detective Story?
Thirty five years ago, I was home in Honeoye after a particularly arduous semester at Nazareth College. I remember December 21, 1988 as an unseasonably warm day, memorable because an act of terrorism thousands of miles away took the lives of 270 people. Decades later, the saga, and the activism of families and friends, continues.…