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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Today marks the 34th anniversary of the terrorist attack that took 11 lives in the village of Lockerbie, and 259 passengers and crew aboard Pan American Flight 103. While the tragedy continues to haunt families and friends of the victims, the recent arrest of Abu Mas’ud and the potential for justice long delayed and denied…
Reader interested in a detailed history of the investigation into Mas’ud’s role in the bombing would be well-advised to watch Ken Dornstein’s excellent three-part documentary, My Brother’s Bomber, which is available on PBS’ website. The New York Times has an article that provides a good rundown of some of the history is the case.
Many, many times through all these years, we’ve been asked about a sense of closure. There’s never really closure. You learn to live with it and you get on with your life with the fond memories, and you hope there is a (life) after this life (and) we will see our daughter again. Robert Hunt…
“There is never closure. You have to find a way to navigate the rest of your life with the effects of whatever tragedy you have had to experience or deal with. I do what my daughter would have wanted for me, and that is to go on with my life as best as I could.”…
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, the Libyan intelligence officer implicated in the bombing of Pan Am 103, is now in custody. Mas’ud was the subject of Ken Dornstein’s excellent 2015 documentary, My Brother’s Bomber, which drew renewed attention to his role in the attack. The New York Times provides the following details: The arrest of the…
Thirty-three years after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the investigation into the attack continues.