Characteristics: Revenge - Fired airline employee
Number of victims: 43
Date of murder: December 7, 1987
Date of birth: May 18, 1952
Victims profile: All 43 people on board the aircraft
Method of murder: Shooting / Caused the plane to crash
Location: In the air, USA
Status: Died in the plane crash
On December 7, 1987, David Burke, a fired airline employee, followed his ex-boss onboard a Pacific Southwest Airline jet with his mind set on revenge.
He shot the man in mid-flight and caused the plane to crash, killing all forty-three people onboard including himself.
Characteristics: Revenge - Fired airline employee
Number of victims: 43
Date of murder: December 7, 1987
Date of birth: May 18, 1952
Victims profile: All 43 people on board the aircraft
Method of murder: Shooting / Caused the plane to crash
Location: In the air, USA
Status: Died in the plane crash
On December 7, 1987, David Burke, a fired airline employee, followed his ex-boss onboard a Pacific Southwest Airline jet with his mind set on revenge.
He shot the man in mid-flight and caused the plane to crash, killing all forty-three people onboard including himself.
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