SEATTLE, WASHINGTON | I researched and wrote this episode, about how Richard Russell didn’t set out to hurt somebody else. He didn’t harm innocent people. He didn’t snap in the heat of the moment and do something shocking that can’t be undone. There was no violent crime of passion or cold-blooded premeditation.
In the United States, over 900,000 people work in the aviation industry, so that’s a considerable amount of people in whom we place a great amount of trust to help keep us safe in the air. Richard’s actions baffled and disturbed both his loved ones and the public in equal measure.
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