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DemoTex

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4. Then there was the Eastern Airlines pilot's wood-chipper murder case (1986)

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2019, 09:48 AM

May 2019

https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/23-years-ago-Richard-Crafts-was-more-willing-to-256633.php

An Eastern Airlines pilot murdered his wife and disposed of her body with the help of a wood chipper (remember the scene in the movie "Fargo"?). The wood chipper case was Connecticut's first murder conviction ever gotten without a body.

But I don't think Captain Crafts was arrested at the airport in uniform.

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So you're waiting on your flight at the airport [View all] malaise May 2019 OP

Then again this may have been a bigger motive malaise May 2019 #1

Evil. I wonder why they had a pilot who had been court martialed, in the 1st place? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #2

I suspect that he is well connected malaise May 2019 #3

Disks marked "Secret" were found in his house csziggy May 2019 #13

I read that. I wonder why the airline hired a pilot who had been court martialed? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #14

I bet he lied on his application csziggy May 2019 #15

Electronic background checks are the norm these days in corporations. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #16

Wasn't Martin Air Force? malaise May 2019 #18

Maybe military records aren't part of regular records that can be checked? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #19

OK you made me laugh re the nephew malaise May 2019 #17

Then there was the Eastern Airlines pilot's wood-chipper murder case (1986) DemoTex May 2019 #4

But I don't think Captain Crafts was arrested at the airport in uniform malaise May 2019 #7

Just a coincidence. erronis May 2019 #5

I noticed that and did chuckle malaise May 2019 #6

Wow this is frightening FakeNoose May 2019 #8

Well at least these two didn't take down the entire aircraft malaise May 2019 #10

Damn! hlthe2b May 2019 #9

You know how those airline guys are! Kilgore May 2019 #11

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise May 2019 #12

A slight aside... jmowreader May 2019 #20

Thanks for that n/t malaise May 2019 #21