Lockerbie: 6. Chasing Ghosts
Summary
Host Miles Bonner revisits Jim Swire, whose daughter died in the Lockerbie bombing, to discuss new evidence implicating Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. The episode explores the controversial Sunusi files and the upcoming trial of alleged bomb maker Abu Agila Masoud, who claims his confession was coerced. While FBI investigator Dick Marquise defends the original conviction, victim families like Ken Dornstein and Annie Leroux grapple with lingering doubts and grief.
Topics discussed
Sponsors and introduction to the episode
New evidence: The Jacka cables and Sunusi files
The aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing
Ken Dornstein's investigation into the bombing
Identifying Abu Aguila Masood as a suspect
Masood's confession and the upcoming trial
Interview with Jim Swire on David Benaria
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Jim Swire's skepticism of the Sunusi files
Applying Occam's razor to the evidence
FBI investigator Dick Marquise's perspective
Annie Leroux's journey to Lockerbie
Conclusion and final thoughts on grief
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