Conspiracy Theories Pan Am Flight 103 Pt. 2
Jun 15, 2022
Investigators follow clues tying the Lockerbie bombing to Libyan suspects while alternative theories question that narrative. The conversation examines disputed pieces of forensic evidence and a shaky key witness identification. Listeners hear a silencing theory involving two intelligence operatives and a rival plot blaming Iran and the PFLP. The hosts weigh credibility and leave the case's truth unresolved.
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Local Farmer Finds Suspicious Suitcase After Crash
- Lockerbie resident Jim Wilson found a suitcase in his field that contained shirts and several packages of a white powdery substance after Pan Am Flight 103 exploded.
- Wilson says he called police and an American officer arrived, later allegedly taking the suitcase and never returning it to him.
Questionable Timer Evidence From Swiss Company Meebo
- The circuit board fragment used to link Libya to the bombing came from Swiss firm Mebo, but owners later said initial identifications were coerced or mistaken.
- Edwin Bollier testified he was pressured to write to the CIA naming Gaddafi, and the board shown at trial differed in color from his products.
Store Owner Tony Gauci's Inconsistent Testimony
- Tony Gauci, owner of the Maltese shop that sold clothes used in the bomb, identified Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and testified the sale was on December 7th, 1988.
- Gauci had inconsistent earlier statements, may have seen a photo beforehand, and later was reportedly offered $2 million to testify by the U.S. Department of Justice.
