Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Colorado, killing 44 people. The FBI’s investigation uncovered a shocking truth: John Gilbert Graham planted a bomb to kill his own mother for insurance money. With no federal law against blowing up an aircraft at the time, he was charged only with her murder — and executed soon after.
In 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Colorado, killing 44 people. The FBI’s investigation uncovered a shocking truth: John Gilbert Graham planted a bomb to kill his own mother for insurance money. With no federal law against blowing up an aircraft at the time, he was charged only with her murder — and executed soon after.










