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James Kallstrom, FBI Agent Who Investigated TWA Flight 800 Explosion, Dies at 78

July 9, 2021

Recovery of Tail Section of TWA 800 (1) — Recovery of 5000-pound tail section of TWA 800 by the New York-FBI scuba team in the course of the FBI investigation of the explosion and crash on July 17, 1996. (FBI)

James Kallstrom, the FBI agent who ran the criminal investigation into the mid air explosion of TWA Flight 800, has died.

He was 78.

As assistant FBI Director in Charge of the New York office, Kallstrom led an exhaustive investigation into the July 1996 disaster, which ultimately ruled out a bomb, missile, or sabotage.

Read more at ABC 7 NY

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