Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Garrett Brock Trapnell (January 31, 1938 – September 7, 1993) was a con man, bank robber, and aircraft hijacker of the 1960s and early 1970s. Trapnell initiated a string of bank robberies across the United States and Canada that netted him in excess of $1,000,000 over time. His clever manipulation of the criminal defense system allowed him to repeatedly avoid jail time by utilizing some form of the insanity plea.On January 28, 1972, Trapnell hijacked TWA Flight #2 on a flight from Los Angeles to New York while over Chicago. Trapnell demanded $306,800 in cash (to recoup the loss of a recent court case), the release of Angela Davis (as well as that of a friend of his who was also imprisoned), and clemency from President Richard Nixon. The FBI was able to retake the aircraft during a crew switch at Kennedy Airport; Trapnell was shot and wounded, no one else was hurt. Trapnell's skyjacking came after a string of similar domestic incidents (especially Cuba-bound hijackings) and was directly responsible for an overhaul of security procedures by the FAA that remained in place until the September 11 attacks.His subsequent incarceration in a maximum security penitentiary was marked by continued scheming and criminal endeavour.Trapnell was a nephew of World War II hero and Bataan Death March survivor, LTG Thomas Trapnell[citation needed] and a cousin of naval aviation pioneer VADM Frederick M. Trapnell.[citation needed] He died in prison after contracting emphysema.. }
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- Garrett_Brock_Trapnell abstract "Garrett Brock Trapnell (January 31, 1938 – September 7, 1993) was a con man, bank robber, and aircraft hijacker of the 1960s and early 1970s. Trapnell initiated a string of bank robberies across the United States and Canada that netted him in excess of $1,000,000 over time. His clever manipulation of the criminal defense system allowed him to repeatedly avoid jail time by utilizing some form of the insanity plea.On January 28, 1972, Trapnell hijacked TWA Flight #2 on a flight from Los Angeles to New York while over Chicago. Trapnell demanded $306,800 in cash (to recoup the loss of a recent court case), the release of Angela Davis (as well as that of a friend of his who was also imprisoned), and clemency from President Richard Nixon. The FBI was able to retake the aircraft during a crew switch at Kennedy Airport; Trapnell was shot and wounded, no one else was hurt. Trapnell's skyjacking came after a string of similar domestic incidents (especially Cuba-bound hijackings) and was directly responsible for an overhaul of security procedures by the FAA that remained in place until the September 11 attacks.His subsequent incarceration in a maximum security penitentiary was marked by continued scheming and criminal endeavour.Trapnell was a nephew of World War II hero and Bataan Death March survivor, LTG Thomas Trapnell[citation needed] and a cousin of naval aviation pioneer VADM Frederick M. Trapnell.[citation needed] He died in prison after contracting emphysema.".