Overview
- A granite monument naming passengers, crew and first responders was unveiled at the base of the former Stapleton control tower in Denver’s Central Park.
- Descendants of the 44 victims and families of investigators attended after the Denver Police Museum traced relatives nationwide through genealogical research.
- More than 100 relatives gathered at a Friday luncheon at the Denver Crime Lab, and families of 21 victims were present for the unveiling.
- History Colorado is displaying artifacts and a section of the DC-6B baggage area showing blast damage, alongside personal items such as a jacket repurposed by widow Marion Hobgood.
- The bombing—the first confirmed sabotage of a U.S. passenger plane—was carried out by John “Jack” Gilbert Graham using dynamite in his mother’s suitcase, with the weekend also featuring a symposium on its investigative legacy and an effort to add a Weld County crash‑site monument.