Sunrise was still hours away on the June 1972 morning when Martin McNally finally summoned the nerve to jump out of the back of the Boeing 727 he’d hijacked as it roared over central Indiana at 300 mph. The then-28-year-old Navy veteran had never worn a... See more
At 28, Martin McNally parachuted from a 727 with $500,000. Now out of prison, he recalls his ‘insane’ crime at a time when the country was plagued by hijackings By Johnny Dodd Johnny Dodd Johnny Dodd is a senior writer at PEOPLE, who focuses on human inte... See more
28-Year-Old Took Over a Passenger Plane, Then Parachuted Away with $500K. 'It Was Insane,' He Says (Exclusive) At 28, Martin McNally parachuted from a 727 with $500,000. Now out of prison, he recalls his ‘insane’ crime at a time when the country was plagu... See more
On the frigid afternoon when Charlie Otero’s life was ripped apart, the first indication that something was amiss came when the then-15-year-old spotted his dog Lucky unattended and shivering in the snow outside his family’s home in Wichita, Kans. “... See more
“I'm sure that in the last moments of his life, he couldn't believe that this was happening to him,“ says Timothy Treadwell's friend and former girlfriend Jewel Palovak By Johnny Dodd Johnny Dodd Johnny Dodd is a senior writer at PEOPLE, who focuses on hu... See more
