Quickly the guard loosened the garrote; a doctor was summoned immediately, and sedatives were administered. Graham had told the manager that his bank account was held jointly with his mother and was all tied up. Inasmuch as these discrepancies were present, Graham was at this time told that he was being considered by the FBI as a suspect in the case. Upon completion of the “mock-up” assembly, the chairman of the Structure Investigating Committee of the Civil Aeronautics Board and a Douglas Aircraft Corporation engineer agreed that an explosion had occurred at station 718 in the rear cargo pit, designated as cargo pit number four.
The judge, who later presided at the trial of Graham, ruled against live television coverage but in favor of sound-on-film, press photography, and radio broadcasts.
On May 15, 1956, the judge denied the motion. Fingerprint experts were dispatched from Washington, D.C., by plane, arriving at the scene of the crash on November 2.As the bodies were recovered, they were taken to Greeley, Colorado and placed in a temporary morgue set up in the National Guard Armory. The information about the Christmas present was not in accord with the information his wife had furnished.
This luggage generally matched the description of Daisie King’s luggage.On November 12, 1955, Jack Graham and his wife, Gloria, were contacted by telephone and told of the FBI’s possession of these fragments of luggage and were requested, at their convenience, to come to the FBI office in an attempt to identify any of the fragments as being portions of the luggage taken by Daisie King on her intended flight to Alaska.Graham was questioned specifically regarding the reported ammunition and Christmas gift which his mother took with her on her trip. The explosion of United Air Lines Flight 629, 64 years ago this week, was one of the first attacks on a commercial airliner in the United States. Testimony established that Mrs. King and her luggage were on the airplane when it left Stapleton Air Field, Denver, November 1, 1955.The ground crew personnel testified that the airplane was functioning properly when it took off from Denver.Six state witnesses described the explosion of the DC-6B airliner at 7:03 p.m. a few miles east of Longmont, Colorado.United Air Lines employees, Civil Aeronautics Board investigators, and a Douglas Aircraft Corporation engineer testified, introducing testimony describing the crash scene, removal of bodies, preservation and identification of pieces of airplane wreckage and removal of wreckage and debris.
He said that his mother had purchased the residence at 2650 West Mississippi Avenue for him in December 1954 and had considered this residence her home. All material possible connected with the plane was recovered from the platted areas; however, hunters and other persons continued to report the finding of mail and insulation from the plane, and on November 13, 1955, an additional area extending up to three miles behind the point where the tail section had fallen was minutely searched by ten FBI agents and 10 employees of United Air Lines. He was quite communicative and talked freely about himself.He said his confession of the murder of the people on the plane was quite true. He slouched in his chair, chewed gum, and occasionally conferred with his attorneys. This wire appeared to be the type used in detonating primer caps. He was advised of his right to consult an attorney at any time.Graham stated that he had no objection to signing a statement indicating he would voluntarily submit to a polygraphic examination and, further, would sign any statements giving his consent to search any or all of his home, automobiles, and property.
This investigation resulted in locating, on November 17, 1955, a supply company in Denver, Colorado, where Graham was identified as having purchased on October 26, 1955, a 60-minute “on-type” timing device, which he exchanged a few days later for a 60-minute “off-type” timing device.On November 19, 1955, a store manager at Kremmling, Colorado, recalled selling 20 or 25 sticks of dynamite and two electric blasting caps to an individual during October 1955. An active investigation was undertaken by the FBI on November 8, the necessary agents being assigned to the case on a full-time basis.