United States Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch Wednesday, December 21, 1988
Add to My HeroesRonald Albert Lariviere
Special Agent Ronald Lariviere, Special Agent Daniel O'Connor, and Assistant Deputy Director Michael Bernstein, of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Special Investigations, were killed when a terrorist's bomb destroyed the commercial aircraft they were traveling in while returning to the United States from Europe.
A total of 259 people on the plane and 11 people on the ground were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. The investigation that followed lead to strong sanctions against Libya and the arrest of two Libyan nationals. One suspect was convicted of murder while the second was acquitted.
On July 25, 2009, the suspect applied for, and was later granted compassionate release from the United Kingdom, on the basis that he had terminal prostate cancer. On August 20, 2009, he was released from prison and traveled to Libya the same day. He died in Libya in 2012.
Bio
- Age 33
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Terrorist attack
- Location Overseas
- Weapon Explosives; Bomb
- Offender Deceased
Most Recent Reflection
View all 20 ReflectionsRest in peace Special Agent Lariviere.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
May 6, 2021
Recent LODD Deaths

Sergeant John K. Williams
Coralville Police Department, IA
EOW: July 3, 2022

Police Officer Jacob Russell Chaffins
Prestonsburg Police Department, KY
EOW: July 1, 2022

Deputy Sheriff William Petry
Floyd County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: June 30, 2022

Captain Ralph Frasure
Prestonsburg Police Department, KY
EOW: June 30, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Bradley Johnson
Bibb County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: June 30, 2022

Reserve Officer Jeffrey Richardson
Poteet Police Department, TX
EOW: June 29, 2022

Sergeant Richard Lopez
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: June 28, 2022

Detention Officer Jeremiah James Story
Perry County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: June 22, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Austin Derek Aldridge
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: June 21, 2022