Special Agent Ronald Albert Lariviere

Special Agent Ronald Albert Lariviere

United States Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Government

End of Watch Wednesday, December 21, 1988

Ronald 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

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I'm so glad to find this site to remember your high school days as lighting director for the theater group , The Harlequins. Your dedication, creativity and skill mixed with a great sense of humor added so much to the group and its productions. I'm sure you and your side kick Herb have much to do with lighting the night skies, although you're probably still kicking his butt occasionally. I've thought of you often through the years - always with a smile, but also a sad shake of my head.

Peter Crumb
So. Hadley High School

September 5, 2016