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Deborah Nissen Neil

Case from Cayucos, CA dated Dec 07, 1987

Victim Details

Deborah Nissen Neil

Female

Cayucos

CA

1987-12-07

37

Deborah

Nissen Neil

07/08/2026

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Deborah Ellen "Debbie" Nissen Neil, aged 37, tragically lost her life on December 7, 1987, in Cayucos, California. She was a flight attendant on Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 1771, which was hijacked and subsequently crashed. The incident occurred when David Burke, a disgruntled former employee of USAir, the parent company of PSA, boarded the flight with a concealed firearm. Burke had been terminated from his job for petty theft and was seeking revenge. During the flight, he shot his f ...
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