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Richard A. Marquise Papers

An inventory of his papers in the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2011

Revision history:
Feb 2015	Errors corrected (VSOM)
Mar 2018	Stylistic changes, extent updated (VSOM)
Jan 2023	3 memorabilia tems added (HVA)

Biography

Richard A. Marquise is an expert in counterterrorism and crisis management, and is most well known for his role in investigating the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Marquise worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for over thirty years, including as chief of the Terrorist Research and Analytical Center (TRAC) at FBI Headquarters in the late 1980s. Marquise was involved in the investigation of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing from its inception in 1988, led the inquiry through the return of indictments in 1991, and played an active role in the trial in the Netherlands in 2000. Following the resolution of the trial in 2001, he was awarded the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service. Marquise has given hundreds of speeches around the world on terrorism and wrote the authoritative book on the investigation, SCOTBOM: evidence and the Lockerbie investigation.

Scope and Content Note

The Richard A. Marquise Papers consists of five series.

The Clippings series contains newspaper clippings related to the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and the subsequent investigation.

The Memorabilia series contains a plaque that hung in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Lockerbie, a commemorative plate from the Strathclyde Police, and a replica of the radiocassette player used in the bombing. The FBI had a resident agency (RA) sub-office in Lockerbie that operated out of the London legal attaché (legat) for nearly four years, from January 1989 to late 1992, during which time the Lockerbie plaque was made. The radiocassette player is a Toshiba RT-8016 Bombeat model, the type used to house and disguise the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103. The radio and others were sent to the FBI as samples from Toshiba to aid in the investigation.

Images in the Photographs series include views of the crash site and debris field, which covered over 800 square miles, as well as images of the damage done to the village of Lockerbie. All photographs have been digitized and are available in the inventory section of this finding aid.

Printed material consists of a United States government poster and an excerpt from a novel by Craig Ferguson.

Materials classified as Subject files include press releases, speeches, and statements written by Marquise and others, namely government officials, reflecting important milestones in the Lockerbie investigation. This series includes a speech given by Richard Marquise at the Lockerbie Cairn service at Arlington National Cemetery on 21 December 2010.

Alternative Formats

Selected materials from this collection have been digitized. Please contact the Archives for further information on accessing these materials.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions for this collection.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

VHS tapes were removed and added to the Pan Am Flight 103 Audiovisual Collection.

Publications were removed and added to the Pan Am Flight 103 Publications Collection.

The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Richard A. Marquise Papers. Related collections include:

Pan Am Flight 103 Publications Collection

Selected Search Terms

Names

Marquise, Richard.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Subjects

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States -- Case Studies.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States -- History.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States.
Terrorism -- History -- 20th Century.
Lockerbie (Scotland)
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees.

Types of Material

Audiocassette players.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Commemorative plaques.
Commemorative plates.
Memorabilia.
Photographs.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Richard A. Marquise Papers,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Richard A. Marquise between 2009 and 2022.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Table of Contents

Clippings

Memorabilia

Photographs

Printed material

Subject files

Inventory

	Photographs
Box 2		Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah undated  Lamen Khalifa Fhimah  Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi
Box 2		Bomb test circa 1989-1990  PP8932 PS1 1  PP8932 PI/995  Samsonite suitcase  Controls: Samsonite system 4, PP8932; PR/442 (Part)  Fragment on finger: "101; L106"  Whole item where fragment originated  Toshiba RT-SF16 cassette player in packaging  Toshiba cassette player packed with plastic explosive  Test 7: baggage container full of suitcases  PP8932 AR 3: baggage container after detonation
Box 2		Map, flights connecting to Pan Am 103 circa 1988  Map, flights connecting to Pan Am 103
		Reconstruction
Box 2			Baggage container circa 1988-1989  Undamaged baggage container  Undamaged baggage container, interior  Reconstructed baggage container  Reconstructed baggage container, front view  Reconstructed baggage container, back view
Box 2			Plane circa 1988-1989  Hole in side of baggage compartment, left view  Hole in side of baggage compartment, right view  Hole in side of baggage compartment, front view  Hole in side of baggage compartment, front view off-center  Debris in warehouse
Box 2		Signs for Lockerbie circa 1988-1989  B 7068-Lockerbie  B 7068-Lockerbie to Waterbeck  B 7068-Lockerbie to Waterbeck, close-up  Lockerbie
		Wreckage
Box 2			Bomb blast burn marks circa 1988-1989  1-32 piece of wreckage-shows burn marks  1-33 piece of wreckage-shows burn marks  2-2 piece of wreckage-shows burn marks  2-4 piece of wreckage-shows burn marks  2-5 piece of wreckage-shows burn marks  2-6 piece of wreckage-shows burn marks  2-12 piece of wreckage next to measuring tape-shows burn marks  2-13 piece of wreckage next to measuring tape-shows burn marks
Box 2			Cockpit exterior circa 1988-1989  Close-up of Cockpit windows  Rescue personnel by the Cockpit  Military and rescue personnel by the Cockpit, some debris has been bagged  Cockpit, front view  Cockpit with debris bags  Cockpit and Grampian Police Mountain Rescue vehicle  Military personnel and Cockpit, close-up  Military personnel and Cockpit windows, close-up  Military personnel and Cockpit, top view  Military personnel by the Cockpit  Landing gear, close-up  Landing gear  Landing gear  Interior landing gear compartment  Landing gear and ladder
Box 2			Cockpit interior circa 1988-1989  Cockpit interior  Cockpit interior-investigator in raincoat  Cockpit interior-first responders  Cockpit interior-evidence bag  Cockpit interior-wires  Cockpit interior-looking into the cavity  Cockpit interior-house in the background  Cockpit interior-metal frame  Cockpit interior-investigators  Cockpit interior-insulation  Cockpit interior-investigators discussing
Box 3			Lockerbie, surrounding areas circa 1988-1989  Investigator looks at two seats-standing  Investigator looks at two seats-kneeling  Three investigators look at a wing  Four investigators cross a field  Grampian Police Mountain Rescue vehicle  Military personnel spread out with evidence bags  Helicopter  Group of rescuers and investigators  Close-up of riveted metal  Piece of exterior wall near road  Piece of exterior wall with view of house on the hill  Three seats in a field with sheep  Three seats in a field-close-up  Three seats in a field-side view  Debris and wires in a field  Debris and investigators-far away  Debris near a wire fence  Cowboy boot  Brown loafer  Seat cushion  Piece of plane exterior  Possibly seat life vest  Debris spread across field with investigator  Windows  Debris leaves holes in the earth  Large piece of debris  Large piece of debris-close-up  Large piece of debris-edge view  Investigators examine debris  Investigators examine debris with blue Pan Am stripe  Investigators approach debris with two unbroken panes of glass  Investigators examine debris, man in Police jacket approaches  Investigators examine a wing  Investigators examine debris by a cow path  Investigators examine debris by cow path  Debris strewn across a field  Debris against a tree  Child's sneaker-laces up  Child's sneaker-hearts  Investigator approaches debris with curled metal  Mechanized debris-close-up  Mechanized debris  Large piece of plane held up by investigator  Champagne bottle  Investigators look inside wing  Wing  Piece of the frame of the plane-1  Piece of the frame of the plane-2  Piece of the frame of the plane-3  Possibly a gear  Exit door  Piece of debris with blue Pan Am stripe  Piece of debris surrounded by investigators  Debris laid out on a tarp  Seat base by debris laid out on a tarp  Hole in the underside of the plane
Box 3			Lockerbie, village circa 1988-1989  Many first responders in a debris field  Landing gear near a brick building  Looking towards Lockerbie Village  Lockerbie Village with crane  Lockerbie Village with crane-farther away  Near Rose Bank Crescent where houses used to be  Seats and evidence bags lined up  Seats and evidence bags lined up with fire truck in the background  Police and rescuers clean debris at Rosebank Crescent  Crater near Rosebank Crescent where fuselage landed  Crater near Rosebank Crescent  Crater near Rosebank Crescent-view from highway  Highway running next to crater  Crater and some still standing houses  Crater  Debris destroyed blacktop  Debris destroyed blacktop and sidewalk  Debris destroyed blacktop and sidewalk near playground  Close-up of the debris that destroyed blacktop

	Subject files
Box 4		Federal Bureau of Investigation: Pan Am 103 bombing, special press summary 15 November 1991
Box 4		Letter to the editor of Newsweek 14 February 2001
Box 4		The Lord Advocate of Scotland statement regarding the Lockerbie appeal 14 March 2002
Box 4		The Lord Advocate of Scotland statement regarding the Lockerbie investigation 1991
Box 4		Response written by Richard Marquise after seeing Gadhafi's presentation of Isratine: the white book 2009
Box 4		Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) referred case of Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi to the High Court of the Judiciary 28 June 2007
Box 4		Scottish Information Office news releases 1988-1989
Box 4		Speech by Richard Marquise at the Lockerbie Cairn ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery 21 December 2010  Speech by Richard Marquise at the Lockerbie Memorial Cairn Ceremony
Box 4		Speech by Robert Mueller, Federal Bureau of Investigation director at 20th Anniversary ceremony at the Lockerbie Cairn 21 December 2008
			Looking back and moving forward
Box 4		Speech by William S. Sessions, Federal Bureau of Investigation director, before the Association of Airline Security Officers 13 November 1991
Box 4		Statement by Detective Chief Superintendent John Orr, senior investigating officer 17 January 1989
Box 4		Statement of United States government regarding the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 17 January 1989
Box 4		The world's 25 worst aircraft disasters ranked by casualties 1 November 2000