If you have read my first book, Rampage along Route 66, which is a true crime story about a cross-country murder spree that started in Los Angeles and ended in Grants, New Mexico along the old path of Route 66, the two blog posts below this one you should find interesting.
While researching for my first book, I ran into the tragic and intriguing story about the murder of a New Mexico state policeman that had an international flair to it. The officer was gunned down along what used to be Route 66 by three radicals from California in the fall of 1971. A huge 19-day manhunt in the Albuquerque tied up law enforcement resources and had the community on edge. The fugitives hijacked an airliner at the Albuquerque airport and forced the crew to fly them to Cuba. Fidel Castro’s regime provided them political asylum - never to be returned to the United States to stand trial.
The first post is titled "The Murder of NMSP Officer Rosenbloom" and the second part is called, "We're Going to Cuba: The Hijacking."
If you liked my first book, or if you are familiar with northern New Mexico and the area around Albuquerque, or if you are a Route 66 history fan, you will likely find this story intriguing. Happy reading.
New Mexico State policeman Robert Rosenbloom was shot and killed near the Rio Puerco bridge approximately eight miles west of Albuquerque. His three attackers fled the scene, and a nineteen-day manhunt ensued in the Albuquerque area.
In the early morning hours of November 27, 1971, the killers hijacked a TWA flight 106 at the Albuquerque International Sunport and forced the crew to fly them to Cuba. This photo is of the actual airliner that was hijacked to Cuba (N854TW).
They landed In Havana and the Castro regime granted them political asylum.
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