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please see the show notes for this episode on your app or on our website in the early hours of July 2 2002 46
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year-old Vitaly Kahlua sat alone in the arrival lounge of Barcelona's El Prat International Airport keeping an eye on
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the flight information board that displayed the schedule of all inbound flights listed amongst them was bash
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carrying Airlines flight PTC to 937 which had been due to arrive from Moscow more than an hour ago
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the word delayed had since been noted alongside Vitaly had inquired about the delay to airport staff at an information
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desk but they offered him no explanation with no other option but to enjoy the wait
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vitaly purchased a third coffee returned to his seat and continued his dutiful watch of the information board
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over the following minutes the half-empty room began to fill with people reporters into news crews quickly
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gathered around the information desk pointing cameras microphones and voice recorders at airport staff bombarding
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them with a flurry of questions that vitaly couldn't quite make out one reporter noticed the Fatali
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curiously watching the scene unfold she rushed to him holding out a microphone as a cameraman trailed behind the
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reporter asked Vitaly if he was waiting for a flight to arrive from Moscow when he answered yes the reporter
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offered her condolences confused Vitaly asked the wire the reporter replied they
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didn't tell you [Music] Vitaliy Kahlua was the lead architect overseeing the construction of a mansion
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in planus a coastal town approximately 70 kilometers north of Barcelona in his hometown of vladikavkaz in southeast
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Russia vitaly had designed and helped construct 100 homes including his own spacious
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three-story red brick house near the snow-capped Calcasieu fountains due to his many architectural accomplishments
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vitaly had been specifically requested for the development project in spain vitaly strong work ethic coupled with
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the pride he took in his creations made him a highly sought-after addition to any upcoming development project yet by
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the 2000s he had experienced several career setbacks whilst on a work site vitaly fell into a pit and broke his leg
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forcing him to take time off work and forgo several projects a lengthy recovery resulted in the default of his
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construction company leaving him with no job and too little income once he's awake healed the ever industrious vitaly
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began searching for any opportunity to get straight back into the work he loved when he received a job offer to help
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build a mansion for a wealthy Russian in Spain vitaly gratefully accepted although it was a fantastic opportunity
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it wasn't an easy decision by taking the two-year contract Vitali had to relocate to Spain leaving
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his family behind in Russia the following years were filled with long bouts of homesickness into melancholy
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eased only by daily phone calls home it brought Vitaly immense joy hearing the voices of his wife 44 year old Svetlana
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into their two young children 10 year old son Konstantin and 4 year old daughter
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Deanna swetlana was supportive of her husband's career endeavors as she too was ambitious and dedicated to her job
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as the department supervisor for a large bank it was their commitment to work that
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initially brought the couple together as Vitaly in swetlana attended the same business meetings Vitali was there on
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behalf of his construction company whereas swetlana attended on behalf of the bank during these meetings swetlana
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carried herself with her trademark prim professionalism yet Vitaly caught glimpses of her coy sense of humor
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smitten he asked her on a date and to the pair headed to the cinema during their first date Vitaly and Svetlana
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both knew that were made for each other they married the following year and in 1991 a few months into their marriage
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the newlyweds welcomed to their firstborn a son they named Constantine Constantine grew up into an energetic
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fearless boy who enjoyed freestyle wrestling whilst also harboring a quiet contemplative saw it with an avid
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interest in computer games chess and astrology konstantin begged his parents for a
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telescope which vitaly promised to buy him once his work in spain was complete before her second pregnancy swetlana
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visited her local church and prayed for a daughter in 1998 her prayers were answered when she gave birth to Diana
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[Music] when vitaly spanish contract reached its conclusion in mid-2002 he invited his
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family to join him in Spain for a month-long holiday although he missed his homeland and was looking forward to
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returning to Russia he wanted swetlana Konstantin and Diana to see the Spanish coast and experienced the ocean for the
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first time in their lives in the weeks leading up to his family's arrival vitaly thought about where he could take
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them swetlana would love strolling through the stunning Botanical Gardens of Marin Matra and planners ten-year-old
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Konstantin loved dinosaurs enter Vitaly knew his boy would be in awe of the life-sized two models at the
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paleontological museum as for his youngest four-year-old Deana whom vitaly referred to as his princess
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it wasn't a place she wanted to see but a person her father Deanna had memorized vitaly z' mobile
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phone number and call him daily keeping him on the phone for hours as she relayed all the happenings at home when
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she ran out of news she would sing or recite kindergarten poems the last time the father and daughter saw each other
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was when vitaly made a brief is at home when he was due to return to spain deanna tightly grabbed onto his clothes
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begging her father to take her with him by the time the kalua family had obtained - their visas for spain the
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initial flights they hoped the book were already sold out July was the beginning of the summer
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holidays and Spain was a popular and affordable tourist destination for Russian nationals around noon on Monday
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July 1 2002 swetlana received a phone call from her travel agent with good news an unscheduled charter flight to
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Barcelona had been organized the last minute for that evening and two there were still seats available just three
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hours before it was due to depart from Moscow swetlana purchased three tickets for herself konstantin indiana on bass
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Korean Airlines flight PTC to 937 after quickly packing their suitcases the trio rush to domitor Dovo Airport to
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embark their long-awaited journey to be reunited with vitaly hours later as vitaly kahlúa figure lee awaited the
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arrival of his family and el prat airport he received the devastating news bash Korean Airlines flight PTC to 937
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had collided with a cargo jet in the skies over Lake Constance in southern Germany desperate to find out whether
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his family were okay Vitaly took the next available flight to Zurich in Switzerland which was less than a
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two-hour drive away from Lake Constance the three-hour flight fell dent was overwhelmed by the uncertain fate of his
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family vitaly struggled to stay still constantly standing - paced nervously up and down the cabin in an attempt to
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remain calm vitaly reassured himself that reports of the incident were likely exaggerated and that his wife and
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children were probably fine upon his arrival to Zurich International Airport vitaly took a cab across the border into
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southern germany heading straight to the scene of the crash by the time he was driving towards over him ten hours had
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passed since the mid-air catastrophe vitaly noticed the sky getting progressively darker and the smell of
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smoke becoming stronger closer to the township the cab driver began cautiously navigating around a
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large fragments of metal scattered across the roadways as police officers searched the monster debris flagging
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human remains although civilians and relatives of those aboard the flight were not
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encouraged to participate in the search for bodies vitaly couldn't help himself convincing the police officers in charge
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of the crash site to let him look for his family rows of apple tree saplings led to the passenger cabin of the best
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korean airlines trooper life aircraft which lay on its side torn wide open with the force of impact flattening the
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tubular structure to about half its original size rescue workers entered the wreckage to retrieve the remains of the
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passengers inside which vitaly would come to learn firsthand were mostly children as the cabin was emptied
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swetlana konstantin indiana were nowhere to be seen the following morning the daughter of a
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farmer who lived 3 kilometres from roving and was driving cows to pasture as she led them into a meadow alongside
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a fruit orchard she spotted something through a low wooden fence resting under a tree was the body of a young girl
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wearing a pink dress at the crash site headquarters in auvinen vitaly kahlúa was handed a collection of photographs
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of the victims who had so far been recovered from the site the desperate father was immediately struck by the
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third image of a little brown haired girl wearing a pink dress Vitali burst into tears and exclaimed
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dianna my Dianna due to the tupelov's breakup in midair 40 passengers were expelled from the
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cabin during descent their bodies later discovered throughout fields and meadows
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by horrified farmers a large leafy auditory broke four year old at Fiona's for keeping her body intact and a
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relatively undamaged her saw it from scratches and bruises caused by the branches vitaly later visited the site
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where Deanna was recovered and spotted a pearl necklace under the order tree recognizing it as a gift he had given
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his daughter the year prior his chain had snapped scattering the white beads everywhere Vitaly ran his hands through
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the grass managing to recover aid of the beads which he folded into his handkerchief before placing them in his
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left breast pocket with the promise to carry them always the remains of ten year old Constantin were located on a
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rural road in front of a bus stop when Vitaly saw his son's body at the morgue he began beating his head against the
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wall until he drew blood causing worried staff to rush out and summon a police officer fearful that the grieving father
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was trying to kill himself days later the third and final heartbreak came when Batali's wife swetlana was found in a
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cornfield Vitaly escorted the coffins carrying Svetlana Konstantin and Deanna back home to vladikavkaz in Russia where
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he was greeted by crowds of grieving family friends and supporters from the local community over the following three
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days the coffins were displayed at the kalua homestead and visited by a procession of mourners so immense that
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several surrounding streets had to be blocked off to control the crowds on the third day a funeral was held as
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swetlana and her two children were laid to rest together in the cemetery in their
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hometown their shared headstone featured a black-and-white image of the trio in their home garden swetlana holding a
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bunch of flowers with constantine indiana happily by her side after the service vitaly spoke about his
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immense loss saying I cannot live anymore I simply cannot exist in the weeks following the funeral of his wife and
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children the Tally's life slipped by marked by little more than daily visits to the cemetery he constantly dressed in
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black refused to shave and stopped working grief induced distress caused his hair
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to gray making him appear older than his 46 years the columns three-story mansion
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felt cold and empty the unnatural silence inside unbearable for a long time Vitali could not bring himself to
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go up to the second and third floors where his wife and children's bedrooms were located
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instead sleeping on a couch in the kitchen downstairs when he eventually headed upstairs he turned one room into
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a shrine for swetlana Konstantin and Deana placing their beds inside and covering H
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in photos and mementos on his wife's bed he displayed her favorite scents and sweets while his sons featured a
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chessboard various toys and encyclopedias his daughter's crib held her drawings toys and clothing as well
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as her favorite doll Vitali was convinced the ghosts of his family haunted him at night when he managed to
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fall asleep he was plagued by nightmares of his children falling from the sky calling out for their papa each time
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Vitali would wake abruptly rushed to the cemetery in the early morning darkness and collapse at Constantine and Diana's
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grave to tell them reassuringly I'm here Papa has come on the one-year anniversary of the ruling and mid-air
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collision a memorial service was held in auvinen where an almost unrecognizable vitaly Kaleo stood amongst the crowd of
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mourners still dressed in black his gaunt tired face was now framed by a long unkempt beard also in attendance
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were sky guide officials distraught and seeking an explanation for the collision
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Vitaly kahlúa confronted Allen rosier the chief executive of sky guard he grabbed Rossier by the shoulder forcibly
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turned him around and showed him photographs of Constantine and Diana Lane in their coffins Gracias bodyguard
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attempted to push vitaly away causing the grieving father to remark you killed my children and you do not want to talk
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to me the altercation garnered the attention of the media attending the event in an
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attempt to defuse the situation Allen Rossier pleaded to Vitali not to make a scene and invited him to visit
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sky guides office the following day to open dialog and answer his questions when rocío began to walk away Vitali
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followed asking when sky God planned to publicly name the anonymous air traffic controller whose actions allegedly led
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to the collision he asked several times do you think the air controller is to blame
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Razia did not respond the following day Vitaly arrived to sky guides corporate office for his meeting with Alan rosier
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where he was told the air traffic controller on duty the night of the collision was on vacation and would not
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be in attendance irritated Vitaly accused the sky guard of intentionally hiding the controller
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so he wouldn't be able to release information that proved the company's fold in the collision ensuring they
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avoided any financial repercussions as the controller still worked for sky guard
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Vitaly felt the company continued to employ him to ensure his silence Razia denied to these allegations
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telling Vitaly to remain patient and await the results of the crash investigation
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Razia also remained steadfast in his refusal to accept a guilt or apologize on behalf of sky guide three-and-a-half
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months after this meeting Vitaly received a letter from Sky Guides lawyers offering a compensation payment
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of 60,000 Wis francs for the death of svetlana and 50,000 for the deaths of Konstantin and Deanna in exchange Vitaly
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had to agree not to hold the company liable furious the sky God put a price on his loss Vitaly refused the offer
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believing that by accepting the payout he was expected to forget his family and give up hope of holding someone
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accountable for their deaths his attempts to meet with Alan Gracia to discuss the offer in person were futile
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sky guides lawyers informed to Fatali that the executive would no longer be meeting with relatives of the victims of
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the disaster Vitaly made it clear that he wasn't interested in money all he wanted was for someone to accept
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responsibility for the tragedy and apologize for the loss of his family in his culture this was considered the
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minimum courtesy one would expect but the apology didn't come determined to find someone who would take
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responsibility for the tragedy Vitali hired a private investigator from Moscow to track down the sky guard air traffic
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control are on duty the night of the billing and mid-air collision two months later in February 2004 the private
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investigator handed Vitali kahlúa of an envelope that contained pictures of the air traffic controller along with photos
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of his wife and children his current address in Switzerland and his full name Peter Nielsen Vitaly told the
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investigator that he planned on giving this information to the media who he felt had forgotten about the collision
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he believed their interest would be reignited if they learned the true identity of the air traffic controller
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yet Vitaly did not give the photographs to the press instead he found a swiss-based travel agency and asked them
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to book him into a hotel room close to Zurich International Airport on Saturday February 21 2004 Vitaly arrived in
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Switzerland and checked in to the welcome in her hotel situated in the suburb of cloten
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according to hotel staff there russian guests kept to himself and 2-digit little to attract their attention that
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breakfast he satin ate alone before spending most of the day in his room emerging occasionally to head out into
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town stuck watch as he flicked through travel brochures offering tours of the city and died maps of the local area the
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hotel's manager recalled he seemed to like any other tourists on the evening of Tuesday February 24
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2004 her cloten resident looked out their window and noticed the disheveled looking man dressed in black loitering
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in the street the resident watched as the man inhaled a cigarette before tossing it to the ground and crushing it
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with his shoe he then approached the pink washed building of a nearby unit and knocked on the first door he came
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across the female occupant pulled back a curtain and died the stranger as a friendly smile emerged from behind his
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unruly overgrown beard the woman opened her door slightly asking if he was looking for someone good evening the man
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responded in a thick Eastern European accent before handing over a piece of paper with the name Peter Nielsen
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written on it along with the address for the unit next door the woman nodded and
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pointed towards the property by the time the police were called and arrived to the area some 15 minutes later it was
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too late Peter Nielsen had bled to death from multiple stab wounds to his chest abdomen and throat neighbors as well as
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Peter's wife Mehta provided detectives with a detailed description of the perpetrator a burly bearded man aged in
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his forties or fifties with graying hair wearing dark clothing with a long coat who spoke with a Russian accent a search
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of the area led to the discovery of a 22 centimeter long folding knife which had
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been discarded in the snow near the Nielsen's residence testing revealed its blade contained traces of Peter Nelson's
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blood confirming it to be the murder weapon several unidentified fingerprints were
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also located on the handle after years of being suppressed Peter Nelson's name was finally
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published by the press not only was he identified as a victim of murder but also as the air traffic control are
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under investigation for the 2002 uber Ling and mid-air collision as such a link between the two incidents was
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immediately drawn by police who strongly suspected the killer may have been motivated by revenge
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keeping their assumptions under wraps law enforcement declined to identify their suspect or release his nationality
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to the media making their own inquiries reporters spoke with Peters neighbors who confirm to the alleged killer to be
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a Russian man the media also caught wind that Swiss border police had been put on
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high alert indicating there was a genuine concern that killer might flee the country this added fuel to
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presumptions the killer was indeed a Russian national entered the murder an act of revenge for the you billing and
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mid-air collision as police searched for Peter Nelson's killer global media speculated as to who it might be
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initial suspicions were spotlighted on Alexander Sark his wife and two children had perished aboard bosch Korean
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Airlines flight PTC to 937 as part of the UFO school trip the monumental scale of his loss indicated Alexander fit the
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profile of someone likely to seek revenge against Peter Nelson to dispel rumors Alexander appeared on Russian television
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to establish he was not in Switzerland at the time of Peters murder and to publicly condemn the killing of the
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former air controller the hunt to find the suspect led police to look beyond the relatives of the u4 school group
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they discovered another Russian man had also lost everything in the u billing and mid-air collision Vitaly Koloff
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whose physical appearance matched witness descriptions of the alleged killer inquiries led to the discovery
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that a week before the killing Vitaly had obtained a tourist visa for Switzerland with airline records
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confirming he flew into Zurich on February 21 three days before the crime and had yet to return to Russia
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vitaliy Kahlua became the prime suspect with the Modi for killing Peter Nielsen presumed to be an unprecedented case of
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deliberate revenge by a grief-stricken man with nothing left to lose one tabloid read in the catastrophe over
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Lake Constance Vitaly koloff's entire family perished his wife and two children it can be assumed that without
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waiting for the results of the investigation this man decided to take justice into his own hands
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moreover in Russia where Vitaly Kahlua comes from blood feuds are widespread use of Vitaly Goliath was possible
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involvement in Peter Nelson's murder came as little surprise to those who knew him vitaly x' brother Yuri told
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Russian reporters that his brother had disappeared a week ago without telling anyone where he was going and his
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sister-in-law margarita further explained Vitaly suffered everything alone and after two years he was in such
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a state that I would not be surprised if he would behave irrationally put yourself in his place to lose all your
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family in a minute at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 25 the day after Peter Nelson's murder five plainclothes
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police officers arrived to the welcome in hotel having been informed by a local travel agency their prime suspect was a
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current guest hotel staff directed the officers to room three one six and upon entry
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they found Vitaly kahlúa of asleep on the bed his packed suitcase nearby the officers surrounded the end of the bed
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as one shook of attalos leg when he awoke he smiled and asked what took so long Vitaly was immediately placed under
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arrest for the murder of Peter Nielsen and escorted to Zurich Police Headquarters where he was taken into an
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interrogation room for questioning in the presence of Swiss detective said the translator vitaly was asked if he
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knew the name Peter Nielsen his response was yes that is the killer of my children he initially denied involvement
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in Peters murder claiming here is at the hotel bar at the time of the killing he
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insisted he was only in Zurich for a brief stop whilst in transit to Spain as he wanted to visit a local priest who
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had supported him at the oving and crash site in 2002 to thank him with a gift unconvinced detectives treated Vitale's
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hands with a solution which revealed the presence of blood staining a forensic investigation of the Tally's room at the
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welcome in also revealed traces of Peter Nelson's blood in the bathroom witnesses
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including Peter's wife Metta positively identified Vitaly as the men responsible
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for the murder furthermore the fingerprints found on the handle of the murder weapon matched
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Vitaly 'z but this discovery Vitaly admitted to owning the weapon explaining that all Russian men carried knives on
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them at all times in case they came across a task that required the use of one yet he conceded to purchasing the
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knife in question in Zurich with evidence mounting against him Vitaly finally admitted to confronting Peter
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outside his home on the evening of February 24 however he stopped short of confessing to the murder maintaining he
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couldn't remember the events that followed the confrontation only that he had lost control and had probably killed
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Peter Vitaly insisted his intention in hiring a private investigator to obtain Peter Nelson's personal information was
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to finally expose the air traffic controllers identity to the public in the end he decided to meet Peter
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before going to the press believing a conversation with a man might change his attitude doctors determined Vitali was
00:31:02
at a higher risk of suicide and he was transferred from police custody to a psychiatric clinic during the day Vitali
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was allowed out of his room to socialize with other patients in the clinic's common area to pass the time he would
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watch others play backgammon in chess but would never participate himself one day her doctor challenged - Fatali to a
00:31:25
game of chess and he accepted Vitali won 12 games against the doctor earning him
00:31:32
the nickname of Grandmaster and confirming he was not only mentally sarod and stable but incredibly
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intelligent as doctors determined whether Vitali was fit to stand trial for Peter Nelson's murder the
00:31:47
investigation into the 2002 uber Ling and mid-air collision was finally completed in May 2004 22 months after
00:31:56
the catastrophe and three months after the murder of Peter Nielsen the German Federal Bureau of aircraft accidents
00:32:03
investigation released their full report heads timing led many to believe their languishing investigation was spurred by
00:32:10
the former controllers death the bureau denied this allegation maintaining that the delay in their findings was due to
00:32:18
officials being tied up with other investigations the comprehensive 114 page investigation report they tailed
00:32:27
all aspects of the crash from the aircraft's and crews involved to sky guard and to the inner workings of their air
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July 1 2002 Peter Nelson reported in for work at sky guides area control center in Zurich International Airport due to
00:38:09
the reduction of air traffic at night sky guide felt it necessary to only have two air traffic controllers on night
00:38:15
duty Peter Nelson and his fellow nightshift colleague were seated several feet apart at separate workstations
00:38:22
dutifully observing their radar screens typical of the late shift Swiss airspace was relatively empty with
00:38:30
only a few aircrafts passing through with such little going on Peters colleague decided to take a lengthy
00:38:37
break which was a mutually accepted practice between colleagues tolerated the sky guide of management at 9:00 p.m.
00:38:44
paid his colleague headed to the staff lounge to take a nap an act that would normally see him return to the control
00:38:51
room in the early hours of the morning approximately ten minutes later to sky guide authorized the technicians stop by
00:39:00
Peters workstation to inform him that would be carrying out maintenance work on the control towers main radar
00:39:06
equipment a task that would take approximately six hours and would require the main telephone system to be
00:39:12
shut down such intrusive maintenance work though uncommon was necessary to ensure
00:39:19
everything in the control tower was in constant working order upkeep occurred mostly at night as such disruptions
00:39:26
would wreak havoc during the busy day shift Peter could do little else but accept the inconvenience at 9:25 p.m.
00:39:36
Peter received radio communications from the cockpit crew of arrow Lloyd flight AAF 1 135 which was coming into land at
00:39:46
the Friedrichshafen Airport a German city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance the flight had been scheduled
00:39:53
to land earlier but unexpected delays meant it was now running late and to the crew were eager to return to ground to
00:40:02
monitor this aircraft Peter moved away from his own radar screen and went to his colleagues
00:40:07
unnamed work station where he switched the screen to display airspace over Friedrichshafen Airport
00:40:13
Friedrich Sutton's runways were closed at night meaning Peter needed the phone the airport to obtain clearance for the
00:40:20
aircraft to land there outside operating hours however due to the ongoing maintenance work occurring at sky God's
00:40:27
control tower Peter's phone was temporarily out of order and he was unable to make the call suddenly Peter
00:40:36
received radio communications from a new aircraft entering Swiss air space Captain Alexander Cross piloting vast
00:40:43
Korean Airlines flight PTC to 937 radioed sky guides area control center identifying his aircraft and detailing
00:40:52
their flight altitude at 36,000 feet just as Peter returned to his own work station to acknowledge the best Korean
00:41:00
Airlines flight he was immediately interrupted by the arrow lloyd crew determined to land they had started
00:41:08
their final approach into Friedrichshafen this was a problem Peter hadn't made contact with the airport so
00:41:16
the plane didn't yet have clearance to land air traffic controllers are used to juggling multiple flights at once but
00:41:25
with the added pressure of working alone the deficient phones and having to physically move between two radar
00:41:31
screens peter was quickly becoming overwhelmed he focused on what he deemed the most urgent task ensuring the safe
00:41:39
landing of the arrow lloyd aircraft over the following minutes peter attempted to
00:41:45
call Friedrichshafen Airport twice but to no avail his phone line was still down
00:41:51
Peter radioed through to the arrow Lloyd cockpit and explained that he had no phone connection and requested the crew
00:41:58
contact the airport directly the pilot replied okay we'll dude meanwhile at Karlsruhe
00:42:08
airport in south western germany an air traffic controller spotted danger on their radar screen two aircrafts were
00:42:16
approaching the germany switzerland border both cruising at 36,000 feet one was northbound the other moving
00:42:23
westerly within minutes the flight pilots of bosch Korean Airlines flight PTC to 937 and a DHL cargo flight dhx
00:42:33
61:1 would intercept over Lake Constance resulting in a collision as this particular section of airspace was under
00:42:43
sky guides jurisdiction international air traffic rules prevented the controller at Karlsruhe Airport from
00:42:49
directly communicating with either of the aircraft's pilots instead the katralla phoned sky guides area control
00:42:57
center in Zurich to warn them of the impending crisis but they couldn't get through sky guides phones were still
00:43:05
down inside sky glides area control center Peter Nielsen having dealt with the arrow lloyd flight returned to his radar
00:43:18
screen he immediately noticed that flights BTCC to 937 and to D hey check 6 1 1 were rapidly approaching the same
00:43:27
location over southern Germany both flying at the same altitude realizing they were on a collision course
00:43:35
Peter radioed through to the trooper Lloyd Cochran ordering captain Alexander grouse to descend he had no idea that
00:43:43
the trooper lives in built traffic collision avoidance system was in the process of rectifying the critical
00:43:49
situation and had instructed captain cross to assent Peter repeated his demand to expedite descent unaware his
00:43:58
orders were actually directing the tupolev towards him inant collision he clarified to the crew that the other
00:44:04
aircraft was in the trooper lives 2 o'clock position when in actuality the Boeing was in the ten o'clock position
00:44:12
it was accepted that this situational error was a result of Peter becoming confused during the stressful situation
00:44:20
captain cross initiated descent has instructed by Peter relieved he had averted the crisis Peter had little time
00:44:29
to settle he was snapped back to attention by the arrow Lloyd a cockpit crew who radioed
00:44:34
in with confirmation they had made contact with Friedrichshafen Airport and had received permission to land
00:44:41
Peter moved away from his workstation to his colleagues radar screen to monitor the landing around half a minute later
00:44:50
and 9:36 p.m. Peter returned to his radar screen and witnessed the blips of flight BTCC to 937 and 2d hey check 6 1
00:45:00
1 suddenly disappeared he attempted to reestablish radio communications with the troubalert cockpit crew but it was
00:45:09
too late the report handed down by the Bureau concluded the 2002 new billing and
00:45:18
mid-air collision was largely due to two major causes firstly Peter Nielsen was not quick enough in noticing the danger
00:45:26
of the collision secondly the trooper left crew made an error by obeying him and should have followed the commands
00:45:33
provided by their TK's equipment instead despite these findings the report determined Peter Nielsen was not
00:45:41
responsible for the collision it was severely critical towards sky guide faulting the air navigation company for
00:45:48
allowing an air traffic controller to work alone into committing employees to take long breaks despite such behavior
00:45:55
being against regulations although sky glide management had informed Peter of the scheduled
00:46:02
maintenance work he was unaware of the detrimental impact it would have on the towers technical equipment aside from
00:46:10
the phone lines being shut down the radar software was also placed in a restricted mode causing the system to
00:46:16
work slower than usual given this delay it was highly likely Peter didn't fully understand the urgency of the situation
00:46:24
as it was unfolding this was indicated in the statements he provided immediately following the crash he told
00:46:32
investigators that he ordered the tupolev to descend two minutes before collision when in reality the order was
00:46:39
given just 43 seconds prior furthermore the issues that arose from the maintenance work meant Peter spent more
00:46:48
time than anticipated coordinating the air Buster's delayed arrival to Friedrichshafen Airport
00:46:54
they also impacted the warning calls from Karlsruhe Airport about the impending collision in addition there
00:47:02
were only two radio frequencies available to Peter Nelson's workstation one was taken up by the Airbus and to
00:47:09
the other by the tupolev meaning transmissions from other flight crews were unable to get through
00:47:16
this meant he did not receive the radioed messages sent by captain paul phillips aboard at the DHL boeing cargo
00:47:23
jet in which the pilot explicitly reported his aircraft's traffic collision avoidance system had ordered
00:47:29
him to descend had peda heard of these messages and was aware of the Boeing's descent he would never have ordered the
00:47:37
trooper lev to carry out the same action another fact that working against Peter
00:47:42
was that the ground-based optical collision warning system which provides an early alert to controllers when
00:47:48
collisions are imminent had also been switched off for maintenance in conclusion the report emphasized that
00:47:56
individuals such as Peter Nielsen Captain Alexander gross and captain Paul Phillips were not at fault for the
00:48:02
collision and were inconsequential to the poor organization communication and management conducted by sky guard
00:48:12
following publication of the bureau's report a critical live was also placed on the International Civil Aviation
00:48:19
Organization when it was revealed that a year and a half prior to the u billing and mid-air collision a similar incident
00:48:26
almost occurred in airspace over Japan on January 31 2001 the flight paths of two Japan Airlines airliners crossed
00:48:36
near the coastal city of Yazoo an air traffic controller noticed the imminent danger but in circumstances that bore a
00:48:44
chilling resemblance to the u billing and mid-air collision gave orders that were in conflict with the aircraft's
00:48:50
traffic collision avoidance system luckily one of the pilots made a visual contact with the other airliner and made
00:48:57
a snap judgment to go against to the instructions of the air traffic controller proceeding to conduct an
00:49:02
evasive maneuver the two aircrafts missed each other by même meters with around 100 crew members and passengers
00:49:10
sustaining injuries in the process some of them serious this was not the only incident reported
00:49:18
to the International Civil Aviation Organization in the two years leading up to the u billing and mid-air collision
00:49:25
for similar near-miss incidents involving pilots mistakenly obeying air traffic control instead of their T case
00:49:31
equipment had occurred in Europe alone the Japanese government appealed for international aviation authorities to
00:49:39
implement measures to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future sensing the situation was a disaster
00:49:45
waiting to happen but their request was initially met with silence the International Civil Aviation
00:49:52
Organization only chose to act after the fatal billing and mid-air collision Japanese officials later stated the
00:50:01
International Civil Aviation Organization did not feel it was necessary to get involved with this and
00:50:07
that they left it entirely up to the Japanese authorities had it been a collision maybe they would have gotten
00:50:14
involved if they carried out a detailed investigation of the incident in Japan and made recommendations that led to
00:50:21
changes in procedures the u billing and mid-air collision probably would not have happened following the revelation
00:50:30
that Peter Nielsen was not personally responsible for the e billing and mid-air collision the true senselessness
00:50:36
of his death became clear for hours candles and the messages of condolence started to appear around the Nielsen
00:50:44
homestead the former public enemy now a victim of circumstance a colleague of Peters remarked it was
00:50:53
just the saddest thing you can imagine on you he's family I knew how much he loved his kids and wife
00:51:01
the bureau's report had no impact on Vitaly colloids circumstances who was formally charged with the premeditated
00:51:08
killing of Peter Nielsen a crime under swiss law which was positioned between murder and manslaughter supporters
00:51:17
rallied throughout Russia on behalf of Attali bearing science with the slogan freedom to Kalev the crowds included
00:51:25
relatives of the youth for schoolchildren who firmly believed sky-god shortcomings
00:51:30
caused the chain of tragic events leading to Peter Nelson's murder and thus Swiss authorities should be
00:51:37
pursuing the company interviewing vitaly x' actions with sympathy the trial for the premeditated killing of Peter
00:51:45
Nielsen began on October 25 2005 Natali Kalev took the stand where he explained to the court that the you bullying and
00:51:54
mid-air collision ended his life crushed by the overwhelming loss of his family Vitaly stated I have been living in the
00:52:03
cemetery for almost two years sitting behind their graves Vitaly presented the contractual agreement he received from
00:52:13
Sky Guides lawyers dated November 11 2003 in which the company offered him monetary compensation for the deaths of
00:52:21
swetlana Konstantin and Deana in return for not pursuing legal action against the
00:52:26
company vitaliy explained he was infuriated over sky gods initiative to haggle over his
00:52:33
dead family admitting to the court that he flew into a rage after receiving the letter smashing the furniture in his
00:52:39
home quote how else should I react to the offer to sell my children they demanded that I'll give up my family
00:52:48
this was an attempt to solve the financial problems of the company had the expense of my dead children they did
00:52:55
not just want to pay me off they wanted me to give up all the claims to all possible culprits of the disaster so
00:53:02
that they themselves could make claims to them vitaliy explained he never wanted the caused physical suffering to
00:53:10
anybody and only ever sought an apology from the head of sky guard chief executive Alan Rozier whom Vitali called
00:53:17
the main culprit of the air crash when Rossiya denied avatara's request for an apology Vitali sought out the next
00:53:25
person in the chain of blame Peter Nielsen Vitali walked through the days leading up to his confrontation
00:53:34
with Peter upon arriving to Zurich Vitali left his hotel room and purchased the knife from a nearby supermarket he
00:53:43
then set out on the half hour walk to the nielsen suburban flat where he waited nearby until he laid eyes on
00:53:50
Peter for the first time over the following days he stalked the former air-traffic controller to the bus stop
00:53:57
and watched as the father of three walked his children around a pond near his home Vitali hoped to see a hint of
00:54:05
sorrow or conscience something that would make him change his mind but saw nothing of the sort
00:54:12
on the evening of February 24 Vitali took a seat on a garden chair near the Nielsen's patio
00:54:20
Peter emerged from the house and questioned who Vitali was to which he responded I am Russia
00:54:29
vitaly opened the envelope he had brought with him which contained graphic images of his children's bodies
00:54:36
distressed Peter asked the grieving father what do you want from me pushing the photos into Peters chest
00:54:44
Vitaly responded he thought you could do this and go unpunished what would you feel if you saw your children in coffins
00:54:53
Vitaly claimed to see arrogance and contempt in paid his eyes as he swiped the photos away causing them to flutter
00:55:01
to the ground Vitaly Kalu f watched as they fell quote I only remember that I had a very disturbing feeling as if the
00:55:14
bodies of my children were turning over in their graves he recalled pulling out his knife although still maintained he
00:55:22
could not remember what happened next insisting everything went black it took Peter Nielson roughly two minutes to
00:55:31
bleed to death as his wife watched on helplessly Vitaly fled the same tossing the murder weapon into a mound of snow
00:55:39
on his way back to his hotel his first memory was taking out the envelope of photographs and realizing
00:55:46
the images of his children were stained with blood he looked down at his clothes
00:55:51
and realized that he too was covered with blood Vitaly down to two bottles of vodka using some of the alcohol to wash
00:56:03
the blood off his hands he then showered and put his blood-stained clothes into a paper bag
00:56:09
which he took to the street outside and dumped in a bin afterwards he went to the hotel bar for a drink before
00:56:17
retiring to bed for the night where he slept peacefully without nightmares for the first time in a year and a half
00:56:25
the following morning Vitaly went to the hotel restaurant and drank two cups of coffee before visiting a local church
00:56:32
when he returned to his hotel room he packed his suitcase then lay exhausted on the bed where he fell asleep he woke
00:56:41
hours later at 5 p.m. when the police arrived vitaly z' lawyer argued for diminished responsibility asserting the
00:56:52
grieving father suffered and emotionally fueled Blacky out upon his confrontation
00:56:56
with Peter in which he lost all control the prosecution were unconvinced Vitaly wasn't fully aware of his actions
00:57:04
believing the defendant was fueled by a burning desire for revenge to inflict harm on Peter as evident by the fact he
00:57:12
took a knife to what he insisted was a peaceful errand after two days of proceedings Vitaly qof was found guilty
00:57:21
for the premeditated killing of Peter Nielsen and sentenced to eight years in prison when the verdict was announced
00:57:29
Vitaly refused to stand telling the court I am accused of burying my children why would I stand up the outside court
00:57:41
vitaly x' brother yuri showed reporters photographs of the bodies of the russian
00:57:45
children who died in the e-billing and mid-air collision and said I had to attend to the trial of my brother today
00:57:52
instead of a trial of those who killed 71 people a government official from Batali's
00:57:59
hometown who attended the trial as a private citizen told reporters sky guard can be happy and sleep calmly alpha
00:58:09
thali will be in prison and Nielsen who bore the brunt of the company's sins is no longer with us during the memorial
00:58:21
service marking the second anniversary of the u billing and mid-air collision Peter Nelson was listed among the
00:58:27
victims of the tragedy and a separate candle was living his owner Althea Chen Innova whose daughter perished in the
00:58:35
crash spoke out in support of the former air traffic controller stating we didn't
00:58:41
want Peter to be killed we didn't want to have more victims related to that catastrophe because of our children
00:58:48
however many other relatives of the deceased the Russian schoolchildren spoke in defense of Vitaly in a joint
00:58:55
statement they wrote only we parents who have lost their children in this terrible accident can fully understand
00:59:03
the abyss of grief and the desperation of Vitaly kahlúa after the death of his children and wife we the parents of the
00:59:12
dead children were outraged that a criminal investigation into the plane crash and the death of 71 people has not
00:59:19
yet been completed and the specific guilty persons of sky guide have not been convicted in fact none of the
00:59:27
perpetrators suffered even administrative punishment at the same time the trial of Vitaly Kalev who was
00:59:35
accused of the murder of one Swiss citizen took place one year after the incident Vitaly Kalev is not an avenge
00:59:44
killer but an unfortunate victim of a tragedy that destroyed his whole life parents and relatives of the dead who
00:59:52
for schoolchildren found at least some strength communicating and supporting each other
00:59:56
in a common grief Natali kahlúa was alone with his loss having lived almost a year in the cemetery next to the
01:00:05
graves of his loved ones in this situation a living person cannot calmly and adequately perceive the
01:00:12
irresponsibility indifference and cynicism of the perpetrators of a plane crash trying to evade responsibility be
01:00:22
inhuman cynical attitude toward someone else's grief was manifested in the absence of official condolences and
01:00:28
apologies to the families of the deceased and a later the removal of the sky guide directorate from contact with
01:00:35
lawyers defending our interests if Alan Rossia had apologized to the relatives of the victims
01:00:42
Peter Nielsen might still be alive in a terrible plane crash on July 1 2002 there are guilty people who under the
01:00:52
laws of a civilized society must bear the appropriate punishment the general director of the sky-byte company Alan
01:01:00
Rozier entered the direct organizers of the flight safety device service should sit in the dock parents and relatives of
01:01:08
the deceased children await justice on August 7 2006 four years after the you bullying and mid-air collision
01:01:20
families of the victims felt a collective sense of justice when a Swiss prosecutor filed 71 charges of negligent
01:01:27
manslaughter against aked sky-god employees four of those charged we're air traffic
01:01:34
managers responsible for overseeing the area control center on the night of the crash
01:01:39
the others were cigar guide officials who had not been working at the time of the collision
01:01:45
during their testimony the managers denied any culpability instead blaming the controllers on duty at the time of
01:01:53
the crash for unprofessional conduct including Peter Nielsen who they claimed poorly handled the events that led to
01:02:00
the collision they claimed they had no reason to foresee the sky guides practice of leaving nightshift
01:02:07
controllers alone which had since been banned could ever prove dangerous state prosecutors accused the sky by its
01:02:15
management of turning a blind eye to breaches of international safety regulations specifically the
01:02:22
long-established practice of leaving only one controller to monitor Swiss airspace while another took a break
01:02:29
the prosecution also detailed the investigations findings that determined Peter Nielsen was not fully aware of the
01:02:36
extent of how the maintenance work would impact his ability to conduct his duties
01:02:40
safely and effectively they argued sky guide and management should have made greater efforts to explain these issues
01:02:47
to Peter prior to his shift the Swiss Court agreed with the prosecution's argument that the disaster
01:02:55
was caused by quote a chain reaction of breaches of duty and a casual neglect judge Reiner Haller ruled sky guides
01:03:06
management had contributed to an inconceivable tragedy quote none of the accused can excuse themselves with the
01:03:14
idea that another person could have prevented the disaster staffing the entire zurich air control at night with
01:03:21
only one controller goes completely against their traffic security principles judge Reiner
01:03:29
stated that sky guides managers could have averted the disaster by prohibiting the second controller from leaving Peter
01:03:35
Nielsen alone quote a simple being on coffee breaks would have been enough to prevent the accident all of the accused
01:03:43
had the authority to ensure that two air traffic controllers were present in September 2007 judge Reiner delivered
01:03:54
his verdict finding all four of sky God's air control managers guilty of 71 counts of negligent manslaughter in
01:04:02
sentences condemned as grossly inadequate by the victim's families three of the managers were handed
01:04:08
one-year suspended sentences and two the fourth was ordered to pay a fine of 150
01:04:14
Swiss francs the equivalent of approximately 200 Australian dollars the remaining four sky-god officials were
01:04:22
each acquitted following the results of the court case sky guide finally accepted full
01:04:30
responsibility for the 2002 ruling in mid-air collision offering 30 victims families financial compensation while
01:04:38
those who pursued the legal action received payment in and out of court settlement in a public statement sky
01:04:46
guide admitted we for our part are convinced that this tragedy is attributable primarily to systemic
01:04:53
causes in the interplay between people technology and procedures sky guard chief executive Alan Rossia admitted
01:05:03
quote mistakes were made by us and we regret them deeply we knowledge our responsibility has set
01:05:11
out in the German Federal Bureau of aircraft accidents investigation report and we ask the families of the victims
01:05:18
for forgiveness Swiss president Kasper village' offered an official apology to Russia on behalf of his country the
01:05:28
German government also accepted some of the blame concluding they should not have handed control of a portion of
01:05:34
their airspace to a private foreign company that had obvious management issues Vitaly kahlúa spent the beginning
01:05:45
of his prison sentence in a psychiatric institution where he spent his days longing to visit his family's grave
01:05:52
after two years he was transferred to a medium security prison during his first stroll through the prison yard Vitaly
01:06:01
claimed that almost all of the other prisoners approached him to express their respect for what he did the
01:06:08
Russian government lobbied on vitaly's behalf claiming his mental condition at the time of peda Nielsen's murder was
01:06:14
not sufficiently considered upon his sentencing an expert psychologist had testified at trial that Vitaly was in a
01:06:21
state of effect at the time of the killing and it was therefore not possible to prove his intent given the
01:06:29
tragedy had caused enough political grief and conflict between the countries Vitaly kahlúa
01:06:34
was released on November 8 2007 on the order of Switzerland's highest court after serving just three years of
01:06:42
his eight-year sentence vitaly returned to russia his business class they paid for by his supporters upon arriving home
01:06:52
he was greeted by enthusiastic crowds who lauded him as a hero for seeking justice on behalf of his country Vitaly
01:07:01
told gathering reporters that he did not regret the murder nor consider himself a
01:07:06
hero he returned to live in the three-story red brick home he had designed for his
01:07:12
family local journalists named a Vitaly Man of 2007 in 2008 the local government
01:07:22
appointed the former architect the role of deputy minister of construction of the republic a decision that was met
01:07:28
with negative reception in Switzerland Vitaly oversaw many federal and international construction projects
01:07:36
including the build of a television tower in his hometown of Vladikavkaz the Calcutta's musical and cultural center
01:07:44
and the sports palace in its can farley he appreciated his government work as a destruction that gave him a sense of
01:07:52
community involvement holding the position until his retirement in January 2016 Switzerland's government eventually
01:08:01
asked Vitaly to repay the costs of his incarceration which amounted to 150,000 Swiss francs Vitaly refused to do so
01:08:11
stating even if I had this money I would have given it to an orphanage or some other charity definitely not to
01:08:19
Switzerland in 2012 vitaly returned to germany to attend at the 10-year anniversary memorial service of the you
01:08:29
billing and mid-air collision as he was still on a swiss watch list he was detained by german authorities upon his
01:08:36
arrival to the country vitaly was angry stating he had as much right to attend the ceremony as anyone else he had
01:08:44
served his time and proven himself a respected member of his community after being detained for questioning for
01:08:53
most of the day vitaly was released when Russian diplomats agreed to accompany him during his stay in Germany by this
01:09:01
point he had already missed the memorial service Vitali has since reflected on the fateful night in July 2002 where he
01:09:10
awaited the arrival of his family to Spain quote when you're about to see your family you don't expect anything
01:09:19
bad to happen you were just happy I believe neither in Bad presages nor in signs from above I only believe in what
01:09:29
I see after all that happened I am at odds with God Russians remain divided about vitaly x' actions those who admire
01:09:44
him ponder over whether they would have the strength to do what he did a member of an organization dedicated to helping
01:09:51
the relatives of their crash victims stated Kalu F is a hero those guilty of causing air crashes
01:09:59
often remain unpunished such a radical punishment is the only way to make them carry responsibility for their crimes
01:10:08
vitaliy has received hundreds of handwritten letters of support with some coming from as far away as Canada and
01:10:15
Australia and even Germany in Switzerland vitaly gratefully reads every piece of mail and keeps the
01:10:22
letters carefully stored away a supporter from Moscow wrote to him if it were up to me I'd put the entire world
01:10:30
at your feet if more people were like you the world would be a better place other Russians are horrified by vitaliy
01:10:40
celebrity status and regard him as a murderer one critic stated quote we live in a very sick society this is the clan
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mentality which Stalin successfully instilled in the minds of our ancestors and our people and to now the
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authorities are appealing deliberately again to this primitive and barbarian psychology
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in 2016 on the eve of his 60th birthday Vitali was awarded the highest state medal titled to the glory of Isetta the
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medal was presented for his role in improving the living conditions of the inhabitants of the region educating the
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younger generation and for maintaining law and order despite the investigation and court
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rulings concluding that Peter Nielsen was not responsible for the 2002 uber Ling and mid-air collision Vitaly
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remains remorseless about taking the former air traffic controllers life quo he's nobody to me he was an idiot and
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that's why he paid for it with his life if he'd been smarter that wouldn't have been like this if he'd invited me into
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the house the conversation would have happened in softer tones and the tragedy might not have happened I think about
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his children they're growing up healthy full of life his wife is happy with her children the grandparents are happy with
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the grandchildren who am i happy with I don't really take offense of people who call me a murderer
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people who say that would betray their own children their own motherland I protected the honor and the memory of my
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children in a recent interview with a Russian newspaper vitaly insisted he does not
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want any pity when asked if Peter Nelson's death has since given him closure Vitaly responded
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I don't think so killing him didn't make me feel any better following the publication of the
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bureau's investigation into the 2002 uber Ling and mid-air collision a total of 19 safety recommendations were issued
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to limit the chance of such a rare catastrophic event ever happening again one recommendation advised pilots that
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if conflicting instructions are simultaneously issued from their aircrafts traffic collision avoidance
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system and air traffic control that orders given by teeka's take precedence standing in the entrance hall of sky
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guides headquarters in Zurich is a two meter higher commemorative sculpture made of blue glass sandstone the
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sculpture consists of 72 shimmering golden wing symbols that appear to ascend and descend at the same time each
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wing represents a victim who lost their life as a result of the 2002 uber Ling and mid-air collision including Peter
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Nelson located at HK side of the collision is a monument consisting of several giant steel balls connected by a
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broken chain symbolizing the life threat of so many people abruptly and irrevocably torn on the night of July 1
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2002 the artwork spans several countries including Russia and Switzerland with the majority scattered throughout the
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Ovington countryside in southern Germany the monument was inspired by the pearl necklace four-year-old Deanna Cole AF
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was given by her father which was found in pieces beneath the auditory where her
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small body was discovered an inscription written in German on a memorial plaque at the side of the crash translates as
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follows in the midst of our lives we are surrounded by death [Music] [Music]