American Skyjacker: The Final Flight of Martin McNally
Between the years of 1967 and 1972 over 300 commercial airplanes were hijacked worldwide, with over 130 of those happening in the United States alone. This period would become known as "The Golden Age of Hijacking." American Skyjacker is the tale of a small-time crook named Martin 'Mac' McNally, who dreamed of the ultimate mile-high score: hijacking a plane and getting away with $500,000 in cash; but Mac's hijacking is just the beginning of a truly epic and incredibly wild true-crime saga.American Skyjacker: The Final Flight of Martin McNally is a ten-episode series.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets
Cover Up is a series of investigative stories that take us on a journey into a world of subterfuge and secrecy - a world where the truth is concealed under a blanket of lies. From corrupt individuals…
00:05:41 |
Mon 06 Mar 2023
Wondery Presents: Frozen Head
Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid.
When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, …
00:05:22 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Special Preview Episode: Elizabeth the First. Control.
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In our preview, we hear how Elizabeth Taylor’s career takes off, and she fi…
00:24:01 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Zihuatanejo | Chapter 10
After nearly 37 years behind bars, convicted skyjacker Martin 'Mac' McNally is released from prison into a world he does not recognize. As he tries to re-acclimate, we'll explore some of the lingerin…
00:50:51 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
Hard Time | Chapter 9
Now re-sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, Mac will settle into the rest of his life behind bars. Unless, of course, he has one more escape attempt left in him...
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00:39:27 |
Tue 01 Sep 2020
Robyn’s Flight | Chapter 8
After the prison escape fails, Mac and Trap are put back on trial for their latest crimes. And in a shocking turn of events, an unlikely ally demands their release at the last minute, utilizing a fam…
00:38:40 |
Tue 25 Aug 2020
The Legend of Allen Barklage | Chapter 7
As the dramatic prison escape unfolds, we'll focus on the pilot of the hijacked helicopter — a local hero of the St. Louis area named Allen Barklage, who is forced to make a life or death decision.
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00:39:40 |
Tue 18 Aug 2020
The Writer, the Mother, and the Con | Chapter 6
As Mac and Trapnell execute their brazen prison escape, we'll explore the motivations of the third hijacker in our story: Barbara Oswald, the woman helping them escape via helicopter.
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00:47:53 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Trap, The Fox | Chapter 5
Mac meets another skyjacker in prison — the James Bond of career criminals — a man named Garrett Brock Trapnell. In this episode, we'll learn Trap's wild backstory as he and Mac plot an insane escape…
00:48:43 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
Which Way Out | Chapter 4
On the lam somewhere in the mid-West, Mac is arguably the most wanted man in America — and he'll do whatever it takes to avoid capture.
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00:45:25 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
Free, Fallin' | Chapter 3
After a vigilante derails his plans mid-hijacking, Mac must improvise a way to escape authorities with his money— and without being killed in the process.
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00:49:00 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Gateway to the Sky | Chapter 2
After casing airports around the Midwest, Mac decides to hijack an American Airlines flight out of St. Louis’s Lambert International Airport and demand $500,000— more than twice what Cooper had escap…
00:42:50 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
I Can Do That | Chapter 1
In the wake of the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking, Martin ‘Mac’ McNally, an ex-Navy mechanic and gas station attendant who moonlights as a small-time crook, hears the details of the mysterious Cooper…
00:39:19 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Trailer: American Skyjacker
What happens when a small-time crook takes a shot at the ultimate mile-high score? This is American Skyjacker.
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00:04:18 |
Mon 15 Jun 2020
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