Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Mid-Air Terror: Flight Crew Overpowers Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Captain Over Red Sea | Crime Alert 10.01.26

Episode Date: October 1, 2026

A terrifying mid-air hijacking attempt was narrowly averted aboard a Flydubai flight after off-duty pilot passengers tackled a co-pilot who stabbed his colleague and sent the Boeing 737 into a 17,000-foot dive. In Massachusetts, a 29-year-old man faces kidnapping and human trafficking charges after allegedly locking a woman in an attic for six weeks and forcing her into sexual servitude. In Los Angeles, a 19-year-old mother has been arrested on a murder charge after her four-to-six-month-old infant was found inside a dumpster and died at a local hospital. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. Crime alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News now. I'm Sidney. A terrifying situation unfolded in the skies when an international flight transformed into a struggle for survival in the cockpit. Fly Dubai flight, FZ1073, was on route from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv Israel, carrying 150 passengers aboard a Boeing 737 when a sudden wave of violence erupted at 34,000 feet.

According to reports and official statements, a co-pilot of Amani origin allegedly launched a knife attack against the pilot, attempting to hijack the aircraft and crash it into the ground. At approximately 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday, September 30th, the plane transmitted a hijacking signal to Israeli authorities while flying near the Saudi Jordanians. border. Within moments, the airliner vanished from tracking radar for several minutes before reappearing as it diverted course. Two hours and 15 minutes in, the aircraft plunged from 34,000 feet to 17,000 feet in under a minute. Data shows the jet made three sharp descents before stabilizing around 15,000 feet with its speed fluctuating wildly. Inside the cabin, sheer terror took hold. Frightened

passengers wept in their seats as the plane plunged, while photos published by local media showed blood-covered surfaces aboard the flight. One passenger told the times of Israel that someone shouted, stabbing, prompting her husband and other Israeli passengers to rush toward the front of the plane to neutralize the attacker. Crucially, a group of off-duty pilots traveling as passengers immediately stepped in. They restrained the attacking co-pilot, barred him from returning to the cockpit, and provided emergency medical care to the injured pilot. Two of those off-duty pilots took control of the flight controls and safely brought the aircraft back under control. The airliner transmitted emergency alerts briefly entering Jordanian airspace before turning back towards Saudi Arabia.

The plane landed safely at Tabook Airport around 10 a.m. Local authorities confirmed all 150 passengers were uninjured while the condition of the wounded pilot remains unknown. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the situation is under control and efforts are underway to safely return the passengers home. Turning now to Massachusetts, where a 29-year-old man faces a slew of severe criminal charges after allegedly holding a woman captive in an attic for six weeks under horrifying conditions. Authorities issued an arrest warrant on September 3rd for Gordend Pierre following a tip from a landlord in Mulden, Searching the residents on Summer Street, officers found a missing woman trapped in a squalid attic with a door handle removed to prevent escape. Assistant District Attorney Jacob McRendell revealed in court that Pierre originally met the victim on Tinder, picked her up from a substance rehabilitation facility, and brought her to the home where he plied her with drugs.

Prosecutors claimed Pierre then forced the woman into sexual servitude, trafficking her to various men who frequented the apartment and keeping all the money. for himself. Landlord, Queen Sun, discovered the victim on September 20th while checking on a water leak. Sun reported finding the woman unclothed, unwashed, and severely malnourished with a five-gallon bucket filled with urine nearby. Sun told authority she had no idea Pierre was living there or that anyone occupied the attic space, noting that other tenants tried to block her access to rooms, which prompted her initial call to 911. Pierre was arrested September 24th, and and pleaded not guilty at his September 25th arraignment

to charges including human trafficking, kidnapping, and indecent assault. A judge ordered him held without bail. More crime and justice news after this. In Southern California, a 19-year-old mother has been arrested in charge with murder following the tragic death of her infant daughter who was discovered inside a dumpster. Los Angeles Police Department officers

responded to the 5,200 block of Alba Street in central Alameda around 1030 p.m. on Monday, September 28th, after a community member searching through trash spotted what appeared to be a doll wrapped in a blanket. L-AFD paramedics rushed the four-month-old baby girl named Luna to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased. LAPD Juvenile Division Lieutenant Dave Hoskins confirmed the child was found in the trash bin. On Tuesday, September 29th, police arrested 19-year-old Tcha Baborz, booking her on murder charges with bail set at $2 million. Baber's former foster parents, Herman Johnson and Laura Lacey, spoke out from their home

where they last saw baby Luna on Monday evening. Lacey explained they cared for the child most of the time due to concerns Babers suffered from postpartum depression. Babers asked to keep Luna for an evening to visit the baby's father before the tragedy occurred. Speaking to CBSLA, Laura Lacey shared her heartbreak. The baby wasn't live in the trash. the husband, she cast her like. So she should be, she was healthy.

I mean, like, health, really, helpful. So you had to injure her to her to die. Lacey learned of her granddaughter's death from news reports when a witness described Luna's outfit. The grieving grandmother questioned why Babers didn't return the child home. Why, why would you, don't she's so cute? She didn't do anything.

What did you call me to bring her home for? Why would you call me and bring her home for? you call me and bring her and then do this to her. I don't believe this. I'm still in disbelief. Authorities continue to investigate the tragic case as Babers remains in custody. For more crime and justice news, be sure to join us for crime stories with Nancy Grace on Fox One, YouTube, SiriusXM, and now streaming on 2B. With this crime alert, I'm Sidney.