They Never Walked Away: The Big Bopper's Final 100 Feet
A grieving band faces a desperate flight from a freezing Iowa night when rock star The Big Bopper boards a small plane - did they make it in time?They Never Walked Away: The Big Bopper's Final 100 FeetIn this episode, we trace the last hours before the Beechcraft Bonanza left a Clear Lake runway and the few minutes that followed in an Iowa cornfield. The story follows Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.’s rise, the Winter Dance Party’s fraying tour, and the decisions that put four men on a tiny plane - what happened next?Person: Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.Event: Plane crash in a cornfield after takeoff…
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