Jim kallstrom biography

American FBI agent (1943–2021)

James Keith Kallstrom (May 6, 1943 – July 3, 2021),^[1] a.k.a. Jim Kallstrom, was an American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who served as assistant director in charge of its field office in New York. He was noted for heading the criminal investigation into the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996.

Early life

Kallstrom was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on May 6, 1943. His father was a trumpeter during the swing era and subsequently worked as a car salesman; his mother was employed as a nurse. He studied at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, obtaining a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1966.^[2] He joined the US Marine Corps that same year, eventually rising to the rank of captain.^[2][3] He served two tours in the Vietnam War.^[3]

Career

Kallstrom worked for 27 years at the FBI from February 1970 to December 31, 1997 ^[4] and was des James kallstrom!