Richard Reid Fast Facts

Here's a look at the life of Richard Reid, who attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers while on an American Airlines flight. He is serving a life sentence at the US Penitentiary Administrative Maximum facility in Florence, Colorado.

Birth date: August 12, 1973

Birth place: England

Birth name: Richard Colvin Reid

Also known as the "shoe bomber."

Prosecutors believe Reid received training in Afghanistan from al Qaeda.

Investigators believe Reid had accomplices, but he claims to have acted alone.