And as the youngest of five children, Robin was also inspired by her mother's attempt to do something very few women had, hijacking a DC nine passenger jet. On December 21, 1970, 817 year old Robin followed suit and hijacked TWA Flight 541 en route to Kansas City from Louisville. At five foot three, she was not an imposing figure, but she did claim to have three sticks of dynamite strapped to her waist. She held 83 passengers and a crew of four hostage