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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — 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. Personal Birth date: August 12, 1973 Birth place: England Birth name: Richard Colvin Reid Other Facts Also known as the “shoe bomber.” Prosecutors believe Reid receiv…