In de nasleep van 9/11 verschenen er een reeks brieven met daarin een dodelijk poeder genaamd miltvuur op de bureaus van vooraanstaande journalisten en politici in New York City en Washington D.C. Vijf mensen werden gedood en zeventien anderen raakten besmet. Het was de ergste vorm van bioterrorisme in de Amerikaanse geschiedenis, wat leidde tot een golf van beschuldigingen, xenofobie en angst. Maar wat begon als een ongekend geval veranderde al snel in een verontrustend mysterie. Wie had deze brieven gestuurd? En waarom?
In seizoen 4 van Cover Up volgen we het kostbare onderzoek van de FBI naar de aanslagen, dat vol zat met een ogenschijnlijk eindeloze reeks van valse aanwijzingen, schadelijke lekken en beschamende blunders. Door openhartige interviews met slachtoffers, agenten en verdachten, ontwarren we de zaak in zijn rommelige geheel, allemaal met het oog op de vraag die vandaag de dag nog steeds blijft bestaan: Heeft de FBI de ware dader geïdentificeerd, of is deze zaak nog steeds onopgelost?
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The Illuminati – the infamous conspiratorial obsession – wasn’t always that way. It was the work of one man that brought the illuminati from obscure to omnipresent – John Todd. In the 1970s, Todd burst into the public eye with tales of secret societies and dark rituals, claiming to be an ex-witch linked to human sacrifices among the elite. But as his tales spread and followers grew, his web of secrets unraveled, and ultimately – he vanished. ‘Cover Up: The Conspiracy Tapes’ exposes the twisted hidden story of a man whose myths influenced some of the most notorious events in recent history.
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Cover Up is a series of investigative stories that take us on a journey into a world of subterfuge and secrecy – a world where the truth is concealed under a blanket of lies. From corrupt individuals to clandestine institutions, Cover Up exposes deceit, deception and the abuse of power. Explore all of the Cover Up stories:
SEASON 4: The Anthrax Threat
In the wake of 9/11, a series of letters laced with a deadly powder called anthrax appeared on the desks of prominent journalists and politicians in New York City and Washington D.C. Five people were killed, and seventeen more were infected. It was the worst case of bioterrorism in American history, setting off a surge of finger pointing, xenophobia, and fear.
But what started as an unprecedented case soon turned into an unsettling mystery. Who had sent these letters? And why?
On season 4 of Cover Up, we trace the FBI’s costly investigation into the attacks, which was stacked with a seemingly endless series of false leads, damaging leaks, and embarrassing blunders. Through revealing interviews with victims, agents, and suspects, we unpack the case in its messy entirety, all with an eye toward the question that remains today: Did the FBI identify the true killer, or is this case still unresolved?
From Campside Media and Sony Music Entertainment, this is Season 4 of Cover Up: The Anthrax Threat.
SEASON 3: Body Brokers
For eight years, Megan Hess ran Sunset Mesa Funeral Home in the small town of Montrose, Colorado. She promised clients discounts on normally expensive cremations, a seeming kindness in a town where many are poor. But in the back of the funeral home, Megan’s elderly mother Shirley was actually dismembering the dead. And then Megan was selling the body parts – heads, torsos, legs – to companies that claim to do medical research. Megan and Shirley were body brokers, trading on a dark network where people buy and sell bodies. What exactly were the two women after? Who was really buying those stolen bodies, and why?
SEASON 2: The Pill Plot
Back in the ‘90s, a ragtag group plotted an international drug smuggling scheme and set up a secretive lab to cook up tablets. But they weren’t trafficking narcotics—they were fighting to bring the abortion pill America. This season will take you inside the epic struggle facing activists who battled presidents, the Supreme Court, militant anti-abortionists, would-be assassins and murders.
SEASON 1: The Ministry of Secrets
Season one uncovers the story of The Ministry of Secrets, one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Cold War. At its heart is a missing person — a wartime hero and international celebrity. But that’s just the starting point. It involves the royal family, MI6, the CIA and the KGB. There’s conspiracies. And lies. This story is so sensitive, so secret – that the truth is being withheld for 100 years, until 2057. Presenter Giles Milton and producer Sarah Peters are on a quest to find out why…
What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever?
This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week.
Investigative journalist Rachel Browne exposes the shocking details of this massive scam on this season of Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written – available now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes right now, completely ad-free.
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