FRONTLINE

The Anthrax Files

FRONTLINE, ProPublica and McClatchy Newspapers team up for a hard look at the FBI's investigation of the nation's most notorious act of bioterrorism.

The Anthrax Files

53m 41s

FRONTLINE, ProPublica and McClatchy Newspapers team up for a hard look at the FBI's investigation of the nation's most notorious act of bioterrorism.

Previews + Extras

  • "I Never Really Believed What I Was Hearing": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "I Never Really Believed What I Was Hearing"

    S2011 E16 - 1m 23s

    Grant Leslie tells FRONTLINE she never had much confidence in the investigation following the anthrax attacks. "I just sort of felt like nothing during this entire process was really under control," she says.

  • "I Felt Fine": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "I Felt Fine"

    S2011 E16 - 55s

    In the days following the attacks, staffers Leslie and other staffers who tested positive for anthrax spores were put on Cipro. But Leslie, who says she's experienced no long-term side effects, was just ready to go back to work.

  • Season Premiere: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Season Premiere

    S2011 E16 - 30s

    In the fall of 2001 envelopes carrying deadly Anthrax were delivered to U.S. Senate offices, network news divisions, and a tabloid newspaper. Five people were killed, many more infected and the nation was terrorized. Now, FRONTLINE takes a hard look at the FBI's investigation of the country's most notorious act of bioterrorism.

  • An Unusual Delivery Sparks a Scare: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Unusual Delivery Sparks a Scare

    S2011 E16 - 1m 14s

    In the weeks after 9/11, Capitol Hill employees were on high alert. The Friday before she opened the anthrax letter, Grant Leslie, an intern in Sen. Daschle's office, received an unusual thank-you gift for the senator from a group of Alaskan Native Americans: a bag of fur. Capitol police were called but tests showed the gift was, in fact, animal fur.

  • Opening the Anthrax Letter: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Opening the Anthrax Letter

    S2011 E16 - 1m 42s

    "I remember thinking: 'Oh, this is from kids. This is going to be pretty cute. I can't wait to see what they're writing to Sen. Daschle about,'" Grant Leslie tells FRONTLINE. Upon opening the letter, white powder fell into her lap.

  • The Anthrax Files - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Anthrax Files - Preview

    S2011 E16 - 30s

    FRONTLINE takes a hard look at the FBI's investigation of the country's most notorious act of bioterrorism: the anthrax attacks of 2001. 10/11/2011

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