FRONTLINE

A Perfect Terrorist

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the mysterious circumstances behind American David Coleman Headley's rise from heroin dealer and government informant to plotting the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Despite repeated warnings, how did Headley slip into India to scout targets? And how much did U.S. officials know about his relationship with terrorist group Lashkar-i-Taiba?

A Perfect Terrorist

53m 40s

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the mysterious circumstances behind American David Coleman Headley's rise from heroin dealer and government informant to plotting the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Despite repeated warnings, how did Headley slip into India to scout targets? And how much did U.S. officials know about his relationship with terrorist group Lashkar-i-Taiba?

Previews + Extras

  • Gavriel Holtzberg Thanks Chabad House Donors: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gavriel Holtzberg Thanks Chabad House Donors

    S2011 E19 - 1m 51s

    Filmed after the Holtzbergs moved from a Mumbai hotel room to the Nariman House. Their new multi-story building, purchased in part with a financial gift from the Rohr family, allows for regular guests, meals and study. The Chabad House was later attacked by Lashkar-i-Taiba during its siege of Mumbai in November 2008. Gavriel, his wife, Rivka, and four others were killed.

  • An Early Warning about Lashkar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Early Warning about Lashkar

    S2011 E19 - 1m 51s

    It took the 2008 Mumbai attacks for much of the world to recognize Lashkar-i-Taiba's threat, but renowned French investigative judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere had for years warned of the Pakistan-based terrorist group's evolving international ambitions. In fact, a year before the Mumbai attacks, he successfully convicted a French citizen who had been deployed by Lashkar on an international mission.

  • A Tour of the Chabad House: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Tour of the Chabad House

    S2011 E19 - 1m 52s

    An inside look at what happened at the Jewish community center during the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, and more on the current state of the building.

  • A Perfect Terrorist - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Perfect Terrorist - Preview

    S2011 E19 - 30s

    Investigate the mysterious circumstances behind David Coleman Headley's rise from heroin dealer and U.S. government informant to master plotter of the 2008 attack on Mumbai. 1/10/2012

  • A Perfect Terrorist Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Perfect Terrorist Preview

    S2011 E19 - 30s

    Coming Jan. 10, FRONTLINE and ProPublica team up to investigate the American citizen who developed the blueprint for the most spectacular terror attack since 9/11 -- the 2008 attack on Mumbai, in A Perfect Terrorist.

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