Amerithrax

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2018

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Summary

On September 11th, 2001, a massive attack brought America to a screeching halt.

In the immediate aftermath - while everyone was trying to figure out what had happened, and if it could happen again - another series of events began to play out. Originating in Florida, and then spreading into other populated areas along the East Coast, anthrax-laced letters made every American question their safety.

Over the next decade, federal investigators tried to determine who was behind this biological attack, which left seventeen infected and five dead in its wake. But even now - close to 17 years later - the same doubts continue to linger...

Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

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Music Credits

Fabio Keiner - "El Canto Tercero"

ROZKOL - "On The Run"

Kai Engel - "After Midnight"

Breath Before The Plunge - "End Of All Things"

Scott Holmes - "Everest"

Pulse Emitter - "Triangulum Galaxy"

ROZKOL - "Opening Credits"

Daniel James Dolby - "Yearning"

Transcript

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0:00.0	On a random Tuesday in 2001, the world changed forever.
0:05.5	It was right at the end of summer when two planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City.
0:11.5	This was followed almost immediately by subsequent crashes at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia,
0:18.0	and in the rural area of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Within hours, the life of your average American
0:24.6	had changed. Many of the things we all took for granted were threatened by an impossible to
0:30.0	perceive evil, and with tensions high, everyone became glued to their television. We all wanted to
0:36.6	know what had happened, who was involved, and most of all, whether or not it could happen again.
0:42.8	In New York City, after the Twin Towers had collapsed and left behind a mountain of ash,
0:48.1	it seemed impossible to know how many victims had perished. The bodies of the fallen were still
0:53.2	buried in the wreckage, and it would take months to sift through all of it in order to understand
0:58.2	just how astronomical the human cost had been. In the immediate aftermath of this attack,
1:04.0	train and bus usage crept to a halt. Many of the services we rely on to get us to work or for
1:10.6	other everyday activities were closed for days after the attack. Throughout the United States,
1:16.9	planes were grounded for the next two days, the first unplanned closure in our nation's history.
1:23.0	When they resumed service, two days later, passengers were greeted with heightened tensions
1:28.8	and increased security parameters, which have only continued to stack in the years since.
1:34.6	Live events, such as sporting events and concerts, were delayed and cancelled.
1:40.1	Several skyscrapers also closed their doors for the next day or two, as this fear of the unknown
1:45.5	had now seeped into every pore of the American psyche. Even the New York Stock Exchange,
1:50.8	the heartbeat of American capitalism, refused to open in the days after September 11th.
1:56.7	Trading was paused until the following Monday, September 17th. Americans were anxious to figure out
2:02.8	what had happened the week before and whether or not it could happen again. President George W. Bush
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