FRONTLINE

The Anthrax Files

Season 2011 Episode 16 | 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.

Aired: 10/11/11

Rating: NR

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