In an era where you can order pretty much anything off of the internet, federal ATF agents working to foil bombings and mass shootings have to keep up with the times. In today’s episode, we sit down with special agents to discuss the dark arena of bomb-making, arsons, and explosives.
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Episode Source Material
- “Surveillance Video Related to Boston Bombings” from The Federal Bureau of Investigation
- “Unclassified Summary of Information Handling and Sharing Prior To The April 15th, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing” from the United States Department of Justice 2014
- “Boston Marathon Terror Attack Fast Facts” from CNN by CNN Editorial Research Staff, August 4, 2020.
- “Boston Marathon Explosions: Terror At the Finish Line” via ABC News, April 16th, 2013 via YouTube
- “Boston Marathon bomb devices were pressure cookers filled with nails: ball bearings; report” from New York Daily News: by Rocco Parascandola, Heidi Evans, Bill Hutchinson, April 17, 2013
- The Los Angeles Times via Reuters: “Man Guilty of Bombing in Fla. Keys” January 2003
- CNN “Police: Austin Bomber Left 25 Minute Confession Video On Phone” by Jason Hanna, Faith Karimi, Jason Morris and Steve Almasy, August 31st, 2018
- Associated Press, “Video Shows Blast That Killed Texas Bomb Suspect” August 31st, 2018 via Youtube
- ABC News “The Bomber Documentary” June 3, 2019 via Youtube
- KHOU11 “Raw: Police, FBI Press Conference After Austin Bomb Suspect’s Death” March 21, 2018 via Youtube
- KHOU11 “911 Calls describe tragic bombing attacks in Austin” March 8, 2019 via Youtube
- “These Are the Victims of the Austin Bombings” by Ray Sanchez for CNN, March 22nd, 2018 via CNN.com
- ATF Website