Episode notes
Listener discretion is advised: This episode discusses terrorism, violence and the mass loss of life surrounding the September 11 attacks. Some content may be difficult or distressing for listeners.
Summary
For years, FBI agent John O’Neill chased a growing terrorist network across bombed embassies, overseas crime scenes and government agencies that did not always share what they knew.
Then, after more than three decades with the FBI, John walked away and accepted a new position as head of security at the World Trade Center.
He had been on the job for nineteen days when the first plane struck.
In 19 Days: The John O’Neill Story, we follow the complicated man behind the investigation, the warnings that never reached the people who needed them and the unbelievab ...