Show Notes
December 11, 1994. As the JTTF chases Ramzi Yousef around the world, a bomb explodes on a Philippine Airlines flight. Could this be the work of Ramzi Yousef, America’s most wanted terrorist? Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom
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January 8, 1998. In a NYC courtroom, we finally hear the voice of Ramzi Yousef. Meanwhile, FBI agent Frank Pellegrino and port authority detective Matthew Besheer of the JTTF discover that Yousef may not have been the mastermind behind all his terrorist plots after all.
In Pakistan, U.S. embassy security agents Jeff Riner and Bill Miller interview scores of locals who claim to have information about the elusive Ramzi Yousef. Finally, one young man comes forward with a solid lead. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom
After the explosion in the World Trade Center, Agent Anticev and Detective Napoli’s undercover informant comes back. He discovers a new plot: a Day of Terror for New York City. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom
A bomb technician finds a twisted piece of chassis frame in the crater at the blast site. It has a VIN number engraved in it, which directs the FBI to a Ryder rental facility in Jersey City and leads them to the first bombing suspect. Agent Anticev and Detective Napoli hear the name Ramzi Yousef for the first time. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom
Secret Service agent Jan Gilhooly sees a suspicious Ryder van parked in the garage beneath the World Trade Center. It holds a 2000-pound urea nitrate bomb. Gilhooly and his partners barely escape with their lives. New York governor Mario Cuomo tours the blast site. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom