Plum Island sits less than 7 miles off the coast of 海角换妻 in Long Island Sound. It is completely owned by the federal government and controlled by the Department of Homeland Security. Since 1954, it has been the site of the .
鈥淎ll islands carry a certain mystery, but Plum Island has more than its share of stories and secrets,鈥� .
This hour, a look at the place Dr. Hannibal Lecter calls 鈥淎nthrax Island鈥�: Plum Island, New York.
GUESTS:
- Ellen Killoran - Staff reporter and editor at Crime Online
- Marian Lindberg - Conservation specialist for The Nature Conservancy and the author of Scandal On Plum Island: A Commander Becomes the Accused
- Geoff Manaugh - Co-author of Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.
