Intrigue

BBC Radio 4 132 - A 9/11 Story: 9. The Puzzle

Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, BBC investigative journalist Jane McMullen asks why thousands of grieving families are still fighting for answers. In early 2000, two young Saudis arrived in San Diego. They had never been to America, spoke almost no English, and had no idea how to open a bank account or rent a flat. Within weeks they had done all of it. Twenty months later they hijacked a plane and crashed it into the Pentagon. McMullen investigates the hidden story of a man who helped two of the hijackers - and reveals a story that the US and Saudi governments have fought to keep secret.

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Episodes

A 9/11 Story: 9. The Puzzle

A 9/11 Story: 10. A Quarter Century

A 9/11 Story: 8. The Party

A 9/11 Story: 7. Secret Weapon

A 9/11 Story: 6. More Questions than Answers

A 9/11 Story: 5. Mosque and State

A 9/11 Story: 4. A Chance Meeting

A 9/11 Story: 3. The Helpful Man

A 9/11 Story: 2. Mommy's Okay

A 9/11 Story: 1. Neighbours

A 9/11 Story: Trailer

Lockerbie: 6. Chasing Ghosts

Lockerbie: 5. The Senussi Files

Lockerbie: 4. Puzzle Piece

Lockerbie: 3. Occam's Razor

Lockerbie: 1. The Bomb

Lockerbie: 2. Made in Malta

Lockerbie: Trailer

To Catch a King: 8. Return of the King

To Catch a King: 7. Boats, Trucks and Planes

To Catch a King: 6. Ranya Boys

To Catch a King: 5. Travel Agents

To Catch a King: 4. The French Escort

To Catch a King: 3. Stormy Weather

To Catch a King: 2. The Bullet Train

To Catch a King: 1. Kardo

To Catch a King: Trailer

Ransom Man: 6. Nameless, Faceless People

Ransom Man: 5. 635 Years of Suffering

Ransom Man: 4. The Zen Garden

Ransom Man: 3. For the LOLz

Ransom Man: 2. Whoopsie :D

Ransom Man: 1. Naked

Ransom Man: Trailer

Word of God: 6. Higher Powers

Word of God: 5. Revelations

Word of God: 4. You've Got Mail

Word of God: 3. Holy Grail

Word of God: 2. Roberta Investigates

Word of God: 1. In the Beginning Was the Word

Word of God: Trailer

Worse than Murder: 7. The Grand Finale

Worse than Murder: 6. Death Plus

Worse than Murder: 5. A Sense of Evil

Worse than Murder: 4. Paper Flowers

Worse than Murder: 3. The Waiting Game

Worse than Murder: 2. Alick, Darling

Worse than Murder: 1. Muriel Is Missing

Worse than Murder: Trailer

To Catch a Scorpion: 9. A Sting In The Tail