The Cult That Poisoned 751 People at the Salad Bar
In 1984, a quiet Oregon town was hit by a wave of violent illness. Fever. Vomiting. Bloody diarrhea. Hundreds of people collapsed after eating at local restaurants. Investigators thought it was a simple food-poisoning outbreak—until they discovered the truth.
Followers of a charismatic guru had deliberately contaminated salad bars with salmonella in a calculated plot to steal a local election. It remains the largest bioterror attack in U.S. history.
Host Alexander Lawson unravels the rise of Rajneeshpuram, the secret lab, the restaurant sabotage, and the shocking fallout that followed.
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