Episode 8: The Ghost

Blindspot by The HISTORY® Channel and WNYC Studios

Oct 21, 202000:52:29Society & Culture

“The Ghost” is the nickname that Port Authority Detective Matthew Besheer and FBI Special Agent Frank Pellegrino give to the man they’ve been hunting for years but can’t quite catch: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- also known...

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