Catastrophe Episode #74 2017-09-08 23:13:58 Download

In 1993, more than 1,000 levees broke along the Mississippi River, flooding thousands of acres. Most of these cases were accidents due to the river rising well above its usual levels. But in West Quincy, Missouri, where there was another culprit, James Scott. His crime? Knowingly causing a catastrophe by breaking the levee. But his motive was not what prosecutors expected.

This story comes to us from Noam Osband.

For more information, check out Adam Pitluk’s book, Damned to Eternity.