Where To Stream NOVA Season 9 Episode 4
The Hunt for the Legion Killer
- Aired January 31, 1982
- 60 Min
One of the biggest investigations in medical history began when a mysterious killer disease broke out during independence celebrations in Philadelphia in 1976: Legionnaire's Disease. NOVA traces the search for a cause and cure—a search bedeviled by false trails, accusations of incompetence and cover-up, and increasing urgency as the death toll mounted.