Volume 04 • Controversies Archives
The Controversies &
Criminal Trials
The 1984 The Dalles salmonella bioterror attack, wiretapping conspiracies, Ma Anand Sheela’s federal conviction, and Osho’s Alford plea.
Federal Court Evidence • Wasco County, 1984
Big Muddy Ranch airfield, center of federal surveillance operations during the 1985 indictments.
Forensic Summary
The First Domestic Bioterror Attack in U.S. History
In September 1984, members of the commune’s inner circle under Ma Anand Sheela contaminated salad bars across ten restaurants in The Dalles with Salmonella Typhimurium, incapacitating 751 citizens to suppress voter turnout in the county election.
U.S. District Court of Oregon Judgments CDC Epidemiological Confirmation
Corroborated Archival Exhibits • Controversies
View All 32 Plates in Vault
Investigative Dossiers
Explore the Controversies Studies
Cross-Examine Primary Judicial Sources
Inspect the declassified FBI file repository, CDC epidemiological reports, and plea bargain transcripts.