The bloom is real. So is the cover story.
A toxic bloom spreads along the Gulf Coast and a marine biologist turns up dead. Offshore activity, shoreline monitoring and conflicting testimony hint at a crisis shaped by human intent.
Marine evidence, satellite timing, coastal politics. A harmful algal bloom can be real without every local impact having the same cause. The case depends on tides, careful marine sampling and independently verified records—not on treating a satellite image as a verdict.
Brings the conspiracy into public waters and public denial.
Ecological damage becomes cover for targeted profit and suppressed accountability.
Get to know the recurring investigators, or explore the other cases in reading order.
