Shannen Rossmiller

She drove 60 miles into Great Falls to meet with an FBI agent in the regional offices. Determined for them to hear her out, she told them everything, admitting to everything she did to get this information in full detail. And for every word she told them, the air got thicker. The FBI was listening to her. The FBI took her evidence and sprang into action.

She drove 60 miles into Great Falls to meet with an FBI agent in the regional offices. Determined for them to hear her out, she told them everything, admitting to everything she did to get this information in full detail. And for every word she told them, the air got thicker. The FBI was listening to her. The FBI took her evidence and sprang into action.

They called the army missile base a few miles down the road. They had an intelligence officer who wanted to hear more from Shannon, so she had to go and brief the intelligence officer on the situation. She was kind of relieved to hand all this over. She knew she was in over her depths. Ryan Anderson needed to be stopped, or at least looked into. And these were the people who could do it properly.

They called the army missile base a few miles down the road. They had an intelligence officer who wanted to hear more from Shannon, so she had to go and brief the intelligence officer on the situation. She was kind of relieved to hand all this over. She knew she was in over her depths. Ryan Anderson needed to be stopped, or at least looked into. And these were the people who could do it properly.

She handed it all over and drove back home to let them deal with it. But a few days later, the FBI calls her back, and they had a plan. The FBI wanted to pose as an al-Qaeda member and meet with Ryan Anderson to see if they could get him to admit his plan to them firsthand. But they weren't quite ready. The FBI needed to prep more to make this thing happen.

She handed it all over and drove back home to let them deal with it. But a few days later, the FBI calls her back, and they had a plan. The FBI wanted to pose as an al-Qaeda member and meet with Ryan Anderson to see if they could get him to admit his plan to them firsthand. But they weren't quite ready. The FBI needed to prep more to make this thing happen.

So they told Shannon to keep chatting with him and keep him close and keep an eye on him, see what he's up to. And they also wanted her to set up the meeting with him and the FBI. After all, she was posing as the Al-Qaeda recruiter, and she would be in a great position to tell Ryan about this meeting with another Al-Qaeda member.

So they told Shannon to keep chatting with him and keep him close and keep an eye on him, see what he's up to. And they also wanted her to set up the meeting with him and the FBI. After all, she was posing as the Al-Qaeda recruiter, and she would be in a great position to tell Ryan about this meeting with another Al-Qaeda member.

The FBI in Montana contacted the FBI in Seattle, and they got in touch with the Army Intelligence Agency in Fort Hood, Texas, to discuss the plan. Ryan was over in Seattle, totally oblivious to all this FBI stuff that was going on about him. He was starting to get jumpy, though. When Shannon told him about the meeting, he was excited. And as the meeting drew closer, his excitement got bigger.

The FBI in Montana contacted the FBI in Seattle, and they got in touch with the Army Intelligence Agency in Fort Hood, Texas, to discuss the plan. Ryan was over in Seattle, totally oblivious to all this FBI stuff that was going on about him. He was starting to get jumpy, though. When Shannon told him about the meeting, he was excited. And as the meeting drew closer, his excitement got bigger.

He was getting antsy. He wanted the meeting to happen sooner than what was planned. And he really wanted to meet with someone from al-Qaeda in Seattle before he got deployed to Iraq. So he starts putting pressure on Shannon to make it happen quicker. And she has to stall so that the FBI and the army intelligence can get ready for the sting. Ryan's paranoia started to creep up on him.

He was getting antsy. He wanted the meeting to happen sooner than what was planned. And he really wanted to meet with someone from al-Qaeda in Seattle before he got deployed to Iraq. So he starts putting pressure on Shannon to make it happen quicker. And she has to stall so that the FBI and the army intelligence can get ready for the sting. Ryan's paranoia started to creep up on him.

An upcoming meeting with Al-Qaeda can do that to you. He starts getting worried that someone is going to find out about all this. So he tells Shannon, listen, we need to be safe with this. I don't want to get caught. So what we should do is create fake names and use that from now on. She's like, oh, OK, that's a good idea. And he's like, yeah, but let's not just use fake names.

An upcoming meeting with Al-Qaeda can do that to you. He starts getting worried that someone is going to find out about all this. So he tells Shannon, listen, we need to be safe with this. I don't want to get caught. So what we should do is create fake names and use that from now on. She's like, oh, OK, that's a good idea. And he's like, yeah, but let's not just use fake names.

Let's create this whole backstory for each other. So it seems like it's perfectly fine that we'd be having these conversations and we'll use code words for certain things, too. And she's like, oh, wow, you really want to be safe and really thought this through. OK, great. Yeah, I'm on board.

Let's create this whole backstory for each other. So it seems like it's perfectly fine that we'd be having these conversations and we'll use code words for certain things, too. And she's like, oh, wow, you really want to be safe and really thought this through. OK, great. Yeah, I'm on board.

By this time, Shannon was a master at wearing all these fake personas online, so this was just like another page in her notebook. So they start pretending that they're old friends from college, just chatting over email. Shannon becomes George, and Ryan Anderson starts calling himself Andy. and he just doesn't realize that he's trying to hide in a shrinking fishbowl.

By this time, Shannon was a master at wearing all these fake personas online, so this was just like another page in her notebook. So they start pretending that they're old friends from college, just chatting over email. Shannon becomes George, and Ryan Anderson starts calling himself Andy. and he just doesn't realize that he's trying to hide in a shrinking fishbowl.

Shannon is now leading a crazy double life. She's like a mother and a wife and a court judge, and these are some important duties. But on the other side, she's trying to thwart terror attacks, conducting counterterrorism operations that she's just doing all by herself by infiltrating forums and chat rooms, acting like a jihadist. What takes priority here?

Shannon is now leading a crazy double life. She's like a mother and a wife and a court judge, and these are some important duties. But on the other side, she's trying to thwart terror attacks, conducting counterterrorism operations that she's just doing all by herself by infiltrating forums and chat rooms, acting like a jihadist. What takes priority here?