Anthrax Scientist Dies in Apparent Suicide
By Carrie Johnson | Friday, August 1, 2008 | The Washington Post
“…A Maryland bioweapons expert, who prosecutors were on the verge of linking to 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and terrorized the country, has died — apparently by suicide, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Bruce E. Ivins, 62, worked at the Army’s elite biological research unit in Fort Detrick, about 50 miles north of the District in Frederick. The facility has been a focus of Justice Department and FBI investigators for nearly six years, since anthrax-laced letters arrived at media organizations and U.S. Senate offices shortly after the Sept. 11 terror attacks….”…BS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/01/AR2008080100404.html?hpid=topnews
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Anthrax Scientist Dies in Apparent Suicide
By Carrie Johnson | Friday, August 1, 2008 | The Washington Post
“…A Maryland bioweapons expert, who prosecutors were on the verge of linking to 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and terrorized the country, has died — apparently by suicide, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Bruce E. Ivins, 62, worked at the Army’s elite biological research unit in Fort Detrick, about 50 miles north of the District in Frederick. The facility has been a focus of Justice Department and FBI investigators for nearly six years, since anthrax-laced letters arrived at media organizations and U.S. Senate offices shortly after the Sept. 11 terror attacks….”…BS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/01/AR2008080100404.html?hpid=topnews
This entry was posted on Friday, August 1st, 2008 at 5:43 AM and filed under Health, History, Terrorism, Law Enforcement. Follow comments here with the RSS 2.0 feed. Skip to the end and leave a response. Trackbacks are closed.
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