Suspect in 5 anthrax-letter deaths kills himself |
| | | Anthrax-laced letters that killed five people and severely rattled the post-9/11 nation may have been part of an Army scientist's warped plan to test his cure for the deadly toxin, officials said Friday. The brilliant but troubled scientist committed suicide this week, knowing prosecutors were closing in. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Scientist in anthrax case had darker side |
| | | WASHINGTON - Nearly two years after anthrax-spore mailings killed five people and sickened 17 others, Army scientist Bruce E. Ivins accepted the Defense Department's highest honor for civilian performance for helping to resurrect a controversial vaccine that could protect against the deadly bacteria. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Scientist in anthrax case dead |
| | | Aug 1 - A senior US government scientist who helped investigate a series of deadly anthrax attacks in 2001 has died from an apparent suicide. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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