The U.S. Government is closing the book on the anthrax case, pointing the blame at former Army scientist Bruce Ivins, who committed suicide last week as prosecutors prepared to bring charges. The Justice Department said it was confident it could have convicted the scientist, who spent his career developing anthrax vaccines and cures at the bioweapons lab at Fort Detrick, Md. [AP] Authorities say that DNA tests showed Ivins' lab contained anthrax spores identical to those used in the attacks, and that building records show the scientist working late nights in the lab just before both of the 2001 attacks. U.S. Atty. Jeffrey A. Taylor says Ivins' emails show a man growing frustrated with his lab work as his anthrax vaccine project had stalled, and that contributed to Ivins' problem with mental illness. Taylor suggests that Ivins may have wanted to create a situation that would show the world the ...
Prosecuters Say They Had Enough to Convict Deceased Anthrax Suspect
The government accuses Bruce Ivins in the anthrax case, linking him to the 2001 attacks as evidence mounts against him.
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