SummaryAfter the terrorist attacks, someone wanted to send a message to the American people. They did so by lacing certain mail with a bacterium called Anthrax. This bacteria can be absorbed through the skin, inhaled, as well as injected. in 2008 they filed charges against Dr. Bruce Ivins, a senior biodefense researcher for the US Army. He later committed suicide before he could be brought to court. They also found out he was alleged to a terrorist group call Al Qaeda. There ended up being 43 people in total confirmed being exposed to anthrax and another 10,000 were at risk.
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Dr. Bruce Edward IvinsAmerican microbiologist, vaccinologist, and was the senior biodefense researcher for the USAMRIID. On July 29, 2008 he overdosed on tylenol with codeine for a potential suicide after charges were filling up against him.
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Richard LambertThis was FBI's lead investigator on the Anthrax case.
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