Bruce E. Ivins, the anthrax letters in 2001, the main suspect, committed suicide before the FBI present their case in court. A few years later, some still doubt over the findings. Report from Washington
FBI agent Edward Montooth start worrying moment, he got the call, July 27, 2008 early in the morning: the deadly 2001 anthrax letter attacks, the main suspect had just been taken to hospital.
FBI leaders know that if the Army microbiologist Bruce E. Ivins died, will lose the opportunity, now in his court case. Conspiracy theories and speculation, he fears, is likely to cover up the evidence.
"They better save [him]," Montooth colleagues for his capture to hang up the phone.
A few weeks ago, Evans has warned his lawyer, he faced indictment, and the possibility of the death penalty, in connection of the attack, killing five people were killed and 17 injured or hospitalized, and to promote national security policy in a significant change. Evans died two days later, he rushed to the hospital, minutes from his home in Frederick, Maryland
Ivins committed suicide after more than three years, Montooth has retired from the FBI, but his early concern - the lack of trial, the government suspected cases of fuel - is still valid. Only last week, media reports have questioned the evidence re-Evans, and hinted that it might have been committed by unknown perpetrators of the anthrax attacks.
One account from the three scientists - the key to long FBI - the problem is in the "New York Times" story theme. Another one from the non-profit organization ProPublica, PBS Frontline documentary unit and McClatchy Newspapers. Evans some of the coverage between colleagues lingering emphasis on the FBI's opposition, the army biological weapons research center in Ft. Detrick, Maryland,
In the report, FBI spokesman Michael Kortan said the bureau stood its conclusion that Ivins was the perpetrator, "based on a wide range of scientific discovery and the results of the traditional criminal investigation."
Kortan is alluding to the investigation of the different branches. Scientific evidence of Evans, including tracing the parent flask he created a spore of anthrax used in the attack. Traditional survey found that Evans had lived a double life efforts: respect as a scientist, but we are deeply disturbed, he had confessed to the murder conspiracy psychologists and counselors. The letter attacks the previous year, Evans wrote that he could do "terrible things." Other records show that in the weeks before the post, he spent his specially equipped laboratory of the Army alone late at night is not unusual .
In Evans's suicide, the complexity of the scientific evidence challenging the FBI's ability to meet the criticism. In February, the National Academy of Sciences Committee to question some of the evidence of corroboration. It said genetic testing "consistent" group created by the Ivins anthrax letters attack spores from the discovery. However, the Panel continued, "the analysis does not clearly explain this relationship."
Frontline documentary produced in cooperation with ProPublica and McClatchy, the Commission emphasized the critical genetic evidence and recommendations may be outstanding. However, Paul S Kim appeared in the documentary, the FBI lab tests more than 1,500 anthrax samples, the famous geneticist, told reporters Thursday that he believes the National Academy of "Science" magazine's report confirmed The game's strength to Evans' flask, mark, RMR - 1029.
"Kim, a professor at Northern Arizona University, said," consistent, RMR - 1029 source. If the case has been to court, he said, "I believe that additional work has been completed, the joint stronger."
Renewed attention to the genetic results reflect the so-called emerging discipline of microbial forensics is still the role. In the case of anthrax, bringing the letters to match Evans' spore batch used in the DNA. National Academy of Sciences panel faults the FBI does not use some of the newly invented technology to further consideration of a genetic conclusion of the game, but in criminal cases, scientists point out that only through repeated experiments proved reliable procedures to ensure that the evidence produced, can be tried.
Three scientists "New York Times" wrote about in tin concentrate anthrax spores sent through the mail exists. These three theories, tin may indicate manipulation of anthrax over Evans, "the ability of a method of analysis, while they did not provide the raw scientific data, which means that the mail may have been specially treated spores, making them more easily inhaled and a secret from the United States from biological weapons efforts.
Co-author, in the Louisiana State University's honorary position of anthrax researcher Martin Hugh Jones; Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, a retired biologist and Stuart Jacobson, in the semiconductor industry chemist, is the FBI's long-term criticism. Rosenberg wrote in 2002, anthrax investigation may damage the conspiracy involving the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or the Department of Defense. She repeatedly prodded federal officials to consider before reporters and feet. Detrick researcher Steven J. Hatfill, a prime suspect, who eventually won a government settlement, worth $ 58,200, and formally acquitted. In July 2010, Rosenberg, Hugh - Jones and Jacobson National Academy of Sciences panel wrote a letter, he said, by an unknown attacker may have the "authority" of the people.
In an interview with reporters, Hugh - Jones said co-author, told reporters recently issued their analysis, and have it paid $ 916 in an online magazine, posted Saturday.
Survey's chief scientist is responsible for deciding whether to mail anthrax treatment with additives, Joseph R · Michael, acknowledged that it may never build tin or another common element, silicon, and how to some spores. However, Michael said, if intentionally added tin or silicon, it may be coated outer surface. He said he only discovered the spores inside the tin and silicon tracking level.
, Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, based on Michael said he thinks the traces within the spores, the results may have been contaminated, probably from the laboratory equipment used in a growing number of spores. Michael Hugh - Jones, Rosenberg and Jacobson, tin controversial statement "unusual." He pointed out that in 2008 he co-wrote scientific papers reporting on Northern California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories colleagues to provide non-lethal spores present in the sample tin.
Michael also refused three critics assert that federal investigators "to avoid public mention extraordinary tin exist."
In fact, in February 24, 2009, American Society for Microbiology meeting, the formal end of the previous year's survey, Michael shows seven slides to determine the presence of tin. FBI in a press release quoted him, five months later, he repeated in his speech of another major scientific meetings. Both events open to the news media.
"Michael said," It's not like I've been hiding in the result.
Geneticist at Harvard University in 2002 electron microscope study of some of the mailed anthrax, Matthew Meselson, praised Michael and his team at Sandia National Laboratory did a "meticulous work." In this article e-mail response, Meselson also cited "the FBI investigation and the limitations of the scientific and popular media of great confusion." He said he realized "there is no reliable evidence" of any additives anthrax deal with.
For their collaborative efforts, ProPublica, Frontline, and McClatchy newspapers make a 8400-word report, aired Tuesday night, the video presentation. They call for renewed attention to the FBI in the case eight months ago, by the American College of National Science Council of criticism.
They quote a retired FBI scientist Jenifer A. Smith expressed concern about the rapid detection of pressure. However, in this interview, Smith praised the Montooth leader, said she considered that the overall evidence of Ivins' guilt.
"I personally believe that Evans did," Smith said, the FBI in early 2009 retirement. "Actually, I think they got the right guy." In early 2002, federal agents hunting the anthrax killer who is trying to winnow the list of suspects, in hundreds of numbers. They only know that they have access to research laboratories around the world use of anthrax Ames strain of the rare people. Profilers that is likely to be perpetrators and the United States' agenda. "
Stock powder letters killed five people, there are no fingerprints, hair, or human DNA, but they provide a solid microscopic clues: the deadly spores, dotted with different deformation variants of known genes.
So set up a proxy on the daunting task: to collect from all over the world culture of Ames anthrax samples, sorting, they found a match attack powder and deformation. Then they would line weapon, perhaps, the killer's identity.
, Fort Detrick, Maryland, Army scientist Bruce Ivins led investigation, there is a good idea. A few months after the attacks, the complexity of his education, federal agents anthrax, can explain how Secret deformation occurs from one generation to the next.
In April 2002, Evans does not have anything, the survey will highlight the years, as in the capital murder case, is preparing for him before he committed suicide in 2008 pillars: he turned his flask Ames anthrax detection negative samples, no deformation. Later, researchers flask from their samples, and find four deformation matching powder.
Circumstances, will not go to trial's chief prosecutor, 雷切尔利伯 that Evans manipulate his samples to cover his tracks. "If you send something, it should be from the murder weapon, but you get do not match anything, this is the ultimate fraud, which is why it is so important," Lieber said.
However, a re-examination by the anthrax investigation, "Frontier", Mr Kela Qi and ProPublica to open a new challenge, as a man guilty, desperate efforts to avoid being found evidence that the FBI's description of Ivins .
Record the recently released Freedom of Information Act "shows Evans from 2002 to 2004 a total of four sets of samples, double the number of FBI disclosed in the subsequent FBI testing, final testing positive four deformation 3.
Paul Luo Kanpu, Evans's lawyer, said Evans of the existence of "additional comments is important, because it ruined the FBI on his client's case is an important aspect, he said:" I think I know, At the time, "he said.
Months after the anthrax letters, threatening the country in 2001, long before he became the prime suspect, the Army biologist Bruce Ivins sent an email to his superiors to provide help scientists track the killer .
Currently, the FBI's scientific advisers concluded that the attack anthrax powder is a rare known Ames strain used in research labs around the world.
His e-mail in December 2001, the Evans volunteered to help take things further. He said he aims to track the Ames strain powder, killing five people and the origin of "genetic research", you can test several variants. He mentioned by name some of the culture, including the Ames anthrax at Dugway he has grown into an army base in Utah is a group of major.
Seven years later, federal investigators prepare the same with his crimes, he has helped solve, Evans, who is 62, suicide is responsible. At a news conference, prosecutors said, Evans will be found guilty of confidence. They said years of cutting-edge DNA analysis results already achieved, to prove his spores "effective murder weapon."
Ivins' former colleagues a lot of Reproductive Research Center, Fort Detrick, Maryland, where, and he's invited to test his materials and other inventory Dugway spores, the FBI got the wrong man numerous signs.
What kind of murderer, they want to know, would like to ask the police to test the trajectory of his own gun?
Prosecutors, he was the brand Evans lengthy report in the investigation of the killer, he's attentive email is trumped evidence of long-chain, most of which is circumstantial evidence, they say will convince the jury that he was prepared under the deadly powder rights in some countries the most important biological defense scientist's nose.
PBS's "Frontline", Mr Kela Qi and ProPublica to take an in-depth understanding of the Evans case review of dozens of interviews with thousands of pages of FBI files. Most cases are still being questioned, especially anthrax found in letters mailed, Ivins obsessed with his adult life, most of the time from Princeton, New Jersey, from a college fraternity's office just steps away.
Newly available files and Ivins' former colleagues of the account, but shed the light of fresh evidence, although they do not excuse Evans, in a number of scientific and circumstantial evidence, the government said he would be convicted of capital crimes odds. While prosecutors continue to strongly defend their case, and even some government science adviser, is the real murderer still at large.
Prosecutors said Evans tried to conceal his guilt, in April 2002 he submitted a false sample Dugway spores. Testing of these samples did not show the attack powder and Evans "Dugway flask sampling and found telltale genetic variations.
However, the "front line", Mr Kela Qi and ProPublica found that the records show Evans to provide at least three other samples for the first time a public inquiry, and ultimately found to contain the key variants, including one after he allegedly tried to deceive and April's investigation.
Paul Evans's lawyer Kemp said the Government had never told him that two samples and found what he called "incredible." In fact, the FBI Evans multiple samples of spores, anthrax letters genetic match, Kemp said, get rid of charging biologists trying to cover up his tracks.
When asked about the sample submissions, and other outstanding issues are inconsistent, and in the case of the Ministry of Justice, the Federal prosecutor Rachel Lieber said she was confident the jury convicted Evans.
"You can go to the weeds, you can take these aspects of our broad, you know, the evidence of Boshi Ai Vince mosaic of small lenses, she said in an interview with reporters." But she said that in the trial, the prosecutor will urge the jury to view a larger image.
FBI agent Edward Montooth start worrying moment, he got the call, July 27, 2008 early in the morning: the deadly 2001 anthrax letter attacks, the main suspect had just been taken to hospital.
FBI leaders know that if the Army microbiologist Bruce E. Ivins died, will lose the opportunity, now in his court case. Conspiracy theories and speculation, he fears, is likely to cover up the evidence.
"They better save [him]," Montooth colleagues for his capture to hang up the phone.
A few weeks ago, Evans has warned his lawyer, he faced indictment, and the possibility of the death penalty, in connection of the attack, killing five people were killed and 17 injured or hospitalized, and to promote national security policy in a significant change. Evans died two days later, he rushed to the hospital, minutes from his home in Frederick, Maryland
Ivins committed suicide after more than three years, Montooth has retired from the FBI, but his early concern - the lack of trial, the government suspected cases of fuel - is still valid. Only last week, media reports have questioned the evidence re-Evans, and hinted that it might have been committed by unknown perpetrators of the anthrax attacks.
One account from the three scientists - the key to long FBI - the problem is in the "New York Times" story theme. Another one from the non-profit organization ProPublica, PBS Frontline documentary unit and McClatchy Newspapers. Evans some of the coverage between colleagues lingering emphasis on the FBI's opposition, the army biological weapons research center in Ft. Detrick, Maryland,
In the report, FBI spokesman Michael Kortan said the bureau stood its conclusion that Ivins was the perpetrator, "based on a wide range of scientific discovery and the results of the traditional criminal investigation."
Kortan is alluding to the investigation of the different branches. Scientific evidence of Evans, including tracing the parent flask he created a spore of anthrax used in the attack. Traditional survey found that Evans had lived a double life efforts: respect as a scientist, but we are deeply disturbed, he had confessed to the murder conspiracy psychologists and counselors. The letter attacks the previous year, Evans wrote that he could do "terrible things." Other records show that in the weeks before the post, he spent his specially equipped laboratory of the Army alone late at night is not unusual .
In Evans's suicide, the complexity of the scientific evidence challenging the FBI's ability to meet the criticism. In February, the National Academy of Sciences Committee to question some of the evidence of corroboration. It said genetic testing "consistent" group created by the Ivins anthrax letters attack spores from the discovery. However, the Panel continued, "the analysis does not clearly explain this relationship."
Frontline documentary produced in cooperation with ProPublica and McClatchy, the Commission emphasized the critical genetic evidence and recommendations may be outstanding. However, Paul S Kim appeared in the documentary, the FBI lab tests more than 1,500 anthrax samples, the famous geneticist, told reporters Thursday that he believes the National Academy of "Science" magazine's report confirmed The game's strength to Evans' flask, mark, RMR - 1029.
"Kim, a professor at Northern Arizona University, said," consistent, RMR - 1029 source. If the case has been to court, he said, "I believe that additional work has been completed, the joint stronger."
Renewed attention to the genetic results reflect the so-called emerging discipline of microbial forensics is still the role. In the case of anthrax, bringing the letters to match Evans' spore batch used in the DNA. National Academy of Sciences panel faults the FBI does not use some of the newly invented technology to further consideration of a genetic conclusion of the game, but in criminal cases, scientists point out that only through repeated experiments proved reliable procedures to ensure that the evidence produced, can be tried.
Three scientists "New York Times" wrote about in tin concentrate anthrax spores sent through the mail exists. These three theories, tin may indicate manipulation of anthrax over Evans, "the ability of a method of analysis, while they did not provide the raw scientific data, which means that the mail may have been specially treated spores, making them more easily inhaled and a secret from the United States from biological weapons efforts.
Co-author, in the Louisiana State University's honorary position of anthrax researcher Martin Hugh Jones; Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, a retired biologist and Stuart Jacobson, in the semiconductor industry chemist, is the FBI's long-term criticism. Rosenberg wrote in 2002, anthrax investigation may damage the conspiracy involving the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or the Department of Defense. She repeatedly prodded federal officials to consider before reporters and feet. Detrick researcher Steven J. Hatfill, a prime suspect, who eventually won a government settlement, worth $ 58,200, and formally acquitted. In July 2010, Rosenberg, Hugh - Jones and Jacobson National Academy of Sciences panel wrote a letter, he said, by an unknown attacker may have the "authority" of the people.
In an interview with reporters, Hugh - Jones said co-author, told reporters recently issued their analysis, and have it paid $ 916 in an online magazine, posted Saturday.
Survey's chief scientist is responsible for deciding whether to mail anthrax treatment with additives, Joseph R · Michael, acknowledged that it may never build tin or another common element, silicon, and how to some spores. However, Michael said, if intentionally added tin or silicon, it may be coated outer surface. He said he only discovered the spores inside the tin and silicon tracking level.
, Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, based on Michael said he thinks the traces within the spores, the results may have been contaminated, probably from the laboratory equipment used in a growing number of spores. Michael Hugh - Jones, Rosenberg and Jacobson, tin controversial statement "unusual." He pointed out that in 2008 he co-wrote scientific papers reporting on Northern California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories colleagues to provide non-lethal spores present in the sample tin.
Michael also refused three critics assert that federal investigators "to avoid public mention extraordinary tin exist."
In fact, in February 24, 2009, American Society for Microbiology meeting, the formal end of the previous year's survey, Michael shows seven slides to determine the presence of tin. FBI in a press release quoted him, five months later, he repeated in his speech of another major scientific meetings. Both events open to the news media.
"Michael said," It's not like I've been hiding in the result.
Geneticist at Harvard University in 2002 electron microscope study of some of the mailed anthrax, Matthew Meselson, praised Michael and his team at Sandia National Laboratory did a "meticulous work." In this article e-mail response, Meselson also cited "the FBI investigation and the limitations of the scientific and popular media of great confusion." He said he realized "there is no reliable evidence" of any additives anthrax deal with.
For their collaborative efforts, ProPublica, Frontline, and McClatchy newspapers make a 8400-word report, aired Tuesday night, the video presentation. They call for renewed attention to the FBI in the case eight months ago, by the American College of National Science Council of criticism.
They quote a retired FBI scientist Jenifer A. Smith expressed concern about the rapid detection of pressure. However, in this interview, Smith praised the Montooth leader, said she considered that the overall evidence of Ivins' guilt.
"I personally believe that Evans did," Smith said, the FBI in early 2009 retirement. "Actually, I think they got the right guy." In early 2002, federal agents hunting the anthrax killer who is trying to winnow the list of suspects, in hundreds of numbers. They only know that they have access to research laboratories around the world use of anthrax Ames strain of the rare people. Profilers that is likely to be perpetrators and the United States' agenda. "
Stock powder letters killed five people, there are no fingerprints, hair, or human DNA, but they provide a solid microscopic clues: the deadly spores, dotted with different deformation variants of known genes.
So set up a proxy on the daunting task: to collect from all over the world culture of Ames anthrax samples, sorting, they found a match attack powder and deformation. Then they would line weapon, perhaps, the killer's identity.
, Fort Detrick, Maryland, Army scientist Bruce Ivins led investigation, there is a good idea. A few months after the attacks, the complexity of his education, federal agents anthrax, can explain how Secret deformation occurs from one generation to the next.
In April 2002, Evans does not have anything, the survey will highlight the years, as in the capital murder case, is preparing for him before he committed suicide in 2008 pillars: he turned his flask Ames anthrax detection negative samples, no deformation. Later, researchers flask from their samples, and find four deformation matching powder.
Circumstances, will not go to trial's chief prosecutor, 雷切尔利伯 that Evans manipulate his samples to cover his tracks. "If you send something, it should be from the murder weapon, but you get do not match anything, this is the ultimate fraud, which is why it is so important," Lieber said.
However, a re-examination by the anthrax investigation, "Frontier", Mr Kela Qi and ProPublica to open a new challenge, as a man guilty, desperate efforts to avoid being found evidence that the FBI's description of Ivins .
Record the recently released Freedom of Information Act "shows Evans from 2002 to 2004 a total of four sets of samples, double the number of FBI disclosed in the subsequent FBI testing, final testing positive four deformation 3.
Paul Luo Kanpu, Evans's lawyer, said Evans of the existence of "additional comments is important, because it ruined the FBI on his client's case is an important aspect, he said:" I think I know, At the time, "he said.
Months after the anthrax letters, threatening the country in 2001, long before he became the prime suspect, the Army biologist Bruce Ivins sent an email to his superiors to provide help scientists track the killer .
Currently, the FBI's scientific advisers concluded that the attack anthrax powder is a rare known Ames strain used in research labs around the world.
His e-mail in December 2001, the Evans volunteered to help take things further. He said he aims to track the Ames strain powder, killing five people and the origin of "genetic research", you can test several variants. He mentioned by name some of the culture, including the Ames anthrax at Dugway he has grown into an army base in Utah is a group of major.
Seven years later, federal investigators prepare the same with his crimes, he has helped solve, Evans, who is 62, suicide is responsible. At a news conference, prosecutors said, Evans will be found guilty of confidence. They said years of cutting-edge DNA analysis results already achieved, to prove his spores "effective murder weapon."
Ivins' former colleagues a lot of Reproductive Research Center, Fort Detrick, Maryland, where, and he's invited to test his materials and other inventory Dugway spores, the FBI got the wrong man numerous signs.
What kind of murderer, they want to know, would like to ask the police to test the trajectory of his own gun?
Prosecutors, he was the brand Evans lengthy report in the investigation of the killer, he's attentive email is trumped evidence of long-chain, most of which is circumstantial evidence, they say will convince the jury that he was prepared under the deadly powder rights in some countries the most important biological defense scientist's nose.
PBS's "Frontline", Mr Kela Qi and ProPublica to take an in-depth understanding of the Evans case review of dozens of interviews with thousands of pages of FBI files. Most cases are still being questioned, especially anthrax found in letters mailed, Ivins obsessed with his adult life, most of the time from Princeton, New Jersey, from a college fraternity's office just steps away.
Newly available files and Ivins' former colleagues of the account, but shed the light of fresh evidence, although they do not excuse Evans, in a number of scientific and circumstantial evidence, the government said he would be convicted of capital crimes odds. While prosecutors continue to strongly defend their case, and even some government science adviser, is the real murderer still at large.
Prosecutors said Evans tried to conceal his guilt, in April 2002 he submitted a false sample Dugway spores. Testing of these samples did not show the attack powder and Evans "Dugway flask sampling and found telltale genetic variations.
However, the "front line", Mr Kela Qi and ProPublica found that the records show Evans to provide at least three other samples for the first time a public inquiry, and ultimately found to contain the key variants, including one after he allegedly tried to deceive and April's investigation.
Paul Evans's lawyer Kemp said the Government had never told him that two samples and found what he called "incredible." In fact, the FBI Evans multiple samples of spores, anthrax letters genetic match, Kemp said, get rid of charging biologists trying to cover up his tracks.
When asked about the sample submissions, and other outstanding issues are inconsistent, and in the case of the Ministry of Justice, the Federal prosecutor Rachel Lieber said she was confident the jury convicted Evans.
"You can go to the weeds, you can take these aspects of our broad, you know, the evidence of Boshi Ai Vince mosaic of small lenses, she said in an interview with reporters." But she said that in the trial, the prosecutor will urge the jury to view a larger image.
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