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As Families See Evidence, FBI Set to End Anthrax Probe

How feds traced attack to Ivins is key question

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 6, 2008 12:43 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The FBI began releasing details of its investigation into the 2001 anthrax mail attacks to families of the victims today, the AP reports, with information to be made public within hours on judge’s orders. The agency is ready to end its probe, with sources telling the Wall Street Journal spores found on a laboratory flask link the fatal attacks to Bruce Ivins, the researcher who committed suicide last week.



In this Oct. 10, 2001, file photo, Boca Raton Fire & Rescue members assist FBI agents in an anthrax investigation.
In this Oct. 10, 2001, file photo, Boca Raton Fire & Rescue members assist FBI agents in an anthrax investigation.   (AP Photo)
In this Nov. 30, 2001, file photo, a decontamination crew dressed in hazmat suits stands outside the home of a Connecticut man who died after inhaling anthrax now linked to scientist Bruce Ivins.
In this Nov. 30, 2001, file photo, a decontamination crew dressed in hazmat suits stands outside the home of a Connecticut man who died after inhaling anthrax now linked to scientist Bruce Ivins.   (AP Photo)
Researcher Bruce E. Ivins is seen in 2003, at Fort Detrick, Md. Ivins, the scientist who was developing a vaccine to combat anthrax, died July 29, 2008, in an apparent suicide.
Researcher Bruce E. Ivins is seen in 2003, at Fort Detrick, Md. Ivins, the scientist who was developing a vaccine to combat anthrax, died July 29, 2008, in an apparent suicide.   (AP Photo)
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