Amerithrax...............

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I am going to tell you about the worst Biological Attack in U.S. history.

Amerithrax

Amerithrax, also known simply as the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the U.S. mail.

The first five Amerithrax letters were sent on September 18, 2001, one week to the day after the 9/11 terrorist attack.

Envelopes

Letters

• Five Americans were killed and 17 were sickened.

• In August 2008, Department of Justice and FBI officials announced a breakthrough in the case and released documents and information showing that charges were about to be brought against Dr. Bruce Ivins, who took his own life before those charges could be filed.

• The Amerithrax Task force efforts involved more than 10,000 witness interviews on six different continents, the execution of 80 searches. 

• During the course of the investigation more than 6,000 items of potential evidence were recovered.

Profile :

The FBI's psychological profile of the Amerithrax perpetrator says that 

• He is most likely an organized, non-confrontational adult male.

• If employed, he has a job that allows him to work with little contact with other people, possibly in a laboratory.

• He likely keeps to himself and any relationships he has are likely self-serving.

• He is comfortable working with extremely hazardous substances and probably has a scientific background, or at least a very strong interest in science.

•  He has access to anthrax and the equipment required to handle it and has the scientific expertise required to do so.

• He even might have taken Anthrax vaccines and medications for precautions.

• After some key dates such as the first fatality or unplanned casualties, he may have displayed anxiety, suffered noticable mood swings.

• He would have become more withdrawn, absent and preoccupied, and may also have shown an atypical media interest.

Suspects :

1. Dr. Bruce Edwards Ivins, PhD. (1946-2008)
2. Dr. Steven Jay Hatfill, M.D. and PhD. (b. 1953)
3. Dr. Ayaad Assad

" Anthrax Genome "

This incident became the worst biological attacks in U.S. history.

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