Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins: alcoholism explained the behaviors.
Bruce Ivins, anthrax suspect. Verdict: alcoholic.
Bruce E. Ivins, PhD, was a leading scientist researching vaccines and cures for anthrax exposure. Until 2006, he was also one of the key members of the team investigating the October 2001 anthrax attacks. About a year ago, he emerged as the prime suspect in the one of the longest and most frustrating government investigations ever. A federal affidavit says he was the "sole custodian"of the unique strain of anthrax that killed five Americans and sickened 17 others. It asserts he was inexplicably working late on the nights before the deadly mailings and had not spent so many late-night hours in his lab "at any time before or after this period."It states he purposely provided ...
