Events Tagged: "Amerithrax"

First anthrax-laced letters postmarked from Trenton, New Jersey, sent to news media outlets

Robert Stevens, photojournalist at American Media Inc., became first person to die from inhalation anthrax

Bruce Ivins examined Daschle anthrax spores: 'extremely pure preparation, extremely high concentration. These are not garage spores'

Final toll: Five people died and 17 were infected in what became known as 'Amerithrax'

FBI and DOJ officials announced that Ivins was likely solely responsible for 2001 anthrax attacks

FBI formally concluded investigation and closed Amerithrax case