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reviewed documents from evidence items which are described below.
1B4344 described as 2 business cards. One card is from
1B4345 described as photocopies of ID cards & credit cards. This
document had a copy of BRUCE IVINS drivers license; a government
issued credit card; a Visa card from Farmers and Mechanics Bank,
card number| land a Visa card issued by TJX
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IB4346 described as piece of paper with usernames. This document
listed the usernames and passwords for the following web sites:
ASM, ABC, AOL, Amazon, Army Knowledge, Crossnet, ABC News, Real
Player, MCRDP, ASM Journals, USUHS Library this line was
difficult to read!, Washington Post, Antiterrorism training,
Baltimore Sun, Blue Cross, F&M, Distance Learning, voicemail,
MSN, Roxio, Yahoo, AIMS, Ebay, and PayPal.
IB4347 described as 1 print out from abcnews.com. Article by
Geraldine Sealey on September 25, 2002, titled "Confused
Confessions: Police Techniques Questioned When Wrong Guy Comes
Clean."
1B435O described as 5 manila folders with documents. Among the
folders some had hand receipts issued to Ivins, some had humor,
and others had miscellaneous documents. Selected documents were
copied and described as follows: p _
A copy of an article from the December 13, 2003 issue
of Science titled "The Trials of Thomas Butler." This article
discusses the Federal case against Butler for lying to
investigators about 'missing' plague samples from his laboratory
at Texas Tech.
A copy
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"Tests point to domestic source behind anthrax
Copies of documents from a folder labeled 'humor.'
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Sept. 25 The day Corethlan Bell
discovered his mother's dead body would
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911 to report his mothers death. At the police station, Bell
says he was held for 50 hours, screamed at, roughed up,
and wrongly told he failed a lie detector test. Ultimately,
Bell confessed onvideotape to killing his mother.See Most Sent
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evidence saved him. Blood and semen collected at the
scene, and not tested for months, pointed to the guilt of
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"Prior to the advent of DNA evidence, Corethlan Bell
would be languishing in prison, there's no question," said
Locke Bowman, Bell's attorney and the legal director of
MacArthur Justice Center.' Why Would An Innocent
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confessions.
Of the 110 exonerations due to post-conviction DNA evidence in recent years, 27
included confessions as evidence, according to the non-prot legal clinic Innocence
Project. That number is really shocking," said Richard Ofshe, a leading expert on false
confessions and University of California at Berkeley professor. Systemwide, no one
knows how often phony confessions occur.
"ln my wildest fears I do not imagine the number can be 20 percent. On the other hand,
if that's the result to come out of the Innocence Project, that's really scary," Ofshe said.
Indeed, dubious confessions have surfaced in several recent exonerations, reopened
cases and police abuse lawsuits.
The infamous Central Park Jogger case, thought long solved, will go to court again in
October even though ve teens who confessed already served their sentences. Now, a
convicted rapist-murderer says he committed the brutal 1989 rape and beating of a New
York City woman. In an interview to air on ABCNEWS' Primetime on Thursday, the
man, Matias Reyes, says no one else was involved: "l was alone that night."
= In Detroit last month, Eddie Joe Lloyd was freed from prison after 17 years for the
brutal 1985 rape and murder of a teenage girl. Despite the lack of physical evidence,
Lloyd was convicted based heavily on a taped confession he made to Detroit police
while he was in a mental hospital.
n A man who spent more than 15 years in prison before DNA tests exonerated him
led a civil rights complaint earlier this month in Norristown, Pa., against the
prosecutors and two former detectives who took his confession.
Why Admit Something You Didn't Do?
Falsely admitting to a crime may seem unfathomable to those who have never stepped
inside a police interrogation room. Experts say the young, old, mentally or emotionally
disabled, and people with substance abuse problems are particularly vulnerable to
coercion.
In Corethian Bell's case, he suffers from mild retardation and has been diagnosed with
paranoid schizophrenia. Grieving his mother's death made him even more susceptible
to police tactics, his lawyers say. -
"l have read a number of police interrogation manuals and it's clear they've become
sophisticated in playing on psychological weaknesses. That's their business, trying to
get a confession," said Peter Brooks, a Yale University professor and author of
Troubling Confessions: Speaking Guilt in Law and Literature. "An effectively carried out
police interrogation is well-designed to induce a response." I
But under certain circumstances, police techniques could wear down many who may
initially believe in the power of their innocence, experts say.
During interrogations, police usually create stress and a sense of urgency. Suspects are
often isolated in rooms especially designed for questioning, and may be deprived of
food or sleep. "The goal is to break the suspect down," said Saul Kassin, a Williams
College psychology professor who has studied false confessions for more than 20
years. "You want the suspect to want to get out of there."
With stress levels elevated, police confront the suspect, accusing him or her of the
crime. Often, police falsely represent evidence, perhaps by telling the suspect that his
ngerprints were found at the scene, when they weren't, or that he failed a lie detector
test or his friends gave him up.
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"Now the suspect is in a total state of despair," Kassin said. "Denial isn't getting [the
suspect] out of [the interrogation]."
Looking for a Way Out
After hours of isolation, deprivation and accusations, exhausted suspects are often
looking for a way out, Kassin said. Here is where police may step in and suggest that
the suspect may not have intended to commit the crime, or hint that the consequences
might not be harsh if the suspect confesses.
Police may also mention, intentionally or by mistake, certain key details about the crime
or crime scene that only the perpetrator could know, confusing the process further. ln
the Central Park Jogger case, for example, some of the teenaged suspects were shown
crime scene photos before they confessed.o
Suspects, even when innocent, often confess just to escape their interrogators, and can
often weave a story together that shows even they believe in their own guilt.
What makes someone give a false confession is not that they need a Diet Coke or a
Big Mac after however many hours, it's that they become convinced that the best thing
to do at the moment is to confess," she said. "Like it or not, you're going to be arrested.
Police have evidence they sincerely believe will convict you, and will go to the gas
chamber and spend the rest of your life in jail."
For innocent people who confess, the interrogation room is a Twilight Zone experience.
They walk in with a na'|'ve belief in their own innocence, and leave in handcuffs having
confessed to a crime.
Close to 80 percent of all suspects turn down their right to have a lawyer present during
questioning, and innocent people are even more likely to waive their rights, Kassin said.
Fixing the Old Methods
A recent rash in false confession revelations has prompted talk of reform. Stan Walters,
who trains police officers in interrogation techniques, says one way to prevent false
confessions is to adequately teach interview strategies. As it is, too many police ofcers
have faulty notions of spotting deception in a suspect, he said.
Some departments rely on old myths, such as judging eye movement, to gauge whether
a suspect is lying, Walters said. When the suspect's eyes move to the right after the
interrogator asks a question, the myth goes, the suspect has something to_ hide.
Other behaviors, such as stammering or dgeting, can be interpreted as signs of
deception, but really may be signs of stress, Walters said.
"We're not preparing ofcers and investigators for the task of interviewing," Walters
said. "They're learning through the job but not necessarily getting the right training."
Critics say some overzealous police ofcers know exactly what they are doing when
they frame innocent suspects they just want the case closed. But police often have
good reason to believe a suspect is guilty when they reach the interrogation room, even
if evidence later clears them, others say.
"Something tangible puts that person at the scene in some connection," said Joseph
Ryan, a 25-year veteran of the New York City Police Department who now teaches
criminal justice at Pace University.
Especially when a brutal crime has occurred, police face heavy pressure to get a
confession, he said. "There is pressure on the police to make the community feel safe,
that the individuals who did the crime are no longer on the street."
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Tape the interrogations
Many critics of police interrogation techniques advocate the videotaping of suspect
interviews from beginning to end. Many law enforcement agencies tape confessions,
but usually only at the end of the interrogation. Only two states, Alaska and Minnesota,
require videotaping of interviews, and some local jurisdictions do so voluntarily.
Some police and prosecutors groups say videotaping interrogations would be costly,
especially for small police forces. Sometimes, taping interviews can be impractical, too,
especially when police are doing interviews out in the eld, said Chuck Canterbury, vice
president of the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.
"lt's like calling for mandated DNA evidence," said Canterbury, a 22-year veteran of the
Horry County, S.C., police department. lt sounds wonderful, but there's not DNA
evidence in every case." Until juries can watch interrogations from beginning to end,
though, they may never understand how an innocent person can admit to a crime they
did not commit, videotaping advocates say.
"Asking a jury to judge the credibility of a confession without seeing the interrogation is
like a medical examiner conducting an autopsy without a body," Kassin said. '
Taping interrogations can also protect police from false accusations of abuse and
coercion, Ryan said. "Courts have already ruled police can lie, as long as I am not using
any force on the suspect it's OK," he said.
Although he opposes mandated interrogation taping, Canterbury said most police work
would stand up in the eyes of a jury, even when deception is used to get a confession.
"Deception by law enforcement is a recognized technique and has been upheld by the
Supreme Court," he said. "l think the American public is smart enough to understand
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that al-Qaida and other terrorist groups could create lethal
bioweapons without scientic or nancial help from a state. The
Bush administration had cited the possibility that Iraq might supply
weapons to al-Qaida as a key reason for overthrowing Saddam
Hussein.
"It would be better for our country if they'd concluded that [the
mailed anthrax] had to have been made in a big facility with a lot of
biowarfare experts," said David R. Franz, a former Army
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Van Harp, assistant FBI director in charge of the Washington Field
Ofce, who oversees the anthrax investigation, declined to
comment on what he called "uninformed speculation" about the
anthrax research.
But Harp said 50 investigators are still working on what the bureau
calls the Amerithrax case, backed by "a huge scientific effort."
"We're making progress," he said. '
The anthrax-laced letters were mailed on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9, 2001,
from a Princeton, N.I., mailbox and addressed to media
organizations and two U_.S. senators. The attack killed ve people
and sickened at least 17 others, and hundreds of millions of dollars
have been spent to clean up government ofces and postal
facilities.
FBI and Postal Inspection Service agents initially considered a link
to the Sept. ll hijackers or Iraq. But after genetic analysis showed
the anthrax was derived from the Ames strain used in the U.S.
military biodefense program, investigators concentrated their effort
on a domestic source.
Agents interviewed and conducted polygraph tests on scores of
employees at the U.S. military biodefense research centers at Fort
Detrick in Frederick and at Dugway Proving Ground.
Since last summer, they have focused much of their effort on Dr.
Steven I. I-Iatll, a former Fort Detrick-bioweapons expert,
repeatedly searching his Frederick apartment. In December and
January, the F BI launched an extensive search in woods and ponds
outside Frederick, an effort sources said was aimed at finding
discarded biological equipment or other evidence.
Meanwhile, the FBI's Amerithrax task force ordered an exhaustive
batteryiof scientic tests on theanthrax. Outside scientists say
researchers probably have used chemical analysis to trace the water
and nutrients used to grow the anthrax to a particular geographic
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separate the dormant anthrax spores from the living vegetative
cells, to dry the spores without killing them and to mill the product,
the source said.
But the methods used point more to a makeshift lab than a
professional operation, the source said. One clue pointing away
from a state program was the absence of any additive to neutralize
the spores electrical charge and make them oat more freely.
Such additives or coatings, including glass-like silica, were
routinely used in past U.S., Soviet and Iraqi bioweapons programs,
and some accounts have suggested that silica was present in the
mailed anthrax. But more thorough testing disproved that.
"Everybody was looking for a coating, but there wasn't one," the
investigator said.
The government is retaining detailed data on the various anthrax
samples produced, creating a reference library to help track the
source of powder used in any future anthrax attack.
Meanwhile, FBI agents still appear to be scrutinizing Hatll, 49, a
physician who became a lecturer and consultant on bioterrorism in
the late 1990s. I-Ie has adamantly denied any connection to the
anthrax letters and suggested the FBI has persecuted him because it
can't find the real culprit.
Two weeks ago, two agents visited Insight magazine reporter
Timothy W. Maier in Washington to ask him about an interview he
conducted with Hatll in 1998. They seemed particularly interested
in a photograph printed in Insightgthat year of I-Iatll posing in
bioprotectiori gear, demonstrating "how a determined terrorist
could cook up a batch of plague in his or her own kitchen using
common household ingredients and protective equipment from the
supermarket," as the caption put it. .
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started showing an interest in Hatll before they looked into the
article and photograph.
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New Jersey Congressman Rush D. Holt blasted the bureau for
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investigation seems to be making progress," Holt said. "The FBI
has narrowed its search. That's about all I am pennitted to say at
this point."
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itting on an airplane preparing to takeS off from Dares Salaam, Tanzania,
American microbiologist Thomas
Butler had some time to reect on his rising
fortunes. Stowed in the planes belly was a
footlocker containing carefully packed
specimens from more than 60 Tanzanian
bubonic plague victims. His journal was
full of data-painstakingly hand copied
from hospital recordsthat detailed how
the patients had responded to a new anti-
biotic. The 2002 clinical trial was a scientif-
ic coup, and Butler believed that the results,
once published in a top-tier medical journal,
would help solidify a nervous nations de-
fenses against bioterror. Not incidentally,
they would also send his 30-year career in
an exciting new direction.
In 1969; as a young Navy researcher in
Vietnam, Butler had become fascinated by
plaguethe Black Death that had once
decimated European populations but was
now largely confined to remote, impover-
ished parts of the world such as Tanzania.
He soon moved on to other diseases. But
now, Butler, 60, was reunited with his first
scientific love. _
After three visits to Tanzania, Butler
was on the verge of becoming perhaps the
United States hottest plague scientist. The
work would confirm his reputation as a
can-do researcher known for getting re-
sults under even the most primitive condi-tions. Other scientists were increasingly
interested in his efforts, and the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration FDA! was prac-
tically begging him to apply for a
$700,000 research grant. How many peo-
ple have a world expert in plague justtan
e-mail away? Butler had bragged in a
rnessage to an FDA official. _
The demand for Butlers talents couldnt
have come at a better time. After 15 years
at Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center in Lubbock, Butler was feeling
frustrated and exhausted by an increasing-
ly bitter battle with school administrators
over his clinical research and financial
dealings. The idea of leaving Lubbock had
crossed his mind, and the results of the
Tanzanian trial promised to make him
more attractive to other institutions.
Yet, as he stared at other jets taxiing on
the tarmac on the morning of 14 April 2002,
the veteran clinician also mulled some po-
tential problems, he noted in his journal.
Among them were the challenges of get-
ting organisms back into the United States,
he wrote. The rules had tightened drastically
since Butler had last encountered plague in
Brazil in the late 1970s. A British colleague
had even wamed him that in the UK. you
can be arrested for bringing in pathogens,
Butler wrote.
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Thomas Butler was a sought-after plague expert, with a clinical trial
in Tanzania that promised important results for biodefense.Then he
was charged with mishandling plague samples and lying to the FBI.
This month, a jury convicted him of nancial wrongdoing. Who is
Thomas Butler, and what lessons do his trials hold?
The Trials of
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British counterparts. On 15 January, 2 days
after reporting that 30 vials of plague bacte-
ria were missing from his lab, Butler was
shackled and thrown into a Lubbock jail,
charged with lying to federal agents about
the fate of the vials and illegally importing
the Tanzanian samples into the country. At
that moment, my stomach froze in my
chest, Butler said later.
Seven months after his arrest, the govem-
ment indicted Butler on 69 charges. In addi-
tion to allegations that he had mishandled the
plague samples, prosecutors accused him of
defrauding his university of clinical trial fees
and cheating on his taxes. Butlers prosecu-
tion became a cause célébre for those who
felt that the government was using him to
scare scientists into obeying strict new
bioterror-prevention laws. They urged the
govemment to drop the case, predicting that
it would drive researchers out of biodefense
research and undermine national security.
But on 1 December, a jury convicted Butler
on 47 counts. He faces up to 240 years in
jail and millions of dollars in fines.
How Butler went from hot property to
convicted felon is a tangled tale. It reveal
a scientist who was able to pull off wha
others couldnt, as well as one whose pen-
chant for cutting corners ultimately ruine
his career and fortune. The jurys some-
times puzzling verdict, however, sends
anything but a clear message.
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been silenced by a court-imposed gag order.
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sometimes disputed, record of an extra-
ordinary career and its controversial demise.
A calming hand
Lubbock, Texas, has two indusnies: cotton
and college students. And although the
seemingly endless, pancake-at farm fields
that surround the drab town are still its soul,
it is the sprawling campus of Texas Tech
University that is its heart. The schools
30,000 students and staff pump more than
$1 billion a year into the-local economy,
and thousands of fans avidly follow the for-
tunes of its sports teams. Texas Tech gradu-
ates and faculty also gure prominently in
the community: The judge in Butlers case,
Maximum Sam Cummings, is an alum,
for example, and the lead prosecutor, U.S.
Attorney Richard Baker, teaches at Texas
Techs law school.
Butler became part of that cozy com-
munity in 1987, when the Tennessee-born
physician and his Swedish wife, Elisabeth,
arrived from Case Western Reserve Uni-
versity in Cleveland, Ohio. As head of the
health centers infectious-disease division,
Butler quickly became known as an excel-
lent doctor and teacher. A former assistant,
Kimberly Bethune, testified that the tall,
snowy-haired physician could put patients
at ease simply by placing a hand on their
shoulder. And although other doctors
might resent having residents bug them on
weekends, Butler graciously answered
calls at all hours. He was also adept at en-
rolling patients in clinical trials for drug
companies-a significant source of cash
for the health center.
But 3 years ago, one of those trials
placed Butler on a collision course with Bar-
bara Pence, the health centers associate vice
president for research. The confrontation
would ultimately cause a university panel to
- withdraw its approval for him to perform
' urnan research, and it would trigger finan-
ial investigations that prosecutors claim
aused him to instigate a bioterror scare.
Pence, a slight, middle-aged pathologist,of a shiing cast of researchers, nurses, cler-
gy members, town folk, and sometimes even
ex-convicts prisoners are often study
subjects!is responsible for protecting pa-
tients who participate in clinical studies. No
trial can start without its blessing.
Pence testified that in late March 2001,
the IRB expressed serious concerns about
one of Butlers trials. Together with more
than 150 other doctors across the nation,
Butler was testing the eicacy of a drug de-
veloped by Chiron Corp. of Emeryville,
California, to treat sepsis, a massive blood
infection that oen results in death. Butler
had told the IRB that he expected up to 50%
of the severely ill patients enrolled in the
study to die. But during a routine review,
IRB members noted that about 70% of But-
lers first small group of patients had died
and that some paperwork appeared to be
missing. The panel decided to suspend the
trial and ask for more infonnation. A month
later, after Butler com-
plied, it allowed the
study to resume.
Still, Butler was
upset. In particular, he
was angry at Pence,
believing that she was
at least partly respon-
sible for the very
abrupt and disrespect-
ful suspension of the
trialthe first of his
career. The terrible
experience, he testi-
fied, damaged his rep-
utation and essential-
ly ruined his rela-
tionship with Chiron.
It also triggered a .
time-consuming re-
view by the FDA; the
agency ultimately cleared him.
In mid-2001., Butler filed a grievance
against Pence, who tried unsuccessfully to
convince university officials that his beef
was with the IRB, not her. The opponents
picked two faculty mediators to examine the
issue, and in February 2002 they issued a re-
port that criticized both Pence and Butler for
missteps. And although Pence disagreed
with some of the findings, she and Butler
eventually signed a settlement statement.
The matter didnt end there, however.
Pence, who said she was unaware that FDA
had given Butlers sepsis trial a clean bill of
health, was still -worried about the study,Pugh, clinical trials administrator, to re-
view Butlers reporting of trial deaths and
his adherence to the studys scientific proto-
col, according to court records. Butler con-
sidered the studies retaliation for his
grievance, he testified. But Pence insisted
that she was just doing my job. There
were dead people we couldnt account for.
Butler was decidedly uncooperative
with both investigations, Pence and other
health center officials testified. And
Pughs report, delivered in late summer of
2002, was highly critical of Butler. I
found a number of-problems, some of
which I thought were quite serious, Pugh
testified. For instance, she alleged that
Butler had improperly filed patients con-
sent forms, ordered tests before obtaining
their consent, and then billed the patients
instead of the studys sponsors. In Sep-
tember, acting on Pughs report, the IRB
wrote Butler that he had apparently vio-
Destructive force. Yersinia pestis bacteria, the cause of Black Death.
lated federal regulations and Texas Tech
policies in the sepsis study. It asked for an
explanationand fast.
In the meantime, Pences office stumbled
onto another serious matter. In late Iuly
2002, during a routine telephone conver-
sation about a paperwork problem, an
employee of the Pharmacia-Upjohn now
Pfizer! pharmaceutical company in Kalama-
zoo, Michigan, mentioned to one of Pughs
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way of paying Butler for his clinical trial
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he testified. Then, Green asked Butler to
write a statement. In it, the researcher ad-
mitted to accidentally destroying the
vials and making a misjudgment by re-
porting them missing.body will be investigated.
Green disputed that claim.
After the statement was
finished, Butler was given
a second polygraph, which
agents claim confirmed
his new account. Next,
Butler answered more
questions and then cooled
his heels while the agents met in anotherPaper chase. Texas Tech medical school dean Richard Homan re-
assures the public at a press conference held soon after Thomas
Butler signed a statement that he had destroyed the 30 missing
vials of plague bacteria. Butler later recanted the statement, saying
it had been coerced by FBI agents. .
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FBI investigated thoroughly in the weeks af-
ter Butlers arrest, would not normally have
gone to court, let alone been prosecuted as a
federal crime. Now, the govemment added
them as 54 new charges to Butlers original
15-count indictment. Internal Revenue Ser-
vice agents also delved into what they
claimed were huge, nonexistent expenses on
Butlers 2001 tax return that saved him al-
most $40,000 in taxes. All told, Butler was
facing 69 counts that carried a maximum of
469 years in jail and $17 million in nes.
Defense attorneys filed a barrage of un-
successful motions to soften the blow. Dis-
trict Judge Cummings rejected their plea to
suppress Butlers 15 January admission.
He also shot down requests to recuse him-
self because of his Texas Tech ties; to move
the trial out of Lubbock, where the case was
front-page news for months; and to separate
the plague and fraud counts into separate tri-
als. The defense team did win motions to
suppress the polygraph results and to intro-
duce heaps of e-mail evidence.
For 16 days, Butler would stroll into the
George H. Mahon Federal Buildingjust off
Buddy Holly Avenue-looking sober and
composed. The courtroom was a high-ceilinged, wood-paneled aifair that was often
so cold that everyone bundled up. One re-
porter wore gloves, and a juror huddled under G
a blanket. Butlers wife always sat stoically
behind her husband, often accompanied by
her eldest son Thomas, a recent Stanford
graduate in biology. The youngest, a 5-year-
old son, wasnt allowed in the courtroom.
Family iends took turns providing support.
From the trials opening moments, pros-
ecutors painted Butler as a man desperate
to extricate himself from a hole he had dug
with his own hands. Butler had reported
the vials missing to distract attention from
his IRB troubles and the financial investi-
gations, they alleged. The wagons were
circled and he had a plan to lash out,
prosecutor Robert Webster told the jury.
He wanted to throw a monkey wrench in
the internal aifairsof [the universityj. But
he didnt expect Texas Tech officials to
contact the police. Instead of starting a
bonfire, Butler lit a wildfire that [got] out
of control, said Webster, who looked like a
tall cousin of Mark Twain and could be
graciously polite and devastatingly sarcas-
tic in the same breath.
Prosecutors also heaped scorn on But-
lers claim that he didnt understand thepathogen-transport rules. His journal entry
about the challenges of importing- samples
showed that he knew enough to know better,
they argued, as did his downloading of the
rules from CDCs Web site. Butler even
warned other researchers about the stringent
requirements, one scientist testified.
Butlers hand transport was also recldess,
they claimed. Plague is in its own way as
serious as the atomic bomb, argued prose-
cutor Michael Snipes, a master of hyperbole
with the physique of a linebacker. One of
the trials most dramatic moments came
when biosafety expert Barbara Johnson of
Science Applications International Corp.
easily crushed with one hand a plastic petri
dish just like .'lOS6 that Butler had used to
carry some plague cultures to USAMRIID.
The dishes were a disaster waiting to hap-
pen, she warned. .
-The defense never disputed that Butler
broke the transport laws but argued that he
did so unknowingly and in good faith. No-
body was ever harmed by Butlers bacteria,
defense attorneys repeatedly reminded the
jury. And the scientist was only doing what
the government wanted him to do, said at-
tomey Chuck Meadows, a seasoned fraud
defender who favored amboyant ties and
spoke in a folksy Louisiana drawl. Three
government agencies, including CDC, had
encouraged Butler to go to Africa and then
praised his achievements. And now they
charge him with a felony for not having a
piece of paper from another branch of the
CDC? he asked. Give me a break, folks!
The defense had a much harder time ex-
plaining Butlers financial dealings, which
prosecutor Webster pounded on for hours
during his daylong cross-examination of
the defendant. Butler claimed that his pri-
vate payments from Pharmacia and Chiron,
totaling more than $350,000 since 1996,
were not for clinical work but were com-
panion consultancies for his help in de-
signing the studies, analyzing data, and
writing papers. They wanted me to be part
of an inner circle of advisers, said Butler.
Butler donated much of the money back to
the university to fund his research, the de-
fense suggested. But a Texas Tech auditor
testified that the donations accounted for
just $65,757 of the total.
Pharmacia and Chiron officials, mean-
while, disputed the consulting claim and
noted that Butler was the only investigator
involved in the trials who had twin con-
tracts. Susan Stevens, a former contract ne-
gotiator for Chiron, even checked with her
legal department when Butler asked for one
split. It set off some bells and whistles in
my head, she said. But the lawyers told he
it wasnt the companys problem.
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a sleep inducing medicine known as Ambien, especially when his
wife is out of town. IVINS indicated that recently, after
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November 6, 2007, Postal Inspectors|[::::::::::?f:konducted an inventory and preliminary analysis oritems seized incident to the Novemher 1, ZQQZ execution of a searf
w warrant # O7-524-M01! at[:iffi?E:j Photocopies of relevant items are enclosed in the
attached 1A envelope. The items inventoried as contained in "Box
4" are described below:
Item # Description .
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44 Literature regarding tasers and pepper spray.
Information from internet website of Safety Essentials
dated 10/12/2004, regarding tasers.
Information regarding pepper spray dated 12/Ol/2001.
Hardcover book titled "Banking in Warren County, Ohio"
A number of apparently aged photographs contained in
hinged frames.
Photograph album containing apparently aged portrait
photographs.
American Red Cross class workbook entitled "Weapons of
Mass Destruction/Terrorism Response Training", Booklet
number ARC30792, October 2002.
United States Passport dated 05/29/l925of T.:E?92-VIDate of Birth: 02/23/1905, Address: 243 So.§road%:§¥s
Lebanon, Ohio. Note: No entry/departure stamps noted
on pages of passport.
Certificate of Birth issued by The Christ Hospital, Mt
Auburn, Cincinnati, OH. Describing a "Son" born onto MARY,:JO IVINS and gs
Application for Marriage License, dated 12/26/1933,
issued in Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida for the
marriage of THOMAS RANBALLZIVINS, Age 28, of Lebanon,
Ohio to MARY JOHNSON KNIGHTT$Age 26, of Raleigh, North
Carolina.
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44 _ State of FhiQ_CerLificafe_nf_Birth_dacnmenLina1thebirth of _ _ in the
city of Dayton, Montgomery County. Father is described
THOMAS RANDALL IVINS, Age 30, birthplace: Lebanon,
Ohio, employment: Pharmacist, IVINS DRUG STORE.
Mother is described as MARY JOHNSON KNIGHT, Age 28,
birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, employment:
Housewife. Residence of parents is Lebanon, Ohio.
Photocopy of the aforementioned Sggte of Ohio
Certificate of Birth of L _ A; _ ´_ _&_d_J
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uNo retur>address and no postage evident on envelope.
Bill of Sale dated O9/30/1960 documenting the sale ofTVINS JAMESONBRUQ_COMPANY located at Broadway and
Mulberry_Streets, Lebanon, Ohdo bv T. RANDALL IVINS to| 92 '92T' ,
Partnership A9f2emenL_dated_lzL2&Ll25Q_inzolring T-RANDALL IVINS,
[:::::::::] regarding ownership of IVINS JAMESON DRUG
COMPANY. Noted that documents indicate first
partnership in business involved C. WILBUR IVINS and
CLARENCE_§; ESON. They were apparently followed
by a partnershl lnvolving MARY C$:§VINS and CLARENCEB. JAMESON. A
NOTE: The aforementioned Bill of Sale and Partnership
Agreement documents related to the IVINS UAMESON DRUG
COM ANY were attached by a paper clip to 5 document
ent tled "Mortgage Note".
Admission card to reserved seating in the'gallery of
the United States Senate chamber, Washington DC dated04/29/1953 isged toé§;:§§VINS and apparently signedby RALPH E. F ERS, U.S. enator.Fa--%v_-
Admission card to United States Senate chamber,
Washington DC dated O4/29/1953. Signature is
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44 - Envelope addressed as "Mr. and Mrs. JOHN TEQMPSON and
daughters" containing an associat d weddingannouncement. "Mr. and Mrs._Q.W.eRANDALL announce
' f MARY . WI UR IVINSmarriage o E§§EF and C %i929292 "1 "MOndaY12/31/1894". ""
- Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Certificate number 3128
issued to THOMAS RANDALL IVINS, dated 07/25/1938,
Two undated wedding 8"x 10" apparently aged wedding
portraits of the same female and male in military
uniform! contained in a hinged box frame.
- Miscellaneous correspondence between IVINS JAMESON DRUG
COMPANY and pill manufacturers, circa 1938-1949 2
regarding drug formulary and orders for the manufacture
of pills.
Letter, dated O3/O2/1907, from Department of
Agriculture, Office of Secretary, Washington DC to THE
SNIVI MEBlQTNE:§Q, 16 Garfield Place, Cincinnati,
Ohio.' * '
- Apparently aged postcards, family photos and a photo of
the interior of a store. '
Apparently aged Lebanon, Ohio brochure entitled,_
"LEBANON OHIO" "The City Beautiful" "The Ideal Location
For Homes"
48 - Book entitled "The Enneagram", by HELEN ALME .
Photocopies of pages 262- 276 from litera ure entitled
"The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram".
49 - Booklet entitled "Of Crystal Origin", by B.M. OEQWITZ.
50 Phi Beta Kappa new member handbook dated 1967-1970.
51 - Catalogs related to personal protection, survival and
spy gear. '
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Checkbook associated with Fidelity Inve m n
Fidelity Cash Reserves Acco
in the name of " CE IVINSBR-LL I I AI Containing Blank checks
numbered] | Transaction Register associated
with this checkbook contains the following entries:
Date Number Transaction Amount
Checkbook associated with Fidelity In
Fidelit Cash Reserves Account numberYLin the name of "BRUCE Iv1Nf,|Containing no checks.
Transaction Register associated with this checkbook
contains the following entries:
Date Number Transaction Amount
Credit account documents associated with Farmers and
in the name of "BRUC E VING-1:-E - rMechanics Bank Woldpoints credit card numbéig
Farmers and Mechanics Bank ' ceipt dated
06/12/2006 in the amount of for deposit into
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be attached! referring to the following:
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CVS Pharmacysales receipt dated 11/28/2006, 4:46 PM
for urchase of "X Giftbag" at $2.49. CVS card number[:::ji::::::::::]used in transaction.
Maryland State Police Application and Affidavit to
Purchase a Regulated Firearm number 0184218
photocopy attached! dated O2/10/2006 associated with
the purchase of a Glock 40 firearm new! serial number:
EBF247, FFL number: l58O67080790327 by BRUCE E.
IVINS.
Maryland Police Training Commission Firearms Safety
Training Course Certificate number 0063624 photocopy
attached! issued to BRUCE E. IVINS and datedll/13/2004. '
92 Packing slip, dated 02/13/2006, invoice number
* 31724 photocopy attached! associated with the purchase
of "Stock Glock Barrell Model G6026 - .40 cal." and
E::j?%] Email address: [email protected]
Four invoices photocopies attached! associated with
the purchase of 92wo firearms and associate "MSP
fee" from THE_§§§ ENTER, 1713 Rosemont Avenue,
Frederick, MD 21702§ 0194-6887. Additional
invoice description is as follows:
Invoice number 70617 and invoice number 70618
associated with purchase and fee paid on 08/O5/2005 for
"Glock 22 #ERB054".
Invoice number 72418 and invoice number 72419
associated with purchase and fee paid on O2/10/2006 for
"GlOCk 27 #ERF247".shi ed to BRUCE IVINS, |_ |
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' 63 - Copy of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Form 8, Dealer
O License number 156Q 1015B34036, dated 02/01/2005,
and issued to [ON TARG SHOOTING RANGE, 1160 SWEETEN
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Sales invoice number 0001753 from BARR S AND BRASS,
16508 Ruby Circle, Hagerstown, MD 21740, elephone
1 number 0191-7272 for the purchase of a Beretta
model 21 Bobcat, serial number DAA274445 by BRUCE
EDWARDS IVINS. photocopy attached!
- Sales invoice number 70648 from THE G CENTER,
Frederick, MD, dated O8/15/2005f for the urchase of
miscellaneous firearms supplies.
- Two voter registration cards described as followszv
ID number 81834, dated os/10/2005, issued to BRUCE E.
IVINS. 1
ID number 4336714, dated 11/O8/2006, issued to BRUCE
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~ Miscellaneous literature regarding Beretta firearms.
Index card photocopy attached! containing the
following writing: '
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52 - "National Right To Life" Newspaper, dated O3/15/1999,
volume 26, #4. Articles of interest:
- a! Tragedy of Justice HARR;92 LACKMUN Ab! Abortion E
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d!Class action vs American Right To Life
How to judge a pro-life candidate
e! National Abortion Rights Action League NARAL!
"Gloom and Doom" summary
f! Partia birth abortion issues
g! PAUL GR NBUR Pulitzer Prize winner;NRCC_99 _
Keynote s eaker
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h! American Medical Association AMA! article on
involuntary denial of lifesaving treatment.
i! Oregon assisted suicide issue Euthanasia!
j! Mu der trial of California abortionist,BEUCE
ST delayed. STEIR charged with SHARON
QN's death after a botched abortion on
12/13/1996
k! NRTL convention in Milwaukee, WI on 6/24/99
l! WELLINGIQN MARA: New York Giants CEO and
umble cha pion of unborn babies
m! Pro-life alumni dinner
n! NRTL letter opposing SHAYSf§EEHAN Reform Bill,
HR 417
o! Article on use of anticancer drug,Tamoxifen,
for abortions
"Frederick County Right To Life" Newspaper, dated
Spring, 1994. Articles of interest:
a! Health care reform article by RTL president
wmmmxggnzb! Teen Truth rally flyer; Attendees RO§BOE_
BTTdBB LE T an PATRI§IA WOLFE
c! MOTH ATHERESA art1- e
USPS Poster; How to prepare basic rate third class mail
"Frederick County Right To Life" Newspaper, dated
Spring,2002. Articles of Interest:
Abortion facility opens in Frederick
Church, the media, and the state
c! When is a baby a baby
d! Abortion survivors
e! Redistricting threatens prolife seats
"National Riqht To Life" Newspaper, dated 6/19/1997,
Volume 24, #9. Articles of interest:
a! House pgo-life commit ees to vote on medicare_TRENT Lg, and ALPHONEFED 'Al92/IATOb! K11_E'i=MCCA l92TFEINGOLD bi l article
c! Medicare-Medicaid article
d! Clinton vetoes partial birth abortion
e! U.S. sponsor of abortion pill
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"NationalROUSSELh3CLAF company that produces RU486
abortio pill.
Seduced by Death: Suicide Euthanasia
Oregon Law legalizing assisted suicide
CLINTON ban on cloning act 997! invited
destruction of embryos.
States continue to ban partial birth abortion
Supreme court upholds "Physicians Only" law
U.S. votes to curb funding for proabortion
groups overseas
Right To Life" Newspaper, dated 4/21/1997,
volume 2
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"National4, #7. Articles of interest:
Senator S RUM: Chief Senate sponsor of the
Partial Birt Abortion Ban Act, 6/HR/1122
Congress bars funding for assisted
suicide/euthanasia
Boycott §DECHST_MARIOW ROUSSEL because they
produce RU4867 So boycott Allegra as well.
CLINTON proabortion article
Florida assisted suicide article: Right to
privacy
Oregon assisted suicide law being appeal
Military chaplains can't preach on abortion
Partial birth abortion becomes law in Arizona
Senate roll call vote results: HR 1003,
including DASCHLE and LEAHY!
Right To Life" Newspaper, dated 9/11/1997
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f!MOTHER THERESA on back cover
MCCAIN and CLINTON on front cover
MCAAIN and FEINGOLD Bill, S25, Restricting
groups from communicating to the public about
prolife stances taken by politicians. Senate
Democrat Leader DASCHLE released letter signed
by all his democratic Senators endorsing bill
Medicine rationing
Texas Governor BUSH: Streamlining Texas
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blue folder there were two different brands of 8.5 X
11.5 carbon paper in several torn pads.
1! Carters Carbon Paper, Cambridge, MA
2! WriteRight Division/Union Bag Camp
Paper Corporation, Chamblee, GA and Franklin,
Ohio
used and
up to,
whatSeveral of the sheets of carbon paper had been
left an impression on the paper that when held
the light could be visualized. Some sheets had
appeared to be some kind of innocuous drawings of some
sort and on two other sheets contained the following
verse: "uptake of iodinated diphtheria toxin by
cultured mammalian cells" A
Stewart Campus Carbon typewriter paper contained
in a black folder labeled "Data G's. Several of the
sheets of carbon paper had been written or drawn on
leaving impressions of the following:
1! Verses of a song
2! Drawings innocuous!
3! Citizens opinion poll calling survey form
One 21 page brown photo album containing numerous old
family color photos of mostly BRUCE IVINS and his
immediate family, circa late 1970's.
One gray 40 page family color photo album. Lots of
children in photos, circa 1980's-1990's.
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Custodian of Records
America Online, Inc.
22000 AOL Way
Dulles, Virginia 20166
ATTN: Compliance and Investigation Unit
Re: Preservation Request
Dear Custodian of Records:
The below listed account is the subject of an ongoing
criminal investigation at this agency, and it is requested that
said account and all email, and any other information
contained herein, be preserved pending the issuance of a search
warrant. Please preserve all information pertaining to the
account, to include: all email, account histories, buddy lists,
profiles, detailed billing, log on and log off times, and payment
method. It is further requested that the preservation method be
option 1, the preservation of read, sent, and deleted mail
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Item number 37 39 cassette tapes and 1 8mm video tape:
cassette tape with "C-60 Certron Low Noise
Normal Bias Made in China Index" label on both sides. Tape
case with yellow liner "Memorex DBS." Sides 1
and 2 recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
cassette tape with "Great for everyday recording
60 Maxell" printed on both sides. Tape
case with yellow liner "Memorex DBS." Sides 1 |
and 2 recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
cassette tape with "C-60 Certron Low Noise
Normal Bias Made in China Index" label on both sides, one side with
a blue dot. Tape contained in clear and black case with no liner.
Sides 1 and 2 recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the
cassette tape with "Audio Low Noise High Output
Type 1 Normal Position 60 Minute." Tape contained in clear case
with no liner. Sides 1 and 2 recording "Adventures in Odyssey by
Focus on the Family." 1
cassette tape with "Maxell Position Normal"
printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear case with a white
and red liner "Maxell Position IEC Type I Normal UR 60." Sides A
with handwritten "Suzuki" and B no writing, recording "Adventures
in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
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Tape contained in clear case with a tan liner "Memorex
B recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on
cassette tape with "Low Noise Quality Tape 60
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and black case with no liner. Sides A labeled
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handwritten "Death Imagination Station" recording "Adventures in
Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
8. Black cassette tape with "Low Noise Quality Tape 60
Minutes 30 Minutes per Side" printed red label on both sides. Tape
contained in clear case with "TDK SA9O" liner with "Messiah 1 &
n2"
written in pencil on spine of liner. Sides A written in blue pe
"Heros short" and B labeled with black pen handwritten "Connie
visits Capt" recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the
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contained in clear case with a red and silver liner
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handwritten "Christmas Carol" on a white label with
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Tape contained in clear case with a tan liner "Memorex
A and B recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on
Low Noise
Normal Bias Made in China Index" label on both sides. Tape
contained in clear and black case with no liner. Sides 1 with
handwritten cursive "copied" in red ink and 2 with handwritten
cursive "copied" in black ink Tape contained recording "Adventures
in Odyssey by
tape with "Fuji DRI Type I Normal
Position 60 Perfect for Everyday Music Recordings" printed on both
sides. Tape contained in clear case with a white liner "Fuji DR-
I." Sides A and B recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the
l4.Black cassette tape with "C6O Certron Low Noise
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"Jimmy learns a lesson A night to Remember" handwritten in red ink
and 2 with "Need a Short One" handwritten in red ink. Tape did not
function well but working portion contained recording "Adventures
in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
15.Clear cassette tape with "Maxell Position Normal"
printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear and black case with
no liner. Sides A and B no writing, recording "Adventures in
Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
l6.Black cassette tape with "CVS 60 Minute Made In China"
printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear and black case with
no liner and masking tape with "Jelly Pt Fish 2" handwritten in
blue ball point pen. Sides A with handwritten "PS. 72 Today We
Have Seen Your Glory" and B no writing, recording "Adventures in
Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
17.Black cassette tape with "C-60 Certron Low Noise
Normal Bias Made in China Index" label on both sides. Tape
contained in clear and black case with no liner. Sides 1 with
"Jimmy and Abe Pt 1" handwritten in black ink and 2 with no title.
Tape contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the
Family."
18.Clear cassette tape with "6OX Magnetics" printed on
both sides. Tape contained in clear case with red and white liner
"TDK D Normal Position" and handwritten on front of liner "Needs 16
Min" in black ball point ink. Sides A and B recording "Adventures
in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
. 19.Clear cassette tape with "Sony HiFi 60 Minutes Type I
Normal Bias" printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear case
with white and red liner "Maxell UR Position IEC Type I Normal."
Sides A handwritten in red ball point ink "Sir Willian & A Curse"
and B no writing, recording Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the
Family." ~
2O.Clear cassette tape with "Audio Low Noise High Output
Type 1 Normal Position 60 Minute." Tape contained in clear case
with no liner. "Sides 1 and 2 recording "Adventures in Odyssey by
Focus on the Family."
2l.Black cassette tape with "Compact Cassette Ultrasound
C-60" printed on paper label attached to both sides. Tape
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contained in clear case with yellow liner and two yellow labels
affixed to outside with handwritten "Applesauce Pt II" and "Meet A"
in black ink. Sides 1 with black marker redacted "10-13-82 Debbys
Baptismal Mass & Joe Wise's Her Your Love" and 2 "Applesauce Pt 1"
in black ball point pen. Tape contains recording "Adventures in
Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
22.Black cassette tape, commercially produced LeAnn Rimes
"How Do I Live Extended Mix." Tape contained in paper sleeve with
"LeAnn Rimes How Do I Live Extended Mix" and photo of Rimes on
sleeve. Tape contains popular music by LeAnn Rimes.
23.Clear cassette tape with "Audio Low Noise High Output
Type 1 Normal Position 60 Minute." Tape contained in black and
clear case with no liner. Sides 1 and 2 recording "Adventures in
Odyssey by Focus on the Family." "
24.Black cassette tape with "C-60 Certron Low Noise
Normal Bias Made in China Index" label on both sides. Tape
contained in clear and black case with no liner. Sides 1 with
"Oddessy [sic] - Ivins" handwritten in black ink and 2 with "Connie
to CA" handwritten in black ink on white label with grey header.
Tape contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the
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25.Clear cassette tape with "Scotch Normal Position IEC
120ms EQ CX 60" printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear
case with yellow liner with "Memorex dBS." Sides 1 "Connie to CA"
handwritten in black ball point ink and 2 recording "Adventures in
Odyssey by Focus on the Family." '
26.Clear cassette tape with "Maxell Position Normal"
printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear and black case with
no liner. Sides A "Keep" in black marker with a pink smiley face
and B "Short" in handwritten black ball point pen on white label
over "Odessey Kep [sic]" in black marker handwritten on cassette.
Tape contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the
Family."
27.Black cassette tape with "CVS 60 Minute Made In China"
printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear case with black and
white "Magnetics" liner with cursive handwritten "needs 15 min" in
blue ink. Sides A with handwritten "BTV Compassion" in black
ballpoint on white label with red lower border and B with
handwritten "When in Doubt pray" in black ballpoint pen on white
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label. Tape contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on
the Family."
28.Black cassette tape with "TDK High Bias 7Oms EQ SA9O"
printed on both side. Tape contained in clear and black case with
no liner. Sides 1 handwritten "Annie meets Chad" in red ink on
yellow label pasted over white label with silver border with "Jesus
cloth" handwritten in red ink and 2 handwritten "Well for my soul"
in red ink on white label with black borders pasted over white
label with gold borders containing "Sound Music" handwritten in
black ink. Tape contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by
Focus on the Family."
29.Clear cassette tape with "Memorex DBS 60" printed on
both sides. Tape contained in clear case with red and white liner
"Maxell UR Position IEC Type I Normal 60." Sides A and B recording
"Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
30.Clear cassette tape with "Memorex DBS 60" printed on
both sides. Tape contained in clear case with white liner "Audio
60 Minute" with "California Girls Fun, Fun, Fun I Get Around
Barbara 409Kokomo Sloop John B Do you wanna dance little deuce
coupe surfin U.S.A. surfin safari" handwritten in black ballpoint
pen. Sides A and B marked with orange smilely face. Tape
contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
3l.Black cassette tape with "Made in Hong Kong" printed
on white label with orange stripes affixed to both sides. Tape
contained in clear case with no liner. Sides A handwritten "Connie
CA #2" on yellow label in black ballpoint and B handwritten "Andy
Violin" on red label in black ballpoint ink. Tape contained
recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
. 32.Clear cassette tape with "Maxell Position Normal UR
60" printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear and black case
with no liner. Sides A handwritten "Eugene CA Pt 1" in red ink and
B "Odessy" in handwritten black ball point pen on white label with
grey border. Tape contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by
Focus on the Family."
33.Clear cassette tape with "Memorex DBS 60" printed on
both sides. Tape contained in clear case with black and white
liner "Fuji Extraslim case Normal Bias DR-I." Sides A handwritten
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"Pan de vida" in black ink and B recording "Adventures in Odyssey
by Focus on the Family."
34.Clear cassette tape with "Memorex DBS 60" printed on
both sides. Tape contained in clear case with black with no liner.
Sides A handwritten "Esther Pt 1 + 2 Needs Another" in black
ballpoint and B. Tape contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey
by Focus on the Family."
35 Clear cassette ta e with "Memorex DBS 60" - P
both sides. Tape contained in clear and black case
Sides A handwritten "Story of Esther Pt 1" in black
contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus
36.Black cassette tape with "C-60 Certronprinted on
with no liner.
ink and B Tape
on the Family."
Low Noise l
Normal Bias Made in China Index" label on both sides. Tape
contained in clear and black case with no liner. Sides 1 with
"Greater Love" handwritten in black ink on yellow label affixed
atop "Curt for President" handwritten in black ink on white label
with red border and 2 with "Needs a really short one" handwritten
in black ink on yellow label. Tape contained recording "Adventures
in Odyssey by Focus on the Family." '
37.Black cassette tape with "Made in Hong Kong" printed
on white label with orange stripes affixed to both sides. Tape
contained in clear and black case with no liner. Sides A
handwritten "Esther Pt 2" on white label in black ballpoint and B
handwritten "Suzuki" in black marker on the tape's label. Tape
contained recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus
side A recorded March 11, 1994.on the Family,"
38.Clear cassette tape with "Great for everyday recording
UR Position Normal 60 Maxell" printed on both sides. Tape
contained in~clear case with a red and silver liner "Maxell
, Position IEC Type I Normal UR 60." Sided A and B. Tape contained
recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family."
39.Clear cassette tape with "6Ox Magnetics" printed on
both sides. Tape contained in clear case with black and white
liner "Magnetics" with masking tape affixed to exterior and
handwritten "Christmas Pt 2 Bethlelham" in black ball point ink.
Sides A and B recording "Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the' llFamily.
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40.Clear and grey 8mm video cassette tape with "Super
FinavinxMetal Particle TDK 8mm Video Cassette HS60 Metal Particle
Tape 8" printed on front only. Tape contained in clear case with
red and white liner "TDK MP 8mm Premium 8" with handwritten cursive
"rehearsal 4/9" on outside of liner and "soccer game" handwritten
in red marker on inside of liner. Tape contained images of E:::::]
Ireceiving certificates at a graduation
ceremony, likely grade 8, held at in a church. The main portion of
the tape was a singing group's rehearsal.
Item number 38 - 26 cassette tapes
1. Cassette tape with "TDK D 60" printed on both sides.
Tape contained in "TDK SA90" case with "twins age six" hand
printed liner. Sides A and B. Tape contained young kids singing
for approximately five minutes, with majority of tape unrecorded.
2. Cassette tape with "Memorex MRX2 Oxide" case labeled
with "MCMC Ma l9 H d 1 C ' " ' y an e oronation Anthem. Side A labeled
"Montgomer Count Masterworks Chorus May 19, 1979 Side 1" and Blabeled.E:f:;::::f::]Side 2 May 19, 1979." Tape contained
recordings o music, apparently organ accompanied by chorus taking
place at large hall evidenced by significant applause.
3. Cassette tape with "Maxell UR60 Position Normal"
printed on both sides. Tape containedin "Maxell UR Position Type
I Normal" case with "Bruckner Mass Em" hand printed on liner. Side
A with no markings and B labeled with "Bruckner Mass Em" hand
written on white label with grey border. Recorded portion of tape
contained music recordings of chorus.
4. Cassette tape case without cassette tape. "Memorex"
case liner with hand written "Side A Troubadour Talbot Here I am
Lord Bathettim in your love When someone We love Held Captive
Emptiness Holy One Side B The River I exalt thee When with a friend
In your eyes Come Let's Build Companions on the journey My people I
say yes to you Lord Amen."
5. Cassette tape in "TDK High Position Type II SA9O Super
Avilyn Cassette" case with liner containing handwritten contents:
"Side A Stars and Stripes Forever The Invincible Eagle High School
Cadets The Picadore Semper Fidelis El Capitan Manhattan Beach King
Cotton Washington Post The Liberty Bell William Tell Overture Side
B American in Paris Rhapsody in Blue Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach! Sheep may safely graze Bach!." Sides A labeled with
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io"/C "Marches" handwritten on white label with gold border on top and
bottom and B labeled "Gershwin" handwritten on white label with
gold border on top and bottom. Tape contained recordings of music.
6. Cassette tape with "Certron High Energy Gamma C-90 one
and one half hour of recording Normal Bias 120m sec Equalization"
case and written on spine of liner "Ames Brittin Ceremony Carols."
Side 1 labeled with typewritten "Montgomery County MasterworksSide 1 Roger Ames" and 2 labeled with handwritten [::;::][f¬ffikeremony carols." Tape contained recordings of male an
female choruses.
7. Cassette tape with "Memorex MRX2 Oxide" case with
"MCMC Faure Requirem" handwritten on spine. Sides 1 labeled with
typewritten "Montgomery County Masterworks Chorus" and 2 labeled
with commercially prepared "Gerald Lewis Recording Box 3671
Arlington, VA 22203 03! 52ll871 side 2" label. Recorded
portions of tape contained recordings of apparent opera.
A 8. Cassette tape contained in clear case with "MCMC
Brahms to Broadway" handwritten on spine of liner. Side 1 labeled
with typewritten "Montgomery County Masterworks Chorus Side 1 From
Brahms to Broadway 3/1/80" and 2 labeled with typewritten
"Montgomery County Masterworks Chorus Side 2 From Brahms to
Broadway 3/1/80." Recorded portion of tape contained instrumentals
and choruses.
9. Black cassette tape with "TDK High Bias 70ms EQ SA90"
printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear case with no liner.
Side 1 labeled with handwritten "messiah pt. 1+2" on white label
with grey border top and bottom and 2 labeled with handwritten
"Odessy [sic] A NAME NOT #" on yellow label marked B. Tape
contained both music and children's program "Adventures in Odyssey
by Focus on the Family." , ~
1O.Cassette tape contained in clear and black case with
"C July 28" handwritten on spine of liner. Side 1 labeled with
type written "Montgomery County Masterworks Chorus Side 1 July 28,
1979" and 2 labeled "Side 2 July 28, 1979." Tape contained
recordings of opera with musical accompaniment.
11.B1ack cassette tape with "TDK High Bias 70ms EQ SA90"
printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear case with tan
"Memorex DBS" liner. Side A not labeled and B labeled withhandwritten blue ink[::::::::]applied upside down on tape. Tape
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-L hich consisted of five minutes of
singing and the remainder of the side B unrecorded.
l2.Cassette tape with "TDK SAX9O IEC TYPE II HIGH CrO2!
Position" printed on both sides. Tape contained in clear case with
grey liner. Liner contained-typewritten "Side A Schoenbachler
Maranatha G141 Schoenbachler A Child Is Born Schoenbachler Rise Up
Jerusalem Joncas A Christmas Carol Haugen Canticle of the Sun G197
Haugen We Remember G249 Haugen Eye Has Not Seen G275 Haugen Light
of Christ G178 Haugen Gather Us In G111 Haugen My Soul In Stillness
G137 Haugen Mass of Creation G77 78 79 Haugen Shepherd Me O God G20
Haugen Awake O Sleeper G330 Side B Haugen When In Our Music Haas Be
Light For Our Eyes G244 Haas Send Us Your Spirit G189 Haas Jesus
Wine of Peace G335 Haas To Be Your Bread Haas Blest Are They G284
Haas Glory to God G86 Haas Deep Within G159 Haas Create in Me G31
Hass Who Calls You By Name Haas All Who Drink G333 Haas We Are
Called G301." Sides A and B not labeled. Tape contained recording
of singing with musical accompaniment.
13.Cassette tape contained in clear case with white "TDK
SA90" liner. Side 1 labeled with typewritten "Montgomery County
Masterworks Chorus A Christmas Concert Side 1 December 12, 1980"
and 2 labeled with typewritten "Montgomery County Masterworks
Chorus A Christmas Concert Side 2 December 12, 1980." Tape
contained singing with musical accompaniment.
l4.Black cassette tape with "Maxell UR6O Position Normal"
printed both sides. Tape contained in clear case with grey and
white liner with "Suzuchi" written on spine. Sides A labeled with
"Suzchi vol 3" handwritten in blue ink on label with grey border
and B labeled "Suzuchi vol 3" written in blue ink on paper label
with grey border. Recorded portion of tape contained classical
music.
15.White cassette tape with no brand markings contained
in clear and black case with no liner, but remnants of a masking
tape label. Side A labeled "A MCMC Bach Magnificat ach[sic]" and B
labeled "2 Bach gomery [sic]." Tape contained chorus singing with
musical accompaniment.
16.Black cassette tape with "TDK High Bias 70ms EQ SA90"
contained in clear case with "1812 overture Beethoven 9th"
handwritten in black ink. Side A labeled with "BEETHOVEN 9TH"
handwritten in black ink and B labeled with "Beethoven 9th cont 4
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1812 overture" written in black ink. Tape contained classical
music.
l7.Clear "Maxell" cassette tape contained in clear case
"Maxell UR90" with white liner and "Remembering Christmas Danny
Wright sharing the Season Lorie Line" written in black ink
attached to case. Liner contained handwritten in black ink
"Remembering Christmas Danny Wright Sharing the Season Lori Line
Side A - "Danny Wright" Remembering Christmas Carol of the Bells
O'Come O'Come Emmanuel What Child is This I wonder as I Wander Ave
maria Joy Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Coventry Carol Cantique De
Noel O' Holy Night! Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella Silent Night,
Holy Night Side B "Low Line" Sharing the Season I Saw Three Ships
Silent Night It Came Upon a Midnight Clear The Coventry Carol O
Holy Night Good King Ulencelas Still, Still, Still Angels we have
heard on high In the bleak midwinter Jesu Joy of Hans Desiring Away
in a manger What child is this Pat-a-pat drummer boy little Have
yourself a Merry Christmas." Side A labeled "Remembering Christmas
Danny Wright" handwritten on white label with grey border on top
and B labeled with handwritten "Sharing the season Lori Line" on
a white label with grey border on top. Tape contained classical
Christmas music.
18.Black "TDK High Bias 70ms EQ SA90" cassette tape
contained in clear case with white "TDK" liner and "Bach -
Brandenburg Concertos V, I, Side 1 / Side 2 Vi, II, IV. Sides A
and B not labeled. Tape contained classical music.
l9.Cassette tape contained in clear case with "Sony HF"
liner and "Danny Wright - Piano Taper" handwritten in blue ink on
spine. Liner had handwritten "Side A Black and White II Rhapsody
on theme of Paganin Can't stop loving that man I dreamed a dream
Phantom of Opera Medley Clair DeLune Moon River Out of Africa
Medley Porgy and Bess Medley Side B Midnight Sonata Gershwin Medley
The man I love Someone to watch over me Rhapsody in Blue It I loved
you Memory Send in the clowns Don't cry for me Argentina Theme
Terms of Endearment Canon in D Barbara Streisand medley The way we
were Evergreen People." Side A labeled "Black & White II Donny
Wright" handwritten in blue ink and B labeled with "Black & White
Donny Wright" handwritten in blue ink. Tape contained instrumental
music.
20.Black "TDK High Bias 70ms EQ SA90" cassette tape
contained in clear case with no liner and "Clancy" handwritten on
spine. Side A labeled with "Clancy Bros. ~ Greatest Hits"
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Greatest Hits" handwritten in black ink. Tape contained Irish jig
music.
21.Black cassette tape contained in clear and black case
with no liner and "MC Mozart Mass CM" handwritten in black ink.
Side 1 labeled "Side 1 - Montgomery County Masterworks Chorus Music
of Mozart May 24, 1980" and 2 labeled "Side 2 Montgomery County
Masterworks Chorus Music of Mozart May 24, 1980." Tape wouldn't
play fully to some internal binding. Portion heard contained
music.
22.Black "Certron High Energy Gamma C90" cassette tape
contained in clear case with white and orange "TDK D60" liner.
Side 1 labeled "Messiah[::::::::::::]handwritten in black marker
and pencil and 2 labeled "II Messiah" handwritten in black marker.
23.Black "TDK High Bias 70ms EQ SA90" cassette tape
contained in clear case with "Memorex DBS" liner with "lights of
the city" handwritten in blue marker on spine. Side A labeled
"Lights of the city" handwritten in red ink on white label bordered
with grey on top and B labeled "Lights of the city" handwritten in
red ink on white label with grey top border. Tape contained folk
music.
24.B1ack "TDK SA90" cassette tape contained in clear case
with white "Audio 60 Minute" liner. Sides 1 labeled "Green sleeves
enigma variation" handwritten in blue ink and 2 labeled with
"Appalachian Spring" handwritten in blue ink. Tape contained
classical music.
25.Black cassette tape contained in clear case with
preprinted liner containing the names of songs "We have been told
CS 166! I Shall See God CS 226! Haas" on spine. Sides A and B -
not labeled. Tape contained Christian music.
26.Black cassette tape contained in clear case with
handwritten "Suzuki #4 &5" on spine and "Suzuki #4 Side A #5" hand
written in pencil on liner. Side A labeled "Messiah III"
handwritten in blue ink and pencil and B labeled "Violin Suzuki"
handwritten in blue ink and pencil. Tape contained music.
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Topic: REVIEW OF ITEM 1B 4381 AND 1B4375 COLLECTED FROM BRUCE IVINS
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On Novembe ecial Agents SA! [:::::::::::::]and Postal InspectorT:if::Ef§2:fE|reviewed evidence item 1B 4343,
described as "8mm video cassette labeled House Contents'." The
video was a narrated tour of BRUCE IVINS house for the purposes
the IVINS' possessions, presumably for insurance of documenting
purposes. The
that the video
value could bedate stamp on the beginning of the video indicated
was recorded in 1998. Nothing of investigative
identified at this time.
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November 20, 2007 ifcCustodian of RecordsMSN Hotmail Microsoft Corp.1065 La Avenida, Building 4Mountain View, California _ ATTN: Criminal Compliance UnitRe: Preservation Request
Dear Custodian of Records:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation formallyrequests that, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,Section 2703 f!, you take all necessary steps to preserve al
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gQld§nphoenixll1@ho§§ail.comskymasterson77@hotma'l.com
This letter puts you on notice that the FBI is in the process of obtaining the appropriate court orders or otherdocuments necessary for the FBI to obtain this data from you. Section 2703 f! requires you to extend the preservation of this data for a period of 90 days, which can be extended for an additional 90 days upon renewal of this request. Pleasenote that this letter does not require you to turn over the data to the FBI now, it simply requires that you preserve the data until the FBI returns with the appropriate legalauthority.
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reviewed correspondence collected from BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS'
residence on November 2, 2007, pursuant to a Federal Search
Warrant. These correspondence were from the years 1992, 1997,
1998, 1999, and 2000. Attached hereto are summaries of the
reviewed correspondence organized by year and wether the
correspondence were from IVINS to other individuals or to IVINS
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5/13/' 992 To Bruce fro 77 ho enclosed a paper of herwork with similar adjuvands 7
co om| on Bruce d to back brace 5/4/' 992 To Whom it may ncern fr 77 s nee use a 77
4/4/ 9932 The date is not a mistake it was 19923, Letter to Bruce andl lrom| [tor donation12/29! 992 To Bruce from mocols for Detox use in Ba PA77 211/23/ 992 T0 BTU I 22 2' ce from to have items sent down for signature.
rr/rrreez rum is sending|_| 710/21/' nimai Procurement from requesting animals. 7 2 77
9/30/' SAMRIID Commanderfroml 7 |requestin2g "AMES" strain of Ba for use in7ass2ay developmentruceand| SaIv' mythankingfordonation 2 D 2992 ToA
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9/15/ 992 To Friend of catholic charities thanking for donation
19/6/' 992 report on efficacy of MDPH anthraxvaccine 7992To 22 ce e uestin MDP 2 ' .9/211' from Bru rq g7 Hanthraxvaccrne 7 r
9/10/ fordonation992 Letter to Bruce from | 7 7 77
To Bruce from thanking him forsending literature on anthrax transmission by insect vector. 7/21/' 992
8/3! 992 Memo on Containment requriements for attenuated strains of Ba7/2! 22' 992 From Paralyzed Vets of America, thanking fcr22contribution
124/22/' 992 From] Postcard thanking fortime and documents 75/7/' 992 fro7m American forests Re donation 77 2
5/8! 992 Form 11 forAVA vaccine intemal transfer ' 7
5/1 4/ 992 Memo on Unexpected short notice visits of foreign nationals
t 3/18/' 992 memo and letter of appreciation from] lo Commander lJSAllllRllD
2/6/1992 letter from ending repr' *22 rnts
1/23! 992 letter fro research corporation thanking for reviewing a grant proposal 22
ll5l'7992 letterto family from and family on years goings-on 77
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10/8! Form 11 sending Ba Ames to Dugway 77
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Re use of Bs strains developed a USANIRIID
to Frederick News Post Re abortione some forms by the US Army, appears to be trying to get a MTA set up
Memozfrom Bruce Re sending Bs strains to|tetterto Newsweek in NY re article "is science censored? and the accuracy of comments of Chlorine's ability to kill typhus 7
Form 11 sending goat serum to|
I Ioidering more Ba PA with various adruvents including squalene
Form 11 sending _ 9/29 99
619 99to Frederick News post Re abortion
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Form 11 sending goat serum to center
lie fro Bru st7in _|vaccine 77
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to Frederick News Post Re abortion ' 7 514/
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4/16/7 9923/10/' 992 to 77 '3/201' 992 r 7 F "9128/ 992 ' . 7 F F
10121 992 to Columbia First BankRe cash outofCDs 9 77 Z
9/22/' 992 _prdering Ba PA with various adjuvents including squalene 711/6/992 ' " * | 77 F
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9/241 992 * ' 7 I 76/25/' 992 to ' " ' ' ' ' .
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etterto asking for a letter indicating to the insurance company that a back brace is necessary .
etterto Gulf states mortgage co changing bank forwlthdraw
992etterto newsweek Re: abortion/choice and feminists
41271992
3/16 r 9927etterto St John's regional grade school in support forteacher 7 7
etterto Frederic News Post Re: abortion, gun control, and capital punishment 7
992etter to california monthly with "Twisted Titles" that Bruce made up 7 7
3116/ 992
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2/20/' 992memo from7Bruceto| re I 7_ 7
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2/12/1 992to77 : r s 7 , Q
|Re: reprints and adjiivant info 777
e: congrats on new ASM president 7 7 77
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lhppearst at he visited USANIRIIDI | oto Newsweek RE;| |article[ U Mass appears to have tiled to block research on anthrax at the institution funded by the
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6/6! _l;etterto| __|and Associates Re: spell7ing"ofBanthracis and some 'response' 77
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2/25/ Letterto Vaccine Re: article review
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Item number 33 - 12 VHS Tapes:
1. 1. VHS Tape "L+C5, Veng.un1." - 1999 Women's World
Cup, USA v. North Korea
2. VHS Tape "Clustered Spires marked through!" -. Survivor
Fiji , NBC News 2007 containing a story on Washington D.C.
Cherry Blossoms and allergies, National Collegiate Athletic
Association NCAA!basketball game of Texas A&M v Memphis
Southern Regional Semi~Final, The Daily Show" w/ guest Don
Cheadle, ABC World News March 2007!, ABC Nightly News March
2007!, area local News 4, end of "South Park", The SarahSilverman Program , The Daily Show with guest Al Sharpton, lg;;!
The Initiation of Sarah ABC Family movie!, NBC Nightly News
story on "LonelyGirl15".
3. VHS Tape Strider Productions "Juggling" commercial howto
juggling tape.
4. VHS Tape "2002 Presidential Rank US Army Visual Information!
3/14/03" - BRUCE IVINS and receiving civilian
awards.
5. VHS Tape "Romin Roamin Review Good Copy!" School
production depicting news during the Roman times, [:::::::::]and
friend.
6. VHS Tape "Mary Tyler Moore" The Mary Tyler Moore Show ,
Beginning credits to "Taxi", "The Bob Newhart Show", Dick Van
Dyke". All shows appear to have been taped from the 1990's
"Nick at Night" lineup on cable channel Nickelodeon.
7. VHS Tape, unmarked 2007 Women's World Cup Sweden v. USA,
ABC News" Oct 2007!, NBC News Oct 2007!, end of "The Daily
Show", beginning of "The Colbert Show", ABC News summer 2007!,
NBC News summer 2007!.
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8. VHS Tape "VCR Head Cleaner Plus"- machine cleaning tape.
9. VHS Tape "For Educational Purposes Only" "Clustered Spires"
Jan 8, 2005, footage of show put on by singing group Clustered
Spires.
10. VHS Tape "Charlie Brown Christmas"- Survivor Thailand ,
ER , Gilmore Girls , Golf Tournament with Jack Nicklaus, ER
TNT cable channel rerun!.
11. VHS Tape "Roman Roman Review - Everything that was shot",
March 1996, Cowboys v Steelers National Football League NFL!
Superbowl 30.
12. VHS Tape Roman Roman Review - Tape was unable to be
viewed. -
Item number 33 7 VHS Tapes:
1. VHS Tape "Juggling Bruce Ivins" - Recording of homemade
juggling tutorial featuring BRUCE IVINS, Oct 1994, no one else
is visible on the tape.
2. VHS Tape "Home Movies[::::::::::::]§ tape is blank.
3. VHS Tape[::::::::] Home Movies Mom and Dad" tape is blank.
4. VHS Tape [::::::::]Home Movies[:::::]~ tape is blank.
5. VHS Tape "Brother Sun Sister Moon" 1972 movie depicting the
events in the life of Saint Francis of Assisi from before his
conversion experience through his audience with the Pope.
6.'VHS Tape|[::::::::]IHome Movies [:::::] tape is blank.
7. VHS Tape [::::::::]Home Movies", "#1[::::::]is marked out on
the tapes label tape is blank.
Item number 35 Small green box containing 3 X 5 cards with
names and addresses. See attached 1A for copies of these
addresses.
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bl/C1. VHS Tape "1996 Olympics - Kerri Strug" opening ceremonies
and the women's gymnastics events from the 1996 Olympic Games in
Atlanta, GA on NBC.
2. VHS Tape "Disasters" PBS/MPT shows of "The American
Experience" covering the San Francisco Earthquake, 1938
Hurricane, and the Johnstown Flood; Newton's Apple science
program on wind surfing; a public television nature program.
3. vns Tape "Swan Lake 1991 Birthday 1991 |:|I I1991" ootage o childhood events.
4. VHS Tape | |Toddlers and 4 YO" footage of
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4375 collected from BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS[ residence on November 2,
2007 pursuant to a Federal Search Warrant.
b6 SA[::::::]reviewed item 30 from 1B 4381 described as "Box 5: Item
b7@ #29 - emails, Grand Jury docs , Item #30 - e-mails." This item
contained documents and emails regarding] I
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Item #29 Grand Jury docs , Item #30 e-mails." This
item containe ocuments including some summa '
1th IP address and physical address inb6 ' ' ' 1b7@ E7i7i:j 2! Notes from meeting regarding Grand Jury appearance for
Repository submissions in 2004; 3! A list of Themes as to wh n
mi ht commit the mailings attached hereto!; 4! Email from
with FBI Repository slant preparation instructio -
Email fromI Ion his Ames spore use and copy of
notebook and a copy of an FD597; 6! A copy of the "O eratorManual for A Witness Chair"; 7! E-mail as to WhY[::::f:;]and
[::::::::]could have mailed the anthrax attached hereto ; 8! Copy
of original subpoena and a Ba inventory; 9! IVINS' keycard access
records from July through October 2001; 10! A notebook recreating
Ivins key Card access to the B3 suite with duration of time in
the suite; 11! A list of computers and "F numbers" in selected
USAMRIID offices and labs and notes from a September 20 meetingI44u..t.b the names o.'EJ I0 I and[::::::::::]regarding worksation MMCN
numbers attached hereto!; 12! Evidence CFU/gr infomation; 13!
Evidence heat stability results; 14! Three a es of notesindicating whyI I and|iUiUUUUUUUUUUUUUmay- have been somehow involved in ¬he mai ings attached hereto!; 15!
An e-mail dated 10/23/2003 directing that no live dry agents are
to be made at USAMRIID without approval by the commander
attached hereto!; 16! A re l e-mail from[::::::::::::::] toIVINS confirming that[::::i;;jasked IVINS to conduct the
CFU/gram determinations on e Daschle spores attached hereto!;
17! Fax from IVINS to dated 04/01/2005, with
responses to questions asked of him on 03/31/2005 attached
hereto!; 18! Graph with s ore viability counts of RMR¢1029 by
IVINS and Special Agen - Copy
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Administrator records of estate on Thomas Randell Ivins." This
item contained documents of Various account statements for
individual retirement accounts and other retirement ac -1997 charitable contributions and tax information; andT?;7;f::::]
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2001.
2. Shortl before he died byg dmitted to
that Battelle ha made spore powder.
3. Why isn't the RMR 1029 material that Battelle submitted to the FBI repository
the same as the RMR 1029 spore suspension that was sent to them from
USAMRIID? Since the RMR1029 suspension was the only large stockpile of
Ames spores that we had, other material couldn't have been sent to Battelle by
mistake.
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purification methodology.
2. Contempt and disdain for USAMRHD scientists and couldn't stand USAMRHD
3. Made threats concerning his immediate supervisor His words were "Going to
shoot that s** of a b****"!.
4. Physically assaulted at least two individuals at USAMRIID.
5. Came close to getting into two fistghts at USAMRIID.
6. Very interested in anthrax spores.
7. Access to all anthrax strains and material in B3/B4.
8. Angry that he was left off patent of| lstrain, since much
of the work supporting the patent was his production/purification data.
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From: Ivins, Bruce E Dr USAMRIID
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 8:07 AM
To: lvins, Bruce E Dr USAMRIID
Subject: FW: Live dry agents
----Original Mess ----From: For I
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 8:18 AM
Posted To: BACFERIOLOGY INFORMATION
Conversation: Live dry agents
Subject: Live dry agents
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:50 PMTo: I USAMRIID DISTRIBUTION B; USAMRIID DISTRIBLEIQNQI
Subject: Preparation of Live Dry Agents
PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL RESEARCH INVESTIGATORS.
MCMR-UIZ-_A 23 October 2003
MEMORANDUM FOR USAMRIID Personnel
SUBJECT: Preparation of Live Dry Agents
USAMRIID personnel will not produce any preparations of live dry, agents of any type, in any quantity, without prior review
and approval by Commander, USAMRIID.
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Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 10:01 AM
To: Ivins, Bruce E Dr USAMRIID
Subject: RE: Daschle letter
BIUCG,
Yes, I asked you to do this. And yes, you did provide me with the data. I
can probably resurrect that data, given a little time, if you need it. Is
there a problem that I should be sensitive to?
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From: Ivins, Bruce E Dr USAMRIIDSent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003' 7:53 AM _
Toi_Su Ject: Daschle letter
Importance: High
I believe that in the fall of 2001 it was you rather than ho asked me to d 0 a
viability determination CFU/gram! on the Daschle letter spores, wasn't it? Also, didn't l give you a copy of the
data?
Thanks '
- Bruce
Bruce lvins
USAMRIID Bacteriology Division
1425 Porter Street
Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011
Phone - 301/619-4927
FAX - 301/619-2152
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1! Emails in the September, 2001 through October 2001 timeframe. Those emails should be
in the computer information that Special Agent|:|got from my ofce computer. There are
many emails in that timeframe in the "OLD FOLDERS AND FlLES" folder.
2! Request for the first subpoena early 2002! asking for our stocks. I gave the subpoena to
l3! The first materials sent to the Repository. I gave to Special Agent|:|the information.
I'm sorry that I didn't clarify that "Dugway Ames Spores - 1997" is also known as is the same as!
RMR 1029. The material was also known as "GLP Ames spores," even though they actually
weren't technically GLP quali . As I related to ou esterday, I honestly don't remember who
actually streaked the slants or m self , whether the s y ! lants were
directly inoculated from the stocks or from sheep blood agar plates. If the latter, l don't know
specifically how many colonies were used to inoculate each slant. I regret that the|:|spore
stocks were overlooked in the first materials provided to the repository.
4! I-1 strain. This was provided t We found it in the refrigerator in my lab in
B313, and it was put into the FBI lock box in the B3 coldroom.
5 I talked over the information on the calculations on the concentration of RMR 1029 spores with|_:|We performed more plate counts on the material yesterday afternoon, and we read the
plates this morning. He collected the data. I also gave to him data and information related to past
determinations on the concentration of the RMR 1029 spores. He also took possession of the
remaining amount about 2.5 ml! of the RMR 1029 spores.
6! Where the flasks of RMR 1029 were kept. Since we had a lab room 115! in Building 1412
at the time, and since the spores were intended for aerosols, it's possible that at least one of the
flasks was kept in the lab refrigerator in 115 or in the 1st floor coldroom much less likely! for a
certain amount of time. We were eventually - l think it was probably before 2001 - moved out" of
the area by Aerobiology, and at that point may have brought RMR 1029 material back to 1425. I
honestly don't remember, but it would make sense.
7! Time period that we helped BioPort with their vaccine problems. The time period for
helping BioPort was April, 2000 into the fall of 2001.
8! Lyophilized spores. I related to you yesterday that frozen spores, once thawed, look very poor.
They clump and have lost considerable refractility. When materials such as proteins, viruses or
vegetative bacterial cells is lyophilized, a "cryoprotectant" such as glycerol, albumin, sucrose,
DMSO, etc. is used to keep the material from being damaged during freezing and thawing. I don't
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Subject: New Thoughts and theories on the Anthrax Letter Attacks
I've done a lot of thinking on who - that I know or am familiar with - may have been involved with the anthrax letter
attacks o ' ' me new ideas which, for the time being, I'll keep to myself!, and although
are still at the top of the list -l never new Steve H., - I'm seriously wondering if
ancl lmay have been involved. Note the following:
1| made the nest preparations of
anthrax spores, and Iwas
2! Betweer made countless preparations of anthrax spores.
3! ecret|y complained I Iabou | and then wasdis onest a out it when confronted by me.
4! as dishonest when confronted by me with questions concerning the above situation.
5!|:| is extremely familiar with the Northeast, and the letters were mailed from the Northeast.
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7! Less than a year after the anthrax letter attacks left USAMRllD as an internationall reco nized authori on
anthrax spores and their production and purication took a job in the private sector] |
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8 |had the opportunity to make "anthrax letter spores," and they had the motives. For[I the twin motives of revenq_eJ _ |c _ .areer a boost would be at the front ForI combined also with revenge| |would be at the front.
9! I don't know where or from whom they would have obtained knowledge to weaponize s ores. Furthermore, l have towonder if there was outside assistance from one or more individuals - perhaps known by|'P |
' | to make the spores into a powder.
10! l also don't know who would have mailed the spores, may have had connections that couldaccomplish that part of the operation | r
11! Finally, this is merely a theory, not an accusation. For both individuals, I lmotive is present,
availability of the Ames strain of Bacillus anthracis! is present, knowledge of how to make large quantities of pure spores is
present. Furthermore,| | mailing the letters would not have been a
blpro em. The one piece of the puzz_le that would need to be filled is how they weaponi he s ores into a powder. Perha sPas able to look the information up or get the information from someone Again, perhaps one or
more other individuals were involved in weaponizing their anthrax spores into powder form.
12! Again, this is just an idea, but it's an idea that makes sense.
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described as "IVINS loose media one DVD disk containing
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image logs", collected from BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS. Items believed.
to be of potential interest to investigators were printed and are
attached hereto. A brief description of these items are as
follows:
Letter from IVINS to Equalizers SelfDefense Products, 1
1874 SW Lane, Davie, Florida 33324, ordering three Stun-
Guns/Tasers. The address to which the order was to be shipped
was the previously unknown Post Office Box 1103, Frederick
Maryland 21702. -
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Partial letter indicating the significance of the role
of and other USAMRIID employees played in
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Letter from IVINS to dated April 8, 1991,
containing some information on the nthrax research being done atUSAMRIID and some background Fn_nther_research_dnne_by_VINS.The letter is in response to _ _ NASS[::::]
while both were attending a Biological Defense Research
conference at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Procedure for determining the CFU/gram of dry spore
material.
Various reports of analysis IVINS conducted on the
evidentiary material, to include CFU/gram determinations and heat,
stability determinations.
Documents which appear to be related to the
environmental sampling conducted at USAMRIID in the months
following the anthrax attacks.E-mail from[::::::i2:g:::] Frederick County Red Cross,
to IVINS, soliciting help cante ning the FBI at Gambrill State
Park on December 14, 2002.
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List of Bacillus anthracis Ames strain kept by IVINS'
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samp es are most likely the avirulent simulant Bacillus
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A "Procedure for Germinating[:::]Spores for Fermentor
Minutes from the August 23, 2001 NGRAV PDT meeting.
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Anthrax Vaccine Product Development Team.
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I have enclosed a money order for $320.95. Please send it to the above address. lf there are any
questions or problems, please contact me at my daytime phone number above! or my email above!.
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Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed!, tp the United States Military was brought clearly
into focus in 1997, whenl$ecretaryfof'Defense Cohen mandated vaccinations for
men arid women in the U§"S. armed services. By 2000, however, it was apparent
that the continued supply of thevacciné to the military was in serious jeopardy,
as production lots beganfailing the potency test. This test requires defined
levels of protection in guinea pigs inoculated with specific dilutions of vaccine
and subse uentl challenged with virulent anthrax spores. ln April of 2000,|:| USAMRllDemployees began serious efforts to solve the
potency test problems. These. efforts did not end until AVA was approved for
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Dear |:| 1
I enjoyed meeting and talking with you at the recent conference on Biological
Defense Research at UMBC. As requested I am sending you i! a photostatic copy of our
1991 ASM poster, and ii! photostatic copies of articles relating to the anthrax epidemic in
Zimbabwe and to the transmission of anthrax by insects, and iii! other pertinent articles.
My previous research experience includes biodegradation studies of a
molluscicide used to disrupt the transmission cycle of schistosomes as an
undergraduate at the University of Cincinnati!, studies on the modulation of diphtheria
toxin action on mammalian cells as a graduate student, also at the University of
Cincinnati!, research into mechanisms of pathogenesis of Chlamydia psittaci as a
postdocteral fellow at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill!, and studies on Vibrio
cholerae at the Uniformed Sen/ices University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda as a
teaching and research associate!. I came to USAMRIID in December, 1980. Research
into Q. anthracis and anthrax had reallyjust started at USAMRIID when I got there.
Our initial studies 980-1985! were heavily weighted in the direction of basic
research. It was durin this period that the toxin plasmid d thecapsule lasmid Ijwere identified, and the molecular mode of action of edematoxin, tb was elucidated. We also set out to learn more about the mechanism of
action of lethal toxin what are the ratios i_l1y_ivo ot|:|. Current studies by
researchers include identification of auxiliary virulence factors the primary virulence
factors are, of course, toxin and capsule!, development and improvement of diagnostic
systems, and delineation of the reasons for differences in virulence between certain
strains of Q. anthracis. My main research continues to be the development and testing
of prototype vaccine candidates.
I wanted to point out that lethal factor and edema factor are not as protectively
immunogenic as protective antigen, but they do elicit antibody production. Please see
the enclosed Infection and Immunity, 52:454-458, and Infection and Immunity, 52:509-
512, Clinical Immunology Newsletter 9:30-32.!
Again, I enjoyed talking to you at the conference. I hope the enclosed informationbawfrfmjs
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Analysis of Sample
Date analyzed - 23 October, 2001
Date of Report - 24 October, 2001
Sample_SPS02.88.01
l received the sample in a microcentrifuge tube in a ziplock bag! from
|:|on the afternoon of 23 October, 2001. The tube was weighed, and it
was estimated to contain about 0.01 g of material. ln B-3, 0.99 ml of sterile water
for injection was added to the material. After thorough mixing, the material was
transferred to a second tube. The original tube was disinfected with bleach,~dried
and weighed. The net weight of the granular material was determined to be
0.0145 grams. Ten-fold dilutions were plated out onto TSA, then incubated
overnight. Plate counts were made, and it was determined that the original tube
contained 1.93 X 109 CFU per ml. Since there was 0.0145 grams of material, this
calculates to be 1.33 X 10 CFU per gram of powder material.
Visual inspection of the suspension of material under phase contrast
microscopy found few <5%! visible vegetative cells, a small amount <10%!
visible debris, and very few small clumps. Most of the material appeared to be
individual refractile spores.
Interpretations and conclusions: lf this is a preparation of bacterial spores,
it is a relatively pure preparation.. This preparation did not appear as pure as the
material SPS02.57.03! previously examined on October 17, 2001. The
SPS02.57.03 preparation contained spores at a concentration of 2.1 X 1012 per
gram. The SPS02.57.03 spores were thus approximately 15.8 times "hotter" or
more concentrated per gram than the SPS02.88.01 spores examined here.
Bruce E. lvins, Ph.D. ,
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Heat Stability of SPS 02.266
The object of this study is to compare the heat stability at 70°C in a water
bath! of SPS 02.266 spores in water for injection, WFl! with the stability of
spores from the following B. anthracis strains: Ames from Dugway, 1997!, 488
from England!, 462 Ames strain passed through a guinea pig, from Porton
Down, England!. The spores from the four preparations will be diluted to about 5
X 10° CFU/ml in WFl. A "0 time" sample will be diluted in WFl to approximately 5
X 102 CFU/ml and plated onto Tryptic Soy Agar plates TSA!. The spore
preparations will then be incubated for 1, 6, and 12 hours. After dilutions are
made in WFI, one-tenth-ml aliquots will be plated out for 1:1 ,000 and 1:10,000
dilutions of the heated spore preparations. All plates will be incubated overnight
at 37°C. Counts will be made and the heat stability will be determined and
expressed as the length of time at 70°C required for a 50% drop in viability.
Preparations to be examined: Approximate initial Concentration
1 = Dugway Ames spores 3.5 X 10? CFU/ml
2 = SPS 02.266 spores 1X 101° CFU/ml
= 488 spores 9 X 108 CFU/ml
= 462 Ames spores 4.6 X 107 CFU/ml
Dilution Schemes in tubes ofWFl to get to 5 X 106 CFU/ml!:
1 - Dugway spores! - 0.1 ml into 9.9 ml, mix, then 0.1 ml into 6.9 ml
2 - SPS 02.266 spores! - 0.1 ml into 9.9 ml, mix, then 0.5 ml into 9.5 ml
3 - 88 spores! - 0.1. ml into 9.9 ml, mix, then 5.0 ml into 4.0 ml
4 - 62 spores! - 1.0 ml into 8.2 ml
At each time point hours,1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours!, dilute as follows:
0.1 ml into 9.9 ml, mix; from this dilution, put 1.0 ml into 9.0 ml, mix; from
this dilution put 1.0 ml into 9.0 ml and mix. For each of the last two dilutions,
dispense 0.1 ml onto 5 TSA plates. Spread the plates to dryness with a glass
spreader, then incubate overnight. Count the colonies on the plates.
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Results - Plate Counts of 10* Dilutions
O Time
Dugway - 65, 67, 70, 70, 82
SPS 022.266 - 50, 54, 60, 61, 61
468 - 57, 57, 61, 61,67
462 - 210, 217, 221, 233, 250
1 hour
Dugway - 55, 58, 59, 60, 60
SPS 022.266 - 47, 49, 49, 52, 54
468 - 30, 32, 32, 33, 35
462 - 60, 62, 67, 67, 67
6 hours
Dugway - 42, 43, 49, 50, 57
SPS 022.266 - 33, 40, 44, 46, 47
468 -16,17,18,18,20
462*-17, 17, 18, 19,20Mean70.8
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12 hours
Dugway - 32, 37, 38, 44, 45
SPS 022.266 - 33, 35, 37, 37, 3939.2
36.2Standard Deviationi.
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Results - Heat Stability at 70°C
Mean values of the plate counts i the standard deviation were plotted on
semi-log graph paper. "Best Fit" regression lines were drawn. The regression
lines were not calculated via computer with a statistical program. They were
drawn "by eye."! The time in minutes required for 50% inactivation of each
preparation at 70°C was determined on the graphs. Maximum and minimum
inactivation times were also determined by graphing regression lines within the
standard deviation points.
Strain 50% Inactivation times in minutes
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Average Maximum Minimum
Dugway - 1152 1848 804
SPS 022.266 - 1384 2076 1050
488 - 353 450 283
462 - 162 186 153
Although SPS 022.266 preparation appeared to be approximately 20%
more heat stable than the Dugway spores at 70°C, this difference was not
statistically significant. With 95% condence, it can be stated that the "Dugway
Ames" spore preparation was different from the 488 and "462 Ames" spore
preparations with respect to the heat stability test. With 95% confidence, it can
also be stated that the SPS 022.266 preparation was different from the 488 and
462 spore preparations with respect to the heat stability test.
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lHeat Stability of SPS 02.266, SPS 02.57.03, and SPS 02.88.01
The object of this study is to compare the heat stability at 70°C in a water
bath! of SPS 02.266 spores, SPS 02.57.03 spores and SPS 02.88.01 spores in
water for injection, WFI! The spores from the three preparations will be diluted
to about 5 X 106 CFU/ml in WFl. A "0 time" sample will be diluted in WFI to
approximately 5 X 102 CFU/ml and plated onto Tryptic Soy Agar plates TSA!.
The spore preparations will then be incubated for 1, 6, and 12 hours. After
dilutions are made in WFI, onetenth-ml aliquots will be plated out for 1:1 .000
and 1:10,000 dilutions of the heated spore preparations. All plates will be
incubated overnight at 37°C. Counts will be made and the heat stability will be
determined and expressed as the length of time at 70°C required for a 50% drop
in viability.
Preparations to be examined: Approximate Initial Concentration
1 = SPS 02.266 spores 1.0 X 109 CFU/ml
2 = SPS 02.57.03 spores 6.0 X 109 CFU/ml
3 = SPS 02.88.01 spores 5.3 X 109 CFU/ml
Dilution Schemes in tubes ofWFl to get to 5 X 106 CFU/ml!:
1 - SPS 02.266 spores! - 0.1 mlinto 9.9 ml, mix, then 5.0 ml into 5.0 ml
2 - SPS 02.57.03 spores! - 0.1 ml into 9.9 ml, mix, then 1.0 ml into 11 ml
3 - SPS 02.88.01 spores! - 0.1 ml into 9.9 ml, mix, then 1.0 ml into 9.6 ml
At each time point hours,1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours!, dilute as follows:
0.1 ml into 9.9 ml, mix; from this dilution, put 1.0 ml into 9.0 ml, mix; from
this dilution put 1.0 ml into 9.0 ml and mix. For each of the last two dilutions,
dispense 0.1 ml onto 5 TSA plates. Spread the plates to dryness with a glass
spreader, then incubate overnight. Count the colonies on the plates.
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SPS 02.266 - 48, 48, 49, 57, 57
SPS 02.57.03 - 39, 42, 44, 46, 48
SPS 02.88.01 - 57, 63, 65, 68, 69
1 hour
SPS 02.266 - 39, 43, 45, 45, 53
SPS 02.57.03 - 35, 38, 39, 42, 42
SPS 02.88.01 - 65,66, 67, 67,73
6 hours
SPS 02.266 - 23, 24, 25, 29, 32
SPS 02.57.03 - 32, 32, 33, 37,40
SPS 02.88.01 - 27, 27,27, 30, 33
12 hours '
SPS 02.266 - 5, 5, 8, 10, 1O
SPS 02.57.03 25, 25, 29, 32, 33
SPS 02.88.01 ~10, 13, 13, 13, 14
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Standard Deviation_-is--ii.__i4.76
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4.77
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2.95
3.13
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3.56
2.68
2.51
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Results - Heat Stability at 70°C
Mean values of the plate counts _-1; the standard deviation were plotted on
semi-log graph paper. "Best Fit" regression lines were drawn. The regression
lines were not calculated via computer with a statistical program. They were
drawn "by eye."! The time in minutes required for 50% inactivation of each
preparation at 70°C was determined on the graphs. Maximum and minimum
inactivation times were also determined by graphing regression lines within the
standard deviation points.
Strain 50% Inactivation times in minutes
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SPS 02.266 - 378 582 282 '
SPS 02.57.03 - 1470 2352 894
SPS 02.88.01 306 346 270
Q SPS 02.266 Leahy material! and SPS 02.88.01 New York Post material!
were indistinguishable in this heat stability test. They were both statistically
different from SPS 02.57.03 Daschle material!.
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and B3 mens change room and Sterne in Rm 19.
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DATE 12-12-2008 BY 50224 u
I am a Microbiologist in the USAMRIID Division of Bacteriology. Last fall, I became concerned that
the ne powder of the Daschle letter as well as other potential anthrax letters and samples might
not be adequately contained with the practices that were being used here in the Institute. I also
was concerned that contaminati ' ' ' 'Lt:-cgntainment suites. Snec'|j'|gal|y,i | I
ese concerns and my decEions to perform surveillance cultures and the results of those
92 cultures are accurately described in the attached document entitled "ExSum -18 APR 02, Bruce
lvins." The dates for the cultures taken In April are the 15" and 16", as indicated by my
corrections. Also, in paragraph 2 of that document, December of 2002" should read December
of 2001". _
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Q How was the Daschle lettI . 792 A. I worked on this letter with was also pres when I
b3 was workin with the powder from this letter. I received the letter from in roombe |:?lt had already been use ' e area. It was contained in 2 or 3b7C ziplocks. I carried it to the passbox kw From the passbox, I took it to the hood in|:|
bi opened it, and scraped some of the powder from the envelope and letter into a pre-weighed
b7 F Wheaton vial. I was surprised at how fine the powder was. lt floated around inside the hood like
tin the sunlight. After removing the powder, I wiped off the vial with bleach, put the vial in a|:|
propylene tube and bleached that tube. I then sent the vial out through the passbox into the
lab f ' ing. I showered out of B3, went to the B3 passbox, retrieved the vial and tube,and went t At the balance, l removed the vial from the tube and weighed the vial.
After weighing, I put the vial back in the polypropylene tube, returned to B-3, put it through thepassbox and, once inside B3, took it to the hood in|:| again. There, I added water to the
powder and did serial dilutions for plate counts. After that, the vial stayed in the lab. I took the
Ietterinthe I k bl hdth t'd fth I ' ' zip oc s, eac e e ou SI e o e Zl ocks and returned the letter in the zrplocks
out through the passbox. It was returned to| Ibut I do not remember if I returned
it or someone else did.I I . . ILater, I also received vials of powder from the New York Post and Leahy
specimens. The powders were already contained in tubes, and the contents had already been
weighed. They came in the same way, through the|:|passbox. I also received some otherpowdered sample fro that came in through the passbox, but I do not remember how
these samples were packaged.
A. l mentioned to hat I was going to check in December and toId|:|
after I did it that a ou o e cultures were suspicious or anthrax. I didn't keep records or
verify the cultures because lwas concerned that records might be obtained under the Freedom of
Information Act. I was also afraid that reporting would have raised great alarm within the Institute,
which at the time was very bus with the rocessing of samples for Operation Noble Eagle. Ipersonally decontaminated area, wiping it down with a dilute bleach solution,
and gave it little thought until the incident in B3 in April. gQ. Did you tell antone that yfou had done the surveillance cultures outside the containment area?
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Q. Have you had any concerns about the lab operations that might cause risk to lab personnel?
A. Seeing powder float around in the|:|hood raised considerable concern. In the future, I
would not work with dried or powdered spores except in BL4 conditions. There needs to be more
cleaning inside the suites and maybe surveillance. There may be some laxity in Bacteriology and,
from what I have heard, possibly also h1:|Most of the workers in Bacteriology are careful, but
a few are somewhat careless. Cleaning of B3 seems to be performed less than back in the
1980s.
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surveillance cultures inside the bs back in the 1980s, but these are almost never done now
Although there IS a suite SUp8l'VlSOl' there frequentlv does not seem to be much cooQ ls there a regular plan for cleaning? ls the floor cleaned regularly?A. Not that l know of. l can't remeber when the lab oor was last cleaned. We used to do weekly
common suite duties lsugh as g|ganing!,| ' |
Q. Was the intensity of contamination described by when:| did the surveillance
cultures inside the lab after the incident on April 8 heavier than you would nd when surveillance
cultures used to be done?
A. The total intensity of the contamination was greater and also of special concern, since spores
were found on the inside passbox latches as well as on shoes and articles of clothing in the "hot"
changerooms. When conducting surveillance in the past, we would sometimes find a few hot
spots of contamination and clean them up, then re-check to make sure they were OK.
Q. Did you report your concerns about cleaning to anyone?
A. l believe that l mentioned it to|:|in the past. I've also informally talked with other
investigators in the Bacteriology Division about cleaning and cleanliness issues. ln the past, if
people have had specific concerns about suite cleaning or cleanliness, they raised the issues in a
general way as well as the need for improvement! at Division meetings, but no specific individuals
were mentioned at those meetings.
Q. Have there been any other concerns about cleanliness?
A. A few letters came into the Bacteriology Division for analysis during Operation Noble Eagle.
The DSD was concerned that at least one of the samples they had sent to be tested was
contaminated in roon1:|
Q. Who coordinated the sample processing in room
A.|:| l also worked in there. Normally it is a research laboratory.
Q. What live agents come in and out of the B-3 area?
A. For anthrax aerosol challenges , we send spores out through the passbox in a hard plastic
transport container to be taken to Bldg 1412. Aerosol challenges are clone there, dose isconfirmed, and data are crunched in 1425 thra><i:lsamples do not come back as theformerly did several years ago, since the ultures are now done in 1412 by andme. P|ague|:h1ay come back. .
Q. How are spores prepared?
A have made spores in r0om| |Also we use spores prepared
Imake spores in our laboratory.
akes spores Cultures are grown up in shaker flasks They are often ln| rm ., . ' .
centrifuged in bottles in a large GS-3! rotor. The rotor is too big to take to the hood, so
the bottles are usually removed from the rotor in the centrifuge.at|'Du wa Provin Ground. Also
Q. Are there any secondary containers in that rotor, like sealed cups?
A. No. Sometimes a bottle breaks and you can hear a slurping sound when the bottle is
removed.
Q. Does the centrifuge have a floor hood or other containment system?
A. No. There used to be a system to evacuate the air in the centrifuge through a filter in case
there was a break, but that hasn't been used in years.
Q. That wouldn't helpif there was a broken tube, would it? T
A. No.
Q. Has the ventilation system worked OK as far as you know? Are there magnehelic gauges at
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A. I don't think the suite has ever gone positive. I have never noticed the magnehelic readings in
the entry. The gauge between the office area and the hallway are barely negative.
Q. What are the procedures to follow if you have a potential exposure to B. anthracis?
3;» A. That depends on seriousness. If there is a small spill, wipe up area with bleach, cleanup
Io7F verified by swabs. Individual reports to supervisor. Individuals with possible exposures areevaluated at|:| Reports of exposure are supposed to be done within the day.
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Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 4:14 PM
To: Bruce Ivins
Subject: Canteening in Gambrill
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I'm trying to reach you to see if you have an interest in hel ing with canteening the FBI up in Gambrill from 6AM - 6 PMtomorrow. Please call me at the chapter ASAP-4|:E| Thanks!
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Bacillus anthracis Ames strains - lvins Laboratory
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isolate of the Ames strain here at USAMRHD. lt was not given a numerical
designation because it was believed that the strain would be taken and put into
the FBI repository. _
2. Ames strain primary subculture from 1985, Bruce lvins. Numerical designation
3. Ames strain subculture, July 1991 |From| |stock
culture approximately 1985!. Numerical designation =| |
4. Fermentor-produced Ames spores from Dugway Proving Ground in 1997,|:|
|:|Numerical designation = 7737.
5. Multiple-batch lot produced at USAMRIID from 11/20/95 to 11/18/96, Bruce
lvins and|:| Designation = Reference Material 1030. Only about 1 ml
left.
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1° Date analyzed - 24 October, 2001
Date of Report - 25 October, 2001
21 June 95 - Dried BT powder - 0.01322 g
Spray drier - BT - 0.01722 g
Dried powder 0.00470 g
Spray-dried BT - 0.01118 g -
Dried powder from fermentor run - 0.00659 g
21 June 95 - Dried powder from spray drier - 0.006399
Bentonite feed stock - 0.00865 g
l received the| |samples in small cryotubes in a ziplock
Samples:
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6. V-Bbag! from| tan the afternoon of 24 October, 2001. The tubeswere wei e an estimated to contain about|:| of material each. To eachtubeilaf sterile water for injection was added to the material. After
thorough mixing, the material was transferred to a second tube. The original tube
was disinfected with bleach, dried and weighed. The net weight of the granular
material was then determined and listed above. Ten-fold dilutions of the
suspensions were plated out onto TSA, then incubated overnight. Plate counts
were made, and the following concentrations were determined for the material:
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Spray-dried BT
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Dried powder from fermentor run
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Visual inspection of suspensions of the material under phase contrast
microscopy demonstrated very poor preparations of spores. The preparations
were all highly granular and did not easily go into suspension in sterile water for
injection. Individual preparation observations:
Samples:
1. Vlll-B 21 June 95 ~ Dried BT powder - very granular when
suspended; many spore clumps; numerous non-refractile spores; not a good
preparation at all; fewerthan half of the material consists of refractile spores
2. Vll-B Spray drier - BT - very granular when suspended; a great
deal of large clumps of spores and debris; about 2/3 of the material are refractile
spores
3. l-B Dried powder - very granular when suspended; a lot of
debris; no refractile or non-refractile spores seen
4. IX-B Spray-dried BT - very granular when suspended; many
spore clumps; numerous non-refractile spores; not a good preparation at all;
fewer than half of the material consists of refractile spores
5. Vl-B Dried powder from fermentor run - very granular when
suspended; many spore clumps even more than in preps 1 and 4!; numerous
non-refractile spores; not a good preparation at all; fewer than half of the
material consists of refractile spores
6. V-B 21 June 95 - Dried powder from spray drier - very granular
when suspended; many spore clumps even more than in preps 1 and 4!;
numerous non-refractile spores; not a good preparation at all; fewer than half of
the material consists of refractile spores
7. lV-B Bentonite feed stock - very granular when suspended; a lot
of debris; no refractile or non-refractile spores seen
interpretations and conclusions: lf these are preparations of bacterial
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spores, they are a very poor preparations. The CFU per gram are very low. This
preparation is less pure than the SPSO2.88.01 preparation examined on
October 23, 2001, which had a count of 1.3 X 10 CFU per gram. This
preparation is much less pure than the SPSO2.57.03 preparation examined on
October 17, 2001, which had a count of 2.1 X 10 per gram.
Bruce E. lvins, Ph.D.
USAMRIID Bacteriology Division
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is retiring - The torch is being passed.
oon it Wl e time for someone else to be harassed.
His time with us has been quite good, and that's what really counts,
Just change the last name, please, to something easy to pronounce!
Did you think that you could sneak out without words from me?
impossible! You're part of our division History.
So...here's a little ballad that l hope you like quite well,
Written for Oh, what the hell!
l've got something in my pocket that belongs across my face.
l keep it right beside me in a most convenient place
I know you'd never guess it if you guessed a long, long while.
So l'l| take it out and put it on. it's a big USAMRIID smile.
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRIID smile!
We'll be pure and Biosure with a big USAMRIID smile.
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRIID smile!
it may sound nutty but im your buddy with a big USAMRIID smile!
We'll keep our suites real pretty and we'll keep them all real clean.
The swabs will all be negative if you know what l mean.
We'll do everything just right and please the folks above.
There's nothing to complain about. We're doing what we love!
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRIID smile!
Keep that bleach within your reach with a big USAMRIID smile.
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRllD smile! .
Swing that mop. Don't let it stop with a big USAMRIID smile.
If you want fame you're going to get your opportunityx
They'll install the cameras soon and you'll be on TV.
Don't pick your nose or give the finger while you're in the suite.
Cause it'll be on record and you'll then become dead meat!
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRIID smile!
Say it louder! We hate powder with a big USAMRIID smile!
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRHD smile!
Take that frown. Turn it upside down! it's a big USAMRHD smile!
We'll get Top Secret Clearance if we say we don't do drugs.
They want to make quite sure that we don't go and steal the bugs.
We're proud and loyal workers for the good old DOD.
ljust wish those folks out there wouldn't dump on you and me.
Smile! Smile!_Big USAMRIID smile! *
Have drug-free blood or yourjob is mud with a big USAMRIID smile.
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRIID smile!
Then they'll hector with a lie detector and a big USAMIBIID smile. _
We fill out lots of forms each day. That's mainly what if/e do.
There's no lone wolves around here but there is a roach or two.
I'd really like to sing some more but there's no time somehow.
I've got to go lurk in the suite. That's where I'm headed now!
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRIID smile!
it's no lark I'm a hot suite narc with a big USAMRIID smile.
Smile! Smile! Big USAMRIID smile!
Have a great USAMRllD day...and a big USAMRIID smile!!!!
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l asked him, "Are youTsad to leave old U_SAMRllD?"
He looked at me and h'eg'ave me la smile.
He said, "Son, l'll miss a few people I worked with,"
And some l will not miss at all; .
Like] |pleasant as vinegar.
Oh, how l used to dread her every oall."
"| worked many vearslfor the good of the nation,
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l gan't believe we're hfiavingrthisconversation.
How could the Army go treat me this way?
Son, let me tell you at=-tlream~rthatl,l've had,
One that I've had quitiealot. ~ é
lt is quite vivid. lt makes *me~1quitelivid,
Nowhere it is, if you li_st'en or not:_'I.. -~ ~,.JJ 92
"O;ffto my right rideslthat gringo hémed
Off tom left rides his;.sid»e,k_iok;g g Y
l hear them yell at melotsf"of*instruotions.
So' méhow they think that l hold them in awe.
They do not know lhave myfseoret weapon,
Frfom5Radio Shack's ~trusty~kit35 T
Let them both figure whenA"lflA_l pull the trigger. ~
. Soon they won't be woith a bowl"of warm spit."~=. ' >92_ ; .."» I__ _ . .92 t L
"Just like a cowboy ridesiinto the sunset,
Soon l'll be heading q'uite far,?ifar away.
Me and my woman and also my young'un
Will not be more than}~a m_e'moiysomeday.
Put on my Stetson, ni. s my chaps.
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I won't be there and |ve just toldi you why.
lt's time to get paokirig.' lt's timeto get moving,
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But we will still be close enough to drive you up the wall.
Your buddies, plague and anthrax, will be your prime concern,
And you can call long meetings once again, at every turn.
Youve been around for quite awhile,.for days, and months and years.
You just might break two decades here; at least it so appears.
Remember Desert Shield and Storm and monkeys long since gone?
And rabbits, mice and guinea pigs that also have passed on?
But most of all remember all the people you've known here.
Some you have fond memories for, and others not so dear.
We know now what's really on your mind and what you're wishing.
You'd love a Colorado stream and endless days of fishing.
So as you ponder what our next vaccines will be about.
Go ahead and dream a little, of those rainbow trout!
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The House of Fungi
I'm goth to the House oi Fungi.
I'm gonna have some tun. '
Gonna put some targets up and shoot them with my gun.
It's about three hours drive away - the directions are quite clear.
Just two miles south oi a sign that reads, "You can't get there from here."
Q They say the House of Fungi is very full of mold. i
t's got a special fragrance that ls best described as "Bold."
The funny thing is that the smell won't bother you at all.
t seems to go away with something known as alcohol.
love my House oi Fungi, and I'd love to go there more.
"he weather doesn't bother me.
've got my four-by-four.
1 the backwoods and the mountains, that's where men are men.
/-92nd I'll bet old Bruce won't ever drive there with bald tires again.
I hope you don't mind privies.0, There's no water there as well.
I hope you don't mind unpaved roads
That in winter are slick as ........... ..
Don't worry about the mice - they're shy and don't eat much, you see.
Some folks may not much care for it - but it's heaven there tor me.
My lovely House oi Fungi is in West Virgin - I -AY.
RIID is where I do my work But there is where I play.
It's also where our Friends have searched, I
And I just have one peeve.
I wish that they would that they would go and lock the door up when they leave.
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mountainsides, swimming, and traveling. ljoined the Latin International
Club to find a good, honest, single Catholic lady for a long-term
relationship. My address is | |
Please send me a photograph of yourself. You may give my
photograph to any girlfriends of yours if they would like to meet me also.
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1 DATE l2C!52CICI8 BY I5II!13Z/.11 us hat-rfrsrmj
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
' dhl Rifle Association NRA!
' le, social security number.
Idate of birth home telephone number
J I cellular telephone humberI omea ress QLI was
advised of the Identity of the saaral Agents SAs! and the natureof the interview. Prior to be innin the interviedE::::::::]signeda nond1sclosure agreement. [:%::::fjpIOVld¬d the following
information:
[::::::::]stat d he didn't remember much about BRUCEJVINB. IVINS attended ne NRA Basic Pistol Course from O9/14/2005
throu h 10
I I There were
a total of 13 students in the class including IVINS. Students
registered through Frederick Community College, classes were held
either Monday or Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Ft.Detrick.| The course consisted of five classes totalinq a ten hour
course.b 6 Date of transcription ]_ 2 Z O 5 f 2 O O '7
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AU IVINS missed the 2nd and 4th classes and was given an "incompleteJ
for the course. The 3rd class was held at a shooting range where
students fired approximately 40 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition
from a 22 Colt, 10 rounds of 9mm ammunition from a 9mm Ruger, 6
rounds of .38 special from a .357 Smith and Wesson, 5 rounds of .45
caliber ammunition from a Colt 45. No holsters were used at the
range and white sheets of paper with an orange dot in the center
were use ets. Ninety percent of his students use his
weapons, doesn't recall if IVINS used any personally owned
weapons,
I Ihe Had
no record of IVINS taking the exam. IVINS either did not take the
exam_or did not turn in the exam. ,
The NRA Basic Pistol Course focuses on the fundamentals
of firing a pistol, parts of a pistol, and rules of safety. Gun
laws are not usually discussed in the basic course,[:::::::::::]
I IGenerally, there are no
discussions on stun guns or tasers in this classd
I Body armor,
Sp¬ClIlC ammunition, replacement barrels, disposal of fired
mwmymmmi l2/04/2007 m Frederick, Maryland
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it and its contents are not to he distributed outside your agency.
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ammunition or weapons, and barrel/bullet matching of Glock weapons
were not discussed in the bas'c class, All maigr weapon
I I Qhea rthandirt.com was
recommended as a place to buy cheap ammuniti n.
Reporting agent made copies of the basic course class
roster, attendance sheet and IVINS individual registration card.
IVINS listed | Ias his home address
and listed tar et shooting in the '60s and '70s as prior shootingexperience. EfE:::::]had no record of IVINS making up his
"incomplete" grade for the course nor did he have any record ofIVINS taking a followup course[:::::::::]
All copies of documents, the nondisclosure agreement and
all notes are maintained in a 1A envelope.
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HEREIN IS T_i'iiICLiif:iEiIFIED
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L _ | DOB ssn; I |- was interviewed at his residence, l cated atl I
home hone by Specia
Agent SA! Federal ureau of Investi ation FBI!,Washin ton Field Office and Postal Inspector PI!E::::§::::][::::::f:hashi Qivision. Also present durin art of theinterview wasi g A t FD 7 separa e
302 was written documenting singular 'nformaEion that she provided._
[:::::]signed a NonDisclosure Agreement, which was placed in an FD-
34O of the 1A subfile. During the interview was read parts of
email messages between BRUCE IVINS and Copies of
the emails were placed in an FD-340 of the 1A subfile. | |was
advised of the identit of the interviewing agents and the_purposeof the interview. [:::E:]provided the following information:
investigation on 1 1/ O 1/ 2 OO 7 at
File# 279A-WF-222936-BEI Datedictated 11/02/2007
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the properly of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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[::::]stated t ' 'nvestigation into the
Anthrax attacks in 2001, was "in the wrong place
at the wrong time, there for the grace of God."
E::::]did not know where BRUCE attended college for his
Doctorate. They did not talk about college life or relationships.[:::::]did not know if BRUCE dated anyone in colle e but he hadnever asked. BRUCE was not in a fraternity and [f:::]did not think
he rushed an fraternities. BRUCE was very dedicated to hisstudies. [::f::]did not know of any hazing incidents involving
BRUCE .
L::;::]remembered| Land escribed her as young
and good oo ing. He also escribe as bubbly, active in
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He
described the relationship between BRUCE andI E0 be urelyprofessional. I F
later stated that BRUCE's relationship with
could be classified as fri r_____ldid nor think tharBRUCE was obsessed with] I I I 1 _
L;:::; had no knowledge of care packages gr inancial
support o ere to| Iby BRUCE.
discussion by BRU r ing| physical appearance or
sexual innuendo. ' not know of any infactuation with
blindfolds by BRUCE did not know o landestine visitsE may havema e to idid know if
and BRUCE had any disagreements.
[:::::]described BRUCE's work with Anthrax and other
"bugs" as being related to vaccine research. Ocassionalv BRUCE
would travel abroad for his iob. I I
Imainly communicates with
BRUCE via email. .
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E::::]did not know of BRUCE's political issues. He did
not know lI BRUCE mailed letters to various entities and did not
know if he wrote letters that were politically motivated. He was
not aware of BRUCE ' ' ' ' st activities and doubted
ve in a prote t
hearing BRUCE discuss th AMER C ASSOCIATION, or corporalparticipating in protethat BRUCE would be invol d ' sxg [:::::]did not recall
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punishment in schools. Ldid. otlkno *df'anything beingassociated with the ame did noT_hear1gigCE everdiscuss the names DASQHLE, LE Y, or TOM B OKAW ' Qgjknow of any traumatic vents i BRUCE's lI ~"I
II Idid not know if BRUCE made
financial contributions to groups or specific causes. E::::]did notrecall BRUCEli:lkiTg,about a shooting that occurred in Santee,
California. thought that he heard of the KKG sorority at the
University o incinnati. I
[:::] did not know if BRUCE had mailed ackages ordropped off packages to anyone clandestinely. [::?:;]recalled that
BRUCE appeared to be very nervous around the time o the Anthraxrggtagks QQ Qg/I1/OI, in phone conversations wifh FII I. t
visit BRUCE on or closely after the O9/ll/O1 attacks. did
not utilized prestamped envelopes or observed BRUCE use them.
E:::::]described BRUCE's alcohol drinking habits as medium
to low He never discussed with BRUCE what medications BRUCEtaking: knew that BRUCE was takinql I Effi:]said that t e IHe never
discussed why BRUCE was taking those medications. He recalled
BRUCE telling him he was seeing a therapist, but did not ask him
why. I Iwas unsure if BRUCE combined his medications with
_ alcohol. I I
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92I L E] '_l Ithgfugk that IBRUCE became Catholic in order to marry first met
Iat BRUCE and] |wedding. | |
F1 lthought that BRUCE
met I Iwhile he was plavinq music in a Catholic church.| |
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thought that BRUCE had a good relationship withl I
92IBRUCE was very close toI d I I I
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[::::]recalled receiving a phone call from BRUCE about 2-
3 years ago in which BRUCE was worried about his phones being
"tapped." [:::::]remembered that BRUCE made the call from a pay
Within the ast ear BRU ' ' phone. p y , CE asked[:::::%ffffTal times if
the FBI had interviewed him. BRUCE never told who h b htwas the mailer of the Anthrax letters/attacks. BRUCE toldT:i:fj
that he thought that the FBI was all over the place regarding the
investigation thinks BRUCE feels he is a target of thisinvestigation: Eiiiiijrecalled BRUCE saying that his work group did
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better than the Center for Disease Control CDC! re arding sometype of analysis regarding the Anthra '"'ngs. [§:::]said thatBRUCE was proficient with computers. f:?iitjdoes not
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