1 hr 39 min
Episode 52: Anthrax Lethal Dose
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- True Crime
In 2001, anthrax sent in the US mail as part of two separate biochemical terrorist attacks killed five people and sickened dozens of others. The Amerithrax investigation did not officially end for another nine years and it is unclear if the killer responsible was truly identified.
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Amerithrax Investigative Summary. (2010). www.justice.gov
Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20180411123247/https://www.justice.gov/archive/amerithrax/docs/amx-investigative-summary.pdf
Broad, W. J., & Johnston, D. (2001, 09 Nov 2001). A NATION CHALLENGED: THE INQUIRY; Experts See F.B.I. Missteps Hampering Anthrax Inquiry. The New York Times.
History of Anthrax. (2020). https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/anthrax-history.html
Krauss, D. (2022). The Anthrax Attacks S. Vohra; Netflix.
Landers, J. (2016). The Anthrax Letters That Terrorized a Nation Are Now Decontaminated and on Public View. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 11 Jan 2024, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/anthrax-letters-terrorized-nation-now-decontaminated-public-view-180960407/
Mitchell, J. (2023). 20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq's alleged 'weapons of mass destruction'. NPR. Retrieved 20 Jan 2024, from https://www.npr.org/2023/02/03/1151160567/colin-powell-iraq-un-weapons-mass-destruction#:~:text=Hourly%20News-,20%20years%20ago%2C%20the%20U.S.%20warned%20of%20Iraq's%20alleged%20'weapons,and%20undermine%20the%20Iraq%20War.
Moughty, S. (2011). Paul Keim: "We Were Surprised It Was the Ames Strain". Frontline. Retrieved 11 Jan 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/paul-keim-we-were-surprised-it-was-the-ames-strain/
Peterson, L., & Pear, R. (2001, 16 Oct 2001). A NATION CHALLENGED: CIPRO; Anthrax Fears Send Demand for a Drug Far Beyond Outpit. The New York Times.
Pollock, A. (2021). Terrorism. In Sickening. University of Minnesota Press.
Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters. (2011). T. N. A. Press.
Revkin, A. C., & Canedy, D. (2001, 05 Dec 2001). A NATION CHALLENGED: THE DISEASE; Anthrax Pervades Floride Site,
and Experts See Likeness to That Sent to Senators. The New York Times.
Riedel, S. (2005). Anthrax: a continuing concern in the era of bioterrorism. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 18(3), 234-243.
Rozen, L. (2002). Fort Detrick's anthrax mystery. Salon. Retrieved 09 Jan 2024, from https://www.salon.com/2002/01/26/assaad/
Shane, S. (2011). Expert Panel is Critical of F.B.I. Work in Investigating Anthrax Letters. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 Jan 2024, from https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/us/16anthrax.html
Suffin, S. C., Carnes, W. H., & Kaufmann, A. F. (1978). Inhalational anthrax in a home craftsman. Human Path, 9(5), 594-597.
Timeline: How the Anthrax Terror Unfolded. (2011). NPR. Retrieved 09 Jan 2024, from https://www.npr.org/2011/02/15/93170200/timeline-how-the-anthrax-terror-unfolded
Willman, D. (2011). The Mirage Man. Bantam Books.
Wing of Senate Building Closed Amid Anthrax Concerns. (2001). PBS. Retrieved 10 Jan 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/health-july-dec01-anthrax_10-16
Wiser, M., Gordon, G., & Engelberg, S. (2011). Government Settles Anthrax Suit for $2.5 million. Frontline. Retrieved 21 Jan 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/government-settles-anthrax-suit-for-2-5-million/
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In 2001, anthrax sent in the US mail as part of two separate biochemical terrorist attacks killed five people and sickened dozens of others. The Amerithrax investigation did not officially end for another nine years and it is unclear if the killer responsible was truly identified.
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Amerithrax Investigative Summary. (2010). www.justice.gov
Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20180411123247/https://www.justice.gov/archive/amerithrax/docs/amx-investigative-summary.pdf
Broad, W. J., & Johnston, D. (2001, 09 Nov 2001). A NATION CHALLENGED: THE INQUIRY; Experts See F.B.I. Missteps Hampering Anthrax Inquiry. The New York Times.
History of Anthrax. (2020). https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/anthrax-history.html
Krauss, D. (2022). The Anthrax Attacks S. Vohra; Netflix.
Landers, J. (2016). The Anthrax Letters That Terrorized a Nation Are Now Decontaminated and on Public View. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 11 Jan 2024, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/anthrax-letters-terrorized-nation-now-decontaminated-public-view-180960407/
Mitchell, J. (2023). 20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq's alleged 'weapons of mass destruction'. NPR. Retrieved 20 Jan 2024, from https://www.npr.org/2023/02/03/1151160567/colin-powell-iraq-un-weapons-mass-destruction#:~:text=Hourly%20News-,20%20years%20ago%2C%20the%20U.S.%20warned%20of%20Iraq's%20alleged%20'weapons,and%20undermine%20the%20Iraq%20War.
Moughty, S. (2011). Paul Keim: "We Were Surprised It Was the Ames Strain". Frontline. Retrieved 11 Jan 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/paul-keim-we-were-surprised-it-was-the-ames-strain/
Peterson, L., & Pear, R. (2001, 16 Oct 2001). A NATION CHALLENGED: CIPRO; Anthrax Fears Send Demand for a Drug Far Beyond Outpit. The New York Times.
Pollock, A. (2021). Terrorism. In Sickening. University of Minnesota Press.
Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters. (2011). T. N. A. Press.
Revkin, A. C., & Canedy, D. (2001, 05 Dec 2001). A NATION CHALLENGED: THE DISEASE; Anthrax Pervades Floride Site,
and Experts See Likeness to That Sent to Senators. The New York Times.
Riedel, S. (2005). Anthrax: a continuing concern in the era of bioterrorism. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 18(3), 234-243.
Rozen, L. (2002). Fort Detrick's anthrax mystery. Salon. Retrieved 09 Jan 2024, from https://www.salon.com/2002/01/26/assaad/
Shane, S. (2011). Expert Panel is Critical of F.B.I. Work in Investigating Anthrax Letters. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 Jan 2024, from https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/us/16anthrax.html
Suffin, S. C., Carnes, W. H., & Kaufmann, A. F. (1978). Inhalational anthrax in a home craftsman. Human Path, 9(5), 594-597.
Timeline: How the Anthrax Terror Unfolded. (2011). NPR. Retrieved 09 Jan 2024, from https://www.npr.org/2011/02/15/93170200/timeline-how-the-anthrax-terror-unfolded
Willman, D. (2011). The Mirage Man. Bantam Books.
Wing of Senate Building Closed Amid Anthrax Concerns. (2001). PBS. Retrieved 10 Jan 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/health-july-dec01-anthrax_10-16
Wiser, M., Gordon, G., & Engelberg, S. (2011). Government Settles Anthrax Suit for $2.5 million. Frontline. Retrieved 21 Jan 2024, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/government-settles-anthrax-suit-for-2-5-million/
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1 hr 39 min