# Latest on the US anthrax-media scare

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-on-the-us-anthrax-media-scare/137161
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 17, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-on-the-us-anthrax-media-scare/137161 "2002-11-17T12:28:59Z")
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### Author: ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-on-the-us-anthrax-media-scare/137161/1 "2002-11-17T12:28:59Z")

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I have been trying to find out the latest news on the investigation into the US anthrax scare of last year.

A web search was unproductive, including searches of media sites.

The latest I heard was that the perpetrator was suspected to be a government official [http://old.smh.com.au/news/0203/20/world/world9.html](http://old.smh.com.au/news/0203/20/world/world9.html) , but this is 8 months old.

Has there been any breakthroughs that have not been reported, or have the investigators hit a brick wall?

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### Author: ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-on-the-us-anthrax-media-scare/137161/2 "2002-11-17T16:55:22Z")

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Probably the same guy who did tampered with the Tylenol. You know his mother killed Lizzie’s Borden’s folks, his newphew’s son killed Jon-Benet? 🙂 (boy that was awful)

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### Author: ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-on-the-us-anthrax-media-scare/137161/3 "2002-11-17T21:42:00Z")

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[This page](http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/) has a lot of information about the whole affair, including a news page that’s constantly being updated.

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### Author: ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-on-the-us-anthrax-media-scare/137161/4 "2002-11-17T22:40:31Z")

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Thanks very much Bob.

This looks like just the thing I am after. It appears objective and evidence-based.