Theory Links Anthrax to Maryland Pond

A new FBI theory based on evidence recovered from a Maryland pond suggests how the person behind the 2001 anthrax attacks could have packed the deadly spores into envelopes without being infected, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

Sources close to the case told the Post that the discovery in the ponds was so compelling that the FBI now plans to drain one of the ponds of thousands of gallons of water for a detailed search this summer.


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This story takes another twist, they said that they searched the pond in response to a tip.

This all seems a little fantastic; but time to refresh our memories on Fort Detrick, cyberchums, methinks.

Here is a quik history brief.

Law enforcement officials say the scientific analysis of the anthrax sent in letters that killed five people is consistent with the Ames anthrax strain housed by the U.S. military at Fort Detrick and distributed to a number of labs for research.

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