The anthrax killings
![A hazmat worker is hosed off on Capitol Hill in October 2001 after anthrax-laced letters were sent to two senators. Five people ultimately died from the mailings, which were the work of Army scientist Bruce Ivins.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/952e4d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x416+0+0/resize/600x416!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2Fbd%2F0533d6fa3f2d9b5f99e8a07e95e8%2Flat-anthrax-llpq64nc.jpg)
A hazmat worker is hosed off on Capitol Hill in October 2001 after anthrax-laced letters were sent to two senators. Five people ultimately died from the mailings, which were the work of Army scientist Bruce Ivins. (Ron Thomas / Associated Press)
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Ivins mailed the anthrax-laced letters from a mailbox near this building in Princeton, N.J., which housed a Kappa Kappa Gamma office. He held a grudge against the sorority until he died. (Mike Derer / Associated Press)
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Former Army virologist Steven Hatfill was the FBI’s prime suspect in the anthrax killings for five years. The government eventually cleared him and paid him a $5.8-million legal settlement. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press)
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The Frederick, Md., home of Bruce Ivins, where he overdosed on Tylenol at the age of 62. (Rob Carr / Associated Press)