Documents: Ivins Bragged He Knew Anthrax Killer

[sabra]

Source: ABC News/AP

Court records show Ivins e-mailed himself to brag he knew identity of anthrax killer

Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of carrying out the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer was, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!!! I finally know who mailed the anthrax letters in the fall of 2001. I've pieced it together!" Ivins wrote in the e-mail dated Sept. 7, 2007, according to an FBI affidavit.

"I'm not looking forward to everybody getting dragged through the mud, but at least it will all be over," Ivins allegedly wrote. "Finally! I should have it TOTALLY nailed down within the month. I should have been a private eye!!!!"

The e-mail did not say who Ivins thought was the anthrax killer.

Ivins committed suicide in July as prosecutors prepared to charge him in the mailings that killed five people and sickened 17 others.

The e-mail was signed "bruce" and sent from an America Online address by the name of "KingBadger7." Authorities said it was one of at least six e-mail addresses registered to Ivins.



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[Ian David]

1. And THAT is why Dick Cheney drove him to suicide. n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. That's the best those bastards can do after 7 years?

[defendandprotect]

3. I send msgs like that all the time to myself ....I might forget I can identify a killer --!!!

[99th_Monkey]

I was just about to post this, so glad I saw yours first.

This would seem to indicate that Mr. Ivins was not the anthrax killer, no?

In fact, this email may be why Mr. Ivins was "suicided", no?

[lligrd]

4. Betting His Knowledge Is What Got Him Killed

Seems to be the way the evidence is pointing.

[Snazzy]

5. probably mailed to see if bugged/intercepted

Rings of bugus in some manner :shrug: